January 2015

Fri Jan 30

“I’m Going to Break the Wheel”: Watch the Game of Thrones Season 5 Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

Maisie Williams Would Fight 100 Duck-Sized Sandor Cleganes: Highlights From Her Reddit AMA by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Strange Bedfellows” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Death and Life in a Great American City: City of Savages by Lee Kelly by Liz Bourke

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Honesty” and “Ghosts” by Justin Landon

Dream Dates: Kelly Link’s Get in Trouble by Sarah McCarry

Scott Westerfeld’s New Trilogy Will Turn Teen Zeroes Into Superheroes by Stubby the Rocket

Song of the Shennachie: The Visitors by Simon Sylvester by Niall Alexander

Regarding the Relevance of Rushdie by Niall Alexander

“The Great Speck” (Excerpt) by Terry Pratchett

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: Part 14 by Kate Nepveu

Thu Jan 29

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Paranormal/Urban Fantasy and Horror by Suzanne Johnson

The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapters 19 and 20 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Rejecting Technology for Taboo: The Guardian of Isis by Mari Ness

The Terminator: Genisys Super Bowl Trailer Flips School Buses and Pits Arnold vs. Arnold by Stubby the Rocket

Dark Intelligence (Excerpt) by Neal Asher

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 8 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 26 by Carl Engle-Laird

Making Art in a Tilting City: The Sculptor by Scott McCloud by Em Nordling

Tor.com is Seeking a Marketing and Publicity Manager by Tor.com

Midnight in Karachi, Episode 5: “The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family” by Usman T. Malik by Mahvesh Murad

That Was Awesome: The Power of Voice in The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Beth Cato

The Shortlist for the First Annual James Herbert Award for Horror Writing by Tor.com

Wed Jan 28

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for February by Suzanne Johnson

Half of a War God: Gemini Cell by Myke Cole by Stefan Raets

Medieval Scribe: “Oh My God, I’m So Hungover” by Stubby the Rocket

Why is Howard Stark’s Moustache So Sad? Agent Carter: “The Blitzkrieg Button” by Chris Lough

Sewing Machine Battles: Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear by Lee Mandelo

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 19 and 20 by Judith Tarr

Pull List: Nimona by Alex Brown

Covering Crashing Heaven by Niall Alexander

Rocket Talk Episode 41: Myke Cole by Stubby the Rocket

Heists and Capers Redux! by Stubby the Rocket

Joint US and UK Cover Reveal for The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Tor.com

The Sound of Useless Wings by Cecil Castellucci

Tue Jan 27

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

The Sculptor (Comic Excerpt) by Scott McCloud

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “‘Til Death Do Us Part” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Surgically Removing The Onions: Gotham “Welcome Back, Jim Gordon” by Thom Dunn

Don’t Stop Believin’! Sleepy Hollow: “Kali Yuga” by Leah Schnelbach

Tor.com is Seeking an Associate Art Director by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 16 by Leigh Butler

The Most Brutal and Most Beautiful Snow Planets from Sci-Fi and Fantasy by Stubby the Rocket

Haunted Winds and Ageless Glass: “The Nameless City” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Sleeps With Monsters: Competence is Important in Dragon Age: Inquisition by Liz Bourke

“With Every New Risk, There Are Consequences”: Watch the Fantastic Four Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Bone Up on Your Old English Phrases for Our Pop Quiz with Samantha Shannon by Tor.com

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Scarecrow by Alyssa Wong

Mon Jan 26

Classical Antiquity and Western Identity in Battlestar Galactica by Vince Tomasso

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 19 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 18 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Catherynne M. Valente Wants You to Revisit The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While by Stubby the Rocket

At Last! The Secret Origins of Chas are Revealed in Constantine: “Quid Pro Quo” by Thom Dunn

Follow Your Arrow: When Orthallen Plans Your Vacation by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Marvel Casts David Tennant as Villain Kilgrave on A.K.A. Jessica Jones by Stubby the Rocket

Pirates, Poisoning and Still More Singing: Galavant Wraps Its First Season by Mari Ness

Emma Watson Will Play Belle in Disney’s Live-Action Beauty and the Beast by Stubby the Rocket

Rocket Talk Episode 40: Amal El-Mohtar and Natalie Luhrs by Stubby the Rocket

Five Books About Deeply-Flawed, Despicable People by Myke Cole

This is Why Obi-Wan Lied to Luke Skywalker About His Father by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fri Jan 23

Elon Musk Names SpaceX Drone Ships in Honor of Iain M. Banks by Stubby the Rocket

A Vision of the Future-Past: Cobra Outlaw by Timothy Zahn by Liz Bourke

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Penumbra” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Shadow (Excerpt) by Will Elliott

James Gunn Does a Live GotG Commentary; Crushes Our Dreams by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Feeding Time” and “So Much in Common” by Justin Landon

Michael Moorcock Talks “Experimenting” with The Whispering Swarm and the Appeal of the Multiverse by Stubby the Rocket

Seveneves of Neal Stephenson by Niall Alexander

11 Winter’s Tales For Your Chilly Reading Needs! by Stubby the Rocket

X-Men: Apocalypse Casts Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, Plus Storm and Cyclops by Stubby the Rocket

Winter 2015 Anime Preview: Season of Sequels by Kelly Quinn Chiu

Pan Macmillan Acquires Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter by Tor.com

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: Part 13 by Kate Nepveu

Thu Jan 22

Delicate and Sincere: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black by Lee Mandelo

Comfortingly Local: Carousel Seas by Sharon Lee by Liz Bourke

CBS Casts Melissa Benoist as Its Supergirl by Stubby the Rocket

A Question of Humanity: Keeper of the Isis Light by Mari Ness

The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapters 17 and 18 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 7 by Leigh Butler

J. Michael Straczynski Will Adapt Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars for Spike TV by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 25 by Alice Arneson

Weird Magic: Pacific Fire by Greg van Eekhout by Liz Bourke

Simon Pegg to Co-Write Star Trek 3 by Stubby the Rocket

Midnight in Karachi, Episode 4: Adam Roberts by Mahvesh Murad

Tor.com’s Hugo and Nebula-Eligible Fiction from 2014 by Tor.com

Tiamat’s Terrain: Comics that Traverse the World by Alex Mangles

Wed Jan 21

Don’t Touch That Dial: Midseason SFF by Alex Brown

The Apex Book of World SF 4, Edited by Mahvesh Murad, Coming in 2015 by Stubby the Rocket

This 4-Hour The Hobbit Recut Focuses on Bilbo Baggins, Like It Should Have All Along by Stubby the Rocket

Supernatural: Dark and Monstrous by Alex Brown

A Darker Shade of Magic (Excerpt) by V.E. Schwab

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 17 and 18 by Judith Tarr

Sleeps With Monsters: Agent Carter, I Think I’m in Love by Liz Bourke

Marvel Comics is Destroying the Marvel Universe With Secret Wars by Stubby the Rocket

This Joss Whedon Shared Universe Theory Actually Makes a Lot of Sense by Stubby the Rocket

The Illogic of Fairy Tales by Genevieve Cogman

Creatureville: The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen by Niall Alexander

Damage by David D. Levine

The Witcher Will Be Back by Niall Alexander

Tue Jan 20

Daniel José Older’s Bone Street Rumba Series Optioned for TV/Film by Stubby the Rocket

Do That Pazuzu That You Do So Well: Constantine, “The Saint of Last Resorts” (Part 2) by Thom Dunn

Short Fiction Spotlight: Uncanny #2, “Folding Beijing” by Hao Jingfang by Lee Mandelo

Always Wear Your Rubbers: Gotham, “What The Little Bird Told Him” by Thom Dunn

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Fox Signs Director Mark Mylod for Minority Report Pilot by Stubby the Rocket

We Paint A Happy Little Serial Killer in Sleepy Hollow: “Pittura Infamante” by Leah Schnelbach

Day Four Follows The Three by Niall Alexander

“A Day in the Life” Documentary Will Show How Your Game of Thrones Sausage Gets Made by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 15 by Leigh Butler

Tor.com is on Hiatus From Short Fiction Submissions From February Through April by Tor.com

