Blog Archive
November 2011
Wed Nov 30
Fiction Affliction: “Genre-Benders” for December
by Suzanne Johnson
Queering SFF Tidbit: Kathe Koja’s Under the Poppy Wins 2011 Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel
by Lee Mandelo
New John Carter of Mars Trailer Hits Good Morning America
by Stubby the Rocket
Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker to Shake Up Cinemas
by Stubby the Rocket
Ages to Come, Ages Long Past: The Wheel of Time Roundtable, Week 3
by Jennifer Liang, Matt Hatch, Jason Denzel and Leigh Butler
Trek Nation Documentary Debuts Today on Science Channel
by Stubby the Rocket
Genre in the Mainstream: How Ray Bradbury Crossed Over
by Ryan Britt
Happy Birthday Mark Twain, You Time Traveling Rascal
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Five
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Why You Should Be Watching Vampire Diaries
by Juliana Weiss-Roessler
The Rotten Beast
by Mary E. Pearson
Tue Nov 29
Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
Quick, Dirty, & Fundamentally Mean: Eighties Horror Book The Hellbound Heart
by Alyx Dellamonica
John Landis Talks About His New Book Monsters In The Movies
by Ryan Britt
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 10
by Leigh Butler
Tor.com Mobile Goes Live
by Tor.com
Expanding the possibilities of fantasy: Pamela Dean’s The Dubious Hills
by Jo Walton
What Fantasy Does Best: Lev Grossman Talks with Peter Orullian
by Peter Orullian
On Changing Reading Habits or Savoring the Experience
by Lee Mandelo
Your New Baby Needs This Star Trek Book
by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Nov 28
The Witch’s Daughter (Excerpt)
by Paula Brackston
Cyber Monday Reminder: Wild Cards eBooks at $2.99!
by Tor.com
An Enchanting, Complex Children’s Movie: Hugo
by Natalie Zutter
Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
It’s the Future. Here’s Your Jetpack!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Walking Dead S2, E7: “Pretty Much Dead Already”
by Alex Brown
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is Gorgeous
by Aidan Moher
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Early Years Miscellany Star Wars
by Tim Callahan
The Development of a Heroine: And Both Were Young
by Mari Ness
Introducing the Madeleine L’Engle Reread
by Mari Ness
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Enemy”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Once Upon a Time Special, Episode 5: Jiminy and Jane
by Teresa Jusino
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Drawing of the Three, The Pusher: Roland Takes His Medicine
by Suzanne Johnson
This is the Leaked Prometheus Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
Fri Nov 25
The Future of the Book as Depicted in Science Fiction
by Ryan Britt
Growing Up Potter
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Rosencrantzes & Guildensterns of SFF
by Ryan Britt
Play the First Line Game With Us
by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Nov 23
The Inspiration of Anne McCaffrey
by Michael Whelan
Happy Thanksgiving from Tor.com
by Stubby the Rocket
Let’s Not Visit The Planet That Perpetually Lets You Down. 100 Planets by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey
by Jen Vaughn
It’s All In The Game: Sherlock Holmes and The House of Silk
by Niall Alexander
How to Make Astronomical Illustrations
by Ron Miller
Steven Erikson Answers Your House of Chains Questions
by Steven Erikson
The Late Mike Fellinger’s Turkey Algorithm: An Exercise in Geek Cooking
by Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Bookended by Dragons: Somewhere Beneath Those Waves by Sarah Monette
by Lee Mandelo
Primal and Mythic: Geoff Ryman’s The Warrior Who Carried Life
by Jo Walton
Tue Nov 22
Anne McCaffrey, 1926-2011
by Tor.com
When You Absolutely Need a Rocket on Your Chest: Tor.com Zazzle Store is Open
by Stubby the Rocket
The Many Worlds of Jim Henson
by Chris Lough
Great New Scenes from the Doctor Who Series 6 DVD/Blu-ray
by Teresa Jusino
Twilight vs. Flowers in the Attic: Sick Sex Smackdown, Eighties Style
by Alyx Dellamonica
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Drawing of the Three, The Pusher: The Honeypot
by Suzanne Johnson
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 9
by Leigh Butler
I Always Dreamed We’d Be Back Here. The Muppets (2011)
by Danny Bowes
Are Zombies Truly the Harbinger of Genre Crossover?
