Blog Archive
November 2012
Fri Nov 30
Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Frame of Mind”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Eviction Notice: Occupants May Be Subject to Sudden Eviction
by Cassandra McNeil
Is “The Eleven Doctors” Really the 50th Anniversary Doctor Who Episode?
by Stubby the Rocket
An Inkling of the Strange: Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck
by Lee Mandelo
Impulse (Excerpt)
by Steven Gould
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 10
by Leigh Butler
Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss, and Tom Doherty Talk A Memory of Light!
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Chapter Two, Part One
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
The Sharp Edge: Shoggoths in Bloom by Elizabeth Bear
by Lee Mandelo
What is to Be Done?: Ann Vandermeer’s Steampunk III: Steampunk Revolution
by Ay-leen the Peacemaker
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Confirmed for BBC Miniseries
by Stubby the Rocket
The World of Darkness Shines When It Abandons Canon
by Mordicai Knode
Exploring Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: Episode 3, “The Harmony of the Worlds”
by Lee Mandelo
Thu Nov 29
This Could Be Your Family Christmas Card: Holiday Gifts from Tor.com
by Tor.com
Monroe and Miles Clash on the Mid-Season Finale of Revolution!
by Shoshana Kessock
Love in the Time of Zombies: Exit Kingdom by Alden Bell
by Niall Alexander
Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Urban Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Wombles Against Pollution: The Wombles at Work
by Mari Ness
Listening for Madeleine (Excerpt)
by Leonard S Marcus
Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 16: You May Have Heard of Me
by Jo Walton
The Battle for Seattle Continues in The Inexplicables
by Ay-leen the Peacemaker
The Hobbit Reread: Chapter 3, “A Short Rest”
by Kate Nepveu
Reopening The X-Files: “Two Fathers”/”One Son”
by Meghan Deans
Did Christopher Eccleston Just Reveal He’s Returning to Doctor Who?
by Stubby the Rocket
The Great Stephen King Reread: The Stand
by Grady Hendrix
Wed Nov 28
It’s Gettin’ Real: A Memory of Light
by Irene Gallo
Fiction Affliction: “Genre-Benders” for December
by Suzanne Johnson
City of Dark Magic (Excerpt)
by Magnus Flyte
First Clip from The Hobbit
by Stubby the Rocket
Weird and Wonderful: A Red Sun Also Rises by Mark Hodder
by Stefan Raets
#1ReasonWhy Brings Game Design Discrimination To Light
by Shoshana Kessock
Farscape Rewatch: “Beware of Dog”
by Scott K. Andrews
Snorri the Skald: Song of the Vikings
by Mordicai Knode
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Prologue and Chapter One
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
The Complete American Gods Mix Tape
by Bridget McGovern
Why the Resident Evil Films are Great Entertainment, Part I
by Liz Bourke
Heads Will Roll
by Lish McBride
Tue Nov 27
Indie Lit’s End of the World: Last Night on Earth
by Ryan Britt
The Past is Present, The Personal is Political: City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte
by Em Nordling
Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
Five Questions With Cherie Priest
by Bella Pagan
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Chase”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Bryan Singer Confirms: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, McAvoy & Fassbender All in For X-Men: Days of Future Past
by Stubby the Rocket
Vote In Locus Magazine’s All-Centuries Poll!
by Stubby the Rocket
If I Ruled the Multiverse!
by Mordicai Knode
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 28
by Leigh Butler
eDiscover… Newton’s Wake by Ken MacLeod
by Ron Hogan
One of the Best Books in the Series: Jim Butcher’s Cold Days
by Rajan Khanna
Sleeps With Monsters: “Claymore”
by Liz Bourke
Star Trek Into Darkness Plot Synopsis Reveals Big Trouble for Starfleet
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Jim Butcher
by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Nov 26
Be a Memory Keeper on the Tour for A Memory of Light
by Tor.com
Announcing the A Memory of Light Tour
by Tor.com
Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Jack Frost is Your New Hero: Rise of the Guardians
by Ryan Britt
The Great Alan Moore Reread: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Part One
by Tim Callahan
Sci-Fi/Fantasy eBooks Only $2.99 This Week
by Tor.com
The Dresden Files Reread: Book 4, Summer Knight
by Rajan Khanna
Seven Norse Myths We Wouldn’t Have Without Snorri: Part III
by Nancy Marie Brown
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Last of the Red Hot Slayers
by Alyx Dellamonica
Spoiler Thread for the Memories of Light
by Tor.com
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, Todash, Chapter 2: “New York Groove”
by Suzanne Johnson
The Walking Dead, S3 E7: “When the Dead Come Knocking”
by Alex Brown
Are You There God? It’s Me, Tiger. Life of Pi
by Ryan Britt
Dear Disney: Please Add Vanellope von Schweetz to Your Princess Lineup
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Sun Nov 25
Rewatching The Return of the King
by LaShawn Wanak and Kate Nepveu
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “See No Evil” & “Prophecy of Doom”
by Steven Padnick
Sign Up Now to Receive All of the Memories of Light!
