Colonizing the Cosmos – Astor’s electrical future
During US’s Gilded Age the future seemed to pulse with electrical possibility. "A Journey in Other Worlds' is a scientific romance in which visions of imperialism haunt a supposedly “perfect” future
Stephen King on the death of Georgie Denbrough
Stephen King on beginning IT by killing off a 6-year-old
John le Carré, author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 89
Thriller writer most famous for stories of complex cold war intrigue began his career as a real-life spy in postwar Europe
