June 2014

Mon Jun 30

Community Renewed for a SIXTH Season and Nothing Makes Sense Anymore by Stubby the Rocket

Neil Gaiman’s Video Game Wayward Manor Gets Trailer and Release Date by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: July Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Best Dad Ever Photoshops Daughter Into Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Keri Arthur by Tor.com

Getting What We Paid For: Penny Dreadful’s Season 1 Finale, “Grand Guignol” by Ryan Britt

Frozen’s Elsa Will Take What is Hers in this Game of Thrones Mash-Up by Stubby the Rocket

The YA Roundup: With News from the Capitol! by Steph Sinclair and Kat Kennedy

A Tribute to Frank M. Robinson by David Hartwell

“Know your place. Accept your place. Be a shoe.” Snowpiercer by Emily Asher-Perrin

Bruce Campbell Wants to Make The Expendables With Horror Icons by Stubby the Rocket

Queering SFF Pride Month: Wrapping Up the Extravaganza by Brit Mandelo

John Constantine Will Not Smoke in His Upcoming TV Series—What Else Will NBC Give Up? by Emily Asher-Perrin

Jedi Study Abroad Credits—Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan by Natalie Zutter and Emily Asher-Perrin

Frank M. Robinson, 1926 – 2014 by Tor.com

True Blood Season 7, Episode 2: “I Found You” by Theresa DeLucci

Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball by N.K. Jemisin

Change is in the Air on The Legend of Korra! by Mordicai Knode

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, The Scarlet Field of Can’-Ka No Rey, Chapter 1 by Suzanne Johnson

Announcing John Scalzi’s Lock In Tour! by Tor.com

Rereading The Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Part 7 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Morning Roundup: All That’s Missing is Grumpy Bear by Stubby the Rocket

Check Out the UK Edition of The Abyss Beyond Dreams and Catch Hamilton on Tour by Julie Crisp

Sun Jun 29

Announcing the 2014 Locus Award Winners by Irene Gallo

Fri Jun 27

Doctor Who Season 8 Premieres on August 23rd by Stubby the Rocket

Tales of the Hidden World (Excerpt) by Simon Green

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “A Simple Investigation” by Keith DeCandido

This Video Proves That Even SFF Characters Need to Stop and Take Selfies by Stubby the Rocket

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Announces 2014 Inductees by Tor.com

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “One Hundred Words” and “The Blind Lead the Blind” by Justin Landon

Will Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four Reboot Be Like Chronicle? by Stubby the Rocket

What Can We Expect From Star Trek 3? Deep Space by Stubby the Rocket

Queering SFF Pride Month: Affinity by Sarah Waters by Brit Mandelo

Netflix’s First Original Anime Series Knights of Sidonia Is Mechas in Space by Stubby the Rocket

Monsters Love Cupcakes! On Creating the Cover For Princess Decomposia and Count Spatula by Colleen A.F. Venable

Sorry, Comic Con Fans—No Doctor Who at SDCC This Year by Stubby the Rocket

Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem Finally Has a U.S. Release Date by Stubby the Rocket

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

Guillermo del Toro Announces Pacific Rim 2 for April 2017 by Stubby the Rocket

Summer of Sleaze: Graham Masterton’s Feast by Grady Hendrix

Morning Roundup: Someone Get this Hiccup a Toothless! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jun 26

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Jacqueline West by Tor.com

Entertainment Weekly Gets Some Winds of Winter Spoilers Out of George R. R. Martin by Stubby the Rocket

Ghosts or Time Travel? Tom’s Midnight Garden by Mari Ness

The Entire History of A Song of Ice and Fire Explained in 9 Maps by Stubby the Rocket

Gaming Roundup: No Man’s Sky Soars Through the Boundaries of Genre by Theresa DeLucci and Pritpaul Bains

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 20 by Leigh Butler

Everything We Know About Mad Max: Fury Road by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 2 by Carl Engle-Laird

