Cory Doctorow, Claire North, and Sylvain Neuvel Will Seek to Depress Us Beyond Words With the Black Mirror Book
Black Mirror is bringing its brand of haunting dystopian storytelling away from the television screen and into the…
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Jon Hamm Will Play Boba Fett In a New Star Wars Audiobook
Yesterday, we brought you more details on From a Certain Point of View, a new 40th Anniversary Star Wars anthology tale…
Thanks to These Books, Everyone Can Take a Unique Journey to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory
From the books and movies to your very own pure imagination, the world of Willy Wonka is one of the most colorful and…
A New Book Will Tell You If Your Favorite Hero Should Actually Be Dead
We’ve all watched a movie where a character gets hurt and thought “They’d never survive that in real life.” Well, a new…
RIP Jerry Pournelle, a Tireless Ambassador for the Future
Jerry Pournelle, the writer behind The Mote in God’s Eye, The Mercenary, Lucifer’s Hammer, and many more, has passed…
Stephen King Says Focus on That Creepy It Sex Scene Is 'Fascinating'
Stephen King’s It is an upsetting novel. Sometimes for the wrong reasons. Most notably, there’s the icky and…
An Inside Look at What Goes Into a Rick and Morty Script
Rick and Morty is one of the smartest shows on TV—and crafting the adventures of the dysfunctional duo can be a…
The Most Important Details From the New Star Wars Books About Princess Leia and Captain Phasma
September 1 wasn’t just the day all the wonderful new Last Jedi toys came out—it was the beginning of Journey to the…
The Trophy Woman of Ready Player One
Ready Player One, the best-selling ode to virtual reality and nerd-dom, is finally becoming a movie, but not everybody…
Harry Potter's Kid Is Enrolling in Hogwarts Today
The start of September is the traditional period of going back to school, whether you’re an actual student or a…
All the Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Keep on Your Radar This Fall
Look, guys. This fall’s offering of books is huge. Huge. We’re not even going to suggest reading all of these, unless…
Terry Pratchett's Unpublished Work Has Been Destroyed, Just Like He Wanted
When an author passes on, sometimes they’re survived by the uncompleted work they left behind, released as a tribute to…
Rest Easy, George R.R. Martin, a Computer Program Has Written The Winds of Winter For You
Looks like George R.R. Martin can take a breather. An engineer set up a neural network using all of the books in the A…
That Gigantic Death Note Omnibus is Coming to America This Fall
That Death Note movie sure was something, wasn’t it? Whether you loved it or hated it, you have to admit that the manga…
The Captain Phasma Novel Will Reveal Her Mad Max-ian Origin Story
Next Friday isn’t just the day all the shiny new Last Jedi toys come out—it’s when the “Journey to The Last Jedi”…
Twisted Anatomy Book Shows What it Would Be Like to Dissect Your Favorite Pokémon
Pokémon-obsessed kids who grew into pokémon obsessed-semi-adults probably think they know everything there is to know…
Fieldwork Fail Shows How Science Is Sometimes a Hilarious Trainwreck
After long years of research, your efforts have paid off: the archaeological site you’re digging in has turned up a…
The Future of Politics Is Devastatingly Bleak in This Excerpt From Malka Older's Infomocracy Sequel
Last year, Malka Older released Infomocracy, a scifi thriller about a world without nations where global elections are…
The Wonderfully Crazy Theory That Explains Why a Giant Spider Is a Sexy Lady in the New Lord of the Rings Game
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, the latest video game set in the world of Lord of the Rings, looks like some crazy Tolkien…
The 2017 Hugo Award Winners Are Here
The most prestigious awards in science fiction had their 2017 ceremony today, at WorldCon 75 in Helsinki, Finland—and…