by Ryan Britt
I’m From Outer Space!: Muppets From Space
by Chris Lough
Mon Nov 21
Planet of Sound: Robyn, “Fembot”
by Joshua Starr
Sometimes You Can Get Out of Kansas: Ways in Which The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz Does Not Suck
by Ryan Britt
The Walking Dead S2, E6: “Secrets”
by Alex Brown
Fairly Good Fodder for Mockery: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
by Natalie Zutter
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Marvelman/Miracleman, Part 4
by Tim Callahan
Neil Gaiman Doesn’t Know How to Read
by Chris Lough
Jacqueline Carey Talks to Peter Orullian (Part 2)
by Peter Orullian
Download Free Wallpaper for Halo: Primordium
by Tor.com
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Booby Trap”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm, Week 4: Baby Bargains and Severed Ears
by Teresa Jusino
Suburban Fantasy, Gender Politics, plus a Goblin Prom: Why Labyrinth is a Classic
by Bridget McGovern
Sneak Peek at A Game of Thrones Season 2
by Stubby the Rocket
Too Much Party for Skywalker in Vintage Interview
by Stubby the Rocket
Fri Nov 18
This Week’s Sights: Zombie Picnics, Beauty & the Tentacle, and Epicness
by Irene Gallo
Doctor Who Trailer “The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe”
by Stubby the Rocket
Like Being There: Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall
by Jo Walton
Imaginary Exoplanets
by Ron Miller
Weird, amazing, psychotic life. In technicolor.: Farscape and Henson’s Lasting Legacy
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 33
by Leigh Butler
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Bonding”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Ask Steven Erikson Your House of Chains Questions!
by Stubby the Rocket
Amanda Rutter Now in Charge of Strange Things
by Stubby the Rocket
How to Make a Homunculus and Other Horrors
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
New Giant Character Banners for The Avengers
by Stubby the Rocket
Sailing for Adventure on the Big Blue Wet Thing: Muppet Treasure Island
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
A Comic Strip Review of Neal Stephenson’s Reamde
by John Bonner
Thu Nov 17
Here There Be Dragons (with EMP)
by CJ Hill
Brandon Sanderson Alloy of Law U.K. Tour Schedule
by Tor.com
Melancholy and mania: The Wind in the Willows
by Mari Ness
Candy Caine: The Sweetness of A Muppet Christmas Carol
by Ryan Britt
Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 12: A Beautiful Game
by Jo Walton
Ten Anime Series You Should See Before You Die
by Tim Maughan
Reopening The X-Files: “Fallen Angel”
by Meghan Deans
Gallows Humor and Occasional Profanities: An Appreciation of Terry Pratchett
by Karin L Kross
We Almost Didn’t Have the Muppets: Four Alternate Points in Jim Henson’s Life
by Mary Robinette Kowal
Wed Nov 16
Data, Because It’s Polite
by Chris Lough
NASA Announces Optimus Prime Spin-Off Award for Children
by Stubby the Rocket
“Pigs don’t have eyebrows.”: The Muppets Take Manhattan
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Beyond Muppet Good and Evil: The Dark Crystal
by Bridget McGovern
We Can Do Bad All By Ourselves: The Wheel of Time Roundtable, Week 2
by Leigh Butler, Jason Denzel, Matt Hatch and Jennifer Liang
The Other Snow White Steps Forth: Mirror, Mirror Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Four
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Wild Cards eBooks Now $2.99!
by Tor.com
Full Trailer for Pixar’s Brave is Here!
by Stubby the Rocket
Jacqueline Carey Talks to Peter Orullian (Part 1)
by Peter Orullian
Book Country Launches New Self-Publishing Service
by Stubby the Rocket
Hey! A Movie!: The Great Muppet Caper
by Chris Lough
Vampire Dystopia: Guillermo del Toro’s The Night Eternal
by Ron Hogan
Ghost Hedgehog
by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Tue Nov 15
Join Tor.com on Google+
by Tor.com
Muppets Auditioning for the Part of Yoda
by Stubby the Rocket
The Past to the Present: The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman
by Lee Mandelo
Lovely & Haunting: The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff
by Abigail Johnson
6 Science Fiction Icons Who Hung Out with the Muppets
by Ryan Britt
“You don’t happen to have a hacksaw about you, do you, my dear?” Barbara Hambly’s Windrose Chronicles
by Liz Bourke
Genre in the Mainstream: Stephen King’s From a Buick 8
by Justin Taylor
Once Upon a Time vs. Grimm, Week 3: Snow Falls and Bees Swarm
by Teresa Jusino
I Balance the Force with a Little Help From My Friends Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan by Drew Karpyshyn
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Lovers, The Dreamers, And Me: The Muppet Movie
by Danny Bowes
It’s the Muppet Week on Tor.com!
