Blog Archive
March 2014
Mon Mar 31
Fiction Affliction: April Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
XOM-B (Excerpt)
by Jeremy Robinson
The Emperor and the Scullery Boy: Quests and Coming-of-Age Stories
by Katherine Addison
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: In which it is, after all, about power.
by Alyx Dellamonica
The Walking Dead, S4 E16 “A”
by Alex Brown
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 12 Sections 1-11
by Suzanne Johnson
One Day a Real Rain Will Come and Wash All This Scum Off The Streets: Darren Aronofsky’s Noah
by Leah Schnelbach
Can You Name All 43 Cartoon Theme Songs in This Mashup?
by Stubby the Rocket
Ape Army! Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Teaser Has Apes on Horseback
by Stubby the Rocket
Of Great Bastards, Lightning Lords, Blackfish, and Onion Knights: Why Game of Thrones Nicknames Are the Best
by Bridget McGovern
Sun Mar 30
British Genre Fiction Hitlist: Early April New Releases
by Niall Alexander
Fri Mar 28
Inscription Magazine Launches with a YA Short Story
by Tor.com
Catch Daniel José Older Discussing “Anyway: Angie” with Nathan Barnsford
by Tor.com
A New Novella from Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicles Series Arrives November 2014!
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Hard Time”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Clockwork Dagger (Excerpt)
by Beth Cato
Scatter, Adapt, and Remember (Excerpt)
by Annalee Newitz
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Jonathan Maberry
by Tor.com
Diana Gill Joins Ace and Roc Books as Executive Editor
by Tor.com
Tattoos Speak Louder Than Words: SFF Characters with Ink
by Leah Schnelbach
David A. Trampier, the Illustrator Who Defined the Look of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Has Passed Away, 1954-2014
by Tor.com
Are You There, Isaac Asimov? It Is I, Dream of the Endless. A Review of Sandman: Overture #2
by Leah Schnelbach
Death After Death: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
by Niall Alexander
Thu Mar 27
Retreating to the Familiar: Mary Poppins Opens the Door
by Mari Ness
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: David Gallaher and Steve Ellis
by Tor.com
Map the World in this How to Train Your Dragon 2 Clip!
by Stubby the Rocket
Valour and Vanity (Excerpt)
by Mary Robinette Kowal
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 9
by Leigh Butler
The First Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer is Here!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Way of Kings Reread: Chapters 62 and 63
by Carl Engle-Laird
New Jupiter Ascending Trailer Shows Us A Sci-Fi Fairy Tale
by Stubby the Rocket
How Much of George R. R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter is Out So Far?
by Stubby the Rocket
Even More Kids on the Playground: X-Wing #1 Rogue Squadron
by Ryan Britt
The Harry Potter Reread: The Philosopher’s Stone, Chapter 5
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Wed Mar 26
Amy Acker Joining Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Coulson’s Cellist
by Stubby the Rocket
Roses Are Red: A Love Like Blood by Marcus Sedgwick
by Niall Alexander
Read a New Excerpt from The Winds of Winter!
by Stubby the Rocket
Expiration Day (Excerpt)
by William Campbell Powell
Superhero Fun on a Shoestring Budget: Caper
by Steven Padnick
Living Up to the Hype: Divergent
by Steph Sinclair
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “Misery”
by Justin Landon
Caption the Rocket Talk Banner!
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: On Hetan, The Barghast, and the Portrayal of Torture in Fantasy Fiction
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Fifteen
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
What Happened in Game of Thrones? A Refresher Before Season 4 Begins
by Stubby the Rocket
Rocket Talk, Episode 1: The LEGO Movie
by Stubby the Rocket
Introducing Rocket Talk: The Tor.com Podcast!
by Justin Landon
Anyway: Angie
by Daniel José Older
Tolkien in Translation
by Niall Alexander
Tue Mar 25
Kevin J. Anderson Begins His Comic Con Tour of America This Week!
by Tor.com
How History Can Be Used in Fiction: The Borgias vs. Borgia: Faith and Fear
by Ada Palmer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless War. Watch a New Trailer for Edge of Tomorrow
by Stubby the Rocket
Tor.com Art Featured in Spectrum 21
by Irene Gallo
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Rules of Engagement”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Klingon Warnog is Making Its Way to Your Belly!
by Stubby the Rocket
Lions and Boars Face Off with The Rock in Hercules!
by Stubby the Rocket
To Sleep, Perchance: Lockstep by Karl Schroeder
by Stefan Raets
The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 54
by Leigh Butler
Have Severed Robot Head, Will Travel: 5 Ways a Prometheus Sequel Could Work
by Ryan Britt
Short Fiction Spotlight: The Science of the Supernatural
by Niall Alexander
Sleeps With Monsters: Always So Many Books, So Little Time
by Liz Bourke
Noma Girl
by Elizabeth Fama
Dark Souls II: Exploring the Cursed Kingdom
by Mordicai Knode
Mon Mar 24
Return to the Vlast: Truth and Fear by Peter Higgins
by Stefan Raets
That Galaxy is Shooting Lasers. The Science of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Episode 3: “When Knowledge Conquered Fear”
by Chris Lough
Hannibal: Macabre Murals, Creepy Courtrooms, and BEES!
by Alex Brown
New X-Men: Days of Future Past Trailer!
by Stubby the Rocket
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Then there were two…
by Alyx Dellamonica
Who Actually Deserves to Win the Game of Thrones…After Season 3?
by Chris Lough
The Miraculous Semi-Return of MST3K?
by Stubby the Rocket
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 11
by Suzanne Johnson
The Walking Dead, S4 E15 “Us”
by Alex Brown
This is Indeed a Disturbing Universe. Muppets Most Wanted
by Chris Lough
Afterparty (Excerpt)
by Daryl Gregory
Fri Mar 21
Shadow Grail: Victories (Excerpt)
by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Accession”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Way of Kings, As Interpreted Through Lego
by Carl Engle-Laird
The Price of Life: The Happier Dead by Ivo Stourton
by Niall Alexander
The 100 Could Be Worse, But It Could Also Be A Lot Better
by Alex Brown
Ten Tyrannosaurs That Ruled Before T. rex
by Brian Switek
A Spoiler-Filled Review of Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 1: “Two Swords”
by Theresa DeLucci
How Do You Kill a Dragon? Highlights from the NYC Game of Thrones Season 4 Fan Premiere
by Stubby the Rocket
Magic and Dormrooms: Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s Spirits That Walk in Shadow
by Jo Walton
Thu Mar 20
Fantasy Author With An Urban Makeover: Black Dog by Rachel Neumeier
by Heidi Frederick
Not Exactly a Spoonful of Sugar: Mary Poppins Comes Back
by Mari Ness
Midnight Crossroad (Excerpt)
by Charlaine Harris
You Can Help Cast the Jem and the Holograms Movie!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Katherine Addison
by Tor.com
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 8
by Leigh Butler
The Way of Kings Reread: Chapters 60 and 61
by Michael Pye
Hwæt! Tolkien’s Beowulf Coming in May
by Stubby the Rocket
Baby-Snatching as a Viable Sith Career Path. Star Wars: The Crystal Star
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
New Winds of Winter Chapter Coming Out Today
by Stubby the Rocket
7 Credible Ways The Incredibles 2 Could Work
by Ryan Britt
Lucius Shepard, 1947-2014
by Tor.com
The Harry Potter Reread: The Philosopher’s Stone, Chapters 3 and 4
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Wed Mar 19
New A Song of Ice and Fire Story Coming Soon!
by Stubby the Rocket
A Nice (Dead) Girl is Hard to Find: The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgorodoff
by Heidi Frederick
Thornlost (Excerpt)
by Melanie Rawn
Pic from The Winter Soldier Shows Captain America’s “Learning the Future” List
by Stubby the Rocket
Muppets Auditioning for the Part of Yoda
by Stubby the Rocket
Tove Jansson: Out of the Closet
by JoSelle Vanderhooft
Check out Brandon Sanderson’s Midnight Release Q&A for Words of Radiance
by Tor.com
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “Old Friends” and “Back to the Mud”
by Justin Landon
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Fourteen
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
SUPER CORN! The Science of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Episode 2: “Some of the Things That Molecules Do”
by Chris Lough
Flashy Villain Fights Fill New Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
The Giver Trailer Shows Us Epic Imagined Showdown Between Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Mike Mignola
by Tor.com
Let’s Sort the Muppets Into Hogwarts Houses
by Stubby the Rocket
British Fiction Friction
by Niall Alexander
Tue Mar 18
Watch “Devil Inside,” the Fourth Trailer for Game of Thrones Season Four
by Stubby the Rocket
New Maleficent Trailer Finally Shows Her in Dragon Form
by Stubby the Rocket
The Arthur C. Clarke Awards 2014 Shortlist Has Been Announced!
by Tor.com
Miso Soup at Midnight: Rhapsody: Notes on Strange Fictions by Hal Duncan
by Lee Mandelo
The Forever Watch (Excerpt)
by David Ramirez
Watch Andrei Linde React to Being Told His Big Bang Inflation Theory is Correct
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Bar Association”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Star Wars: Episode VII Starts Filming in May, Set 30 Years After Jedi
by Stubby the Rocket
Check Out Donato Giancola’s Cover to the Song of Ice and Fire 2015 Calendar
by Stubby the Rocket
Check Out the Titles in the Humble eBook Bundle 3!
by Tor.com
The Author And The Box: Her Husband’s Hands and Other Stories by Adam-Troy Castro
by Stefan Raets
The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 53
by Leigh Butler
Dark Souls II: I Am Ready to “Go Beyond Death”
by Mordicai Knode
Post-Binary Gender in SF: Poetry’s Potential for Voice
by Alex Dally MacFarlane
We Got the Dune We Deserved: Jodorowsky’s Dune
by Grady Hendrix
Billy Dee Williams Dances to Star Wars Disco
by Stubby the Rocket
Doppel
by Lindsay Smith
Enter Erebus: The Boy with the Porcelain Blade by Den Patrick
by Niall Alexander
Mon Mar 17
This is NOT How Flying Monkeys are Made: Once Upon a Time, “Witch Hunt.”
by Mari Ness
Unwrapped Sky (Excerpt)
by Rjurik Davidson
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Adam Christopher
by Tor.com
A Long Time Ago, We Used To Be Friends: The Veronica Mars Movie
by Alex Brown
George R. R. Martin Elaborates on Keeping Up With Game of Thrones
by Stubby the Rocket
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Counting down from three… two… one…
by Alyx Dellamonica
Download Our 2014 Nebula-Nominated Stories For Free!
by Tor.com
Marvel’s Next Cinematic Experiment is Hiding in the Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer
by Chris Lough
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 10
by Suzanne Johnson
The Walking Dead, S4 E14 “The Grove”
by Alex Brown
The Goblin Emperor: Chapters 1-4 (Excerpt)
by Katherine Addison
Sat Mar 15
British Genre Fiction Hitlist: Late March New Releases
by Niall Alexander
Fri Mar 14
Does Watson’s Hair Smell Like Christmas?
by Stubby the Rocket
Parental Expectations, Practical Majors, and Advice for Making Art
by Gene Luen Yang
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Sons of Mogh”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Shipstar (Excerpt)
by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven
Queering SFF: Scruffians! by Hal Duncan
by Lee Mandelo
Something Wicked This Way Comes… to Theaters!
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Thirteen
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Industrial Revolution on the Disc: Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
by Karin L Kross
Yuko Shimizu’s Cover Art for Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales
by Tor.com
Let’s Sort the Game of Thrones Cast Into Hogwarts Houses
by Stubby the Rocket
Einstein Was the Luckiest Science Fiction Writer Ever
by Chris Lough
Thu Mar 13
Magically Cruel Surrogate Parenting: Mary Poppins
by Mari Ness
Small Things (Excerpt)
by Daniel H. Wilson
Johnny Depp Makes the Singularity Look Great in New Clips from Transcendence!
