May 2015

Fri May 29

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Sweet Victory” and “Rude Awakenings” by Justin Landon

The Stargate Rewatch: SG-1 Season Eight by Keith DeCandido

Enroll in the Princess Academy That Never Existed by Stubby the Rocket

Tanith Lee — A Brief Retrospective by Brit Mandelo

A History of Feminist Speculative Fiction: Sisters of the Revolution by Mahvesh Murad

Rocket Talk Episode 55: Aidan Moher by Justin Landon

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Chapters 21 and 22 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Debut Tor Authors Play “Would You Rather: SFF Edition” by Natalie Zutter

This is The Joker’s Weirdest Origin Story Yet! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu May 28

The Harry Potter Reread: The Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 13 and 14 by Emily Asher-Perrin

Please Won’t You Be My Huge Green Rage Neighbor by Stubby the Rocket

Imagination and Wish Fulfillment in Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story by Margaret Fortune

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 22 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 40 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 14: Sarah Lotz by Mahvesh Murad

The SFF Book Covers You Remember Most Vividly by Stubby the Rocket

What the Devil? Announcing a second Tor.com novella from K.J. Parker by Lee Harris

A Pair of Magical Shoes: Variations on “Cinderella” by Mari Ness

Godzilla Is a Big Responsibility! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed May 27

Metal Music for Five Fantasy Writers and Their Worlds by Peter Orullian

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Miri” by Keith DeCandido

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: “How is Lady Pole?” by Emily Asher-Perrin

This Princess Can Defend Any Castle by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Melanie Rawn: Sunrunner’s Fire, Chapters 19 and 20 by Judith Tarr

George Miller’s Justice League Would Have Changed Superhero Movies Drastically by Natalie Zutter and Chris Lough

The Coode Street Podcast Episode 235: Elizabeth Hand by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

Read Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism Book 1 in Its Entirety by Tor.com

The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Chapter 2 by Seth Dickinson

Zapped by Sherwood Smith

This Can’t Possibly Be Proper by Stubby the Rocket

Harlan Ellison Taught Me How to Be Interesting by Ryan Britt

Tue May 26

Short Fiction Spotlight: Spring Smorgasbord by Brit Mandelo

Five Books About Kickass Moms by Aidan Moher

By the Sword: The Ride by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Here’s Margaret Atwood’s Book We’ll Never Get to Read by Stubby the Rocket

What Is The Frequency of Hope? Tomorrowland Never Quite Tells Us by Leah Schnelbach

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

Lovecraftian Dream Logic: “The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath,” Part 1 by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Sleeps With Monsters: Mad Max: Fury Road by Liz Bourke

Tanith Lee, 1947-2015 by Tor.com

The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Chapter 1 by Seth Dickinson

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 7: “The Gift” by Theresa DeLucci

Message Fiction: Power Rivalries and Interstellar Cold Wars by The G

So Glad She Stopped Playing Tennis! Why Sally Ride Still Amazes Us by Tor.com

Mon May 25

These Are the Best Gryphons You Will Ever See. Ever. by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 11 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Sun May 24

Tor Books Announces a Decade of John Scalzi by Tor.com

Sat May 23

Announcing the Spectrum 22: The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art Award Recipients by Irene Gallo

Fri May 22

Their Love is Real: R2-D2 Avenges His Counterpart in Epic Photoshoot by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek Redshirt Garden Gnome Reveals the Dangers of Your Garden by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “The Seventh Day” and “Too Many Masters” by Justin Landon

Dead in the Water: Day Four by Sarah Lotz by Niall Alexander

Mapping An Ember in the Ashes by Jonathan Roberts

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Chapters 19 and 20 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 50 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

The Professor X/Magneto Chess Match Just Got Meta by Stubby the Rocket

Thu May 21

The Harry Potter Reread: The Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 11 and 12 by Emily Asher-Perrin

What are Neville Longbottom’s Abs Hiding? by Stubby the Rocket

Rocket Talk Episode 54: Uprooted by Justin Landon

Failed Expectations: Supernatural Season 10 by Alex Brown

The Penfield Mood Organ in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Chris Beckett