by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Nov 14
Watch Green Fire Cascade Over the Planet
by Stubby the Rocket
The Revolution Will Be Fictionalized: Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail!
by Stefan Raets
Non-Non Canon: The Strange Case of the 1980s DC Star Trek Comic Books
by Ryan Britt
Beware of stobor!: Robert A. Heinlein’s Tunnel in the Sky
by Jo Walton
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Marvelman/Miracleman, Part 3
by Tim Callahan
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Who Watches the Watchers?”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Walking Dead S2, E5: “Chupacabra”
by Alex Brown
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Drawing of the Three, The Pusher: Bitter Medicine
by Suzanne Johnson
The Year’s Most Fantastic SFF Art: Spectrum 18
by Gregory Manchess
Watch the Full Trailer for The Hunger Games
by Stubby the Rocket
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea in the Tarsem Age: Immortals
by Danny Bowes
Sun Nov 13
First Words: What Was the First Book You Bought With Your Hard-Earned Dollars?
by Stubby the Rocket
Sat Nov 12
Twitter Chat with Brandon Sanderson this Monday
by Irene Gallo
Fri Nov 11
Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (Comic Excerpt)
by DC Comics
Humanity’s True Containment
by Cassandra McNeil
Across the Universe and A Million Suns (Excerpts)
by Beth Revis
Friends With Boys, a Webcomic by Faith Erin Hicks
by Jen Vaughn
It’s Only the End of the World Again: Melancholia
by Theresa DeLucci
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 32
by Leigh Butler
First Contact
by Theresa DeLucci
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Three
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Survivors”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Magic on the Line (Excerpt)
by Devon Monk
“I Am NOT A Toy!”: A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
by Danny Bowes
Thu Nov 10
Trailer for Snow White & the Huntsman!
by Stubby the Rocket
Born for Mars: Spaceman
by Susan Dunman
Symphony of Science: “Onward to the Edge”
by Lee Mandelo
“No Dream Is Ever Just A Dream”: Eyes Wide Shut
by Danny Bowes
Old and True: The Book of Ballads, Illustrated by Charles Vess
by Lee Mandelo
Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 11: A Freely Given Gift
by Jo Walton
When Books Go to War: Wet Magic
by Mari Ness
Reopening The X-Files: “Ice”
by Meghan Deans
The Warrior Princess: Mike Shepherd’s Kris Longknife: Daring
by Michael M Jones
“Here’s Johnny!”: The Shining
by Danny Bowes
Wed Nov 9
Kidnapping in Rome: Barbara Hambly’s Search the Seven Hills
by Liz Bourke
Let’s Do This: The Muppets Hosting the 2012 Oscars
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Ridley Scott’s Prophets of Science Fiction Mini-Series Starts Tonight
by Theresa DeLucci
“You’re Becoming Healthy, That’s All”: A Clockwork Orange
by Danny Bowes
Using Science to Better Understand the Beauty of the Universe: Richard Dawkins’ The Magic of Reality
by Brian Switek
Thinking Dark Thoughts: The Wheel of Time Roundtable, Week 1
by Chris Lough, Jennifer Liang, Matt Hatch, Jason Denzel and Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Two
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Stories and Secrets: Pamela Dean’s The Secret Country
by Jo Walton
All Things Rachel: The Hollows Insider by Kim Harrison
by Suzanne Johnson
“I Am Completely Operational, And All My Circuits Are Functioning Perfectly”: 2001: A Space Odyssey
by Danny Bowes
Tue Nov 8
Satori in the Dust Bowl: A Review of Seed by Rob Ziegler
by Stefan Raets
The Alloy of Law Spoiler Thread
by Tor.com
When the Saul Blows
by Alyx Dellamonica
Take Your Fez to Work: 11/11/11 is Eleventh Doctor Day
by Stubby the Rocket
The Walking Dead S2, E4: “Cherokee Rose”
by Alex Brown
Most Hats Allowed: Fan-Made Trailer for The Alloy of Law
by Stubby the Rocket
The Inquisitive Imager: A Review of Scholar by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
by Stefan Raets
Revising death and dragons: Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Other Wind
by Jo Walton
Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Tour Begins Today!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 8
by Leigh Butler
The Alloy of Law Tour Will Unlock a Wheel of Time Secret!
