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September, 2010

Thu Sep 30
Of AT-ATs and Dogs by Irene Gallo
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing October Releases in Epic Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson
Review: Cherie Priest’s Dreadnought by Mike Perschon
New Skyline Trailer by Danny Bowes
Frequency Rotation: Kate Bush, “Deeper Understanding” by Jason Heller
Bad good guys, good bad guys, bad bad guys, no good good guys by Jason Henninger
Applications Open for Towers of Midnight “Tower Guards” Program by Management Services
How Did I Miss This?—Thoughts on Where’s Neil When You Need Him? by Brit Mandelo
A different fairyland: The Magical Monarch of Mo by Mari Ness
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #25 by John Klima
Wed Sep 29
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing October Releases in Young Adult Paranormal Fiction by Suzanne Johnson
Frederik Pohl and Jack Vance on StarShip Sofa by Stubby the Rocket
A future that never came: Arthur C. Clarke’s A Fall of Moondust by Jo Walton
Wednesday Pull-List: All Over But The Cryin’ by Chris Greenland, Annie Gala and Matt Lampert
The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Gardens of the Moon, Chapter 24 and Epilogue by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Intersections and Interlopers by Lisa Desrochers and Ken Scholes
We Knew Them When: Idiots’Books on Slate.com by Liz Gorinsky
River of Souls by Beth Bernobich
Tue Sep 28
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing October Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson
Ralph Vicinanza, 1950-2010 by Beth Meacham
The Suck Fairy by Jo Walton
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Winter’s Heart, Part 20 by Leigh Butler
Richard Matheson—Storyteller by Management Services
Richard Matheson—Storyteller: We Are Legend by Matthew R. Bradley
Richard Matheson—Storyteller: Introducing a Series of Irregular (Sometimes Highly Irregular) Posts by Matthew R. Bradley
Not a Nice Guy: a review of Mr. Monster by Dan Wells by Brit Mandelo
Mon Sep 27
U.N. Appoints No One At All To Talk To Aliens by Chris Greenland
Pondering humanity: Theodore Sturgeon’s The Dreaming Jewels by Jo Walton
Upcoming Events in October by René Walling
Questions for Steven Erikson on Gardens of the Moon? Start asking! by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing October Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson
Stasis, a short film by Irene Gallo
The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects: A Review by Alex Brown
Monuments from the future: Robert Charles Wilson’s The Chronoliths by Jo Walton
Sat Sep 25
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Bottle” and “Dot” by Irene Gallo
Fri Sep 24
Going to the Maker Faire? Locate Liz! by Stubby the Rocket
Frequency Rotation: The Downliners Sect, “Lord of the Rings” by Jason Heller
New Behind-The-Scenes Footage from The Walking Dead by Stubby the Rocket
Dexter returns to face his Biggest Bad: Last Season by Theresa DeLucci
Charles Vess and The Wheel of Time. Or, Charlie Goes to Randland by Irene Gallo
A is for Artist: K by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
The Gestalt Possibility of Joseph Gordon-Levitt by Jason Henninger
A Softer World, series 2 by Joey Comeau and Emily Horne
Thu Sep 23
Robot International Trailer by Stubby the Rocket
Makers Recommendations & Giveaway! by Management Services
A cup or a comb or a song: Ellen Kushner’s Thomas the Rhymer by Jo Walton
Filming Fairyland: The Wizard of Oz by Mari Ness
James Burke: An Appreciation by Jason Henninger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 trailer by Irene Gallo
Wed Sep 22
Recettear: Capitalism Ho! by Jenny Rae Rappaport
Two Beauties, Two Beasts: Robin McKinley’s Beauty and Rose Daughter by Jo Walton
Wednesday Pull-List: Larger Meanings & Old Bets by Chris Greenland, Annie Gala and Matt Lampert
Bad Kitty: A Meditation on Cat People by Bob Fingerman
The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Gardens of the Moon, Chapters 22 and 23 by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories by Zack Whedon & More by Brit Mandelo
The Wheel of Time: Towers of Midnight Advance Review by Leigh Butler
Tue Sep 21
A merrier world: J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit by Jo Walton
Jeff Jones “Better Things” Documentary Trailer by
Have Questions for Scott Westerfeld? Let Us Know! by Megan Messinger
Return of the Living Tor.com Name-that-Zombie Caption Contest Winner! by John Joseph Adams
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Winter’s Heart, Part 19 by Leigh Butler
Prologue to The Towers of Midnight on sale now! by Management Services
Back to the Future for Beginners: Charles Yu’s How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by the rejectionist
