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JULY 7, 2022

Birthdays come every year, but since your favorite films only celebrate landmark anniversaries every so often, we like to acknowledge them here at io9. And so, just as we did last year , every few months we’re going to let you know which major sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and genre movies are marking significant… Read more.

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DECEMBER 30, 2021

Welcome back to io9's the Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. Read more.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Today, io9 has an exclusive look at the gorgeous cover, as well as some insights from the author about her latest fantasy creation. Author Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles, Heartless ) is soon returning to the realm of fairy-tale retelling —her next book, the Rumpelstiltskin -inspired Gilded, arrives in November. Read more.

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

io9's got you covered with a robust list of sci-fi and fantasy releases coming in January, including new titles from James Rollins , Charles Stross , Nnedi… Read more. Forget quitting booze or starting an exercise regime—the only New Year’s resolution worth making (because it’s the most fun to stick with) is “read more books.”

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JUNE 1, 2022

Welcome back to io9's monthly Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. Read more.

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MARCH 31, 2021

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 more.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Welcome back to io9's monthly Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. Read more.

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JULY 1, 2022

Welcome back to io9's monthly Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. Read more.

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APRIL 1, 2022

It’s April, and that means another crop of new sci-fi and fantasy books are upon us! This month we’ve got brand-new releases from io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders as well as Station Eleven author Emily St. John Mandel , plus tales of magical hospitals and hotels, space voyages gone sideways, witches and plagues, and… Read more.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This week marked the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy VII ’s North American release—and a new book by Aidan Moher, out October 4, examines the game’s scope of influence, not just on its legions of fans , but on the realm of Western pop culture itself. io9 is pleased to share an exclusive excerpt from Fight, Magic, … Read more.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

When Charlie Jane Anders was still here at io9—she co-founded the site with Annalee Newitz back in 2008—she wrote several popular posts offering advice and inspiration to both aspiring and veteran authors of sci-fi and fantasy. Those posts gained even more value after she herself became a best-selling fiction author,… Read more.

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MAY 20, 2021

Edited by World Fantasy Award winner Lavie Tidhar , The Best of World SF: Volume 1 collects 26 new short stories from authors representing 21 countries , including France, China, Singapore, Nigeria, India, Japan, Italy, and Cuba. io9 has a first look at the entry by Tlotlo Tsamaase, who hails from Botswana. Read more.

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MAY 2, 2022

Welcome back to io9's monthly Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. Read more.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

After years of customizing the most enjoyable titles in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror movies and TV from the “original” streamers, io9 has decided to kick things up a notch. The Nerd’s Watch just got an upgrade. Folks, there may be too many streaming services. Read more.

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MARCH 31, 2022

Welcome back to io9's monthly Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. Read more.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Welcome back to io9's the Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. Read more.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Welcome back to io9's Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. Read more.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Author Rory Power earned acclaim for her YA fantasy novels Wilder Girls and Burn Our Bodies Down , but in 2022 she’ll be making her adult fantasy debut with In a Garden Burning Gold , a tale of magical twins that’s inspired in part by her Greek heritage. io9 is excited to reveal the cover and first excerpt from Power’s… Read more.

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MAY 27, 2022

If you’re reading a site like io9 or Gizmodo, chances are Industrial Light and Magic has had an impact on your life. Created by George Lucas to help him make a little film called Star Wars , the company has been at the forefront of visual and special effects , working on basically every major sci-fi and fantasy film in… Read more.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Birthdays come every year, but since your favorite films only celebrate landmark anniversaries every so often, we like to acknowledge them here at io9. And so, just as we did last year , every few months we’re going to let you know which major sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and genre movies are marking significant… Read more.

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MARCH 23, 2022

Fans of BookTok —chuckle if you will, but we’re fans of anything that encourages people to read, especially genre fiction —may already know the name of fantasy author Melissa Blair. But io9's got the exclusive news that her debut novel, the previously self-published A Broken Blade , will be published by Union Square &… Read more.

