Science Fiction
Recent Highlights
All Stories for Science Fiction

Analog/Virtual
Lavanya Lakshminarayan •In a new world where productivity is prized, under-performers are subjected to a strange form of punishment | Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture

A Broken Mould
Abha Iyengar •A pleasure doll discovers she has feelings and a mind of her own | Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture

MAYiHELP
Tanvi Khemani •A spy seeking to report a tip comes up against a confounding hurdle — a chatbot assistant | Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture

Epitaph
Arko Sen •Coming back to plain old reality when humanity's been living in enhanced VR can be quite a shock! Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture

The Scavenger
Anshul Singh •A young man working as a scavenger amid the toxic remains of the earth gets a chance he'd only ever dreamed of | Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture

Dhara's Devotees
Suhit Kelkar •On an alien planet, a race of refugees attempt to start cultivating crops — to what effect? Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture

Will Smith opens up on upcoming Netflix film 'Bright', social discrimination and American politics
Anshu Lal •Will Smith and Joel Edgerton were both forthcoming during the discussion and had common views on a number of issues.

Star Wars is not just an epic sci-fi saga, it’s a cultural institution
Prahlad Srihari •With the imminent arrival of The Last Jedi, kicking off on Friday, let's take a look at how Star Wars changed our world.

Rick and Morty: Science fiction and comedy have never been combined in a wittier, smarter way
Anshu Lal •Rick and Morty has used the limitless power of animation to unlock a whole new realm of science fiction.

Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin's novella Nightflyers to be adapted into TV series
Fp Staff •George RR Martin will not be involved in the TV series adaptation of his novella as he is currently occupied with writing two of the four follow-ups on HBO.



