The Guardian publishes review roundup of five speculative fiction novels

The Guardian released a review roundup on July 10, 2026, covering five new science fiction, fantasy, and horror books.

• The roundup reviewed Sublimation by Isabel J Kim, a novel about border crossers creating duplicate selves.
• It reviewed Last Day of a Prior Life by Andrés Barba, in which an estate agent encounters a ghost.
• It reviewed Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay, featuring a brain implant that makes a vegetative man walk.
• It reviewed The Carrier by Ruth Newton, involving women paid to process others' negative emotions.