Love is a many-splendored thing

In honour of Valentine’s Day, we’ve put together a selection of our recommended reads, which celebrate love in all its many glorious forms. From a relationship between a human and a spaceship’s AI  to a love triangle featuring Pol Pot; from the enigmatic world of online dating to a passionate story of forbidden love set in the murky back alleys of 19th Century London: there’s not an ounce of slushy, make-you-cringe-love in this list. But there is plenty of evidence of love’s power to conquer all!