Bookmarks Magazine recently commented that "science fiction has never really broken away from its cliched reputation: only young men consigned to their parents' basements read the stuff.
That's a shame, because the genre has unrivaled power. It's not bound by the semirigid structures of good-guy-versus-bad-guy crime fiction. It's not even curtailed by reality: science fiction novels are some of the most flexible and adroit in addressing ideas, philosophy, culture, emotions, and people. They are strong on action and adventure, too -- and packaged with pop-culture savvy and an ear for the good hook.
If you don't think science fiction has enough reality for you -- if you don't think it's applicable to your life -- try out a few" of our newest SF additions:
The Peace War by Vernor Vinge
The New Space Opera edited by Gardner Dozois
The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson
Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
Halting State by Charles Stross
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick
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