May 2013

Fri May 31

The Case of John Scalzi & The Forbidden Island! by Mordicai Knode

Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders (Excerpt) by Richard Ellis Preston Jr.

Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Vortex” by Keith DeCandido

2 Weeks Left to Get the Ebook of Lamentation for $2.99 by Tor.com

Death Is Not The End: Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh by Stefan Raets

10 Things I Learned About Life from Writing at Tor.com by Ryan Britt

Steampunk Events for June 2013 by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Twelve (Part Two) by Bill Capossere

Thieves’ Quarry (Excerpt) by DB Jackson

A Towering Epic: The City by Stella Gemmell by Robert H. Bedford

What Have We Learned about Words of Radiance from The Rithmatist Tour? by Carl Engle-Laird

The Folding Knife Reread: Chapter Eleven by Jared Shurin

Morning Roundup: Jurassic Newlyweds Must Wed Faster! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu May 30

Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Reviver (Excerpt) by Seth Patrick

Cannibals AGAIN? Bed-Knob and Broomstick by Mari Ness

Reopening The X-Files: “Trustno1” by Meghan Deans

Help Make Daniel H. Wilson’s “The Nostalgist” Into a Short Film by Tor.com

Gaming Roundup: Are We Witnessing the Slow Death of Nintendo? by Theresa DeLucci and Pritpaul Bains

“You’re safe now.” Patrick Stewart Helps Star Trek Fan Deal with Domestic Violence by Chris Lough

Spoiler Thread for A Read of Ice and Fire, Part 3! by Tor.com

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 30 by Leigh Butler

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 12 by Carl Engle-Laird

Say the Magic Word: Lexicon by Max Barry by Niall Alexander

We Are All Jawas & Wolfmen! Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina by Ryan Britt

Announcing Jo Walton’s What Makes This Book So Great by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Morning Roundup: What if Daenerys Had Some Ferrets Instead of Dragons? by Stubby the Rocket

Wed May 29

Science Fiction Pioneer and Grand Master Jack Vance, 1916-2013 by Tor.com

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for June by Suzanne Johnson

Norwegian By Night (Excerpt) by Derek B Miller

The Ninth Doctor Returns in New Doctor Who Puppet Episode by Stubby the Rocket

Farscape Rewatch: “Infinite Possibilities I: Daedalus Demands” by Scott K. Andrews

“Each Village Seems the Haunt of Holy Feet:” Mortal Fire, by Elizabeth Knox by Emily Nordling

The Planet Thieves (Excerpt) by Dan Krokos

Know Your Faeries: Friendly, Fierce, or Fatal? by Janni Lee Simner

The World of Ice and Fire Encyclopedia Delayed to 2014, No Longer an Encyclopedia by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Twelve (Part One) by Bill Capossere

The Time Traveling Physicist by Elisabeth Sherman

A (Trying-Equally-Hard-to-Be) Comprehensive Theological Reference Guide to Good Omens by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Elephant in the Room by Paul Cornell

Morning Roundup: Captain Jack Harkness Splits up the Crusher Family by Stubby the Rocket

The Culture of Money by Niall Alexander

Tue May 28

Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

The Guiding Nose of Ulfänt Banderoz (Excerpt) by Dan Simmons

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Nagus” by Keith DeCandido

Short Fiction Spotlight: Let’s All Go to the Science Fiction Disco! by Niall Alexander

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm by Steven Padnick

Regency Manipulations: The Grand Sophy by Mari Ness

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 15 by Leigh Butler

Cultural Strip Mining vs Good Manners by Alex Bledsoe

The Expanding Expanse: Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey by Niall Alexander

Sleeps With Monsters: What I’ve Been Reading/Recommend Some Things by Liz Bourke

Geek Love: My Big Gay Skyrim Wedding by Jacob Clifton

Two Free Extra Stories from John Scalzi’s The Human Division by Tor.com

Download Two Free Extra Stories from John Scalzi’s The Human Division by Tor.com

Mon May 27

Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Not a Dyson Sphere? Little Known Facts About the Game of Thrones Title Sequence by Chris Lough

