Daniel h. wilson

LIGHTSPEED Presents: ‘Crystalline’ by Daniel H. Wilson

It's storytime! Read a science fiction/fantasy short story from Lightspeed Magazine here at io9.

io9 Lightspeed Mar 2

50 Years Later, Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain Is Getting a Sequel Novel

Half a century after Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton made us fear disease as much as dinosaurs and robots, the classic sci-fi novel The Andromeda Strain is finally getting a sequel. And it’s coming out this year. HarperCollins Publishers announced in a press release that the Crichton estate has approved the publication of The Andromeda…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Feb 26

The Nostalgist Is a Great Way to Cry Your Eyes Out

We’ve been excited about the short film version of Daniel H. Wilson’s “The Nostalgist” for a year and a half. And now it’s finally available free and online, and you should watch it immediately. (Well, after you grab a box of Kleenex.) Giacomo Cimini turned the short story into a beautiful short film, which seamlessly…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta May 9

Ask the Press Start to Play Authors Anything You Want about Videogames In Science Fiction

Authors Daniel H. Wilson, Chris Kluwe, Rhianna Pratchett, Austin Grossman, Chris Avellone, and John Joseph Adams are all here to answer your questions about the future of videogames, gaming in science fiction, and their new short story collection, Press Start to Play. Wilson, Kluwe, Pratchett, Grossman, and Avellone, who all have new stories in the…

Books & Comics Ria Misra Aug 24

See Concept Art From Steven Spielberg’s Postponed Robopocalypse

When Steven Spielberg makes a sci-fi action film, expectations couldn’t be higher. And that’s probably one of the reasons why, in 2013, he indefinitely postponed work on his adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s best-selling novel Robopocalypse. But here’s an intriguing look at what might have been… or might still be. The legendary filmmaker had been…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 6

First Ever Trailer For Daniel H. Wilson’s The Nostalgist Looks Good

Before Robopocalypse was published we were already fanning over Daniel H. Wilson’s fiction work, specifically his short storyThe Nostalgist.And now that story has been turned into a short film, and it looks good. It looks really good. Watch. Directed by Giacomo Cimini the story is set in the futuristic city of Vanille. Here’s the summary…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 12

The Most Frequently Banned Book of 2012: Captain Underpants?

Yep. Self-appointed guardians of morality aren’t trying to protect our kids from To Kill a Mockingbird nearly as often as the Captain Underpants books, which to be fair have “underpants” in their title. That’s the shocking revelation from this year’s Banned Books Week. The American Library Association released its list of the most challenged books…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 24

Crowdfund a short film based on a Daniel H. Wilson story and much more

Daniel H. Wilson’s short story “The Nostalgist” is looking to become a short film, with a little crowdfunding help. There’s also crowdfunding campaign running for an outdoor survival tablet, a collection of Greg Rucka’s steampunk webcomic, and a new collection from one of our favorite webcartoonists. Top image from The Nostalgist. The Nostalgist – A…

io9 Lauren Davis May 12

Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalypse has been “indefinitely postponed”

Sad news! Steven Spielberg’s movie adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse has been pushed back (yet again) until who knows when. The movie was rapidly picking up big name talent: Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods) was working on the script, and Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway were attached to star. So why is Spielberg…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 10

Robopocalpyse writers’s next cyborg novel, Amped gets a movie deal

Is author Daniel H. Wilson on his way to becoming Hollywood’s next Philip K Dick? First his unpublished robot uprising novel Robopocalpyse gets picked up by Steven Spielberg. And now Wilson’s latest work, Amped has been scooped up by the Dark City director Alex Proyas. THR is reporting that Proyas is attached to direct Amped…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 7

The Latest Source of “Profanity” in Schools: Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse

Every now and then, a parent complains about their child being exposed to a science fiction book that contains challenging ideas or language — most notoriously, last year there was the whole kerfuffle over Ender’s Game. But the latest outcry is over what might be the most unexpected text of them all: Robopocalypse, the robot…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Aug 10

What’s more likely: a robot uprising, or humans becoming cyborgs?

Are you about to become a cyborg, or will you be crushed by robot overlords? This week’s io9 show looks at our future relationships with machines — and you’ll never be the same again. Robopocalypse author Daniel H. Wilson is in the studio to talk about his new novel, Amped, which is about future humans…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 15

Read 2 more chapters of Daniel H. Wilson’s Amped!

