February 2012

Wed Feb 29

Brackets and Fighters for Suvudu Cage Match 2012 Revealed! by Stubby the Rocket

Tons of Hunger Games Movie Stills Put Online by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Bender Releases in March by Suzanne Johnson

Melanie Rawn’s Touchstone Tour Starts Today by Tor.com

He’ll Charm Anyone and Anything: The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron by Stefan Raets

Farscape Rewatch: “Exodus From Genesis” by Scott K. Andrews

Tor dot Party at Home With a Rocket Fuel Cocktail from Barker & Mills by Stubby the Rocket

Wheel of Time Musings: The Dragon Reborn by Brandon Sanderson

Newest Avengers Trailer Reveals Two New Villains by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Epilogue and Wrap Up by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

“Your enemy fled rather than face me.”: Elizabeth Moon’s Echoes of Betrayal by Liz Bourke

Happy Leap Day by Irene Gallo

New World Blues by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Introducing the Palencar Project by David Hartwell

Tue Feb 28

A Song of Price and Empire: Kings of Morning by Paul Kearney by Niall Alexander

Charles Vess’ Book of Ballads Accepted into the Library of Congress by Irene Gallo

New Video Reveals Connections Between Prometheus and the Alien Series by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Significant Choices: When the Sea is Rising Red by Cat Hellisen by Lee Mandelo

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

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 21 by Leigh Butler

Genre in the Mainstream: The Literary Fleet-Footedness of The Hunger Games by Ryan Britt

Aliens in Belfast: Ian McDonald’s Sacrifice of Fools by Jo Walton

Your Mother Told You Not to Trust Strange Men With Toys: Being Human, “A Spectre Calls” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Leaked Video Footage of Cumberbatch/Quinto Star Trek Smackdown by Stubby the Rocket

Spy-Fi with a Twist: Arctic Rising by Stefan Raets

Mon Feb 27

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

5 Imagined Star Wars Games More Offensive Than Making Slave Leia Dance or Die by Stubby the Rocket

The Walking Dead S2, E10: “18 Miles Out” by Alex Brown

Party Like It’s 3022 at Tor.com’s February 29th Leap Day NYC Meetup! by Stubby the Rocket

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Watchmen, Part 1 by Tim Callahan

Would You Buy Your Child a Katniss Barbie? by Stubby the Rocket

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Vamp of a Thousand Faces by Alyx Dellamonica

Announcing Michael Whelan on the A Memory of Light Print Cover by Irene Gallo

Brand New Trailer for The Last Airbender: The Legend of Korra by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Lud: A Heap of Broken Images,” Town and Ka-Tet, Sections 11-25 by Suzanne Johnson

Lies, Damn Lies, and Unreliable Narrators by David Tallerman

Sat Feb 25

New Game of Thrones, Season Two Trailer by Bridget McGovern

An extended scene from John Carter, now with more white apes. by Irene Gallo

Fri Feb 24

Looking Back From The End by Jon Sprunk

Gallifrey One 2012: The Who-iest Place On Earth by Teresa Jusino

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare: Full of Novel Ideas by Theresa DeLucci

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

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 8 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Twenty-Five (Part Two) by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

DotCon: The Convention Experience You Can Have In Your Jammies by Teresa Jusino

Deep Recesses and Rarified Peaks: Manimal by Jason Henninger

A Rundown of Kobold Quarterly #20 for RPG Fans by Mordicai Knode

Thu Feb 23

Empty Your Bucket List Before You Watch the 4:44 Last Day on Earth Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Warhammer 40K: 25 Years of Orks in Space by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

Gaming Roundup: Resurrecting the “Are Video Games Art?” Debate by Theresa DeLucci and Pritpaul Bains

The Need for Forgiveness: A House Like a Lotus by Mari Ness

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 20: You Wouldn’t Have a Hope by Jo Walton

New Brave Trailer is All About Acts of Defiance, Deerhounds by Stubby the Rocket

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

J.K. Rowling Announces New Book by Stubby the Rocket

“The storm is coming. The ghost wind, the poison wind.” Amanda Downum’s Kingdoms of Dust by Liz Bourke

You Guys, Nicki Minaj is a Huge Nerd by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Feb 22

