January 2014

Fri Jan 31

Clarion Writers’ Workshop Announces their 2014 Line-up! by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

To Live or Die on Mars: The Martian by Andy Weir by Niall Alexander

Resistance (Excerpt) by Jenna Black

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

Back to the Future: The Musical is Real, Coming in 2015 by Stubby the Rocket

Imagining Aliens Among Us by Rachel Searles

Jesse Eisenberg is Lex Luthor Now. Jeremy Irons is Our Favorite Gotham Butler. by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Eric Leuthardt by Tor.com

Trailer for Winter’s Tale Aims to Commandeer Your Valentine’s Day by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Three by Amanda Rutter

Spoiler Thread for the Malazan Reread of the Fallen, Part 2 by Tor.com

Chosen Families: The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison by Lee Mandelo

A Dream of Many Worlds: C.S. Friedman’s Dreamwalker by Robert H. Bedford

The Locke & Key Reread: “Head Games” (Vol. 2) by Robert H. Bedford

Picturing Horses by Irene Gallo

Thu Jan 30

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

New Photos from Season 4 of Game of Thrones! by Stubby the Rocket

The Raven’s Shadow (Excerpt) by Elspeth Cooper

Trapped in a Hurricane: Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi by Kat Kennedy

Preview of the Thor 2 Gag Reel! by Stubby the Rocket

How Inserted Commentary Can Almost Ruin a Book: The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen by Mari Ness

Marinating on Milieu: Three Princes by Ramona Wheeler by Justin Landon

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

Artist Creates 12th Doctor Costume Designs That We Wish Were Real by Stubby the Rocket

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 55 by Carl Engle-Laird

The Wonderful Wilderness: A Different Kingdom by Paul Kearney by Niall Alexander

This is How Fantasy Writers Say Hello by Stubby the Rocket

Joy, Sorrow, Regret, and Reassurance: The Singular Beauty of The Last Unicorn by Bridget McGovern

Food of the Future by Fran Wilde, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, Ann Leckie, Aliette de Bodard and Elizabeth Bear

Wed Jan 29

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for February by Suzanne Johnson

RedDevil 4 (Excerpt) by Eric C. Leuthardt

Farscape Rewatch: “We’re So Screwed II—Hot To Katrazi” by Scott K. Andrews

They Built a Machine To Give You All the Feels by Stubby the Rocket

Strange Bodies (Excerpt) by Marcel Theroux

The Fault In Our Stars Trailer is Here to Ruin Our Day by Stubby the Rocket

Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove Turns 50! by Danny Bowes

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “She Loves Me…Not” and “The Seed” by Justin Landon

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Two by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

We Were So Distracted By Vin Diesel Dancing We Missed His Announcement of Another Riddick Movie by Stubby the Rocket

Check Out the Winners of Quantum Shorts 2013! by Tor.com

An Interview with Brian Staveley, Author of The Emperor’s Blades by Bella Pagan

Announcing the Words of Radiance Brandon Sanderson Book Tour by Tor.com

Thor and Frigga Discuss Their Loki Problem in Deleted Scene From Thor: The Dark World by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek, Why Was This A Good Idea Again?—Data’s Human Assimilation by Emily Asher-Perrin

Reborn by Ken Liu

Introducing The Anderson Project by David Hartwell

Announcing the 2013 BSFA Nominees by Irene Gallo

Considering The Kitschies by Niall Alexander

Tue Jan 28

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Remember when Loki, the Mandarin, and Prince Septimus Got Together to Sell You a Jaguar? by Stubby the Rocket

Sherlock’s Best Man Speech is Basically Fanfic, Moffat Says He’s Absolutely Not A Sociopath by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Orphan Choir (Excerpt) by Sophie Hannah

Frozen Becomes the Highest Grossing Animated Film! by Stubby the Rocket

Genre Fiction Honored by the Printz, Schneider, and Alex Awards by Tor.com

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Way of the Warrior” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

New Triptych Art for Brazilian Edition of Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn Trilogy by Stubby the Rocket

Short Fiction Spotlight: On Land and Loneliness by Niall Alexander

Read the Entire Malazan Series in One Ebook! by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 46 by Leigh Butler

