September 2011

Fri Sep 30

How Good Doctor Who Has Gotten at Making Pepper Pots Scary Again (And Again) by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Twenty-One by Bill Capossere

Upcoming Science Fiction/Fantasy Events in October by René Walling

Star Trek Quiet Book Will Warm Your Trekkie Heart by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 26 by Leigh Butler

Dexter Returns: Now With More Olmos by Theresa DeLucci

The DC Relaunch: Week Four Comes and the 52 Goes by Tim Callahan

Morning Roundup: My Name is Inigo Montoya, and You Cannot Pass Go by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Sep 29

Once Upon a Batman: Frank Miller’s Holy Terror by Tim Callahan

In Which Sam Bosma is Awesome About Video Games, Game of Thrones & More by Irene Gallo

Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing October Releases in Young Adult SFF by Suzanne Johnson

A Look Back at Acacia: The War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham by Stefan Raets

The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot (Excerpt) by Margaret McNamara and Mark Fearing

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 5: A Special Kind of Stupid by Jo Walton

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Icarus Factor” by Keith DeCandido

Science Fiction and Fantasy Anime: RideBack by Tim Maughan

The Sudden Emergence of Inspector Spacetime Fandom by Stubby the Rocket

The Difficulties of Magic: The Enchanted Castle by Mari Ness

Morning Roundup: Rainn Wilson Hosts Riddles of the Paranormal by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Sep 28

The Latest Starfighter: A Paradox by William S. Higgins

Vacation (Excerpt) by Matthew Costello

Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing October Releases in Urban Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Saladin’s Sundrarium: Five Iconic 1st Edition AD&D Illustrations Proving David A. Trampier Is One of the Best Fantasy Artists of All Time by Saladin Ahmed

Lovecraftian Tradition Continues in Portland by Scott Allie

A Finite Future: Vernor Vinge’s A Deepness in the Sky by Jo Walton

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Twenty by Bill Capossere

Stephen King Working on a Sequel to The Shining by Stubby the Rocket

The Hum, the Shiver, and The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke by Alex Bledsoe

A Tribute to Sara Douglass by Claire Eddy

The Hunger Games Companion (Excerpt) by Lois Gresh

Morning Roundup: Monkeys All Set to Write Shakespeare by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Sep 27

How to Choose Your Favorite of NPR’s Top 100 SFF Books by Stubby the Rocket

Tour Schedules for Alex Bledsoe, Gabrielle Zevon, Alyson Noel & Mary Pearson by Tor.com

The Center for Fiction Celebrates SFF with Margaret Atwood, Kelly Link, Lev Grossman, N.K. Jemisin, Ellen Kushner & More by Tor.com

Falling Just Means You’re Someone Else When you Stand Up: Debris by Jo Anderton by Stefan Raets

Sara Douglass, 1957-2011 by Tor.com

Del Rey’s Editor-in-Chief Betsy Mitchell Bows Out by Tor.com

Will this Sub Sink their Battleship? Cherie Priest’s Ganymede by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Robert Downey, Jr. is Your New Han Solo by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

Genre in the Mainstream: Are Fantasy Tropes a Punk Response to Literature? by Ryan Britt

Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing October Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Transformative in This as Everything Else: Walter Jon Williams’s Metropolitan and City on Fire by Jo Walton

Specimen 313 by Jeff Strand

Morning Roundup: Meow Mix Dark Knight Rises Please Deliver by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Sep 26

Planet of Sound: Devo, “Space Junk” by Joshua Starr

The Planet Artists: Chesley Bonestell, Lucien Rudaux, and Ludek Pesek by Ron Miller

Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing October Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Tor Books Authors at New York Comic Con 2011 by Tor.com

Art Out Loud 7: An Afternoon of Painting with Julie Bell, Rick Berry, Donato Giancola, Greg Manchess, and Boris Vallejo by Irene Gallo

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Time Squared” by Keith DeCandido

Where No Rebooted Enterprise Crew Has Gone Before: Star Trek #1 by Emily Asher-Perrin and Ryan Britt

Doctor Who S6, Ep 12: “Closing Time” by Teresa Jusino

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Drawing of the Three, The Lady of Shadows: Chapter 1 by Suzanne Johnson

Morning Roundup: Porkins is Our Favorite by Stubby the Rocket

A Beautiful Friendship (Excerpt) by David Weber

Sun Sep 25

The Bible Repairman and Other Stories (Excerpt) by Tim Powers

Sat Sep 24

These 5 Writers Should Take a Crack at Doctor Who by Chris Lough and Ryan Britt

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Gulp” and “Her Morning Elegance” by René Walling