Demon Tales: A Perfect Blood (Hollows Book 10) by Kim Harrison by Suzanne Johnson

A Party So Great It’s Visible From Space: Tor.com Feb 29th Leap Day Meet-up! by Stubby the Rocket

John Carter: Futuristic… and a Century Old by Cassandra McNeil

Farscape Rewatch: “I, E.T.” by Scott K. Andrews

Download Free Wallpaper from The Great Hunt Ebook by Tor.com

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Twenty-Five, Part One by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

The Mockingjay’s Merry Men: Male Romance Tropes in The Hunger Games by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Once Upon a Time Special: What Happened to Frederick? by Teresa Jusino

Mother, Crone, Maiden by Cat Hellisen

Tue Feb 21

Katniss Shoots the Pig in Latest Hunger Games Teaser by Stubby the Rocket

When Tripods Walked the Earth: John Christopher’s Tripods Trilogy by Jo Walton

Start a New Supernatural Series With Cat Adams For Only $2.99 by Tor.com

Supernaturals Serving Cheeseburgers: Being Human, “The Graveyard Shift” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

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

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 20 by Leigh Butler

Genre in the Mainstream: Meat Heart by Melissa Broder by Ryan Britt

You Really Want Your SFF Legos! by Stubby the Rocket

Reading Joanna Russ: Magic Mommas, Trembling Sisters, Puritans & Perverts (1985) by Lee Mandelo

Mon Feb 20

Watch John Glenn’s Historic Flight on the 50th Anniversary of Friendship 7 by Stubby the Rocket

The Walking Dead S2, E9: “Triggerfinger” by Alex Brown

“So You’re the Devil’s Baby Mama” Nicholas Cage Flames On in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance by Ryan Britt

The Great Alan Moore Reread: The Superman Stories by Tim Callahan

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Worst Part is the Stains by Alyx Dellamonica

Announcing the Winners of the 2011 Tor.com Readers’ Choice Awards by Tor.com

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Lud: A Heap of Broken Images”—Town and Ka-Tet, Sections 1-10 by Suzanne Johnson

The Amazing Nerd Pedigree Behind Doctor Who: Worlds in Time by Chris Lough

Happy Presidents’ Day. Now Let’s Kick Some Ass! by Stubby the Rocket

2011 Nebula Award Finalists (and others) Announced by Tor.com

Sat Feb 18

The Cornell Ratio: Should SFF Convention Panels Be 50/50 Male and Female? by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fri Feb 17

Gale is a Creep in Hunger Games Spoof by Stubby the Rocket

Shatner Goes Where Only Shatner Has Gone Before: Shatner’s World on Broadway by Ryan Britt

Andre Norton and Me by Sherwood Smith

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 7 by Leigh Butler

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Best of Both Worlds, Part II” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

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

Their tofu scramble is a poem: The Middleman by Jason Henninger

Studio Ghibli Reaches a Turning Point With The Secret World of Arrietty by Tim Maughan

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

Thu Feb 16

“Why Do They Even Clone Were-Children?” Brandon Routh Returns in SFF Short Film “Cost of Living” by Stubby the Rocket

Gaming Roundup: Where We Ask Bethesda for Dragon Mounts by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

“Star Trek Showed Me There Was a Place For Me in the Future.” LeVar Burton’s Keynote at Tools of Change by Stubby the Rocket

The Release Date for A Memory of Light Has Been Set by Tor.com

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 19: All Their Choices Will Be The Wrong Ones by Jo Walton

You’re Forgiving WHAT?: Madeleine L’Engle’s A Severed Wasp by Mari Ness

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

Watch a Live Space Walk Right Now by Stubby the Rocket

Solar Surfing in Strata: A Novella by Bradley Beaulieu and Stephen Gaskell by Stefan Raets

Wed Feb 15

Reminder: Tor.com Feb 29th Leap Day Meet-up! by Stubby the Rocket

Genre in the Mainstream: Michael Chabon’s “Citizen Conn” by Ryan Britt

Mutants, Treachery, Honour: John Christopher’s Prince in Waiting trilogy by Jo Walton

Farscape Rewatch: “Premiere” by Scott K. Andrews

Calling All ‘Scapers! An Introduction to the Farscape Rewatch by Scott K. Andrews

