March 2012

Sat Mar 31

Weekly Highlights: Redshirts, Summer Movies, and When Robot Unicorns Attack! by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Mar 30

The Background to the Moorcock Multiverse: London Peculiar by Karin L Kross

Fiction Affliction: April Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Killing Alien Pop Stars: The Advance Team by Will Pfeifer and Germán Torres by Alex Brown

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

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 13 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Five by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Ours is the Party: Everything You Need for a Game of Thrones Showing by Theresa DeLucci

Noboru Ishiguro: Anime’s Master of Space Opera by Tim Maughan

Could The Hunger Games Really Happen? by Nancy Lambert

Thu Mar 29

Fiction Affliction: April Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Love in the Mountains: A Winter’s Love by Mari Ness

Read an Exclusive Graphic Novel Prequel to New Horror Series Hemlock Grove by Brian McGreevy

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 24: Hell Breaking Loose by Jo Walton

Hear Neal Stephenson, Willem Dafoe, and More Read Etgar Keret’s Suddenly, A Knock On The Door by Tor.com

They Tried to Make Hal Go to Rehab: Being Human Season Finale, “The War Child” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Reopening The X-Files: “Piper Maru”/”Apocrypha” by Meghan Deans

Is that a Dragon on Your Shoulder? Brand New Game of Thrones Season 2 Clip by Stubby the Rocket

A Comic of Ice and Fire: Does the Game of Thrones Graphic Novel Measure Up? by Alex Brown

Is Fan Fiction Ready to Go Mainstream Thanks to Fifty Shades of Grey? by Alma Katsu

Wed Mar 28

Tor.com is On Tumblr! by Stubby the Rocket

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

George R. R. Martin Reveals New Winds of Winter Chapter by Stubby the Rocket

Pulp Violence for Today: The Spider by David Liss by Tim Callahan

Farscape Rewatch: “PK Tech Girl” by Scott K. Andrews

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Four by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Genre in the Mainstream: Etgar Keret’s Suddenly, A Knock On the Door by Ryan Britt

Let’s Talk Science Fiction Summer Movies by Stubby the Rocket

The Sigma Structure Symphony by Gregory Benford

Tue Mar 27

The Advance Team (Excerpt) by Will Pfeifer and Germán Torres

Fiction Affliction: April Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

The Reckoning (Excerpt) by Alma Katsu

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Data’s Day” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 25 by Leigh Butler

Teaser Trailer for the Total Recall Reboot by Stubby the Rocket

This Art Proves a Game of Thrones Illustrated Manuscript Would Be Gorgeous by Stubby the Rocket

Balancing Act: Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear by Lee Mandelo

The Hunger Games Movie Reviewed in Comic Form by Faith Erin Hicks

Read a Free Excerpt from John Scalzi’s Redshirts by Tor.com

Redshirts: The First Five Chapters (Excerpt) by John Scalzi

Mon Mar 26

The Highest of Fantasy: Yves Meynard’s Chrysanthe by Jo Walton

Fiction Affliction: April Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Green Arrow, Vigilante, and Omega Men by Tim Callahan

Mistborn: Birthright is Coming in 2013 by Tor.com

James Cameron Has Officially Become the Deepest Solo Ocean Diver in History by Stubby the Rocket

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: A Very Unhappy Birthday, Take One by Alyx Dellamonica

World’s Apart: Two Star Trek Books by John M. Ford by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Lud: A Heap of Broken Images”: Bridge and City, Sections 25-34 by Suzanne Johnson

Royal Street (Excerpt) by Suzanne Johnson

Watch Five Minutes of Snow White & The Huntsman by Stubby the Rocket

WWKD: The Moral and Ethical Issues of The Hunger Games by Shoshana Kessock

Sun Mar 25

Freckles, Gamemakers, and War in the Arena: The Hunger Games by Emmet Asher-Perrin

First Doctor Who Season 7 Trailer Revealed & One Huge “Spoiler” We Hope Comes True by Stubby the Rocket

Sat Mar 24

The Hunger Games Leads the Pack in a New Wave of Dystopia by Stubby the Rocket

This Week’s Highlights: The Art of Spring, Game of Thrones, and Adorable Otters by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Mar 23

Spies and Fairy Tales: Anthony Price’s Tomorrow’s Ghost by Jo Walton

Supervillians Made More Super With a Splash of Color by Irene Gallo

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

Filming on Ender’s Game Begins, First On-Set Photo by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 12 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Three by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Hunger No More: YA Fiction to Fill the Hunger Games Void by Shoshana Kessock

Once Upon a Time Special: “Heart of Darkness” by Teresa Jusino

A Thoughtful Adaptation That Adds Greater Depth: A Review of The Hunger Games by Natalie Zutter

