In these unprecedented times, does science fiction offer us a way to better understand the world around us? Is there anything we can learn from the great science fiction novels of the past? And what will future science fiction think of these uncertain times we’re living through?

Featuring research from Durham University’s English department, contributions from Peter James (one of the UK’s biggest selling science fiction authors), the UK’s leading science fiction film festival and a leading afro-futurist writer from Nigeria.