Blog Archive
April 2011
Sat Apr 30
Doctor Who S6, Ep 2: “Day of the Moon”
by Teresa Jusino
Fri Apr 29
Joanna Russ (1937-2011)
by Tor.com
The Aesthetic and Cultural Weight of the New Transformers: Dark of the Moon Trailer
by Danny Bowes
Excuse Me, Your Worshipfulness: Five Unmarried Royal SFF Characters
by Ryan Britt
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 6
by Leigh Butler
Blood on the Steel: A Review of Haven by Joel Shepherd
by Stefan Raets
Summit Entertainment Trying to Position Ender’s Game as Next Twilight/Hunger Games?
by Stubby the Rocket
A Dance With Dragons’s Manuscript is Earth-Shatteringly Huge
by Aidan Moher
Party With Endeavour
by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Apr 28
X-Men First Class: Full-Length Trailer Review
by Danny Bowes
Cosmic Coiffures: 6 Unforgettable Hairstyles in SFF
by Stubby the Rocket
Generosity: Richard Powers Is Now Canonical SF
by Ron Hogan
Fables Reread: The Good Prince (v. 10), Part 2
by Lee Mandelo
Congrats to Mark Hodder on His Philip K. Dick Award!
by Stubby the Rocket
Sharktopus is the Champion of SyFy’s Monster Madness Battle
by Stubby the Rocket
Rothfuss Reread: The Name of the Wind, Part 2: You Went Looking For a Myth and Found a Man
by Jo Walton
Scalzi, Valente, Grossman, Westerfeld, and More To Gather at NYPL on May 24th
by Tor.com
Avatar Rewatch: “The Drill” (episode 213)
by Matt London
Goblins! The Princess and the Goblin
by Mari Ness
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing May Releases in Young Adult Paranormal
by Suzanne Johnson
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 Trailer Revealed!
by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Apr 27
The Uncommonly Stable Records of History in A Song of Ice and Fire
by Linda Antonsson and Elio García
Gateway to Comics: Fear Agent, Vol. 1: Re-ignition
by Stephen Aryan
Congrats to 2011 Clarke Award Winner Lauren Beukes!
by Stubby the Rocket
George R.R. Martin Has Completed A Dance With Dragons
by Stubby the Rocket
David Malki ! Talks Machine of Death 2 Announcement, Submissions Welcome
by Chris Lough
Existential Star Wars Comforts Us in the Absence of a Galaxy Far, Far Away
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Memories of Ice, Chapter 10
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Immortals Trailer Review
by Danny Bowes
Quite Dreadful (Penny Dreadful): Camera Obscura by Lavie Tidhar
by Mike Perschon
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing May Releases in Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Tue Apr 26
Remembering That Vampires Come In Many Forms: A Review of Teeth: Vampire Tales
by Lee Mandelo
Spaceships, art, and life: Elizabeth Lynn’s A Different Light
by Jo Walton
You Prefer Which Batman Again?
by Alex Bledsoe
Genre in the Mainstream: Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
by Ryan Britt
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Knife of Dreams, Part 2
by Leigh Butler
Announcing New Mystery Portal Criminal Element
by Tor.com
Spec Fic Parenting: “Daddy, I’m confused.”
by Richard Fife
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing May Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Mon Apr 25
Is Steven Moffat Tearing Apart the Fabric of Fiction?
by Ryan Britt
Congrats to Tor.com and Tor Books Hugo Nominees!
