Blog Archive
November 2014
Sun Nov 30
British Fiction Hitlist: December New Releases
by Niall Alexander
The Providence of Fire: Chapter Six (Excerpt)
by Brian Staveley
Sat Nov 29
The Providence of Fire: Chapter Five (Excerpt)
by Brian Staveley
Fri Nov 28
Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Paranormal/Urban Fantasy and Horror
by Suzanne Johnson
Are the Images We Take of Outer Space Being Photobombed?
by Stubby the Rocket
Short Fiction Spotlight: The Uncanny Valley
by Niall Alexander
I Hate Boats
by Carl Engle-Laird
Evil Astral Twins: Stranger With My Face
by Mari Ness
What an Avengers Movie Would Look Like in the 1970s
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer is Live
by Stubby the Rocket
Cinema’s Best and Worst Dinosaurs
by Brian Switek
The Providence of Fire: Chapter Four (Excerpt)
by Brian Staveley
Thu Nov 27
The Providence of Fire: Chapter Three (Excerpt)
by Brian Staveley
Wed Nov 26
Happy Thanksgiving from Tor.com!
by Stubby the Rocket
Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for December
by Suzanne Johnson
A Detective Novel Trapped in a Space Opera: Undercity by Catharine Asaro
by Liz Bourke
Evil Couture, Inc. The Best Fashionable Villains!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Mira Grant Talks Tapeworms in a Lively Reddit AMA!
by Stubby the Rocket
Check Out This Micro-Teaser for Game of Thrones Season Five!
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapter 3
by Judith Tarr
Learning Empathy From Robots: How MST3K Explained My Parents
by Leah Schnelbach
Angry Robot Announces a New Gas-Lit Empire Novel, plus a Cover Reveal!
by Tor.com
MST3K Turkey Marathon Returns to Save Thanksgiving! (Or at Least Improve It.)
by Stubby the Rocket
James Frain and Ksenia Solo Join Orphan Black Season 3
by Stubby the Rocket
Rocket Talk Episode 36: Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin
by Stubby the Rocket
7 Things I Want to See Happen in Jurassic World
by Chris Lough
The Providence of Fire: Chapter Two (Excerpt)
by Brian Staveley
Tue Nov 25
Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
The Farthest Star: Ultima by Stephen Baxter
by Niall Alexander
Peter Pan and Hook Team Up to Save Neverland in the Pan Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Shadows and Symbols”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Deities in Brief: “Azathoth” and “Nyarlathotep”
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Short Fiction Spotlight: Two Magazines, Two Stories
by Lee Mandelo
A Spectre Rises in NOLA: Constantine, “Danse Vaudou”
by Thom Dunn
Still from the Sherlock Christmas Special is Canonically Perfect
by Stubby the Rocket
The Artist: Leo and Diane Dillon
by Arnie Fenner
Watch the First Full Jurassic World Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
I’ll Be Your Mirror. Sleepy Hollow: “Magnum Opus”
by Leah Schnelbach
Bullets & Butlers: Gotham, “Lovecraft”
by Thom Dunn
Sleeps With Monsters: What I Did On My Holidays — INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair
by Liz Bourke
The Science of The Three-Body Problem and How it Ties Into Self-Worth
by Charles Q. Choi
Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch Join True Detective Season 2
by Stubby the Rocket
A Magic Synergy: The Cover Art of Kathleen Jennings
by Delia Sherman
Catherine Tregenna is Doctor Who’s First Female Writer in Six Years! Party Time!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Providence of Fire: Chapter One (Excerpt)
by Brian Staveley
Mon Nov 24
Oscar Isaac Will Be Apocalypse in X-Men: Apocalypse
by Stubby the Rocket
Fiction Affliction: December Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Jim Parsons and Rihanna Are the Unlikeliest of Friends in the Home Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
Follow Your Arrow: Hail and Farewell
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Dear, Star Trek Please Pay Attention to Doctor McCoy Now
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 11
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
I Love Writing Books, So I Need to Get Better at Writing Them
by Kameron Hurley
Warren Ellis’ Crowdsourcing Crime Fighters Comic Global Frequency is Being Adapted for Television
by Stubby the Rocket
The Walking Dead, S5 E7: “Crossed”
by Alex Brown
The Providence of Fire: Prologue (Excerpt)
by Brian Staveley
A Non-Comprehensive-But-Awesome Accounting of Your Favorite Books of 2014
by Stubby the Rocket
Fri Nov 21
Spoil the Kill (Excerpt)
by Oisín McGann
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Image in the Sand”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
How Titan Books and Dark Horse Ended Up Creating an Aliens Expanded Universe
by Scott Allie
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “A Fitting Punishment”
by Justin Landon
Marvel and Netflix’s Jessica Jones Candidates Include Krysten Ritter, Teresa Palmer, and More
by Stubby the Rocket
Fire is Catching: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part I
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
“How Guardians of the Galaxy Should Have Ended” is Even Sassier Than the Movie
by Stubby the Rocket
Never Wait for a Sequel Again: 17 Standalone Fantasy Novels
by Stubby the Rocket
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: Part 7
by Kate Nepveu
Prompt. Professional. Pop!