The City (Excerpt) by Stella Gemmell

Any Other Name (Excerpt) by Emma Newman

Sun May 26

“You have a responsibility to listen to the dissent in yourself.” A Transcript of Joss Whedon’s 2013 Wesleyan Commencement Speech by Chris Lough

Fri May 24

Let’s Sort the Arrested Development Cast Into Hogwarts Houses by Chris Lough

A Private Little War (Excerpt) by Jason Sheehan

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Move Along Home” by Keith DeCandido

The Man From Primrose Lane Ebook is $3.99 For Two More Weeks! by Tor.com

Publishing Jargon-Buster: Ten Words Unpacked by Bella Pagan

Guns Don’t Kill People—Monkeys With Guns Kill People! by David Barnett

Two Weeks Left to Get The Hum and the Shiver for $2.99 by Tor.com

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Eleven by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Three Short Stories With Stranded Time Travellers by Jo Walton

Indexing (Excerpt) by Seanan McGuire

The Folding Knife Reread: Chapter Ten by Jared Shurin

Morning Roundup: When this Baby Gets Up to 88, I’m Going to Say Allons-y by Stubby the Rocket

Thu May 23

It’s the End of the World As We Know It: The Beautiful Land by Alan Averill by Alex Brown

AD&D First Edition: the Old Firm by Mordicai Knode

The Lost Prince (Excerpt) by Edward Lazellari

Reopening The X-Files: “Nothing Important Happened Today” by Meghan Deans

Are the Genre Wars Won? by Niall Alexander

Another Journey Into Chocolate: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 film) by Mari Ness

The Healer (Excerpt) by Antti Tuomainen

Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 20: Watching his Master by Jo Walton

The Way of Kings Reread: Interludes I-1, I-2, and I-3 by Michael Pye

Gaming Roundup: Meet the Xbox One by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

Vader vs. Xizor—Cagematch! Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire by Emily Asher-Perrin

Is There A New New Wave of Science Fiction, And Do We Need One Anyway? by David Barnett

Morning Roundup: Sherlock and Watson Defend Their Turf by Stubby the Rocket

Wed May 22

Brandon Sanderson’s New YA Novel The Rithmatist Debuts on the New York Times Bestseller List! by Tor.com

Charles Stross on the Merchant Princes Series: Crib Sheet by Charles Stross

A Discourse in Steel (Excerpt) by Paul S Kemp

Farscape Rewatch: “Scratch ‘n’ Sniff” by Scott K. Andrews

Made to Order Apocalypse: Red Moon by Benjamin Percy by Niall Alexander

Revealing the Cover for Brian Staveley’s The Emperor’s Blades by Marco Palmieri

(Trying-Mightily-Hard-To-Be) A Comprehensive Reference Guide to Good Omens by Emily Asher-Perrin

Neptune’s Tears (Excerpt) by Susan Waggoner

Andrew Garfield Shoots Hoops With Kids While Dressed as Spider-Man by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Ten by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Your Friend is Dying. What Do You Write? Unfettered: “The Sound of Broken Absolutes” by Peter Orullian by Chris Lough

New Man of Steel Trailer is Intense, All About Zod by Stubby the Rocket

What a Piece of Work is Star Trek? Star Trek Into Darkness Forgot to be Literary by Ryan Britt

Super Bass by Kai Ashante Wilson

Morning Roundup: How to Get in Luke Skywalker’s Pants by Stubby the Rocket

Image is Everything by Niall Alexander

Tue May 21

A Rumbling Groan Down Below: The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig by Stefan Raets

The Gist, a Meta-Narrative Experiment: Written by Michael Marshall Smith, Translated by Benoît Domis, Re-Translated by Nicholas Royle by Liz Bourke