by Tor.com
S.M. Stirling Takes on Urban Fantasy: A Review of The Council of Shadows
by Abigail Johnson
Alyson Noel Tour Set for June
by Tor.com
Joel Shepherd’s A Trial of Blood and Steel
by Stefan Raets
LotR re-read: Concluding Thoughts
by Kate Nepveu
Game of Thrones episode review: “The Kingsroad”
by Theresa DeLucci
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing May Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
Sun Apr 24
Poetry Month Comes to a Close
by Tor.com
2011 Hugo Finalists
by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
When We Were Robots in Egypt
by Jo Walton
Two From Weird Tales
by Robert E. Howard and John M. Ford
Hugo Nominees: 1980
by Jo Walton
Sat Apr 23
Doctor Who S6, Ep 1: “The Impossible Astronaut”
by Teresa Jusino
Fri Apr 22
SFF Bunnies (and other strange, rabbit-type creatures)
by Bridget McGovern
I am the Resurrection: 6 SFF Death-Defying Comebacks
by Ryan Britt
Some Real Shivers, But No Nightmares: The Ritual by Adam Nevill
by Karin L Kross
Engineering and Sri Lanka: Arthur C. Clarke’s The Fountains of Paradise
by Jo Walton
In Line with Doctor Who Fans: David and Su (Jammy Dodgers and Scarves Included)
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 5
by Leigh Butler
Monthly Who: The Doctor In Print
by Teresa Jusino
Top Five Overrated Video Game Villains
by Matt London
Thu Apr 21
Decade’s Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movies Viewer’s Poll Update 4/21
by Tor.com
Damn Yankees and the Doctor: Why the U.S.A. Spells Trouble for Our Favorite Time Lord
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
An early Vlad Taltos? Among Thieves: A Tale of the Kin by Douglas Hulick
by Liz Bourke
Death and Fairyland: At the Back of the North Wind
by Mari Ness
Fables Reread: The Good Prince (v. 10), Part 1
by Lee Mandelo
My Sarah Jane: Remembering Elisabeth Sladen
by Ian Tregillis, Chris Lough, Karin L Kross, Jason Henninger, Ryan Britt, Emmet Asher-Perrin and Nick Abadzis
Rothfuss Reread: The Name of the Wind, Part 1: The Cut-Flower Sound
by Jo Walton
The Patrick Rothfuss Reread: Introduction
by Jo Walton
In Line with Doctor Who Fans: Say Hi to Vic and Dave!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Avatar Rewatch: “The Serpent’s Pass” (episode 212)
by Matt London
Wed Apr 20
Top Five Greatest Video Game Villains
by Matt London
The Many Gods & Dark Faiths of A Song of Ice and Fire
by Linda Antonsson and Elio García
Where Are the Brainy Non-Violent SF Films?
by Ryan Britt
When Investigating is the Only Thing You’re Good At: Stumptown by Greg Rucka
by Stephen Aryan
Queering SFF: An Interview with Malinda Lo
by Lee Mandelo
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Memories of Ice, Chapters 8 and 9
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Determination Isn’t Everything: Department 19 by Will Hill
by Abigail Johnson
In Line with Doctor Who Fans: AnnMarie, a Charming Amelia Pond
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Historical Mysteries of Barbara Hambly: A Short Appreciation
by Liz Bourke
Tue Apr 19
Decade’s Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movies Viewer’s Poll Update 4/19
by Tor.com
Fantasy for grown-ups: Daniel Abraham’s Long Price Quartet
by Jo Walton
Games of Game of Thrones: Battles of Westeros
by Dan Wells
Doctor Who Star Elisabeth Sladen Passes Away at 63
by Stubby the Rocket
In Line with Doctor Who Fans: Joy and Karen (the Accidental Toshiko)
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Tor/Forge Monthly Twitter Chat Series! Dial Three for Mystery
by Tor.com
The Criminal Is a Creative Artist: A Review of The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
by Stefan Raets
Game of Thrones Triumphant!
