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The Real Reason Print Magazines May Be Doomed

Our own Braak writes a thoughtful post over at Threat Quality, on the real reasons magazines struggle, including some good questions. Why don’t the science fiction magazines get shelved near science fiction books? And why does Fire Apparatus Journal exist?

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

In “Feed,” The Zombie Apocalypse Destroys Mainstream Media

Imagine hivemind zombies that hunt like wolves. Imagine a world where blogs are the main source of information, as people huddle in their homes, afraid of going outside. Welcome to the world of Feed. It’s perfect summer apocalypse reading. Though Seanan McGuire has already written a number of books, Feed is her first novel under…

io9 Hank Hu

Your First Look At Firefly’s Original Ship Designs

Joss Whedon’s Firefly was an inspiration in so many ways, but one of them was its innovative approach to depicting spaceships and space travel. Here are some exclusive concept art images from a new book that celebrates Firefly’s enduring inspiration. If you’ve ever wanted to crawl inside the world of Firefly, both the universe that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Most Luscious Properties in the Public Domain

Here are 10 stories that belong to everybody, stories that still have plenty of juice in them — even if their earlier incarnations left something to be desired. Embryo (1976) Rock Hudson starred as a scientist who was able to accelerate the human gestational process from months to days, yielding the hotness that was Barbara…

io9 Marc Bernardin

Gene Wolfe’s New Novel: Another Weird House Book

The flood of books about weird old houses that are full of secrets continues, as if our real estate bust continues to rattle our collective consciousness. The latest entry: Gene Wolfe’s The Sorcerer’s House. Spoilers ahead! https://gizmodo.com/are-our-novels-being-haunted-by-the-housing-bust-5399851 Sorry I’m coming to this book late — it came out in late March, but I only just…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Latest Zombie Novel: “Kill Bill Meets Mad Max”

An Edgar Award-nominated mystery author has just sold her first zombie novel — and it’s being published by Harlequin’s speculative fiction imprint Luna. Could Sophie Crane’s Aftertime be proof that genre-mashups are the new genres? Sophie Littlefield, author of A Bad Day For Sorry, won the RT Award for Best First Mystery and was a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Angry Robot Leaves The Hive

Harper Collins is spinning off its boutique science-fiction imprint, Angry Robot Books, into an independent entity. Angry Robot will partner with Osprey Publishing, a niche publisher of military-history books, and the Angry Robot publishing schedule remains unchanged. [Angry Robot]

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Behold The Worst Book Cover Art Of 2010

Seriously. We loved swords and crazy nudity when the late, great Frank Frazetta did them. But this? This is just… wrong. What do you think this guy is saying? [via Jonathan Strahan and Aidan Moher]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Is Fan Fiction Really So Wrong?

Why do big-name authors like George R. R. Martin keep yelling about how evil and morally wrong fan fiction is? Especially when their biggest fans are the ones writing it? Catherynne M. Valente has some ideas . . . It seems like every few years a big name author will holler something about how evil,…

io9 Catherynne M. Valente

Natali Explains How He’ll Adapt Two Classics: Neuromancer And High Rise

Splice director Vincenzo Natali has two huge movie adaptations in the pipeline: William Gibson’s Neuromancer, and J.G. Ballard’s High Rise. In an exclusive interview, Natali explains to us how he updated High Rise, and his hopes for Neuromancer. While explaining to us the ideas behind Splice’s graphic horror, Natali took some time to update us…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Far-Future Martian Charm and Railway Adventure In “Ares Express”

At long last available stateside, Ian McDonald’s Ares Express is a phantasmagoria of nuclear locomotives and wild Martian awesomeness. It’s a definite must-read. In an unimaginably distant future Mars has been terraformed by machines so powerful that they’re understood as (and might as well be) angels. Across the Martian deserts, enormous trains carry passengers, resources,…

io9 Chris Braak

The Most Erotic Rendition Of The Spider-Man Theme Ever Performed

Meet Stan The Man Griffin, scifi author and fedora aficionado. He wrote “Spider-Dance Spider-Man Theme Song,” a smooooth remix of Peter Parker’s angsty existence. With lyrics like “You hear something from above / He has spider-blood,” this song = insta-sex. First off, it’s worth mentioning that Stan The Man Griffin has a book coming out,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Streaming Audiobooks Incoming For Macs, PCs and Phones