by Tor.com
Genre in the Mainstream: Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84
by Ron Hogan
Challenge to Orci, Kurtzman, and Abrams: Make a Star Trek Movie Without a Bad Guy
by Ryan Britt
New Footage from Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
by Stubby the Rocket
Only One of Us is Getting Out of this Genre Alive: Brandon Sanderson’s The Alloy of Law
by Chris Lough
“Gentlemen, You Can’t Fight In Here! This is The War Room!”: Dr. Strangelove
by Danny Bowes
A Week Exploring Kubrick’s SFF Films
by Danny Bowes
Mon Nov 7
RT Book Review’s 2011 Award Nominees Announced
by Stubby the Rocket
Planet of Sound: The Mae Shi, “Pwnd”
by Joshua Starr
My 14-Year-Old Self Might Take Issue with The Alloy of Law
by Brandon Sanderson
November Recommendations from BookPeople
by Tommy Wilkerson and Joe Turner
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Marvelman/Miracleman, Part 2
by Tim Callahan
Once Upon a Time vs. Grimm, Week 2: Apples, and Curses, and Bears, Oh My!
by Teresa Jusino
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer: A Review, Polemic, and Appreciation… Sort Of
by Alex Brown
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Ensigns of Command”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Alloy of Line Has Begun!
by Stubby the Rocket
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Drawing of the Three, Reshuffle: Sections 10-17
by Suzanne Johnson
The Profound Rantings of a Sane Madman: An Appreciation of The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick
by Ryan Britt
Time Turns On A Dime In Stephen King’s 11/22/63
by Niall Alexander
Fri Nov 4
Become a Named Character in A Memory of Light
by Jennifer Liang
Tor.com Now Available via Mobile App Float
by Tor.com
Holy Humbug! Lee Bermejo’s Batman: Noël
by Ryan Britt
Free Halo: Glasslands Wallpaper!
by Tor.com
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 31
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter One
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Latest Peter Jackson Video Blog from the set of The Hobbit!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Heart of “Eyes to See” by Joseph Nassise
by Alex Bledsoe
Thu Nov 3
Legion Lost #3 (Comic Excerpt)
by DC Comics
Rose, I’m Trying to Resonate Concrete: The Greatest, Smallest Moments of Doctor Who
by Emmet Asher-Perrin, Ryan Britt and Chris Lough
A Look Back at the Imager Portfolio Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
by Stefan Raets
Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 10: Watching Stories Being Born
by Jo Walton
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Evolution”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Reopening The X-Files: “Squeeze”
by Meghan Deans
James Bond Returns in… Skyfall
by Stubby the Rocket
Amy Pond Must Die! (Says Karen Gillan)
by Stubby the Rocket
A Talent for Future Archaeology: Firebird and Echo by Jack McDevitt
by Liz Bourke
The Possible Magic of Flowers: Edith Nesbit’s The Wonderful Garden
by Mari Ness
Wed Nov 2
How to Make a Machine Gun Leg
by Stacey Brook
Reading Joanna Russ: How to Suppress Women’s Writing (1983)
by Lee Mandelo
Gary Mitchell Strikes Back: IDW’s Star Trek #2
by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Ryan Britt
Rescuing Children in Wartime: Nevil Shute’s Pied Piper
by Jo Walton
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Prologue
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Why You Can’t Miss Redline: An Interview with Director Takeshi Koike
by Tim Maughan
Final Parody Trailer for The Muppets Gets Meta
by Stubby the Rocket
The Doomsday Vault (Excerpt)
by Steven Harper
Hello, Moto
by Nnedi Okorafor
Tue Nov 1
The Weird Obtains a New Platform Thanks to Ann & Jeff VanderMeer
by Stubby the Rocket
Summerless Years and Strange Wizardries: Barbara Hambly’s Mother of Winter and Icefalcon’s Quest
by Liz Bourke
“What Everyone Knows is True Turns Out to be What Some People Used to Think”: Ursula Le Guin’s Tales from Earthsea
by Jo Walton
Tom, Huck, and the Steampunk Dream Machine: Twain’s Tom Sawyer Abroad
by Allegra Frazier
Progress or Change? Cory Doctorow’s The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
by Stefan Raets
NaNoWriMo Success Stories
by Natalie Zutter
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 7
by Leigh Butler
On Retiring the Cool Ranch Doritos: Chris Hardwick’s The Nerdist Way
by Theresa DeLucci
The Walking Dead S2, E3: “Save the Last One”
by Alex Brown
East is West: Ra.One
by Danny Bowes
Sequels and Subversive Sexuality: Malinda Lo Interviews Jacqueline Carey about Saints Astray
by Malinda Lo
Barnes and Noble Bookseller’s Picks for November
by Tor.com
A Possible Farewell to Fairyland: Out of Oz
by Mari Ness