Blog Archive
May 2012
Thu May 31
Griaule Abides: The Dragon Griaule by Lucius Shepard
by Stefan Raets
Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Urban Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Discovering Your Inner Duck: Freddy and the Perilous Adventure
by Mari Ness
On Our Radar: Beer Me, Obi-Wan
by Stubby the Rocket
Genre in the Mainstream:The New Yorker’s Science Fiction Issue
by Ryan Britt
Announcing the MacKids Book Expo America Schedule
by Tor.com
A Good Life: Samuel R. Delany’s Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders
by Jo Walton
Playtesting Dungeons & Dragons Next
by Mordicai Knode
Reminder: Tor/Forge’s 2012 BEA Schedule
by Tor.com
Reopening The X-Files: “Paper Hearts”
by Meghan Deans
Break the YA Monopoly Give Us Female Heroes for Adults
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
An Uneven Mix: Lynn Flewelling’s Casket of Souls
by Liz Bourke
Wed May 30
Fiction Affliction: “Genre-Benders” for June
by Suzanne Johnson
On Our Radar: No TARDIS for Doctor Puppet?
by Stubby the Rocket
The Science of Allomancy in Mistborn: Zinc and Brass
by Lee Falin
YA Firsts for Only $2.99
by Tor.com
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Twenty-One
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Farscape Rewatch: “Durka Returns”
by Scott K. Andrews
A Time Lord, an Android and a Cyber-Borg Walk Into A Bar: IDW’s Assimilation2 #1
by Ryan Britt
Simon Pegg Denies Khan Rumors
by Stubby the Rocket
Girl of Nightmares (Excerpt)
by Kendare Blake
Our Human
by Adam-Troy Castro
Tue May 29
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Redemption, Part II”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
How Batman Got You Interested in Architecture. Batman: Death By Design
by Chris Lough
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 3
by Leigh Butler
Party With Lev Grossman Tonight in Brooklyn
by Stubby the Rocket
Leo Dillon 1933-2012
by Irene Gallo
Sleeps With Monsters: Mass Effect and the Normalisation of the Woman Hero
by Liz Bourke
Journey to Planet JoCo: “Redshirt”
by Jonathan Coulton and John Scalzi
Mon May 28
Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
The Great Alan Moore Reread: A Small Killing
by Tim Callahan
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: They’re Acting Like A Bunch of Us!
by Alyx Dellamonica
Men in Black Was Once the Coolest Thing
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 9: “Blackwater”
by Theresa DeLucci
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Susan, Chapter 4: “Long After Moonset”
by Suzanne Johnson
Journey to Planet JoCo: Artificial Heart
by Jonathan Coulton and John Scalzi
Sun May 27
3 Quick Ways to Introduce Yourself to the Work of Harlan Ellison
by Ryan Britt
Journey To Planet JoCo: “Want You Gone”
by Jonathan Coulton and John Scalzi
Sat May 26
Journey to Planet JoCo: “I Crush Everything”
by Jonathan Coulton and John Scalzi
Fri May 25
Picking Up After Intergalactic Daytrippers: Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
by Karin L Kross
You Should Run Your Next Fantasy Game in The World of Darkness
by Mordicai Knode
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: Fourth Season Overview
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 20
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Twenty
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
The Doctor Visited Tor.com!
by Stubby the Rocket
Matt Smith Will Really Run With the Olympic Torch!
