Alison Flood

The best new science fiction books of November 2025

Neurologist Masud Husain shares insights from his patients with brain conditions on the profound effect it has on their identity and the hope that modern neuroscience can provide

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

Science fiction legend Ursula K. Le Guin is honoured with a new collection out this month, and sci-fi fans can also look forward to fiction from astronaut Chris Hadfield and award-winning authors Ken Liu and Mary Robinette Kowal

Authors including literary heavyweight Ian McEwan and big hitters John Scalzi, Yume Kitasei and Cixin Liu have new sci-fi novels out this month

Our verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hit too close to home

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

As part of the exhibition Thirst: In Search of Freshwater, photographer M'hammed Kilito's images showcase the importance and fragility of humanity's relationship with fresh water

The New Scientist Book Club has just finished reading Adam Roberts's novel Lake of Darkness. Some of us loved it – but some of us weren't so sure about this far-future set slice of hard science fiction

From a fresh take on Stephen King’s The Stand to a new novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky set on a poisoned world, August has a bumper crop of new science fiction novels