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Observations from a real-life Sherlock Holmes are both meticulous and absorbing
From alien worlds to Antarctica, a crop of cataclysmic tales deals in death, life after death and strange, terrifying creatures
Big names JK Rowling and Julia Donaldson add star power to this year’s line-up of Christmas crackers for young readers
A disappearing sun, adventure by a real astronaut, nanotech in Dhaka, a dystopian Texas and short stories to fuel the imagination
James Lovegrove selects his must-read titles
Creepiness in corporate America; conspiracy theory culture; towns that go missing; and building on a classic by HG Wells
The return of Lemony Snicket, spooky stories, prehistoric and rainforest adventures and fairy tale frolics are among the latest releases
Vampires in verse; a homage to the slasher movie; bodies that contain multitudes; and a dystopian dilemma
Detective stories, animal yarns, science fiction and a swag of picture books offer something for all young readers
A haunted house, medieval phantasms, romance in a loop, and machines in control are among the genre-expanding fare
Perfect picture books for lessons on being yourself, controlling your feelings, owning a pet and dealing with lockdown
James Lovegrove selects his best mid-year reads
A ‘cosy catastrophe’ hits home in Susannah Wise’s debut This Fragile Earth and a different kind of global disaster strikes in Benjamin Percy’s The Ninth Metal
From the mysteries of time travel to an illustrated journey to the Moon, here’s the latest collection of funny and life-affirming tales
Futuristic, fantastical tales from Japan, Prague, Wakanda and beyond that defy Anglo-American dominance of the genre
Parisian delights, high seas adventure, science-smart girls, animal empathy, eco facts and boys growing up — all to entertain young readers
Women writers offer visions of rural dystopias, oppressed witches and dwindling doomsday cults
Environmental activism, gay dads and childhood stammers get the narrative treatment
Two smart sci-fi debuts in ‘Radio Life’ and ‘The Stranger Times’ and a London split in two in Louise Carey’s ‘Inscape’
Fresh works range from tales of embarrassing aliens to poignant messages from the Holocaust
Yuletide chuckles and chills from Andrew Shaffer, and David Wong pokes fun at incels
A reworking of Dickens, the best picture and pop-up books and an origin story for Santa
James Lovegrove and Suzi Feay select their must-read titles
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