Reopening the Time Loop: 12 Monkeys by Thom Dunn

Alastair Reynolds Roundup by Niall Alexander

Sleeps With Monsters: One Book Leads to Another (and Another…) by Liz Bourke

Dangerous Neighbors: “The Cats of Ulthar” and “The Other Gods” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Mon Jan 19

Eight Books From the Last Decade that Made Me Excited About Fantasy by Jo Walton

Beyond Redemption Excerpt and Cover Reveal by Michael R. Fletcher

Eight Books From the Last Decade that Made Me Excited About SF by Jo Walton

Follow Your Arrow: Orthallen by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Filling the Westeros Gap With Tudor England by Karin L Kross

Sun Jan 18

British Fiction Hitlist: Late January New Releases by Niall Alexander

Fri Jan 16

Fortune’s Blight (Excerpt) by Evie Manieri

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The 2015 Hugo Award Nominations Are Now Open! by Tor.com

Cool LEGO Lenticular Mosaics Turn Heroes Into Villains by Stubby the Rocket

The Language of Spellwork in Harry Potter — J.K. Rowling’s Incantations Hold Surprising Linguistic Depth by Stubby the Rocket

Five Books in Which Giant Insects Ruin Everyone’s Day by Eric Smith

Brandon Sanderson’s Firefight Hits #1 on the New York Times YA Bestseller List by Stubby the Rocket

Birdman is Actually Just a Muppet Movie by Max Gladstone

Great British Bestsellers by Niall Alexander

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: Part 12 by Kate Nepveu

Thu Jan 15

Three Moments and Uprooted Cover Art by Niall Alexander

Annalee Newitz to Institute Future Initiative at Gizmodo, Charlie Jane Anders Taking Over io9 by Stubby the Rocket

Roc Books Acquires Aliette de Bodard’s The House of Shattered Wings by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Stephanie Diaz by Tor.com

It’s Not Always Easy on the Moon: Earthdark by Mari Ness

“Game of Thrones In Space”: Watch the Trailer for James S. A. Corey’s The Expanse by Stubby the Rocket

If Science Fiction Can’t Be the Enemy, Then Your Movie Doesn’t Deserve Recognition? On the Interstellar Oscars Snub by Ryan Britt

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 6 by Leigh Butler

Back to Hell with Clive Barker by Niall Alexander

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 24 by Carl Engle-Laird

The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapters 15 and 16 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Birdman and Science Biopics Lead the 2015 Oscar Nominations, But The Lego Movie Got Snubbed by Stubby the Rocket

Finn Fancy Necromancy (Excerpt) by Randy Henderson

What Are Your Favorite Non-Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Shows? by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Jan 14

Jonathan Strahan Reveals the ToC of The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Vol 9 by Irene Gallo

The Glass Arrow (Excerpt) by Kristen Simmons

Earn Loyalty and Live. Agent Carter: “Time and Tide” by Chris Lough

Idris Elba Will Bring Demon-Fighting Edgar Allan Poe to the Big Screen by Stubby the Rocket

Warm Glowing Warming Glow: Midseason 2015 TV by Alex Brown

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 15 and 16 by Judith Tarr

Charles Coleman Finlay Named Editor of F&SF by Stubby the Rocket

Cold Season, Cold Silence by Niall Alexander

Here’s What the Characters From California Bones Look Like Before They Start Eating Each Other by Greg van Eekhout

David Mitchell Reprises “The Right Sort” by Niall Alexander

James Cameron Delays Avatar Sequels to 2017 by Stubby the Rocket

Ark Leads the Robot Reboot by Niall Alexander

Rocket Talk Episode 39: Brian Staveley by Stubby the Rocket

Memoir as Fantasy: Michael Moorcock’s The Whispering Swarm by Karin L Kross

And the Burned Moths Remain by Benjanun Sriduangkaew

Tue Jan 13

Create the Best Dungeons & Dragons Campaign with the “Who the F*ck Is My D&D Character?” Generator by Stubby the Rocket

