Blog Archive
July 2011
Sun Jul 31
Hugo Nominees: 1994
by Jo Walton
Sat Jul 30
Sometimes All You Have is a Great Title: Cowboys & Aliens
by Danny Bowes
Fri Jul 29
Rack Up Frequent Fairlyand Miles!
by Stubby the Rocket
A Great Way to Catch Up: The Best of Stephen R. Donaldson
by Stefan Raets
When Geekdom meets Rock Opera: The Protomen
by Richard Fife
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
by Tim Callahan
Missing Links: 5 Cinematic Simians in Science Fiction
by Ryan Britt
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Four
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 18
by Leigh Butler
Audioslice: Cowboys & Aliens by Joan D. Vinge
by Samantha Beerman
Pirahã: The Language Without Abstraction, Fiction or Myth
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
Never Send Marky Mark to Do Heston’s Job: 2001’s Planet of the Apes
by Ryan Britt
Official Teaser for The Avengers Now Online (Spoilers!)
by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Jul 28
Things to Do in Chicago When You’re Dead. Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
by Rajan Khanna
Shadow’s Lure (Excerpt)
by Jon Sprunk
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: The Fury of Firestorm
by Tim Callahan
Winners of the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement Announced!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Apes Have Already Taken Our Comics
by Gina Gagliano
2011 World Fantasy Award Nominees Announced
by Stubby the Rocket
Fables Reread: Jack of FablesTurning Pages (V. 5)
by Lee Mandelo
Rothfuss Reread: The Name of the Wind, Part 15: Yes, No, Maybe, Elsewhere, Soon
by Jo Walton
Read a Free Sherrilyn Kenyon Excerpt!
by Tor.com
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “We’ll Always Have Paris”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
“Now, Fight Like Apes!” Rewatching Battle for the Planet of the Apes
by Ryan Britt
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing August Releases in Young Adult Paranormal
by Suzanne Johnson
Fighting Capitalism Through Children: The Story of the Treasure-Seekers
by Mari Ness
Wed Jul 27
Wherever You Go, There You Are: A Look Back at Buckaroo Banzai
by Danny Bowes
Rereading Bordertown: Life on the Border
by Kat Howard
Who’s Your Caesar? Rewatching Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
by Ryan Britt
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Green Arrow
by Tim Callahan
You Just Sunk My $200 Million Battleship!: Trailer Review
by Danny Bowes
The Devil’s Diadem by Sara Douglass
by Stefan Raets
San Diego Comic Con 2011: Day Four and Roundup
by Alex Brown
The Price of Freedom: The Homeland Directive
by Stephen Aryan
Whither Our Flying Monkeys?
by Gina Gagliano
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Three
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
The Alloy of Law: Chapter Four
by Brandon Sanderson
Going Through the Spin Cycle: Axis by Robert Charles Wilson
by Stefan Raets
A Great Date Movie: Escape from the Planet of the Apes
by Ryan Britt
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing August Releases in Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Cowboys & Aliens: “But Seriously…”
by Joan D. Vinge
The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland For a Little While
by Catherynne M. Valente
Tue Jul 26
Knights of Badassdom Trailer
by Bridget McGovern
Obsessing With The Past: The Brahms Deception
by Alyx Dellamonica
Writing Funny
by Kaye Umansky
Latest Rise of the Planet of the Apes Trailer Doesn’t Need Dialogue
by Stubby the Rocket
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Detective Comics
by Tim Callahan
The Search for Charlton Heston: Rewatching Beneath the Planet of the Apes
by Ryan Britt
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Knife of Dreams, Part 15
by Leigh Butler
A Review of The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2011, ed. by Rich Horton
by Lee Mandelo
“They Cut Up My Brain!” The New Apes Project
by Jim Beard
The Sci-Fi Slump: Why Fantasy’s Escapism is Dominating Popular Culture
by Ryan Britt
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing August Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
You’ll have to Boldly Wait for the New Trek Film
by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Jul 25
Planet of Sound: Tokyo Police Club, “Citizens of Tomorrow”
by Joshua Starr
In Time, But Is Justin Timberlake Off-Key?: Trailer Review
by Danny Bowes
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing August Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
Another Earth’s Message: Clean Your Room and Drive Slowly
by Ryan Britt
Bartitsu: More Fashionable than Fisticuffs
by Ay-leen the Peacemaker
Sarah Michelle Gellar Is Back on TV!
