April 2014

Wed Apr 30

Rogue Code (Excerpt) by Mark Russinovich

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for May by Suzanne Johnson

Lev Grossman’s The Magicians Coming to SyFy! by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: Fourth Season Overview by Keith DeCandido

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Grievance. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Nothing Personal” by Chris Lough

Every Human in Star Wars is Really a Humanoid Bee by Max Gladstone

No, McDonald’s Did Not Do A Good Job With Its Spider-Man Toys “For Girls” by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Spring 2014 Tor.com Movie Roundup by Stubby the Rocket

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

Rocket Talk, Episode 7: A Conversation with Author Sarah Lotz by Stubby the Rocket

Bob Hoskins, 1942-2014 by Tor.com

The Political Science of Game of Thrones by Jacopo della Quercia

The Mothers of Voorhisville by Mary Rickert

Morning Roundup: TaunTauns are for Real by Stubby the Rocket

The First Confession of Claire North by Niall Alexander

Tue Apr 29

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Walter Jury by Tor.com

Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

If it’s Not an Eel in Your Brain, it’s a Hole in Your Heart: The Wrath of Khan by Vonda McIntyre by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Game of Thrones’s Ser Pounce Done with Season 4 by Stubby the Rocket

Cyador’s Heirs (Excerpt) by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Newly Discovered Octavia Butler Stories to be Published in June! by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 58 by Leigh Butler

Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced! by Stubby the Rocket

Speculative Fiction 2013 is Out Now! by Stubby the Rocket

Short Fiction Spotlight: Interfictions Online #2 by Brit Mandelo

Sleeps With Monsters: “It is Very Simple, but in War the Simplest Things Become Very Difficult” by Liz Bourke

Star Wars, What is It Good For? The Real History of Science Fiction by Ryan Britt

Getting That Book Deal: Pitching Banished to Tor UK by Liz de Jager and Bella Pagan

Morning Roundup: Clever… Velocentaur? by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Apr 28

The YA Roundup: The One with ALL the John Green by Steph Sinclair and Kat Kennedy

Original Star Wars Cast All in London Right Now For Some Mysterious Reason by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Kimberly Derting by Tor.com

Shield and Crocus (Excerpt) by Michael R. Underwood

Salem: How Not to Handle History (Or Race, Gender, etc…) by Shoshana Kessock

Join Team Tor.com for Star Wars Bar Trivia: Saturday, May 3rd! by Stubby the Rocket

In Conversation with Long Hidden Editors Rose Fox and Daniel José Older by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, In This Haze of Green and Gold, Chapter 3 by Suzanne Johnson

Justice League Movie is Now Officially the Follow Up to “Batman Vs. Superman” by Stubby the Rocket

Game of Thrones Episode Review: “Oathkeeper” by Theresa DeLucci

Tor.com Welcomes Stefan Raets! by Tor.com

Liveblogging Season Two of Star Wars: The Clone Wars by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: Allow Us to Whisper into Your Ear by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Apr 27

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

Fri Apr 25

Batman vs. Superman: Hollywood Weighs In! by Stubby the Rocket

Disney and Del Rey Announce New “Unified Canon” for Upcoming Star Wars Expanded Universe Novels by Stubby the Rocket

YA Without the Emotional Pitch: Kelley Armstrong’s Sea of Shadows by Liz Bourke

Strange Country (Excerpt) by Deborah Coates

Steampunk Events for May 2014 by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

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

Batman Vs. Superman Adds Cyborg to its League of Characters by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “The Great Leveler” by Justin Landon

Spring 2014 Anime Preview: Now With More Robots by Kelly Quinn

A Dream of Caeli-Amur: Finding Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson

Morning Roundup: This Stormtrooper Hates Sand Almost as Much as Anakin by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Apr 24

Gaming Roundup: Dragon Age: Inquisition Ignites the Skies on October 7 by Theresa DeLucci and Pritpaul Bains

How Not to Write for Both Children and Adults: Sylvie and Bruno by Mari Ness

Monument 14: Savage Drift (Excerpt) by Emmy Laybourne

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Alison Littlewood by Tor.com

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 12 by Leigh Butler

William H. Patterson, Jr., 1951-2014 by Tor.com

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 69 by Carl Engle-Laird

The Light, the Heat of Joss Whedon’s In Your Eyes by Thom Dunn

The Harry Potter Reread: The Philosopher’s Stone, Chapter 12 by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Best Star Wars Book, or the Best Star Wars Novel? Stackpole’s I, Jedi by Ryan Britt

Morning Roundup Presents Avengers: Age of Selfies by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Apr 23

Weird Conspiracy on the Range: Peacemaker by Marianne de Pierres by Robert H. Bedford