by Stubby the Rocket
JordanCon 2011: A Concise and Orderly Report of the Events, Part 4
by Leigh Butler
Genre in the Mainstream: Jim Shepard’s Human Monsters
by Ryan Britt
A Story Told In Many Ways. Presenting “Cradle of the Scar,” Part 6
by Tor.com
LotR re-read: Return of the King Movie Rewatch
by LaShawn Wanak and Kate Nepveu
Dr. Sketchy’s Tribute to Doctor Who
by Teresa Jusino
Mon Apr 18
The Lost Star Wars Read-A-Long Storybooks, Part 2 of 3: Planet of the Hoojibs
by Ryan Britt
Games of Game of Thrones
by Bob Gallo
Going Digital
by Barbara Hambly
JordanCon 2011: A Concise and Orderly Report of the Events, Part 3
by Leigh Butler
Decade’s Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movies Viewer’s Poll
by Tor.com
How to Love Someone You Can’t Trust: Fairie Winter by Janni Lee Simner
by Nina Lourie
Marketing HBO’s Game of Thrones; or, You’re Doing It Right
by GD Falksen
In Line with Doctor Who Fans: Nick and Dominic!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Game of Thrones episode review: “Winter Is Coming”
by Ellen B. Wright and Theresa DeLucci
Sun Apr 17
Dystopia! The Musical
by Liz Gorinsky
Ragnarok
by Paul Park
Hugo Nominees: 1979
by Jo Walton
Sat Apr 16
The Dystopia/Utopia Dichotomy
by Jetse de Vries
The Women in Game of Thrones: Arya and Sansa Stark
by Robin Bradford
JordanCon 2011: A Concise and Orderly Report of the Events, Part 2
by Leigh Butler
Fri Apr 15
DW Line Con: Fan Love Written Out In Chalk
by Teresa Jusino
A Response to the NY Times Game of Thrones Review
by Amy Ratcliffe
Amber Benson and Patrick Rothfuss Read Serpent’s Storm (NSFW)
by Stubby the Rocket
A Clockwork Orange: Brave Weird World
by Fabio Fernandes
Blade Runner Wins Most Liveable Dystopia Poll by a Landslide
by Stubby the Rocket
Pilgrims in Space
by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Dystopias Can Be Beaten: The Hunger Games As a Dystopia in the Age of New Media
by Teresa Jusino
All Cats Have Three Names: Reclaiming Logan’s Run, the Novel
by Ryan Britt
Dystopian Round Table: The Appeal of Dystopian Fiction
by John Joseph Adams
Audioslice: Enclave by Ann Aguirre
by Samantha Beerman
Stephen King’s The Stand: What a Long, Strange Captain Trips It’s Been
by Suzanne Johnson
JordanCon 2011: A Concise and Orderly Report of the Events, Part 1
by Leigh Butler
Teenage Wastelands: How Dystopian YA Became Publishing’s Next Big Thing
by Scott Westerfeld
In Line with Doctor Who Fans: Meet Reza!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Enclave (Excerpt)
by Ann Aguirre
The Unremembered Giveaway!
by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Apr 14
Trailer Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
by Danny Bowes
Peter Jackson Teases Fans With Glimpses From the Set of The Hobbit
by Stubby the Rocket
Literary Kitties and Their SFF Humans
by Stubby the Rocket
Dystopia on Stage: Caryl Churchill’s Far Away
by Matthew Cheney
The Women in Game of Thrones: Cersei Lannister
by Robin Bradford
Tarkin’s Jodhpurs and Dystopia for Kids
by Greg van Eekhout
Done in 60 Seconds Awards Features Some Internet Gems
by Stubby the Rocket
Warhammer 40,000
by Bob Gallo
Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash: ’92’s Eerie Cyber-Prophet
by Richard Fife
The Dystopia Tunnel Vision: A Counterpoint
by Jetse de Vries
Fables Reread: Sons of Empire, v. 9
by Lee Mandelo
My Fill of Utopias: The Warlord of the Air
by Karin L Kross
In Line with Doctor Who Fans: Tacarra the Lady Eleven!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Patriarchy and Telepathy Revisited: The Treasures of Morrow
by Mari Ness
Shtetl Days
by Harry Turtledove
Wed Apr 13
The Gradual Collapse of a Society: A Review of Soft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh
by Stefan Raets
In Line with Doctor Who Fans: Tristan, Lynn, and Surprise Donuts!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
A Game of Thrones: Fantasy Romance?
by Rachel Hyland
Patrick Rothfuss Talks with Peter OrullianPart Two
by Peter Orullian
Gateway to Comics: Wasteland The Apocalyptic Edition Vol. 1
by Stephen Aryan
What’s So Great about The End of the World?
