February 2015

Fri Feb 27

Goodbye, Mr. Nimoy — What Spock Meant to One Geeky 12-Year-Old Girl by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: Seventh Season Overview by Keith R.A. DeCandido

In Praise of Twin Peaks‘ Sheriff Harry Truman by Alex Bledsoe

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Five Books That Are Also Labyrinths by Jedediah Berry

Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015 by Tor.com

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Orb Sceptre Throne, Chapter Five by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Take Back The Night: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night by Jake Hinkson

Announcing the 2014 Aurealis Awards Shortlist! by Tor.com

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Prelude by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Evil Eighties: The Nightrunners by Joe R. Lansdale by Will Errickson

Thu Feb 26

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fantasy, and Horror by Suzanne Johnson

Telepaths Versus Evil Computers: The Dream Catcher by Mari Ness

Five Books About Indelible Cityscapes by Daniel Polansky

The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapters 26 and 27 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 12 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 30 by Carl Engle-Laird

Rocket Talk Episode 45: Ferrett Steinmetz and Monica Byrne by Justin Landon

Introducing the Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Rich and Strange: “And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead” by Brooke Bolander by Amal El-Mohtar

Wed Feb 25

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for March by Suzanne Johnson

I Know My Value. Agent Carter: “Valediction” by Chris Lough

The Great Divide: Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller by Niall Alexander

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 27 and 28 by Judith Tarr

Tor Books Has Chosen the London In Which It Would Prefer to Live by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Orb Sceptre Throne, Chapter Four by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Rocket Talk Episode 44: James L. Sutter and Mordicai Knode by Justin Landon

Of Masks and Mary Sues: Kushiel’s Chosen, Part 1 by Theresa DeLucci and Natalie Zutter

Pull List: Sex Criminals by Alex Brown

The Hell of It by Peter Orullian

Tue Feb 24

Persona (Excerpt) by Genevieve Valentine

The Skin I’m In: Touch by Claire North by Niall Alexander

Gritty Power/Rangers Fan Film is a Wonderfully Dark Reboot by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “What You Leave Behind” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Time Flies, and So Do Heads! Sleepy Hollow: “Tempus Fugit” by Leah Schnelbach

Tor Books to Publish Pathfinder Tales Novels Based on Paizo’s Tabletop Games by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 19 by Leigh Butler

Harry Houdini Versus Cosmic Horror: “Under the Pyramids” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Gotham: Under “The Red Hood” by Thom Dunn

Fake Moustaches and Fabulous Coats: V.E. Schwab’s Pop Quiz Interview by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: WE WUZ PUSHED — Lee Mandelo on Joanna Russ and Radical Truth-Telling by Liz Bourke

The Coode Street Podcast Episode 221: Joe Abercrombie and Sean Williams by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

Mon Feb 23

Is This a “Lost” Sherlock Holmes Story by Arthur Conan Doyle? by Stubby the Rocket

The Horror Writers Association Has Announced the Ballot for the 2014 Bram Stoker Awards! by Tor.com

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Bad Blood: The Death House by Sarah Pinborough by Niall Alexander

Voyage of the Basilisk (Excerpt) by Marie Brennan

Check Out the Cover for the Song of Ice and Fire 2016 Calendar! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 23 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Mazel Tov! Jurassic London Celebrates Two New Anthologies by Niall Alexander

Cover Reveal for Brandon Sanderson’s Shadows of Self by Tor.com

The Last Herald Mage: All Vanyel, All The Time by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Oh No, She Didn’t: The Strong Female Character, Deconstructed by Ilana C. Myer

Five Books About Nonsense and Disorientation by Maria Tatar

Fri Feb 20

Rainbow Rowell Says Carry On Isn’t Fanfiction, It’s Canon by Stubby the Rocket

The Yellow Wood Wields an Intimate and Disturbing Wizardry by Alyx Dellamonica

Icefall (Excerpt) by Gillian Philip

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Too Many Knives” and “Best of Enemies” by Justin Landon

