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The Summer That Reality Caught Up to Climate Fiction

Once deemed outlandish and fitting for a dystopian novel, today's unfolding events challenge fiction writers to redefine their narratives.

Climate Change Kate Yoder, Grist Sep 24

Fiction Analytics Site Prosecraft Shut Down After Author Backlash

The site, which analyzed word usage and provided statistics, did not have consent to use copyrighted works within its program.

Books & Comics Linda Codega Aug 7

Viral Sensation Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood Has Spoken: Read Time War, Watch Trigun

Me and Mr. Bigolas chat about This is How You Lose the Time War, Trigun, fandom, and going viral.

io9 Linda Codega May 10

How a New Wave of Grants Is Building a More Diverse Tabletop Scene

Small TTRPG presses and co-ops create opportunities for underserved and first-time creators.

Games Linda Codega May 5

April Is Full of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Spring Reading List

This month we’ve got teenage telekinetics, magical twins, shapeshifters, supernatural detectives, space adventures, palace intrigue, fantasy epics, monsters, and more—plus the first-ever YA fantasy novel by io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders. Read on! Local Star by Aimee Ogden This “polyamorous space opera” encompasses adventure and romance, as main character Triz fights off an invasion while…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Mar 31

There Are So Many New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Coming Out in July

Holy moly, there sure are a lot of books coming out in July! After the still-ongoing pandemic inspired some postponements earlier this year, it seems like publishers are now realizing people are hungry for new reading material. And for sci-fi, fantasy, and horror fans, this month is a bountiful feast. Read on! Scarlet Odyssey by…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jul 1

Annihilation Author Jeff VanderMeer Tells Us How He Makes His Sci-Fi Feel Authentic

Science fiction author Jeff VanderMeer doesn’t just envision a better world. He hopes to live in a less stupid world. VanderMeer is famously known for his novel, Borne—the universe in which his most recent novel, Dead Astronauts, is set—and his Southern Reach trilogy, the first book of which was adapted into the 2018 Alex Garland…

Books & Comics Ryan F. Mandelbaum Feb 28

Read Your Way Into 2020 With December’s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Releases

December tends to be the lightest month for book releases, but we’ve still got plenty to get excited about for you here, including a new dystopian fantasy from Annihilation author Jeff VanderMeer. Read on! Accepting the Lance by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller The Liaden Universe series continues with this sequel to Neogenesis, which sees…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Dec 2

There’s Something for Every Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fan on io9’s Massive List of Fall Books

We’re up to our eyeballs in genre books, folks—space capers, fantasy adventures, alt-history thrillers, short-fiction collections, and even a couple of nonfiction books thrown in for good measure. Dive in, and get ready for an amazing season of reading. September No One’s Home by D.M. Pulley A family looking for a fresh start moves to…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Aug 27

Dip Your Toes Into Ann and Jeff VanderMeer’s Delightful Big Book of Classic Fantasy

Sci-fi and fantasy lit fans are well familiar with the works of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer; among their many accolades, she’s a Hugo winner for her work on Weird Tales, and he’s the bestselling author of Annihilation. But did you know they’ve also spent decades collecting and preserving fantasy stories? The VanderMeer’s shared love of…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Mar 20

Annihilation Reminds Us Why We Need Ecological Horror Stories

Annihilation isn’t a perfect movie. But it deserves credit for striving to tackle a subject few mainstream films ever take more than a glancing interest in: the inherent weirdness, and fragility, of ecological systems. And given the harsh realities of our rapidly deteriorating biosphere, that’s something we could use more of right now. Spoilers for Annihilation ahead.…

Conservation Maddie Stone Feb 26

The io9 History of Annihilation, From Book to Film to Controversy

When Alex Garland’s Annihilation opens Friday, it will be the end of a long journey for the film. It began way back in 2013 when Paramount bought the movie rights to Jeff VanderMeer’s book and its sequels, before they were even published. io9 has been covering Annihilation since the very beginning, and we thought it…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 22

Annihilation Will Mess With Your Mind and Have You Begging For More

Alex Garland’s Annihilation has just about everything a moviegoer could want. It has an incredibly compelling mystery at its heart, it’s filled with nuanced performances by amazing actors, and it looks unbelievably fantastic. Most importantly, like the best science fiction, it challenges you and makes you think. Annihilation has all this—and yet it comes just…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 21

