December 2014

Wed Dec 31

The Emperor and the Scullery Boy: Quests and Coming-of-Age Stories by Katherine Addison

Pull List: Saga by Alex Brown

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 12 and 13 by Judith Tarr

7 Credible Ways The Incredibles 2 Could Work by Ryan Britt

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for January by Suzanne Johnson

Need to Read Something Not So GrimDark? Check Out These 13 Optimistic Fantasies by Leah Schnelbach

Tue Dec 30

How the World Map in Brian Staveley’s Fantasy Series Was Made by Isaac Stewart

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “It’s Only a Paper Moon” by Keith DeCandido

Thought-Provoking Self-Indulgence: “The Unnamable” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

I Think Die Hard Might be a Fairy Tale by Max Gladstone

Sleeps With Monsters: The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson by Liz Bourke

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Spock Riding a Unicorn Pegasus by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Dec 29

Margaret Atwood Talks Her 2114 Novel and Coping with Real and Fictional Dystopias in Her Reddit AMA by Stubby the Rocket

Joy, Sorrow, Regret, and Reassurance: The Singular Beauty of The Last Unicorn by Bridget McGovern

Thor and Loki are Probably Naked Onscreen Most of the Time by Emily Asher-Perrin

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Crafting a Shardblade for Brandon Sanderson by Val C Alston

A Library In Your Pocket: How Having an E-reader Has Changed My Reading Habits by Jo Walton

Sat Dec 27

Six Word Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Anything Stories by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Dec 26

Why Do We Want More MST3K? by Leah Schnelbach

Defanged, but Not Declawed: Into the Woods by Emily Asher-Perrin

Why Islands Win: Hook, Line & Sinker by Lynne Matson

Build Your Own Tor.com Stubby Paper Rocket by Stubby the Rocket

Teaching Political Science Through Game of Thrones by Jacopo della Quercia

Thu Dec 25

This is the Story of Your Life. Doctor Who: “Last Christmas” by Chris Lough

The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapters 11 and 12 by Emily Asher-Perrin

Wed Dec 24

Tor.com Wishes You a Merry Cthulhumas! by Stubby the Rocket

This Little Kid’s The Princess Bride Dread Pirate Roberts Theory Just Blew Our Minds by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 10 and 11 by Judith Tarr

Toys Are People, Too by Emily Asher-Perrin

All I Want For Christmas is an Evil Snowman: Christmas Tales of Terror by Mari Ness

Morning Roundup: All Groot Needs is a Little Love by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Dec 23

Some of Your Favorite Short Sci-Fi/Fantasy Fiction of 2014 by Stubby the Rocket

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

Ghoulish Aesthetes: “The Hound” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Fast & Furious Director Justin Lin to Direct Star Trek 3 by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 13 by Leigh Butler

Christmas in the Stars: Aliens Encounter the Holidays! by Leah Schnelbach

Sleeps With Monsters: Looking Back On 2014 by Liz Bourke

God Bless Pastiche! The 7 Best Non-Traditional Christmas Carols of Film and TV by Ryan Britt

Legends & Lairs in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition’s “Monster Manual” by Mordicai Knode

Morning Roundup: Gracepoint Throws Out Doctor Who Easter Eggs for David Tennant Fans by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Dec 22

I’ll Just Have a Little Lava, Thanks: The Top of the Volcano: The Award Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison by Ryan Britt

Mike Colter Cast as Marvel’s Luke Cage! by Stubby the Rocket

Follow Your Arrow: Look At Your Life, Look At Your Choices by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

What is it Like to be a Malfoy Post-Battle of Hogwarts? Rowling Reveals All on Pottermore by Stubby the Rocket

Technology is the Worst Gift in Black Mirror: White Christmas by Natalie Zutter

The Hobbit Reread: Concluding with The Battle of the Five Armies by Kate Nepveu

You Gotta Deal With It: The Legend of Korra is Over by Mordicai Knode

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 15 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Terry Pratchett Based Crowley on Neil Gaiman, and Other Tidbits from the Writing of Good Omens by Stubby the Rocket

Have Yourself a Dark and Terrifying Christmas by Leah Schnelbach

Legend of Korra’s Finale and the Problem With “Fan Service” by Emily Asher-Perrin

Getting Into Into the Woods by Jack Heckel

I Hear Santa’s Sleigh: On The Polar Express and What It Means to Believe by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: These Sweaters Are the Final Frontier of Knitwear by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Dec 19

The Book of Storms (Excerpt) by Ruth Hatfield

Tim Powers Unlocks Another Gate in Nobody’s Home by Alyx Dellamonica

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Siege of AR-558” by Keith DeCandido

“Can’t Live with Magic, Can’t Destroy Humanity Without it”: A Hero at the End of the World, by Erin Claiborne by Emily Nordling

