Some books keep you turning pages at a mad pace, eager to find out what happens. But then there are the books where you want to slow down, because every sentence is a marvel. Which science fiction or fantasy novel blew you away the most with its beautifully crafted writing?
The controversy over this year's Hugo Awards nominations continues to get messier. Two authors who were nominated for awards after being included on the Sad Puppies voting slate (and the copycat slate, Rabid Puppies) have decided to withdraw from the Hugo ballot.
Last night's episode of Person of Interest was promoted as the return of Taraji P. Henson as her beloved character, Detective Carter — but it was really a dive into the character of Reese, who can't open up to people and can't share himself with anyone. And in this episode, it nearly gets him killed.
Since its first episode, Agents of SHIELD has circled around the problem of how to deal with superhumans. At times, the show has felt like a regular spy adventure — but it's always come back to the problem of extraordinary abilities. Rarely, though, has the show's take on the issue felt as fresh as it did last night.
In this brand new map of the Ares Vallis region of Mars, released by the German space agency DLR, you can see the true differences in height between the high and low parts of our neighboring planet. The highest parts, expressed in red, are about 4000 meters (2.4 miles) above the lowest parts, in blue.
Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. This month, we've read A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab. Jump into comments to get started talking about it!
Some of the best children's books are actually quite strange, even dreamlike. And this is especially true of kids' books from the 1960s and 1970s. In an interview with BoingBoing, author Jonathan Lethem talks about the kids' books that he loved, including the "mysterious and rich" Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson (above).
This is great news. The other day, we wondered why blind people couldn't experience Netflix's new series about the most famous blind superhero, Daredevil. Now Netflix has responded, adding audio description to Daredevil, and soon other shows as well. [h/t fullstreamahead]
There are so many ways to celebrate the grandeur of the King of Monsters. But author Jo Walton may have just found the best possible way.
Game of Thrones veteran Michelle MacLaren was supposed to make her big-screen debut with the Wonder Woman solo film — but now she's left the project over "creative differences," the studio tells The Hollywood Reporter.
The first season of Syfy's 12 Monkeys ended the other day, so now we can take a step back and look at what this show is actually about. And it's not at all what we thought. In particular, the Army of the Twelve Monkeys isn't what we thought it was. Spoilers ahead...
Surviving after the apocalypse takes a special level of preparedness, or resourcefulness. You have to fight off monsters, or find sources of food. There are crazy fascists, often. So the people who make it are usually total badasses. But not always. Who's the most pathetic post-apocalyptic survivor of all?
Back in season one of Game of Thrones, Cersei Lannister told us that when you play the game of thrones, "you win or you die." But by now, it's become clear to Cersei (and everyone else) that this isn't an either/or proposition. You can win the game, and still be toast. Just ask Tywin Lannister.
The first season of Syfy's 12 Monkeys just ended with a huge insane twist — and now, we have to wait until 2016 until we find out what happens next! Luckily, we've got an exclusive featurette that explains where the show is going in season two.
We're already eagerly awaiting the third book in Ann Leckie's Ancillary trilogy, Ancillary Mercy, due this October. But meanwhile, the award-winning space opera author is already working on her next books after that.
Joshua Loevy is an attorney in Kansas City, MO, who happens to be blind. For years, people have compared him to blind attorney Matt Murdock, whose alter ego is the superhero Daredevil. So Loevy was excited to check out the new Daredevil series... but he can't.
This month, the io9 Book Club is reading A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Scwhab. We'll meet on Tuesday, April 14 to discuss it. Join us!
When we interviewed A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin at Comic-Con, we decided to drill down and ask some intense questions. Like, is this series only seven books long because some subplots took over the story? Are the Dothraki one-dimensional stereotypes? What does he think of Sliders? Here's what he…
