I love speculative fiction for its not-real-but-still-real vibes and the stark contrast of a futuristic world grounded in current reality makes the issues feel even more sombre. Some things in human communities would never change. I particularly enjoy spec fiction that are satire or social commentary; a challenge or reimagination of the status quo, steeped in cultural associations or based on a particular society. I’m pretty new to the genre, having (re-)discovered it through a couple of …