Thu Mar 22

Watch the First Teaser For Stephenie Meyer’s The Host by Stubby the Rocket

Someone Built a Working Scientific Calculator. Out of Minecraft Blocks. by Stubby the Rocket

Dark Shadows: Angelique’s Descent (Excerpt) by Lara Parker

Penguins Against Nuclear War: Troubling a Star by Mari Ness

William Shatner Turns 81! Still Climbing that Mountain by Stubby the Rocket

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 23: A Real Person by Jo Walton

Stephen Fry and Ian McKellen Save Hobbit Bar by Chris Lough

Inside the Baker Street Irregulars by Lyndsay Faye

SyFy’s “Game Changer” Is Already a Bummer: Blood and Chrome Will Not Be a Regular TV Series by Stubby the Rocket

Reopening The X-Files: “War of the Coprophages” by Meghan Deans

Symbols in The Hunger Games: Katniss, The Mockingjay, and Humanity at Its Best by Teresa Jusino

Five Things I Can’t Wait to See in Game of Thrones Season 2 by Theresa DeLucci

Wed Mar 21

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Two by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Why Katniss is a Feminist Character (And It’s Not Because She Wields a Bow and Beats Boys Up) by Rachel Stark

Where to Start With the Epic Saint-Germain Vampire Cycle by Melissa Ann Singer

Farscape Rewatch: “Thank God it’s Friday… Again” by Scott K. Andrews

Download Free Wallpaper from The Shadow Rising Ebook by Stubby the Rocket

Genre in the Mainstream: What Does the Prose of the Future Read Like? by Ryan Britt

First Footage of Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome! by Stubby the Rocket

When Ex-Girlfriends Haunt You: Being Human, “Making History” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Queering SFF Tidbit: 24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced! by Lee Mandelo

New Doctor Who Companion is Jenna-Louise Coleman by Stubby the Rocket

The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree by Michael Swanwick

Tue Mar 20

Philip Pullman’s Next Book Will Be a Retelling of Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Stubby the Rocket

Geriatric Spies and An End to Lies in Nick Harkaway’s Angelmaker by Niall Alexander

Mutants Are Not Aliens: On Michael Bay’s TMNT Reboot by Danny Bowes

Blue Magic (Excerpt) by A.M. Dellamonica

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

Does Your Secret Crush Have All His Limbs? Find Out in the Hunger Games Game! by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 24 by Leigh Butler

“It Won’t Do, You Know!” Georgette Heyer’s Cotillion by Jo Walton

Why Buck Rogers Should Be the Next Pulp SF Hero to Make a Comeback by Ryan Britt

Lee Mandelo Now Leading Us to Strange Horizons by Stubby the Rocket

Fields of Gold by Rachel Swirsky

Picturing Spring: An Equinox Celebration by Irene Gallo

Mon Mar 19

On Our Radar: Toy Story/Jurassic Park Mash-Up by Stubby the Rocket

Time Travel in the Second Person: The Man Who Folded Himself by Douglas Lain

Super Best Friends Forever Debuts! by Stubby the Rocket

Chrysanthe (Excerpt) by Yves Meynard

Cold Touch of Death: Wide Open by Deborah Coates by Alex Brown

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Watchmen, Part 4 by Tim Callahan

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: What to Expect When You’re a Robot Momma Bezoar by Alyx Dellamonica

Kristen Stewart = Action Hero? New Trailer for Snow White and the Huntsman by Stubby the Rocket

Spaceships That Became Other Spaceships by Stubby the Rocket

The Walking Dead S2, E12, Finale: “Behind the Dying Fire” by Alex Brown

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Lud: A Heap of Broken Images”: Bridge and City, Sections 19-24 by Suzanne Johnson

Sun Mar 18

Weekly Highlights: Hunger Games, Dr. Horrible Returns, and Remembering Moebius by Stubby the Rocket

Sat Mar 17

The Full Prometheus Trailer by Irene Gallo

Luck of the Irish? The Tragedies of Miles O’Brien by Ryan Britt

The Latest Prometheus Trailer by Irene Gallo

Fri Mar 16

Know Too Much About Dwarves Wherever You Go: LOTR Family Tree Now an App by Stubby the Rocket

Dr. Horrible 2 May Be Closer Than We Think by Stubby the Rocket

5 Reasons Why Will Riker Creeps Me Out by Ryan Britt

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

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 11 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter One by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Eternal Sacrifice of Youths and Maidens: The Hunger Games and Battle Royale by Karin L Kross

Lucas Shot First: The Surprisingly Powerful Sense of Betrayal George Lucas Creates by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Colonization is No Joke: Earth2 by Jason Henninger

Thu Mar 15

The First Dark Shadows Trailer is Here! by Stubby the Rocket

A Memory of Light Ebook Release Date Confirmed by Tor.com

Help Mary Robinette Kowal Move to Chicago, Celebrate Glamour in Glass! by Tor.com

