Best SF
Sightglass Coffee is a San Francisco based roaster known for its meticulously crafted, small-batch coffee selections. The company’s open-air roastery allows for precise control over the roasting process resulting in coffees with a balanced flavor profile and notable boldness. Sightglass prioritizes...
The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century is a science fiction anthology published in 2001 by Del Rey Books. It was edited by Harry Turtledove, a prominent author in the genre, alongside frequent anthology compiler Martin H. Greenberg. The collection gathers seminal short stories explor...
*Embassytown* is a 2011 science fiction novel by British author China Miéville that deeply explores themes of linguistics, colonialism, and communication. Set on the distant planet of Arieka, the story centers on the Ariekei, an alien species whose unique language requires simultaneous spoken voices...
Published in 1979, Shikasta is a science fiction novel by British author Doris Lessing. The book constructs its narrative using a series of archives, journals, and reports to present a historical account of Earth from the perspective of the advanced alien empire of Canopus. It serves as the first in...
Roads Not Taken is a 1998 anthology of alternate-history short fiction edited by Gardner Dozois and Stanley Schmidt. Its selections explore counterfactual worlds created when wars, political decisions, inventions, or other historical events unfold differently. Written for readers of speculative fict...
*Caesar's Column* is a 1890 dystopian epistolary novel by American author Ignatius Donnelly, notable for its vivid portrayal of a futuristic anti-utopian rebellion by the impoverished masses.
The Winds of Altair is a 1973 science fiction novel by Ben Bova exploring the ethical and ecological complexities of terraforming an alien world to make it habitable for human colonists.