by Juliana Weiss-Roessler
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Deathstroke
by Tim Callahan
Don’t “Damn Them All to Hell!” Why the 1968 Planet of the Apes is Still a Classic
by Ryan Britt
STDs Are Forever? Torchwood: Miracle Day”Dead of Night”
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Clarion Workshop Alumni Interviews: Grady Hendrix
by Matt London
In the Game of Thrones Comic-Con Panel, Everybody Wins
by Juliana Weiss-Roessler
Okay, So Like Nazis But Worse. Captain America: The First Avenger
by Chris Lough
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Skin of Evil”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
River Song Has an Eyepatch Now, Eyepatches are Cool
by Stubby the Rocket
Genre in the Mainstream: Pierre Boulle’s La Planète des singes
by Ryan Britt
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Gunslinger, Chapter 4: “The Slow Mutants,” Sections 9-13
by Suzanne Johnson
The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra trailer
by Irene Gallo
Genre at the Emmys: A New Task For Game of Thrones
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Tor.com Goes Ape!
by Stubby the Rocket
Sun Jul 24
Comic-Con 2011: Days Two and Three
by Alex Brown
Hugo Nominees: 1993
by Jo Walton
Fri Jul 22
I Find Your Lack of Relevance Disturbing: Is Star Wars a Joke Now?
by Ryan Britt
San Diego Comic Con 2011: Day One
by Alex Brown
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: DC Universe Presents
by Tim Callahan
The 2011 Hugo Awards Nominees for Best Novella
by Stefan Raets
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 17
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Two
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
2011 Hugo Best Novel Nominees: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
by Kate Nepveu
Pravda: Soviets Developed Titanium-Boned WW2 Super Soldiers
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
2011 San Diego Comic Con: “Putting the ‘Epic’ in Epic Fantasy” Panel
by Theresa DeLucci
On the Other Side of the Wall: Neil Gaiman’s Stardust
by Jo Walton
Thu Jul 21
Atlantis Returns to Earth for the Final Time
by Stubby the Rocket
The 2011 Hugo Awards Nominees for Best Novelette
by Stefan Raets
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Catwoman
by Tim Callahan
“Firebolt” – A Harry Potter Parody With Meaning
by Richard Fife
Fables Reread: Jack of FablesAmericana (V. 4)
by Lee Mandelo
Mistborn Fans: Don’t Forget to Pick Up Today’s Edition of The Elendel Daily
by Tor.com
Rothfuss Reread: The Name of the Wind, Part 14: Like a Thunderclap
by Jo Walton
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Symbiosis”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Name Pluto’s New Moon After Neil Gaiman
by Stubby the Rocket
Parasitic Wasp Employs Zombie Ladybug to Guard Cocoon
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
Braaaains… and Politics? Feed by Mira Grant
by Abigail Johnson
Raise Your Glass to Cosplay
by Irene Gallo
Reminder: TorChat is Live from Comic Con Today!
by Tor.com
Super Un-Married! Superman’s Marriage to Lois Will Be Scrapped in September
by Tim Callahan
Traveling Through Death Dreams: Seaward
by Mari Ness
Wed Jul 20
I, Rocket: What We Know About Stubby the Rocket
by Stubby the Rocket
Going through the Spin Cycle: Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
by Stefan Raets
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Captain Atom
by Tim Callahan
Gateway to Comic Book Movies: Captain America
by Stephen Aryan
“We get so strange across the Border”: Elsewhere
by Kat Howard
Every Man and Woman Is a Star: Grant Morrison & Deepak Chopra on Superhero Consciousness
by Ron Hogan
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Prologue and Chapter One
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Ian McDonald: The Dervish House
by Theresa DeLucci
The Link Between Alien Abduction and Indian Captivity Stories
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
Tor.com Turns 3 (It’s a Magic Number!)
by Tor.com
Tue Jul 19
The 2011 Hugo Awards Nominees for Best Short Story
by Stefan Raets
Sci-Fi Romance Anthologies: Free of the Ghetto At Last
by Heather Massey
Michael Whelan to Create the eBook Cover for A Memory of Light
by Irene Gallo
Snappy dialogue, intrigue, interstellar shenanigans: Jane Emerson (Doris Egan)’s City of Diamond
by Jo Walton
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Batman and Robin
by Tim Callahan
Download the Tor Books Sampler
by Tor.com
Lois McMaster Bujold’s Cryoburn
by Liz Bourke
BioShock Prequel Novel in Stores Today!
by Tor.com
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Knife of Dreams, Part 14
by Leigh Butler
Tor Books Announces Brandon Sanderson Tour for New Mistborn Novel The Alloy of Law [UPDATED]
by Tor.com
Genre in the Mainstream: Summer 2011 Issue of The Paris Review
by Ryan Britt
The Avengers Movie Trailer Leaked?
by Stubby the Rocket
Reading Joanna Russ And Chaos Died (1970)
by Lee Mandelo
Tor Books Reveals Second Halo Novel by Greg Bear
by Tor.com
Mon Jul 18
How About an “In Defense of Science” Pledge?