by Walter Jon Williams
Thu Nov 20
Dungeons & Dragons’ 5th Edition is Built on the Lessons Learned from Past Editions
by Mordicai Knode
When the Internet Doesn’t Work With Your 1970s Plot: Down a Dark Hall
by Mari Ness
“A Giant of Literature”: Ursula K. Le Guin and Neil Gaiman at the 2014 National Book Awards
by Katharine Duckett
Aliette de Bodard Shatters Paris
by Niall Alexander
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 1
by Leigh Butler
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 19
by Alice Arneson
The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapters 3 and 4
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
We Are Family: Symbiont by Mira Grant
by Niall Alexander
Are Slowed-Down Songs in Movie Trailers Getting Played-Out?
by Ryan Britt
Wed Nov 19
Meet Your Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell in the First Look at the BBC Miniseries
by Stubby the Rocket
Girl Magic: Jason and the Argonauts, translated by Aaron Poochigian
by Sarah McCarry
We Could Be Happy Underground. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Things We Bury”
by Chris Lough
Neil Gaiman and Daniel Handler in the Great Book Giveaway!
by Stubby the Rocket
Rich and Strange: “Without Faith, Without Law, Without Joy” by Saladin Ahmed
by Amal El-Mohtar
Avengers: Age of Pinocchio is a Scarily Good Mashup
by Stubby the Rocket
Cover Reveal for Elizabeth Bear’s Karen Memory
by Irene Gallo
Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 1 and 2
by Judith Tarr
This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Moral Ambiguity, YA Literature, and The Princess Bride
by Lish McBride
Watch the First Trailer for Disney’s Live-Action Cinderella
by Stubby the Rocket
Rocket Talk Episode 35: Rob H. Bedford
by Stubby the Rocket
The Time Traveler’s Wife Provides the Perfect Way to Rewrite Your Favorite Pairing in Fanfic
by Natalie Zutter
Where the Trains Turn
by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
Tue Nov 18
Jurassic World Launches Viral Website With New Images and Plot Hints
by Stubby the Rocket
It’s a Hard Knock Life: Gotham, “Harvey Dent”
by Thom Dunn
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: Sixth Season Overview
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare’s Histories in the Age of Netflix
by Ada Palmer
How We Met Abbie and Jenny’s Mother: Sleepy Hollow, “Mama”
by Leah Schnelbach
The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 9
by Leigh Butler
HBO Teases Westworld With Mysterious Video: “So Our Creatures Have Been Misbehaving”
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Mallory Ortberg
by Tor.com
Download Chapters 1-7 of Brian Staveley’s The Emperor’s Blades For Free!
