Anfang 2025 jährte sich der Beginn der nationalsozialistischen Herrschaft in Deutschland zum 92. Mal, die Befreiung von Auschwitz zum 80. Mal. Beide Jahrestage verweisen darauf, dass die NS-Zeit nach und nach nicht mehr zu den Themen einer Zeitgeschichtsschreibung im engeren Sinne gehören. Das Verschwinden der letzten Zeitzeugen*innen fällt dabei mit kontrovers geführten Diskussionen um die Zukunft des nationalen und globalen Holocaust-Gedenkens zusammen. Die derzeit häufig vorgebrachte Fo...

Poul Anderson was one of the seminal figures of twentieth-century science fiction. Named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1997, he produced an enormous body of standalone novels and series fiction and was equally at home in the fields of heroic fantasy and hard SF. He was a meticulous craftsman and a gifted storyteller, and the impact of his finest work continues, undiminished, to this day.Multiverse: Exploring Poul Anderson's Worlds is a rousing...

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its seventh year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This critically acclaimed series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking...