February 2013

Thu Feb 28

New Oblivion Trailer Hints at Being This Decade’s The Matrix by Stubby the Rocket

Party on Pi Day with Tor.com! by Stubby the Rocket

Reopening The X-Files: “Je Souhaite” by Meghan Deans

Michael Whelan Will Add One More Dragon to Anne McCaffrey’s Menagerie by Stubby the Rocket

Precociousness and Telekinesis: Matilda by Mari Ness

Oz and Ourselves by Gregory Maguire

Queering SFF: While I Was Away… (Now with Added Theory!) by Lee Mandelo

Chris Cooper Will Be Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 by Stubby the Rocket

The Hobbit Reread: Chapter 14, “Fire and Water” by Kate Nepveu

Bloodfire Quest: The Dark Legacy of Shannara (Excerpt) by Terry Brooks

How Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire Turned Star Wars into Science Fiction by Ryan Britt

The Jewel in the Toad Queen’s Crown by Jane Yolen

The Title for Brandon Sanderson’s Second Stormlight Archive Book Has Been Revealed by Tor.com

The Sookie Stackhouse Reread: Book 2, Living Dead in Dallas by Whitney Ross

Wed Feb 27

Hear Lusty Genre Fiction in Brooklyn Tomorrow! by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for March by Suzanne Johnson

The Wilful Eye (Excerpt) by Isobelle Carmody

Video of the Very Revealing A Memory of Light Seattle Q&A by Stubby the Rocket

Wonder Woman Fan Trailer Returns Diana To Her Nazi Ass-Kicking Origins by Natalie Zutter

How the Cover was Created For New Sci-Fi Book The Planet Thieves by Whitney Ross

Ergotism: How an Entire Town Becomes a Psychedelic Nightmare by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Book Three, Chapter One, Part Two by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

The Sandman Reread: Brief Lives by Tim Callahan

Don’t Touch That Dial: Midseason Thrillers and Historical Dramas by Alex Brown

The Memory Coder by Jessica Brody

British Genre Fiction Focus: A Conversation About Community by Niall Alexander

Tue Feb 26

Games for the Cold Hours: Gloom by Keith Baker by Lee Mandelo

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Thine Own Self” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Shadow War (Excerpt) by Rod Rees

The Winners of the 2012 Kitschies Have Been Announced by Tor.com

The Doctor Sounds Adorable Regardless of the Language He’s Speaking by Stubby the Rocket

Short Fiction Spotlight: Reading the BSFA’s Best Short Shortlist, Part 3 by Niall Alexander

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Tyger Tyger” & “Moon of the Wolf” by Steven Padnick

Watch a Film of the Cassini Probe Wandering Up, Down, and Around Saturn by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 4 by Leigh Butler

Darkly Fantastic Derring-Do: Gideon’s Angel by Clifford Beal by Niall Alexander

The Human Division Read-Along, Episode 7: “The Dog King” by Ron Hogan

Sleeps With Monsters: Epic Fantasy is Crushingly Conservative? by Liz Bourke

Gambling to Romance: Georgette Heyer’s Faro’s Daughter by Mari Ness

Is This the Smoking Gun Proving Deep Space Nine Ripped Off Babylon 5? by Ryan Britt

River of Stars (Excerpt) by Guy Gavriel Kay

Mon Feb 25

Pluto’s Two New Moons Have Names. One of Them is “Vulcan” by Stubby the Rocket

History Being Written: The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb by Stefan Raets

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Watch a Shot-For-Shot Remake of The Big Lebowksi as a Doctor Who Mashup by Stubby the Rocket

The Dresden Files Reread: Side Jobs Pt. 3 by Rajan Khanna

How Game of Thrones Season 3 Will Split A Storm of Swords by Chris Lough

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Snakes and Shadows by Alyx Dellamonica

Ghoulish Song (Excerpt) by William Alexander

How Science Fiction (Kind Of) Saved the Oscars by Ryan Britt

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, Telling Tales, Chapter 5: “The Tale of Gray Dick” by Suzanne Johnson

The Walking Dead, S3 E11 “I Ain’t a Judas” by Alex Brown

On the Wild Side of Austin: Dreams and Shadows, by C. Robert Cargill by Em Nordling

Neil Gaiman Announces New Children’s Book Fortunately, The Milk by Stubby the Rocket

Sat Feb 23

Watch the First Trailer for Game of Thrones Season 3 by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Feb 22

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

The Shape Stealer (Excerpt) by Lee Carroll

Five Questions with Adrian Tchaikovsky by Julie Crisp

First Official Catching Fire Katniss and Peeta Victory Posters are Eerie by Natalie Zutter

Heads or Tails: Fair Coin and Quantum Coin by E.C. Myers by Michael M Jones

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Book Three, Chapter One, Part One by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 19 by Leigh Butler

The Wheel of Time Reread Now Available as Collected Ebooks by Tor.com

Megan Fox Cast as April O’Neil in Michael Bay’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Natalie Zutter

It’s About Time the Saturn Awards Introduced a Superhero Category by Natalie Zutter

Written in Red (Excerpt) by Anne Bishop

Iron and Sacrament and Dead Man’s Blood: Deborah Coates’ Deep Down by Liz Bourke

Your Cat is Literally Making You Crazy by Chris Lough

Your Publishing Questions Answered by Julie Crisp

Grand Canyon (Excerpt) by Vita Sackville-West

Thu Feb 21

The Savage Boy (Excerpt) by Nick Cole

The Inexplicables: The Low-Down by Cherie Priest

Reopening The X-Files: “Hollywood A.D.” by Meghan Deans

The Girl Who Died: Karen Healey’s When We Wake by Liz Bourke

Shattered Pillars (Excerpt) by Elizabeth Bear

The Science of Future Past: Part 6 by Lee Falin

The Hobbit Reread: Chapter 13, “Not at Home” by Kate Nepveu

Download Our 2013 Nebula-Nominated Stories For Free! by Tor.com

The Fairest Of Them All: Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente by Stefan Raets

What’s Reading For? by Jo Walton

The Sookie Stackhouse Reread: Book 1, Dead Until Dark by Whitney Ross

Announcing the Sookie Stackhouse Reread on Tor.com! by Whitney Ross

The Winter Plain (Excerpt) by Jo Bannister

Wed Feb 20

Monster of the Week: Rougarou the Lenten Werewolf by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

Cumberbatch & McAvoy-Flavored Neverwhere Radio Drama Reveals Airdate, Cast Photo by Stubby the Rocket

Droning: The Different Girl by Gordon Dahlquist by Stefan Raets

Farscape Rewatch: “Suns and Lovers” by Scott K. Andrews

Choose Your Ender’s Game Army With These New Battle School Logos by Stubby the Rocket

Deliciously Weird: American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett by Stefan Raets

Talk to Mad Scientists Authors TODAY on #TorChat! by Tor.com

Watch the Deleted Scenes from Game of Thrones Season 2 by Stubby the Rocket

The Art of Wishing (Excerpt) by Lindsay Ribar

Here’s Your First Look at Hailee Steinfeld as Petra in Ender’s Game by Natalie Zutter

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Book Two, Chapter Six, Part Two by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

The Sandman Reread: Fables and Reflections by Tim Callahan

2012 Nebula Award Finalists Announced by Tor.com

The Afrika Reich (Excerpt) by Guy Saville

Women and Power in Star Trek: The Next Generation by Elisabeth Sherman

The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere by John Chu

British Genre Fiction Focus: Different Kingdoms of Faith in Fiction by Niall Alexander

The Matrix (Excerpt) by Jo Bannister

Tue Feb 19

Trinity Rising (Excerpt) by Elspeth Cooper

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

Midnight Blue Light Special (Excerpt) by Seanan McGuire

Cory Doctorow on Bookish Twitter Chat This Friday! by Tor.com

The Walking Dead, S3 E10 “Home” by Alex Brown

Short Fiction Spotlight: Apex #45 by Lee Mandelo

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?” & “Joker’s Wild” by Steven Padnick