Annihilation May Not Be For Everyone, But Director Alex Garland Hopes the Battle Is Worth It

Imagine you’re about to release a brand new trailer for a movie you’ve worked on for three years, and days before, a story is released that says the team behind your movie… may not actually be behind your movie. That happened to writer-director Alex Garland this week for his new movie, Annihilation. The film, which…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 13

Here’s the Table Of Contents For Ann and Jeff Vandermeer’s Amazing Big Book of Science Fiction

A couple of years ago, Ann and Jeff Vandermeer put out a request for recommendations: they were putting together a survey anthology of short science fiction stories, and it would be a massive project. Their work is now complete: The Big Book of Science Fiction will be released in July, and they’ve told us what…

io9 Andrew Liptak Apr 2

”Reality Is Unknowable to Us’: The Dreamlike Fiction of Leena Krohn

Most U.S. readers probably haven’t heard of Leena Krohn, but among connoisseurs of weird fiction like Jeff VanderMeer, she’s a beloved icon. She’s also the winner of the Finlandia Prize, the most prestigious literary honor in her native Finland. And it’s a great time to discover her bizarre stories. In the New Yorker, there’s a…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jan 13

The Director of Ex Machina Is Recruiting a Trio of Awesome Lady Scientists for His Next Movie

Before Alex Garland blew our minds with Ex Machina, we already knew he was a force, as he’d been writing great movies long before he started directing them. Now it sounds like his next film—another scifi movie—is on the same track, as three amazing leads have just joined on. That next film is called Annihilation,…

Movies Germain Lussier Jan 6

Jeff Vandermeer On Why Leena Krohn’s Fiction Is So Important To Read

Next week, Cheeky Frawg Publishing will release a collection of stories and novels from Finnish author Leena Krohn. The collection is a major translation for the author, and we’ve interviewed editor Jeff Vandermeer about the project. Leena Krohn: Collected Fiction is a collection that introduces a wide range of English-language readers to the author for…

io9 Andrew Liptak Dec 5

How Ex Machina‘s Director Wants To Film VanderMeer’s Crazy Annihilation

Ex Machina rocked our world with its story of artificial intelligence and messed-up dynamics. And its director, Alex Garland, is in line to direct the movie of Jeff VanderMeer’s acclaimed book Annihilation next. Is that really going to happen? How do you pull that off? We asked him. Yesterday, we were lucky enough to talk…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 14

Women Dominate The 2015 Nebula Awards

Last night in Chicago, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the winners of the Nebula Awards. The Award is one of the major honors in the science fiction field and is voted on by members of SFWA. Here’s the winners: Best Novel Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer (FSG Originals; Fourth Estate; HarperCollins Canada) The…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 7

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The Summer That Reality Caught Up to Climate Fiction

Fiction Analytics Site Prosecraft Shut Down After Author Backlash

Viral Sensation Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood Has Spoken: Read Time War, Watch Trigun

How a New Wave of Grants Is Building a More Diverse Tabletop Scene

April Is Full of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Spring Reading List

There Are So Many New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Coming Out in July

Annihilation Author Jeff VanderMeer Tells Us How He Makes His Sci-Fi Feel Authentic

Read Your Way Into 2020 With December’s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Releases

There’s Something for Every Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fan on io9’s Massive List of Fall Books

Dip Your Toes Into Ann and Jeff VanderMeer’s Delightful Big Book of Classic Fantasy

Annihilation Reminds Us Why We Need Ecological Horror Stories

The io9 History of Annihilation, From Book to Film to Controversy

Annihilation Will Mess With Your Mind and Have You Begging For More

Annihilation May Not Be For Everyone, But Director Alex Garland Hopes the Battle Is Worth It

Here’s the Table Of Contents For Ann and Jeff Vandermeer’s Amazing Big Book of Science Fiction

”Reality Is Unknowable to Us’: The Dreamlike Fiction of Leena Krohn

The Director of Ex Machina Is Recruiting a Trio of Awesome Lady Scientists for His Next Movie

Jeff Vandermeer On Why Leena Krohn’s Fiction Is So Important To Read

How Ex Machina‘s Director Wants To Film VanderMeer’s Crazy Annihilation

Women Dominate The 2015 Nebula Awards

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