Yesterday, we brought you the first three chapters of Daniel H. Wilson’s Amped. But how much worse can it get for Owen, the cybernetically enhanced main character in a world that hates and fears cyborgs? Much, much worse, as it turns out. Check out chapters four and five — where Owen is not only on…

io9 Daniel H. Wilson Jun 1

The First 3 Chapters from Daniel H. Wilson’s Thrilling New Novel Amped

First he gave us helpful advice for the robot uprising, then he wrote the robot war novel Robopocalypse. Now Daniel H. Wilson is turning his attention to the plight of cyborgs and posthumans, with his dystopian new novel Amped. And we’ve got the first three chapters right here! Come back tomorrow for chapters four and…

io9 Daniel H. Wilson May 31

Greet our new robot overlords with an anthology co-edited by Daniel H. Wilson!

Still need more hints about surviving that inevitable robot uprising? Robopocalypse author Daniel H. Wilson is here to help — he is putting out an anthology called Robot Uprisings, full of short stories that illustrate just what it’ll take to remain in one piece after our robot overlords have taken over. His co-editor is prolific…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Mar 14

Spielberg’s Robopocalypse Movie Really Happening

The fate of Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s robot-uprising novel Robopocalypse has been up in the air for a while, but now it seems to be settled. Spielberg has secured financing from not one, but two studios to make the huge-budget feature. DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox announced they’re co-producing the film, with…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Sep 8

Robopocalypse may well be the summer’s best movie — in book form

Cool robots unlike any you’ve seen before battle humans in a near-future world where computerized cars and military drones are out to smash all homo sapiens. Until some robotics geeks and an army of Osage natives learn to fight back. It sounds like the plot to the most awesome robot uprising movie ever, and one…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 20

Make a robot uprising video, and win $750!

Robopocalypse, the long-awaited novel from How to Survive a Robot Uprising author Daniel H. Wilson, is arriving this summer. And to help prepare the populace for the crushing onslaught of robotic domination, Doubleday wants you to create a Robopocalypse trailer. All the details on the contest are over at the Facebook page for Robopocalypse, which…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 18

Alex Proyas’ next film is AMP: where the disabled become superheroes

Alex Proyas and Summit have just nabbed the rights to Daniel H. Wilson’s latest novel AMP a book about what happens when technology gives the disabled superpowers. Robopocalypse author Wilson (whose latest novel is being directed by Steven Spielberg) has finally sold the rights to his latest unfinished work, AMP, to Summit and director Alex…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 2

A robot uprising comedy from Jack Black and the director of Hot Tub Time Machine?

Now that Steven Spielberg is adapting Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse, another Wilson book is becoming a movie. Jack Black and Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink have scooped up the rights to How To Survive A Robot Uprising. Inside sources tell io9 that Wilson’s first book, a humorous look at a robot uprising, was…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 22

Daniel h. wilson

LIGHTSPEED Presents: ‘Crystalline’ by Daniel H. Wilson

50 Years Later, Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain Is Getting a Sequel Novel

The Nostalgist Is a Great Way to Cry Your Eyes Out

Ask the Press Start to Play Authors Anything You Want about Videogames In Science Fiction

See Concept Art From Steven Spielberg’s Postponed Robopocalypse

First Ever Trailer For Daniel H. Wilson’s The Nostalgist Looks Good

The Most Frequently Banned Book of 2012: Captain Underpants?

Crowdfund a short film based on a Daniel H. Wilson story and much more

Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalypse has been “indefinitely postponed”

Robopocalpyse writers’s next cyborg novel, Amped gets a movie deal

The Latest Source of “Profanity” in Schools: Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse

What’s more likely: a robot uprising, or humans becoming cyborgs?

Read 2 more chapters of Daniel H. Wilson’s Amped!

The First 3 Chapters from Daniel H. Wilson’s Thrilling New Novel Amped

Greet our new robot overlords with an anthology co-edited by Daniel H. Wilson!

Spielberg’s Robopocalypse Movie Really Happening

Robopocalypse may well be the summer’s best movie — in book form

Make a robot uprising video, and win $750!

Alex Proyas’ next film is AMP: where the disabled become superheroes

A robot uprising comedy from Jack Black and the director of Hot Tub Time Machine?

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

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The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

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