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EartherAll We Can Save Redefines ‘We’ in the Climate Fight
The how-to-fix-it climate genre has become an increasingly crowded space in nonfiction publishing these days. From Eric Holthaus’ Future Earth to Christiana Figueres’ and Tom Carnac’s The Future We Choose, the roadmap to fixing the damage done to the climate is being filled in. All We Can Save is the latest entry into the field, … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsA Magical Deal Goes Sideways in This Excerpt From Cairo-Set Fantasy A Master of Djinn
P. Djèlí Clark has won Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards for his short-format work, and he’s got a new novella, Ring Shout, coming in October. But today, io9 is thrilled to share a look at his first full-length novel, A Master of Djinn—due next year and set in the author’s magical, alt-history version of Cairo. … Continued
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io9Lovecraft Country Expanded Its Mythos With a Carnal Story about War
The degree to which HBO’s Lovecraft Country has already branched off from the novel its based on might give you the sense that at this point, with half the season over, the story might slow down on the worldbuilding to begin fully weaving its core character’s arcs together in the buildup to its finale. But … Continued
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io9Lovecraft Country‘s Wunmi Mosaku and Abbey Lee Discuss the Intricacies of Ruby and Christina
Lovecraft Country is an ensemble show about multiple members of the interconnected Freeman, Baptiste, and Braithwaite families, which made it important for certain characters to be expanded upon from their counterparts in the books. In particular, Wunmi Mosaku’s Ruby and Abbey Lee’s Christina have been given more fascinating arcs in the larger story of magic, … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThe Expanse‘s 9th and Final Book Is Titled Leviathan Falls
We’ve known for some time that the Expanse book series (written by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, known together as James S.A. Corey) would probably be coming to an end with its ninth entry. What we haven’t known is the title of that book, or when to expect it—until today. This afternoon during a virtual fan … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsPeek Into Cursed Objects and Learn All About the World’s Weirdest and Unluckiest Things
Sometimes a doll is just a doll. But sometimes, it’s a doll with a history so creepy and a general aura so unsettling that it’s elevated into a rare pantheon of notoriety. J.W. Ocker investigates stories like these—and many more!—in his new book Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World’s Most Infamous Items. … Continued
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io9Game of Thrones Showrunners Say the One Thing They Got Right About the Pilot Was Admitting It Sucked
Game of Thrones’ original pilot is infamous—one of the most secretive pilots in recent TV history, spoken of in hushed whispers. Apparently, it was far, far from the quality of the first episode of Thrones we actually saw, thanks to a radical reshoot overhaul and some big cast changes. But the only reason that turnaround … Continued
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io9Lovecraft Country Stepped Up Its Game by Going Full Body Horror
By framing H.P. Lovecraft’s own white supremacist beliefs as the ultimate horror plaguing its heroes, Lovecraft Country’s given itself a way of focusing on scares that are more cerebral and emotional than the vicious, tentacled monsters the author popularized in his stories. But with “Strange Case,” the show spends some much needed time getting into … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsA Look Inside Last Gate of the Emperor, a YA Future Adventure Defined by Augmented Reality
In Cake Literary’s upcoming middle grade novel Last Gate of the Emperor—from co-authors Kwame Mbalia (Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky) and Prince Joel Makonnen—a young boy living in a technologically dense near-future grapples with the reality that while the world’s arguably become a more advanced and developed place, its bounty still isn’t … Continued
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io9MoviesDenis Villeneuve Explains Why Dune Had to Be Filmed in the Real World
When Denis Villeneuve was asked to direct an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, he had two requirements. One was that he wanted to divide the book into two movies—the other was that he wanted it to be as real as possible. “I strongly believe that as human beings, what is around us has an impact … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsSix Tips for Funding Your Hardware Startup
What follows is an excerpt from my new book, Get Funded!: The Startup Entrepreneur’s Guide to Seriously Successful Fundraising, a book I wrote while working with hundreds of startups around the world. In this excerpt, my co-writer and I, Eric Villines, talk about how to build a hardware startup through crowdfunding. When it comes to … Continued
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io9MoviesDune’s Cast Is Extremely Proud and Incredibly Close
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has amassed one of the biggest, most talented film casts in years. Many of them are bona fide superstars. You might expect that putting them in glorified wetsuits in the middle of the desert would cause one of them to complain—at least a little. However, when asked that very question, the director’s … Continued
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io9MoviesThe 6 Coolest Dune Book Spoilers We Spotted in the Trailer
The first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune was full of sand, which is rough and coarse and gets everywhere. But it also hinted at a few key, exciting moments from Frank Herbert’s book, ones that we simply have to talk about. After the spoiler warning below, we enter a no-holds-barred zone where anything and everything … Continued
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io9MoviesBreaking Down the Spice, Worms, and Pain Boxes in Dune‘s First Trailer
It’s finally here. We’ve been waiting months to see a (moving) look at Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaited adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel Dune. The debut trailer showed a beautiful but dangerous world on the brink of destruction and gives several hints that you may have missed on first viewing. Allow us to dig a … Continued
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io9TrailersDune’s First Trailer Is a Beautiful, Unstoppable Journey
The spice must flow. The dynamic first trailer is here for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, which brings a star-studded cast to a harsh desert planet where they juggle honor, power, and faith—and one young man’s fate could save or destroy them all. The nearly three-minute trailer promises a gorgeous sci-fi saga, enhanced by Villeneuve’s fantastic direction … Continued
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io9Lovecraft Country Is Getting to the Root of Everyone’s Pain
Much as each of Lovecraft Country’s episodes have further expanded upon its strange world of eldritch magic and white supremacist occultists seeking to control it, the show’s never lost sight of the fact that it’s telling a complicated story about multiple generations of interconnected Black families working though all kinds of pent up guilt, frustration, … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsLesbian Necromancers in Space Will Break Your Heart
Forgive me, but Tamsyn Muir’s incredible debut, Gideon the Ninth, absolutely ruined me last year. The novel racked up a lot of accolades, and Muir has followed it up with a breathtaking sequel—Harrow the Ninth—that will disgust, amuse, and maybe even titillate you, and then break your heart all over again. And like a masochist … Continued
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io9Lovecraft Country‘s Jurnee Smollett Opens Up About What Makes Leti Who She Is
In the third episode of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, the series shifts gears in an interesting way as its heroes settle back into their lives in Chicago, newly aware that somewhere in America, there are white supremacist magic users vying to take control of the world through occult means. It’s the sort of mental burden that would exhaust … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsGet a First Look at Ho Che Anderson’s Stone, a Neo-Noir Tale of Basketball, Revenge, and Rebellion
In a not-entirely-unfamiliar world harshly divided along class lines, where elections are canceled and the wealthy keep a tight hold on power, a young basketball star who just happens to be descended from the legendary rebel queen Boudica decides enough is enough. That’s the set-up for Ho Che Anderson’s new novella Stone, featuring gorgeous illustrations … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsStar Wars Author J.W. Rinzler Goes to the Moon With His New Book
Star Wars. Indiana Jones. Alien. Planet of the Apes. Author J.W. Rinzler has written books on them all. However, for his latest project, he’s tackling a story that’s more famous than all those iconic movies combined: the Space Race. Rinzler’s latest book is called All Up, a fact-based fiction thriller blending impressive research and creative … Continued