by Tor.com
Sat Nov 24
Rewatching The Two Towers
by Kate Nepveu
The Dreamer and the Dream: 6 Fictional Science Fiction Authors
by Ryan Britt
Fri Nov 23
Scarlet (Excerpt)
by Marissa Meyer
Rewatching The Fellowship of the Ring
by Kate Nepveu
Determining Which Doctors Would Return for Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary
by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Nov 22
The Hobbit Reread: Chapter 2, “Roast Mutton”
by Kate Nepveu
Picturing Books
by Irene Gallo
Wed Nov 21
Happy Thanksgiving from Tor.com!
by Stubby the Rocket
Farscape Rewatch: “Look At The Princess III: The Maltese Crichton”
by Scott K. Andrews
Oxygen Deprivation and Zeppelin on Revolution’s “Kashmir”
by Shoshana Kessock
One Hobbit Super-Trailer to Rule Them All
by Stubby the Rocket
Willful Child
by Steven Erikson
New Full Trailer for Jack the Giant Slayer
by Stubby the Rocket
American Gods Reread: Conclusion/”The Monarch of The Glen”
by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Bridget McGovern
Lawrence Kasdan & Simon Kinberg Will Write/Produce Star Wars VIII + Star Wars IX
by Stubby the Rocket
What Made The Twilight Movies Bearable Was How Meta They Were
by Natalie Zutter
The Late Mike Fellinger’s Turkey Algorithm: An Exercise in Geek Cooking
by Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Tue Nov 20
The Six Gun Tarot (Excerpt)
by R S Belcher
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Lessons”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Badly Channeling Jane Austen: Georgette Heyer’s Regency Buck
by Mari Ness
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 27
by Leigh Butler
Twelve Forever: Ray Bradbury’s New Lost Story “Dear Santa”
by Ryan Britt
Sleeps With Monsters: Homosexual Torturers, Immortal Rulers, and FTL Fighter-craft: R.M. Meluch’s The Queen’s Squadron
by Liz Bourke
Sanderson on a Smaller Scale: The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson
by Stefan Raets
Mon Nov 19
Wandering the Weird: The Vorrh by B. Catling
by Niall Alexander
Tune: Vanishing Point (Comics Excerpt)
by Derek Kirk Kim
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Tomorrow Stories, Part Two
by Tim Callahan
Breaking Dawn, Part 2: Electric Twilightening
by Alex Brown
The Dresden Files Reread: Book 3, Grave Peril
by Rajan Khanna
The Enterprise Becomes a Turntable in Beautifully Bonkers IFC Star Trek Ska Ad
by Stubby the Rocket
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Bye Bye Mister Yankee Pie
by Alyx Dellamonica
Announcing Memories of Light: Daily Previews of A Memory of Light
by Tor.com
Seven Norse Myths We Wouldn’t Have Without Snorri: Part II
by Nancy Marie Brown
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, Todash, Chapter 1: “The Face on the Water”
by Suzanne Johnson
Game of Thrones Season 3 Teaser Trailer Hits
by Stubby the Rocket
The Walking Dead, S3 E6: “Hounded”
by Alex Brown
The Matrix Captures the Feel of Video Games
by Steven Padnick
Sun Nov 18
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “The Cat and the Claw: Part 1 & 2”
by Steven Padnick
Fri Nov 16
It’s All About Family on Revolution’s “Ties That Bind”
by Shoshana Kessock
Watch Doctor Who: The Great Detective Children in Need Minisode Right Now!
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Starship Mine”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Inexplicables (Excerpt)
by Cherie Priest
Evolution in Black and White
by Mordicai Knode
Wrestling Mountain Lions, Logic, and Plot Twists: Breaking Dawn, Part 2
by Natalie Zutter
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 9
by Leigh Butler
Skyfall Proves that James Bond is a Time Lord
by Alan Gratz
Steven Erikson Answers Your Reaper’s Gale Questions!
