Our writers pick their favourite science fiction books of all time We asked New Scientist ... So the Minotaur, for example, becomes a story of maternal love and the patriarchy.

Science fiction emerged nearly 300 years ago ... John Wyndham’s tale of giant sentient plants is published. This novel is a perfect example of “cosy catastrophe” British fiction.

Science fiction and fantasy books have played into the trend ... “Greenteeth” is an excellent example of the recent trend of books about outcasts who form a chosen family — except that ...

For example, going out of the space station ... 1965 novel has been described as the first major “ecological science fiction ...

George Orwell's “1984” is an example of a dystopian narrative that is not post-apocalyptic. Science Fiction – Sci-fi novels rely on current or imagined technological advances and the exploration of ...