by Tor.com
Chu’s Day
by Niall Alexander
Imperfect Saltes: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Part V
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
But How Do You Make Mjolnir Like You, Though? Being Worthy of the Power of Thor
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Mon Nov 17
Constantine: A “Feast” of Burden
by Thom Dunn
The The Legend of Korra’s “Reunion” is All About the Ties that Bind
by Mordicai Knode
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: James Luceno
by Tor.com
Robson Returns
by Niall Alexander
Santa is a Bad Man in the First Clip from the Doctor Who Christmas Special
by Stubby the Rocket
Freezing Powers: Once Upon a Time, “The Snow Queen” and “Smash the Mirror”
by Mari Ness
Follow Your Arrow: Human Resources
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
The Harbinger of Fun: Celebrating the Work of Glen A. Larson
by Ryan Britt
Contemplate Your Place in the Universe with Hard Sci-Fi Film Classics!
by Stubby the Rocket
Universal’s Monsterverse Movies Will Be Action-Adventure, Not Horror
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 10
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
The Walking Dead, S5 E6: “Consumed”
by Alex Brown
In Defense of Indiana Jones, Archaeologist
by Max Gladstone
Sun Nov 16
British Fiction Hitlist: Late November New Releases
by Niall Alexander
Fri Nov 14
Collateral Damage: Engines of War by George Mann
by David Cranmer
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Tears of the Prophets”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Samsung Made a Butt Robot (Robutt? Ass-bot?) to Test Smartphones
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Jack McDevitt
by Tor.com
Oldboy’s Park Chan-wook to Direct Sci-Fi Body-Swapping Thriller Second Born
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Questions” and “Holding the Line”
by Justin Landon
Extending The Desolation of Smaug: More Is More
by Jeff LaSala
The Darkest Part of the Forest (Excerpt)
by Holly Black
An Uncut and Non-Remastered List of Star Wars Editions!
by Leah Schnelbach
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: Part 6
by Kate Nepveu
Thu Nov 13
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Greg D’Alessandro and Anne Beatrice Jarmain
by Tor.com
New Translation of Grimms’ Fairy Tales Will Include the Original, Bloody, Creepy Stories
by Stubby the Rocket
Rewriting After Three Decades: A Gift of Magic
by Mari Ness
The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapters 1 and 2
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
This LEGO Version of Matt Smith’s Doctor Who Regeneration is a Silent, Existential Experience
by Stubby the Rocket
A Read of Ice and Fire: ASoS Review and Predictions for A Dance with Dragons
by Leigh Butler
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 18
by Carl Engle-Laird
The BFI Celebrates Sci-Fi
by Niall Alexander
The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert (Excerpt)
by Frank Herbert
The Kind You Save, The Kind You Stop: Death, Disability, and the Superhero by José Alaniz
by Em Nordling
Why Do We Reject Love as a Powerful Force in Interstellar?
by Natalie Zutter
Wed Nov 12
Supernatural: A Single Man Tear
by Alex Brown
Sustenance (Excerpt)
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Huge Return Revealed for Doctor Who Season 9
by Stubby the Rocket
A Victory for Humankind is Bittersweet for Philae and Rosetta!
by Stubby the Rocket
Cool Train Set. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Writing on the Wall”
by Chris Lough
“To Eternity” Wins the Society of Illustrators Medal
by Irene Gallo
New Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Has Such Creepy Singing in It…
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Ethan Reid
by Tor.com
Rereading Melanie Rawn: Dragon Prince, Chapter 31 and Wrap
by Judith Tarr
Rich and Strange: “Stalemate” by Rose Lemberg and “Bonsaiships of Venus” by Kate Heartfield
by Amal El-Mohtar
“My heart is maintained by the Doctor.” Thoughts On Doctor Who’s Female Master
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Tris Faces New Fears in the First Insurgent Teaser Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
Marking Time: Ben Aaronovitch’s Foxglove Summer
by Liz Bourke
Rocket Talk Episode 34: “Selfies” by Lavie Tidhar
by Stubby the Rocket
I Want Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens to Get Rid of the Force
by Chris Lough
The Walk
by Dennis Etchison
Tue Nov 11
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Karina Sumner-Smith
by Tor.com
Cold Hillside (Excerpt)
by Nancy Baker
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Sound of Her Voice”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Kuvira Ascendant: The Legend of Korra, “Battle of Zaofu”
by Mordicai Knode
Gotham Goes Fight Club: “The Mask”
by Thom Dunn
Lucasfilm is Releasing George Lucas’ Fairy Tale Musical Strange Magic in 2015
by Stubby the Rocket
Sony Rumored to Be Prepping Aunt May Spider-Man Spin-Off Movie
by Stubby the Rocket
The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 8
by Leigh Butler
Jonathan Nolan Developing Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Series for HBO
by Stubby the Rocket
Supernatural’s Greatest Moments of Meta
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Do Not Call Up That Which You Cannot Put Down: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Part IV
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
The Coldest Story Ever Told: Sleepy Hollow, “Heartless”
by Leah Schnelbach
Help Fund Strange Horizons Through 2015!
