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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
A futurist imagines the Earth populated exclusively by the 1 percentA futurist imagines the Earth populated exclusively by the 1 percent
A new documentary will explore the life and legacy of Ursula K. Le GuinA new documentary will explore the life and legacy of Ursula K. Le Guin
The Expanse author James S.A. Corey is writing a new space opera trilogyThe Expanse author James S.A. Corey is writing a new space opera trilogy
The Expanse’s third season will be its last on the Syfy channelThe Expanse’s third season will be its last on the Syfy channel
The 12 gripping science fiction and fantasy novels you need to check out this MayThe 12 gripping science fiction and fantasy novels you need to check out this May
Amazon is launching a $23 subscription book box for kidsAmazon is launching a $23 subscription book box for kids
Emoji is the latest book from the Standards Manual design duoEmoji is the latest book from the Standards Manual design duo
NASA astronauts will probably launch from the US before The Winds of Winter is publishedNASA astronauts will probably launch from the US before The Winds of Winter is published
George R.R. Martin will publish Fire and Blood, the 640-page Game of Thrones history book no one asked for, this fallGeorge R.R. Martin will publish Fire and Blood, the 640-page Game of Thrones history book no one asked for, this fall
The future of war will be fought by machines, but will humans still be in charge?The future of war will be fought by machines, but will humans still be in charge?
Today is World Book Day — here’s what we’re readingToday is World Book Day — here’s what we’re reading
Amazon won’t let users review James Comey’s new book if they didn’t purchase it through the siteAmazon won’t let users review James Comey’s new book if they didn’t purchase it through the site

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