Listen to “The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere” by John Chu by Tor.com

The Harry Potter Reread: The Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 7 and 8 by Emily Asher-Perrin

BuzzFeed Helps Prince Oberyn Martell Get His Revenge on The Mountain by Stubby the Rocket

The Magicians Author Lev Grossman Explains Why Larry Niven is So Great by Stubby the Rocket

Announcing the Appointment of Lee Harris as the Tor.com Imprint Senior Editor by Tor.com

Morning Roundup: Rust and Marty Face Their Toughest Case Yet! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Jun 25

Oh No! “Evil” Avengers Spotted in Age of Ultron! by Stubby the Rocket

The Wurms of Blearmouth (Excerpt) by Steven Erikson

Dave McKean Should Illustrate All of Our Dreams: Art from the Sandman Collection Dream States by Stubby the Rocket

Modern Magic: Shattering the Ley by Joshua Palmatier by Liz Bourke

Visit Tor Teen at the 2014 American Library Association Conference! by Tor.com

An All-New Context: The Spectral Link by Thomas Ligotti by Niall Alexander

Teen Wolf and Sci-Fi TV: Or, How I Convinced Myself To (Mostly) Stop Worrying and Love the Cheese by Leigh Butler

A Pig Farm Almost Prevented Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams From Becoming Arya Stark by Stubby the Rocket

Rocket Talk, Episode 15: Joe Abercrombie by Stubby the Rocket

Peeta Stands With President Snow and the Capitol in First Mockingjay Teaser by Stubby the Rocket

Party Like Dick: The Charming Audacity of Radio Free Albemuth by Ryan Britt

Nestlé Announces Confusing New Program to Make You Less Deficient by Stubby the Rocket

The Color of Paradox by A.M. Dellamonica

Morning Roundup: We’re Sorry Jango Fett, But Your Bounty is in Another Costco by Stubby the Rocket

Strange Chemistry Closes by Niall Alexander

Tue Jun 24

Rest Easy—The Into the Woods Movie Did Not Cut “Any Moment” by Stubby the Rocket

Snow-capades in Latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

Iain M. Banks’ Culture Spits in the Eye of Nihilism by Mordicai Knode

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Doctor Bashir, I Presume?” by Keith DeCandido

Hurry! Get Max Gladstone’s Three Parts Dead Ebook for $2.99! by Tor.com

Short Fiction Spotlight: “Women Destroy Science Fiction!” at Lightspeed (Part 2) by Brit Mandelo

Carl is This Many Copies of Words of Radiance Tall by Stubby the Rocket

We’ve Found Your New Favorite Peter Dinklage Catchphrase by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Alyx Dellamonica by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: Books To Look Forward To, July-December 2014 by Liz Bourke

Teen Wolf: Lobito by Alex Brown

Jo Walton’s Among Others wins German science-fiction award by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Queering SFF Pride Month: Brainchild by Suzanne Geary by Brit Mandelo

Morning Roundup: We Would Totally Watch Disney’s Snow Wombat by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Jun 23

The YA Roundup: JK Rowling Trolls Draco Supporters by Steph Sinclair and Kat Kennedy

Resistance (Excerpt) by Samit Basu

Demonspotting: Penny Dreadful Ep. 7 “Possession” by Ryan Britt

You Can Make a Life-Sized Owl from a Single Copy of The Way of Kings by Stubby the Rocket

Rian Johnson is Here to Rescue Star Wars by Leah Schnelbach

True Blood’s Final Season Premiere: “Jesus Gonna Be Here” by Theresa DeLucci

Check Out The Brick Theater’s Comic Book Theater Festival! by Leah Schnelbach

We Will Get Fooled Again (By the Emperor)—Star Wars Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege by Natalie Zutter and Emily Asher-Perrin

Nathan Fillion is in Guardians of the Galaxy For a Moment by Stubby the Rocket

A Cliché Hunting an Even More Blatant Cliché: Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes by Grady Hendrix

