December 2013

Tue Dec 31

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

A Quiet End to an Era: Lady of Quality by Mari Ness

Sleeps With Monsters: 2013 in Retrospect by Liz Bourke

“Those Impudent Musical Peasants!”—Disney’s Robin Hood by Steven Padnick

Painting Ziggy Stardust for Rolling Stone by Tim OBrien

Mon Dec 30

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Art History Through Sci Fi Colored Glasses by Irene Gallo

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: My Sire Can Beat Up Your Sire by Alyx Dellamonica

Sea Monsters From A to Z! by Stubby the Rocket

Pull Your Team Together for Some Classic Heist Stories! by Leah Schnelbach

“Our Young Saxon Cockerel Here”—The Adventures of Robin Hood by Steven Padnick

Rewatching Robin Hood: The Drinking Game by Steven Padnick

Rewatching Robin Hood by Steven Padnick

Michael Whelan’s Endpapers for Words of Radiance, Featuring Shallan by Michael Whelan

Download a Words of Radiance Wallpaper Featuring Shallan by Tor.com

These New-Fangled Books Will Doom Us All! by Scott Cunningham and Kevin C. Pyle

Sun Dec 29

Have We Lost The Future? by Jo Walton

British Genre Fiction Hitlist: Early January New Releases by Niall Alexander

Sat Dec 28

Celebrate Stan Lee’s Birthday by Watching his Marvel Movie Cameos by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Dec 27

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Through the Looking Glass” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

When Your Doctor is No Longer the Doctor: How to Survive Regeneration by Emmet Asher-Perrin

We Almost Didn’t Have the Muppets: Four Alternate Points in Jim Henson’s Life by Mary Robinette Kowal

A is for Artist: A by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

Is There a Right Age to Read a Book? by Jo Walton

Thu Dec 26

Not Some New Man: The Hidden Pattern Behind the Doctor’s Regenerations by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Move over, Indiana Jones: Meet Vesper Holly in The Illyrian Adventure by Mari Ness

Haunted Holidays: The Men Who Feared Women by Grady Hendrix

The Trilogy, Why For Art Thou? by Justin Landon

Wed Dec 25

Raggedy Man, Goodnight. Doctor Who’s “The Time of the Doctor” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Encore Presentation: Overtime by Charles Stross

Tue Dec 24

Drop Everything! Sherlock Series Three Minisode is Here! by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Dec 23

Tor.com Wishes You a Merry Cthulhumas! by Stubby the Rocket

Advanced Readings in D&D: J.R.R. Tolkien by Mordicai Knode and Tim Callahan

A Study in Ashes (Excerpt) by Emma Jane Holloway

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Evil rephrased—it eats you, starting with your bottom by Alyx Dellamonica

We Only Live Once, Or Do We? The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by Danny Bowes

Rose, I’m Trying to Resonate Concrete: The Greatest, Smallest Moments of Doctor Who by Chris Lough, Ryan Britt and Emmet Asher-Perrin

This Hiddleston vs. Cumberbatch Dance-Off Holds the Key to Inner Peace by Stubby the Rocket

The Complete American Gods Mix Tape by Bridget McGovern

Christopher Lee Reads “The Nightmare Before Christmas” by Stubby the Rocket

Stubby wins a Stabby! The Reddit Awards by Irene Gallo

Sun Dec 22

“Nicholas Was…” by Neil Gaiman, Set in Motion by Stubby the Rocket

Haunted Holidays: Scary Lady Writers by Grady Hendrix

Supreme Holiday Weirdness: Rankin, Bass, and L. Frank Baum Ask, Should We Just Let Santa Die Already? by Bridget McGovern

Sat Dec 21

Picturing Winter: A Solstice Celebration by Irene Gallo

Fri Dec 20

The Krampus is Coming to Town by Mordicai Knode

Christmas in the Stars: Aliens Encounter the Holidays! by Leah Schnelbach

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Distant Voices” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Lost Planet (Excerpt) by Rachel Searles

The Elric Reread: Elric in the Comics by Karin L Kross

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Stonewielder, Epilogue by Bill Capossere

Winter is Coming to George R.R. Martin’s Cocteau Cinema! by Stubby the Rocket

Our Favorite Eleventh Doctor Episodes of Doctor Who by Sarah Tolf, Chris Lough, Ryan Britt and Emmet Asher-Perrin

Pre-Hogwarts Harry Potter Play in the Works, Rowling Producing by Emmet Asher-Perrin