Fri Sep 23

Remembering Jim Henson by Bridget McGovern

The Uncertain Places (Excerpt) by Lisa Goldstein

Pure, Action-Packed Techno-Thriller Entertainment: Reamde by Neal Stephenson by Stefan Raets

Fox Adapting Asimov’s The Caves of Steel For the Screen by Danny Bowes

The DC Relaunch Week Three: The Sexuality of Superheroes by Tim Callahan

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 25 by Leigh Butler

Not the Batman Spoof We Need, But the One We Deserve by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Nineteen by Bill Capossere

Why You Should Be Watching Fringe by Lev Rosen

Should NASA Fake an Interplanetary Holy War? by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

Tumultuous Travels Around a Steampunk’d World in Scott Westerfeld’s Goliath by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Morning Roundup: NASA To Search for The Real Asteroid Killer by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Sep 22

Season 7 of Doctor Who Will Air in the Fall of 2012 by Stubby the Rocket

Reading Joanna Russ — Kittatinny: A Tale of Magic (1978) by Brit Mandelo

Adventures in Railroads: The Railway Children by Mari Ness

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 4: Well Over The Hill by Jo Walton

Comic Critiques: A Game of Thrones Audiobook by John Bonner

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Royale” by Keith DeCandido

Comic Critiques: A Game of Thrones Audiobook by John Bonner

Exploring Other Worlds In-Depth: A Review of “Journey to the Exoplanets” by Greg Bear

Morning Roundup: George Lucas on Trial by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Sep 21

“Trust me. I’m a Madman.”: Putting Faith in the Doctor by Emily Asher-Perrin

LARP Insider: To LARP or Not to LARP & What the Hell is LARPing? by Michele Reznik

Justin Burks Strikes Sci-Fi Romance Gold with Danger Planet by Heather Massey

Genre in the Mainstream: Millhauser, Straub, and Stern Discuss Why the Fantastic is More Real than Real by Ryan Britt

A Job You’d Never Think Would Be Outmoded: Preview The Last Mortician by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Eighteen by Bill Capossere

“All right, one quest. But never another!” Vernor Vinge’s A Fire Upon the Deep by Jo Walton

The Night Children by Alexander Gordon Smith

Morning Roundup: Nicolas Cage is a Vampire by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Sep 20

Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Coming to the Big Screen by Cassandra McNeil

Epic Fantasy Ebooks on Sale for $2.99! – One Week Left by Tor.com

New Redband Trailer for The Thing is Genuinely Scary! by Stubby the Rocket

“Repent Timberlake!” Said Harlan Ellison by Ryan Britt

Happy Birthday, George R. R. Martin! by Stubby the Rocket

Girl Superheroes: Codename Sailor V #1 and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon #1 by Brit Mandelo

Conductive Paint, Makerbots, Knitwear & More: EtsyBrook Goes To Maker Faire NYC by Stacey Brook

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

The Beauty of The Kalevala by Jason Henninger

Alert With Delight: Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s “Haunted House” Books by Jo Walton

Morning Roundup: Junk from Space Might Land on Your Face by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Sep 19

“I’m Young!/I’m Old!” Meeting Yourself Always Leads to Disaster by Stubby the Rocket

The Hum and the Shiver (Extended Excerpt) by Alex Bledsoe

How to Talk Like a Mup-er, Pirate by Stubby the Rocket

Plot Versus Promise: Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan by Suzanne Johnson

Tor/Forge Monthly Twitter Chat Series Gears Up with Steampunk! by Tor.com

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Contagion” by Keith DeCandido

Doctor Who S6, Ep 11: “The God Complex” by Teresa Jusino

Five Pirate Games Not Inspired by an Amusement Park Ride by Bob Gallo

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Drawing of the Three, Shuffle by Suzanne Johnson

Firsts in Fantasy: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss by Stefan Raets

Morning Roundup: There is No Try! (Well, Try Your Best) by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Sep 18

Tyrion Lannister Wins the Emmy! by Stubby the Rocket

Hugo Nominees: Conclusion by Jo Walton

Sat Sep 17

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “4096: Electric Space Odyssey” and “Nucleophile” by René Walling

Fri Sep 16

Putting Into Words the Importance of Space Exploration: Apollo XI, September 16, 1969 by Jim Ottaviani

The DC Relaunch: Week Two Gives Hope by Tim Callahan

The Pinewalker Cometh: Cast Star Wars: Heir to the Empire! by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 24 by Leigh Butler

How Skyrim Was Almost Set in Westeros by Aidan Moher

The New Spider-Man: The Non-Story that Became a Story by Tim Callahan

Firsts in Fantasy: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson by Chris Lough