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “This Noble Business” and “The New Man” by Justin Landon

Maisie Williams’ Game of Thrones Season 5 Costume is So Different That the Cast Didn’t Recognize Her by Stubby the Rocket

Gaming Roundup: The Best (And Worst) of 2014 by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

The 2015 World Fantasy Award Judges Have Been Announced! by Tor.com

A Complete Ranking of Every Adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Leah Schnelbach

Global Franchises, Particle Physics, and Manhattan as a Hell Dimension: The Ghostbusters 3 Movies That Could Have Been by Natalie Zutter

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: Part 10 by Kate Nepveu

Morning Roundup: The Greatest Alternate World War II by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Dec 18

Unbreakable (Excerpt) by W.C. Bauers

Mistborn Fans Will Get TWO New Novels Next Year! by Tor.com

Swiftly Does It by Niall Alexander

When Ghosts Want You in a Small Town: Gallows Hill by Mari Ness

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

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 4 by Leigh Butler

BBC America Shares Orphan Black Season 3 Premiere Date and Teaser: “This Is War” by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 22 by Carl Engle-Laird

A Message From John Sargent by John Sargent

Following Battlestar Galactica’s Lead: Ascension, “Night Three” by Natalie Zutter

Jonathan Strange Meets Georgette Heyer: Pan Macmillan Acquires Zen Cho’s Regency Fantasy Sorcerer to the Crown by Tor.com

Midnight in Karachi, Episode 2: Patrick Ness by Mahvesh Murad

The Gospel of Loki U.S. Cover Reveal! by Tor.com

A Long Spoon by Jonathan L. Howard

Morning Roundup: Do You Want to Build A Wampa? by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Dec 17

Half-Resurrection Blues (Excerpt) by Daniel José Older

Rich and Strange: “Nkásht íí” by Darcie Little Badger by Amal El-Mohtar

What of the King Under the Mountain? The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies by Emily Asher-Perrin

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 8 and 9 by Judith Tarr

We Three Kings Have Traveled Far, Over The Misty Mountains Cold by Stubby the Rocket

It’s a Good Thing Neil Gaiman Was Kidding About Tom Hiddleston Playing Morpheus in Sandman by Stubby the Rocket

Philip Pullman Releases New His Dark Materials Story for Christmas by Niall Alexander

‘Twas the Dark Knight Before Christmas: Batman Returns by Jake Hinkson

Picturing Dragons by Irene Gallo

Morning Roundup: This Fossil Fuel Will Last Eight Nights! by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Dec 16

Short Fiction Spotlight: Nunslinger Begins by Niall Alexander

The 2014 Black List Features Artificial Intelligence Thrillers, Space Angst, and Apocalyptic Family Dramas by Stubby the Rocket

Cosmopolitan Temptation: “The Whisperer in Darkness” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Professional Swordsmen Demonstrate How to Fight with The Force Awakens’ Crossguard Lightsaber by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Once More Unto the Breach” by Keith DeCandido

“The Maiden in the Ice” (Excerpt) by Angela Slatter

Asking for Forgiveness Instead of Permission: Ascension, “Night One” by Natalie Zutter

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 12 by Leigh Butler

How Do We Categorize The Nightmare Before Christmas? by Max Gladstone

Under the Radar: The Books That Pinged by Justin Landon, Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Constantine Gets Back In The Habit With “The Saint of Last Resorts” by Thom Dunn

Anime Year in Review: The Ten Best Shows of 2014 by Kelly Quinn

Morning Roundup: George R.R. Martin Gets in the Holiday Spirit With “12 Days of Westeros” by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Dec 15

All Your Giant Mecha Dreams Come True! The Legend of Korra, “Kuvira’s Gambit” by Mordicai Knode

End of the Line: Jeff VanderMeer and the Southern Reach Trilogy by Brian Slattery

Ancient Textbook Doodles Prove School Has Been Boring for Centuries by Stubby the Rocket

Follow Your Arrow: Valdemaran Public Health and Epidemiology by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Flying Hats and Marching Brooms: Once Upon a Time, “Heroes and Villains” by Mari Ness

Sony Hack Reveals Potential Plot Details About Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII and Episode IX by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 14 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Saga Press to Publish Kameron Hurley’s Standalone Space Opera The Stars Are Legion by Stubby the Rocket

The Just City (Excerpt) by Jo Walton

The Infinite Points of Interest in Alternate History by Jacopo della Quercia

Gandalf Is the Worst Boss Ever in This The Hobbit/The Office Mashup by Stubby the Rocket

Steven Erikson: On Compassion, Completing Malazan, and Looking Toward the Future by Tor.com

Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon by Ken Liu

Morning Roundup: Lego Wonder Woman Invisible Jet is the Ultimate Dad Joke by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Dec 12

