This month’s best new sci-fi from the latest Haruki Murakami and more from Harlan Ellison

I was looking forward to the English translation of Haruki Murakami’s latest novel. The city and its uncertain wallssince it was published in Japan early last year. The song was released just in time for Christmas and sounds fun, dreamy, and reflective. November also features a mouth-watering treat: an intergalactic cooking contest. interstellar mega chef Written by Lavanya Lakshminarayan. But this month is most notable for the wealth of short stories on offer, whether it’s the long-awaited final science fiction anthology helmed by the late Harlan Ellison (Ellison’s Mouthless and Must Scream remains One of the most disturbing stories I’ve ever read), or Eliza Clarke’s debut collection. For all of us who are feeling a little too busy to sit through an entire novel, there are plenty of treats to dip into and sip on.

I’m very excited about this. Our previous science fiction columnist, Sally Addy, hinted at this book as a book to watch in 2024. This is an expanded version of a story Murakami published in 1980 and reread during the pandemic. A man whose girlfriend disappears begins searching for the fictional walled city where he really lives, but she has no memory of her life in the afterlife. “In an era where society is undergoing drastic changes, the question of whether to stay behind walls or go beyond them has become a bigger question than ever before,” Murakami said.

I missed this last month, but I think a lot of people would like to know about it, so I’m including it in my November roundup. The legendary Ellison published two seminal science fiction anthologies. dangerous vision and Dangerous vision again. The third volume was published in 1973. last dangerous vision. The book was never published, but now, six years after his death, it is finally published. Contains 32 never-before-published stories, essays, and poems by authors including Max Brooks, Dan Simmons, Adrian Tchaikovsky, James S.A. Corey, and Corey Doctorow.

This is the second installment in a trilogy set in deep space, and it sounds so fascinating that I’m going to start from the beginning. It follows the crew of the Artemis as they investigate why Earth’s first deep space colony went silent and learn what happened to the remaining colonies. Horror and adventure, that’s what I have in front of me.

It’s more of a thriller than sci-fi, but it’s a pretty sci-fi medical look that’s a bit goofy but pretty fun (I’ve read it). The series follows troubled presenter Holly, who exposes the dangers of extreme therapy in the Netflix series. bad medicine. She’s going to visit Ariel Rose, a wellness guru who says her “Ice Reverse” treatment will cure her pain. Will Holly survive the trip to Ariel’s luxurious cabin?

Set in a city inhabited by intelligent robots called Hams, the story follows Mei, who goes to a botanical garden in the center of the city on weekends. However, the green haven turns out not to be the idyllic thing she expected, and she is forced to trust Hamm when the children are threatened. “This refined ride of the novel further cements Phillips’ status as one of the most profound writers of detective fiction.” of new york times.

It is said to be a “genre-bending” collection of short stories, starting with a teenage UFO enthusiast who meets a famous painter when a mysterious orb appears in a desert town, and a relationship that begins when one of them gets married. It covers everything from a married ghost hunter who starts to fall apart. Spirits become invisible. “It’s full of menace and joy,” says the brilliant writer and editor Kelly Link.

The film is pitched as a piece of post-modern horror about day jobs and monsters, with Noah taking a job at a newspaper and involuntarily signing up to die, and remaining in the Silent City. This is the story of Malachia, the only human being.

is explained as spread meet game of thrones‘ The Night’s Watch – A surefire way to charm me at least – This is the final installment of Dew’s Divide series, in which her quest to save the universe from a terrifying genetic solution about to be unleashed on the outer colonies. Heroes appear.

This sequel to the Korean bestseller is set in a world where a “dream industry” exists, and Penny works at a civil complaint center where people file complaints about their dreams.

This looks like a lot of fun. Sarath Kaveri has been invited to compete on the most watched cooking show in the galaxy. She is the first contestant from Earth. It is believed that there are very primitive people on Earth who still cook using fire. When she chance encounters Serenity Corps, they begin working on a new technology that could change the future of food forever.

The second of Brodus’ Astra Black trilogy tells the story of the Mungano Empire, a confederation of city-states that stretches from Earth to beyond Titan, and the threats it faces.

This debut collection of thoughtful body horror stories ranges from the story of a scientist working with fragile alien plants to the story of a teenager yearning for perfect skin. The publisher promises that the book will be unsettling and “sprinkled” with dark humour.

Investigator Kenbral was enjoying some time away from his newborn at the annual ball, but at that time, every time a mysterious clock chimed, the ball’s space began to be transported to a layer of reality. Will she be able to save the world before it’s too late?

Another interesting anthology. This time, we’ll be looking at promising new works by authors such as Nicholas Sansbury Smith, set in the radioactive wasteland that is present-day Earth, and Brian Francis Slattery, who tells the story of a couple whose relationship is strained in the aftermath of Earth. It’s a work. Arrival of alien species.

this new star trek Adventures based on TV series Star Trek: Strange New WorldsThe film depicts Una Chin-Reilly and Christopher Pike working together on the USS Enterprise, several years after they first became friends. A terrorist incident occurs, and it turns out that Una has a past with the suspect…