Promethean horrors
Paul Tremblay's Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep is a Black Mirror-like tale of horror from our near future
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Pathogen induced collapse
Annie Jacobsen’s Biological War: A Scenario is a frightening look at how ill-prepared we are for a biological weapon attack
Here are the finalists for the 2026 World Fantasy Awards
The World Fantasy Convention has announced the finalists for this year's awards. The World Fantasy Award has been been handed out annually since 1975, and they're amongst the highest honors in the fantasy and horror genres alongside the Hugo and Nebula Awards. This year's
13 new SF/F books to check out in August 2026
Some new books to keep you company during the hot summer months
Here are the finalists for the 2026 Dragon Awards
Some of the best from 2025/2026
Table of Contents, August 2026
It's a new month: 2026 is speeding right along. That means a new crop of short fiction across the SF/F world. You can check out last month's (newly updated!) installment here , and the prior installments here . Here are the short stories coming out this month:
Instruments of Empire
James S.A. Corey's latest explores how empires reduce their subjects to tools
The future arrives in the teaser for Apple's Neuromancer series
The series launches in January 2027
The One Ring is forged in the teaser for The Rings of Power season 3
The season kicks off on November 11th, 2025
Even more science fiction and fantasy novels to read July 2026
14 new adventures to add to your TBR
Jeff VanderMeer sells horror / mystery series The Strange Architect to FSG
And Natalie Portman is adapting one of his shorter stories as a film
Adrian Tchaikovski's Children of Time is turning into an RPG
From gaming developers Rowan, Rook, and Decard
Legendary magazine Starlog is being resurrected
The classic magazine is being relaunched
13 new science fiction, fantasy, and horror books to check out in July 2026
Vampires, undead, noirs, assassins, and more!
Focus Features has optioned John Langan’s The Fisherman
The book is a masterclass of gothic fiction