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African science fiction: rereading the The Palm-Wine Drinkard

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Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola wields language as the ultimate form of technology
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More things in heaven and on Earth than are dreamt of

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Hemelliggaam or the Attempt To Be Here Now, makes connections between the environment, astronomy and old Afrikaans science fiction novels
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The world has not learnt anything from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

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​This year marks the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s ‘Gothic’ novel 'Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus'.
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Lunar novels in vastly different orbits

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Frank Schatzing's Limit is a tautly-written blockbuster while Ian MacDonald's Luna - New Moon is a dark fantasy, writes Gwen Ansell.
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Tigerman: Escape from the genredarmes

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Speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, thriller – who cares about genres when the writing is as good as in the novels reviewed here.
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Ancillary Justice: Gender-blurred ship’s tale soars

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Award-winning debut is a powerful meditation on class, gender, identity and imperial expansionism.
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A peek through the world of science fiction

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Book reviews: Gwen Ansell takes us through four interesting novels.
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Cave clans bear up under SF’s stern lens

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Shaman explores the boundaries that divide science fiction imagination and history in order to try and explain who we are.
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Quantum tale, noir-laden fable

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Reality is renegotiated, universes up for grabs in two stories that disrupt the traditions of hard SF and hard-boiled fiction.
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Lauren Beukes: At the forefront of the global invasion

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By ditching the tired narratives of contemplation and guilt, Beukes’s otherworldly novels have beefed up the anaemic world of South African fiction.
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Science fiction author Ray Bradbury dead at 91

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Ray Bradbury, a giant of American literature who helped popularise science fiction died on Tuesday, his publisher said.
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Old magic and future worlds

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<b>Gwen Ansell</b> rounds up some of the latest science fiction and fantasy releases.
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Spellbinding powers of the imagination

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<b>Gwen Ansell</b> reviews some of the latest science fiction and fantasy titles.
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Cities at the heart of the action

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Mark Charan Newton explains his fascination with the crucibles of human interaction.
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A tale of two cities

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Mark Charan Newton tells <b>Gwen Ansell</b> about the process of building imaginary cities.
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