The Eterna Files (Excerpt) by Leanna Renee Hieber

Great Fanfic Pairing, or Greatest Fanfic Pairing? Oisín McGann Takes Our Pop Quiz! by Tor.com

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Chimera” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Yahoo! Announces Community Season 6 Premiere Date by Stubby the Rocket

Getting Excited About Comics Again: Image Expo 2015 by Alex Brown

A New Look for Peter Higgins’ Wolfhound Books by Niall Alexander

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 14 by Leigh Butler

The Last Abbot of Ashk’lan by Brian Staveley

Frail Nerves Indeed: “The Statement of Randolph Carter” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Sleeps With Monsters: I Want More of Everything I Like by Liz Bourke

Samuel Delany Pukes on a Baby: Authors Can Be Art, Too! by Leah Schnelbach

Mon Jan 12

Tear You Apart from the Inside: Watch the New Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Rocket Talk Episode 38: Mallory O’Meara and Jayson Utz by Stubby the Rocket

CBS’ Supergirl Will Be a Crime Procedural Crossed With “A Female Empowerment Story” by Stubby the Rocket

“With Luck We Shall Make It, and Without Luck We Shall Not” — The Left Hand of Darkness by Robert Repino

Authors’ Favorite YA Books Include The Westing Game and Choose Your Own Adventure by Stubby the Rocket

Follow Your Arrow: Arrow’s Fall by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Altogether Elsewhere; or Enough About the F**king Feast Already by Brian Staveley

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 17 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Karen Memory (Excerpt) by Elizabeth Bear

The iZombie Trailer Looks Like an Undead Veronica Mars by Stubby the Rocket

Whatever Will Be Will Be: Predestination and The Time Travel Movie by Jake Hinkson

The Best Sci-Fi Adventure You Didn’t Read in 2014 — Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye by Lindsay Ellis

Fri Jan 9

George R. R. Martin Dance With Dragons Manuscript Potentially Reveals Big Spoiler by Stubby the Rocket

These Groovy Retro Marvel Variant Covers Pull from All Corners of Pop Culture by Stubby the Rocket

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

New Chappie Trailer Reveals Chappie’s Evil RoboCop Counterparts by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Field of Fire” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Uprooted (Excerpt) by Naomi Novik

ITV’s Jekyll & Hyde TV Series Will Have Sci-Fi, Spy, and Superhero Themes by Stubby the Rocket

You’ve Been Targeted By WHAT Kind of God? The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Nick Lake by Tor.com

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has Written a Mycroft Holmes Mystery! by Stubby the Rocket

Red Equinox (Excerpt) by Douglas Wynne

A Wicked Movie Could Come As Soon As 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

You Are Never Coming Home. Holly Black Traps Readers in The Darkest Part of the Forest by Tor.com

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: Part 11 by Kate Nepveu

Game of Thrones Season 5 Premiere Date Announced! by Stubby the Rocket

If You’re Going to Blow Up a Planet, It Should Stay Destroyed by Natalie Zutter

Thu Jan 8

The LEGO Movie 2 Will Be Meta, But Not About Its Sequel-Ness by Stubby the Rocket

The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapters 13 and 14 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

From One Problem Colony to Another: Crisis on Conshelf Ten by Mari Ness

Viola Davis is Prepping to Play Suicide Squad’s Amanda Waller by Stubby the Rocket

Midnight in Karachi, Episode 3: Megan Abbott by Mahvesh Murad

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 5 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 23 by Alice Arneson

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

All Tim Burton Movies Occur in the Same Universe by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Cover Reveal for Adam Christopher’s Made to Kill by Irene Gallo

Fifty-Three Years On: Would A Wrinkle in Time Make the Grade Today? by David Cranmer

Wed Jan 7

Can We Talk About How Great Agent Carter Was? by Chris Lough

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Roger Ma by Tor.com

Three Ekphrastic Dialogues; or, No Dual Wielding Until Book Three by Brian Staveley

Get Ready to Binge-Watch Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil on April 10 by Stubby the Rocket

This Awakening World: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel by Niall Alexander