Al Williamson awarded Spectrum Grand Master by Irene Gallo
Spoiler Thread for “Distinctions,” the Prologue to Towers of Midnight by Management Services
Mon Sep 20
Celebrate Caprica Day in October! by Teresa Jusino
Tor.com Zombie Readiness by Management Services
The Illustrated Fan by Jason Henninger
Lizard-People Gone Wild! The Top 10 Hottest Cold-Blooded Sentient Reptiles of All Time by Ryan Britt
Queering SFF: New Books—Disturbed by Her Song by Tanith Lee by Brit Mandelo
What is The Mongoliad? by John Klima
Small Town Zombies by Harrison Geillor
Review: Dust by Joan Francis Turner by Emily Kramer
Sun Sep 19
Zombie Week Survey: Sunday of the Dead by Bridget McGovern
Night of the Living Trekkies, the book trailer by Stubby the Rocket
Sat Sep 18
Zombie Week Survey: Saturday of the Dead by Bridget McGovern
Fri Sep 17
Happy Birthday Mario! by Matt London
20th Anniversary Tribute to Night of the Living Dead (1990) by Julia Sevin
Common Lines by Catherine MacLeod
Beware of Zombies Bearing Metaphorical Significance by Joshua Starr
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Winter’s Heart, Part 18 by Leigh Butler
Josh Cochran draws Zombies Vs Unicorns by Irene Gallo
A is for Artist: J by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Zenda reimagined with sex: George MacDonald Fraser’s Royal Flash by Jo Walton
Frequency Rotation: Jeffrey Lewis, “If You Shoot the Head You Kill the Ghoul” by Jason Heller
Dead Sexy by Amelia Beamer
Zombie Week Survey: Friday of the Dead by Bridget McGovern
Word to the Wired #2: Undeadiquette by Ellen B. Wright
Zombie Round Table: Favorite Examples of Zombie Fiction by John Joseph Adams
Towers of Midnight Tour Schedule Announced by Management Services
Thu Sep 16
Zombies and steampunk and games, oh my! by GD Falksen
Carl Rush on the Hitchhiker’s Guide 30th Anniversary Redesign by Faceout Books
Avatar Rewatch: “Zuko Alone” (episode 207) by Matt London
Preparations by Mark Mills
Ridiculously honourable: Anthony Hope’s The Prisoner of Zenda by Jo Walton
Six or Seven Zombie Films You Haven’t Seen (And May Not Want To See): Part 2 by R.J. Sevin
The Evolution of Zombie Video Games: A Brief Treatise by Peter Malloy
Dragon*Con Report: “The Art of The Way of Kings” by Richard Fife
The Time I Fought Matsuo Basho by Ryan Mecum
Interview: David Lubar on Zombie Humor by John Ottinger III
Zombie Week Survey: Thursday of the Dead by Bridget McGovern
Wed Sep 15
New Finder series graphic novel and Savage Sword preview by Stubby the Rocket
Six or Seven Zombie Films You Haven’t Seen (And May Not Want To See): Part 1 by R.J. Sevin
The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten (Excerpt) by Harrison Geillor
Steampunk Literary Corner at the Brooklyn Indie Mart by Liz Gorinsky
Wednesday Comics Pull-List: Best Week Ever. by Chris Greenland, Annie Gala and Matt Lampert
Dragon*Con Report: Steampunk Superheroes by Richard Fife
Two young ladies: Joan Aiken’s Deception by Jo Walton
One Damned Thing After Another by Ross MacDonald
The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Gardens of the Moon, Chapters 20 and 21 by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Zombie Round Table: What is the Appeal of Zombie Fiction? by John Joseph Adams
The Unwritten: Inside Man: It Gets Even Better by Brit Mandelo
Zombies, They’s be a Walkin’ by Richard Fife
Zombie Week Survey: Wednesday of the Dead by Bridget McGovern
True Blood: “Evil is Going On” finale review by Theresa DeLucci
Dear Melissa by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Tue Sep 14
Top Five Undercredited Contributions to Zombie History by Julia Sevin
Zombies vs. Scenesters by Sean Bieri
Stepping into Fiction: Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw by Chris Greenland
That’s Not Billy Anymore by Adam-Troy Castro
Dragon*Con Report: Browncoats: Redemption by Richard Fife
Dust (Excerpt) by Joan Frances Turner
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Winter’s Heart, Part 17 by Leigh Butler
E.C. Tubb 1919-2010 by Jo Walton
I Rocked with a Zombie: An Undead Playlist by Jason Heller and Jesse Bullington
Eve dreaming of Adam: Mary Stewart’s The Ivy Tree by Jo Walton
Favorite Zombie Art: A Gallery by Dave Palumbo
Zombie Week Survey: Tuesday of the Dead by Bridget McGovern
Good People by David Wellington
Presenting “Good People” by David Wellington by John Joseph Adams
Mon Sep 13
Zombies and Their Haunts by Joe McKinney
Zombies: The Regular Schmuck of the Monster World by Bob Fingerman
Dragon*Con Report: The Wheel Weaves by Richard Fife
Zombie Hand-to-Hand Combat: A Defensive Primer by Roger Ma
Return of the Living Tor.com Name-that-Zombie Caption Contest by John Joseph Adams
ZOMBIE CAPTION CONTEST: Official Rules by Management Services
Historical Zombies: Mummies, The Odyssey, and Beyond by Paula R. Stiles
