The best dystopian literature is written in response to current events. George Orwell wrote “1984” in 1948, during the peak of Stalinism, and he famously noted that the work is an imagining of “what ...

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The stories were thought-provoking and alarming, the sort of speculative dystopian fiction that generates good conversation and makes you hope desperately for a different kind of future. Six seasons ...

It’s something science fiction writers have been warning us about for decades.

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While Huang’s novel sets up a promising story, it fails to portray a believable world with engaging characters, opting ...

Imagine a surveillance state powerful enough to incarcerate people for the wrong dreams. In 2025, it doesn’t feel like such a ...

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