Wheel of Time Musings: The Great Hunt by Brandon Sanderson

Voting Has Opened for the Locus Awards by Stubby the Rocket

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

Andre Norton’s Forerunner: Rediscovering the Past by Lila Garrott

Among the Silvering Herd by A.M. Dellamonica

Tue Feb 14

Faux-George R.R. Martin Reads You Bedtime Stories by Stubby the Rocket

Sex and Art, Art and Sex: Celluloid by Dave McKean by Lee Mandelo

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: Third Season Overview by Keith R.A. DeCandido

For Valentine’s Day: Enjoy SF Love Story “Six Months, Three Days” by Stubby the Rocket

Wheel of Time Ebook Art, Forthcoming Novels & More Cool Things Being Auctioned at Con or Bust by Kate Nepveu

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 19 by Leigh Butler

As Dungeons & Dragons Changes, Pathfinder Remains True by Mordicai Knode

Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm 11: Fairy Tale Valentines by Teresa Jusino

I Hope For Your Sake You Are Initiating a Mating Ritual: Weird Mating in SFF by Stubby the Rocket

Out Today! Some of the Best of Tor.com, a Free Mini Ebook Anthology by Tor.com

Mon Feb 13

Exactly What Happened in A Wrinkle in Time by Faith Erin Hicks

Covering Blue Magic by Alyx Dellamonica

Captain Atom #6 (Excerpt) by DC Comics

Why A Wrinkle in Time Should be Read Out Loud by Ryan Britt

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Swamp Thing Addendum, plus Superman! by Tim Callahan

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Big Bad, Version 1.0 by Alyx Dellamonica

The Walking Dead S2, E8: “Nebraska” by Alex Brown

The Better Angels of … Science Fiction? by Karl Schroeder

More Katniss, Less Bella: The Hunger Games as a Game-Changer by Amelia Kahaney

First Footage From Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is Ax-Whippingly Awesome by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Door and Demon, Sections 33-44 by Suzanne Johnson

A Wrinkle in Time (Excerpt) by Madeleine L'Engle

Fri Feb 10

The Troupe, The Whole Troupe, And Nothing But The Troupe: Robert Jackson Bennett Via Vaudeville by Niall Alexander

Mandala: Memory Palace, Inception, and Simulated Worlds by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

How to Read Richard Cox’s Thomas World in 3 Easy Steps by Douglas Lain

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Best of Both Worlds” (Part 1) by Keith R.A. DeCandido

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

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 6 by Leigh Butler

The Rook (Excerpt) by Daniel OMalley

Empires and Explorers Re-told in Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Martians: John Carter and the Zeitgeist by Ryan Britt

Now Here are the True Facts: Kolchak: The Night Stalker by Jason Henninger

Thu Feb 9

Latest Game of Thrones Season 2 Pics Reveal New Locales by Stubby the Rocket

The Best American Comics 2011, edited by Alison Bechdel by Lee Mandelo

Constitution Revoked: Article 5 by Kristen Simmons by Michael M Jones

ArcAttack Make Their Tesla Coils Do “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath by Lee Mandelo

Lemony Snicket’s Youth to be Explored in New Book Series by Stubby the Rocket

Bearing Death: A Ring of Endless Light by Mari Ness

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 18: Die Or Go Mad by Jo Walton

Glamour in Glass (Excerpt) by Mary Robinette Kowal

Reopening The X-Files: “Colony”/”End Game” by Meghan Deans

Charming Fantasy: Sharon Shinn’s Summers at Castle Auburn by Jo Walton

Wed Feb 8

Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm Ep 10: Wishes, Organs, and My Crackpot Theories by Teresa Jusino

Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe Addendum: Saying Hello to the New Six by Tim Callahan

Range of Ghosts (Excerpt) by Elizabeth Bear

Genre in the Mainstream: Ben Marcus Burns Down Reality With The Flame Alphabet by Ryan Britt

Download Free Wallpaper from The Eye of the World Ebook by Tor.com

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

Want More Battlestar Galactica? Watch Some Portlandia by Stubby the Rocket

What Should Doctor Who Do For Its 50th Anniversary? by Stubby the Rocket

February Recommendations from Bakka Phoenix Books by Chris Szego

The Effect of Centrifugal Forces by Maureen F. McHugh

Tue Feb 7

What if the Empire From Star Wars Was British? by Stubby the Rocket

You’ve Never Read Anything Like SFF Before. Robin Hobb Talks with Peter Orullian by Peter Orullian