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, The White Lands of Empathica, Chapter 6 by Suzanne Johnson

The Imitation Game by Leland Purvis and Jim Ottaviani

Rereading The Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Part 6 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

You Wanna Get Nuts? Let’s Get Nuts! The Schizophrenic Excellence of 1989’s Batman by Ryan Britt

Morning Roundup Found the Safest Neighborhood Ever! by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Jun 20

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Marcus Sakey by Tor.com

Looper’s Rian Johnson to Write and Direct Star Wars: Episode VIII and IX? by Stubby the Rocket

Little Kid’s Futurama School Project Shuts Down NY Commuter Railroad by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “By Inferno’s Light” by Keith DeCandido

The Vault of Dreamers (Excerpt) by Caragh O'Brien

Katie Passes Her Stormtrooper Armor to Another Girl in Need to Stop Bullying by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “And next… My Gold” and “Fear” by Justin Landon

Jim C. Hines Has Proven That Snoopy Is a Time Lord by Stubby the Rocket

Queering SFF Pride Month: Kill Marguerite and Other Stories by Megan Milks by Brit Mandelo

In Dreams: The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin by Stefan Raets

A Dreamlike Novel That Soars: The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin by Stefan Raets

Summer of Sleaze: The Erotic Horrors of Thomas Tessier by Will Errickson

Morning Roundup: New Mockingjay Propaganda Posters Hate Lumberjacks by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jun 19

The War Between Brandon Sanderson and Pat Rothfuss Continues… by Stubby the Rocket

The Quick and the Dead: Lauren Owen’s The Quick by Justin Landon

Time Travel, or Possession by Ghosts? The Court of the Stone Children by Mari Ness

Gaming Roundup: When Will We Truly Experience Next-Gen Gaming? by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

Starbreak (Excerpt) by Phoebe North

Fan Art Fashion Spreads for the X-Men Make Us Want to Walk the Runway by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 19 by Leigh Butler

Queen Elizabeth II to Visit the Game of Thrones Set and Nothing Will Possibly Go Wrong by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 1 by Alice Arneson

Into the Woods Movie Cuts Its Sexiest Song, Because Disney by Stubby the Rocket

Death After Death: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North by Niall Alexander

Man Cannot Overcome Ape or Itself. Watch the New Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Forbidden Spheres and Cosmic Gulfs: The Weird Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft by Anne M. Pillsworth

The Harry Potter Reread: The Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 5 and 6 by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: We Want to Sit at Teen Bill Nye’s Table at Lunch! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Jun 18

Star Trek 3 Confirmed For Release During Show’s 50th Anniversary Year by Stubby the Rocket

25 Quick Tips From Mike Underwood on How the Publishing Industry Works by Stubby the Rocket

Attack of the Logical Positivists! James Morrow’s The Madonna and the Starship by Alyx Dellamonica

These Existential Godzilla Haikus Make Him King of the Feels by Stubby the Rocket

Who Goes There? Zodiac Station by Tom Harper by Niall Alexander

The House of Small Shadows (Excerpt) by Adam Nevill

Jacqueline Carey Says Game of Thrones Opens the Doors for a Kushiel’s Legacy TV Show by Stubby the Rocket

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

Built to Last: Barricade by Jon Wallace by Niall Alexander

Spotted: A White Walker at the “John Snow” Pub! by Stubby the Rocket

Rocket Talk, Episode 14: Gender Parity in the SFF Community by Stubby the Rocket

Don’t Touch That Dial: Summer Reruns—British Edition by Alex Brown

Combustion Hour by Yoon Ha Lee

Morning Roundup: We Hope It’s Bigger on the Inside? by Stubby the Rocket

A Festival of Ice and Fire by Niall Alexander

Tue Jun 17

New Resident Evil Movie Probably the Last by Stubby the Rocket

Lost and Found: Ajax Penumbra 1969 by Robin Sloan by Niall Alexander

Philadelphia Zoo Names New Kittens After Game of Thrones Dragons by Stubby the Rocket

