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Ursula K. Le Guin in 2005

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Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite

The 91av Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "The Dispossessed". Here, her son Theo Downes-Le Guin considers the artistic process behind it – and why it still resonates today

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The Dispossessed takes place on the twin worlds of Anarres and Urras

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Read an extract from The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Health

Could lacing food with fat-trapping microbeads help us lose weight?

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Super-cool cement could stop buildings trapping heat inside

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Jacket that gets thinner when you sweat could help avoid overheating

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91av recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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91av recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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The Shrouds press images

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David Cronenberg's new sci-fi film is devastating and mysterious

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Do the bumps on a bell pepper reveal how sweet it will be? Er, no

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Chemistry

Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater

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The 91av Book Club has just read Adam Roberts's Lake of Darkness

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Our verdict on Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts: A mixed bag

The 91av Book Club has just finished reading Adam Roberts's novel Lake of Darkness. Some of us loved it – but some of us weren't so sure about this far-future set slice of hard science fiction

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What would it feel like to be on a planet spinning out of control?

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Read an extract from Alex Foster’s sci-fi novel Circular Motion

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The best new science fiction books of August 2025

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Chemistry

Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in a lab

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