by Stubby the Rocket
Five Super Villain Schemes So Crazy They Might Just Be Crazy
by Ryan Britt
Journey to Planet JoCo: “Betty and Me”
by John Scalzi and Jonathan Coulton
Thu May 24
The Phenomenology of Star Trek: Experiencing the Cage
by Douglas Lain
On Our Radar: Loki Does What He Wants (and so does Tom Hiddleston)
by Stubby the Rocket
At the First Spectrum Fantastic Art Live Convention
by Irene Gallo
The Threat of War: Freddy and the Ignormus
by Mari Ness
Vigilante Justice in The Legend of Korra: “The Aftermath”
by Mordicai Knode
Doctor Who Mini-Episode “Good as Gold” Debuts
by Stubby the Rocket
Twitter Story to Launch The New Yorker’s Science Fiction Issue
by Stubby the Rocket
The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume 2 (Excerpt)
by Robert Jordan and Chuck Dixon
We’re Here, We’re Queer, and We’re Spec Fic: Lee Mandelo’s Beyond Binary
by Ay-leen the Peacemaker
Reopening The X-Files: “Tunguska”/”Terma”
by Meghan Deans
Catwoman-Centric Dark Knight Rises TV Spot
by Stubby the Rocket
Why Genre is Synonymous With Pop
by Ryan Britt
Journey to Planet JoCo: “Re: Your Brains”
by John Scalzi and Jonathan Coulton
Wed May 23
War, Killer Children, and More: An Interview with Paolo Bacigalupi
by Lee Mandelo
Once Upon a Time vs. Grimm, Part 17: The Final Battle
by Teresa Jusino
On Our Radar: Joss Whedon is Our Leader Now
by Stubby the Rocket
Mad Men Begins Highlighting Science Fiction as a Tool of Expression
by Chris Lough
Fantasy For All: The Evolution of LGBT Characters in Comics, Fandoms and YA Lit
by Shoshana Kessock
Announcing the 2012 Mythopoeic Awards Finalists
by Stubby the Rocket
The Science of Allomancy in Mistborn: Copper
by Lee Falin
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Nineteen
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Sleeps With Monsters: Go Thou and Read Mary Gentle
by Liz Bourke
“Andy Warhol’s One Of US?”: Men In Black 3
by Danny Bowes
Legacy Lost
by Anna Banks
Journey to Planet JoCo: “Chiron Beta Prime”
by John Scalzi and Jonathan Coulton
Tue May 22
Sturgeon Award finalists announced
by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Anna Dressed in Blood (New Excerpt)
by Kendare Blake
Trying to Throw Your Arms around the Solar System: 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
by Stefan Raets
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Redemption” (Part 1)
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 2
by Leigh Butler
All In Against the Tyrant: Orb, Sceptre, Throne by Ian Cameron Esslemont
by Bill Capossere
Quaeryt Comes into His Own: Princeps by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
by Stefan Raets
All Aliens: Alison Sinclair’s Legacies
by Jo Walton
Journey to Planet JoCo: “Still Alive”
by Jonathan Coulton and John Scalzi
Mon May 21
Catch Charlie Jane Anders and Brian Francis Slattery at NYRSF Tomorrow!
by Stubby the Rocket
A Re-telling Full of Musical Script: Jack Vance’s “The Moon Moth”, Adapted By Humayoun Ibrahim
by Karin L Kross
The Cat and the Spider: Comic Book Movie Heroine Evolution
by Shoshana Kessock
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Big Numbers
by Tim Callahan
First Skyfall Trailer Hits
by Stubby the Rocket
Only One More Day to Get 3 Space Operas at $2.99 Each
by Tor.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Homecoming Girls on Fire
by Alyx Dellamonica
Among Others (Excerpt)
by Jo Walton
Could a Rendezvous With Rama Movie Capture the Scientific Wonder of the Book?
by John Bonner
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Susan, Chapter 3: “A Meeting on the Road”
by Suzanne Johnson
Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 8: “The Prince of Winterfell”
by Theresa DeLucci
Justin Sweet’s Avengers Concept Art
by Irene Gallo
Journey to Planet JoCo: “Skullcrusher Mountain”
by Jonathan Coulton and John Scalzi
Sun May 20
Shaking Hands in Hell: Sherlock’s “The Reichenbach Fall”
by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Ryan Britt
Journey to Planet JoCo: “I’m Your Moon”
by John Scalzi and Jonathan Coulton
Sat May 19
Announcing the Spectrum 19 Award Winners
by Irene Gallo
Announcing the 2011 Nebula Awards Winners
by Tor.com
We’ll Never See Neil Gaiman Write a Scene for Amy Pond on Community
by Stubby the Rocket
Journey to Planet JoCo: “Space Doggity”
by John Scalzi and Jonathan Coulton
Fri May 18
Who Should Assemble for Avengers 2?