Read an Excerpt from Words of Radiance: Chapters Ten, Twelve, Fourteen, and Interlude I-1 by Brandon Sanderson

“Haven’t you ever been in a fairy tale before?”: Peter S. Beagle’s The Last Unicorn by Bridget McGovern

Military Fantasy: What is “Military”? by Myke Cole

Bridge of Snow by Marie Rutkoski

Mon Jan 27

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Finally an Official Trailer for Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem! by Stubby the Rocket

When the Magic Went Away: Arcanum by Simon Morden by Stefan Raets

Get Paul of Dune and Sisterhood of Dune for Just $2.99 by Tor.com

Get Your Copy of Tyranny of the Night for Just $2.99! by Tor.com

Tidy Urban Fantasy: Night Broken by Patricia Briggs by Liz Bourke

I, Frankenstein is Actually Just a Live Action Version of Disney’s Gargoyles by Ryan Britt

Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor Costume Revealed! by Stubby the Rocket

Queering SFF: Red Caps by Steve Berman by Lee Mandelo

Star Trek Into Darkness Makes Way More Sense When Retold on Tumblr by Stubby the Rocket

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Conversations with Live People. Mostly. by Alyx Dellamonica

Seven Wild Sisters (Excerpt) by Charles de Lint and Charles Vess

New Maleficent Trailer Makes us Question our Alliance with Good! by Stubby the Rocket

Loki’s Dressed As Captain America—Tom Hiddleston’s Reference Scene from Thor: The Dark World by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 5 by Suzanne Johnson

Newbery and Caldecott Winners Announced! by Tor.com

The Watsons Get Hitched! Sherlock’s “The Sign of Three” by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Waking Engine (Excerpt) by David Edison

Fri Jan 24

Tin Star (Excerpt) by Cecil Castellucci

Mentats of Dune (Excerpt) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson

New Game of Thrones Season 4 Behind the Scenes Clip by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: Third Season Overview by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Inspiration, Interrupted: Chiliad: A Meditation by Clive Barker by Niall Alexander

The Elric Reread: Destiny’s Brother, AKA The Skrayling Tree by Karin L Kross

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter One by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

The Siege of Manhattan: Breach Zone by Myke Cole by Stefan Raets

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Adds Marvel Character We All Knew Was Coming by Chris Lough

So, What Sort of Series Do You Like? by Jo Walton

The Locke & Key Reread: “Welcome to Lovecraft” (Vol. 1) by Robert H. Bedford

Welcome to the Locke & Key Reread by Robert H. Bedford

Thu Jan 23

This Supercut of NES Games Will Delight Your 11-Year-old Heart! by Stubby the Rocket

Immortal Odd Couple: Fragile Spirits by Mary Lindsey by Alex Brown

Stephen King Writing Season 2 Premiere of Under the Dome by Stubby the Rocket

Vesper Holly Relaxes at Home: The Philadelphia Adventure by Mari Ness

A Read of Ice and Fire: “The Sworn Sword” Part 3 by Leigh Butler

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapters 53 and 54 by Michael Pye

Just George R. R. Martin and Arya Stark Prowling the Streets of Santa Fe with a Wolf by Stubby the Rocket

Mark Hamill’s AMA asks the tough questions—what would Luke look like with a beard? by Emily Asher-Perrin

A Few of my Favorite Things: Keith R. A. DeCandido’s A Time for War, A Time for Peace by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Winter Anime Preview: Dandy Guys in Space, Bureaucrats in Hell by Kelly Quinn Chiu

Download the Revised Words of Radiance Wallpapers by Tor.com

Like Pop Rocks for the Brain: Samuel R. Delany’s Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Jo Walton

Announcing the Shortlists for The Kitschies! by Tor.com

Wed Jan 22

Astra (Excerpt) by Naomi Foyle

Unforgotten (Excerpt) by Jessica Brody

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

Farscape Rewatch: “We’re So Screwed I—Fetal Attraction” by Scott K. Andrews

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “The Remarkable Talents of Brother Longfoot” and “Her Kind Fight Everything” by Justin Landon