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Passenger” by Keith DeCandido

Short Fiction Spotlight: The Family Fantastic by Niall Alexander

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Read My Lips” & “The Worry Men” by Steven Padnick

Catch Paul Pope, MacKids Authors, and First Second Books at BEA by Tor.com

To Tell the Truth: The Oathbreaker’s Shadow by Amy McCulloch by Niall Alexander

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 14 by Leigh Butler

New Man of Steel Prequel Comic Reveals How Man Becomes Superman by Chris Lough

The Enduring Appeal of Arthurian Questing: Kevin Hearne’s Unfettered Story “The Chapel Perilous” by Carl Engle-Laird

Sleeps With Monsters: Recent(ish) Hard SF By Women by Liz Bourke

The Many Bromances of Neil Gaiman by Chris Lough and Ryan Britt

Skin Like Porcelain Death by Daniel José Older

Morning Roundup: Sherlock Into Darkness by Stubby the Rocket

Mon May 20

The Wheel of Time Unfettered: A Non-Spoiler Review of “River of Souls” by Leigh Butler

The Millionaire and the Mummies (Excerpt) by John M Adams

How Do We Like This River Song Timeline? by Stubby the Rocket

Going Above and Beyond: The Lowest Heaven, edited by Anne C. Perry & Jared Shurin by Niall Alexander

The Worst Of Acts, The Best Of Reasons: Antiagon Fire by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. by Stefan Raets

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: “We’ve got company and they brought a crusade” by Alyx Dellamonica

Believing in Magic is Believing in Yourself: Terry Brooks’ “Imaginary Friends” from Unfettered by Kelsey Jefferson Barrett

Shall We Begin? Star Trek Into Darkness Spoiler Review by Keith DeCandido

New Animated Series Star Wars: Rebels Coming in 2014 by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, The Wolves, Chapter 6: “Before the Storm” by Suzanne Johnson

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 8: “Second Sons” by Theresa DeLucci

HBO May Reveal Game of Thrones Ending Before the Books Can by Chris Lough

The Black Company Reread: A Revised Schedule and Primer by Graeme Flory

Morning Roundup: Babylon 5 is Our Last Best Hope, For LEGO by Stubby the Rocket

Sun May 19

An Epic Fantasy Community Comes Together. Appreciating Unfettered, edited by Shawn Speakman by Tor.com

Unfettered: “The Unfettered Knight” by Shawn Speakman by Peter Orullian

It’s a Promise You Make. Doctor Who: “The Name of the Doctor” by Chris Lough

Sat May 18

Congratulations to the 2012 Nebula Award Winners by Tor.com

Announcing the 2013 Spectrum Fantastic Art Awards by Irene Gallo

Fri May 17

“Going Native” in Steampunk: James H. Carrott and Brian David Johnson’s Vintage Tomorrows by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Rise of the Planet of the Plankton by Mordicai Knode

Spectrum Fantastic Art Changes Publishers by Irene Gallo

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Dax” by Keith DeCandido

Talking With Tom: A Conversation Between Tom Doherty and Gregory Benford by Stefan Raets

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 29 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Nine by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

The Folding Knife Reread: Chapter Nine (Part Two) by Jared Shurin

Supernatural’s Dean Winchester Dismantled His Own Machismo—and That’s Why We Love Him by Emily Asher-Perrin

Welcome To Scarfolk… Hope You Survive by David Barnett

Morning Roundup: Learning Your Lines Ain’t Like Dusting Crops, Boy! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu May 16

The God-Machine Hints at the World of Darkness’ Future by Mordicai Knode

Decoherent Histories: Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty by Brit Mandelo

Reopening The X-Files: “Essence”/”Existence” by Meghan Deans

Robots! Monsters! New Pacific Rim Trailer Has Us Oversugared! by Stubby the Rocket