John Scalzi Announces Morning Star Alpha Graphic Novel by Stubby the Rocket

A Cactus Garden (Excerpt) by Jo Bannister

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 3 by Leigh Butler

Download Calendar of Tales: 12 New Neil Gaiman Stories for Free! by Stubby the Rocket

The Human Division Read-Along, Episode 6: “The Back Channel” by Ron Hogan

How Can This Be So Gripping? Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time by Jo Walton

Sleeps With Monsters: The James Bond of Cosy Mysteries by Liz Bourke

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Evie Manieri by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Feb 18

Convention Report: Gallifrey One 2013, Day Three by Karin L Kross

The Dresden Files Reread: Side Jobs Pt. 2 by Rajan Khanna

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Spiking Memory Lane by Alyx Dellamonica

The Nightmare Affair (Excerpt) by Mindee Arnett

Talk to Mad Scientists Authors This Wednesday on #TorChat! by Tor.com

The Best Stuff Revealed in the Game of Thrones Season 2 Blu-ray Set by Chris Lough

Forgotten Classics: Joy Chant’s Red Moon and Black Mountain by Erin Horakova

Sun Feb 17

Convention Report: Gallifrey One 2013, Day Two by Karin L Kross

Sat Feb 16

Convention Report: Gallifrey One 2013, Day One by Karin L Kross

Fri Feb 15

Slow-Burn Insurgency: Blood’s Pride by Evie Manieri by Niall Alexander

Unremembered (Excerpt) by Jessica Brody

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

A Good Day to Die Hard Is Exactly What You Think It Is. Here’s Proof by Ryan Britt

Harrison Ford Will Play Han Solo Again. No One is Surprised by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 18 by Leigh Butler

Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss Duel Through Book Signatures by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Book Two, Chapter Six, Part One by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Constantine #1 by Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes and Renato Guedes

Meteorite Burns Up Over Russia by Stubby the Rocket

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

Dystopia and the Afterlife: Grand Canyon by James Long

Thu Feb 14

Seven Science Fiction/Fantasy Martyrs Who Give Saint Valentine a Run for His Money by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Ryan Britt

Mending the Moon (Excerpt) by Susan Palwick

Transformation and Death: The Witches by Mari Ness

Nathan Fillion is Taking Valentine Requests by Natalie Zutter

Give Your Sweetie a Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Valentine by Chris Lough

Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 19: Each Woman Is Like An Instrument by Jo Walton

Live-Action Wreck-It Ralph Will Make You Cycle Through All The Movie’s Feels In 60 Seconds by Natalie Zutter

The Hobbit Reread: Chapter 12, “Inside Information” by Kate Nepveu

“As You Wish…” Eight Unabashedly Romantic SF/F Love Stories by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Ryan Britt

Peter Dinklage Joins the Cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past by Chris Lough

sci fi tru luv: A Valentine’s Poem by Caragh O’Brien by Caragh O'Brien

The Finite Canvas by Lee Mandelo

Wed Feb 13

New Game of Thrones Merch is Plushy, Pillowy, Not Afraid to Have Me Cry Into It by Chris Lough

The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince (Excerpt) by Robin Hobb

Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone to be Adapted by Christopher Kyle by Stubby the Rocket

New Iron Man 3 Poster Features Don Cheadle as Iron Patriot by Stubby the Rocket

Farscape Rewatch: “Season of Death” by Scott K. Andrews

Halo: Silentium Book Text Holds Codes for Additional Halo Content by Tor.com

Magical Goldsmithing: Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Spirit Ring by Jo Walton

“We Make Our Own Minds”: Beautiful Creatures by Natalie Zutter

Harry Potter Getting New Cover Art for its 15th Anniversary by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Book Two, Chapter Five, Part Two by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

