September 2014

Tue Sep 30

Popcorn Reading: The Lost Stars: Imperfect Sword by Jack Campbell by Liz Bourke

Laika’s The Boxtrolls Will Knock Your Box Off by Kelly Quinn

Fiction Affliction: October Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Visit Tor Books at New York Comic-Con and New York Super Week! by Tor.com

Cleaning Up After George Washington: Sleepy Hollow: Children of the Revolution by Leah Schnelbach

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Honor Among Thieves” by Keith DeCandido

Brandon Sanderson Reveals Longer First Chapter From Stormlight Archive Book 3 by Stubby the Rocket

Gotham: “Selina Kyle” by Thom Dunn

Short Fiction Spotlight: The Dream Sequence by Niall Alexander

Ghostwritten: The End of the Sentence by Maria Dahvana Headley & Kat Howard by Niall Alexander

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

George R. R. Martin’s The Ice Dragon: “Secret in the Snow” (Excerpt) by George R. R. Martin

Cheat Death the Benjamin Franklin Way in Sleepy Hollow: “The Kindred” by Leah Schnelbach

Old-fashioned Cemetery Horror: “In the Vault” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Sleeps With Monsters: Books, Redux by Liz Bourke

The Three-Body Problem: “Silent Spring” (Excerpt, Chapters 1-3) by Cixin Liu

Angry Robot Books Purchased by Etan Ilfeld by Tor.com

Con/Game by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang

Morning Roundup: A Heron Sword Fit for Rand al’Thor! by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Sep 29

Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar trailer by Irene Gallo

YA Round Up: Villain Cast for The Maze Runner Sequel by Kat Kennedy and Steph Sinclair

Some Things You Can’t Get From a Man in a Blue Box. Doctor Who: “The Caretaker” by Chris Lough

The Brothers Cabal (Excerpt) by Jonathan L. Howard

Fiction Affliction: October Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Steampunk Events for October 2014 by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Outlander’s Mid-Season Finale: “Both Sides Now” by Alex Brown

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 3 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Let’s Get Cold Together: Once Upon a Time, “A Tale of Two Sisters” by Mari Ness

Powerful Words: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Anton Strout

Cosplay is Not Killing Comic Con, and Neither are Selfies and “New” Fans by Emily Asher-Perrin

The YA Book Prize by Niall Alexander

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Wind Through the Keyhole: “The Wind Through the Keyhole,” Part 4 by Suzanne Johnson

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Paul Pope by Paul Pope

Slarom, the Backward Morals of Fairytales by Jack Heckel

Morning Roundup: The Hulk Will SMASH All His Blocked Chi! by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Sep 28

British Fiction Hitlist: Early October New Releases by Niall Alexander

Fri Sep 26

The Tree of Water (Excerpt) by Elizabeth Haydon

The Legend of Korra: Book 4 Trailer is Here! by Stubby the Rocket

Retribution (Excerpt) by Mark Charan Newton

The New Jupiter Ascending Trailer Outlines Its Epic Story by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “One Little Ship” by Keith DeCandido

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Beth Cato by Tor.com

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “To the Last Man” and “Jewel of Cities” by Justin Landon

Relive All of the Batman Theme Songs With This Amazing Cello/Piano Medley by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter Twenty (Part Two) by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Awesome Aliens: Jim Cambias’s A Darkling Sea by Jo Walton

Get The Way of Kings for Free from iBooks! by Tor.com

10 Reasons to Read and Love Peter F. Hamilton by Kate Atherton

This Chinese Comic Bootleg of Star Wars is Full of Droid Kissing and Booze by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: Generally You Don’t See That Kind of Behavior From a Major Beverage Company… by Stubby the Rocket

A Dangerous Game by Niall Alexander

Thu Sep 25

A Financially Minded Bear: Paddington at Work by Mari Ness

Gaming Roundup: Death of a Titan by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

Dave Palumbo Paints (on the) Classics by Irene Gallo

Get Ender’s Shadow, Mistborn, and Emperor’s Blades for $2.99 from Google Play by Tor.com

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Cherie Priest by Tor.com

The Harry Potter Reread: The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 11 and 12 by Emily Asher-Perrin

These Fan-Made Buffy Credits Are the Animated Series We Wish We’d Gotten by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 32 by Leigh Butler

Did You Miss John Scalzi’s Lock In Tour? Experience it Virtually! by Stubby the Rocket

The Aliens from Alien Won’t Be in Prometheus 2 (And That’s Okay!) by Ryan Britt

Words of Radiance Reread: Interlude 3 by Alice Arneson

Christopher Walken Has Transformed Into Captain Hook, Cheekbones and All by Stubby the Rocket

