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No New Star Trek For You… Yet

Looking forward to further adventures of JJ Abrams’ rebooted Enterprise crew on their ongoing Star Trek? Keep looking – Pocket Books has indefinitely postponed the spin-off titles scheduled to be released this summer. But why? TrekMovie had the news that the four planned novels following on from last summer’s Star Trek movie (Star Trek: Refugees,…

Movies Graeme McMillan

The Horror Of Pedophilia Overwhelms The Lovely Bones

Peter Jackson is one of the masters of horror – but nothing in Dead/Alive is one-tenth as horrifying as the pedophile serial killer in The Lovely Bones. And that horror overwhelms Jackson’s flimsy attempts to surround it with fantasy. Spoilers… We already ran an early review of The Lovely Bones by author John Shirley, which…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Which Science-Fiction Book Series Do You Secretly Wish You Could Take Over?

We all complain every time Brian Herbert or Eoin Colfer takes over a beloved book saga. Why can’t they just leave it alone? But which book series do you secretly fantasize about taking over and totally rocking out with? Which book series do you secretly fantasize about taking over?(poll) Dune book cover: Font is “Orthodox…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Forget About Fantasy In HBO’s Game Of Thrones TV Show

Nervous about HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones? Maybe you should be – the channel’s programming chief loves it so much that he seems embarrassed that it’s a genre story. That’s not a great start. Talking about the footage he’s seen so far, Michael Lombardo told the Hollywood Reporter: Everything looks…

Television Graeme McMillan

The Ultimate Guide to Ebook Readers We Care About

There are too damn many ebook readers and it’s tough to figure out what’s worth buying and which reader will even survive the market. To make things easy, here’s our guide to the readers that matter—for now. Updated. https://gizmodo.com/there-are-officially-too-damn-many-ebook-readers-5443102 Of course we’re skipping some of the many ebook readers floating around, but quite frankly we…

Commerce Rosa Golijan

The Lovely Bones’ Saoirse Ronan Talks About Crime and The Afterlife

Saoirse Ronan plays poor Susie Salmon, who’s marked for bloody death in Peter Jackson‘s film adaptation of The Lovely Bones. We talked to her about pairing the movie’s devastatingly frightening scenes with Jackson’s imaginative effects. What was it like filming such an intense movie with Stanley Tucci? His character was frightening. Stanley is a good…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Bookstores Are Dead (If You Want Them To Be)

Are brick-and-mortar bookstores doomed? People have been predicting the downfall of physical bookstores for quite some time, but with many stores vanishing and shelf selections getting much worse, the warnings have gotten more dire lately. Borders is shuttering 182 of its smaller Waldenbooks outlets, while leaving 130 of them open. And Barnes & Noble is…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Suspected Tylenol Poisoner Writes Science Fiction Novel… About Poisonings

James Lewis was accused of putting cyanide into Tylenol capsules back in 1982, causing several deaths. His involvement has never been proved, but now he’s self-published a new science-fiction novel called Poison!, which is making people wonder anew. Lewis’ novel follows a psychologist named Dr. Charles Rivers, who can both read and control other people’s…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Human-Meets-Dolphin Love Story Takes You Where Avatar Won’t

You’ve heard rumors of human-dolphin love before, and you’ve heard scientists arguing that dolphins should be given human rights. And now, a Florida man has just published an autobiographical novel called Wet Goddess about his love affair with a dolphin. https://gizmodo.com/marine-biologists-argue-dolphins-deserve-equal-rights-5443392 Portions of journalist and photographer Malcolm J. Brenner’s book have been floating around for…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Reality Is A Strange Commodity, As The MultiReal Saga Ends

We’ve been tempted to hack our own biochemistry to speed up our perceptions of time and ease the wait for Geosynchron, the third book in David Louis Edelman‘s ambitious biohacking/reality-hacking saga. But it’s here at last, more warped than ever. There are definitely spoilers in this review, although I don’t give away any major plot…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

io9 Book Club: Ask Jacqueline Carey About “Santa Olivia”

The second meeting of the io9 Book Club is coming to a close. We had an interesting debate about Jacqueline Carey‘s Santa Olivia. Now, Carey is coming to visit us to answer your questions. So ask! https://gizmodo.com/io9-book-club-meeting-santa-olivia-by-jacqueline-carey-5441820 If you’re wondering what this whole io9 Book Club thing is all about, you can read about it…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

How To Write Television, The Russell T. Davies Way

Whatever your quibbles with Russell T. Davies‘ often-schmaltzy storytelling on Doctor Who, you have to appreciate his madcap throwing-things-at-the-wall sensibility. Davies says he writes that way on purpose, and answers your Doctor Who and Torchwood questions, in his new book. The Writers Tale: The Final Chapter, a new collection of Davies’ email discussions with a…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Bustling Spacedocks And Weird Cities In 2009’s Coolest Book/Magazine Covers