by Stubby the Rocket
Short Fiction Spotlight: Uncanny Magazine #1
by Lee Mandelo
Something Happened: Revival by Stephen King
by Niall Alexander
The Well-Lit Knight Rises: How 1960s Batman Shaped Our Bat-Thoughts Forever
by Ryan Britt
Mon Nov 10
Starz Reunites Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi for Ash vs. Evil Dead TV Series
by Stubby the Rocket
Third Time’s a Charm: Constantine, “The Devil’s Vinyl”
by Thom Dunn
5 Brilliant Things About Doctor Who Series 8, Episode 12: “Death in Heaven”
by Paul Cornell
Follow Your Arrow: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
David Ramirez and the Disc of Apocalypse
by Niall Alexander
Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 9
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Stephen Hawking Biopic The Theory of Everything Is a Guiltless Pleasure
by Ryan Britt
Our Favorite Science Fiction and Fantasy in Translation
by Stubby the Rocket
Wakulla Springs
by Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages
The Walking Dead, S5 E5: “Self Help”
by Alex Brown
Margot Robbie Reportedly Cast as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad
by Stubby the Rocket
A Head Full of Ghosts Excerpt and Cover Reveal
by Paul G. Tremblay
To Explore is to Take Care of Us All: Interstellar
by Chris Lough
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Robert Repino
by Tor.com
Sun Nov 9
Announcing the 2014 World Fantasy Winners!
by Tor.com
Sat Nov 8
In the End, No One Gets What They Want. Doctor Who: “Death in Heaven”
by Chris Lough
Fri Nov 7
Click-Clack: Wolves by Simon Ings
by Niall Alexander
A Discussion on The Steampunk User’s Manual
by Desirina Boskovich
The Hunger Games: The Immersive Theater Experience is Coming to You Live on Stage!
by Stubby the Rocket
Those Who Realize That History Repeats Stand the Best Chance of Winning the Game of Thrones
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Time’s Orphan”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for November
by Tor.com
The Bloody Books of Halloween: Fatal Beauty and Small World
by Grady Hendrix
The Malazan Reread Series Wrap!
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Lavie Tidhar
by Tor.com
Read Through 15 Years of Feminist Sci-Fi Fanzine History with the Janus/Aurora Online Archives
by Stubby the Rocket
Desolate Plain at Dawn: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
by Niall Alexander
Is it Even Possible for Star Wars: Rebels to Feel Like Real Star Wars?
by Ryan Britt
Woody and Buzz Will Return for Toy Story 4 in 2017
by Stubby the Rocket
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: Part 5
by Kate Nepveu
Thu Nov 6
NaNoWriMo Success Stories to Keep You Writing!
by Natalie Zutter
Celebrating Cixin Liu and The Three-Body Problem at the Chinese Xingyun (Nebula) Awards
by Ken Liu
Overcoming Silence: The Trumpet of the Swan
by Mari Ness
Check Out the Final Trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies!
by Stubby the Rocket
New Into the Woods Trailer Features Songs! Singing! Beanstalks!
by Stubby the Rocket
How Sleeping Beauty is Accidentally the Most Feminist Animated Movie Disney Ever Made
by Leigh Butler
Star Wars: Episode VII Has a Title!