Even If You Look Closely, You Still Won’t Believe This is a Silver Surfer Costume by Stubby the Rocket

Briar Queen (Excerpt) by Katherine Harbour

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Treachery, Faith, and the Great River” by Keith DeCandido

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “The Poison Trade” and “Being Chief” by Justin Landon

New Insurgent Trailer Pits Tris vs. Tris by Stubby the Rocket

On the Masterful Creepiness of Merricat: Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Angela Slatter

5 More Crossovers that Make as Much Sense as Jump Street/MIB by Ryan Britt

Could Jennifer Lawrence Join the All-Female Ghostbusters 3? by Stubby the Rocket

The Coode Street Podcast is Coming to Tor.com! by Tor.com

When My Wife Put Her Face in a Fireball for Epic Fantasy by Brian Staveley

Beta Testers Wanted to Break Our Website (Very Meticulously) by Tor.com

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: Part 9 by Kate Nepveu

Morning Roundup: Floating Candles are not just for Hogwarts Anymore! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Dec 11

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Character Names Revealed Through Trading Cards! by Stubby the Rocket

Mort(e) (Excerpt) by Robert Repino

It’s Yuletide and You Are Dying: Watch the Doctor Who Christmas Special Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

It’s the Social Security Numbers That Get You: Locked in Time by Mari Ness

Trailer for Song of the Sea, From the Same Team that Brought Us The Secret of Kells by Irene Gallo

5 Times Stephen Colbert Was Declared the Ultimate Fanboy by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 3 by Leigh Butler

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

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 21 by Alice Arneson

We Need Diverse Books Returns to BookCon for an SFF Panel! by Tor.com

Gaming Roundup: Uncharted 4 Makes the Leap to PS4 by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

Under the Radar: Things We Found During the Autopsy by Mahvesh Murad

A Pottermore Christmas by Niall Alexander

The Pure Joy of Flight is Yours: Sketches From Peter Sis’ Little Prince Biography by Tor.com

Morning Roundup: Merry Cthulhumas! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Dec 10

Sony Hack Ruins Potential Marvel Phase 3 Surprise by Stubby the Rocket

“Operation Beifong” Strikes Back on The Legend of Korra! by Mordicai Knode

A Bicycle Built For You, But Not You. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “What They Become” by Chris Lough

Rich and Strange: “No Vera There” by Dominica Phetteplace by Amal El-Mohtar

“Everybody’s Gone Out of Their Mind”: Watch the First Teaser Trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road by Stubby the Rocket

Pixar’s New Trailer for Inside Out Gives Us The Parents’ Perspective! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 6 and 7 by Judith Tarr

We’re Swooning Over Sam Weber’s New Cover Art for Dune! by Stubby the Rocket

Rising Waters: “The Doom That Came to Sarnath” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

We Need a Kink in Our Stories: BDSM Characters in Your Favorite Genre Fiction by Emily Asher-Perrin, Leah Schnelbach and Natalie Zutter

Rocket Talk Episode 37: Tina Connolly and Brad Beaulieu by Tor.com

What Happens When You Strip a Story of Its Morals and Purpose? Ridley Scott’s Exodus by Leah Schnelbach

Even More Standalone Fantasy Fiction! by Stubby the Rocket

The Weird World of Jeff VanderMeer by Cheryl Morgan

Rainbow Rowell’s Next Book Carry On is a Fangirl Spinoff Starring Simon Snow by Stubby the Rocket

Burnt Sugar by Lish McBride

Morning Roundup: Have We Found the New Bond Villain? by Stubby the Rocket

Teaser Trailer for BBC’s Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Dec 9

Is That the Eye of Sauron Floating Over Moscow? by Stubby the Rocket

Angels We Have Heard On High: Constantine “Blessed Are the Damned” by Thom Dunn

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

The Eleventh Doctor’s Legacy Was Loss and Failure by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 11 by Leigh Butler

Reimagining Homer: Christopher Logue’s War Music by Brian Staveley

Pixar’s Finding Dory Won’t Take Place Just in the Ocean by Stubby the Rocket

Short Fiction Spotlight: “Where the Trains Turn” by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen by Brit Mandelo

Syfy Joins the Superhero Prequel Game with Krypton by Stubby the Rocket

World Book Night is Back by Niall Alexander

The Rabbit Back Literature Society (Excerpt) by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen

Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2014 by Tor.com

Father Christmas: A Wonder Tale of the North by Charles Vess

Morning Roundup: Engage It So! …Wait, Is That Right? by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Dec 8

First Trailer for The Little Prince by Irene Gallo

Book of the Dead (Excerpt) by Greig Beck

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Marissa Meyer by Tor.com

Evil Is More Fun: Once Upon A Time, “Shattered Sight” by Mari Ness

Here’s What Batman Would Look Like as a Viking, Iron Man, and More by Stubby the Rocket

