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What is cyberpunk?What is cyberpunk?

We present a brief history of the near future

A monstrous primer on the works of H.P. LovecraftA monstrous primer on the works of H.P. Lovecraft

Your guide to the fantasy author’s nightmarish must-reads

Dril has published a bookDril has published a book
Bijan Stephen
Apple has greenlit a TV show based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation seriesApple has greenlit a TV show based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series
The New York Public Library is using Instagram Stories to bring classic novels to your smartphoneThe New York Public Library is using Instagram Stories to bring classic novels to your smartphone
Walmart’s latest move to compete with Amazon is a Kobo ebook and audiobook storeWalmart’s latest move to compete with Amazon is a Kobo ebook and audiobook store
The Lady Astronaut novels are an enthralling alternate history of the space race

The books might be set in an alternate past, but they’re cutting-edge SF novels that speak volumes about the present

Andrew Liptak
Here are the winners of the 2018 Hugo AwardsHere are the winners of the 2018 Hugo Awards
This is how a leading arms expert imagines a North Korean nuclear attack on the US

A fictional look at a terrifying potential future

Andrew Liptak
AMC is developing a sci-fi show based on Ken Liu’s short storiesAMC is developing a sci-fi show based on Ken Liu’s short stories
All the science fiction and fantasy books that you should check out this monthAll the science fiction and fantasy books that you should check out this month
Award-winning artist Julie Dillon is Kickstarting a book of gorgeous sci-fi and fantasy artAward-winning artist Julie Dillon is Kickstarting a book of gorgeous sci-fi and fantasy art
Destiny’s excellent lore is being collected into a physical anthology book seriesDestiny’s excellent lore is being collected into a physical anthology book series
Star Wars author Timothy Zahn on Thrawn: Alliances and toxic fandom

In Zahn’s latest novel, two of the franchise’s greatest villains — Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader — meet and join forces

Andrew Liptak
Sci-fi convention Worldcon reorganizes its programming amid exclusion backlashSci-fi convention Worldcon reorganizes its programming amid exclusion backlash
With Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik cements her status as one of the great YA fantasy authorsWith Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik cements her status as one of the great YA fantasy authors

It’s a shivery new Rumpelstiltskin story where the princess is the spinner

The next Star Wars novels will flesh out the prequel eraThe next Star Wars novels will flesh out the prequel era
Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles is headed to HuluAnne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles is headed to Hulu
Barnes & Noble is launching a summer board game series to attract customers, but who is it for?Barnes & Noble is launching a summer board game series to attract customers, but who is it for?
A transgender girl rises up against alien invaders in Rich Larson’s novel Annex

The novel hits stores on July 24th

Andrew Liptak
In The Robots of Gotham, AI has taken over the world — and become exactly like usIn The Robots of Gotham, AI has taken over the world — and become exactly like us
12 fantastic science fiction and fantasy novels that you should check out this July12 fantastic science fiction and fantasy novels that you should check out this July
Jimmy Fallon will kick off Tonight Show book club with YA fantasy Children of Blood and BoneJimmy Fallon will kick off Tonight Show book club with YA fantasy Children of Blood and Bone
Paul Tremblay’s apocalyptic novel The Cabin at the End of the World is a parents’ worst nightmarePaul Tremblay’s apocalyptic novel The Cabin at the End of the World is a parents’ worst nightmare
Harlan Ellison, one of science fiction’s most controversial authors, has diedHarlan Ellison, one of science fiction’s most controversial authors, has died
This app will send you tiny short stories via push notificationThis app will send you tiny short stories via push notification
Trail of Lightning is a breathtaking Native American urban fantasy adventureTrail of Lightning is a breathtaking Native American urban fantasy adventure
How Jurassic Park led to the modernization of dinosaur paleontologyHow Jurassic Park led to the modernization of dinosaur paleontology
Google Doodle honors legendary science fiction author Octavia ButlerGoogle Doodle honors legendary science fiction author Octavia Butler
The geopolitics of the afterlife get messy in the new sci-fi spy novel Summerland

Summerland hits bookstores on June 26th

Andrew Liptak
This book imagines what animals might look like if humans went extinctThis book imagines what animals might look like if humans went extinct
Stranger Things is getting a prequel tie-in novelStranger Things is getting a prequel tie-in novel
iBooks gets a redesign and new Apple Books branding in iOS 12iBooks gets a redesign and new Apple Books branding in iOS 12
The 13 enthralling science fiction and fantasy books you need to check out this JuneThe 13 enthralling science fiction and fantasy books you need to check out this June
Solo demonstrates that the Star Wars expanded universe hasn’t been forgottenSolo demonstrates that the Star Wars expanded universe hasn’t been forgotten
The hardest part of preparing for disasters is overcoming human natureThe hardest part of preparing for disasters is overcoming human nature
Now is the perfect time to start watching The ExpanseNow is the perfect time to start watching The Expanse
Here are the winners of the 2018 Nebula AwardsHere are the winners of the 2018 Nebula Awards
This video shows how surrealist cover art gave us the sci-fi genre we know todayThis video shows how surrealist cover art gave us the sci-fi genre we know today
This illustrated collection of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea books finally does the series justice

The illustrated collection of Earthsea novels was a painstaking collaboration and one of the legendary author’s final projects

Andrew Liptak

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