Read Tor.com’s 2014 Nebula-Nominated Fiction by Tor.com

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Orb Sceptre Throne, Chapter Three by Bill Capossere

Announcing the 2014 Nebula Awards Nominees! by Tor.com

Highlights from Kate Elliott’s Reddit AMA Include Unrestrained Romance, Secret Projects, and Chocolate Cake by Stubby the Rocket

Jason Momoa Looks Appropriately Badass as Aquaman by Stubby the Rocket

Evil Eighties: The Paperback Horrors of Lisa Tuttle by Grady Hendrix

Five Books About the Perils of Education by Ian MacLeod

Thu Feb 19

Dead Spots (Excerpt) by Rhiannon Frater

You Mean Computers in Spines Aren’t A Great Idea? Devil on my Back by Mari Ness

Rich and Strange: “Tiger Baby” by JY Yang by Amal El-Mohtar

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 11 by Leigh Butler

Doctor Who Season 9 Villain and Episode Titles Revealed by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 29 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi, Episode 7: Monica Byrne by Mahvesh Murad

The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapters 24 and 25 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Cover Reveal and Excerpt for The Black Cauldron 50th Anniversary Edition by Tor.com

The Pinocchio Factor by Jen Williams

Wed Feb 18

Subterranean Press Celebrates 20 Years with a Humble Bundle by Stubby the Rocket

The Devil’s Only Friend (Excerpt) by Dan Wells

Everyone Believes in Peggy Carter: Agent Carter, “Snafu” by Chris Lough

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Orb Sceptre Throne, Chapter Two by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 25 and 26 by Judith Tarr

A Humble Six-Season Outline For a Legend of Zelda Netflix Series by Chris Lough

Rocket Talk Episode 43: Daniel Polansky by Stubby the Rocket

That Which Yields is Not Always Weak: Kushiel’s Dart, Part 2 by Theresa DeLucci and Natalie Zutter

Schrödinger’s Gun by Ray Wood

Tue Feb 17

Introducing the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog by Stubby the Rocket

The Killing Joke: Gotham, “The Blind Fortune Teller” by Thom Dunn

Oh, Slippery Slipstream: Is “Slipstream” a Trendy Buzzword or Bonafide Revolution? by Ryan Britt

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Dogs of War” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Where We’re Going, We Won’t Need Roads. Sleepy Hollow: “Awakening” by Leah Schnelbach

You Always Got to Wait: Constantine “Waiting for the Man” by Thom Dunn

Game of Thrones Season 5 Will Be “Even Bloodier” than the Books by Stubby the Rocket

Coming Soon to A Small, Angry Planet Near You by Niall Alexander

Revolting Yet Personable: “Cool Air” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 22 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Moorcock Gets Meta by Niall Alexander

The Mummy was the Indiana Jones Successor that We Deserved by Emmet Asher-Perrin

V.E. Schwab is Going on a Whirlwind Tour of the Digital Londons! by Tor.com

Harrison Squared (Excerpt) by Daryl Gregory

Mon Feb 16

It’s Not Squamous. The 10 Words H.P. Lovecraft Used Most Often by Ruth X

Follow Your Arrow: Songs of Valdemar by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Discover 10 Classical Elements That Sci-Fi/Fantasy is Built Upon by Liz Bourke

Spoons, Hammers, and Mighty Pogo Sticks! Favorite Superhero Parodies by Leah Schnelbach

The Map is Not the Territory: Something Coming Through by Paul McAuley by Niall Alexander

Sun Feb 15

British Fiction Hitlist: Late February New Releases by Niall Alexander

Fri Feb 13

Baymax Wants You to Be His Valentine by Stubby the Rocket

“Ghosts Are Real”: Watch the First Crimson Peak Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

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

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Beloved of the Moon” and “Flowers and Plaudits” by Justin Landon

