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24 New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Add to Your January Reading List

The holidays are over, thank goodness, and pop culture is slowing coming back to life. Take advantage of these slower (and/or snowy, depending on where you live) first weeks of the year by diving into some brand-new reading material. January books are here! Cobra Traitor by Timothy Zahn The author wraps up his Cobra Rebellion…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

2017 Was a Damn Good Year For Environmental Fiction

Science fiction purports to be about the future, but really it’s a reflection of the world we live in today. Nowhere is this more evident than in environmental scifi, which imagines what our world will look like in the not-too-distant-future if climate change proceeds unchecked, or if mass extinction reshapes life on Earth. Or, maybe…

Conservation Maddie Stone

All the Environmental Non-Fiction Books I Meant to Read This Year [Updated]

Environmental non-fiction can be a tough slog, as the subject matter is often grim. It takes the most engaging, insightful authors to break through with something that gets at the heart of the matter and also keep the pages turning. Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction from 2015 is a perfect example of this. Several years…

Conservation Ari Phillips

The Biggest Revelations From The Last Jedi‘s Official Guidebook

The arrival of a new Star Wars movie is heralded by several things: Breathless anticipation, piles of ancillary merchandise, and the release of a new Visual Dictionary. Written by the Lucasfilm Story Group’s Pablo Hidalgo (who also did books for Rogue One and The Force Awakens), The Last Jedi’s guidebook is not only filled with…

Movies James Whitbrook

An Exclusive Look at the Stunning Concept Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The big day is here! The Last Jedi has been unleashed upon us, along with tons of new books looking at the creation of the movie. This includes Phil Szostak’s The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a collection of never-before-seen concept art, and io9 has an exclusive look inside. Published by Abrams Books,…

Movies James Whitbrook

This New Harry Potter Chapter, Written With Predictive Keyboards, Is Magically Unhinged

By now, millions of readers across the world are familiar with the tone and voice J.K. Rowling used to approach the main Harry Potter novels, which makes the experience of reading Botnik’s take on the series that much more unnerving. It sounds like Rowling’s writing voice, but it reads like the ravings of a mad…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Good Omens Has at Least One Touching Tribute to Terry Pratchett

The more and more we see of Good Omens, the sadder it is that Neil Gaiman’s collaborator on the original novel, the departed Terry Pratchett, isn’t here to see his work come to life. But the BBC series, in some subtle ways, is planning at least one lovely tribute to the author. Gaiman took to…

Television James Whitbrook

An Inside Look at the Creation of the Alluring Aquatic Star of The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water is shaping up (sorry, not sorry) to be one of the best movies of 2017, and that’s partly thanks to the mysterious allure of Doug Jones’ fishman creature, who’s captured the hearts and minds of the internet. A new book is diving into the process of making the movie, and io9…

Movies James Whitbrook

All the Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for December

December is relatively light on new book releases, but you still won’t want to miss out on what the month has to offer. There’s a new Expanse book, a new entry in George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards series, a thoughtful new collection from the great Ursula K. Le Guin, and so much more! Canto Bight:…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

A Timeline of Everything We Know Happened After Return of the Jedi, Up to The Last Jedi

Two years ago, the “Journey to The Force Awakens” gave us our first tentative steps into fertile new ground for Disney’s Star Wars canon: the three-decade period between Return of the Jedi and the time of the new sequel trilogy. Two years later, with The Last Jedi mere weeks away, we know so much more.…

Movies James Whitbrook

The 20th Anniversary Editions of Harry Potter Accidentally Added Fake Potter News

In 2017, fake news is everywhere. It’s on your Twitter feed, on your television, it’s flung out of the Trump administration like confetti. But I’m sorry to report, readers, that fake news has wormed its way into another beloved institution: the latest printing of Harry Potter. New editions of J.K. Rowling’s beloved books—emblazoned with the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Here’s Your First Angelic Look at Jon Hamm in Good Omens

Amazon’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens has a truly remarkable cast—but even then, rarely does it get as good as casting Jon Hamm as the Angel Gabriel. Now we know what he’s going to look like, and it’s pretty damn fabulous. Good Omens co-author Gaiman excitedly shared the first-look image on…

io9 James Whitbrook

George R.R. Martin Confirms Syfy Is Adapting Nightflyers

Rumors have been circulating for months that Syfy would be producing an adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s horror novella Nightflyers. However, apart from a pilot script and some star wishing, everything was relatively up in the air. However, Martin has confirmed that Nightflyers is coming to television with a 10-episode first season Martin shared on…