Six Weird Things We Probably Won’t See in Amazing Spider-Man by Stubby the Rocket

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 22: When Words Fail Us by Jo Walton

Sponsors and Social Media: Selling The Hunger Games by Jenny Kristine

Reopening The X-Files: “Nisei”/”731” by Meghan Deans

Redskirts by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Wed Mar 14

The Legend of Korra Gets a Release Date by Stubby the Rocket

Once Upon a Time vs. Grimm, Part 13: Show Me What You’ve Got by Teresa Jusino

Paul Cornell Makes Aliens Fictional Again in Saucer Country by Chris Lough

Kingsley Amis’s The Green Man is Like Fawlty Towers Plus Sex and Ghosts by Ryan Britt

Farscape Rewatch: “Back And Back And Back To The Future” by Scott K. Andrews

Brian K. Vaughan Launches Saga at a Midnight Signing in LA by Teresa Jusino

Wheel of Time Musings: The Shadow Rising by Brandon Sanderson

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Prologue by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

For the Love of Pi: The Gateway Drugs to Science and Math by Stubby the Rocket

Thanatos Beach by James Morrow

Tue Mar 13

After the Snow (Excerpt) by SD Crockett

The Doctor’s Next Companion is… Madame de Pompadour? by Stubby the Rocket

Thousands of Women Seduced Since 1493: Being Human, “Puppy Love” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

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

SFF Celebrities Lay Down Some Official Spoiler Rules by Stubby the Rocket

A Very Personal Reflection on The Hunger Games by Faith Erin Hicks

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 23 by Leigh Butler

A Very Personal Reflection on The Hunger Games by Faith Erin Hicks

Lost Everything (Excerpt) by Brian Francis Slattery

James Renner’s Tour for The Man from Primrose Lane Begins Today by Tor.com

Once More unto the Breach, With Feeling! The Company of the Dead by David J. Kowalski by Niall Alexander

Mon Mar 12

Hardcore Parents on the Run, in Space: Brian K. Vaughan on Saga #1 by Tim Callahan

Lev Grossman Writes Short Self-Parody for Suvudu’s Cage Match by Stubby the Rocket

Next Week in Brooklyn: Talk About a World Where Language Becomes Toxic by Stubby the Rocket

The Walking Dead S2, E12: “Better Angels” by Alex Brown

Doctor Who: Worlds in Time Releases in Full Today by Stubby the Rocket

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

After the Ashes: Rereading Mockingjay by Bridget McGovern

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: There Can Only Be… Two? by Alyx Dellamonica

Tor Books Announces Next Book in Halo Series by Tor.com

Peeta’s Big Revelation in New Hunger Games Clip (Possible Spoiler!) by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Lud: A Heap of Broken Images”: Bridge and City, Sections 9-18 by Suzanne Johnson

Moebius: The Visionary’s Visionary by Tim Maughan

Cynicism Aside, John Carter is a Charmer by Ryan Britt

Spock Must Die!: The First Star Trek Novel by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

In the Prometheus Trailer Trailer, No One Can Hear You Squee by Stubby the Rocket

Sat Mar 10

“The more people you love…” Game of Thrones Season 2 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Jean Giraud “Moebius”: 1938-2012 by Irene Gallo

2011 Tiptree Award Winners and Honorees Announced by Lee Mandelo

Fri Mar 9

What Does Neil deGrasse Tyson Keep on His Desk? by Irene Gallo

How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Romance by Jo Walton

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 10 by Leigh Butler

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

Steven Erikson Answers Your Midnight Tides Questions by Steven Erikson

“If I’m Not Me, Then Who The Hell Am I?”: Total Recall by Danny Bowes

Snow White Trailer v. Snow White Trailer: A Sorta Fairy Tale by Leigh Bardugo

Thu Mar 8

Farewell, Philip Madoc by Nick Abadzis

Sacrifice and Time Travel: An Acceptable Time by Mari Ness

Gaming Roundup: A First Look at Halo 4 by Theresa DeLucci and Pritpaul Bains

Team Katniss: The Only Real Team For The Hunger Games by Shoshana Kessock

Rothfuss Reread: Timeline by Jo Walton

Saga #1 (Excerpt) by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Reopening The X-Files: “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” by Meghan Deans

March Recommendations from WORD Bookstore by Jenn Northington

Six Pre-Studio Ghibli Anime Films You Should Track Down by Tim Maughan

Wed Mar 7

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Discusses the Most Astounding Fact by Irene Gallo

Once Upon a Time vs. Grimm, Part 12: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes by Teresa Jusino