The Sandman Reread: A Game of You by Tim Callahan

Watch the First Trailer for Ghost in the Shell: Arise by Stubby the Rocket

New Oblivion Trailer Hints at the Politics of Tom Cruise’s Dystopian Earth by Natalie Zutter

The 5 Soapiest Romances in the Star Wars Expanded Universe by Natalie Zutter

Angel Season by J.T. Petty

British Genre Fiction Focus: Choose Your Own (Erotic) Adventure! by Niall Alexander

Tue Feb 12

The Different Girl (Excerpt) by Gordon Dahlquist

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

Short Fiction Spotlight: Reading the BSFA’s Best Short Shortlist, Part 2 by Niall Alexander

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Cat Scratch Fever” & “The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne” by Steven Padnick

Cover Revealed for Fortunately, The Milk by Neil Gaiman and Skottie Young by Stubby the Rocket

The Cats of Tanglewood Forest (Excerpt) by Charles de Lint and Charles Vess

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

The Human Division Read-Along, Episode 5: “Tales from the Clarke” by Ron Hogan

Horror & Humor: Karen Russell’s Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Jenn Northington

Centuries Ago, a Man Made a Piece of Armor That Changed the Course of My Life by Myke Cole

Monster of the Week: The Long One (Slither) by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

Mon Feb 11

Spock Loves Kirk. Love, Della Van Hise: A Careful Consideration of Killing Time by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode Will Be in 3D by Stubby the Rocket

Demons Night and Day: Peter V. Brett’s The Daylight War by Robert H. Bedford

Explore a Living Map of Ankh-Morpork! by Stubby the Rocket

The Mongoliad: Book Three (Excerpt) by Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey and Cooper Moo

The Dresden Files Reread: Side Jobs Pt. 1 by Rajan Khanna

Full Trailer for Monsters University Features the Meeting of the Monsters by Stubby the Rocket

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Scoobies versus Maclays by Alyx Dellamonica

Boxers and Saints (Comic Excerpt) by Gene Luen Yang

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, Telling Tales, Chapter 4: “The Priest’s Tale Continued,” Sections 5-9 by Suzanne Johnson

The Zodiac Zombie: Ophiuchus by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb

The Walking Dead, S3 E9 “The Suicide King” by Alex Brown

Sun Feb 10

Midwinterblood (Excerpt) by Marcus Sedgwick

Sat Feb 9

The 13th Sign: The History of the Zodiac by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb

Fri Feb 8

Happy 81st Birthday John Williams! by Stubby the Rocket

The 13th Sign: Mythical Proportions by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb

We Heart Benedict Cumberbatch’s Severus Snape Impression on The Simpsons by Natalie Zutter

SFF Onstage: Nick Payne’s Constellations by Thom Dunn

Cover and Synopsis for Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 17 by Leigh Butler

All-Female X-Men Team Highlights Marvel Support of Women in Comics by Shoshana Kessock

Could the Next Doctor Who Showrunner Already Be Chosen? by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Daylight War (Excerpt) by Peter V Brett

A Message from John Sargent by John Sargent

Exploring Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: Episode 13, “Who Speaks for Earth?” by Lee Mandelo

Thu Feb 7

Remembering Stuart Freeborn by Stubby the Rocket

Blood and Bone (Excerpt) by Ian Cameron Esslemont

Noir by the Numbers: Fade to Black by Francis Knight by Stefan Raets

Reopening The X-Files: “All Things” by Meghan Deans

A Land of Giants and Dreams: The BFG by Mari Ness

It’s No Coincidence That Your Favorite Characters Are Now Winter Storms by Chris Lough

Join the Resistance: Breaking Point by Kristen Simmons by Michael M Jones

All About Tor.com’s Original Short Fiction by Tor.com

Ryan Gosling Casts Matt Smith in How to Catch a Monster by Stubby the Rocket

Cheesecloth and Blood, Marissa Meyer’s Scarlet by Nina Lourie

The Star Wars Sequel That Never (Quite) Was: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Picturing Horses by Irene Gallo

