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Pick your apocalypse or grow a baby A.I., in July’s books

We’ve officially entered the lazy days of summer. So spice up your weekend with a vicarious apocalypse, or venture to near-future Turkey with Ian McDonald. Here are the coolest new books of July. The Dervish House, Ian McDonald (Pyr Books) Ian McDonald’s latest takes us to near-future Turkey. It’s 2027, and the country’s finally an…

Books & Comics Kelly Faircloth Jul 6

The best of io9’s Concept Art Week

We’ve witnessed some amazing concept art during io9’s concept art week, and celebrated everything from the artists who make it happen to the tools they use. Here are some of the most stunning, mind-expanding concept art posts. The Year in Concept Art: From Iron Man 2 to Tron We’ve already appreciated some of the incredible…

io9 Kelly Faircloth Jun 22

Prequel Trilogy Concept Art

Doug Chiang The Phantom Menace Iain McCaig The Phantom Menace Ian McCaig, The Phantom Menace (via Darth Maul Estrogen Brigade 2) Doug Chiang The Phantom Menace Ryan Church The Phantom Menace Warren Fu The Phantom Menace Ryan Church Attack of the Clones Ryan Church Revenge of the Sith Ryan Church Prequels Feng Zhu Prequels Star…

io9 Kelly Faircloth Jun 17

The 11 Greatest Underwater Cities of Science Fiction

Space might be the final frontier, but science fiction has always harbored a fascination with worlds under the waves. Here are 11 great examples of scifi’s submerged cities. Lyonesse, War-Gods of the Deep Based loosely on a Poe poem, War-Gods of the Deep features Vincent Price as Captain Sir Hugh Tregathian, the maniacal ruler of…

io9 Kelly Faircloth Jun 11

Jazz Age New York Is Full of Vampires in Alaya Johnson’s Moonshine

There are two things you need to know about this book: It’s set in the 1920s, and the heroine is known around town as the “Singing Vampire Suffragette.” Also, it’s awesome. Zephyr Hollis is a social activist in Progressive-Era Manhattan. She teaches basic literacy to immigrants and volunteers at the local soup kitchen and engages…

Books & Comics Kelly Faircloth Jun 11

Charlie Kaufman takes you inside your own mind

On Saturday, Charlie Kaufman, the screenwriter behind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Being John Malkovich, came to New York to talk to us about the nature of consciousness. Here’s what he had to say. The event was part of New York City’s annual World Science Festival, which often pairs groundbreaking scientists with brilliant…

io9 Kelly Faircloth Jun 7

June Books: Airships, smart bombs, and a rampaging Kraken!

June brings speculative fiction for every taste. Priest returns to the world of Boneshaker, and Miéville offers up a giant-squid epic. And whet your scifi appetite with some adventurous new short stories. Clementine, Cherie Priest (Subterranean Press) Cherie Priest returns to the steampunk world of her Hugo-nominated Boneshaker with this new novel about two dangerous,…

Books & Comics Kelly Faircloth Jun 3

7 Great Space-Themed Songs for Your Next Introspective Montage

Every TV show needs a montage of people processing their emotions every now and then. (We’re looking at you, Stargate Universe.) But why not feature actual songs about space? Here are seven great space-themed songs to accompany your emotional moments. “Satellite of Love,” Lou Reed If your stars are unlucky in love, there’s no better…

io9 Kelly Faircloth May 25

Venture Into an alternate Machine Age with The Dream of Perpetual Motion.

The Dream of Perpetual Motion, by debut novelist Dexter Palmer, delivers musings on narrative and modernity, wrapped up in a suspenseful steampunky package and trimmed with fancy Shakespearean allusions. When we meet narrator Harold Winslow, he’s aboard a slowly sinking airship. His only company is the disembodied voice of Miranda Taligent, daughter of the man…

io9 Kelly Faircloth May 21

With Restored Footage, Metropolis Finally Makes Sense

Don’t walk into Metropolis expecting a modern movie-going experience. It’s an artifact from the earliest days of cinema, a relic from another age of science fiction. But in an era of reboots and remakes, its retro-futuristic weirdness is thrilling. For decades, the original Metropolis was one of cinema’s legendary lost masterpieces. Fritz Lang’s ambitious film…

io9 Kelly Faircloth May 14

“Am I Not A Man and A Brother?” Four Fictional Legal Systems Respond to Sentient Androids

People have long imagined automatons for society’s drudge work. The possibility and its implications are among science fiction’s favorite topics. One question that crops up constantly: What is a sentient android’s legal status? Is something that feels still property? The Curiosity Star Trek: TNG’s Data is one of pop culture’s best-known androids. From season to…

io9 Kelly Faircloth May 7

May’s New Books: Football Zombies and Votes for Vampires!

May books bring zombie football players, migrations across deep space, and elegiac short stories. Plus, a Jazz-Age social worker campaigns for equal rights for vampires, and a young man travels through a post-scarcity Gulf Coast. Ship Breaker, Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)   Paolo Bacigalupi brings his reservations about Earth’s future to the young adult market with…

Books & Comics Kelly Faircloth May 5

This Month’s Books: Mutant Orphans and Far-Future Mars

April’s new science fiction books take you on a trip across a transformed Mars, and to the heart of a British battle against mutant Nazi orphans. Also, a couple of steampunk adventures jostle for a space in your to-be-read pile. Ares Express, Ian McDonald (Pyr) Ian McDonald’s magical-realist sequel to Desolation Road isn’t new –…

Books & Comics Kelly Faircloth Apr 14

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Pick your apocalypse or grow a baby A.I., in July’s books

The best of io9’s Concept Art Week

Prequel Trilogy Concept Art

The 11 Greatest Underwater Cities of Science Fiction

Jazz Age New York Is Full of Vampires in Alaya Johnson’s Moonshine

Charlie Kaufman takes you inside your own mind

June Books: Airships, smart bombs, and a rampaging Kraken!

7 Great Space-Themed Songs for Your Next Introspective Montage

Venture Into an alternate Machine Age with The Dream of Perpetual Motion.

With Restored Footage, Metropolis Finally Makes Sense

“Am I Not A Man and A Brother?” Four Fictional Legal Systems Respond to Sentient Androids

May’s New Books: Football Zombies and Votes for Vampires!

This Month’s Books: Mutant Orphans and Far-Future Mars

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