by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Dystopia Week Giveaway: Be the first to read and discuss Glow, by Amy Kathleen Ryan
by Tor.com
Dealing with Real Dystopias is Part of My Job
by Madeline Ashby
The Most Intellectual Dystopia of All Time: Woody Allen’s Sleeper
by Ryan Britt
Top 10 Urban Fantasy Sidekicks
by Abigail Johnson
2081: The World of Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron
by Mike Perschon
Show, Don’t Tell: Cinematic Dystopia
by Danny Bowes
The Surprising Growth of Magic in A Song of Ice and Fire
by Linda Antonsson and Elio García
The Enterprise Prepares to Dock with the Intrepid in NYC
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Memories of Ice, Chapters 6 and 7
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Dystopian Round Table: Favorite Examples of Dystopian Fiction
by John Joseph Adams
Wei, Christ, Marx and Wood, made us humble, made us good: Ira Levin’s This Perfect Day
by Jo Walton
The Lunatics (Reprinted from Brave New Worlds)
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Tue Apr 12
Doctor Who 4/12 NYC Premiere Screening Q&A Transcript!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Vostock 1 Flies Again! Rounding Up Yuri Gagarin Celebrations From Around the Web
by Stubby the Rocket
Fantasy Dystopia With a Texan Accent
by Richard Fife
The Unremembered (Excerpt)
by Peter Orullian
The Nightmare of the Absurd: Terry Gilliam’s Brazil
by GD Falksen
11 Games Depicting Dystopias Past, Present, and Future
by Bob Gallo
Sheri S. Tepper’s Dystopias
by the rejectionist
Genre in the Mainstream: The Dystopia of Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story
by Ryan Britt
George R.R. Martin’s Top Ten Fantasy Films Contain a Beastly Surprise
by Stubby the Rocket
Arranged Marriages and Dystopian Fiction
by Janni Lee Simner
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Knife of Dreams, Part 1
by Leigh Butler
The Future’s Not Bright…
by Gwenda Bond
From the Forest: Hanna
by Karin L Kross
Escaping dystopia through telepathy: Children of Morrow
by Mari Ness
Yuri Gagarin: The First Man in Space
by Michael Cassutt
The Battle of the Round
by Peter Orullian
Mon Apr 11
Stay Inside My Aura: Why Zardoz is the Arty Dystopian Film You Can’t Believe Exists
by Ryan Britt
Super: Taxi Driver For the Modern Geek
by Teresa Jusino
Cat Valente Fairyland and John Scalzi Fuzzy Nation Tours Kick Off in May
by Tor.com
Jane! Stop This Crazy Thing!
by Clay and Susan Griffith
On Blade Runner: More Human Than Human
by Nick Abadzis
Where does dystopia fit as a genre?
by Jo Walton
Presenting the Eisner Award Nominees for 2011
by Lee Mandelo
Dystopian Fiction: An Introduction
by John Joseph Adams
Announcing Dystopia Week on Tor.com
by Tor.com
Sun Apr 10
Twelve Steampunk Sonnets
by Roz Kaveney
Hugo Nominees: 1978
by Jo Walton
Fri Apr 8
Sykes & Orullian… To the Death!
by Stubby the Rocket
Playing Quidditch in Times Square: A Visit to the Harry Potter Exhibit
by Stephanie Treanor
For Family and Friends: A Review of Sleight of Hand by Peter S. Beagle
by John Ottinger III
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 4
by Leigh Butler
China Bans Time Travel Stories on April 1st, But Isn’t Joking
by Stubby the Rocket
Massive Hellhole Giveaway!
by Stubby the Rocket
A WonderCon 2011 Recap
by Amy Ratcliffe
Those Who Hunt the Night (Excerpt)
by Barbara Hambly
Thu Apr 7
If You Build It, They Will Come: Worldbuilding in Urban Fantasy
by Victoria Janssen
An Interview with Richard MathesonStoryteller: Past, Present, and Future
by Matthew R. Bradley
Go Behind the Scenes on Game of Thrones
by Stubby the Rocket
Slipping a fairy tale into the mundane: The Light Princess
by Mari Ness
Visiting the Star Wars LEGO Miniland Opening
by Amy Ratcliffe
Frederik Pohl Giveaway!