God Bless Pastiche! The 7 Best Non-Traditional Christmas Carols of Film and TV by Ryan Britt

Brain Tug-of-War: How I Learned to Love Writing Interactive Stories by Max Gladstone

I Hear Santa’s Sleigh: On The Polar Express and What It Means to Believe by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Thu Dec 19

Unremembered (Excerpt) by Jessica Brody

“Hexmas” (Excerpt) by Gemma Files

A Very Zombie Christmas: The Stupidest Angel by Mari Ness

Two Tor.com Stories Named in The Year’s Best Science Fiction! by Tor.com

A Read of Ice and Fire: “The Sworn Sword” Part 1 by Leigh Butler

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 49 by Michael Pye

5 Year Old Insists Bilbo Baggins is a Girl—Mom Knows Better Than to Argue by Stubby the Rocket

Giving a Story Room to Breathe: Joe Hill’s NOS4A2 by Chuck Wendig

The New How to Train Your Dragon 2 Trailer is Full of Destiny, Heart-Touching, and Toothless! by Stubby the Rocket

Candy Caine: The Sweetness of A Muppet Christmas Carol by Ryan Britt

Under the Radar: Janny Wurts’ Wars of Light and Shadow by Stefan Raets

Wed Dec 18

Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas: A Henson Classic by Rajan Khanna

Arya Tells Us Exactly What She Thinks of Joffrey in This Game of Thrones Roast! by Stubby the Rocket

Eclipse (Excerpt) by Dirk Strasser

There is So Much Christmas in this Doctor Who Christmas Special Trailer, We All Need Paper Crowns Now by Stubby the Rocket

Advanced Readings in D&D: Leigh Brackett by Mordicai Knode

Her? Yes, Her: Spike Jonze’s Latest Film is the Best Yet by Danny Bowes

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “Questions” by Justin Landon

V.E. Schwab’s Vicious Being Optioned for Film—Ridley Scott to Produce! by Stubby the Rocket

Haunted Holidays: The Terrible Occult Detectives by Grady Hendrix

Here’s The Fault In Our Stars Movie Poster and Oh God the Tears Won’t Stop Coming by Stubby the Rocket

Christopher Lee Wants You to Have a Heavy Metal Christmas by Stubby the Rocket

Dreams of Disneyland: The Happiest Story World on Earth by Brad Kane

You Are Now Leaving Lovecraft: The End of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s Locke & Key by Stephen Weil

Caesar Isn’t Happy With Us. First Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

The Writ of Years by Lee Mandelo

The Week Before Christmas Brings Strange New Things by Niall Alexander

Tue Dec 17

The Magical Lives of Others: Sergei Lukyanenko’s Night Watch by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Farscape Rewatch: “Bringing Home The Beacon” by Scott K. Andrews

Equinox (Excerpt) by Dirk Strasser

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Visionary” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Will Warner Bros. Ruin The Sandman? by Leslie Klinger

Fake French and Terrible Twangs: Wronged Accents of Genre by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 42 by Leigh Butler

All the Facts You’ve Been Dying to Know About Martian Santa! by Stubby the Rocket

Short Fiction Spotlight: Two Lightspeed Novelettes by Lee Mandelo

11 Odd, Campy, and Surreal Holiday Specials that Should be Classics by Bridget McGovern

Joffrey’s Not Happy With Game of Thrones Season 4… But When is Joffrey Ever Happy? by Stubby the Rocket

The Stormlight Grimoire, Part 4: Soulcasters of Catan by Carl Engle-Laird

Casting the Endless in a Sandman Movie by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Leah Schnelbach

The Christmas Show by Pat Cadigan

Mon Dec 16

Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Direct and Star in Sandman Movie [UPDATED] by Stubby the Rocket

Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012 Audiobook Preview! by Tor.com

Zenith (Excerpt) by Dirk Strasser

A Rare Space Opera: Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi by Liz Bourke

Save the Screenwriter, Save the World: Channel Blue by Jay Martel by Niall Alexander

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Dawn and the Amazing Lettered Dreamboat by Alyx Dellamonica

Disney’s Next Animated Feature is Moana, A Mythical Sea Voyage by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 1 by Suzanne Johnson

Patrick Stewart’s Monologues on the Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack Make Perfect Bookends to the Tale by Emmet Asher-Perrin

All the Whos Down in Whoville are Aliens by Ryan Britt

Fri Dec 13

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Adam Roberts by Tor.com

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Prophet Motive” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Banished (Excerpt) by Liz de Jager