Television Beth Elderkin

A New Take-Home Exhibit From the Museum of Science Fiction Celebrates the Women of Scifi

We first told you about it a year ago—and now, after a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign, the finished product is here: Catalysts, Explorers & Secret Keepers: Women of Science Fiction. It’s a collection of new and reprinted works, framed as a take-home exhibit from the Museum of Science Fiction. This is a killer collection, put…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Author Tamora Pierce on Straightforward, Inclusive Fantasy

Tamora Pierce is a prolific author of fantasy books, most of which feature young women as protagonists and many of which are set in her fictional land of Tortall. With Tortall: A Spy’s Guide out earlier this month, io9 spoke with the writer about details left out of the book, diversity in genre fiction, and…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta

Looking Back at Han Solo’s Evil Twin, Lando’s Wife Hunt, and the Insane Corellian Trilogy Books

Hello, and welcome to another installment of “Oh god, why do I keep volunteering to re-read the worst Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, do I have some sort of Stockholm Syndrome?” I have picked Roger MacBride Allen’s Corellian Trilogy this time as it contains one of my all-time favorite twists. Now, if you’ve never read…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta

November Is Here, Which Means You Can Add These New Scifi and Fantasy Books to Your Shelves

Andy Weir’s follow-up to The Martian, the moon-heist thriller Artemis, is finally here, but that’s just one of dozens of new scifi and fantasy books out this month. The days are shorter, it’s cold and rainy outside, and there’s no better time to pick out a new book or five to stay home and read.…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Some Nerd in Congress Has Been Editing the Lightsaber Wikipedia Page and They’re Wrong

Last night, it came to the internet’s attention that at 8:23pm, someone on Capitol Hill was hard at work editing the Wikipedia entry about lightsabers. This would be a totally understandable use of a congressperson or staffer’s time were it not for the fact that they were spreading lies. If you’ve spent any time at…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

This Special Edition of Fahrenheit 451 Can Only Be Read When It’s Heated

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 tells the story of a dystopian future where books have been outlawed and are destroyed by firemen who set them ablaze. But in an ironic twist, Super Terrain, a publisher in France, has created a new edition of Bradbury’s classic that actually requires extreme heat in order to be read. Jo…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Here Are 51 New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Choose From in October

October is here, and our list of new scifi and fantasy books is as overstuffed as a trick-or-treat bag carried by a kid who walked the same candy-rich route three times in three different costumes. In honor of the season, there’s even some horror on this month’s round-up. Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor In the…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

24 New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Add to Your January Reading List

2017 Was a Damn Good Year For Environmental Fiction

All the Environmental Non-Fiction Books I Meant to Read This Year [Updated]

The Biggest Revelations From The Last Jedi‘s Official Guidebook

An Exclusive Look at the Stunning Concept Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

This New Harry Potter Chapter, Written With Predictive Keyboards, Is Magically Unhinged

Good Omens Has at Least One Touching Tribute to Terry Pratchett

An Inside Look at the Creation of the Alluring Aquatic Star of The Shape of Water

All the Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for December

A Timeline of Everything We Know Happened After Return of the Jedi, Up to The Last Jedi

The 20th Anniversary Editions of Harry Potter Accidentally Added Fake Potter News

Here’s Your First Angelic Look at Jon Hamm in Good Omens

George R.R. Martin Confirms Syfy Is Adapting Nightflyers

A New Take-Home Exhibit From the Museum of Science Fiction Celebrates the Women of Scifi

Author Tamora Pierce on Straightforward, Inclusive Fantasy

Looking Back at Han Solo’s Evil Twin, Lando’s Wife Hunt, and the Insane Corellian Trilogy Books

November Is Here, Which Means You Can Add These New Scifi and Fantasy Books to Your Shelves

Some Nerd in Congress Has Been Editing the Lightsaber Wikipedia Page and They’re Wrong

This Special Edition of Fahrenheit 451 Can Only Be Read When It’s Heated

Here Are 51 New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Choose From in October

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

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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