by Stubby the Rocket
Fables Reread: Wolves, v. 8
by Lee Mandelo
2011 Science Fiction Hall of Famers Announced
by Stubby the Rocket
The Women in Game of Thrones: Daenerys Stormborn Targaryen
by Robin Bradford
All the Lives He Led (Excerpt)
by Frederik Pohl
Wed Apr 6
The End Is/Was/Will Be Near!
by Stubby the Rocket
Birds Come Courting: A Review of Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
by Alyx Dellamonica
The Lost Star Wars Read-A-Long Storybooks, Part 1 of 3: Droid World
by Ryan Britt
Last night I dreamt that Simon Pegg hated me
by Jason Henninger
Alex Bledsoe Giveaway!
by Stubby the Rocket
Every So Often, Remus Lupin Is Gay
by Stubby the Rocket
Chicken Little
by Cory Doctorow
Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Bohemian Rhapsody”
by Madeline Ashby
Regarding Hellhole, by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
by Tom Doherty
Hellhole (Extended Excerpt)
by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson
Tue Apr 5
Adventure on the High Seas: Carrie Vaughn’s Steel
by the rejectionist
A Game of Cat and Mouse: Rat Catcher
by Stephen Aryan
Come and see the violence inherent in the system!
by Jo Walton
Trailer Review: Ra.One
by Danny Bowes
The Wheel of Time Re-read: New Spring, Part 13
by Leigh Butler
Halo: Reach Avatar Giveaway #1: Spartan Gear and a copy of Greg Bear’s Halo: Cryptum
by Stubby the Rocket
Genre in the Mainstream: Jonathan Lethem’s Gun, with Occasional Music
by Ryan Britt
Nebula Romances: Mary Robinette Kowal’s Shades of Milk and Honey
by Ron Hogan
Patrick Rothfuss Talks with Peter OrullianPart One
by Peter Orullian
Queering SFF: A ReviewHuntress by Malinda Lo
by Lee Mandelo
After the Golden Age (Excerpt)
by Carrie Vaughn
Mon Apr 4
Barbara Hambly Goes Digital
by Tor.com
In The Flow
by Jon Sprunk
Genre for Japan Raises a Substantial Sum
by Tor.com
New Short Science Fiction and Fantasy From March
by Stubby the Rocket
No One Thinks About Well Thought Out Worlds: Playing Dragon Age 2
by Lev Rosen
The Doctor’s Darkest Hour? We Respond to New Doctor Who Trailers
by Stubby the Rocket
Deep Future (Excerpt)
by Curt Stager
The Women of Game of Thrones: Catelyn Stark
by Robin Bradford
If you like X, you should try Y: Science Fiction Recommendations
by Mark Chitty
Watch the first 14 Minutes of Game of Thrones
by Stubby the Rocket
Mistborn’s Vin Will Fight Malazan’s Quick Ben
by Stubby the Rocket
An Interview with E. E. Knight on Vampires, Writing, and Sword and Sorcery
by John Ottinger III
Sun Apr 3
Sonnet: Against Entropy
by John M. Ford
Celebrating National Poetry Month on Tor.com
by Tor.com
Hugo Nominees: 1977
by Jo Walton
Fri Apr 1
Review: Source Code
by Danny Bowes
And You Were There: the Reality of Neverland, Labyrinths and Places Where Children Are Forever at Play
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Child Unleashes Monster at End of Book
by Flora Spoils
Tor Books: A History
by Jason Henninger
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 3
by Leigh Butler
Brandon Sanderson Launches Leigh Butler Re-Read
by Tor.com
John Cleaver Series Giveaway
by Stubby the Rocket
Shakespeare’s King: Some thoughts on Henry V, Part 2
by Jo Walton
Vote Quick Ben! That Shape-Shifting Bastard Must Triumph!
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
For Goldeneyes and the Two Rivers!
by Jennifer Liang
The Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City
by John Scalzi