December 2011

Fri Dec 30

Holmes for the Holidays Closes the Case by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Transformations and Discoveries: New SFF Anthology Heiresses of Russ Debuts by Lee Mandelo

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “A Matter of Perspective” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Elementary, Dear Reader: The Best Sherlock Holmes “Ah-ha!” Moments by Ryan Britt

Papercrafts! A Cute, Fun Geeky Gift (or, for Yourself) by Lee Mandelo

Moffat’s Women Christmas Special: Why Madge Pwns Abigail by Teresa Jusino

Thu Dec 29

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Growing Up, or Not: The Moon By Night by Mari Ness

The Adventure of The Devil’s Foot: Neil Gaiman and the Great Detective by Niall Alexander

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 17: All the Stories in the World by Jo Walton

Read a Chapter From George R. R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter by Stubby the Rocket

Reopening The X-Files: “Little Green Men” by Meghan Deans

Kitty’s Zombie New Year by Carrie Vaughn

Wed Dec 28

Fiction Affliction: “Genre-Benders” for January by Suzanne Johnson

The Great Pastiche Game: Notable Non-Doyle Holmes Books by Ryan Britt

Halo: Primordium (Excerpt) by Greg Bear

Audioslice: Sisterhood of Dune by Samantha Beerman

Cheetah the Chimp: 1931-2011 by Stubby the Rocket

Do Your Own Detecting: Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of Tricky Continuity by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Tue Dec 27

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Divided Loyalties in an Alternate New York: Empire State by Adam Christopher by Stefan Raets

Invisible Aliens, Electricity, and Russians: The Darkest Hour by Danny Bowes

Shadows of Sherlock: Analogs of the Detective in SF by Rajan Khanna

Download Free Sam Weber Wallpaper for A Memory of Light by Tor.com

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Mon Dec 26

The Manos: The Hands of Fate Blu-ray Project by Heather Massey

Who’s Your Holmes? The Various Sherlocks of the Stage and Screen by Ryan Britt

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Captain Britain Prologue…via Doctor Who by Tim Callahan

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”—Bear and Bone, Sections 15-23 by Suzanne Johnson

Designing Sherlock: The Influence of Sidney Paget by Teresa Jusino

Sun Dec 25

It’s a Big Universe, Everything Happens Somewhere: Doctor Who: “The Doctor, The Widow & The Wardrobe” by Chris Lough and Ryan Britt

Sat Dec 24

“I, Cthulhu, or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)?” by Neil Gaiman

Fri Dec 23

Spend Christmas with the Doctors by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Eleven by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

A Study in Lavender: Queering Sherlock Holmes ed. by Joseph R. G. DeMarco by Lee Mandelo

The Hunger Games Movie Gets a Dark Country Anthem by Stubby the Rocket

Title Revealed for Lev Grossman’s Third (and Final?) Magicians Book by Stubby the Rocket

Gunslingers, Gadgets, and Geniuses: The Doctor and the Kid by Mike Resnick by Mike Perschon

Muddy Jaime Lannister & The Iron Islands Revealed in New Game of Thrones Season 2 Video by Stubby the Rocket

A Vampire in Middle England: Warren Ellis’ Sherlock by Niall Alexander

A Note-Perfect Fun Adventure: The Adventures of Tintin by Natalie Zutter

Thu Dec 22

The Elementary Life of a Sidekick by Alex Bledsoe

Science, Religion, Wonder: The Glorious Impossible by Mari Ness

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Déjà Q” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 16: Urging Toward the Truth by Jo Walton

Actual Prometheus Trailer Is Really Here! by Stubby the Rocket

Reopening The X-Files: “The Erlenmeyer Flask” by Meghan Deans

A Brief History of Changelings by Amanda Hocking

Five Holmes Antagonists Who Weren’t Moriarty by Ryan Britt

Picturing Winter, a Solstice Celebration by Irene Gallo

Wed Dec 21

Congratulations to Tor/Forge Books on 30 Bestsellers in 2011 by Tor.com

Ender’s Game Casting: Ford is in as Graff by Stubby the Rocket

They Had Me at the Singing: Why The Hobbit Adaptations Will Succeed by Jason Denzel

6 SFF Characters We Want to See Go Evil by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Roundtable, Final Week: All Singing! All Dancing! by Matt Hatch, Jason Denzel and Leigh Butler

Sherlock Asks to Be Punched In New BBC’s Sherlock Series 2 Teaser by Stubby the Rocket

Writing The Second Book: Not Any Easier by Caragh O'Brien

Brandon Sanderson Has Finished A Memory of Light by Tor.com

Queering SFF: Angels in America by Tony Kushner by Lee Mandelo

Tue Dec 20

Watch the First Trailer For The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Stubby the Rocket

Tor/Forge Monthly Twitter Chat Series! 2011 in Review by Tor.com

Resurrecting the Reality Show: Winning Mars by Michael M Jones

The Doctor’s Next Companion is… You? Doctor Who: Worlds In Time by Stubby the Rocket

