In the musing speculative novel "Coherence", an AI program that was started with noble intentions goes awry. In Aaron Parsons’s thought-provoking science fiction novel "Coherence", a self-directed AI poses a credible world threat. In... Read More

A neurodivergent scientist takes up the challenge to defy death in the intricate science fiction novel "Quinto’s Challenge". In Peter McChesney’s sweeping science fiction novel "Quinto’s Challenge", a brilliant young outsider’s... Read More

A determined space crew fights to preserve their people’s independence in the gripping science fiction novel "Halcyon Days". In A. C. Bishkey’s epic science fiction novel "Halcyon Days", privateers aboard an advanced skyship are the... Read More

Moving through landscapes marked by decay, a government agent’s sense of identity wavers in the humane dystopian novel "The Below". In Scott T. Miller’s haunting dystopian novel "The Below", emotional scars and social divisions... Read More

In its form and shifting subjects, the imaginative speculative novel "The Tesseract" plays with the power of words and the limits of language. Karima Vargas Bushnell’s reality-bending speculative novel "The Tesseract" moves through... Read More

On Mars, the fight for independence grows in the satirical science fiction novel "The Second World", which focuses on an unlikely hero who’s not used to winning. Jake Korell’s amusing science fiction novel "The Second World" is a... Read More

On a planet where people are kept as pets, human consciousness reemerges in the eerie science fiction novel "Kobo". In Richard Allen’s disturbing science fiction novel "Kobo", human empathy, intelligence, and cruelty are mirrored in an... Read More

Women’s instincts and memories are alchemical in A. J. Ashworth’s unnerving speculative collection "Maybe the Birds". In one tale, a school shooting survivor carves mementos mori for the lost; her relationship fractures with the... Read More