Blog Archive
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
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
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 R.A. 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
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
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
Tue Sep 27
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
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
Mon Sep 26
Reboots of the Future: Buck Rogers For the 21st Century
by Ryan Britt
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 R.A. DeCandido
Where No Rebooted Enterprise Crew Has Gone Before: Star Trek #1
by Emmet 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
A Beautiful Friendship (Excerpt)
by David Weber
Sun Sep 25
The Bible Repairman and Other Stories (Excerpt)
by Tim Powers
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
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 Lee 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 R.A. 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
Wed Sep 21
“Trust me. I’m a Madman.”: Putting Faith in the Doctor
by Emmet 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
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 Lee 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
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 R.A. 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
Sun Sep 18
Tyrion Lannister Wins the Emmy!
by Stubby the Rocket
Hugo Nominees: Conclusion
by Jo Walton
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
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 R.A. 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
Wed Sep 14
LeVar Burton Launches Reading Rainbow of the Future
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Comedy, Play, and Mad Science: All Men of Genius by Lev AC Rosen
by Lee 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
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 Lee 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
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 Emmet 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 R.A. 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
Sun Sep 11
Hugo Nominees: 2000
by Jo Walton
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 Emmet 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
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 Emmet Asher-Perrin and Ryan Britt
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “A Matter of Honor”
by Keith R.A. 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
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
Reading Joanna Russ The Two of Them (1978)
by Lee 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 Lee 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
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
Mon Sep 5
Doctor Who S6, Ep 9: “Night Terrors”
by Teresa Jusino
Count Your Blessings? Torchwood: Miracle Day, “The Gathering”
by Emmet 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 R.A. 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
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
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
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 Lee Mandelo
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Schizoid Man”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing September Releases in Young Adult Paranormal
by Suzanne Johnson
Safer Wishes: The Phoenix and the Carpet
by Mari Ness