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
The 2011 Hugo Voter Packet
by Stefan Raets
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Blue Beetle
by Tim Callahan
Poison on a Plane! Torchwood: Miracle Day: “Rendition”
by Ryan Britt
The Dark Knight Rises Teaser Trailer Revealed
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Arsenal of Freedom”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
True Blood Episode Review: “I’m Alive and on Fire”
by Theresa DeLucci
In Event of Moon Disaster
by Jim Ottaviani
Of Course It’s Happening in Your Head, But Why on Earth Should That Mean It’s Not Real?: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
by Danny Bowes
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Gunslinger, Chapter 4: “The Slow Mutants,” Sections 5-8
by Suzanne Johnson
Review: All Clear by Connie Willis
by Alyx Dellamonica
Sun Jul 17
Hugo Nominees: 1992
by Jo Walton
Fri Jul 15
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
by Ryan Britt
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Blackhawks
by Tim Callahan
Penis of Tomorrow: Will We Grow Artificial Penises?
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 16
by Leigh Butler
“I Double Doc Dare You!” Reunion in Bronze
by Jim Beard
Linguistics, Aliens, Dystopia: Suzette Haden Elgin’s Native Tongue
by Jo Walton
The Thing Trailer Review
by Danny Bowes
Satire and Sexuality: Our Love is Real
by Tim Callahan
Thu Jul 14
Live from Times Square: The Final Potter Film
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Learn How to Fight like Sherlock Holmes at Antagonistics!
by Ay-leen the Peacemaker
I Like My Coffee Black and My Crew Lost: Six Voyager Episodes Worth Re-Watching
by Ryan Britt
Graphic Novels & Events from First Second at SDCC
by Tor.com
Fables Reread: Jack of FablesThe Bad Prince (V. 3)
by Lee Mandelo
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Birds of Prey
by Tim Callahan
LAIKA: Alternative Endings
by Nick Abadzis
Rothfuss Reread: The Name of the Wind, Part 13: We’re Going to Have to Kill It
by Jo Walton
Jane Espenson Doesn’t Write Television, It Creates Itself Around Her
by Scott Allie
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Heart of Glory”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
First John Carter of Mars Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
First Clip for Cowboys & Aliens!
by Stubby the Rocket
Hermione Granger: Minority Geek Girl
by Teresa Jusino
The loss of magic and memory: The Silver on the Tree
by Mari Ness
Avatar Rewatch: “The Earth King” (episode 218)
by Matt London
Wed Jul 13
The Sins of the Fathers in A Song of Ice and Fire
by Linda Antonsson and Elio García
Gateway to Comics: Echo by Terry Moore
by Stephen Aryan
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Batwoman
by Tim Callahan
It’s Time to Get Drunk and Get Freaky with Captain Janeway
by Stubby the Rocket
Thumping Great Crimes
by Alyx Dellamonica
Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows Trailer is Here!
by Stubby the Rocket
Without You There’s No Future
by Paul Malmont
The Alloy of Law: Chapter Three
by Brandon Sanderson
The dove descending: Time as God in Connie Willis’s Time Travel universe
by Jo Walton
The Dala Horse
by Michael Swanwick
Tue Jul 12
Kiss Me Deadly: The Blade Runner Before Blade Runner?
by Alex Bledsoe
Moriarty Revealed in New Poster for Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
by Stubby the Rocket
Tor Books Presents Sanderson, GRRM, Rothfuss, Vaughn & Tons More at SDCC 2011
by Tor.com
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Batman: The Dark Knight
by Tim Callahan
Teaser Poster For The Dark Knight Rises Revealed
by Stubby the Rocket
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Knife of Dreams, Part 13
by Leigh Butler
Genre in the Mainstream: The Secret History of Science Fiction
by Ryan Britt
Jason Chan and the New Spring Ebook Cover
by Irene Gallo
Literary Play and the Great DetectiveA Study in Lavender: Queering Sherlock Holmes ed. by Joseph R. G. DeMarco
by Lee Mandelo
A Dance With Dragons Spoiler Thread
by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Jul 11
Reminder: Tor.com Meet-Up Is Tomorrow! We’re Turning 3!
by Stubby the Rocket
Will Torchwood: Miracle Day Change the Boundaries of On-Screen Violence?
by Ryan Britt
Blood in the Skies (Excerpt)
by GD Falksen
Planet of Sound: James Taylor, “The Frozen Man”
by Joshua Starr
More Symphony of Science!
