Blog Archive
September 2012
Sun Sep 30
“I”m Young/I’m Old!” When Time Travelers Meet Themselves
by Stubby the Rocket
Announcing the 2012 British Fantasy Award Winners
by Irene Gallo
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Nothing to Fear”
by Steven Padnick
Sat Sep 29
Raised By Apes and Wolves: Fiction’s Top 11 Feral Children
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Catch Mark Siegel’s Sailor Twain Tour
by Tor.com
Fri Sep 28
Fiction Affliction: October Releases in Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Gravity’s Engines (Excerpt)
by Caleb Scharf
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Schisms”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 3
by Leigh Butler
A Blank Slate in a Complex Fantasy Landscape: C.J. Cherryh’s Fortress in the Eye of Time
by Jo Walton
Plaid on Plaid: Elementary’s Biggest Crime is Being Tame
by Ryan Britt
Secrets Revealed in Joss Whedon’s Avengers DVD Commentary
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland: Chapter 5 (Excerpt)
by Catherynne M. Valente
Thu Sep 27
FantasyCon 2012: Program & Tor Author Events
by Tor.com
New Allies On Revolution: “Chained Heat”
by Shoshana Kessock
Fiction Affliction: October Releases in Urban Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Dealing with Ivanhoe and Other Literary Issues: Knight’s Castle
by Mari Ness
Majel and Gene Toast the Enterprise in More Exclusive Star Trek: The Next Generation Photos
by Stubby the Rocket
Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 14: This Far West
by Jo Walton
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland: Chapter 4 (Excerpt)
by Catherynne M. Valente
A Quantum Conundrum: The Fractal Prince by Hannu Rajaniemi
by Niall Alexander
Reopening The X-Files: “The End”
by Meghan Deans
Sir Patrick Stewart Confirms His Return as Xavier in X-Men: Days of Future Past
by Stubby the Rocket
Steamboat Willy
by Mark Siegel
This Year’s Best Sci-Fi Movie By Far: Looper
by Danny Bowes
The Department of Alterations
by Gennifer Albin
Wed Sep 26
Cumberbatch Narrates Moby Dick
by Stubby the Rocket
Fiction Affliction: “Genre-Benders” for October
by Suzanne Johnson
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland, Chapter 3 (Excerpt)
by Catherynne M. Valente
The Girl of Fire and Thorns and The Crown of Embers or, the Immensely Readable Novels of Rae Carson
by Liz Bourke
Farscape Rewatch: “Home on the Remains”
by Scott K. Andrews
Ghosts at Midnight: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
by Michael M Jones
Spoiler Thread for the Malazan Reread of the Fallen
by Tor.com
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Seventeen
by Amanda Rutter
American Gods Mix Tape: Chapters 3 and 4
by Bridget McGovern
American Gods Reread: Chapters 3 and 4
by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Bridget McGovern
A Comic Book Movie That Explodes Across the Screen: Dredd
by Tim Maughan
Day of the Kraken
by Michael Swanwick
Read “Eastward the Wind Blew,” the First Chapter of A Memory of Light
by Tor.com
Tue Sep 25
As You Wish: Little-Known Facts About The Princess Bride on Its 25th Anniversary
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Fiction Affliction: October Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Relics”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Flailing to Find the Right Historical Niche: Georgette Heyer’s The Conqueror
by Mari Ness
The Mongoliad: Book Two (Excerpt)
by Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey and Cooper Moo
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 20
by Leigh Butler
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Unseen Forces of Nature Infiltrate Latest Issue of Tin House
by Ryan Britt
Alas For Time Travel: The Leap Second Stands In Its Way
by Kevin K. Birth
Sleeps With Monsters: Cop-out Arguments
by Liz Bourke
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland, Chapter 2 (Excerpt)
by Catherynne M. Valente
Mon Sep 24
Remembering Jim Henson
by Bridget McGovern
Fiction Affliction: October Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Crewel (Excerpt)
by Gennifer Albin
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Promethea, Part One
by Tim Callahan
A Memory of Light, Chapter One: “Eastward the Wind Blew”
by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
“Dear Robert Jordan,” a Response to A Memory of Light
by Jason Denzel
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Oz the Great and Terrible
by Alyx Dellamonica
Doctor Who: “The Power of Three”
by Teresa Jusino
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Come Reap, Chapter 9: “Reaping,” Sections 12-23
by Suzanne Johnson
Cover Revealed for Brandon Sanderson’s New Book The Rithmatist
by Susan Chang
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland: Chapter 1 (Excerpt)
by Catherynne M. Valente
Sun Sep 23
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Christmas With the Joker”
by Steven Padnick
Sat Sep 22
Picturing Autumn, an Equinox Celebration
by Irene Gallo
Happy Birthday, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins!