Geek Girl Gift Guide by Stacey Brook

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 13 by Leigh Butler

Twain’s Afoot! On Tom Sawyer, Detective by Allegra Frazier

Ripping Yarns: Robert Bloch’s Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper by Rajan Khanna

The First Sci-Fi Movie A Trip to the Moon Fully Restored by Stubby the Rocket

Reading in Bed by Joan Aiken

Mon Dec 19

Two Sisters Bond Through Dungeons & Dragons in She Kills Monsters by Natalie Zutter

Misfits Is Back On Hulu For Season 3! by Teresa Jusino

Lava Monster! Also, This Trailer for Wrath of the Titans by Chris Lough

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The High Ground” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Brand New Prometheus Promo! by Stubby the Rocket

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Skizz by Tim Callahan

“You know what happens when you dance.” Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Holmes for the Holidays on Tor.com by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Argument” and “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”—Bear and Bone, Sections 6-14 by Suzanne Johnson

Batman Made Michael Caine Cry: The Dark Knight Rises Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

The Dark Tower: The Wind Through The Keyhole (Excerpt) by Stephen King

Fri Dec 16

Your Daily Moment of Snowman Carnage Zen by Stubby the Rocket

One Lego to Rule Them All by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 35 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Ten by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

The Only Christmas Movie Not Airing This Month by Madeline Ashby

From Werewolf Hunters to Rights Activists: Updating Fairy Tale Heroines by Marissa Meyer

First Trailer for Bryan Singer’s Jack The Giant Killer Will Crush Your Bones by Stubby the Rocket

Amy & Rory’s Days in the TARDIS Are Numbered by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Dec 15

10 Great Bars in This Universe (and the Next) by Stubby the Rocket

Nic Cage Makes You Say “Hell Yes” in New Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas: A Henson Classic by Rajan Khanna

There is Such a Thing as a Tesseract: A Wrinkle in Time by Mari Ness

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 15: Defending Civilization by Jo Walton

Captain America Creator Joe Simon, 1913-2011 by Tor.com

Smash Your Opponents to the Tune of Acapella: The Video Game Music Choir’s /sing by Lee Mandelo

Reopening The X-Files: “Tooms” by Meghan Deans

Michael Scott and Colette Freedman Explain the Mythology of The Thirteen Hallows by Colette Freedman and Michael Scott

Sisterhood of Dune (Excerpt) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson

Wed Dec 14

Star Trek People Drinking Coffee by Stubby the Rocket

Dealing Underwater: Maureen McHugh’s Half the Day is Night by Jo Walton

Acceptance, Decay, and Duality. What The Wheel of Time Means: Roundtable, Week 5 by Jennifer Liang, Matt Hatch, Jason Denzel and Leigh Butler

Watch the Star Wars Holiday Special In Full by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Nine by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Inventing Palpatine — Star Wars: Darth Plagueis by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Clean Sweep With All the Trimmings by James Alan Gardner

Tue Dec 13

Creating the Art for Marissa Meyer’s “Glitches” by Goñi Montes

Tor Books Announces Arctic Rising Tour! by Tor.com

Tor Books Announces Among Others Tour! by Tor.com

Quiet Martians: Edgar Pangborn’s A Mirror for Observers by Jo Walton

The Annotated Sandman, Vol. 1 (Excerpt) by Leslie Klinger

New Teaser Trailer for Doctor Who Xmas Special (More Spaceships Now) by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 12 by Leigh Butler

Genre in the Mainstream: George Saunders’ Pastoralia by Ryan Britt

If Dragon’s Mass Eve Be Cold And Clear by Ken Scholes

Redshirts Shopping Guide by Stubby the Rocket

Dash Rendar and Han Solo Walk into a Bar — Star Wars: Shadow Games by Emmet Asher-Perrin

CERN Physicists Announce First Glimpse of Higgs Boson by Andrew Fleming

Mon Dec 12

Your Daily Moment of George Takei Brokering Galactic Peace by Stubby the Rocket

Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm, Ep 6: The Things We Do For Love by Teresa Jusino

It’s Time to Pick Hunger Games Nail Polish Colors! (We’re Totally Serious) by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Queering SFF – So, This Thing I’ve Been Working On… Beyond Binary by Lee Mandelo

The Great Alan Moore Reread: V for Vendetta Part 2 by Tim Callahan

Why is Santa Wielding a Huge Sword? by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Hunted” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Grimm Special, Ep 5: “Danse Macabre” by Teresa Jusino

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Argument” and “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust,” Bear and Bone, Sections 1-5 by Suzanne Johnson

Wizards Never Get a Day Off: Side Jobs by Jim Butcher by Alex Brown

Cold Winds Rising in 1st Game of Thrones Season 2 Teaser Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Here Comes the Trailer for Men in Black 3! by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Dec 11

New Posters for Both The Dark Knight Rises AND The Amazing Spider-Man by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Dec 9

A Brand New Periodical: A Review of Unstuck, Issue 1 by Stefan Raets

Steampunk Vacation in Pensacola: Lighter Than Air by Caroline E Willis

“There’s A Mole, Right At The Top Of The Circus.” Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by Danny Bowes