Gaming Roundup: What Are the Best Feuds in Gaming? by Pritpaul Bains

The Sookie Stackhouse Reread: Book 13, Dead Ever After Review by Whitney Ross

Our Favorite Eleventh Doctor Episodes of Doctor Who (So Far) by Chris Lough, Ryan Britt and Emily Asher-Perrin

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 11 by Carl Engle-Laird

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Comics Are Confoundingly Goofy, But Still Charming by Ryan Britt

Jeff Noon and his Cover Art: A Designer’s Perspective by Bella Pagan

A Captain is Born: Star Trek Into Darkness by Chris Lough

Morning Roundup: The Odds of Napping are Forever in Catniss’s Favor by Stubby the Rocket

Wed May 15

Scientific American’s “Armor against Prejudice” on the True Damage a Stereotype Can Do by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Weight of Nested Paradoxes: Lauren Beukes’ The Shining Girls by Liz Bourke

Watch the First Trailer For Riddick by Theresa DeLucci

Farscape Rewatch: “Meltdown” by Scott K. Andrews

Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton Are Making Out Vampirically in Only Lovers Left Alive. You’re Welcome. by Stubby the Rocket

Join Tor Books at the 2013 Book Expo of America by Tor.com

Jason Chan and Jay Kristoff Reveal the Cover of Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff and Jason Chan

Our Dysfunctional Relationship With The Wrath of Khan by Ryan Britt

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Eight (Part Two) by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

The Long Road to Khatovar: A Black Company Reread by Graeme Flory

Good Omens is the Perfect Gateway Fantasy by Sally Feller

Return to The Black Company With a Reread and Specially Priced Ebook! by Tor.com

The Button Man and the Murder Tree by Cherie Priest

Morning Roundup: Kirk Came in That Thing? He’s Braver Than We Thought by Stubby the Rocket

One Hell of a Week by Niall Alexander

Tue May 14

New Extended Teaser For Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Reveals a New Superhero by Stubby the Rocket

The Powerful Acts of Writing and Reading: A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar by Amal El-Mohtar

Announcing the 2013 Finalists for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award! by Tor.com

Restraining Social Activism: Arabella by Mari Ness

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Q-Less” by Keith DeCandido

Short Fiction Spotlight: The Weird/Poetic by Brit Mandelo

Picturing Custom Index by Irene Gallo

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “His Silicon Soul” & “Fire from Olympus” by Steven Padnick

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 13 by Leigh Butler

Sometimes We Feel Like the Girl on the Cover of Replica, Too by Jenna Black

Sleeps With Monsters: Martha Wells Answers Eight Questions by Liz Bourke

Time Traveling is the Best Dating Service: First Trailer for About Time! by Stubby the Rocket

The First Onscreen Superman Was a Gorgeous Series of Animated Shorts by Charley Parker

Shall We Gather by Alex Bledsoe

Morning Roundup: Nathan Fillion Becomes Final Boss In Every Zelda Game by Stubby the Rocket

Mon May 13

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

Magician’s End (Excerpt) by Raymond E Feist

How to Root For Captain Kirk by Ryan Britt

Geek Love: Mass Effects: We Are Not A Mistake by Jacob Clifton

Music to Die For: Ghoulish Song, by William Alexander by Emily Nordling

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Madness, Vengeance, Growing Pains by Alyx Dellamonica

New Trailer for Ghost in the Shell: Arise by Stubby the Rocket

Two Stories From a Single Vision: L.E. Modesitt on The One-Eyed Man by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

The One-Eyed Man (Excerpt) by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Cyberman on the Run: Doctor Who “Nightmare in Silver” by Emily Asher-Perrin

Jonathan Rhys Meyers’ Dracula Could Make Dashing Vampires Cool Again by Ryan Britt

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, The Wolves, Chapter 5: “The Meeting of the Folken” by Suzanne Johnson

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Picked Up By ABC, Has Shiny New Teaser by Stubby the Rocket