Throwing Out the Were-Baby with the Bathwater: Being Human, “Eve of the War” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Get Caught Up on Cat Adams’ Blood Singer Series for $2.99 by Tor.com

When the Sea is Rising Red (Excerpt) by Cat Hellisen

Salvatore and McFarlane Collaboration, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Launches Today by Pritpaul Bains

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 18 by Leigh Butler

Throne of the Crescent Moon (Excerpt) by Saladin Ahmed

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

Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe Addendum: Saying Goodbye to Six by Tim Callahan

Amazing Full Trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man by Stubby the Rocket

A Ghul Hunter Longing For Cardamom Tea: Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed by Karin L Kross

Happy 200th Birthday to Charles Dickens: A Man Integral to Science Fiction/Fantasy by Ryan Britt

Mon Feb 6

Watch a Trailer for a Live Action Movie of Thundercats by Stubby the Rocket

Once Upon a Time Special: “7:15 A.M.” by Teresa Jusino

No One Teenager Should Have All That Power: Chronicle by Danny Bowes

Why Zardoz Isn’t the Kitsch Disaster You Think It Is by Ryan Britt

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Swamp Thing, Part 3 by Tim Callahan

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Love is a Path Marked With Bloody Footprints by Alyx Dellamonica

How to Succeed in Haunting Without Really Trying: The Woman in Black by Ryan Britt

John Christopher, 1922-2012 by Jo Walton

Changing Metaphors: On I Walked With a Zombie (1943) by Lee Mandelo

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Door and Demon, Sections 21-32 by Suzanne Johnson

Touchstone (Excerpt) by Melanie Rawn

Sun Feb 5

New Extended Avengers Trailer Shows the Whole Team in Action by Stubby the Rocket

Sat Feb 4

The Scar (Excerpt) by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko

Fri Feb 3

Tempest (Excerpt) by Julie Cross

Liam Neeson & Patrick Stewart in Picard Vs. Qui-Gon Action Figure Smackdown by Stubby the Rocket

Shadow Ops: Control Point (Excerpt) by Myke Cole

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Ménage à Troi” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Looking Back on Womack’s Ambient, Cyberpunk, and Elvis Presley’s Vomitous Death by Douglas Lain

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 5 by Leigh Butler

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

Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm Ep 9: Daddy Issues by Teresa Jusino

Bend Over and Chew On This: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. by Jason Henninger

Thu Feb 2

New John Carter Trailer is Surprisingly Giggle-Worthy by Stubby the Rocket

Check Out the Locus Recommending Reading List of 2011 by Tor.com

Who Wants the Watchmen? by Tim Callahan

Should Groundhog Day Become a Holiday for Time Travel? by Stubby the Rocket

Unicorns Against Nuclear War: A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Mari Ness

Student Film Space Stallions Revives Our Love For Space Horses by Stubby the Rocket

New Hunger Games Trailer Focuses on Katniss’s Relationships by Stubby the Rocket

Bill Murray Makes Any Science Fiction Film Better by Stubby the Rocket

Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 9: “That sparked the entire Creation War”: Speculations on the Creation War by Jo Walton

Welcome to the Source: Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole by Michael M Jones

This Star Wars / Mad Men Mash-Up Makes Too Much Sense by Stubby the Rocket

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

Re-living Your Own Life: Ken Grimwood’s Replay by Jo Walton

Groundhog Day Is Worth Revisiting, Wouldn’t You Say? by Chris Lough

Wed Feb 1

Save the Date: Tor.com Leap Day Meet-up! by Stubby the Rocket

I Wish This Was a Real Legend of Zelda Game by Chris Lough

Grimjack: An 80s Indie Comic Classic by Rajan Khanna

Are the Images We Take of Outer Space Being Photobombed? by Stubby the Rocket

Wheel of Time Musings: The Eye of the World by Brandon Sanderson

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

Coming Soon: Some of the Best of Tor.com, a Free Mini Ebook Anthology by Tor.com

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

Uncle Flower’s Homecoming Waltz by Marissa K. Lingen