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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

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. Today, io9 has an exclusive look at the gorgeous cover, as well as some insights from the author about her latest fantasy creation. 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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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

A new book, written by io9 alumni Andrew Liptak, spotlights the creative, awesomely nerdy folks who make dressing up an art form. Cosplayers who look forward to comics conventions have had it rough during the pandemic, but the community’s spirit is still thriving. Cosplay: A History: The Builders, Fans, and Makers Who … Read more.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Now, the season’s official art book is on the way, and io9 has your exclusive look inside as to how some of these surprising… Read more. For better or worse , The Mandalorian season two rapidly expanded Din Djarin and Grogu’s world, thrusting them onto a path that saw them meet everyone from fellow Mandalorians to almighty Jedi.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

No matter what becomes of Marvel’s mutants in the comic books or any live-action movies Marvel Studios is undoubtedly dreaming up , the ‘90s animated series that dominated the Saturday morning TV bloc will always be one of the most definitive takes on Charles Xavier and his students. Today, io9 has an exclusive look at… Read more.

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JULY 5, 2022

After what felt like a lifetime , the fourth season of Stranger Things is now in the books. Split into two parts , which included multiple feature-length episodes , the season saw the kids from Hawkins and beyond pushed to their limits against a terrifying new villain who, actually, isn’t that new at all. Read more.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Robert Jordan ’s 15 books span more than 11,000 pages of adventure, lore, and world-building that can be incredibly intimidating to start reading. It’s one of the biggest fantasy series of all time—and not just in popularity. Maybe it’s even made you wary of Amazon’s upcoming TV adaptation of the series. If that’s… Read more.

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JUNE 18, 2020

Now, a new book wants to detail Thra’s grand bestiary—and io9 has an exclusive look inside shows. The world of Thra is full of incredible beings and creatures, from major civilizations like the Gelfling and the Skesis, to humble landstriders and adorable (and occasionally horrifying) Nurlocs. Read more.

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JULY 17, 2020

Dark Horse and CD Projekt Red are about to release a 200-page hardcover book detailing the lore of the entire world months before the video game pops into your console, and io9 has an exclusive sneak peek. If you’re looking forward to the Keanu Reeves-starring Cyberpunk 2077 , we have a homework assignment for you. 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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APRIL 15, 2022

Jonathan Hickman might be beloved for his creator-owned work at Image and his iconic runs on Avengers , Fantastic Four , and most recently X-Men at Marvel, but his next big project is a huge, out-of-this world collaboration on Substack with Mike del Mundo and Mike Huddleston—and io9 has a peek inside. Read more.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest and greatest in toy news. This week: Hasbro goes back to Star Wars with big new playsets and big new droids, Lego asks us what we really really want, and Doctor Strange magics himself up a new Multiverse of Madness figure. Check it out! Read more.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

The first book is titled A Crown of Ivy and Glass , and io9 is thrilled to be revealing the cover and an excerpt today. Claire Legrand is a best-selling YA author —her works include the Empirium Trilogy and Sawkill Girls —but next year, she’ll be releasing her first adult fantasy saga. Read more.

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JULY 1, 2021

From the hard boiled crime worlds of the Pete Fernandez series to the galaxy far, far away to chart the young life of Star Wars ’ Poe Dameron , Alex Segura might be better known to comics fans for his work at Archie Comics and now Oni—but his latest novel is combining both sides of his professional career, and now io9's… Read more.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Author Chuck Wendig is a favorite here at io9; we’ve featured excerpts from his books before, including his 2019 sci-fi smash hit Wanderers. Today we are thrilled to be debuting the cover and first excerpt from its follow-up, Wayward , which will be out next summer. 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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AUGUST 24, 2020

A fascinating new book digs into some of the show’s squishiest cases , and io9 has a sneak peek plus an interview… Read more. Well, Scully and Mulder, of course—and while the show was famous for its alien conspiracy mythology, we confess to preferring its signature monster-of-the-week episodes.