Too Much Love Will Kill You: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., “The Only Light in the Darkness” by Chris Lough

“Trust the Story”: A Conversation with Sofia Samatar by Sarah McCarry

Godzilla in the Mist: Rediscovering the 60th Anniversary Restoration of the Classic Film by Ryan Britt

Why Do We Want More MST3K? by Leah Schnelbach

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

Rocket Talk Episode 6: A Discussion with Saga Press Executive Editor Joe Monti by Stubby the Rocket

Looking For a Light at the End of GrimDark? Check Out These 13 Life-Affirming Fantasies by Leah Schnelbach

The End of the End of Everything by Dale Bailey

Jupiter War (Excerpt) by Neal Asher

Morning Roundup: Nana, Nana, Nana, Nana… by Stubby the Rocket

Awards Dominate Eastercon by Niall Alexander

Tue Apr 22

Visit Neo-Hogwarts in Harry Potter’s Cyberpunk Adventure! by Stubby the Rocket

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

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Jeremy Robinson by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 57 by Leigh Butler

Don’t Worry—the Star Wars Expanded Universe is Not Going Away Because of Episode VII by Emily Asher-Perrin

Short Fiction Spotlight: Come As You Are by Niall Alexander

Rocket Talk, Episode 5: The Hugo Awards by Stubby the Rocket

Post-Binary Gender in SF: Writing Without Revealing Gender by Alex Dally MacFarlane

Morning Roundup: Power Boys Deserve Windows, Too! by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Apr 21

Check Out the Cover Art for Brandon Sanderson’s Firefight by Stubby the Rocket

Clone Trooper Action Figure Photography Might Actually Make You Cry by Stubby the Rocket

The Boost (Excerpt) by Stephen Baker

Robots for Dummies? The Real History of Science Fiction by Ryan Britt

The YA Roundup: More Movie Trailers to Make You Cry by Kat Kennedy and Steph Sinclair

2014 David Gemmell Award for Fantasy Shortlist Announced by Tor.com

Transcendence: Resistance to Johnny Depp is Futile! by Ryan Britt

The Wheel of Time and the Hugo Voter Packet by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: How About Those Hugos? by Liz Bourke

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, In This Haze of Green and Gold, Chapter 2 by Suzanne Johnson

Game of Thrones Episode Review: “Breaker of Chains” by Theresa DeLucci

Terror in the Thames: Murder by Sarah Pinborough by Niall Alexander

Troll Mountain: Episode Three (Excerpt) by Matthew Reilly

Morning Roundup: The Easter Dragon Came! by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Apr 20

Announcing the 2013 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award Winners by Tor.com

Sat Apr 19

Read Tor.com’s Original Fiction Hugo Finalists by Tor.com

The Lady Astronaut of Mars by Mary Robinette Kowal

Announcing the 2014 Hugo Award Nominees by Tor.com

Fri Apr 18

New Godzilla TV Spot Tells Us More Than all the Previous Trailers Have So Far by Stubby the Rocket

The Severed Streets (Excerpt) by Paul Cornell

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

Ginny (Weasley) Potter is Reporting on the Quidditch World Cup This Year by Emily Asher-Perrin

Behind the Simulated Sky: The Forever Watch by David Ramirez by Niall Alexander

Wings Gleaming Like Beaten Bronze: Elizabeth Bear’s Eternal Sky Trilogy by Liz Bourke

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Nineteen (Part One) by Bill Capossere

Under the Radar: Mid-Series from the Mid List by Justin Landon

Crafting a Shardblade for Brandon Sanderson by Val C Alston

Even More SFF Bunnies (and Other Strange, Rabbit-Type Creatures) by Bridget McGovern

Morning Roundup: You Either Return Your Books or You Live Long Enough to Accrue the Late Fees by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Apr 17

Gaming Roundup: PAX East Edition by Theresa DeLucci and Pritpaul Bains

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1927-2014 by Tor.com

Bird Box (Excerpt) by Josh Malerman

More Logic, Wordplay, and Mirrors: Through the Looking Glass by Mari Ness

The Harry Potter Reread: The Philosopher’s Stone, Chapters 10 and 11 by Emily Asher-Perrin

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 11 by Leigh Butler

Read a New Sample From The World of Ice and Fire by Stubby the Rocket

Now We Know How to Make Tom Hiddleston Cry by Stubby the Rocket

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 68 by Michael Pye

When Being Rogue Isn’t Rogue Enough: X-Wing #4 The Bacta War by Ryan Britt

JordanCon 2014: The Return of the Con Report, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