by Stubby the Rocket
Fri Sep 21
The Death Of A Dream: Mutant Murder Reshapes Marvel Comics
by Shoshana Kessock
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Man of the People”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Now I’m Loco Crazy! Hysterical Alternate Audio for The Hunger Games
by Stubby the Rocket
Spoiler Thread for A Read of Ice and Fire
by Tor.com
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 2
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Sixteen
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Death, Gods, and Repartee: Roz Kaveney’s Rituals
by Jo Walton
Pantomime (Excerpt) and Cover Reveal
by Laura Lam
Thu Sep 20
A Great Non-Slasher Slasher Film: Beyond the Black Rainbow
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
Home (Excerpt)
by Matthew Costello
“By Grace and Banners Fallen” Now Available in Select Non-U.S. Markets
by Tor.com
George R. R. Martin Is Open to Adding Epic Fantasy to the Marvel Universe
by Stubby the Rocket
Forge of Darkness is Erikson’s Anthropological Thought Experiment
by Mordicai Knode
Even the Borg Need to Brush Up on the Script. More Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Star Trek: The Next Generation
by Stubby the Rocket
Where are We Going and Why? Alison Sinclair’s Cavalcade
by Jo Walton
Follow Your Dreams With Neon Pegasus!
by Stubby the Rocket
10 Great Alternative (Fictional) Political Leaders
by Thom Dunn
Reopening The X-Files: “Patient X”/”The Red and the Black”
by Meghan Deans
Which Doctor is Better? or, The Contradiction in Doctor Who
by Douglas Lain
Catch Cat Valente on Tour for The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland!
by Tor.com
Stories to Be Sipped, Not Swallowed: At The Mouth of the River of Bees by Kij Johnson
by Stefan Raets
Wed Sep 19
Holy Bat-Birthday Adam West!
by Stubby the Rocket
Wonderful in its Sheer Variety: Near + Far by Cat Rambo
by Stefan Raets
Bowl of Heaven (Excerpt)
by Larry Niven and Gregory Benford
Geeks, Swords and the Snow Crash Movie: Neal Stephenson in Conversation
by Tim Maughan
It’s Good to Get Out of the City. Michelle Sagara’s Cast in Peril
by Liz Bourke
Farscape Rewatch: “Picture If You Will”
by Scott K. Andrews
Malazan Author Steven Erikson Reading in NYC Tonight!
by Stubby the Rocket
Talk Tech with Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross: Today at 4 PM EST
by Tor.com
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Fifteen
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
American Gods Mix Tape: Chapters 1 and 2
by Bridget McGovern
Announcing the American Gods Reread: Wednesday(s) on Tor.com
by Tor.com
American Gods Reread: Chapters 1 and 2
by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Bridget McGovern
Giant Bunnies! Martin Freeman! New Trailer for The Hobbit Revealed
by Stubby the Rocket
And a Movie?
by Steven Padnick
Ruled
by Caragh O'Brien
Spoiler Thread for A Memory of Light Prologue: “By Grace and Banners Fallen”
by Tor.com
Tue Sep 18
Realm of LARP Scores As Reality Fun
by Shoshana Kessock
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Realm of Fear”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Conspiracy and Identity: Adaptation by Malinda Lo
by Lee Mandelo
Edgar Rice Burroughs and Darwin Revisited: The Science of Jane
by Robin Maxwell
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 19
by Leigh Butler
Homestuck is the First Great Work of Internet Fiction
by Mordicai Knode
Life, the Dinosaurs & Everything: Cosmicomics (Le Cosmicomiche) by Italo Calvino
by Ryan Britt
Metal, Prog Rock, Stormtroopers, and Laser Zombie Robot Love: An Interview with John Anealio
by Gabrielle Gantz
4 Year-Old’s Doctor Who Recaps Remind Us Who the Target Audience Really Is
by Stubby the Rocket
American Gods: Tenth Anniversary Edition: Chapter 1 and 2 (Excerpt)
by Neil Gaiman
Introducing Magic and Good Madness: A Neil Gaiman Reread
by Tor.com
Mon Sep 17
Jane: Queen of the Jungle
by Robin Maxwell
Heat, Logan’s Run, and More Things That Inspired the Cover to Solstice
by P. J. Hoover
Eve and Adam (Excerpt)
by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate
September #TorChat Talks Tech With Doctorow & Stross
by Stubby the Rocket
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Tom Strong’s Terrific Tales
by Tim Callahan
Things That Go Baaa in the Night
by Lish McBride
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Little Red Riding Slayer
by Alyx Dellamonica
Adele Will Sing Skyfall Theme Song
by Stubby the Rocket
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Come Reap, Chapter 9: “Reaping,” Sections 1-11
by Suzanne Johnson
Doctor Who: “A Town Called Mercy”
by Teresa Jusino
Forging a Fresh Start: A Newcomer’s Review of Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson
by Niall Alexander
Introducing Simon Baz, the First Muslim-American Green Lantern
by Shoshana Kessock
Sun Sep 16
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “On Leather Wings”
by Steven Padnick
Introducing the Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch
by Steven Padnick
Fri Sep 14
Watch the Curiosity Landing in HD
by Stubby the Rocket
Because It Is My Blood (Excerpt)
by Gabrielle Zevin
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Time’s Arrow, Part II”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Celebrating Shirley Jackson: The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived In The Castle
by Erin Horakova
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 1
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Fourteen
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Watch Deadpool Dance Gangnam Style and Become a Happier Person
by Stubby the Rocket
September Recommendations from Singularity & Co.