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Orb Sceptre Throne, Chapter One by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Check Out Guy Ritchie’s Adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.! by Stubby the Rocket

Pull List: Black History Month by Alex Brown

Evil Eighties: The Paperback Horrors of John Farris by Will Errickson

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: The Ladies of Grace Adieu, Part 2 by Kate Nepveu

Announcing The Kitschies’ 2014 Shortlists! by Tor.com

Thu Feb 12

An Increasing Hatred of Science: Space Trap by Mari Ness

The Doll Collection by Ellen Datlow

“It is gross. It is amazing.”: Our Pop Quiz Interview with Laura van den Berg by Tor.com

Love and Cruelty: Kushiel’s Dart, Part 1 by Theresa DeLucci and Natalie Zutter

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 10 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 28 by Carl Engle-Laird

Down to Down Station by Niall Alexander

Rich and Strange: “In Loco Parentis” by Andrea Phillips by Amal El-Mohtar

SFF Sexier Than Fifty Shades of Grey by Leah Schnelbach and Natalie Zutter

The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapter 23 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Fantasy Armies You Don’t Want To Sign Up For by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Announcing Tor.com’s Inaugural Novella List by Carl Engle-Laird

Wed Feb 11

Under the Radar: Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean by Mahvesh Murad

I Believe in Peggy Carter. Agent Carter: “A Sin to Err” by Chris Lough

Selkie Stories: From Sea Songs to Tragic Romances! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 23 and 24 by Judith Tarr

Ian McDonald’s New Moon by Niall Alexander

There’s Nothing to Fear But a Terrible Episode of Gotham: “The Scarecrow” by Thom Dunn

The Tallest Doll in New York City by Maria Dahvana Headley

When Originality Isn’t So Original: The Matrix, Jupiter Ascending, and the Wachowski Conundrum by Ryan Britt

Acrobatic Duality by Tamara Vardomskaya

Tue Feb 10

Something Oddly Elegiac: Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia by Liz Bourke

Bones & All (Excerpt) by Camille DeAngelis

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Tacking Into the Wind” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Angels We Have Heard Get High: Constantine “Angels and Ministers of Grace” by Thom Dunn

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 18 by Leigh Butler

Let’s Rewrite the Declaration of Independence! Sleepy Hollow: “What Lies Beneath” by Leah Schnelbach

The Coode Street Podcast Episode 220: William Gibson, Eileen Gunn, and Chris Brown by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

Shriveling of Old Fears: “The Strange High House in the Mist” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Genre Fiction Honored by the Alex and Stonewall Book Awards and the RUSA Reading List by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: Introspection Is Probably Bad For Me, But Anyway… by Liz Bourke

Happy Haunting! Leanna Renee Hieber Takes Our Pop Quiz Interview by Tor.com

Spider-Man is Officially Joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Stubby the Rocket

The King That Might Have Returned: Five Actors Who Almost Played Aragorn in Lord of the Rings by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Mon Feb 9

Closing Up Shop: Cherry Bomb by Kathleen Tierney by Lee Mandelo

Pop Quiz with Victoria Aveyard by Tor.com

Robert Jordan’s Estate Does Not Approve of the Wheel of Time “Pilot” by Tor.com

Let Me Tell Y’all A Little Bit About the Mohists… by Max Gladstone

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 21 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Jupiter Ascending is a High-Concept Sci-Fi Explosion (And This is a Good Thing!) by Leah Schnelbach

The Walking Dead, S5 E9: “What Happened and What’s Going On” by Alex Brown

Aurora Australis: Looking Back, Looking Forward by Alexandra Pierce

Introducing Aurora Australis by Alexandra Pierce

Follow Your Arrow: Love and War by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Fri Feb 6

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “When It Rains…” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Gene Luen Yang to Write DC Comics’ Superman by Stubby the Rocket

The Violent Century (Excerpt) by Lavie Tidhar

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Bad Debts” and “A Ragged Multitude” by Justin Landon