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JULY 28, 2022

io9 is pleased to announce that Erewhon Books has acquired Womb City, the novel debut of Lambda finalist and Nommo Award-winner Tlotlo Tsamaase , who uses both xe/xem and she/her pronouns. Tsamaase is a Motswana writer currently living in Botswana. Xer novella, The Silence of the Wilting Skin , garnered a massive… Read more.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

The final season of The Expanse arrives this Friday , so io9 hopped on a video chat with writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham (who co-author The Expanse books as James S.A. Corey ) and showrunner Naren Shankar to talk about the show’s past, present, and (hopefully?) Read more.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s standard procedure for comic book heroes and villains to come back from the dead. io9 has your exclusive preview today. But sometimes they come back but stay dead, and that’s the case in DC Comics ’ new series Task Force Z. Read more.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Now, the storyteller is back with a new art book, The Labyrinth , and io9 has an exclusive look inside the maze. Tales From the Loop creator Simon Stålenhag has a knack for playing on our greatest hopes and fears, combining the innocence of youth with science fiction’s fascinating, yet terrifying , unknown. Read more.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Typically, a Dungeons & Dragons adventure book is all about creating a world for your heroes to go on epic campaigns —detailing the vast settings of places like Eberron or Icewind Dale , or setting up cities like Waterdeep or even the Magic: The Gathering land of Ravnica.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

With season six now in the books and the show wrapped for good, we’re looking back at the final season. Obviously, it’s still one of the greatest sci-fi shows of all time (it made io9's list of best TV of 2021 !), The Expanse is over. Long live The Expanse ! but we had a few nitpicks this final go-round. keeping in… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

io9 is excited to share a vivid first excerpt from the book today. 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. 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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MAY 17, 2021

If you’ve seen Darren Lynn Bousman’s new Saw movie , Spiral: From the Book of Saw , you might have walked away thinking the film’s surprise ending came as a reaction to some very serious real-world issues that have rightfully been getting more attention lately. But as Bousman revealed to io9 in a recent interview,… Read more.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy news around the internet. This week The Book of Boba Fett meets Nerf, McFarlane dives deep into the Batman rogues’ gallery, and EXO-6's latest Star Trek figure takes a trip to the Q Continuum. Check it out! Read more.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy and merchandise news. This week, The Book of Boba Fett ’s end means merchandise a-go-go with Star Wars toys from Lego and Hasbro (and more, for good measure), and Playmates boldly goes forward with Star Trek: Prodigy toys and back into the past with r… Read more.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Maybe one of those hobbies is knitting—and if you did pick up that skill, a new Star Wars book is going to be your new favorite thing in the world. io9 just happens to… Read more. While 2020 hasn’t been a great year for travel, gatherings, or general overall happiness , it has given many of us the chance to work on new hobbies.

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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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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round-up of the latest and greatest in nerdy merchandise. This week: Lego’s latest modular building brings some class to your display, The Book of Boba Fett opens up to a page of action figures, and Destiny ’s most iconic rocket launcher is getting the Nerf treatment. Check it… 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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AUGUST 30, 2021

The second book in the series, Moon Witch, Spider King , will be out February 15, 2022, but today, io9 has the exclusive… Read more. Marlon James began his Dark Star trilogy—aka “the African Game of Thrones” —with 2019's highly acclaimed Black Leopard, Red Wolf , which is currently being adapted for the screen by Michael B.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

Later this year, these key pieces of Star Wars are getting their own book and, to celebrate, io9 is excited to give you your… Read more. The Jedi weapon is one of the most recognizable pieces of one of the world’s most popular franchises and a truly elegant feat of design.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Books have shown us how he left his homeworld and the unknown regions to explore “our” side of the Star Wars galaxy, but Timothy Zahn’s latest trilogy is delving back into that past, and io9 has a look inside. In Star Wars ’ current canon, we’ve seen Thrawn’s rise as one of the Empire’s most cunning Grand Admirals. Read more.

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MAY 6, 2021

DuckTales may have ended on TV (sigh), but the adventures of Huey, Dewey, and Louie will continue in a new middle-grade book series from author Tommy Greenwald and illustrator Elisa Ferrari: the mystery-themed Duckscares. The first entry, The Nightmare Formula , is out now, and io9 has a peek inside. Read more.

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APRIL 28, 2022

Science-Fantasy isn’t a new genre, per se, but it is one that is starting to get some clearer definitions within publishing, making it a buzzy place to read. Combining tropes and conventions of both science-fiction and fantasy , magic and time-space travel often go hand in hand. There are often unexplainable forces are… Read more.

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