Best Speculative

Ken Liu is a visionary in the field of speculative fiction, and this collection brings together his most powerful short works. Blending elements of fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction, Li...

Kazuo Ishiguro's 'Klara and the Sun' is narrated by an Artificial Friend, a solar-powered companion designed to provide companionship to children. The novel explores themes of love, loss, and what it...

Margaret Atwoods 'Oryx and Crake' is a brilliant, terrifying look at a world dominated by powerful corporations and unchecked genetic engineering. Through the eyes of Snowman, a survivor of a global p...

Naomi Aldermans 'The Power' explores a world where teenage girls suddenly develop the ability to release electrical jolts from their fingers. This physical change shifts the balance of power globally,...

While often categorized as speculative fiction, this novel is a cornerstone of literary fiction due to its profound exploration of power, gender, and language. Set in the totalitarian Republic of Gile...

Before 'Exhalation,' there was 'Stories of Your Life and Others,' the collection that introduced the world to Ted Chiangs brilliant, philosophical science fiction. This volume includes the title story...

Land banking is the practice of purchasing raw land in the path of development and holding it for years, waiting for the area to appreciate. It is a purely speculative, long-term play that requires ze...