by Stubby the Rocket
Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Burning Dark by Adam Christopher
by Alex Brown
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 7
by Leigh Butler
Reflections Revealed: More on Words of Radiance
by Alice Arneson
Breaking Up is Hard to Do… When There Are Bug Vampires Involved. Star Wars: Planet of Twilight
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Harry Potter Reread: The Philosopher’s Stone, Chapter 2
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: A Slight Derailment
by Justin Landon
The Borribles—An Introduction by China Miéville
by China Mieville
Wed Mar 12
Brandon Sanderson’s Words of Radiance Debuts at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List!
by Tor.com
Gender Flail. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Yes Men”
by Chris Lough
Always Be Worldbuilding: Highlights from The Waking Engine Author David Edison’s AMA
by Stubby the Rocket
Episode Title for Climactic Ninth Episode of Game of Thrones Season Four Announced
by Stubby the Rocket
A Land without Leaders: A Country of Ghosts by Margaret Killjoy
by Ay-leen the Peacemaker
The Making of a Great Indiana Jones Video Game
by Honor Hunter
Sekret (Excerpt)
by Lindsay Smith
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Twelve
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Dethroning The Yellow King: Five Possible Inspirations for True Detective’s Next Case
by Leah Schnelbach
Try Not to Cry: Half Bad by Sally Green
by Kat Kennedy
Spock Walks Away from Omelas: The Pandora Principle by Carolyn Clowes
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Tue Mar 11
Water World: The Most Amazing Disney Park You’ll Ever Sea
by Honor Hunter
Transhuman (Excerpt)
by Ben Bova
All Words of Radiance Illustrations are Now Available Online
by Tor.com
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Return to Grace”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Red Knight Returns: The Fell Sword by Miles Cameron
by Stefan Raets
What Do You Do With a Plot “Problem” Like Daenerys?
by Chris Lough
Anne Rice is Bringing Lestat to the Present Day
by Stubby the Rocket
Mentats of Dune (Audio Excerpt)
by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson
The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 52 (sort of)
by Leigh Butler
Once Upon a Time Goes to Oz
by Mari Ness
Harry Potter 3 is a Better Alfonso Cuarón Movie than Gravity
by Ryan Britt
Nothing to Fear
by Eric Walters
Tor Books Announces the Acquisition of Charlie Jane Anders’s Novel All the Birds in the Sky
by Irene Gallo
Mon Mar 10
Watch the Full Trailer for Orphan Black Season 2
by Stubby the Rocket
Eva Green Will Probably Eat You. 300: Rise of an Empire
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Join Suvudu’s Cage-Match 2014Page Versus Screen!
by Stubby the Rocket
Bring Me A Dream: Black Moon by Kenneth Calhoun
by Niall Alexander
Ending the Tyranny of Knowledge. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
by Chris Lough
Hey All You Sentient Meat! What’d You Think of the True Detective Finale?
by Leah Schnelbach
Irenicon (Excerpt)
by Aidan Harte
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: “Tell anyone we had this conversation and I’ll bite you.”
by Alyx Dellamonica
Shatner, Tennant, Le Guin, Gaiman and More to Bring You The Real History of Science Fiction
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Jenna Black
by Tor.com
Genre Wars: SFF at AWP Conference
by Em Nordling
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 9
by Suzanne Johnson
Preview The Art of John Harris: Beyond the Horizon
by Irene Gallo
The Walking Dead, S4 E13 “Alone”
by Alex Brown
Abduction, Actually: Descent by Ken MacLeod
by Niall Alexander
Sun Mar 9
Third Trailer for Game of Thrones Season 4 Reveals New Lands
by Stubby the Rocket
Fri Mar 7
Get Under the Tent with Stephen King’s Revival!
by Stubby the Rocket
Glorious Plague (Excerpt)
by Karen Heuler
Game of Thrones Mixtape is Streaming Now!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Mindee Arnett
by Tor.com
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Crossfire”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
New York City is Getting its Own Sharknado on July 31
by Stubby the Rocket
Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for March
by Tor.com
Creating the Artwork for “What Mario Scietto Says”
by Gregory Manchess
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Eleven
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Cover Reveal for Cherie Priest’s Maplecroft
by Tor.com
But That Contradicts the Entire Premise of The Terminator!
by Thom Dunn
Has True Detective Seen the Yellow Sign?