by Singularity & Co.
The Five Most Intriguing New Genre TV Shows Coming This Fall
by Shoshana Kessock
Choose Your Ajah at Ta’veren Tees and Help Build a Philanthropic Organization!
by Tor.com
Today’s A Memory of Light Timeline Banner: Egwene Sedai
by Tor.com
Thu Sep 13
Wishing with Arithmetic: Edward Eager’s Half Magic
by Mari Ness
Tarzan Never Dies, Part II: Will There Ever Be A Great Tarzan Movie?
by Robin Maxwell
What’s Troi Reading? New Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Star Trek: The Next Generation
by Stubby the Rocket
Reopening The X-Files: “Bad Blood”
by Meghan Deans
Prologue to A Memory of Light Now Available for Pre-order
by Tor.com
Who Little, Who Late: Gender Studies on a Spaceship?
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Today’s A Memory of Light Timeline Banner: Rand al’Thor
by Tor.com
Wed Sep 12
Origami Smaug the Golden!
by Stubby the Rocket
Telepaths and Twelve Step Programs: Clean by Alex Hughes
by Stefan Raets
Farscape Rewatch: “The Way We Weren’t”
by Scott K. Andrews
New Wreck-It Ralph Trailer is Making Q*bert Sad
by Stubby the Rocket
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel (Comic Excerpt)
by Madeleine L'Engle and Hope Larson
Independence Day Sequel Titles Announced, Are Hilarious
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Thirteen
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Tarzan Never Dies, Part I: 100 Years of Books and Movies
by Robin Maxwell
The “True Nature of the Force” is Way More Complicated Than You Think
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Today’s A Memory of Light Timeline Banner: Perrin Aybara
by Tor.com
Tue Sep 11
A Visual History of the Best Professional Artist Hugo Award Winners
by John Picacio
Sea Hearts: The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan
by Niall Alexander
A Marriage of Unequals: Georgette Heyer’s Barren Corn
by Mari Ness
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: Fifth Season Overview
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Miranda July is Boba Fett
by Ryan Britt
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 18
by Leigh Butler
The Boundaries of Sanity & the Supernatural: Victor LaValle’s The Devil in Silver & Lucretia and the Kroons
by Jenn Northington
Billy the Vampire Slayer: Slaying’s Not Just For Girls Anymore
by Teresa Jusino
Sleeps With Monsters: Sometimes There Are Men Who Get It Right
by Liz Bourke
Today’s A Memory of Light Timeline Banner: Moiraine Sedai
by Tor.com
Nell
by Karen Hesse
Mon Sep 10
“Will she explode?” “Wouldn’t surprise me in the least, given the lineage.” Dragon Ship by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
by Liz Bourke
This is What Happens When Statues Come to Life
by Stubby the Rocket
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Tom Strong, Part 3
by Tim Callahan
A Rumination on Criticism via Richard Powers’s Galatea 2.2
by Lee Mandelo
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Let’s Get Interlocking!
