Naomi Novik

Your 2021 Hugo Award Finalists Include The Mandalorian, The Good Place, N.K. Jemisin, Susanna Clarke, and More

Last year’s Hugo Awards ceremony certainly had its issues, but getting nominated for a Hugo Award is still a big deal, especially when there’s such an impressive—and diverse—set of finalists. Book-wise, N.K. Jemisin could get her fourth Best Novel award if she defeats the third novel by Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell’s Susanna Clarke. The…

18 Scifi and Fantasy Novels You Should Add to Your Bookshelves This June

It’s June, and that means a whole new cohort of books coming out to load up on this month. We’ve got new books from established pros Stephen Baxter, Brenda Cooper and Naomi Novik, as well as exciting new debuts from Malka Older, Yoon Ha Lee, and Joe Zieja! It’s a good thing mst TV shows…

Women Swept The 2015 Nebula Awards

Earlier tonight, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America handed out the Nebula Award in Chicago, and this year women have swept one of science fiction’s biggest awards. This year’s Nebula Award Banquet toastmaster was actor John Hodgeman, who opened the show with a fun performance of ‘Radio SFWA’, pitched his own novel idea,…

40 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books That Will Rock Your World In 2016

2015 was a fantastic year for books, including a lot of titles that did things we’d never seen before. But 2016 looks like it could be just as incredible, including titles from some of our favorite authors. Here are the must-read science fiction and fantasy books of 2016. Midnight Taxi Tango, Daniel Jose Older, January…

The Very Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books Of 2015

This has been a really great year for science fiction, fantasy and horror books, taking us to fabulous worlds and opening our minds to new ideas and brilliant new characters. Here’s our list of the most amazing books we read this year. The Water Knife, Paolo Bacigalupi 2015 has been the year that a lot…

Author Naomi Novik Is Here to Talk About Uprooted

This month, io9 read Naomi Novik’s novel, Uprooted. Today, from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. (Pacific time), she’ll be joining us to answer our questions about modern fairytales and folklore, the internal politics of fantasy worlds, and anything else you want to know! Start asking your questions about Uprooted in the comments section right now…

io9 Book Club Is In Session: Let’s Talk About Naomi Novik’s Uprooted!

Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. This month, we’ve read Uprooted by Naomi Novik. Jump into comments to get started talking about it! What is this io9 Book Club all about? We meet once a month to discuss a book we’ve all read together, and then we have an online chat…

io9 Book Club Is In Session: Let’s Talk About Ken Liu’s Grace Of Kings!

Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. This month, we’ve read The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu. Jump into comments to get started talking about it! What is this io9 Book Club all about? We meet once a month to discuss a book we’ve all read together, and then we have…

Ellen DeGeneres To Produce Naomi Novik’s Uprooted

Naomi Novik has been gaining considerable acclaim for her latest novel, Uprooted. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s being adapted for film courtesy of Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman at Warner Brothers. A couple of weeks ago, we described Uprooted as a book that “combines fantasy, fairy tale, and coming of age stories in…

Uprooted Is a Perfect and Original Defense of the Power of Folklore

Naomi Novik’s latest book, Uprooted, combines fantasy, fairy tale, and coming of age stories in a way that is both original and deeply compelling. If any of those three descriptors sound interesting, go pick up this book. Some minor spoilers ahead. Uprooted is told from the point of view of Agnieszka, who lives in a…

Pride And Prejudice And Dragons? Naomi Novik won’t ever have Jane Austen show up as a character in the Temeraire books — but she is working on a story about “the adventures of Captain Elizabeth Bennet and her dragon Wollstonecraft.” HECK YEAH. Contact the author at [email protected].

12 Sequels That Completely Change How You View The Original Story

Most of the time, sequels are at best entertaining, and at worst an affront to the memory of the original. But once in a great while, a sequel comes along that makes you rethink everything you thought you knew about the original story. Here are 12 sequels that pull back and show you the bigger…

The Most Unusual Alternate History Novels Ever Published

Tired of alternate history books where the Axis won World War II, or the South won the Civil War? Luckily for you, there are a ton of allohistories that pick more obscure and interesting points of divergence. Here are 15 alt-history books (or series) that break the mold. Top image: Matthew Buchholz Just this month,…

A brand new best friend is worth a little blood

So what if you need to siphon out a bit of your precious blood to make your winged buddy come to life? You can always make more, right? And look at how cute and friendly that little guy is! This artwork by Jim Burns adorns the cover of The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy:…

All the Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can’t Miss in August!

Summer movie season is pretty much over — but books are just getting started. This month’s books include bracing space opera, poignant magical realism, dark subversive futures, epic fantasy. And most of all, lots and lots of mind-blowing action. Here are all the books you can’t afford to sleep on in August. Image: Jon Sullivan…

In the latest Temeraire novel, only Chinese dragons can save Europe

Naomi Novik’s beloved Temeraire series is about to come to an end. Her penultimate novel of the alternate history series, Blood of Tyrants, comes out August 15. In it, we witness some of the last battles of the Napoleonic Wars — from the backs of dragons who aren’t just weapons anymore. They’re generals. Spoilers for…

The Greatest Scenes Where Epic Heroes Ask a Random Priest for Advice

Of all the random bits in Man of Steel, one of the randomest was the scene where Supes asks a man of the cloth what a man of the cape should do. In fact, the “Ask a Priest” scene is a staple of science fiction and fantasy. Here are our favorite moments where someone consults…

10 Book Series So Addictive, You Never Want Them to End

Welcome to the deep of winter, the time when the nights are longest and you basically never want to get out of your warm bed. This is the perfect time to get sucked into a long, complicated relationship with a book series. But what book series are worth getting hooked on? We did some digging…

Learn to Be a Better Writer By Reading Fanfiction

These days, it’s pretty much accepted that fanfiction writers can become “real” authors. Fifty Shades of Grey started out as Twilight fanfic and is the year’s biggest publishing sensation. Former fanfic writer Cassandra Clare is about to have a huge motion picture of her Mortal Engines series. And tons of major authors, like Naomi Novik,…

Napoleonic Dragons and Post-Apocalyptic Survivors Like You’ve Never Seen Them

A Paris gallery, Galerie Daniel Maghen, has an amazing exhibit of art inspired by great books — including a number of fantasy and science fiction classics. Behold some amazing takes on Naomi Novik’s Temeraire books, Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend and Robert E. Howard’s Conan. Here are a few of our favorites — check out…