Morning Roundup: New Earl Grey Recipe Destroys the Galaxy by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Sep 15

CBS Poised to Ruin Sherlock Holmes by Ryan Britt

How to Out-Victorian Them All: Edith Nesbit’s The Incomplete Amorist by Mari Ness

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Seventeen by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Cherie Priest’s Tour for Ganymede by Tor.com

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 3: Or Something Like That by Jo Walton

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Dauphin” by Keith DeCandido

New Muppets Teaser: The Pig With The Froggy Tattoo by Danny Bowes

Firsts in Fantasy: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson by Bill Capossere

Morning Roundup: Springsteen on Mars by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Sep 14

LeVar Burton Launches Reading Rainbow of the Future by Emily Asher-Perrin

Comedy, Play, and Mad Science: All Men of Genius by Lev AC Rosen by Brit Mandelo

A Moral Argument for Hard Science Fiction by Madeline Ashby

No Ghost Need Apply: 5 Improbable Sherlock Holmes Stories by Ryan Britt

The Birth of Steam-WoT: Steampunk Perrin by Richard Fife

Firsts in Fantasy: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin by Linda Antonsson and Elio García

Day One by Matthew Costello

Morning Roundup: Cat TARDIS. Cat TARDIS. Cat TARDIS. by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Sep 13

The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 (Excerpt) by Robert Jordan, Chuck Dixon and Chase Conley

Genre in the Mainstream: Fantastic Women by Ryan Britt

Pastoral Metafictional Action: Down the Mysterly River by Bill Willingham by John Ottinger III

Site upgrade: “Of Interest” links index by Tor.com

Persecuted Wizards: Barbara Hambly’s The Rainbow Abyss by Jo Walton

The Lake by Tananarive Due

Jane Espenson and Cheeks Discuss Writing Husbands by Teresa Jusino

Clash of the Heavy Weight Game Licenses: Star Trek vs. Star Wars by Bob Gallo

Well Worth the Wait: The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewski by Stefan Raets

“The Quantum World”: Introducing the 11th Symphony of Science by Brit Mandelo

True Blood Finale Review: “And When I Die” by Theresa DeLucci

Firsts in Fantasy: The Fallen Blade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood by Liz Bourke

Glow (Excerpt) by Amy Kathleen Ryan

Morning Roundup: Coffee, Black: The Movie by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Sep 12

Who’s the Most Fashionable SFF Icon? by Stubby the Rocket

Planet of Sound: Nellie McKay, “Clonie” by Joshua Starr

Gay Marriage – The Final Frontier: Sneak a Peek at Jane Espenson’s Husbands by Teresa Jusino

Cybergenius vs. the World: The Departure by Neal Asher by Karin L Kross

Torchwood Brings Death Back to the World, Itself. Torchwood: Miracle Day: “The Blood Line” by Chris Lough, Ryan Britt and Emily Asher-Perrin

“Cover Your Mouth!” Contagion by Danny Bowes

Audioslice: How Firm a Foundation by David Weber by Samantha Beerman

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Measure of a Man” by Keith DeCandido

Doctor Who S6, Ep 10: “The Girl Who Waited” by Teresa Jusino

Firsts in Fantasy: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (and Why You Should Read It) by Leigh Butler

Remembering Spartacus Star Andy Whitfield by Bridget McGovern

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Drawing of the Three, The Prisoner: Chapter 5 by Suzanne Johnson

All Men of Genius (Excerpt) by Lev AC Rosen

Morning Roundup: Star Wars Now Has More Dinosaurs, Pepsi by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Sep 11

Hugo Nominees: 2000 by Jo Walton

Sat Sep 10

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Aeon Flux: Tide” and “At the Ends of the World” by René Walling

Fri Sep 9

Musical Space Books for Kids by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

Bill Willingham Out On Tour For Down the Mysterly River by Tor.com

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles by Danny Bowes

Hiding From Daleks Behind the Couch: The Doctor’s Love of Children by Emily Asher-Perrin

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 23 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Sixteen by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

DC Relaunches its Line: But are the Comics Any Good? by Tim Callahan

Firsts in Fantasy: Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky by Amanda Rutter

Assassination Can Make You Pretty Lonely: Children of Paranoia by Alex Brown

Morning Roundup: Lord Sinister Is Back! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Sep 8

Back to School with Science Fiction/Fantasy by Elisabeth Kushner

Facing a Childhood Fear: The Omega Memory by Jason Henninger

Dragon*Con 2011: The Fan Tracks by Richard Fife

Vernor Vinge’s Tour Schedule for The Children of the Sky by Tor.com

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 2: So Sharp He Can Hardly Help But Cut Himself by Jo Walton

