David Mitchell's masterpiece twists genres, transforming historical fiction into science fiction (and mind-bendingly back around again).

Edgar Allen Poe's timeless short story of psychological horror and the descent into madness!

We read more than 60 of the most highly regarded time travel books of all time, and narrowed it down to the 20 that are really worth reading.

Jaqueline Harpman's otherworldy dystopia has blown up recently. Is the resurgence justified?

Robert Jackson Bennett, Hugo-winning author of The Tainted Cup, A Drop of Corruption, The Founders Trilogy, The Divine Cities Trilogy, and more.

Everyone should read at least two Culture books - but DON'T start at the beginning!

The Hugo Award shortlist this year is stacked with great science fiction and fantasy books!

We rank all six of the nominees, talk about whether the winner deserved it, and let you know which ones are worth reading. There's one truly great book on this year's Nebula list!

The top fantasy novels and series ever written, according to... you! We were so excited to see the survey results include some amazing books we love, and even more interested to see the ones that are new to us, we can't wait to read them soon. We count down the top 10 books and series by giving a quick spoiler-free teaser of each and then talk about what makes them each great.

John Scalzi's Hugo & Locus winning novel is funny, heartwarming, and does some interesting things with structure and voice. Cody liked it, Brent loved it - what'd you think?

Have you ever spent time thinking about the origins of our universe, and how it seems awfully convenient that it's set up just right for intelligent life? Well, Isaac Asimov did too, and this Hugo and Nebula award winning novel contains one of the most interesting answers to that question that we've ever read!

Richard K. Morgan's breakout novel got the full Netflix treatment - but is it worth reading?

If you like big sci-fi worlds with a huge plot, high stakes, and lots of characters this is a must-read!

We are so excited to interview Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice - the only book to have won the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Arthur C. Clarke award!

Will first contact with aliens destroy us or save us? These are the books that show us what the future could hold! No spoilers.

Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson is absolutely stuffed full of hard sci-fi ideas about climate change and the technology that could save us.

Anthony Burgess' dystopian classic explores the brutal violence that humans are capable of - and how our choices, however flawed, are all we really have. You'll never think about crime and punishment the same way again.

This is the book that launched all of cyberpunk - inspiring everything from Snow Crash to The Matrix and Cyberpunk 2077!

A dystopian thriller that Cody loved and Brent hated - what'd you think?

The books that show us how it could all go wrong - the 15 best dystopian novels of all time (with no spoilers)!