In Praise of Mahjong by Gene Luen Yang

James S. A. Corey’s The Expanse Series Adds a Third Trilogy! by Stubby the Rocket

Daniel Keyes, 1927-2014 by Tor.com

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “In Purgatory’s Shadow” by Keith DeCandido

Post-Binary Gender in SF: Ice Song by Kirsten Imani Kasai by Alex Dally MacFarlane

Join Kevin Hearne on his Shattered Tour! by Tor.com

8 Great Science Fiction Movies Where No One is Murdered by Ryan Britt

“They Are the Children of Loki, the Brothers of Coyote”: Rogues, ed. George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois by Niall Alexander

New Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer Explains Star-Lord’s Hero Journey by Stubby the Rocket

The Revelations of Fantasy Adventure Author Michael J. Sullivan by Robert H. Bedford

The Causal Angel (Excerpt) by Hannu Rajaniemi

Check out Tim Burton’s Lost Version of Hansel and Gretel! by Stubby the Rocket

Sleeps With Monsters: The Golem and the Djinni by Helene Wecker by Liz Bourke

Always Trust Your Dragon. How To Train Your Dragon 2 by Leah Schnelbach

Morning Roundup: Who Will Win the Great Sandworm Race? by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Jun 16

The YA Roundup: The Fault In Our Stars Edition by Steph Sinclair and Kat Kennedy

Shoot-Out at the Undead Corral: Penny Dreadful Ep. 6 “What Death Can Join Together” by Ryan Britt

Feed Me, Lowie, Feed Me Now!—Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight by Natalie Zutter and Emily Asher-Perrin

Rereading The Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Part 5 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Why I Really Like Malinda Lo’s Adaptation and Inheritance by Liz Bourke

The Unfathomable Sisterhood of Ick by Charlie Jane Anders

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, The White Lands of Empathica, Chapter 5 by Suzanne Johnson

Game of Thrones Episode Review: “The Children” by Theresa DeLucci

Queering SFF Pride Month: The Daylight Gate by Jeanette Winterson by Brit Mandelo

Morning Roundup: Portrait of a No-Face as a Young Spirit by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Jun 15

The Lion King Turns 20 Today… and It Was the Most Unlikely Success Story You Will Ever Hear by Emily Asher-Perrin

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

Fri Jun 13

The Kiss of Deception (Excerpt) by Mary E. Pearson

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

Hit the Sand Running: Saltwater Vampires by Kirsty Eagar by Heidi Frederick

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Bloody Company” and “Long Shadows” by Justin Landon

What Are the Odds This is the Justice League Movie Line-Up? by Chris Lough

It Wasn’t Aliens, and They Weren’t Dead All Along: The Big Reveal in Blake Crouch’s Pines by Will McIntosh

Teller of Tales: The Way to Babylon by Paul Kearney by Niall Alexander

Rocket Talk, Episode 13: “The Litany of Earth” by Ruthanna Emrys by Stubby the Rocket

The Godless: Chapter Five by Ben Peek

Summer of Sleaze: Thomas Tryon by Grady Hendrix

Morning Roundup: Hogwarts 90210! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jun 12

Abduction, Actually: Descent by Ken MacLeod by Niall Alexander

Gaming Roundup: The Best of E3 2014 by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

Check out the Teaser Trailer for the Epically Weird Birdman by Stubby the Rocket

Step into the Stars: Reach for Infinity, ed. Jonathan Strahan by Niall Alexander

The Harry Potter Reread: The Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 3 and 4 by Emily Asher-Perrin

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 18 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Prologue by Carl Engle-Laird

Introducing the Words of Radiance Reread by Carl Engle-Laird and Alice Arneson

Queering SFF Pride Month: The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie by Brit Mandelo