The Twerking Stormtroopers You Didn’t Even Know You Were Looking For by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Prologue by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

If Her Wins the Oscar for Best Picture, It Could Change Science Fiction Forever by Ryan Britt

That Was Awesome! What the Bad Guy in Daniel Polansky’s She Who Waits Really Wants by Myke Cole

An Entire Book Was Cut Out of The Emperor’s Blades?: Highlights From Brian Staveley’s Reddit AMA by Stubby the Rocket

Knights Who Say “Fuck”: Swearing in Genre Fiction by Jo Walton

The Cartography of Sudden Death by Charlie Jane Anders

The Clarkes Bite Back by Niall Alexander

Tue Jan 21

With One Magic Word: The Miraculous Revival of Marvelman by George Khoury

When Zombie George Washington is Not Even the Craziest Part. Sleepy Hollow’s Season Finale by Leah Schnelbach

Short Fiction Spotlight: Cry Murder! In a Small Voice by Greer Gilman by Lee Mandelo

See Marissa Meyer During the February Cress Tour! by Tor.com

Will We Get a Sherlock Movie? by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 45 by Leigh Butler

When Your Mind Palace Fails You: Sherlock’s “The Empty Hearse” by Emily Asher-Perrin

Read an Excerpt from Words of Radiance: Chapters Six, Eight, and Nine by Brandon Sanderson

What Makes Jo Walton So Great by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Waking the Dragon: George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire by Jo Walton

Post-Binary Gender in SF: Introduction by Alex Dally MacFarlane

The Shadow Hero by Sonny Liew and Gene Luen Yang

They Came Here Not to Save Us, But to Live Among Us by Sonny Liew and Gene Luen Yang

Mon Jan 20

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Wouldn’t you like to be a Slayer too? by Alyx Dellamonica

Reflected (Excerpt) by Rhiannon Held

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 4 by Suzanne Johnson

Watch a More Detailed Trailer for Malificent by Stubby the Rocket

A Great Castle Made of Sea: Why Hasn’t Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Been More Influential? by Jo Walton

Sat Jan 18

Jonathan Strahan’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year by Irene Gallo

Fri Jan 17

Check Out this Inadvisable Fan-Made Tour of the ST:TNG Set! by Stubby the Rocket

Alien: Out of the Shadows (Excerpt) by Tim Lebbon

Lady Sif is Coming to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. by Chris Lough

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

Cruel Beauty (Excerpt) by Rosamund Hodge

Tales of Trenzalore Features Untold Stories of the Doctor! by Stubby the Rocket

Once More, With Feeling: Red Delicious by Kathleen Tierney by Lee Mandelo

Goosebumps Art to Chill Your 12-Year-Old Heart! by Stubby the Rocket

Halo: Mortal Dictata (Excerpt) by Karen Traviss

Game of Golds: Red Rising by Pierce Brown by Niall Alexander

Thu Jan 16

My Kingdom For a Horse: The Iron Wolves by Andy Remic by David Moran

Join Tor Teen for the Three Nightmares You Can’t Resist Tour! by Tor.com

A Cosmos of Water: Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea by Adam Roberts by Niall Alexander

A Sloth in Space is a Very Fine Thing by Stubby the Rocket

This is Why You Should Return Library Books on Time: The Jedera Adventure by Mari Ness

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 52 by Carl Engle-Laird

Rothfuss Reread: Making a Mask for Patrick Rothfuss by Jo Walton

The Tropic of Serpents (Excerpt) by Marie Brennan

Wed Jan 15

The Burning Dark (Excerpt) by Adam Christopher

Gillian Anderson’s Debut Sci-Fi Novel Coming in October! by Stubby the Rocket

Ice Storms Are Not a Post-College Plan. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Seeds” by Chris Lough

Farscape Rewatch: “Prayer” by Scott K. Andrews

The Nerdy Delights of A Highly Unlikely Scenario by Jenn Northington

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “Dark Work” and “Words and Dust” by Justin Landon

You’re Right, Internet: The Only Way to Make Cumberbatch Better is to Make him a Cat! by Stubby the Rocket

More Books and Soon! The Best Bits from the Patrick Rothfuss AMA by Stubby the Rocket

