There are days when the world feels too small, too polite, too neatly folded into its own predictable geometry.
And then there are days like September 5, 2026, when Nieuw-Vennep (New-Vennep, a town and residential-commercial center in the Dutch province of North Holland, situated within the municipality of Haarlemmermeer) cracks open like a cosmic egg and something incandescent spills out across the Linquenda community...
MINISTRY OF TRUTH — DEPARTMENT OF TEMPORAL CORRECTION
OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUÉ No. 2026‑ALT‑HIST‑001
Citizens of the Literary Dominion, Subjects of the Chronological Order, and Loyal Consumers of Approved Fiction,
The Ministry of Truth is delighted to announce the triumphant conclusion of the Sidewise Awards 2026, the Empire’s most prestigious ceremony dedicated to honoring works of "alternate history," a genre we have carefully redefined to mean any narrative containing...
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Tade...
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An anthology of science fiction stories written by women, for everyone
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The winners for the 2017 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Awards have been announced:
Best Novel
WINNER: "The Rift", Nina Allan
"Dreams Before the Start of...
The shortlist for the 2017 British Science Fiction Association:
Best Novel
"The Rift" - Nina Allan (UK)
"Dreams Before the Start of Time" - Anne Charnock (UK)
"Exit West" - Mohsin...
"In February, Netflix will begin streaming an ambitious adaptation of Richard K. Morgan’s debut science fiction novel "Altered Carbon". The novel is a cyberpunk...
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Really ? Is it possible or is just science fiction ?
Reading almost any anglophone...