The Godless: Chapter Four by Ben Peek

Legend of Korra: Book Three Trailer Revealed by Stubby the Rocket

The Perfect Retcon to Star Trek Into Darkness? by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: And Then Someone Made Renly Baratheon Cosplay Totally Awesome by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Jun 11

The Mithras-Man Cometh: Mr. Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett by Stefan Raets

A Plunder of Souls (Excerpt) by DB Jackson

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

Aaron and Bach: A Tale of Two Rachels by Robert H. Bedford

The Warm Glowing Warming Glow: Summer 2014 TV by Alex Brown

Steven Erikson Answers Your Dust of Dreams Questions! by Steven Erikson

Doctor Who World Tour is Coming! by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Kieran Shea by Tor.com

The Godless: Chapter Three by Ben Peek

Chapter Six by Stephen Graham Jones

Morning Roundup: Uncle Luke has Found a New Padawan! by Stubby the Rocket

Science Fiction Falling by Niall Alexander

Tue Jun 10

Roommates From Hell: Chasing the Moon by A. Lee Martinez by Stefan Raets

Seeders (Excerpt) by A.J. Colucci

Designing the Cover for The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide by Bella Pagan

Aliens Surfing on Arizona Bay: California’s Uneasy Relationship with SFF by Leah Schnelbach

Brandon Sanderson Answers Your Questions About The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Short Fiction Spotlight: “Women Destroy Science Fiction!” at Lightspeed (Part 1) by Brit Mandelo

Night’s Slow Poison by Ann Leckie

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Greg van Eekhout by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: Orphan Black is FREAKING AWESOME by Liz Bourke

The Godless: Chapter Two by Ben Peek

Morning Roundup: We Have a Good Feeling About This Mash-up by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Jun 9

The YA Roundup: The YA Shame by Steph Sinclair and Kat Kennedy

Deliciously Weird: American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett by Stefan Raets

Don’t Look Back in Vampire: Penny Dreadful Ep. 5 “Closer than Sisters” by Ryan Britt

Queering SFF Pride Month: No Straight Lines edited by Justin Hall by Brit Mandelo

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Will McIntosh by Tor.com

Charcoal by Ian Daffern

Plenty of Extra Lives: The Edge of Tomorrow by Ryan Britt

Tenel Ka, Warrior Princess—Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers by Natalie Zutter and Emily Asher-Perrin

“Tough Times All Over” (Excerpt) by Joe Abercrombie

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, The White Lands of Empathica, Chapter 4 by Suzanne Johnson

The Godless: Chapter One by Ben Peek

Game of Thrones Episode Review: “The Watchers on the Wall” by Theresa DeLucci

Rereading The Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Part 4 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Morning Roundup: This is Why You Should Crate-Train Your Dinosaur by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Jun 6

Death is not the End: Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh by Stefan Raets

It Reaches Out: Cibola Burn by James S. A. Corey by Niall Alexander

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Darkness and the Light” by Keith DeCandido

Harry Turtledove’s Tor.com Original Among 2014 Sidewise Nominees by Tor.com

Wolfsbane (Excerpt) by Gillian Philip

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Small Crimes” and “Rain” by Justin Landon

Let George R.R. Martin Murder You for Charity! by Stubby the Rocket

I Will Survive: Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta by Niall Alexander

In a Dark Country, Red Dreams Stay with You: The Horrors of Dennis Etchison by Will Errickson

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Danie Ware by Tor.com

No One Ever Made Them Like This! 7 Little Known Facts About Ghostbusters by Stubby the Rocket

Visit Tor Books at Phoenix Comic-Con! by Tor.com

Jay Lake and the Last Temple of the Monkey King by Ken Scholes

Morning Roundup: After 30 Years Bustin’ Still Makes us Feel Good! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jun 5

A Fantastic Conversation with Peter Orullian and Terry Brooks! by Tor.com

All Those Vanished Engines (Excerpt) by Paul Park

Darren Aronofsky to Adapt Margaret Atwood’s Maddaddam for HBO! by Stubby the Rocket