by Shoshana Kessock
The Dark Knight Rises 1990s Animated Series Style
by Stubby the Rocket
Shadow and Bone (Excerpt)
by Leigh Bardugo
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “In Theory”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 19
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Eighteen
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
The Cover Reveal for New Steampunk Novel Stormdancer
by Jason Chan and Jay Kristoff
$300 Worth of Books for Only $50: The 2012 Hugo Voter Packet Has Been Released
by Tor.com
Reading Joanna Russ: To Write Like a Woman (1995)
by Lee Mandelo
On Our Radar: The Doctor Puppet
by Stubby the Rocket
Does the Renewal of Fringe Mark a Turning Point for Sci-Fi TV?
by Scott K. Andrews
Journey to Planet JoCo: “The Future Soon”
by Jonathan Coulton and John Scalzi
Thu May 17
Grimm Special: “Big Feet”
by Teresa Jusino
Fascism on the Farm: Freddy the Politician
by Mari Ness
Diablo III Went Live This Week: The Burning Hells Rise Again
by Theresa DeLucci and Pritpaul Bains
Of Poseidon (Excerpt)
by Anna Banks
Phineas and Ferb is the Best Science Fiction on Television
by Steven Padnick
Rothfuss Reread: Pat Answers the Admissions Questions
by Jo Walton
Kobold Quarterly #21 and The “Party of One”
by Mordicai Knode
5 Literary Beasts that Seem Like Science Fiction Monsters
by Ryan Britt
Reopening The X-Files: “Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man”
by Meghan Deans
New Doctor Who Mini-Episode to Be Olympic Themed
by Stubby the Rocket
“Prepare to fire.” “Sir, which weapons?” “All of them!” Battleship
by Liz Bourke
Announcing Journey to Planet JoCo!
by Jonathan Coulton and John Scalzi
Wed May 16
Our First Glimpse at the American Sherlock: Elementary
by Stubby the Rocket
Video Game Hip-Hoperetta You are in an open field Affirms Geekery Without Ever Really Fighting For It
by Natalie Zutter
Monument 14 (Excerpt)
by Emmy Laybourne
When Pigs Fly: The Legend of Korra: “And the Winner Is…”
by Mordicai Knode
Farscape Rewatch: “Jeremiah Crichton” (and the Beard of DOOM!)
by Scott K. Andrews
Graphic Alchemy: The Evolution of the Comic Book Movie
by Shoshana Kessock
Download Free Wallpaper from the A Crown of Swords Ebook
by Tor.com
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Seventeen
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
An Illustrated Recap of the Toronto Comic Art Festival
by Faith Erin Hicks
An Illustrated Recap of the Toronto Comic Art Festival
by Faith Erin Hicks
Five Big Issues Raised by “The Inner Light”
by Morgan Gendel
Dress Your Marines in White
by Emmy Laybourne
Tue May 15
On Our Radar: Epic Tea-Time With Alan Rickman
by Stubby the Rocket
“I should’ve known I’d be sorry if I wore high heels.”: K.E. Mills’ Wizard Undercover
by Liz Bourke
Amy Pond Wants to Guest Star on Community
by Stubby the Rocket
An Eye On LARP: Lizzie Stark and Leaving Mundania
by Shoshana Kessock
Struck (Excerpt)
by Jennifer Bosworth
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Mind’s Eye”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Only One Week Left: Space Operas for $2.99!
by Tor.com
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 1
by Leigh Butler
Zombie Apocalypse. Will You Be Prepared?
by Cassandra McNeil
Garth Nix’s A Confusion of Princes is YA Foundation Meets Dune
by Ryan Britt
Truth or Consequences is a Real Place. A Real, Weird Place.
by Stubby the Rocket
The Science of Allomancy in Mistborn: Tin
by Lee Falin
The Coldest War (Excerpt)
by Ian Tregillis
Mon May 14
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is Alive and Well
by Stubby the Rocket
Owly: “The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer” by Andy Runton
by Lee Mandelo
Unexplored Dystopias
by Zack Parsons
The Great Alan Moore Reread: In Pictopia
by Tim Callahan
Prometheus Lands in Brand New Preview Clip
by Stubby the Rocket
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Faith’s First Stirrings
by Alyx Dellamonica
Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 7: “A Man Without Honor”
by Theresa DeLucci
Right on Track: Railsea by China Miéville
by Theresa DeLucci
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Susan, Chapters 1 and 2: “Beneath the Kissing Moon” and “Proving Honesty”
by Suzanne Johnson
Dark Shadows is a Beautiful Big Screen Soap Opera
by Ryan Britt
Announcing Tor/Forge’s 2012 BEA Schedule
by Tor.com
Sun May 13
Beware the Hound! Sherlock: “The Hounds of Baskerville”
by Ryan Britt and Emmet Asher-Perrin
Our Geeky Moms
by Stubby the Rocket
Sat May 12
Earth Unaware (Excerpt)
by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston
Fri May 11
Turning Dental Horror Into Eisner-Winning Comics with Raina Telgemeier
by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre
Tor.com Post-Credits Scene Revealed!