Last year wasn’t just a great year for books — it also sported some amazing book/magazine covers, according to the blog Stainless Steel Droppings, which has posted an eye-popping collection of cover art. Here are a few of our favorites. The image above is the cover of Burning Skies by David J. Williams, with art…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Felicia Day Reads Science Fiction, And You Can Follow Along

Felicia Day is on a science-fiction book reading binge (especially hard science fiction and space opera) and you can keep up with what she’s read (and what she thought of it) at her Goodreads account. And she’s taking suggestions for what to read next (although she’s already pretty deluged, by the look of things) at…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

12 Of Scifi’s Best (And Worst) Brain Upgrades

Chuck returns tonight for its two hour third season premiere. As Chuck deals with his new and improved Intersect abilities, it’s worth taking a look at other characters who received amazing brain upgrades… and some who weren’t so lucky. 1. Chuck Bartowski, Chuck Chuck downloaded the original Intersect into his brain when his college roommate…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins

A Martian In Tibet

What happens when a Martian woman discovers scientific anomalies in a Tibetan lamasery? Find out in our exclusive story from the recently-released Apex Book of World SF, edited by Lavie Tidhar. The anthology is packed with terrific stories from science fiction writers all over the world, including S.P. Somtow and Zoran Zivkovic, many of them…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Eyes On With Ray Kurzweil’s Blio Ereader App

If you’ve caught a good whiff of CES, you know it smells like tablets. And if you’re up on tablets, you know they’re supposed to save print, or something. And this, the Blio ereader software, is part of the plan. https://gizmodo.com/first-look-at-blio-ray-kurzweils-tablet-friendly-ebook-5435814 Designed and conceptualized in part by futurist/engineer/inventor Ray Kurzweil, Blio diverges from traditional ereaders…

Books & Comics John Herrman

Willem Dafoe Gears Up To Start Making John Carter, Next Week!

Willem Dafoe revealed to us that next week he’s headed off to London to start filming Disney’s John Carter of Mars. But how do you go about portraying a 10-foot tall, four armed green Martian? We caught up with Dafoe doing press for his next film Daybreakers, and squeezed in a few roundtable questions on…

Movies Meredith Woerner

io9 Book Club Meeting: Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey

The io9 Book Club is in session! This week we’ll be discussing Jacqueline Carey‘s story of a near-future mutant, Santa Olivia. Let’s get started. Santa Olivia is a big departure for Carey, who is best-known for her fantasy novels in the Kushiel’s Legacy series. But main character Loup definitely feels like she comes from the…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Why Is English The Language Of Science Fiction?

Science fiction authors from France, Finland and the Netherlands are all putting out books in English, notes Israeli author Lavie Tidhar (who’s also publishing a steampunk novel in English.) Why is English the language of science fiction anyway? Tidhar’s novel, The Bookman, is a “steampunk adventure, and a book about books, and a mystery, and…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

No New Star Trek For You… Yet

The Horror Of Pedophilia Overwhelms The Lovely Bones

Which Science-Fiction Book Series Do You Secretly Wish You Could Take Over?

Forget About Fantasy In HBO’s Game Of Thrones TV Show

The Ultimate Guide to Ebook Readers We Care About

The Lovely Bones’ Saoirse Ronan Talks About Crime and The Afterlife

Bookstores Are Dead (If You Want Them To Be)

Suspected Tylenol Poisoner Writes Science Fiction Novel… About Poisonings

Human-Meets-Dolphin Love Story Takes You Where Avatar Won’t

Reality Is A Strange Commodity, As The MultiReal Saga Ends

io9 Book Club: Ask Jacqueline Carey About “Santa Olivia”

How To Write Television, The Russell T. Davies Way

Bustling Spacedocks And Weird Cities In 2009’s Coolest Book/Magazine Covers

Felicia Day Reads Science Fiction, And You Can Follow Along

12 Of Scifi’s Best (And Worst) Brain Upgrades

A Martian In Tibet

Eyes On With Ray Kurzweil’s Blio Ereader App

Willem Dafoe Gears Up To Start Making John Carter, Next Week!

io9 Book Club Meeting: Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey

Why Is English The Language Of Science Fiction?

Sonos Roam 2 Speaker Turns the Amazon Spring Sale into a Black Friday Moment, Now at Its Lowest Price

What Do You Mean Glen Powell Is Fox McCloud in the ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Movie

This Winter Fly Is Doing Something Scientists Didn’t Think Was Possible

Acer’s Mac Mini M4 Docking Station Drops to an All-Time Low, Supporting Up to 8TB Storage

Sony Is Hiking PS5 Prices for the Second Time in Less Than a Year

This Amazon Smart Plug Deal in the Spring Sale Makes Alexa Smart Home Setup Almost Too Easy and Cheap

Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Reboot Has Found Its Other Big Star

Anker’s 100W Power Bank Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year on Amazon, Packing 25,000mAh and 3 Ports

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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