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Emperor’s New Cloak” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Med Students Learn Why You Don’t Bring People Back from the Dead in The Lazarus Effect Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Rich and Strange: “The Boatman’s Cure” by Sonya Taaffe by Amal El-Mohtar

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapter 14 by Judith Tarr

A Priest, a Nun and a Texas Ranger Walk into a Haunted Hotel: Cherie Priest’s Jacaranda by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Inside a Silver Box (Excerpt) by Walter Mosley

Orange is the New Gotham: “Rogues Gallery” by Thom Dunn

The Wheel of Time Companion Arrives in 2015 by Tor.com

A Beautiful Accident by Peter Orullian

Tue Jan 6

Check Out Marvel’s Ant-Man Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

A Ghost Roams in Brooklyn: Daniel José Older’s Half-Resurrection Blues by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Three (Excerpt) by Kristen Simmons

Short Fiction Spotlight: Clarkesworld #100 by Lee Mandelo

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Robin McKinley by Tor.com

Lonely Feasts: “The Outsider” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Scarlett Johansson to Star in Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Movie by Stubby the Rocket

Brian Staveley Gives us the Final Riddle in The Last Abbot Scavenger Hunt! by Stubby the Rocket

Better to Reign in Sleepy Hollow Than Serve in Heaven. Sleepy Hollow: “Paradise Lost” by Leah Schnelbach

New Tor.com Original Fiction in January and February by Tor.com

Journeys, Desolations, and Battles: Jackson’s Trifold Hobbit in Review by Jeff LaSala

The Gambit Movie Gets a 2016 Release Date by Stubby the Rocket

Sleeps With Monsters: Books to Look Forward to in the First Half of 2015 by Liz Bourke

We Believe in Andy Dwyer in This Jurassic Parks and Rec Mashup by Stubby the Rocket

Ghosts of the Insane Dead by Marcus Sedgwick

Primal Scream: Monkey Wars by Richard Kurti by Niall Alexander

Some of the Best from Tor.com 2014 is Free to Download Now! by Tor.com

Kia and Gio by Daniel José Older

Mon Jan 5

Messenger as Metaphor: The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord by Niall Alexander

Pacific Fire (Excerpt) by Greg van Eekhout

Snoopy Chases the Red Baron Through Paris in the First Full-Length Peanuts Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Follow Your Arrow: Out of the Woods by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Silly Singing and 80s Style Medieval Training Montages: Galavant by Mari Ness

Here Be Lions: Golden Son by Pierce Brown by Niall Alexander

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 16 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Benedict Cumberbatch Will Spend Part of Doctor Strange in the Astral Plane by Stubby the Rocket

Philosophilia: The Just City by Jo Walton by Niall Alexander

Tangled, Brave, and Frozen All Made the Same Critical Mistake by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Intarra’s Tears: The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley by Niall Alexander

Most Citizens of the Star Wars Galaxy are Probably Totally Illiterate by Ryan Britt

Sun Jan 4

Ten Fossil Mammals as Awesome as Any Dinosaur by Brian Switek

Why Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Beats All Other Indy Films by Emmet Asher-Perrin

British Fiction Hitlist: Early January New Releases by Niall Alexander

Sat Jan 3

Announcing the Firefight Brandon Sanderson Book Tour by Irene Gallo

Ever Played the Jack Dann Game With Your Book Collection? by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Jan 2

Tattoos Speak Louder Than Words: SFF Characters with Ink by Leah Schnelbach

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Prodigal Daughter” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Story of a Victorian Group Who Tried to Travel to Space Using Supernatural Powers by Felix Gilman

What Really Happened in Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time by Faith Erin Hicks

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Bastards with Fancy Accents by Bridget McGovern

Thu Jan 1

Extending the Political Satire of Gulliver’s Travels: Mistress Masham’s Repose by Mari Ness

Feral Ewoks and Other Disturbing Things That Star Wars Slides Right By Us by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Read the First Seven Chapters of The Providence of Fire on Tor.com by Tor.com

Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Paranormal/Urban Fantasy and Horror by Suzanne Johnson

Of Great Bastards, Lightning Lords, Blackfish, and Onion Knights: Why Game of Thrones Nicknames Are the Best by Bridget McGovern