This Collider feature highlights classic science-fiction novels written by women that remain strikingly relevant today, arguing that these authors used speculative futures to interrogate real issues of power, ethics and identity rather than mere escapism. The piece traces a lineage from Mary Shelley's foundational 1818 work through to more recent dystopian fiction, framing each novel's enduring resonance with modern concerns such as technology, conformity and societal collapse.

– Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (Mary Shelley, 1818) – widely considered the first sci-fi novel, it warns of unchecked technological ambition, now read as an allegory for AI development without ethical oversight.
– A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle, 1962) – Meg Murry's rescue mission becomes a cautionary tale against totalitarianism and enforced conformity, likened today to algorithmic groupthink.
– Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler) – narrated by a hyperempathic teenager, Lauren Oya Olamina, chronicling societal collapse through journal entries.
– Two further titles are referenced in the piece's framing (including The Handmaid's Tale) but the full article text was cut off before their entries could be included.