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 7: “The Bear and the Maiden Fair” by Theresa DeLucci

Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life on Coursera by Cecil Castellucci

Morning Roundup: Professor X is Taking the 70’s Real Hard by Stubby the Rocket

Sun May 12

Astronaut Chris Hadfield Sings David Bowie’s Space Oddity in Space by Stubby the Rocket

Fri May 10

The Great Gatsby is an Alternate Timeline Where Jack Survived Titanic by Chris Lough

The Garden of Stones (Excerpt) by Mark T Barnes

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Captive Pursuit” by Keith DeCandido

Growth of the Villain Protagonist in The Tyrant’s Law by Daniel Abraham by Robert H. Bedford

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 28 by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Eight (Part One) by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

The Folding Knife Reread: Chapter Nine (Part One) by Jared Shurin

Teaser Trailer for Gravity Has Us On the Edge of Our Space Seats by Stubby the Rocket

How to Make a Good Dungeons & Dragons Movie by Mordicai Knode

Morning Roundup: Harrison Ford Dares George Lucas To Come At Him by Stubby the Rocket

Thu May 9

The Eye of the Beholder: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan by Michael M Jones

The Axioms Of Your Thoughts: Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee by Stefan Raets

Reopening The X-Files: “Vienen” by Meghan Deans

Gaming Roundup: EA Ensures the Future of Star Wars in Gaming by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

The Sookie Stackhouse Reread: Book 12, Deadlocked by Whitney Ross

Celebrating Girl Power: Matilda by Mari Ness

Lady Teenage Coder Fixes Your Twitter So No One Can Spoil Game of Thrones For You Again by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapters 9 and 10 by Carl Engle-Laird

An Extra-Terrestrial Perspective: The Humans by Matt Haig by Niall Alexander

What Star Wars: Episode VII Could Lift From the Expanded Universe by Emily Asher-Perrin

Check Out 30 Seconds From Neil Gaiman’s Doctor Who Episode! by Stubby the Rocket

Iron Man 4 Should Be About Tony Stark the Futurist by Chris Lough

Morning Roundup: Mickey Smith Photobombs Star Trek Into Darkness U.K. Premiere by Stubby the Rocket

Wed May 8

The 2013 Locus Award Finalists by Irene Gallo

Farscape Rewatch: “Incubator” by Scott K. Andrews

Primates (Excerpt) by Jim Ottaviani

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Babel” by Keith DeCandido

“What’s So Scary About Skeletons?” Ray Harryhausen’s Famous Monsters of Film-land by David Barnett

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Raymond Feist by Tor.com

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Seven by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

We’re Going to Pretend This Under the Dome Preview is Another Battlestar Galactica Prequel by Stubby the Rocket

First Trailer for The World’s End! by Stubby the Rocket

Welcome to Clone Club: The Many Faces of Orphan Black by Shoshana Kessock

Brandon Sanderson’s The Rithmatist Could Have Been an RTS Named ChalkCraft by Carl Engle-Laird

Fire Above, Fire Below by Garth Nix

Morning Roundup: The Remake of Mary Poppins We Deserve by Stubby the Rocket

Fifty Shades Saves the Day as the Clarkes Go Dark by Niall Alexander

Tue May 7

We Should ALL Go to Space Camp. Highlights From the Ender’s Game Movie Hangout by Stubby the Rocket

The First Ender’s Game Trailer Will Make You So Uneasy, In a Perfect Way by Chris Lough

Vicious (Excerpt) by V.E. Schwab

Short Fiction Spotlight: The Picture of Perfection by Niall Alexander

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “The Demon’s Quest: Part 1 & 2” by Steven Padnick

The Man Responsible For All of Your Favorite Monsters, Ray Harryhausen, 1920-2013 by Ryan Britt

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 12 by Leigh Butler

The Thing You Were Afraid Would Happen in Amazing Spider-Man 2 is Totally Happening by Stubby the Rocket