Announcing Jason Denzel’s Mystic Trilogy, Coming Soon from Tor Books! by Tor.com

Keeping the Underwear Clean: The Art of Formal Constraint by Brian Staveley

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: The Ladies of Grace Adieu, Part 1 by Kate Nepveu

Thu Feb 5

Exploiting Regression: The Isis Pedlar by Mari Ness

Ambiguous Vampirism: The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich by Laura van den Berg

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 9 by Leigh Butler

Original Song of Ice and Fire Outline is a “What If” Version of the Actual Books by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 27 by Alice Arneson

Ian McKellen’s 93-Year-Old Sherlock Holmes Can’t Deduce Like He Used to in Mr. Holmes Clip by Stubby the Rocket

Madness in Solidar (Excerpt) by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Midnight in Karachi, Episode 6: Robert Sharp by Mahvesh Murad

The Harry Potter Reread: The Goblet of Fire, Chapters 21 and 22 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

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

Wed Feb 4

Memorylost: The Chimes by Anna Smaill by Niall Alexander

Short Fiction Spotlight: Apex #68 by Lee Mandelo

The Danger in Underestimating the Women Around You. Agent Carter: “The Iron Ceiling” by Chris Lough

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

Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Star Scroll, Chapters 21 and 22 by Judith Tarr

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Orb Sceptre Throne, Prologue by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Why Do Reboots Cause Such Mass Hysteria? by Leah Schnelbach

SFWA Now Offers Membership to Self-Published and Small Press Authors by Stubby the Rocket

Rocket Talk Episode 42: Elizabeth Bear by Stubby the Rocket

Netflix’s First Daredevil Trailer Brings the Grit and a Little Bit of Cheese by Stubby the Rocket

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

German Government Using a Battlestar Galactica LARP to Train Future Diplomats by Stubby the Rocket

The Language of Knives by Haralambi Markov

Tue Feb 3

Gotham Itself: “The Fearsome Dr. Crane” by Thom Dunn

The Winner’s Crime (Excerpt) by Marie Rutkoski

This One Summer is the First Graphic Novel to Receive the Caldecott Honor by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Changing Face of Evil” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Scott McCloud Gets an Entourage of Dancing Bears for Our Pop Quiz Interview by Tor.com

The Look of The Book of Phoenix by Niall Alexander

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 17 by Leigh Butler

Plot Twist Theater! Sleepy Hollow: “Spellcaster” by Leah Schnelbach

How Star Wars Helped Me Finish My First Epic Fantasy Trilogy by Brian McClellan

Sleeps With Monsters: “She’d Die Like Joan of Arc First, and Spit Blood on You Through a Smile” by Liz Bourke

Creating Headcanons: Everyone Does It by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Should Fictions be Safe Places: Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman by Mahvesh Murad

Where the Black Planets Roll: “The Haunter of the Dark” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

The Human Engineer by Jessica Brody

Mon Feb 2

Bill Murray Makes Any Science Fiction Film Better by Stubby the Rocket

Well Met, Worshipers of Odin! Iceland is Building the First New Norse Temple Since Viking Times! by Stubby the Rocket

Everything I Needed to Know about Writing Monster Horror I Learned from Alien by Courtney Alameda

Daughter of Gods and Shadows (Excerpt) by Jayde Brooks

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Servant of the Empire, Part 20 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Ritchie Returns: Constantine “A Whole World Out There” Recap by Thom Dunn

Follow Your Arrow: Elspeth Takes Control by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

New Jurassic World Trailer Reveals the Truth About Chris Pratt’s Velociraptor Biker Gang by Stubby the Rocket

Putting the I in Speculative: Looking at U.S. Latino/a Writers and Stories by Sabrina Vourvoulias

Groundhog Day Succeeds by Breaking the Rules of Every Genre by Leah Schnelbach

Sun Feb 1

British Fiction Hitlist: Early February New Releases by Niall Alexander

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

The 2014 Locus Recommended Reading List by Tor.com