Science fiction is having a moment.
Posters for Amazon’s serialisation of Philip K Dick’s Man In The High Castle have shocked and confused public transport users worldwide, while the hype around Ben Wheatley’s highly-anticipated adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise, out in March, is reaching fever pitch.
There’s a battered copy of A Clockwork Orange littering every teenage boy’s bedroom, and Aldous Huxley and Kurt Vonnegut are just a few of many iconic names to have reached literary classic status.
But science fiction didn’t die with H.G. Wells. If you don’t know your Brandon Sanderson from your Brian Staveley, here are 11 authors you might be missing out on.
1. Lauren Beukes
Beukes’ award winning 2010 novel Zoo City was critically acclaimed, and the South African author didn’t disappoint with last year’s follow up Broken Monsters. In a city that represents the death of the American dream, a killer is on the loose.
It’s well worth a read, but if you don’t believe us, listen to Stephen… Read the full story