Venom and Sinister Six Spider-Man Movies Officially Announced by Stubby the Rocket

Sherlock Meets the Doctor! Stunning Fanmade Video Warms Our Wintry Hearts by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Stonewielder, Chapter Twelve by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

“The Tales and Songs Fall Utterly Short of Your Enormity…” The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug by Sylas K Barrett and Emmet Asher-Perrin

Serial Queens of the Silent Era: The First Female Action Heroes by Jake Hinkson

Community Season 5 Preview is Basically How We Are Inside by Stubby the Rocket

The Nutcracker Suite: Because Toys Are People, Too by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Thu Dec 12

Five Stages of Reading the Novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

‘Tis the Season to be Sorry: Snowblind by Christopher Golden by Niall Alexander

A Realistic View of Royalty: The Beggar Queen by Mari Ness

A Read of Ice and Fire: “The Hedge Knight” Part 2 by Leigh Butler

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 48 by Carl Engle-Laird

He Drank and Saw the Spider (Excerpt) by Alex Bledsoe

This is How You Paint a 150 Foot Tall Hobbit (And Some Dwarves) by Irene Gallo

Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2013 by Tor.com

Wed Dec 11

The Rule of Three (Excerpt) by Eric Walters

Farscape Rewatch: “Mental As Anything” by Scott K. Andrews

Watch the Trailer for Doctor Who Xmas Special “The Time of the Doctor” by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Stonewielder, Chapter Eleven by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Cliff-Hanging Without a Cliff. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Bridge” by Chris Lough

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: A Holiday Interlude by Justin Landon

Twin Peaks Wins the Creepiest Christmas Carol Award, 23 Years Running by Bridget McGovern

How to Make a Fantasy World Map by Isaac Stewart

Haunted Holidays: Charles Dickens & Co. by Grady Hendrix

Framing in Gaming: Blitzball and Final Fantasy X by Brad Kane

Spiders, Bear Men, Bowmen, and Crises of Elvish Conscience—What We Might See in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug by Sylas K Barrett

Friedrich the Snow Man by Lewis Shiner

Oh No! A Brief History of the Chung Kuo by Niall Alexander

Tue Dec 10

A Wistful Look Back: Charity Girl by Mari Ness

Do the Amazing Spider-Man Movies Need Peter Parker? by Chris Lough

Crossword Master, Train Spotter, Sin Eater: Sleepy Hollow’s “The Golem” by Carl Engle-Laird

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Destiny” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A Darkling Sea (Excerpt) by James L. Cambias

Watch the Trailer for the New Godzilla Movie! by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 41 by Leigh Butler

New Community Season 5 Trailer Promises Relief from our Despair by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance: “Lift” (Excerpt) by Brandon Sanderson

Short Fiction Spotlight: Apocalypse, Afro by Niall Alexander

Trailer for Jupiter Ascending is Sort of The Matrix in Space? by Stubby the Rocket

Technology and the Body: Disability in Science Fiction, edited by Kathryn Allan by Liz Bourke

This is How Big the Words of Radiance Manuscript Is! by Tor.com

Mon Dec 9

After the Big Sleep: Something More Than Night by Ian Tregillis by Alex Brown

The Night is Dark and Full of Snowflakes: Game of Thrones-Inspired Patterns! by Stubby the Rocket

Work Done For Hire (Excerpt) by Joe Haldeman

Advanced Readings in D&D: Andrew Offutt by Mordicai Knode

Kelsier Gets into an Axe Fight in New Brazilian Mistborn Cover by Tor.com

Liev Schreiber Searches For, Then Murders Originality in The Last Days on Mars by Ryan Britt

Some of the Best from Tor.com 2013 is Free to Download Now! by Tor.com

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Someone was a bit of an Audball all along by Alyx Dellamonica

Here Be Dragons! Some of Our Favorite Fantastical Fire-Breathers by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, The Little Red King, Chapter 7 by Suzanne Johnson

John Doesn’t Care How—He Wants to Know Why. First Trailer for Sherlock’s Season 3! by Stubby the Rocket

The Main Character in Their Own Lives: Does Diversity Make YA SF/F Better? by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Vulcans and the Women Who Love Them: A.C. Crispin’s Sarek by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Fri Dec 6

Neutrino Hunters (Excerpt) by Ray Jayawardhana

Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Heart of Stone” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Dreams of the Golden Age (Excerpt) by Carrie Vaughn