Zombie Week Survey: Monday of the Dead by Bridget McGovern
HBO Reveals New Game of Thrones Preview by Stubby the Rocket
Bitter Grounds by Neil Gaiman
Zombie Week on Tor.com by Management Services
Sun Sep 12
Audioslice: It Goes To 11 by Liz Maverick
“You’re not the devil by any chance?” Daphne Du Maurier’s The Scapegoat by Jo Walton
Sat Sep 11
The Best Astronomy Photographers of the Year by Stubby the Rocket
TiM: A Stop-Motion Tribute to Tim Burton by Bridget McGovern
Fri Sep 10
The Evolutionary Void (Excerpt) by Peter F. Hamilton
The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten by Mark Graham
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Winter’s Heart, Part 16 by Leigh Butler
A is for Artist: I by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Frequency Rotation: Fleetwood Mac, “Rhiannon” by Jason Heller
A pit in Dothan: Josephine Tey’s Brat Farrar by Jo Walton
Thu Sep 9
Free Comics! Slightly Scanned. by Chris Greenland
The Dark Passenger: Secretly Speculative? by Brit Mandelo
Thursday Comics Pull-List: Joe Quesada Is Wrong, He Says by Annie Gala and Chris Greenland
Double Identity by Jo Walton
Book Review: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices, Book 1) by Thea James
Mr. Sanderson goes to Raleigh by Richard Fife
Visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter by Stephanie Treanor
Wed Sep 8
Delicacy From Steel Wire by Stubby the Rocket
Do you skim? by Jo Walton
The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Gardens of the Moon, Chapters 18 and 19 by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Happy Airdate, Star Trek! by Megan Messinger
Quincentenniel: Arthur C. Clarke’s Imperial Earth by Jo Walton
Anthologies: A Few Thoughts by Brit Mandelo
The Monster’s Million Faces by Rachel Swirsky
Tue Sep 7
The Giant Zardozian Head of Stanley Kubrick by Greg Ruth
How do you find these things? by Jo Walton
Chicken Soup for the Soulless: The Living Dead 2 Hits the Shelves Next Week by Matt London
Really good fun: Poul Anderson’s The High Crusade by Jo Walton
The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm Open Spoilers Review by Leigh Butler
Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Toys in the Attic” by Madeline Ashby
Poul Anderson’s The High Crusade: An Appreciation by Robert Silverberg by Robert Silverberg
Mon Sep 6
Poul Anderson’s The High Crusade: An Appreciation by David Drake by David Drake
Poul Anderson’s The High Crusade: An Appreciation by Greg Bear by Greg Bear
LotR re-read: Return of the King VI.2, “The Land of Shadow” by Kate Nepveu
Poul Anderson’s The High Crusade: An Appreciation by Eric Flint by Eric Flint
Super Sad and Not-So-Secretly a Science Fiction Novel: A Review of Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story by Ryan Britt
Poul Anderson’s The High Crusade: An Appreciation by Diana L. Paxson by Diana Paxson
Poul Anderson’s The High Crusade: An Appreciation by Astrid Anderson Bear by Astrid Anderson Bear
Sun Sep 5
OK, where do I start with that? X,Y,Z. by Jo Walton
Announcing the 2010 Hugo Award Winners! by Management Services
Sat Sep 4
Watch the Towers of Midnight trailer by Management Services
The Gathering Storm ebook cover by Todd Lockwood by Irene Gallo
Ditmar Awards 2010 by Jo Walton
Fri Sep 3
Happy Labor Day Weekend from Tor.com! by Management Services
Geek Out! by Ethan Gilsdorf
See You On Some Other Channel: Futurama Season 6 by Alex Brown
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Winter’s Heart, Part 15 by Leigh Butler
A is for Artist: H by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Manners and escapes: Sherwood Smith’s Crown Duel by Jo Walton
The Music of Our Passions: Symphony of Space by Brit Mandelo
Thu Sep 2
Bob McCall’s “Escape the Morning” by Gregory Manchess
Out of Print For Decades, The Dune Encyclopedia Surfaces Online by Stubby the Rocket
Frequency Rotation: Billy Lee Riley and His Little Green Men, “Flyin’ Saucers Rock ’n’ Roll” by Jason Heller
Avatar Rewatch: “The Blind Bandit” (Episode 206) by Jordan Hamessley
Warner Bros Making an Attempt at Sandman TV Series by Stubby the Rocket
The Doctor’s 13th Incarnation as Sketched by You by Chris Greenland
“A number of humans and a number of baboons”: Robert M. Sapolsky’s A Primate’s Memoir by Jo Walton
Wed Sep 1
Colliding Large Hadrons Moves Many to Music by Stubby the Rocket
Wednesday Comics Pull-List: We Love Hordes of Things by Chris Greenland and Annie Gala
“Day Jobs”: Business Cards for Fictional Companies by Bridget McGovern
The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Gardens of the Moon, Chapters 16 and 17 by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
The United States of Star Wars by Stubby the Rocket
Your Tamagotchi misses you. (Being a review of Ted Chiang’s The Lifecycle of Software Objects) by Elizabeth Bear