by Steven Erikson
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Jay Kristoff
by Stubby the Rocket
The First Mortal Instruments Trailer is the Missing Link Between Buffy and Twilight
by Stubby the Rocket
Don’t Touch That Dial: Cartoons for Geeks
by Alex Brown
Exploring Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: Episode 2, “One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue”
by Lee Mandelo
Thu Nov 15
James Bond Will Ski on Your Lunch if He Wants
by Stubby the Rocket
Sapphire Blue (Excerpt)
by Kerstin Gier
Beyond Wimbledon: The Wandering Wombles
by Mari Ness
Visionary, Subtle, Incisive: Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck
by Stefan Raets
The Hobbit Reread: Chapter 1, “An Unexpected Party”
by Kate Nepveu
First 9 Minutes of Star Trek Into Darkness to Screen With IMAX Hobbit
by Stubby the Rocket
Reopening The X-Files: “S.R. 819”
by Meghan Deans
Superman vs. the Myth of Aristocracy
by Steven Padnick
The Great Stephen King Reread: Night Shift
by Grady Hendrix
Wed Nov 14
Underwater Wonder: Katya’s World by Jonathan L. Howard
by Niall Alexander
The One Time You Want To Hear Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone
by Cassandra McNeil
Five Favorite Casual Games
by Mordicai Knode
Farscape Rewatch: “Look At The Princess II: I Do, I Think”
by Scott K. Andrews
What We Don’t Know Now: Roadtripping Across Saucer Country with Paul Cornell
by Adam McGovern
Varian Jeggare and Radovan Virholt Are the New Fafhrd and Gray Mouser: Pathfinder Tales: Queen of Thorns
by Mordicai Knode
Terry Pratchett Reveals He Will Hand Off Discworld to His Daughter
by Stubby the Rocket
American Gods Mix Tape: Chapters 19, 20 and Postscript
by Bridget McGovern
American Gods Reread: Chapters 19, 20 and Postscript
by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Bridget McGovern
The Contemporary Appeal of CW’s New Arrow
by Em Nordling
Full Trailer for Oz: The Great and Powerful
by Stubby the Rocket
How to Make a Triffid
by Kelly Lagor
Tue Nov 13
Don’t Touch That Dial: Sitcoms
by Alex Brown
Beautiful and Slightly Disturbing: Errantry: Strange Stories by Elizabeth Hand
by Stefan Raets
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Birthright, Part II”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Tor.com is Seeking an In-House Publishing Liaison
by Tor.com
The Good, the Bad and the Joe Abercrombie: A River of Blood Runs Through Red Country
by Niall Alexander
The Entire Hobbit Soundtrack is Streaming Right Here!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 26
by Leigh Butler
Why Star Wars: Episode VII Needs NEW Characters
by Ryan Britt
A Perfect In-Road: Philip Pullman’s Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Sleeps With Monsters: In the End it All Comes Down to Character
by Liz Bourke
I’m Sorry, But Super Mario Bros. is a Great Movie
by Chris Lough
Mon Nov 12
You Only Sing 23 Times: The James Bond Theme Song Dossier
by Ryan Britt
Star Trek Into Darkness Will Be in “Atmos” Sound
by Stubby the Rocket
Victo Ngai wins a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal for “Jacks and Queens”
by Irene Gallo
Queering SFF: Have A Little Theory, or Queer Theories by Donald E. Hall
by Lee Mandelo
The Kassa Gambit (Excerpt)
by M C Planck
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Tomorrow Stories, Part One
by Tim Callahan
The Dresden Files Reread: Book 2, Fool Moon
by Rajan Khanna
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Makes Me Feel Like I’m Taking Crazy Pills
by Ryan Britt
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: All Fun And Games until Somebody Loses an Arm Skewer
by Alyx Dellamonica
The Walking Dead, S3 E5: “Say the Word”
by Alex Brown
Seven Norse Myths We Wouldn’t Have Without Snorri
by Nancy Marie Brown
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, Prologue: “Roont”
by Suzanne Johnson
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My (Half) Brother: Ill-Considered Family Members in SFF
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Monster of the Week: C.H.U.D.s
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
Sun Nov 11
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Heart of Ice”
by Steven Padnick
Something Else Like… Roger Zelazny
by Jo Walton
Fri Nov 9
Guilt and Answers At Last in Revolution’s “The Children’s Crusade”
by Shoshana Kessock
It’s All Fun and Games on Revolution in “Sex and Drugs”
by Shoshana Kessock
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Birthright, Part I”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Does This Raphael Soyer Painting Depict Amy and Rory After the Latest Doctor Who Episode?
by Stubby the Rocket
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 8
by Leigh Butler
Ask Steven Erikson Your Reaper’s Gale Questions!
by Tor.com
Watch the Full Trailer for World War Z
by Stubby the Rocket
License to Kill, Tenderly: Spoiler Review of Skyfall
by Ryan Britt
Deconstructing Manic Pixie Dream Girls and Slacker Boyfriends: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Exploring Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: Episode 1, “The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean”
by Lee Mandelo
Introducing the Cosmos Rewatch: Welcome Back, Carl Sagan
by Lee Mandelo
Thu Nov 8
License to Teach: The Plaid Avenger
by Adam McGovern
Trailer for Warm Bodies Makes Us Wish We Had Zombie Boy/Girlfriends
by Stubby the Rocket
Will Michael Arndt Write Star Wars: Episode VII?
by Stubby the Rocket
Wombling Free! The Wombles of Wimbledon
by Mari Ness
London Falling (Excerpt)
by Paul Cornell
“Let’s Play Global Thermonuclear War”: WarGames
by Danny Bowes
Pay Attention 007! 7 Bond Gadgets Which Defy Reason and Practicality
by Ryan Britt
Reopening The X-Files: “Dreamland I”/”Dreamland II”
by Meghan Deans
Happy Birthday, Bram Stoker! Everyone’s Still Re-Writing Your Book.