by Alyx Dellamonica
Who Goes Where? The Map of the Sky by Felix J. Palma
by Niall Alexander
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Come Reap, Chapter 8: “The Ashes”
by Suzanne Johnson
Doctor Who: “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship”
by Ryan Britt
Defending Your Life: The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams
by Michael M Jones
Prepare for the Last Battle with Wheel of Time Facebook Banners
by Tor.com
Sat Sep 8
Next Star Trek Movie Might Be Called Into Darkness
by Stubby the Rocket
To Boldly Go…In a Different Direction! 5 Turning Points in Star Trek History
by Ryan Britt
Fri Sep 7
The Most Dangerous Game: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
by Michael M Jones
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Time’s Arrow” (Part 1)
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 32
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Twelve
by Bill Capossere
Raiders! (Excerpt)
by Alan Eisenstock, Eric Zala and Chris Strompolos
Patrick Rothfuss Will Write More Fantasy After the Kingkiller Chronicles
by Stubby the Rocket
New Amazon TV Show Might Feature a Young Wonder Woman
by Stubby the Rocket
Ustream Will Broadcast the Hugo Awards in Full This Sunday
by Tor.com
A Life in Constant Motion: Every Day by David Levithan
by Michael M Jones
The Thrice-Done Film of the ’90s: What Jim West, Zorro, and Mrs Peel Have in Common
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Rise of the Rise of the Runelords!
by Mordicai Knode
Thu Sep 6
A New Elfquest Story Will Debut Next Monday on BoingBoing
by Stubby the Rocket
“Sweet mother of god, what the hell is going on here?”: Joker
by Danny Bowes
Three Parts Dead (Excerpt)
by Max Gladstone
When The Lights Go Out: Is Abrams and Favreau’s Revolution Worth Following?
by Shoshana Kessock
Brand New Cloud Atlas Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
Pigs! Forgetting! Plots! Freddy and the Dragon
by Mari Ness
They’re Making Whiskey in Space
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pen Is Mightier: Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines
by Michael M Jones
Reopening The X-Files: “Kill Switch”
by Meghan Deans
The 10 Most Romantic Moments on Contemporary Doctor Who According to Me
by Ryan Britt
Let the Bona Temps Roll: Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald
by Stefan Raets
Wed Sep 5
Little Star (Excerpt)
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Download Free Wallpaper from the Crossroads of Twilight Ebook
by Tor.com
Farscape Rewatch: “Crackers Don’t Matter”
by Scott K. Andrews
A Storm of Swords is an Emotional Rollercoaster: It Gets Better
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Inner Light”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Eleven
by Bill Capossere
Preorder the A Memory of Light CD Audiobook for a Wheel of Time Phone Cover
by Samantha Beerman
Two New Symphony of Science Offerings
by Lee Mandelo
Dragonmount Announces eBook Store
by Tor.com
The Book You Don’t Know You’re Looking For
by Jo Walton
Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for September
by Tor.com
Tue Sep 4
Revisit the Classic Star Wars Fan Film Troops
by Stubby the Rocket
Real Wolfmen (Excerpt)
by Linda S Godfrey
A Promising Failure: The Corpse-Rat King by Lee Battersby
by Liz Bourke
First Trailer for Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Hits
by Stubby the Rocket
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 17
by Leigh Butler
PAX Prime 2012: The Last of Us Shows the Best of Gaming
by Theresa DeLucci
Superpowered Pulp: Seven Wonders by Adam Christopher
by Niall Alexander
What We Learned About The Hobbit Movies at DragonCon
by Chris Lough
Five Big Issues Raised by “The Inner Light”
by Morgan Gendel
Mon Sep 3
A Shocking, Twisting Beast of a Book: Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig
by Stefan Raets
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Tom Strong, Part 2
by Tim Callahan
“Marked with the serpent as agents of betrayal.”: Blackwood by Gwenda Bond
by Liz Bourke
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Living Conditions of the Freshman Kind
by Alyx Dellamonica
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Come Reap, Chapter 7: “Taking the Ball”
by Suzanne Johnson
Doctor Who: “Asylum of the Daleks”
by Teresa Jusino
Neil Gaiman Writing Another Doctor Who Episode?
by Stubby the Rocket
Sun Sep 2
Revelations from the A Memory of Light DragonCon Preview
by Chris Lough
Announcing the 2012 Hugo Award Winners
by Tor.com
A Memory of Light: Chapter 11 (Excerpt)
by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
The Cosplay of DragonCon 2012: Day Two, The Parade
by Stubby the Rocket
Sat Sep 1
7 Fun Wheel of Time Theories From DragonCon
by Chris Lough
The Cosplay of DragonCon 2012: Day One
by Stubby the Rocket