Brandon Sanderson Profiled in the New York Times by Tor.com

Dangerously Good Fantasy and New Jacqueline Carey Ebook Art by Bella Pagan

Game of Thrones Episode Analysis: “The Lion and The Rose” by Theresa DeLucci

Morning Roundup: This Pint-sized Agent Coulson Will Warm Your Cold, Dead Heart by Stubby the Rocket

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

Wed Apr 16

Star Wars Episode VII On-Set Photos Spark So Many Questions! by Stubby the Rocket

Second Star (Excerpt) by Alyssa B Sheinmel

It’s Not Given, But Discovered. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Providence” by Chris Lough

Sex and the Swamp Thing by Jake Hinkson

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “The Bloody-Nine” and “The Tools We Have” by Justin Landon

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

All the Planets are But Rays: Victorian-era Magical Societies, Telepathy, and Interplanetary Space Travel by Felix Gilman

Rocket Talk, Episode 4: “In the Greenwood” by Mari Ness by Stubby the Rocket

Mutants Galore in the New X-Men: Days of Future Past Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Cold Wind by Nicola Griffith

Morning Roundup: The Winter Soldier is the Prettiest Pretty Princess by Stubby the Rocket

No More Moriarty by Niall Alexander

Tue Apr 15

Wandering America’s Highways: Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire by Liz Bourke

Gemsigns (Excerpt) by Stephanie Saulter

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

Let It Go, Winter Soldier—Heartbreaking Captain America/Frozen Fan Art by Stubby the Rocket

The Retrospective: Mythic Delirium #30 by Brit Mandelo

JordanCon 2014: The Return of the Con Report, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

Can You Overcome Your Fear of Change? Cory Doctorow and William Campbell Powell Discuss Expiration Day by Tor.com

Short Fiction Spotlight: Beneath Ceaseless Skies #144 by Brit Mandelo

Is Art Selfish? by Gene Luen Yang

Listen to Scalzi’s Old Man’s War as if Geoffrey Chaucer Had Written It by Stubby the Rocket

Announcing “Unlocked,” a Tor.com Original Novella by John Scalzi by Tor.com

What Mario Scietto Says by Emmy Laybourne

Morning Roundup: Second Star to the Right, and We’ll follow the Cap’n till Mornin’! by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Apr 14

Rat Queens Puts the “Party” in “Adventuring Party” by Mordicai Knode

“How Frozen Should Have Ended” Shows Us a Better Way to Bring Up Elsa by Stubby the Rocket

Highlights from Peter V. Brett’s AMA! by Stubby the Rocket

Troll Mountain: Episode Two (Excerpt) by Matthew Reilly

Hannibal: Puppies, Plate Glass, and Plot Twists by Alex Brown

The YA Roundup: Life Without Archie by Kat Kennedy and Steph Sinclair

Our Favorite Responses From Harrison Ford’s AMA! by Stubby the Rocket

Detroit Wilderness By Nightfall: Only Lovers Left Alive by Emily Asher-Perrin

Game of…Space Operas! James S.A. Corey’s Leviathan Wakes is Coming to SyFy by Stubby the Rocket

Tor Author Randy Henderson Wins the Writers of the Future Award! by Tor.com

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, In This Haze of Green and Gold, Chapter 1 by Suzanne Johnson

Kim Harrison’s Final Hollows Book Has A Sale Date! by Stubby the Rocket

SFF Writing Advice from io9’s Charlie Jane Anders by Leah Schnelbach

The Return of Zita the Spacegirl (Comic Excerpt) by Ben Hatke

Morning Roundup: Llama Batman Wary of Facing Actual Penguin by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Apr 13

Game of Thrones Episode Review: “The Lion and the Rose” by Theresa DeLucci

The Death of Araweilo by Sofia Samatar

Fri Apr 11

Sunrise, Sunset: Plus One by Elizabeth Fama by Heidi Frederick

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “To the Death” by Keith DeCandido

This Week’s Game-Changing Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Was Exactly The Problem With The Show by Thom Dunn

Macmillan eDeals Has Launched—Find Great Reads! by Tor.com

Dragon Age: The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes by Liz Bourke

Tor.com Story Art We Never Got to Show You by Greg Ruth

Batman Gets A Fab New Short For His 75th B-Day From Bruce Timm! by Stubby the Rocket

Rassenkampf: The Empire of Time by David Wingrove by Niall Alexander

Join Jo Walton on Tour for My Real Children! by Tor.com

Andre the Giant: Life and Legend (Comic Excerpt) by Box Brown

Morning Roundup: Hellboy-Bot is Adorably Demonic! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Apr 10

