science fiction

  • The Three Laws were never enough

    Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics were written as science fiction in the 1940s. Today, they look increasingly like an early attempt to grapple with a problem we are only beginning to understand. The first law was simple enough: a robot may not injure a human being, or allow a human being to come to…

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  • The African Speculative Fiction Society has announced its short list for the 2021 speculative fiction awards in the following categories: Fiction – the Ilube Nommo Award Short story Novella Graphic novel You can read more about the books and the authors here. The African Speculative Fiction Society is made up of writers, editors, comic and…

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