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MARCH 9, 2022

Fans of Natasha Bowen’s 2021 fantasy Skin of the Sea —and anyone who enjoys stories about mermaids and West African folklore —will be thrilled to hear sequel Soul of the Deep is arriving this fall. io9 interviewed the Nigerian-Welsh author over email to learn about the anticipated release; we’ve also got a first look at… Read more.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

This month is huge for fans of sci-fi and fantasy books. Corey’s final Expanse book, Leviathan Falls ; a new collection of stories by io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders called Even Greater Mistakes ; and the latest Brandon Sanderson Skyward Series novel , Cytonic. We’ve got James S.A.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Two young women—one an African warrior , one a Viking princess —become important allies in Black Shield Maiden , a new medieval fantasy that’s the first in a new series from musician turned debut author WILLOW , co-written with Jess Hendel. io9 is excited to share a vivid first excerpt from the book today. Read more.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

io9 has collected the hottest sci-fi, fantasy, and genre shows, new… Read more. Summer has passed us by, and while it was far from the kind of summer most people expected for 2021— for pop culture or otherwise —now that the nights are drawing in there’s a whole plethora of genre television to be excited for in the coming months.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

io9's got your look ahead out of what to expect from the first few months of 2022 in sci-fi and fantasy TV—and taste of a few things we know are coming later this year. We’ve had movies to look forward to , streaming faves to plan binges around, but what’s good and on broadcast in 2022? Read more.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy news. This week, Super7 turns its eyes to SilverHawks for its latest Ultimates line, Red XIII joins the Final Fantasy VII Remake figure line, and Hasbro slimes the Ghostbusters real good. Check it out! Read more.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The 14 books that comprise Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time fantasy series were released over 23 years. When io9 asked star Daniel… Read more. Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming TV adaptation can’t possibly last half that long, but if the show is successful, it’s still going to be a massive time investment for every actor on board.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

In that vein, Nigerian-Welsh author Natasha Bowen drew upon West African mythology to create her fantasy debut, Skin of the Sea , and io9… Read more. When a mermaid saves a human life, she’s most definitely not hailed as a hero—she’s marked for terrible punishment because she’s broken an ancient law designed to protect her kind.

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MAY 13, 2021

Author James Rollins is best-known for his SIGMA Force thrillers, but he’s also an accomplished fantasy author. io9 has the cover reveal and an excerpt to share today. His new series, Moonfall, begins early next year with The Starless Crown , an epic adventure in which one of the villains is the actual moon itself. Read more.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

Josh Winning’s The Shadow Glass asks a big question on its cover, which io9 is revealing today (and you can see in full below): “What if it was all real?” The “it” in this case is a puppet fantasy world created by the main character’s father—reminiscent of The Dark Crystal , Labyrinth , The NeverEnding Story , and other… Read more.

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MAY 21, 2021

A lot of actors have taken on multiple roles in genre projects— sci-fi , fantasy, horror —but one stands out as possibly the most prolific in this particular area. io9 is here to offer evidence that it’s one Ralph Ineson. Which actor has had the most work in geekdom? Read more.

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MAY 28, 2021

Described as “ Princess Mononoke meets Stardust ,” Cassandra Rose Clarke’s fantasy novel The Beholden follows sisters who make a desperate deal with a goddess and must grapple with the consequences when their bill comes due. io9 just so happens to have the beautiful cover and an exciting excerpt to reveal today! Read more.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Dragons have always been a huge part of D&D ’s fantasy, and now io9 has got an exclusive look inside some of the rules and lore being… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Fantasy author Terry Goodkind passed away in September, but he left behind a long legacy of books , including the Sword of Truth series. Today io9 is excited to share an excerpt from The Children of D’Hara , a posthumous release collecting five of his serial novels that continue the story of the Sword of Truth. Read more.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

That’s not even accounting for the fact that io9 typically only covers sci-fi , fantasy, and horror creations. Early on into our prep for all the television our readers might like to watch in 2021, we realized there was a lot. Like, a lot a lot. So we broke up our recommendations into three parts; yesterday was focused… Read more.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Welcome to io9’s look back at the Dungeons & Dragons novels of yore, where I read these classic fantasy books to see… Read more. In the frozen tundra of Icewind Dale , four unlikely (sort of) heroes (sort of) join forces (sort of) to defeat an evil wizard (sort of) wielding unimaginable power (actually, it’s pretty imaginable).

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