Sapere Aude: The Revolutions by Felix Gilman by Niall Alexander

Goats Screaming the Game of Thrones Theme Song by Stubby the Rocket

Join Douglas Preston on Tour for The Kraken Project! by Tor.com

The Kraken Project (Excerpt) by Douglas Preston

New How to Train Your Dragon 2 Trailer Features EVEN MORE Dragons! by Stubby the Rocket

Gaming Roundup: Return to Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online by Theresa DeLucci and Pritpaul Bains

Beginning It All: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Mari Ness

Creating the Artwork for Yoon Ha Lee’s “Combustion Hour” by Jeffrey Alan Love

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapters 66 and 67 by Carl Engle-Laird

I Just Lost Hours Reading This Geological History of Westeros by Chris Lough

Go Ahead, Touch Wedge’s Face! X-Wing #3: The Krytos Trap by Ryan Britt

Todd Lockwood Cover Reveal for Marie Brennan’s The Voyage of the Basilisk by Irene Gallo

The Harry Potter Reread: The Philosopher’s Stone, Chapters 8 and 9 by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: The Hittites Should Definitely Call the Doctor! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Apr 9

Join Four Great YA Authors for the “Fierce Reads” Tour! by Tor.com

Of Neptune (Excerpt) by Anna Banks

A Twist Saved is a Twist Earned. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Turn, Turn, Turn” by Chris Lough

If the Hound Demands Chicken, Give Him Chicken! by Stubby the Rocket

Join Printz Award Winner Marcus Sedgwick on Tour! by Tor.com

A Stunning Conclusion: Laini Taylor’s Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Kat Kennedy

Dark Souls II: To Sit Upon the Throne of Want by Mordicai Knode

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

My Real Children (Excerpt) by Jo Walton

Aman Iman: Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor by Niall Alexander

Rocket Talk, Episode 3: Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive by Stubby the Rocket

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Blog Hodderscape to Pay for Original Content by Tor.com

Something Going Around by Harry Turtledove

Morning Roundup: Don’t You Forget About Beast… by Stubby the Rocket

Herbert for Horror by Niall Alexander

Tue Apr 8

I Seriously Doubt Kate Mulgrew Believes the Sun Revolves Around the Earth by Chris Lough

Crash Daryl Gregory’s Afterparty Tour! by Tor.com

Sworn in Steel (Excerpt) by Douglas Hulick

The Goonies Sequel Might Actually Work… Without A New Generation Dragging It Down by Emily Asher-Perrin

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “For the Cause” by Keith DeCandido

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Laini Taylor by Tor.com

Join Marie Brennan and Mary Robinette Kowal on Tour! by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 56 by Leigh Butler

Ten Fossil Creatures That Look Like Aliens by Brian Switek

Poe Money, Poe Sculptures by Stubby the Rocket

The Contradictions of Diane Duane by Elizabeth Bear

Let’s Completely Reimagine Battlestar Galactica! Again. This Time as A Movie! by Emily Asher-Perrin

Post-Binary Gender in SF: Shadow Man by Melissa Scott by Alex Dally MacFarlane

Game of Thrones Sex Chart is the Least Sexy Thing by Stubby the Rocket

Liveblogging Season One of Star Wars: The Clone Wars by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: You Avengers are All Weirdos by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Apr 7

The YA Roundup: Sherman Alexie’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Kat Kennedy and Steph Sinclair

Nathan Bransford and Daniel José Older Discuss “Anyway: Angie” by Stubby the Rocket

Aliens Don’t Eat Chocolate Cake: Under the Skin and the Science Fiction Art Film by Ryan Britt

Troll Mountain: Episode One (Excerpt) by Matthew Reilly

Stealing Brains, Courage and a Heart: Once Upon a Time and the Wicked Witch by Mari Ness

This Sneak Peek of Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2 is the Best by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Michael R. Underwood by Tor.com

Check Out New Cover Art for Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn Trilogy by Tor.com

A History of Haunting: The Unquiet House by Alison Littlewood by Niall Alexander

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 12 Sections 12-19 by Suzanne Johnson

Remembering Shadowfax by Tor.com

Pan Macmillan Announces The James Herbert Award for Horror by Julie Crisp

The Sky is Taken: It’s Time to Get Over Firefly by Emily Asher-Perrin

Stephan Martinière’s Cover Art for Shield and Crocus by Tor.com

Snap, Crackle and Pop: The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde by Niall Alexander

Morning Roundup: Scary Muppets are the Greatest Muppets! by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Apr 6

Game of Thrones, Season 4, Episode 1: “Two Swords” by Theresa DeLucci

Hades and Persephone by Jo Walton

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson by Brandon Sanderson

Sat Apr 5

“This is not a natural disaster.” The Extended Godzilla Trailer by Irene Gallo