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Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

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Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

The New Scientist Book Club has just finished our December read, Iain M. Banks's sci-fi novel The Player of Games - and most of us were fans of this big-thinking Culture tale

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LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 3: Portrait of British fantasy and science fiction author Adrian Tchaikovsky, photographed at the Central Library in Leeds on February 3, 2017. (Photo by Joby Sessions/SFX Magazine/Future via Getty Images)

The best new science fiction books of 2026

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The best new popular science books of 2026

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Mind

Can a new book crack one of neuroscience's hardest problems? Not quite

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Society

Bill Bryson on why he has updated A Short History of Nearly Everything

Culture

A person wearing a generic great white shark inflatable costume goes paddleboarding in the harbor. A funny playful twist on shark and human interaction.

Humans

Why do we feel the need to humanise everything, from dogs to cars?

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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The six best science-fiction shows of 2025

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The four best science documentaries of 2025

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3D5R1ED THE OCCUPANT 2025 de Hugo Keijzer Ella Balinska. Prod DB ? Revolver Amsterdam - The Electric Shadow Company - Studio Artizm

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The two standout science-fiction films of 2025

From Mickey 17 and M3gan 2.0 to a musical about the end of the world, this was an eclectic year for science-fiction films. Film columnist Simon Ings shares his two breakout hits

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Our verdict on sci-fi novel Every Version of You: We (mostly) loved it

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

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The 12 best science fiction books of 2025

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The 13 best popular science books of 2025

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