Science Fiction

Philosopher Kings (Thessaly #2)

Jo Walton
Philosopher Kings (Thessaly #2)
Paperback

The Promise of the Child

Tom Toner
The Promise of the Child
Trade Paperback

Radiance

Catherynne Valente
Radiance
Hardback

No Time Like the Past (Chronicles of St Mary's #5)

Jodi Taylor
No Time Like the Past (Chronicles of St Mary's #5)
Paperback

Hell's Foundations Quiver (Safehold #8)

David Weber
Hell's Foundations Quiver (Safehold #8)
Hardback

Touch

Claire North
Touch
Paperback

Golden Son (#2)

Pierce Brown
Golden Son (#2)
Paperback

The Girl in the Road

Monica Byrne
The Girl in the Road
Paperback

Aurora

Aurora by Kim Stanley RobinsonI tend to find science fiction stories that deal with and, in some way or other, end in failure fascinating. A lot of speculative fiction deal with dark topics, pessimism, and dystopia - we are a long way from the optimism that was characteristic for what’s now commonly referred to as the Golden Age of SF, after all - but while the bulk of these stories may not necessarily have a happy ending, they do not primarily deal with failure. When I think of stories that are about failure, I think of Joanna RussWe Who Are About To…, about Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games-trilogy, about the immensely pessimistic stories of James Tiptree Jr., the works of Peter Watts, and about Aurora.

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