The aliens now believe Earth is ruled by a council of lying jesters. This is not incorrect enough to fix. It is now part of their model. Because to them, this was a transaction. You participated. You ...

He is a sci-fi titan but M John Harrison has just exploded into the mainstream with The End of Everything, an apocalyptic novel set on the Kent coast. Does he really think we have no hope left?

Reality is supposed to be one concrete thing. We all have our own beliefs and opinions, but we should all be able to agree that the Earth is round and the sky is blue. As most of us know, though, it's ...