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The book jacket of Slow Gods by Claire North

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Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North

The New ��˾þ� Book Club’s read for July is Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods. In this extract from its second chapter, we learn about the upbringing of its protagonist on the planet Tu-mdo

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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

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2HJ8ENK Mother and her son lying down on the beautiful spring field in the sunny park.

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The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far

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Our verdict on The Selfish Gene: An unpopular piece of popular science

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Our verdict on The Selfish Gene: An unpopular piece of popular science

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TORONTO, ON - APRIL 30: Saudi Arabian citizen Humanoid Robot Sophia is seen during the Discovery exhibition on April 30, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Phoo by Yu Ruidong/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images)

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New ��˾þ� recommends an excellent look at the future of work

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The book jacket of Togetherness by Rowan Hooper

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New ��˾þ� recommends Togetherness, a radical new view of life

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Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

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Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

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Luminous book jacket and author Silvia Park

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Our verdict on Luminous by Silvia Park: a fascinating take on robots

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Author Silvia Park: 'No one is your enemy, not even death'

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Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous

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Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous

Silvia Park, author of the May read for the New ��˾þ� Book Club, reveals how a book that was originally intended to be for children took a darker route following a death in the family

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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park

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Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles

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Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

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Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

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