Vampire Singing Motown While Doing the Dishes: Being Human, “Hold the Front Page” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Farscape Rewatch: “Throne For A Loss” by Scott K. Andrews

Download Free Wallpaper from The Dragon Reborn Ebook by Tor.com

The Clock Arena Ticks: Rereading Catching Fire by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Arya, Sansa, and Bran Sing the Game of Thrones Theme Song by Stubby the Rocket

Heroes Who Fail by Jo Walton

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

Dormanna by Gene Wolfe

Tue Mar 6

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, V. 6 edited by Jonathan Strahan by Lee Mandelo

“I’ve always liked a challenge.” David Weber’s A Rising Thunder by Liz Bourke

Necessary Fictions: The Drowning Girl: A Memoir by Caitlin R. Kiernan by Lee Mandelo

Eye of Sauron Found in Space. Everyone Doomed. by Stubby the Rocket

Nothing is Going to Get Better, It’s Not: Hollywood’s Contempt for Dr. Seuss by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Incan Intrigues & More Make Naomi Novik’s Crucible of Gold A Captivating Read by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Genre in the Mainstream: When Twain Mocked James Fenimore Cooper in an Unfinished Novel by Allegra Frazier

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 22 by Leigh Butler

3 Ways to Play Mass Effect 3 Wrong by Theresa DeLucci

Mignola & Golden Take Holmes Underneath the Waves in Joe Golem and the Drowning City by Joe Hill

Shot Through the Heart! Our 10 Favorite Fictional Archers by Stubby the Rocket

Last Call for the Parasol: Timeless by Gail Carriger by Mike Perschon

Mon Mar 5

Mythological TKO: Tooth and Nail by Jennifer Safrey by Michael M Jones

Understanding Hegel with Philip K. Dick on the Thirteenth Floor by Douglas Lain

The Walking Dead S2, E11: “Judge, Jury, Executioner” by Alex Brown

Myke Cole, Hillary Jordan, and Naomi Novik Panel in NYC Tomorrow + New Book Trailer for Novik’s Crucible of Gold by Stubby the Rocket

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Watchmen, Part 2 by Tim Callahan

Your Moment of “Bo He-Man Rhapsody” Zen by Stubby the Rocket

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Pop Quiz by Alyx Dellamonica

New Men in Black 3 Trailer Tries Appealing to the Mad Men Crowd by Stubby the Rocket

We’re Glad to Reread The Hunger Games Because It Means We’re Not In Them by Ryan Britt

Alexander Gordon Smith’s Fugitives Tour Starts Today by Tor.com

Scientific Language: H. Beam Piper’s “Omnilingual” by Jo Walton

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Lud: A Heap of Broken Images”—Bridge and City, Sections 1-9 by Suzanne Johnson

The Film-makers of Mars by Geoff Ryman

Sun Mar 4

10 Minutes of John Carter! by Irene Gallo

Sat Mar 3

Announcing the Spectrum Fantastic Art Award Finalists by Irene Gallo

Adopt-a-Vampire Week: Being Human, “Being Human 1955” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Ralph McQuarrie, 1929–2012 by Irene Gallo

Game of Thrones Season 2 Trailer by Irene Gallo

Fri Mar 2

Philip K. Dick: Dead for 30 Years Today, But Never Gone by Stubby the Rocket

Introducing Beatrice: An App Full of Author Interviews by Stubby the Rocket

Do Spock and Uhura Live Together Now? IDW’s Star Trek #6 by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Ryan Britt

Britain Brings Us Smart Horror: Marathoning The Fades Blu-Ray by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

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

Kira Peikoff’s Living Proof Tour Schedule by Tor.com

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 9 by Leigh Butler

Tobias S. Buckell’s Arctic Rising Tour Starts Today by Tor.com

Ask Steven Erikson Your Midnight Tides Questions! by Stubby the Rocket

Not Quite NeverNever: The Dresden Files by Jason Henninger

Watch Katniss Show the Capitol Who’s Boss in New Hunger Games Clip by Stubby the Rocket

The Real Struggle at the Heart of Alien by Faith Erin Hicks

A First Impression of John Carter. Does it Succeed as a Pulp SF Film? by Marcelo Anciano

Thu Mar 1

Creating the Art for Cat Hellisen’s “Mother, Crone, Maiden” by Goñi Montes

Murders Most Foul: The Man from Primrose Lane by James Renner by Alex Brown

The Man From Primrose Lane (Excerpt) by James Renner

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Trailer for Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie by Stubby the Rocket

Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 21: A Deep Well by Jo Walton

The Women of Star Trek: Ex-Girlfriends by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Reopening The X-Files: “The Blessing Way”/”Paper Clip” by Meghan Deans

Biblical Fantasy: Many Waters by Mari Ness

Grimm Special: Last Grimm Standing by Teresa Jusino