December 2009

Thu Dec 31

Ken Hite on Lovecraft and Everything by Bruce Baugh

Imprisoned Intelligence: Thomas M. Disch’s Camp Concentration by Jo Walton

12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 7 by Torie Atkinson

Backing Into Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard

12 Days of Lovecraft: At The Mountains of Madness by Seamus Cooper

Wandering in Fairyland: The Lost Princess of Oz by Mari Ness

Tor.com Story Podcast 003 – “Farewell Performance” by Nick Mamatas by Mur Lafferty

Farewell Performance by Nick Mamatas

Wed Dec 30

Ann VanderMeer’s Fried Cthulhu by Stephen H. Segal

Lovecraft Fresh: “The Color Out of Space” and “The Call of Cthulhu” by S.J. Chambers

12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 6 by Torie Atkinson

12 Days of Lovecraft: “The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath” by Seamus Cooper

The Baker Street Irregulars: Portrayals of Sherlock Holmes by Genevieve Valentine

There is now… by Jo Walton

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 77 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Tue Dec 29

LotR re-read: Two Towers IV.9, “Shelob’s Lair” by Kate Nepveu

12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 5 by Torie Atkinson

12 Days of Lovecraft: “From Beyond” by Seamus Cooper

Sensible grown-ups and the battle of Waterloo: Georgette Heyer’s A Civil Contract by Jo Walton

I’m Glad I Waited, by a Sacrificial Virgin by Reina Hardy

Mon Dec 28

“Tonight will be bad, and tomorrow will be beyond all imagining”: Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising by Jo Walton

12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 4 by Torie Atkinson

H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast, Part Two by Pablo Defendini

I, Cthulhu, or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)? by

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 76 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Sun Dec 27

12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 3 by Torie Atkinson

In keeping with the long tradition of Americans putting on British accents in Guy Ritchie movies: Sherlock Holmes by Elizabeth Bear

Sat Dec 26

12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 2 by Torie Atkinson

Quakers in Space: Molly Gloss’s The Dazzle of Day by Jo Walton

Fri Dec 25

12 Days of Cthulhumas: Day 1 by Torie Atkinson

Year’s Best Fantasy 9, Part six by Pablo Defendini

Cthulhu Month Wallpaper: Marc Simonetti’s R’lyeh by Irene Gallo

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 75 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Thu Dec 24

Patrick Lee’s debut novel, The Breach by Mark Graham

12 Days of Lovecraft: “The Music of Erich Zann” by Seamus Cooper

Notes From an Emergency Meeting of the Institute for the Study of Cephalopod Progress by Matt Staggs, Felix Gilman, Matthew Dyer and Jesse Bullington

Wed Dec 23

J.C. Hutchins’s SF novel 7th Son: Descent serialized, Part 10 by Tor.com

12 Days of Lovecraft: “The Dreams in the Witch House” by Seamus Cooper

What books do you buy to give to other people? by Jo Walton

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 74 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Tue Dec 22

Makers Tile Game, now embeddable! by Pablo Defendini

A Cthulhu Christmas, some gift suggestions—part three by Ellen Datlow

Tor.com Story Podcast 002 – “Overtime” by Charles Stross by Mur Lafferty

The Fright Before Christmas by GD Falksen

12 Days of Lovecraft: “The Shadow Out of Time” by Seamus Cooper

Fantasy vs. science fiction: James Cameron’s Avatar by Jon Evans

Overtime by

Mon Dec 21

H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast by Pablo Defendini

Magical Realist Mars: Ian McDonald’s Desolation Road by Jo Walton

I Speak Fluent Giraffe: The Accursed Waning Ossuary by Jason Henninger

Spreading the Love: An Interview with Innsmouth Free Press by S.J. Chambers

John Langan’s debut novel, House of Windows by Mark Graham

Ancient Rockets: A Christmas Past by Kage Baker

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 73 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Fri Dec 18

The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 4 by Leigh Butler

“Quiet iorich won’t forget”: Steven Brust’s Iorich by Jo Walton

Hi Burst! by Pablo Defendini

So Long, and Thanks for All the Giveaways! by Megan Messinger

I Speak Fluent Giraffe: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Night-Gaunt by Jason Henninger

Year’s Best Fantasy 9, Part five by Pablo Defendini

Lovecraft Fresh: “The Hound” by S.J. Chambers

Review: Dracula the Un-Dead, by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt by Bruce Baugh

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 72 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Thu Dec 17

Hutch’s Free Holiday Sampler by Pablo Defendini

Sucker Love: Celebrating the naughty tentacle by Amanda Gannon

J.C. Hutchins’s SF novel 7th Son: Descent serialized, Part 9 by Tor.com

“Jhegaala shifts as moments pass”: Steven Brust’s Jhegaala by Jo Walton

12 Days of Lovecraft: “The Haunter of the Dark” by Seamus Cooper

Sailing Through Magical Seas: Rinkitink in Oz by Mari Ness

King of an Endless Sky, Part 19 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

Wed Dec 16

Why Lovecraft Works by Bennett Lovett-Graff

The Golden Age of Fantasy Illustration by Lou Anders

LotR re-read: Two Towers IV.8, “The Stairs of Cirith Ungol” by Kate Nepveu

12 Days of Lovecraft: “The Thing on the Doorstep” by Seamus Cooper

Lights in the sky over Norway; or, Mi-go, go home! by GD Falksen

Robin Hood Trailer: Robin and the 300 Gladiators? by Genevieve Valentine

The Tempest Wakens by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 71 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Tue Dec 15