Will Terry Brooks’ Shannara Come to a TV Near You? by Tor.com

The Elric Reread: “Elric at the End of Time” by Karin L Kross

X-Men: Apocalypse Will Follow Days of Future Past by Chris Lough

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Stonewielder, Chapter Ten (Part Two) by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Describing the Craft of Writing is an Art: Jeff VanderMeer’s Wonderbook by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Picturing The Hobbit by Irene Gallo

Fairy Tales for the Modern Age by Leah Schnelbach

Thu Dec 5

The Triumph of Private Industry: Mars, Inc.: The Billionaire’s Club by Ben Bova by Michael M Jones

Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Breach Zone (Excerpt) by Myke Cole

The Aftermath of Royal Restoration: The Kestrel by Mari Ness

Spoiler Thread for A Read of Ice and Fire, Part 5! by Tor.com

A Read of Ice and Fire: “The Hedge Knight” Part 1 by Leigh Butler

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 47 by Michael Pye

Under the Radar: Jesse Bullington’s The Folly of the World by Jared Shurin

Rewatching for the First Time: Targets by Adam McGovern

2013 Fiction Wrap-Up from Tor.com by Tor.com

Watch the First Trailer for Amazing Spider-Man 2 by Chris Lough

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition is Actually Better Than the Theatrical Release by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Wed Dec 4

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

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for December by Suzanne Johnson

Jon Snow’s Intense Abs Star in the First Trailer for Pompeii by Chris Lough

New 300: Rise of an Empire Trailer Lets Eva Green Menace Us All by Stubby the Rocket

Farscape Rewatch: “Twice Shy” by Scott K. Andrews

Rex Regis (Excerpt) by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Life Support” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Andrew Vachss and Blue Belle: The Great Opening Line by Alex Bledsoe

Wonder Woman Cast for Batman Vs. Superman by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “Better than Death” and “Sore Thumb” by Justin Landon

Hurry! Get Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings Ebook for $2.99 by Tor.com

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Stonewielder, Chapter Ten (Part One) by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Samuel Delany Named 2013’s Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by the SFWA! by Tor.com

Framing Devices and Nested Narratives: Stories (Within Stories (Within Stories)) by Brad Kane

Benedict Cumberbatch Tells Us What Smaug’s Favorite Music is in Twitter Interview by Stubby the Rocket

The Feast Goes on and Ever On: Recipes of Middle-earth! by Leah Schnelbach

In the Greenwood by Mari Ness

Scotland the Speculative by Niall Alexander

Tue Dec 3

Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Thor Isn’t Kissing Natalie Portman in Thor: The Dark World by Stubby the Rocket

Kevin Tran, Prophet of the Lord, Writes Fanfic for Supernatural Fans by Stubby the Rocket

Short Fiction Spotlight: “The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling” by Ted Chiang by Lee Mandelo

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 40 by Leigh Butler

New Tor.com Original Fiction in December and January by Tor.com

The Stormlight Grimoire, Part 3: So You Want to Be a Windrunner by Carl Engle-Laird

Sleepy Hollow Adds a Miraculous Cast Member by Stubby the Rocket

J.J. Abrams Says Studio Insisted on Keeping Khan Secret by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Goodreads Choice Awards Announce Their “Best Books of 2013” by Tor.com

Something More Than Night (Excerpt) by Ian Tregillis

Girls on Fire and Hawk-guys: Why Do We Like Archers in Our Fiction So Much? by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Mon Dec 2

Destination Darkness: End of the Road, ed. Jonathan Oliver by Niall Alexander

Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Advanced Readings in D&D: Margaret St. Clair by Mordicai Knode and Tim Callahan

Spirited Away: The Goddess and the Thief by Essie Fox by Niall Alexander

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Pretentious Inner Turmoil or Precognitive Abilities? How to Tell? by Alyx Dellamonica

Big Broadway Numbers and Sensible Morals: Disney’s Frozen by Leah Withers

The Walking Dead, S4 E8 “Too Far Gone” by Alex Brown

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, The Little Red King, Chapter 6 by Suzanne Johnson

Watch Air New Zealand Turn a Plane into A Fire-Breathing Dragon! by Stubby the Rocket

10 Reasons to Read a Star Trek Novel by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Tolkien, Alignment, Non-Violence, and Why Hobbits are Required for Middle-earth to Survive by Mordicai Knode

Sun Dec 1

British Genre Fiction Hitlist: December New Releases by Niall Alexander