Follow Your Arrow: The North Trade Road by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

2014 Fiction Wrap-Up from Tor.com by Tor.com

Roberto Orci No Longer Directing Star Trek 3 by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 13 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

How Fast is the Millennium Falcon? A Thought Experiment. by Chris Lough

Tiamat’s Terrain: Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange by Alex Mangles

Tiamat’s Terrain: An Introduction by

Morning Roundup: If Loving Velociraptors is Wrong, Chris Pratt Doesn’t Want to Be Right by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Dec 5

Gaming Roundup: Is Telltale’s Game of Thrones As Good As The Walking Dead? by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Take Me Out to the Holosuite” by Keith DeCandido

The Mystery of Bao in a Drowning World: Fish Tails by Sheri S. Tepper by Emmi Itäranta

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “The Abode of Stones” and “Back to the Mud” by Justin Landon

The Globe (Excerpt) by Terry Pratchett

Ryan Reynolds to Play Deadpool Again by Stubby the Rocket

The Flash / Arrow Crossover Shows Us What We Might Expect from Batman vs Superman by Sam Riedel

Krysten Ritter is Marvel’s Jessica Jones! by Stubby the Rocket

Midnight in Karachi, Episode 1: Audrey Niffenegger by Mahvesh Murad

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for December by Tor.com

Benedict Cumberbatch Finally Officially Definitely Cast as Doctor Strange by Stubby the Rocket

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: Part 8 by Kate Nepveu

Morning Roundup: R2D2 Gets All the Hugs! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Dec 4

Lifetime to Air Damien TV Series Starring Merlin’s Bradley James by Stubby the Rocket

The Female Factory (Excerpt) by Lisa L Hannett and Angela Slatter

Syfy’s The Magicians Casts Quentin and Alice by Stubby the Rocket

Psychic Responsiblity: The Third Eye by Mari Ness

Sarah Connor is Not Messing Around in the First Terminator: Genisys Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Potential Spoiler Leak for Star Wars: The Force Awakens Reveals Awesome Details by Emily Asher-Perrin

A Russian Brown Bear is the Best Patronus! Our Pop Quiz Interview with Sergei Lukyanenko by Tor.com

Jeff VanderMeer Talks Ambiguity, the Wilderness, and the New Weird in His Reddit AMA by Stubby the Rocket

Spoiler Thread for A Read of Ice and Fire, Part 7! by Tor.com

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

Jon Hamm is a Sinister Cyrano de Bergerac in the Black Mirror Christmas Special Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 20 by Carl Engle-Laird

Bond 24’s Title and Cast Announced—Sherlock’s Moriarty to Play the Villain! by Stubby the Rocket

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

Visions of Mortality: Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood by Emily Nordling

If Then What When? by Niall Alexander

Morning Roundup: Burn the Cookies, and Boil the Nog, You Can’t Take the Holidays From Me! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Dec 3

Steampunk Events for December 2014 by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

The Blood of Angels (Excerpt) by Johanna Sinisalo

Watch 197 Movie Trailers From 2014 Mashed Up Into One Epic Video by Stubby the Rocket

Feelings and How to Destroy Them. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “…Ye Who Enter Here” by Chris Lough

Peter Pan’s “Greatest Pretend” is Heroism by Emily Asher-Perrin

NASA Hopes Its New Deep Space Capsule Orion Could Eventually Take Us to Mars by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 4 and 5 by Judith Tarr

Rich and Strange: “A Kiss With Teeth” by Max Gladstone by Amal El-Mohtar

Creepy Kids and Constantine: “Rage of Caliban” by Thom Dunn

Jared Leto, Will Smith, and the Rest of the Suicide Squad Cast Confirmed by Stubby the Rocket

Why We Shouldn’t Reboot ReBoot by Natalie Zutter

Skin in the Game by Sabrina Vourvoulias

Morning Roundup: Where Fashion and Archaeology Meet! by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Dec 2

Short Fiction Spotlight: The Sleeper and the Spindle by Niall Alexander

The Genome (Excerpt) by Sergei Lukyanenko

Reading Room: The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami by Niall Alexander

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

This Illuminated Copy of Tolkien’s Silmarillion is the Prettiest Thing You’ll See Today! by Stubby the Rocket

Family Traditions: “The Festival” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Stephen Hawking Thinks He Would Make a Great Bond Villain by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 10 by Leigh Butler

God said to Abraham, Kill Me a Son? Sleepy Hollow: “The Akeda” by Leah Schnelbach

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Warren Hammond by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: Still Talking About Books by Liz Bourke

The Goodreads Choice Awards Announce Their Best Books of 2014 by Tor.com

Naked Singularities and the Art of Science Writing: A Love Letter to Kip Thorne by Max Gladstone