Wed Feb 6

Who Should Play Young Han Solo? by Natalie Zutter

When We Wake (Excerpt) by Karen Healey

Farscape Rewatch: Season Two Overview, Season Three Primer by Scott K. Andrews

Why AMC’s The Sparrow TV Show is Divinely Inspired by Natalie Zutter

Nick Fury and the Top 10 Toys of S.H.I.E.L.D. by Thom Dunn

House Cleaning, Satan’s Rise, and Bureaucracy. Looking Forward to Being Human Season 5 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Travel Back in Time for the Month of Letters by Stubby the Rocket

The Sandman Reread: Season of Mists by Tim Callahan

Vintage Transformers Box Art Portrays Toys as Serious Emotional Wrecks by Ryan Britt

Last Train to Jubilee Bay by Kali Wallace

British Genre Fiction Focus: The Age of Agents and a Few Good Geeks by Niall Alexander

Tue Feb 5

How Should We Feel About a Stand-Alone Yoda Star Wars Movie? by Ryan Britt

Blessed by Blood: Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick by Alex Brown

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

Short Fiction Spotlight: The Discomfiting Touch by Lee Mandelo

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Heart of Steel: Part 1 & 2” by Steven Padnick

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

What Doctor Who Could Learn From Girls About Character Development by Ryan Britt

The Human Division Read-Along, Episode 4: “A Voice in the Wilderness” by Ron Hogan

Make Your Own Awesome Pulp Magazine Cover With the Pulp-O-Mizer! by Stubby the Rocket

Sleeps With Monsters: Historical Representations of Women, Now With Visual Aids by Liz Bourke

New Online Community Bookish Launches by Tor.com

A School for Finishers: Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger by Karin L Kross

Homeland (Excerpt) by Cory Doctorow

Mon Feb 4

New Trailer for Community Can Barely Remember Being About a College by Stubby the Rocket

Our Time Lords in the North by Amal El-Mohtar

Trafalgar (Excerpt) by Angelica Gorodischer

Zachary Quinto Ran Around Our Building Asking if Anyone Cares That He’s Spock by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Marie Brennan by Stubby the Rocket

Announcing the Without a Summer Tour by Tor.com

The Dresden Files Reread: Book 12, Changes Pt. 2 by Rajan Khanna

Neil Gaiman is Writing Stories With His Fans TODAY, Including You by Stubby the Rocket

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Mom! The Stork Brought A Howler Monkey! by Alyx Dellamonica

Painting an Afterlife to Exact Specifications by Stephan Martiniere

Super Bowl Movie Trailer Roundup! by Danny Bowes

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, Telling Tales, Chapters 3 and 4: “The Priest’s Tale” and “The Priest’s Tale Continued,” Sections 1-4 by Suzanne Johnson

Best Served Cold: Revenge by Yoko Ogawa by Niall Alexander

Paintwork by Tim Maughan

Sun Feb 3

Extended Iron Man 3 Trailer by Tor.com

Star Trek Into Darkness Super Bowl Trailer by Tor.com

Fri Feb 1

Should Groundhog Day Become a Holiday That Celebrates Time Travel? by Chris Lough

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

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

A Jump To the Left: Impulse by Steven Gould by Michael M Jones

Homemade Star Trek Into Darkness Trailer is Low Budget Awesomeness by Stubby the Rocket

Congrats to Tor Authors Included in Locus’s 2012 Recommended Reading List! by Tor.com

Tour Dates and Locations for Cory Doctorow’s Homeland by Tor.com

The Science of Future Past: Part 5 by Lee Falin

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 16 by Leigh Butler

A Memory of Light Tour Report Open Thread by Tor.com

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Book Two, Chapter Five, Part One by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

“Everything You See, You May Be Seeing For The Last Time”: Warm Bodies by Natalie Zutter

Six-Gun Snow White (Excerpt) by Catherynne M. Valente

Exploring Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: Episode 12, “Encyclopaedia Galactica” by Lee Mandelo