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Great Stephen King Reread: Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
by Grady Hendrix
Wed Nov 7
Giant Steps Are What You Take: Apollo’s Outcasts by Allen Steele
by Stefan Raets
The Spy Who Played Atari: Cloak and Dagger
by Jenny Kristine
Me and The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski
by Mordicai Knode
7 Spoiler-Free Reasons to be Excited About Skyfall
by Ryan Britt
Listen to Radagast the Brown Before You See Him in The Hobbit
by Stubby the Rocket
15 Essential Zombie Reads
by Stubby the Rocket
American Gods Mix Tape: Chapters 17 and 18
by Bridget McGovern
American Gods Reread: Chapters 17 and 18
by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Bridget McGovern
Neil Gaiman’s Next Doctor Who Episode Will Feature Cybermen
by Stubby the Rocket
This is Not a Love Song: The New School of Video Game Movies
by Theresa DeLucci
Wild Things
by A.M. Dellamonica
Tue Nov 6
Happy Election Day
by Irene Gallo
A Warped World is Unraveled: Gennifer Albin’s Crewel
by Miriam Weinberg
The Mortal Kombat Movie Wins by Friendship
by Josh Harrison
Song of the Vikings (Excerpt)
by Nancy Marie Brown
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Tapestry”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
What If Nathan Fillion Turned His Back On His Fans? Castle’s Firefly Episode “The Final Frontier”
by Natalie Zutter
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 25
by Leigh Butler
First World War Z Footage
by Stubby the Rocket
Creating a World of Irony and Froth: The Convenient Marriage
by Mari Ness
Six of the Best and Worst Anime Based on Video Games
by Tim Maughan
Official Trailer for Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chome & Series Premiere on Friday!
by Stubby the Rocket
Sleeps With Monsters: Religious Revelation and Social Upheaval
by Liz Bourke
Don’t Touch That Dial: Mysteries
by Alex Brown
Mon Nov 5
David Grove, 1940-2012
by Irene Gallo
Check Your Facts With this Handy Hellboy Timeline
by Stubby the Rocket
A Spellbinding Collection: Jonathan Oliver Makes Magic
by Niall Alexander
The Street Fighter Movie Could Have Been a Contender
by Josh Harrison
Happy Birthday, Armin Shimerman!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Top 10: The Forty-Niners
by Tim Callahan
The Dresden Files Reread: Book 1, Storm Front
by Rajan Khanna
Announcing The Dresden Files Reread on Tor.com!
by Rajan Khanna
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Where the Giles Things Are
by Alyx Dellamonica
I, On The Other Hand, Do NOT Love My Power Glove: The Wizard
by Danny Bowes
The Walking Dead, S3 E4: “Killer Within”
by Alex Brown
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, All God’s Chillun Got Shoes, Chapters 4 and 5: “The Glass” and “The Path of the Beam”
by Suzanne Johnson
Wreck-It Ralph is the Best Pixar Movie That Never Was
by Chris Lough
Monster of the Week: Dr. Freudstein
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
Sun Nov 4
Announcing the 2012 World Fantasy Award Winners!
by Tor.com
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “It’s Never Too Late” & “I’ve Got Batman in my Basement”
by Steven Padnick
Something Else Like… Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga
by Jo Walton
Fri Nov 2
Fiction Affliction: November Releases in Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Face of the Enemy”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Book Wrap-Up
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 7
by Leigh Butler
Ex Machina and the Great Political Machine of Brian K. Vaughan
by Thom Dunn
Brian Lumley’s Necroscope Headed to the Big Screen?
by Stubby the Rocket
11 Essential Video Game Movies
by Ryan Britt
Thu Nov 1
Fiction Affliction: November Releases in Urban Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Returning to Magic: Edward Eager’s Seven Day Magic
by Mari Ness
Why Battlestar Galactica’s President Roslin Defies Political Stereotypes
by Ryan Britt
Make It So: The Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Reunion at Austin Comic-Con
by Karin L Kross
George Lucas Will Spend $4 Billion on Funding Education
by Stubby the Rocket
Reopening The X-Files: “Triangle”
by Meghan Deans
Picturing Archers
by Irene Gallo
The Great Stephen King Reread: The Shining
by Grady Hendrix