by Stubby the Rocket
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 17
by Alice Arneson
Half the World at War
by Niall Alexander
Cover Reveal for The Diabolical Miss Hyde
by Tor.com
The Harry Potter Reread: Rewatching The Prisoner of Azkaban Film
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
A Slippery Tightrope: Hawk by Steven Brust
by Rajan Khanna
New Tor.com Original Fiction in November and December
by Tor.com
Hash-smoking, Tattoos, Sexual Freedom, and Horses. Adrienne Mayor’s The Amazons
by Liz Bourke
Wed Nov 5
A Siege on Golgotha: The Shotgun Arcana
by Rajan Khanna
Netflix Adapting Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Marcus Wynne
by Tor.com
Katniss Sees Peeta for the First Time in These Mockingjay Clips
by Stubby the Rocket
Heritage of Cyador (Excerpt)
by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Under the Radar: Gulab by Annie Zaidi
by Mahvesh Murad
New Agent Carter Clip Introduces Peggy to Jarvis and to the Show’s MacGuffin
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading Melanie Rawn: Dragon Prince, Chapters 29 and 30
by Judith Tarr
Rocket Talk Episode 33: Mur Lafferty
by Stubby the Rocket
Black Widow Comic Book Writer Whips Up a Hypothetical Script for Her Movie, and It’s Great
by Stubby the Rocket
Ask Steven Erikson Your Crippled God Questions!
by Tor.com
Pre-order (For Free!) Some of the Best from Tor.com 2014
by Irene Gallo
Constantine Re-Pilot: A Miner “Darkness Beneath”
by Thom Dunn
Rich and Strange: “If You Were a Tiger, I’d Have to Wear White” by Maria Dahvana Headley
by Amal El-Mohtar
Where the Lost Things Are
by Rudy Rucker and Terry Bisson
Tue Nov 4
Skulduggery, a Dirigible, and a Stolen Train: Gail Carriger’s Waistcoats and Weaponry
by Karin L Kross
Nathan Fillion is Already Assembling His Zombie Apocalypse Team
by Stubby the Rocket
A Thousand Pieces of You (Excerpt)
by Claudia Gray
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Profit and Lace”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Born Again: Wakening the Crow by Stephen Gregory
by Niall Alexander
“I Am Consciousness. I Am Alive”: Watch the First Trailer for Neill Blomkamp’s Robot Tale Chappie
by Stubby the Rocket
The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 7
by Leigh Butler
5 Brilliant Things About Doctor Who Series 8, Episode 11: “Dark Water”
by Paul Cornell
I Voted! Sleepy Hollow: “Deliverance”
by Leah Schnelbach
A Penguin Goes HONK! HONK! Gotham: “Penguin’s Umbrella”
by Thom Dunn
Unfortunate Relations: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Part III
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Is Loki Canonically Genderfluid Now?
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Mon Nov 3
The Unhappening of Genesis Lee (Excerpt)
by Shallee McArthur
Rock Trolls and Captain Guyliner: Once Upon a Time, Family Business
by Mari Ness
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Stephen Baxter
by Tor.com
Syfy Will Adapt Arthur C. Clarke’s 3001 as a Miniseries
by Stubby the Rocket
“There’s No Escape Out of Time”: La Jetée
by Jake Hinkson
Peggy Carter Will Likely Appear in Ant-Man
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading The Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 8
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Channing Tatum Will Play Gambit in a Standalone X-Men Movie
by Stubby the Rocket
Zhu Li Does the Thing on The Legend of Korra’s “Enemy at the Gates”
by Mordicai Knode
An Unusual Fantasy: The Future Falls by Tanya Huff
by Liz Bourke
The Walking Dead, S5 E4: “Slabtown”
by Alex Brown
Is the Force A Religion?
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Follow Your Arrow: Let’s Talk about Vanyel
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Sun Nov 2
Brace Yourselves Loki and Heimdall Will Appear in Avengers: Age of Ultron
by Stubby the Rocket
Let’s adjust those Intimacy Settings. Doctor Who: “Dark Water”
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Fiction Affliction: November Releases in Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
British Fiction Hitlist: Early November New Releases
by Niall Alexander
Sat Nov 1
Fiction Affliction: November Releases in Paranormal/Urban Fantasy and Horror
by Suzanne Johnson