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The best new science fiction books of February 2026

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The best new science fiction books of February 2026

We pick the sci-fi novels we’re most looking forward to reading this month, from a new Brandon Sanderson to the latest from Makana Yamamoto

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Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions

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Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions

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Read an extract from Juice by Tim Winton

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Read an extract from Juice by Tim Winton

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Tim Winton: 'Sometimes I think we use the word dystopia as an opiate'

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Tim Winton: 'Sometimes I think we use the word dystopia as an opiate'

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Fascinating but flawed book explores how sickness shapes our lives

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BEIJING - AUGUST 11: (L-R) Eamon Sullivan of Australia, Michael Phelps of the United States and Amaury Leveaux of France compete in the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. The United States finished the race in first place in a time of 3:08.24 and wins the gold medal and set a new World Record. Eamon Sullivan of Australia set a time of 47.24 in the first leg, a new World Record. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Physics

Engaging look at friction shows how it keeps our world rubbing along

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Physics

A remarkable book on quantum mechanics reveals a really big idea

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Sierra Greer discusses her award-winning sex robot novel 'Annie Bot'

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Jockeys compete in a race for purebred Arabian horses at the Liwa International Festival 2023, some 250 kilometres west of the Gulf Emirate of Abu Dhabi, on December 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Life

A fascinating book reveals the ancient story of horses and humans

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Space

Peter F. Hamilton's latest is an epic slice of sci-fi – with one flaw

Peter F. Hamilton’s new book A Hole in the Sky is set on a troubled ark ship hundreds of years into its voyage, with fantastic plot twists and turns. I'm a big Hamilton fan, but one aspect of the novel proved alienating for me, says Emily H. Wilson

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Technology

We're getting intimate with chatbots. A new book asks what this means

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Mind

A new book provides a toolkit to tackle anxiety. Can it really help?

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As Ozempic goes global, a powerful book reframes how we see obesity

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New Scientist recommends Why We Drink Too Much for Dry January

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