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Host”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 18
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Sixteen
by Bill Capossere
What is living for? Poul Anderson’s The Corridors of Time
by Jo Walton
The Two Southern Nancys: Casting Crowley and Aziraphale for Good Omens
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Let’s Go to the Underworld: The Writing of The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland
by Catherynne M. Valente
Thu May 10
Community Renewed for Fourth Season
by Stubby the Rocket
Jimi Hendrix, Spaceships, and Science Fiction
by Adam Mitchell
On Our Radar: If an Eight-Year-Old Reviewed Avengers
by Stubby the Rocket
Making the Ordinary Meet the Extraordinary With Piers Anthony
by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre
Roosters, Pigs, and Clockwork: Freddy and the Clockwork Twin
by Mari Ness
Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 10: The Road To Newarre
by Jo Walton
Check Out Super7even’s Perfect Tongue-in-Cheek Prisoner Homage
by Stubby the Rocket
Spock to the Future: Barbara Hambly’s Ishmael
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Reopening The X-Files: “Home”
by Meghan Deans
A Dark Shadows Crash Course
by Ryan Britt
The Moon Moth (Excerpt)
by Jack Vance and Humayoun Ibrahim
Wed May 9
New Featurette: Prometheus is the Quest to Find the Origin of Humanity
by Stubby the Rocket
Dinocalypse! A Dinosaur Pulp Fiction Success Story
by Shoshana Kessock
Once Upon a Time vs. Grimm, Part 16: Stepmothers and Stepsisters
by Teresa Jusino
Gene Luen Yang on Chronicling the Last Airbender Gang’s Further Adventures
by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre
Farscape Rewatch: “The Flax”
by Scott K. Andrews
The Life and Times of Thomas Cromwell: Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies
by Karin L Kross
Download Free Michael Whelan Wallpaper from A Memory of Light
by Tor.com
Chicks Dig Comics, edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Sigrid Ellis
by Lee Mandelo
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Fifteen
by Bill Capossere
Abandon Ship! The Legend of Korra: “The Spirit of Competition”
by Mordicai Knode
Who’s In the Epic Fantasy Avengers?
by Stubby the Rocket
About Fairies
by Pat Murphy
Tue May 8
Terrible Yellow Eyes. A Maurice Sendak Tribute
by Irene Gallo
On Our Radar: He Saw It, He Loved It, He Ate It
by Stubby the Rocket
Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm, Part 16: Wood and Beavers
by Teresa Jusino
Discovering That You’re Russian: Vera Brosgol and Anya’s Ghost
by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre
Hear and Read Walter Mosley and Catch Him on Tour
by Tor.com
Thieftaker (Excerpt)
by DB Jackson
Release The Weird!
by Tor.com
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Half a Life”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Hang Out With Brian Francis Slattery in NYC and CT
by Tor.com
Superman: Stuffy Boy Scout, or Charming Folk Hero?
by Thom Dunn
The Case for Genre
by Walter Mosley
Sleeps With Monsters: Failure to Communicate (An Ongoing Problem)
by Liz Bourke
Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012
by Bridget McGovern
Death in Fantasy Fiction: Why It Makes Us Rage
by Shoshana Kessock
Mon May 7
Watch the Trailer for Wes Anderson’s Amazing Spider-Man
by Stubby the Rocket
5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Original Ghostbusters
by Ryan Britt
Avengers Was Awesome! Here’s Some More.
by Chris Lough
The Great Alan Moore Reread: D.R. & Quinch
by Tim Callahan
Is A.M. Dellamonica Bringing Blue Magic to Your Town?