Enjoying an audiobook may traditionally be a sign that you’re past your prime, but if you’ve got enough technical nous to stream audiobooks on a PC, Mac or phone then it’s not time to start buying incontinence pads just yet. Aspiro Music normally has its finger in the streaming music pie, but this year will…

Books & Comics Kat Hannaford

Lord Of Light: Big Wheels Keep On Turnin’

In the first chapter of Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny — which won the Hugo in 1968 — the book’s hero preaches a sermon about the futility of taking action in the material world. Names are not important, he says. Words are not important. Attempting to describe some aspect of reality to those who…

Books & Comics Josh Wimmer

Great Moments in Alternate History: The Discovery Of The Multiverse

It doesn’t really matter to our dimension the British Empire never existed in another reality. At least it doesn’t until somebody from one of those timelines comes to visit. This week we explore portals to other universes. Like most of the major Alternate History tropes this one is actually quite old. In fact, the Sidewise…

Books & Comics David Daw

Meet Ben Francisco’s “Tio Gilberto” And His Friendly Ghosts

James, of Ben Francisco’s “Tio Gilberto and the Twenty-Seven Ghosts“, plans on spending an idyllic summer in the Castro, only to run into complications, both romantic and otherworldly. An interesting take on the supernatural, plus we interview the author! James, a stand-up living in New York, heads out to San Francisco for a fresh start,…

Books & Comics David Grossman

Splice Director Vincenzo Natali Is Writing/Directing Neuromancer Movie

The director of one of the year’s most startling science fiction movies will take on one of the genre’s greatest classics. Vincenzo Natali, whose film-festival favorite Splice is getting a wide release on June 4, has signed up to write and direct the movie version of William Gibson’s Neuromancer. [The Hollywood Reporter]

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Buy Your Favorite Wikipedia Subjects In Book Form, For $9

I know! Why don’t we all spend our money printing free information off the internet, bind it in covers and clutter our bookcases with it? Wouldn’t you like to own books with titles such as “Toasters,” “Penguins” and “Antidisestablishmentarianism”? PediaPress is charging as “little” as $8.90 per book, with the prices varying depending on how…

Books & Comics Kat Hannaford

Borders’ Semi-Official eReader, the Kobo, On Pre-order Now

The Borders-backed Kobo eReader is officially on pre-order to be delivered by June 17. It’s not as flashy as a Kindle or nook, but the barebones platform is only $150. Drop that price to $99, and Borders may find itself a market. [Borders]

Commerce Mark Wilson

Help Update David Lynch’s Dune

Sasha Burrow has been slowly but surely attempting to create a fan edit of David Lynch’s ’84 classic Dune with improved special effects. Check out his ideas for the Special Edition of Dune. Burrw has been working over at his blog Dune SE, Special Edition, churning out ideas as to how he would update scenes…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Real Reason Print Magazines May Be Doomed

In “Feed,” The Zombie Apocalypse Destroys Mainstream Media

Your First Look At Firefly’s Original Ship Designs

The Most Luscious Properties in the Public Domain

Gene Wolfe’s New Novel: Another Weird House Book

The Latest Zombie Novel: “Kill Bill Meets Mad Max”

The Angry Robot Leaves The Hive

Behold The Worst Book Cover Art Of 2010

Is Fan Fiction Really So Wrong?

Natali Explains How He’ll Adapt Two Classics: Neuromancer And High Rise

Far-Future Martian Charm and Railway Adventure In “Ares Express”

The Most Erotic Rendition Of The Spider-Man Theme Ever Performed

Streaming Audiobooks Incoming For Macs, PCs and Phones

Lord Of Light: Big Wheels Keep On Turnin’

Great Moments in Alternate History: The Discovery Of The Multiverse

Meet Ben Francisco’s “Tio Gilberto” And His Friendly Ghosts

Splice Director Vincenzo Natali Is Writing/Directing Neuromancer Movie

Buy Your Favorite Wikipedia Subjects In Book Form, For $9

Borders’ Semi-Official eReader, the Kobo, On Pre-order Now

Help Update David Lynch’s Dune

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

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Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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