by Carl Engle-Laird
Thu Mar 6
Cap is Too Busy for His Parachute in This Extended Clip From Captain America: The Winter Soldier!
by Stubby the Rocket
Plus One (Excerpt)
by Elizabeth Fama
A Farewell to Dreams and Tales: The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio
by Mari Ness
First Look at the Luis Royo Sketches for George R. R. Martin’s The Ice Dragon
by Tor.com
Extra-Badass Dinosaur Named for Dinotopia’s James Gurney!
by Stubby the Rocket
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 6
by Leigh Butler
A Library In Your Pocket: How Having an E-reader Has Changed My Reading Habits
by Jo Walton
What Makes Carl Sagan’s Cosmos So Great?
by Tor.com
Steles of the Sky (Excerpt)
by Elizabeth Bear
Queering SFF Tidbit: Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced
by Lee Mandelo
Building the Death Star (Again?) On A BudgetStar Wars: Darksaber
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
I Solemnly Swear I Am Up to No Good: Welcome to the Harry Potter Reread!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Wed Mar 5
See You at Skye Fall. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “T.A.H.I.T.I.”
by Chris Lough
Cover Reveal for The Three-Body Problem
by Irene Gallo
Not the Norse You Think You Know: The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris
by Robert H. Bedford
Sign of the Serpeant: Blood Kin by Steve Rasnic Tem
by Niall Alexander
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Romulan Warbird: Diane Duane’s My Enemy, My Ally
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Original Sketches Hiding in Copies of Words of Radiance!
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “Each Man Worships Himself”
by Justin Landon
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Ten
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Shattered Pillars (Excerpt)
by Elizabeth Bear
Before They Played the Game of ThronesUpdated for Season 4
by Theresa DeLucci
The Ugly Woman of Castello di Putti
by A.M. Dellamonica
The Week That Wossy
by Niall Alexander
Tue Mar 4
New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Trailer Will Make You Sad About Being Excited
by Stubby the Rocket
The Assembled Glimpses of Radiance
by Tor.com
Range of Ghosts (Excerpt)
by Elizabeth Bear
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Wayne Gladstone
by Tor.com
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Paradise Lost”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Short Fiction Spotlight: Ideomancer 12.4
by Lee Mandelo
Cover Reveal for Lish McBride’s Firebug
by April Ward
The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 51
by Leigh Butler
The Goblin Emperor: Chapter Four (Excerpt)
by Katherine Addison
Post-Binary Gender in SF: The Cage of Zeus by Sayuri Ueda
by Alex Dally MacFarlane
Why Islands Win: Hook, Line & Sinker
by Lynne Matson
Words of Radiance and the Art of Creating Epic Fantasy
by Brandon Sanderson
Journey Before Destination: Words of Radiance Spoiler Review
by Alice Arneson
Mon Mar 3
Announcing the 2014 Spectrum Fantastic Art Award Finalists
by Irene Gallo
Michael Shea, 1946-2014
by Tor.com
The Difference in Disney Films
by Honor Hunter
Hannibal the Cannibal Comes Back for Seconds
by Alex Brown
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Shannon Hale
by Tor.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: “Am I The Good Slayer Now?”
by Alyx Dellamonica
What the Oscars Didn’t Talk About When They Talked About Gravity
by Ryan Britt
The Walking Dead, S4 E12 “Still”
by Alex Brown
A Rapport of Rapiers: Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell
by Niall Alexander
Download Free Ebook Editions of Nebula Award Finalist Novellas “Burning Girls” and “Wakulla Springs”
by Tor.com
New Tor.com Original Fiction in March and April
by Tor.com
Girls’ Lena Dunham to Write Archie Comics
by Stubby the Rocket
The Goblin Emperor: Chapter Three (Excerpt)
by Katherine Addison
First Four Game of Thrones Episode Titles Revealed
by Stubby the Rocket
Listen to Chapter Seven from Words of Radiance
by Tor.com
Sun Mar 2
British Genre Fiction Hitlist: Early March New Releases
by Niall Alexander
Sat Mar 1
The Opening Scene of The Veronica Mars Movie
by Irene Gallo