by Tor.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: When, IMO, She Wasn’t All That Bad
by Alyx Dellamonica
A Satire of Conventions and Gratuitous Waste: Redshirts
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Riddles, Chapter 5: “Turnpikin’,” Sections 11-16
by Suzanne Johnson
Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 6: “The Old Gods and the New”
by Theresa DeLucci
It Was the Summer of ’82
by Stubby the Rocket
May Recommendations from Powell’s Books
by Christian Benito
Sun May 6
Adler Cracks the Whip! Sherlock: “A Scandal in Belgravia”
by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Ryan Britt
Sat May 5
Existence (Excerpt)
by David Brin
Fri May 4
A Different Kind of Audiobook. Foreshadows: The Ghosts of Zero
by Susan Dunman
Creating the Art for “At the Foot of the Lighthouse”
by Scott Bakal
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Drumhead”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Excuse Us While We Lose Our Minds. A Spoiler Review of The Avengers
by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Chris Lough
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 17
by Leigh Butler
Solid, Gritty Fantasy: Scourge of the Betrayer by Jeff Salyards
by Stefan Raets
Tor Books Reveals Cover for Next Halo Book: The Thursday War
by Tor.com
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Fourteen
by Bill Capossere
Discover Peter Parker’s Weakness in New Amazing Spider-Man Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
For May the 4th, Our Star Wars Expanded Universe Pitches
by Stubby the Rocket
We Can’t Answer Your Science Questions, But We Know Who Can
by Stubby the Rocket
Thu May 3
Cautionary Tale Deinde is Best When It’s Not Stuck in Its Own Head
by Natalie Zutter
Freddy Goes to the Circus: The Story of Freginald
by Mari Ness
Sherlock Holmes is the New Justin Bieber
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Prometheus & Alien Trailer Comparison: What Does it Mean?
by Ryan Britt
Contributing to the Conversation: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology Kickstarter
by Lee Mandelo
Rothfuss Reread: The Wise Man’s Fear, Part 28: I Hate Not Understanding a Thing
by Jo Walton
The Avengers, the Argonauts, and the History of the Team-Up
by Steven Padnick
Psychology of Fear in The Legend of Korra: “The Voice in the Night”
by Mordicai Knode
The Winner of the 2012 Clarke Award Has Been Announced
by Stubby the Rocket
Michael Whelan’s Cover for A Memory of Light Revealed
by Michael Whelan and Irene Gallo
At the Foot of the Lighthouse (Todai Moto Kurashi)
by Erin Hoffman
Wed May 2
My Version of Siri and Zooey… and Blade Runner
by Leigh Bardugo
Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm, Part 15: Hunting Season
by Teresa Jusino
Vincent Price Warns You of the Dangers of Shia LaBeouf
by Stubby the Rocket
Farscape Rewatch: “Rhapsody In Blue”
by Scott K. Andrews
You Don’t Know Poe: 10 Weird Things About Edgar Allan Poe
by Matthew Mercier
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Thirteen
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Everything You Need to Know About the Avengers Movies
by Chris Lough
Hear a Reading of Catherynne M. Valente’s “What the Dragon Said: A Love Story”
by Stubby the Rocket
Game of Thrones vs Girls: “Modern” vs Fantasy Women
by Shoshana Kessock
Tue May 1
Gone Too Soon: The Best of Kage Baker
by Stefan Raets
2012 Science Fiction Hall Fame Inductees
by Stubby the Rocket
The Hollow City (Excerpt)
by Dan Wells
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Qpid”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Red Alert! Star Trek Spoiler! Benedict Cumberbatch’s Villain Revealed
by Stubby the Rocket
Warrior Monks vs. the Mongol Empire The Mongoliad Vol. 1
by Karin L Kross
Korra and the Equalists. The Legend of Korra: “The Revelation”
by Mordicai Knode
Avengers, Disassemble! Cancelling a Really Good Avengers Show Right Before the Movie
by Erin Horakova
John Scalzi’s Redshirts Tour Announced
by Tor.com
Swift and Dangerous: The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
by Lee Mandelo
5 Graphic Novels That Should Have Made the Hugo Awards
by Shoshana Kessock
Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for May
by Tor.com
New Dark Knight Rises Trailer Features Catwoman in Action
by Stubby the Rocket