Highlights from Robert Jackson Bennett’s Reddit AMA by Stubby the Rocket

Watch Bruce Wayne’s Parents Die Over and Over and Over by Stubby the Rocket

Amtrak Residency Writers Include Fables Creator Bill Willingham and Other Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors by Stubby the Rocket

Scripted: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld by Niall Alexander

How Old is the Doctor, Really? by Emily Asher-Perrin

After Paris: Meta, Irony, Narrative, Frames, and The Princess Bride by Jo Walton

Morning Roundup: Baby Gojira Rages Through the Nursery! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Sep 24

Eternal Treblinka of the Spotless Soul: Bête by Adam Roberts by Niall Alexander

Loop (Excerpt) by Karen Akins

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Went Well At All. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Shadows” by Chris Lough

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Alan Gratz by Tor.com

Under the Dome: “Go Now” by Grady Hendrix

Knights Riding Dinosaurs! Revealing the Cover to The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milán by Irene Gallo

Rereading Melanie Rawn: Dragon Prince, Chapter 18 and Interlude by Judith Tarr

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter Twenty (Part One) by Amanda Rutter

A Broken Binding: The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks by Justin Landon

Rocket Talk Episode 28: Nick Mamatas by Stubby the Rocket

Hunting for Pop Culture References in Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed in Blood by Shannon Stoker

Midway Relics and Dying Breeds by Seanan McGuire

Morning Roundup: Catching Pokémon Might Be Easier with a Genie… by Stubby the Rocket

British Fiction Focus: A New Hope by Niall Alexander

Tue Sep 23

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Stefan Bachmann by Tor.com

The Black Stars (Excerpt) by Dan Krokos

Short Fiction Spotlight: The James Tiptree Award Anthology (Part 1) by Brit Mandelo

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Far Beyond the Stars” by Keith DeCandido

All That’s Gold Does Not Glitter: Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan by Heidi Frederick

It’s All About the Benjamins in Sleepy Hollow: “This is War” by Leah Schnelbach

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

The Death of Adulthood in American Culture: Nerd Culture Edition by Lindsay Ellis

Welcome to Gotham — Hope You Survive The Experience! by Thom Dunn

Finding the Other Within: “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

J.J. Abrams is Bringing Stephen King’s Time Travel Novel 11/22/63 to Hulu by Stubby the Rocket

Post-Binary Gender in SF: What Gender is an Alien? What Gender is a Human? by Alex Dally MacFarlane

Could Star Trek 3 Reunite Original Kirk and Spock? by Stubby the Rocket

The Three-Body Problem: “The Universe Flickers” by Cixin Liu

The Golden Apple of Shangri-La by David Barnett

Morning Roundup: Orlando Jones is a Human Emoji Machine! by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Sep 22

The YA Roundup: John Green’s “Very Exciting Announcement” by Kat Kennedy and Steph Sinclair

Horrorstör (Excerpt) by Grady Hendrix

Book Two, Make Out: Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan by Heidi Frederick

Can We Do it Better? Writing Last First Snow by Max Gladstone

Colin Farrell Joins True Detective Season 2! by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Grady Hendrix by Tor.com

Five Brilliant Things About Doctor Who “Time Heist” by Paul Cornell

Tywin Lannister Said Some Things About Game of Thrones Season 5 by Stubby the Rocket

Lock In and the Vacuum That Gender Creates by Chris Lough

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 2 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Jeremy Renner Took Black Widow’s Face Oh God Give It Back by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Wind Through the Keyhole: “The Wind Through the Keyhole,” Part 3 by Suzanne Johnson

A Map of Comic Book Burnings Across the U.S. by Kevin C. Pyle and Scott Cunningham

Flintlocks and Freedom: Check Out these Revolutionary War Fantasies! by Stubby the Rocket

Morning Roundup: Let Neil Gaiman, George R.R. Martin, and Weird Al Yankovic Tell You What Week It Is by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Sep 21

Robbed A Bank. Robbed A Whole Bank. Doctor Who: “Time Heist” by Emily Asher-Perrin

Fri Sep 19

The Horrifying Truth About the Matt Smith Years of Doctor Who by Stubby the Rocket

The Younger Gods (Excerpt) by Michael R. Underwood

Supergirl TV Series Takes Flight With CBS! by Stubby the Rocket

Lou Anders Leaving Prometheus Books by Tor.com

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Who Mourns for Morn?” by Keith DeCandido

Summer of Sleaze: Ray Russell’s Incubus by Will Errickson

Why Of Course Peter Capaldi Dropped Acid With Craig Ferguson Long Ago by Stubby the Rocket

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

The Deadpool Movie Is Finally Happening and Has a Release Date by Stubby the Rocket