For Trek’s 45th Birthday: 10 Underappreciated Aspects of Classic Star Trek by Emily Asher-Perrin and Ryan Britt

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “A Matter of Honor” by Keith DeCandido

Time Traveling for Wishes: The Story of the Amulet by Mari Ness

Firsts in Fantasy: Ultimate evil and banking in Daniel Abraham’s The Dragon’s Path by Jo Walton

Morning Roundup: Batgirl Can Walk, Sell Comics by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Sep 7

Puzzle Your Way Out of Nemo’s Submarine in 5 Wits’s “20,000 Leagues” Interactive Adventure by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Weaving an Empire Unlike Any Other: The Carpet Makers by René Walling

Reading Joanna Russ — The Two of Them (1978) by Brit Mandelo

What’s Really Going on with Star Wars and the Zeitgeist by Ryan Britt

The Neatest Zelda-Related Thing You’ll See Today by Brit Mandelo

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Fifteen by Bill Capossere

“Man’s more like to change than die”: C.J. Cherryh’s Forty Thousand in Gehenna by Jo Walton

Firsts In Fantasy: Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself by Ron Hogan

All Hallow’s Read: Neil Gaiman’s New Halloween Tradition by Stubby the Rocket

Lee at the Alamo by Harry Turtledove

Morning Roundup: The Real Catwoman Speaks by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Sep 6

Dragon*Con 2011: The Major Panels by Richard Fife

Epic Fantasy Ebooks on Sale for $2.99! by Tor.com

No Chocolate, Lots of Guilt, a Little Dystopia: All These Things I’ve Done by Miriam Weinberg

The Divisive Announcement of Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes by Aidan Moher

True Blood Episode Review: “Soul on Fire” by Theresa DeLucci

Sapphique (Excerpt) by Catherine Fisher

Download the First Six Alloy of Law Chapters for Your E-Reader! by Tor.com

And there’s a Creepy Town… Those Across the River by Alyx Dellamonica

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Knife of Dreams, Part 21 by Leigh Butler

Genre in the Mainstream: Time Travel Yes. Spaceship? No. by Ryan Britt

Happily ever forward in the Emberverse: Tears of the Sun by Alyx Dellamonica

Firsts In Fantasy: Joe Abercrombie’s Best Served Cold by Ron Hogan

Announcing Barnes and Noble Bookseller’s Picks on Tor.com by Tor.com

Morning Roundup: Drive a Real Batmobile While Reminding Yourself Dumbledore is the Greatest by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Sep 5

Doctor Who S6, Ep 9: “Night Terrors” by Teresa Jusino

Count Your Blessings? Torchwood: Miracle Day, “The Gathering” by Emily Asher-Perrin

Can We Just All Agree That Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’ is the Best Video Game Web Series? Okay, Good by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Unnatural Selection” by Keith DeCandido

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Drawing of the Three, The Prisoner: Chapter 4 by Suzanne Johnson

Sun Sep 4

Hugo Nominees: 1999 by Jo Walton

Sat Sep 3

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “How to Break Up” and “She and Her Cat” by René Walling

Fri Sep 2

The Good, the Bad, and the Cage-y by Stubby the Rocket

The Leftovers (Excerpt) by Tom Perrotta

The New DC: The Big Picture and Digital Distribution by Tim Callahan

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 22 by Leigh Butler

Glimpses of Sherlock Series 2 via BBC Teasers by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Fourteen by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Ghosts in the Flood Zone: Ninth Ward by Elisabeth Kushner

Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Wonder Woman by Tim Callahan

Much and More: A Spoiler Review of George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons by Jo Walton

Morning Roundup: All for One and Guns for All by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Sep 1

The Last Dragon (Excerpt) by Jane Yolen and Rebecca Guay

“If We’re Not Back By Dawn, Call The President”: A Look Back At Big Trouble In Little China by Danny Bowes

Will Power (Excerpt) by A.J. Hartley

Wibbly Wobbly Wokka Wokka: Doctor Who/Muppets Mash-Up by Stubby the Rocket

Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Teen Titans by Tim Callahan

Making Senses by Jason Henninger

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 1: Deep and Wide as Autumn’s Ending by Jo Walton

Fables Reread: The Wrap-Up by Brit Mandelo

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Schizoid Man” by Keith DeCandido

Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing September Releases in Young Adult Paranormal by Suzanne Johnson

Safer Wishes: The Phoenix and the Carpet by Mari Ness

Morning Roundup: Magneto Makes a Mighty Fine Lady by Stubby the Rocket