by Lee Mandelo
Clarion Workshop Alumni Interviews: Shauna Roberts
by Matt London
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Batgirl
by Tim Callahan
Full Tintin Trailer Arrives
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Coming of Age”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
An Introduction to “Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes”
by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
by Michael Bishop
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Gunslinger, Chapter 4: “The Slow Mutants,” Sections 1-4
by Suzanne Johnson
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Gunslinger, Chapter 3: “The Oracle and the Mountains,” Sections 6-10
by Suzanne Johnson
True Blood Episode Review: “If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin’?”
by Theresa DeLucci
Sun Jul 10
Hugo Nominees: 1991
by Jo Walton
Fri Jul 8
I Might Never Fly in Space
by Ryan Britt
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Aquaman
by Tim Callahan
Tales Out of School
by Alyx Dellamonica
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 15
by Leigh Butler
Torchwood: Miracle Day: “The New World”
by Chris Lough
Watch the Final Space Shuttle Launch Right Now
by Stubby the Rocket
Reimagining the Laws of Physics: Greg Egan’s The Clockwork Rocket
by Stefan Raets
Tampering with Historical Destiny: Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy
by Jo Walton
Thu Jul 7
Parallel Lives in A Song of Ice and Fire
by Linda Antonsson and Elio García
Can SFF Do a Quiet Drama on our Screens?
by Ryan Britt
New Forthcoming Collection From Harlan Ellison Highlights TV Writing
by Stubby the Rocket
What Was That?
by Paul Malmont
A Love Letter to Firefly
by Jon Sprunk
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: All-Star Western
by Tim Callahan
Fables Reread: Jack of FablesJack of Hearts (V. 2)
by Lee Mandelo
Reading at the Speed of Sound: Go Mutants!
by Susan Dunman
Rothfuss Reread: The Name of the Wind, Part 12: I Know What it is to Have Secrets
by Jo Walton
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Home Soil”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Jane Espenson Talks #Torchwood…140 Characters At a Time
by Teresa Jusino
Evil and Riddles: The Grey King
by Mari Ness
Winter is Almost Upon Us: George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons (Spoiler-Free)
by Jo Walton
Wed Jul 6
Twenty Years of Anime in the UK
by Tim Maughan
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Voodoo
by Tim Callahan
Rereading the Border: Borderland
by Kat Howard
The World Shot Through with Magic: Linnets and Valerians
by Elisabeth Kushner
Imperfect Crimes
by Alyx Dellamonica
Ask Steven Erikson Your Memories of Ice Questions!
by Tor.com
Six Enterprise Episodes That Are Just as Good as Your Favorite Star Trek Episode
by Ryan Britt
Heinlein’s Worst Novel
by Jo Walton
The Harvey Awards 2011: Some Folks Got Nominated
by Tim Callahan
Star Fox: Space Oddity Yes, Really
by Lee Mandelo
Tue Jul 5
Reminder: Tor.com Meet-Up In One Week!
by Stubby the Rocket
Why “The Boy Who Lived” Lived
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Where Everybody Is Before A Dance With Dragons Begins
by Stubby the Rocket
Stranger in a Strange Blog
by Paul Malmont
New Mexico Wild Cards Signing w/GRRM, Snodgrass & More!
by Stubby the Rocket
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: The Savage Hawkman
by Tim Callahan
Rewatching the Potter Films: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
by Danny Bowes
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Knife of Dreams, Part 12
by Leigh Butler
Genre in the Mainstream: The Shape Shifting Prose of Etgar Keret
by Ryan Britt
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction to be Available Onlinefor Free
by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Audioslice: Vortex by Robert Charles Wilson
by Samantha Beerman
“They Are Coming”: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by Liz Bourke
True Blood Episode Review: “You Smell Like Dinner”
by Theresa DeLucci
Was it good for you?: Reviewing Rule 34
by Madeline Ashby
Sun Jul 3
Hugo Nominees: 1990
by Jo Walton
Fri Jul 1
Happy Fourth of July from Tor.com!
by Stubby the Rocket
Holmes & Watson On Your Case: July 4th Edition
by Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson
Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Red Hood and the Outlaws
by Tim Callahan
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 14
by Leigh Butler
Simon Pegg is a Nerd Do Well: An Interview
by Teresa Jusino
Driving Your Brain Off a Cliff: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
by Danny Bowes
Why Torchwood: Miracle Day Will Be More Satisfying Than Doctor Who’s 6th Season
by Ryan Britt
Terminator 2 Turns Twenty
by Richard Fife