Check Out the Cover to John Scalzi’s The End of All Things, the Sequel to The Human Division by Stubby the Rocket

“WCKD is Good,” But The Maze Runner is Bad by Natalie Zutter

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Peter Watts by Tor.com

Terry Gilliam Grabs Life by the Lapels and Demands Answers in The Zero Theorem by Leah Schnelbach

Angels and Ending: Jay Lake’s Last Plane to Heaven by Alyx Dellamonica

Morning Roundup: There’s Something Familiar About This Unlicensed Costume Accessory… by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Sep 18

Dungeon World Puts Narrative First by Mordicai Knode

Broken Soul (Excerpt) by Faith Hunter

Moffat Admits Clara Oswald Was “Not A Participant” in Her Own Story Until Season 8 of Doctor Who by Emily Asher-Perrin

Matt Smith Will Fend Off the Undead in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Stubby the Rocket

Immigration and Bears: Paddington Abroad by Mari Ness

National Book Award Nominee John Darnielle is Inspired by Michael Whelan, Unicorns by Stubby the Rocket

The Harry Potter Reread: The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapters 9 and 10 by Emily Asher-Perrin

Gaming Roundup: Visit Hyrule as You’ve Never Seen it Before in Hyrule Warriors by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 31 by Leigh Butler

Fox is Bringing Sandman’s Lucifer to Pilot by Stubby the Rocket

Gwen Stacy is Spider-Woman and Has an All-Girl Band Called The Mary Janes by Stubby the Rocket

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

Love as Contest in the Work of Mary Renault by Jo Walton

Cast As Thou Wilt: Kushiel’s Dart Dream Cast by Natalie Zutter

Cultivating Wonder: Robert J. Bennett’s City of Stairs by Kameron Hurley

Morning Roundup: Cheeewwwwbacca! What a Yorkie! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Sep 17

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Alys Arden by Tor.com

Falling Sky (Excerpt) by Rajan Khanna

Devouring a Book from Cover to Cover: Monstrous Affections, Edited by Kelly Link and Gavin Grant by Brit Mandelo

Cassandra Clare and Holly Black Talk About The Iron Trial! by Stubby the Rocket

Aloha HawaiiCon! by Alex Brown

Just a Whole Bunch of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 is Coming At You by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Melanie Rawn: Dragon Prince, Chapters 16 and 17 by Judith Tarr

Dan Aykroyd Wants to Model the Ghostbusters Franchise On the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Stubby the Rocket

Anthony Daniels Got J.J. Abrams to Make Him A New C-3PO Suit for Episode VII by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter Nineteen by Bill Capossere

Under the Dome: “Turn” by Grady Hendrix

Rocket Talk, Episode 27: Karen Lord and Tobias Buckell by Stubby the Rocket

How Goldfinger Bound Sci-Fi to James Bond by Ryan Britt

Selfies by Lavie Tidhar

Morning Roundup: I Wonder if There’s Beer on the Twin Suns of Tatooine? by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Sep 16

Centaur Rising (Excerpt) by Jane Yolen

NASA Sending Astronauts to ISS in Commercial Craft While it Builds New Shuttles by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: David Barnett by Tor.com

Cover Reveal for Robert Brockway’s The Unnoticeables by Irene Gallo

Former Power Rangers Stuntman is Really Good at Robbery by Stubby the Rocket

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

Short Fiction Spotlight: The Great Lake by Niall Alexander

Vincit Qui Patitur: The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey by Niall Alexander

Revealing the Cover for The Dark Forest, Sequel to The Three-Body Problem by Irene Gallo

The Avengers: Age of Ultron Official Synopsis Seems Like Sad Panda Times For Tony by Stubby the Rocket

Eldritch Fruit: “The Color Out of Space” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Sleeps With Monsters: Laurie R King’s The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Liz Bourke

Revealing the Cover for Wesley Chu’s Time Salvager by Irene Gallo

The Three-Body Problem: “King Wen of Zhou and the Long Night” by Cixin Liu

When Gods and Vampires Roamed Miami by Kendare Blake

Legendary TV Acquires John Scalzi’s Lock In by Tor.com

Morning Roundup: We’ve Found a Delicious Alternative to Fish Fingers and Custard by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Sep 15

The YA Roundup: Rowling Will Have None of That by Kat Kennedy and Steph Sinclair

Neil Gaiman Confirms a Multi-Part Anansi Boys Mini-Series by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Kelly Barnhill by Tor.com

Highlights from Steven Erikson’s Reddit AMA! by Stubby the Rocket

The Retrospective: The Relic Guild by Edward Cox by Niall Alexander

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 1 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Watch the First Full Trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1! by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Tad Williams by Tor.com

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Wind Through the Keyhole: “The Wind Through the Keyhole,” Part 2 by Suzanne Johnson