Always a Time Traveler’s Girlfriend, Never a Time Traveler: Rachel McAdams and Science Fiction’s Weirdest Typecasting by Ryan Britt

Cover and Excerpt to Joe Abercrombie’s Half a King Revealed! by Stubby the Rocket

Erased by Time and Blockbusters—The Cautionary Tale of Ron Weasley by Emily Asher-Perrin

Nighttime in Caeli-Amur by Rjurik Davidson

How You Ruined the Hugos by Niall Alexander

Tue Jan 14

Pillar to the Sky (Excerpt) by William R. Forstchen

Into the Still Blue (Excerpt) by Veronica Rossi

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

“Public opinion is a fickle thing.” The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan by Liz Bourke

Skinny Jeans, Short Jokes, and a Demon! Sleepy Hollow’s “Vessel” by Leah Schnelbach

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 44 by Leigh Butler

We Would Actually Pay Money to See the Rest of This Sherlock Musical by Stubby the Rocket

Spoiler Thread for Words of Radiance by Tor.com

Read an Excerpt from Words of Radiance: Chapters Three, Four, and Five by Brandon Sanderson

Short Fiction Spotlight: Murakami’s Metamorphosis by Niall Alexander

Tor.com’s Hugo and Nebula-Eligible Fiction from 2013 by Tor.com

Behold The Providence of Fire, the Sequel to Brian Staveley’s The Emperor’s Blades by Irene Gallo

The Intelligence Director by Jessica Brody

Mon Jan 13

Last Week a Group of Gamers Earned $1 Million by Playing Really, Really Well by Chris Lough

The Nightmare Dilemma (Excerpt) by Mindee Arnett

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Mark Frost by Tor.com

Ghosts and Friendship: Touch by Michelle Sagara by Liz Bourke

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: This is Slayerdome by Alyx Dellamonica

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Brian Staveley by Tor.com

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 3 by Suzanne Johnson

Blackmail is the New Black? Sherlock’s “His Last Vow” by Emily Asher-Perrin

Subject Number One: The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey by Niall Alexander

Sun Jan 12

Watch the Game of Thrones Season 4 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

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

Fri Jan 10

A Kaleidoscope Life: Changers Book One: Drew by T Cooper & Alison Glock by Michael M Jones

Battles and Techsposition: Like a Mighty Army by David Weber by Liz Bourke

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

New Game of Thrones Season 4 Teasers Feature the Red Viper in Action by Stubby the Rocket

The Playboy Becomes the Hero: Brazen by Kelley Armstrong by Michael M Jones

The Elric Reread: Daughter of Dreams, AKA The Dreamthief’s Daughter by Karin L Kross

Three Princes (Excerpt) by Ramona Wheeler

The Role of the Rights Department in Publishing by Kerry Lagan

Tomorrow After the End of the World: After edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling by Michael M Jones

Doctor Who’s Seasons 8 and 9 Will Not Be Split by Stubby the Rocket

On Sources of Inspiration by Alex Bledsoe

Under the Radar: ML Brennan’s Generation V by Justin Landon

Thu Jan 9

Watch Clips from 1992 Documentary Black Sci-Fi by Leah Schnelbach

Three (Excerpt) by Kristen Simmons

Exploding Sausages and Other Unlikely Escapes from Death: The Drackenberg Adventure by Mari Ness

Dark Horse to bring Darth Maul back for Clone Wars Finale! by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: “The Sworn Sword” Part 2 by Leigh Butler

The Way of Kings Reread: Interludes I-7, I-8, and I-9 by Michael Pye

Missing the Mark: Work Done for Hire by Joe Haldeman by Michael M Jones

The Fairy Tale Consultant: The Bread We Eat In Dreams by Catherynne M. Valente by Stefan Raets

A Worthy Finale: Rex Regis by L.E. Modesitt Jr. by Stefan Raets

Wed Jan 8

Living Dead Girl: The Pretenders by Charlaine Harris and Christopher Golden by Alex Brown

Tell Us About Your Dreams. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Magical Place” by Chris Lough

