Somebody told me about Dyson spheres in the mid-1970s. Maybe it was Poul Anderson. Freeman Dyson’s revolutionary construction had habitats and widgetry of any description surrounding a star. Point was ...

It was quite an experience, moving from the technicolour magical realism of Michel Nieva’s wild dystopia, Dengue Boy, to Larry Niven’s slice of classic science fiction, Ringworld, first published in ...

With sequels, the question that usually comes to mind is “why?” Further cash-in of a profitable series? A showcase of a game studio’s new technology? Or a genuine effort to continue and improve on the ...