Bigger on the Inside: Talking with Robert Jackson Bennett about City of Stairs by Brian Slattery

In Real Life (Comic Excerpt) by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang

Morning Roundup: Are We All the MacGuffins of Our Own Lives? by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Sep 14

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

Sat Sep 13

If You Want a Monster to Hunt, You’ll Get It. Doctor Who: “Listen” by Chris Lough

Fri Sep 12

Support Your New Faves with the Awkward Robots’ The Red Volume Anthology by Emily Nordling

Sesame Street Star Wars Asks: What If Han Solo Was Constantly Devouring Chewbacca? by Stubby the Rocket

Cosplaying as Bruce Wayne’s Parents Sure Looks Comfy by Stubby the Rocket

“I Want It All” — A Conversation with Emily St. John Mandel by Sarah McCarry

Join Farel Dalrymple and The Wrenchies on Tour! by Tor.com

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

Mortal Gods (Excerpt) by Kendare Blake

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Djibril al-Ayad by Tor.com

Gaming Roundup: Next-Gen Gaming Meets its Destiny by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

New Star Wars: Episode VII Set Photos Reveal the Millennium Falcon and Maybe a Rebel Base? by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter Eighteen by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Summer of Sleaze: Guy Smith’s The Sucking Pit and The Walking Dead by Grady Hendrix

Bryan Fuller Has No Plans to Whitewash American Gods’ Shadow for TV by Stubby the Rocket

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

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Giacomo Cimini by Tor.com

Morning Roundup: Would Freddie Cougar Even Need Metal Claws? by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Sep 11

Here’s Your First Full Look at the Batman v Superman Batmobile by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz by Tor.com

Silverblind (Excerpt) by Tina Connolly

3D-Printed Prosthetic Hands Turn Little Kids Into Superheroes by Stubby the Rocket

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

The Accidental Highwayman (Excerpt, Chapters 7 and 8) by Ben Tripp

Rumor Has It Drax the Destroyer Will Join Avengers 3 to Put Fingers to Throats by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 30 by Leigh Butler

RoboCop Just Got His Doctorate in Art History by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance Reread: Interlude 1 by Alice Arneson

Please Look After This Bear: A Bear Called Paddington by Mari Ness

The Ghostbusters are an Antidote to Lovecraft’s Dismal Worldview by Max Gladstone

Great Opening Lines: God’s War by Kameron Hurley by David Barnett

Five Underrated Doctor Who Companions (And One Scoundrel) by David Cranmer

Morning Roundup: Patrick Stewart Grants a Vulcan Wish! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Sep 10

Teen Wolf: Evolution by Alex Brown

Channel Blue (Excerpt) by Jay Martel

Peggy Carter Looks Badass in Her First Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Appearance by Stubby the Rocket

Under the Dome: “The Fall” and “Black Ice” by Grady Hendrix

The Accidental Highwayman (Excerpt, Chapters 5 and 6) by Ben Tripp

Rereading Melanie Rawn: Dragon Prince, Chapters 14 and 15 by Judith Tarr

The Road Between Worlds: “The Music of Erich Zann” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Rocket Talk Episode 26: “The Hanging Game” by Helen Marshall by Stubby the Rocket

Dangerous Women: “Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell” (Excerpt) by Brandon Sanderson

As Good As New by Charlie Jane Anders

Morning Roundup: We Find Your Lack of Faith in Amun-Ra Disturbing by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Sep 9

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: William Ritter by Tor.com

The Copernicus Complex (Excerpt) by Caleb Scharf

Bummer: Supernatural Beings Can’t Copyright Anything by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Statistical Probabilities” by Keith DeCandido

The Accidental Highwayman (Excerpt, Chapter 3 and 4) by Ben Tripp

Graham Joyce, 1954-2014 by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: “The Strike at Shayol Ghul” by Leigh Butler

No Need to Cast the Female Ghostbusters Reboot, Bill Murray Just Did It for Us by Stubby the Rocket

Short Fiction Spotlight: The Last of Subterranean Magazine (Summer ’14) by Brit Mandelo

Post-Binary Gender in SF: “Congenital Agenesis of Gender Ideation by K.N. Sirsi and Sandra Botkin” by Raphael Carter by Alex Dally MacFarlane

My Favourite Apocalypses, or, How to End the World for Fun and Profit by Gary Gibson

Sleeps With Monsters: Another Post About Some Books by Liz Bourke

Tuckitor’s Last Swim by Edith Cohn

Morning Roundup: We Bet Wyldstyle Would Love to Visit The Dreaming! by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Sep 8

Neither Hero nor Anti-hero: Misha’s Red Spider White Web by Kathryn Allan