Like a Mighty Army (Excerpt) by David Weber

Farscape Rewatch: “A Constellation of Doubt” by Scott K. Andrews

Watch Anne Frank Experience All the Years Denied to Her by Irene Gallo

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

Read an Excerpt from Words of Radiance: Prologue, Chapters One and Two by Brandon Sanderson

Victo Ngai: Behind the Images by Irene Gallo

The Problem With River Song by Emily Asher-Perrin

Suburban Fantasy, Gender Politics, Plus a Goblin Prom: Why Labyrinth is a Classic by Bridget McGovern

The Eighth-Grade History Class Visits the Hebrew Home for the Aging by Harry Turtledove

A Good Year for Genre Fiction in Britain? by Niall Alexander

Tue Jan 7

A Romp in Vienna: City of Lost Dreams by Magnus Flyte by Em Nordling

Shadowplay (Excerpt) by Laura Lam

Star Wars: The Throne Wars Gives Us the Dark Side Khal-Drogo We Need by Stubby the Rocket

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

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 43 by Leigh Butler

Short Fiction Spotlight: Stories from Kat Howard, Indrapramit Das, and John Chu by Lee Mandelo

A Literal Space Opera: An Interview with the Composer of Red Giant by Brian Slattery

Could The Wheel of Time Win a Hugo Award? by Leigh Butler

Sleeps With Monsters: Books To Look Out For by Liz Bourke

Mon Jan 6

Meet the Mountain! Here’s Game of Thrones Actor Thor Bjornsson in Costume by Stubby the Rocket

Patrick Rothfuss and the Ever-Returning Copy of Stardust by Stubby the Rocket

Almost a Book: The Almost Girl by Amalie Howard by Liz Bourke

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

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Looking for Blood in All the Wrong Places by Alyx Dellamonica

The Waking Engine (Excerpt) by David Edison

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 2 by Suzanne Johnson

The Watsons Get Hitched! Sherlock’s “The Sign of Three” by Emily Asher-Perrin

Fri Jan 3

Mary Robinette Kowal Sings to You in Puppet Form! by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Die is Cast” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A Boy and His Toys: The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley by Niall Alexander

Disney Moves Star Wars Comics From Dark Horse to Marvel by Emily Asher-Perrin

Learn to Animate Cannibal Babies with Terry Gilliam! by Stubby the Rocket

Who Cares About Lyrics Anyway? 4-Year-Old Sings Frozen’s “Let It Go” by Stubby the Rocket

Into the Void: The Echo by James Smythe by Niall Alexander

Tom Baker Talks About Filming in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special by Stubby the Rocket

“And So the Legend Begins”—Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood by Steven Padnick

Love the Show that Loves to Hate Itself. Community: “Repilot” and “Introduction to Teaching” by Chris Lough

Veronica Mars Returns in First Full Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jan 2

Troy and Abed, Meet Geordi and Data! by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Disturbing and Entertaining: The Cormorant by Chuck Wendig by Stefan Raets

Resistance is Futile: Scientific American Explores How the Internet is Changing Your Brain by Nancy Lambert

When Darkness Holds Your Daughter. The Kindred of Darkness by Barbara Hambly by Liz Bourke

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapters 50 and 51 by Carl Engle-Laird

The Hobbit Reread: A Return for The Desolation of Smaug by Kate Nepveu

These Volcanoes Should Come With Warning Signs: The El Dorado Adventure by Mari Ness

“Funny Guy! Fun-ny Guy!”—Robin Hood: Men in Tights by Steven Padnick

When Your Mind Palace Fails You: Sherlock’s “The Empty Hearse” by Emily Asher-Perrin

Wed Jan 1

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for January by Suzanne Johnson

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

Small-Town Fantasy: Carousel Sun by Sharon Lee by Liz Bourke

Ten Scientific Non-Fiction Books to Fire Up Your Imaginations by Leah Schnelbach

Anime Year in Review: The Ten Best Shows of 2013 by Kelly Quinn Chiu

The Book You Don’t Know You’re Looking For by Jo Walton

“It’s Dull, You Twit. It Will Hurt More!”—Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves by Steven Padnick

Ekaterina and the Firebird by Abra Staffin-Wiebe

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