“Dzur stalks and blends with night”: Steven Brust’s Dzur by Jo Walton

A Cthulhu Christmas, some gift suggestions—part two by Ellen Datlow

Audiobook Giveaway: R.A. Salvatore’s The Dame by Tor.com

12 Days of Lovecraft: “The Colour Out of Space” by Seamus Cooper

The Dragon Reborn ebook now available for sale by Jennifer Liang

Foolproof Holiday Gift Books by Jo Walton

Tor.com Story Podcast 001 – “After the Coup” by John Scalzi by Mur Lafferty

Mon Dec 14

“The time about which I have the honor to write”: Steven Brust’s The Viscount of Adrilankha by Jo Walton

I Speak Fluent Giraffe: Rudolph, the Pink-Skinned Deep One by Jason Henninger

Look at What Wilson Did! by Bennett Lovett-Graff

Tor.com Podcasts by Tor.com

Ancient Rockets: Silent Carols by Kage Baker

The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 3 by Leigh Butler

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 70 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Sun Dec 13

Sense, Sensibility, Sea Monsters: Rendered Insensible by Jaymee Goh

Fri Dec 11

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Fiction, Part 4 by Ava Jarvis

J.C. Hutchins’s SF novel 7th Son: Descent serialized, Part 8 by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

The Giveaway at the End of the Universe by Megan Messinger

I Speak Fluent Giraffe: At the Libs of Madness by Jason Henninger

Year’s Best Fantasy 9, Part four by Pablo Defendini

The eldritch roots of Victorian squeampunk by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Happy 80th anniversary, SF fandom by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 69 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Thu Dec 10

Cthulhu in a jar by Jason Henninger

From Wonderland with Love: Spy-fi and Mod themes in Syfy’s Alice by GD Falksen

Book Giveaway: J.C. Hutchins’ 7th Son: Descent by Tor.com

12 Days of Lovecraft: “The Dunwich Horror” by Seamus Cooper

Adventuring into Fairyland: The Scarecrow of Oz by Mari Ness

Archive of Features on Tor.com by Tor.com

King of an Endless Sky, Part 18 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

Wed Dec 9

What has gone before? by Jo Walton

My aversion to versions by Jon Evans

Book Giveaway: Megan Crewe’s Give Up the Ghost by Tor.com

12 Days of Lovecraft: “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” by Seamus Cooper

The Repository of Myth is You-Know-Where in Salman Rushdie’s The Enchantress of Florence by Megan Messinger

Short Fiction Announcements by John Klima

Geeky Christmas crafts for the unexceptionally crafty by Jason Henninger

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 68 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Tue Dec 8

“Issola strikes from courtly bow”: Steven Brust’s Issola by Jo Walton

Alice 2: The Confusening by Genevieve Valentine

Greg Manchess “Above the Timberline” cards by Irene Gallo

Ancient Rockets: The Flying House by Kage Baker

12 Days of Lovecraft: “The Call of Cthulhu” by Seamus Cooper

Visitors, get off my lawn! Oh wait. You’re actually cool. Never mind. by J.C. Hutchins

The Horrid Glory of Its Wings by Elizabeth Bear

Mon Dec 7

Lovecraft Fresh: “The Alchemist” and “The Outsider” by S.J. Chambers

Go Ask Alice by Genevieve Valentine

Win Free Books with the SFR Holiday Blitz! by Heather Massey

I Speak Fluent Giraffe: The Other Other Gods by Jason Henninger

The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm Open Spoiler Thread, Part the Second! by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Re-read: A Crown of Swords, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

Sasha: Her Sword is Her Power by Lou Anders

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 67 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Sun Dec 6

Dean Koontz leaves you…Breathless… by Mark Graham

Fri Dec 4

It’s The Most Horrible Time of the Year! Solstice Music Review by Mur Lafferty

Why We Still Write Lovecraft Pastiche by Elizabeth Bear

LotR re-read: Two Towers IV.7, “Journey to the Cross-roads” by Kate Nepveu

I Speak Fluent Giraffe: Nyarlathotep, I’m Breaking Up with You by Jason Henninger

Year’s Best Fantasy 9, Part three by Pablo Defendini

“Haughty dragon yearns to slay”: Steven Brust’s Dragon by Jo Walton

Reading Stephen King may be hazardous to your health by Mark Graham

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 66 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

I Speak Fluent Giraffe by Jason Henninger

Thu Dec 3

Rejection rules! (The “7th Son” story, from podcast to print) by J.C. Hutchins

JC Hutchins’s SF novel 7th Son: Descent serialized, Part 7 by Tor.com

Zombie Christmas Redux by Liz Gorinsky

“Orca circles, hard and lean”: Steven Brust’s Orca by Jo Walton

Show Us Your Tentacles: A Lovecraft Art Meme by Irene Gallo

H. P. Lovecraft, Founding Father of SF Fandom by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Falling Though Plots: Tik-Tok of Oz by Mari Ness

King of an Endless Sky, Part 17 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

Wed Dec 2

Space and Time by Tim Hamilton

Interview with John Joseph Adams by John Klima

“What, is there more?”: Steven Brust’s Five Hundred Years After by Jo Walton

Cthulhu Christmas Cards! by Irene Gallo

Santoro on Starshipsofa for the Robinsons by Pablo Defendini

12 Days of Lovecraft by Seamus Cooper

Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 65 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow

Tue Dec 1

Announcing Discounted Books on the Tor Store for Cthulhu Month! by Pablo Defendini

A Cthulhu Christmas, some gift suggestions—part one by Ellen Datlow

Why the best sci-fi TV and movies don’t *feel* like sci-fi by J.C. Hutchins

Introducing H.P. Lovecraft, from a 21st-Century Vantage by Stephen H. Segal

The Dragon Reborn ebook cover by Donato Giancola by Irene Gallo

Ancient Rockets: The Pet by Kage Baker

60th Anniversary Issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction by John Klima