It was in that year when the fashion in cruelty demanded not only the crucifixion of peasant children, but a similar fate for ...

The explosion of the New Wave was the explosion of the genre itself. Aldiss senses a "rapprochement" with the mainstream, the return from the "ghetto of Retarded Boyhood" and asserts "Science Fiction ...

It establishes Ballard as a major British writer of the “New Wave” of science fiction. His stories bring psychological interest and an experimental literary style to science fiction themes.

There are slimmer sci-fi pickings than usual at the end of the year, but gems can still be found, whether that’s a visit to George R. R. Martin’s Wild Card universe, or a graphic novel adaptation of C ...

And even, eventually, the value of a female hero. “The Lathe of Heaven” is a strong example of the sort of New Wave science fiction that was blossoming when the novel was published in 1971.

You may also want to be familiar with New Wave science fiction and read cyberpunk authors Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling. That said, the developers behind the upcoming role-playing game Cyberpunk ...