New Trailer For Battleship is Out by Stubby the Rocket

The Dark Knight Rises Plot Synopsis Game by Stubby the Rocket

The Best Mattress Sales Pitch You Will See In Your Life by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Eight by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Go bugf#ck With Harlan Ellison by Ryan Britt

Arkham State of Mind: New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird by Michael M Jones

A Roadmap to Utopia by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

Thu Dec 8

Free Download of Gulliver’s Travels by Cassandra McNeil

Jerry Robinson 1922-2011 by Tor.com

Jacqueline Lichtenberg’s Unto Zeor, Forever: More Than Just Tentacle Sex by Heather Massey

Mr. Terrific #4 (Comic Excerpt) by DC Comics

Explorations of Family: Meet the Austins by Mari Ness

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 14: Secrets of the Heart by Jo Walton

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Defector” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Reopening The X-Files: “E.B.E.” by Meghan Deans

Tortured by Caragh O'Brien

Catching Up To the Future: An Appreciation of William Gibson by Karin L Kross

Wed Dec 7

“What is it with women and kicking me in the face?” Chris Wooding’s The Iron Jackal by Liz Bourke

Audioslice: The Thirteen Hallows by Michael Scott and Colette Freedman by Samantha Beerman

The Dreamer and the Dream: 6 Fictional Science Fiction Authors by Ryan Britt

What We Want From A Memory of Light: The Wheel of Time Roundtable, Week 4 by Jennifer Liang, Matt Hatch, Jason Denzel and Leigh Butler

Utterly Bonaroo: Planesrunner by Ian McDonald by Stefan Raets

Tor.com’s Hugo and Nebula Eligible Stories! by Tor.com

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Seven by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Reaching Out: Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed by Jo Walton

Not Your Father’s Computer Simulation: Rod Rees’ The Demi-Monde: Winter by Liz Bourke

First Images of Sherlock’s Irene Adler are Here! by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Dec 6

If Rockets Could Squee… by Stubby the Rocket

Nested Scrolls: The Autobiography of Rudolf von Bitter Rucker (Excerpt) by Rudy Rucker

Justin Bieber Has Gone Steampunk by Stubby the Rocket

Stargate’s Alexis Cruz Delivers The Unprofessionals by Teresa Jusino

Reading Joanna Russ: The Zanzibar Cat (1983) by Lee Mandelo

Doctor Who Christmas Special Prequel is Here! by Stubby the Rocket

Genre in the Mainstream: How A Christmas Carol Invented Time Travel by Ryan Britt

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 11 by Leigh Butler

We Are Brains Before Beauty: Girls, Science and Confronting Society’s Blind Eye by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“Tell no one where you’re bound” — being a review of Tamora Pierce’s Mastiff by Liz Bourke

First 5 Chapters of Cinder Now Available for Free Download! by Tor.com

A Compliment to Fantasy: Archon: The Book of Raziel by Sabrina Benulis

American Horror Story — What the Hell is Happening, and Why Haven’t They Moved Out Yet? by Juliana Weiss-Roessler

Mon Dec 5

Darrell K. Sweet, 1934-2011 by Irene Gallo

Live Action Fan Films: Voltron, Portal, and Sailor Moon by Richard Fife

Tor Books Announces Sisterhood of Dune Tour! by Tor.com

The Galileo Seven is Down! IDW’s Star Trek #3 by Ryan Britt and Emmet Asher-Perrin

Whedon-Penned The Cabin in the Woods Trailer Hits by Stubby the Rocket

The Great Alan Moore Reread: V for Vendetta, Part 1 by Tim Callahan

Shuffle: The Next Geek Holiday Classic by Teresa Jusino

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Vengeance Factor” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Lockout Trailer Features Guy Pearce Getting Punched and Spaceships Exploding by Stubby the Rocket

A Look Back at A Dance With Dragons by Theresa DeLucci

Barnes and Noble Bookseller’s Picks for December by Tor.com

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

J.J. Abrams Says Khan is Out for Trek 2 But Robocop Is In! by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Dec 2

The Twenty-four Days Before Christmas (Excerpt) by Madeleine L'Engle

Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Steven Erikson Answers Your House of Chains Questions, Part 2 by Steven Erikson

Children of a New Golden Age: Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel by Michael M Jones

Mobilis in Mobili Art Exhibit Gives Steampunks Some New Ink to Spill by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 34 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Six by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Why the Akira Adaptation is a Big Deal by Madeline Ashby

Thu Dec 1

Dystopian Birth Control by Caragh O'Brien

Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Hunger Games Fans Speak Out! by Lois Gresh

The First Explorations of Love: Camilla by Mari Ness

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 13: It was Idyllic by Jo Walton

Cast of The Empire Strikes Back Reveal the Plots for All Nine Star Wars Films! by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Price” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Reopening The X-Files: “Beyond the Sea” by Meghan Deans

Holiday Gift Guide: A Very Cthulu Christmas by Stacey Brook

High Quality, Spiffy John Carter Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

December Recommendations from Forbidden Planet by Joe Gordon