In the relatively near future, artificial intelligences have completely transcended human understanding, so much so that they can barely comprehend our existence. That’s the background of Zachary ...

At first, you still feel connected to the real world. The weight of the headset and harness you’re wearing bind you to reality. You see stormtroopers in front of you, but your brain understands it’s ...

I am not a journalist. I am undercover and under orders of the Rebellion, skimming across the surface of the molten planet of Mustafar on a mission to recover Imperial intelligence vital to the our ...

Zachary Mason insists that Void Star (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) is not cyber-punk -– which is how some describe it. Although it is set more than 100 years in the future during climate catastrophe, ...

When it comes to describing Zachary Mason, author of “Void Star” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27, 400 pages), it’s best to avoid sticky labels. The New York Times best-selling author of short stories ...

Is it possible for a near-future cyberthriller to feel old-fashioned? “Void Star,” the new science fiction novel by Berkeley writer Zachary Mason, reads like something William Gibson might have ...