A reincarnated Buddhist monk, armed with the wisdom of many lifetimes (and a little black magic), tries to solve a murder mystery and bring enlightenment to all beings.
Read more2018 Summer Reading Recommendations
Who doesn't like snow cones in summertime?
Grab a frosty beverage and head to the hammock or the beach with one of these great speculative summer reads!
Read moreNebula Finalist Novellas 2017: Twisty Plots, Humor, Gender Fluidity and Big Questions
Nebula Award finalist novellas are plot-twisty, gender-bending, humorous, and pithy with Big Questions in a smaller, digestible format.
Read moreNebula-Nominated Short Stories/Novelettes
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's 52nd Annual Nebula Awards will be held in Pittsburgh this May
It’s Nebula Awards season! Our editors share their thoughts on a selection of nominees for Best Shorty Story and Best Novelette.
Read moreThe Creative Destruction of "Annihilation"
On the page or on screen, Annihilation will test the limits of what you know about the world and yourself.
Read more2017 Best of Fiction Unbound
The Unbound Writers look back on the wild ride that was 2017 and gear up for what comes next.
Read moreRevisiting "The Buried Giant": Still More Thoughts on Ishiguro's Latest
In honor of Ishiguro's Nobel lecture last night, we revisit our woolly musings on 2015's The Buried Giant.
Read moreThe Fiction Unbound Speculative Holiday Gift Guide for 2017
The Unbound Writers picked their favorites to recommend books that will see you and your friends and families through the holiday season and beyond.
Read moreHalloween Horror Reading Recommendations: Tricks and Treats
The Unbound Writers go trick-or-treating down Memory Lane for Halloween horror recommendations.
Read more"Tool of War": Blood Is Not Destiny
Paolo Bacigalupi, Tool of War. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
Paolo Bacigalupi's Tool of War examines questions of biological determinism, free will and the unforeseen consequences of genetic engineering.
Read more"Logan" and "Hillbilly Elegy": The Bewilderment of the Blue-Collar Hero
What do Logan, the noir-Western superhero film featuring the classic brooding antihero of the X-Men, and Hillbilly Elegy, the memoir by J.D. Vance, have in common? Put on some Jonny Cash, pour yourself a bourbon and let's talk.
Read more“Borne”: A Biotech-Apocalypse Love Story
Jeff VanderMeer's new novel is a rare science fiction treasure.
Read moreIn "Mapping the Interior," Native Fathers and Sons, Haunted by the Past
Native American ghost story? Psychological thriller? Portrait of a young mind struggling to cope with unspeakable grief and existential rage? Stephen Graham Jones's haunting novella is all of the above, and more.
Read more"Death's End": Cixin Liu's Masterpiece Trilogy, Concluded
Death's End brings Chinese science fiction luminary Cixin Liu's mind-blowing trilogy to its inevitable and spectacular end.
Read more2017 Summer Reading Recommendations in Speculative Fiction from Fiction Unbound
Fiction Unbound's 2017 summer reading recommendations. Look no further for great speculative fiction to dive into this summer.
Read moreThe Heroic Ideals of "The Grace of Kings"
In praise of complicated heroes in Ken Liu's epic fantasy.
Read more2016 Unbound: The Year in Review
Our favorite books and posts from Year Two.
Read more"Adventures in Zookeeping": Zookeepers Troubled by Supremacy
Fiction Unbound attended MileHiCon and Unbound Writers Lisa Mahoney and CS Peterson contributed to its fund-raising anthology, “Adventures in Zookeeping".
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Your Speculative Holiday Gift Guide for 2016
The sun doesn't last long this time of year! Iw.F. Choultsé 1920
Magic and miracles on a long dark night. We recommend some great books to keep you and yours company until the sun returns.
Read more"Cyber World": Cyberpunk Is Dead. Long Live Cyberpunk.
Think cyberpunk is passé? Think again. Nisi Shawl, Paolo Bacigalupi, Saladin Ahmed and others reboot the genre in this collection of tales of humanity's tomorrow.
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