What Are the Zoning Ordinances for Starships? by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 21 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 39 by Alice Arneson

Kenstibec is Back by Niall Alexander

Midnight in Karachi Episode 13: Nnedi Okorafor by Mahvesh Murad

Tor.com Redesign Bug Fix Update by Tor.com

30 Years Later, Real Genius is Still the Geek Solidarity Film That Nerd Culture Deserves by Emily Asher-Perrin

Disney’s Post-War Constraints: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad by Mari Ness

You Shall Not PURRRRRR by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 49 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Wed May 20

New SFWA Board Announced by Stubby the Rocket

Bill Nye’s Spacecraft Has Launched Successfully and Wait How Did We Get Here? by Chris Lough

The First Season of CW’s The Flash Was a Massive Pop-Paradox by Ryan Britt

SFF Book Covers That Made You Pick Up the Book by Stubby the Rocket

Obi-Wan Really Should Get His Story Straight by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Melanie Rawn: Sunrunner’s Fire, Chapter 18 by Judith Tarr

Once “The Mountain” Takes Your Book, It’s Not Coming Back by Stubby the Rocket

Updraft by Fran Wilde

“Unbreakable Imperator Furiosa” is a Weirdly Perfect Mashup by Stubby the Rocket

We All Agree that Mad Max: Fury Road is Great. Here’s Why It’s Also Important. by Leah Schnelbach

Aliette de Bodard Nukes Notre-Dame by Niall Alexander

FSG Acquires Jeff VanderMeer’s New Novel Borne by Stubby the Rocket

A New Reality: The Optimism of Zen Cho by Naomi Novik

“Strike up a Lucifer” — Announcing Novellas from Andy Remic and Tim Lebbon by Lee Harris

Ginga by Daniel José Older

Be Your Own Walking Carpet! by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 48 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Tue May 19

Bad Blood by Niall Alexander

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: “The Friends of English Magic” by Emily Asher-Perrin

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Dagger of the Mind” by Keith DeCandido

We Are Not Things! We Are Cats! by Stubby the Rocket

5 Aspects of Science Fiction That Are Far From Childish by Ryan Britt

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

Epic Cosmic Vistas and Scary Houses — Impressions So Far in the Lovecraft Reread by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

This Just In — Books Are Still Awesome by Liz Bourke

“A Thing Within a Thing” — Redesigning Dune by Niall Alexander

Truth’s Solar Burn: Radiant State by Peter Higgins by Liz Bourke

Endurance: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson by Niall Alexander

St. Dymphna’s School For Poison Girls by Angela Slatter

This is a No-Tilting-at-Windmills Zone by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 47 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Mon May 18

Speak to Me by Niall Alexander

7 Bizarre James Bond/Star Wars Connections by Ryan Britt

The Coode Street Podcast Episode 234: World Fantasy Awards by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

An Oddball Mash-up: P.N. Elrod’s The Hanged Man by Liz Bourke

The Name’s Star-Link! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 10 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

The Dursleys Were Mean to Harry Because They’re Terrible, Not Because He Was a Horcrux by Emily Asher-Perrin

By the Sword: We’re not in Valdemar Anymore by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 6: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” by Theresa DeLucci

Check Out the New Look For Brandon Sanderson’s Alcatraz Books by Isaac Stewart

Isla Nublar Makes a Perfect Dino Snack! by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 46 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Sun May 17

16 Minutes of Raw Behind-the-scenes Footage of Mad Max: Fury Road by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 45 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Sat May 16

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 44 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Fri May 15

Spoiler Thread for A Read of Ice and Fire, Part 8! by Tor.com

The Stargate Rewatch: SG-1 Season Seven by Keith DeCandido

Daniel Craig Will Play a Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Stubby the Rocket

Astronaut Chris Hadfield Sits in the Captain’s Chair by Stubby the Rocket

Five Books That Broke Sacred Writing Rules (And Yet We Love Them) by Kathleen Baldwin

Ask Ian Cameron Esslemont Your Orb Sceptre Throne Questions! by Tor.com

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

The Hype is Real. Mad Max: Fury Road is One of the Best Films of the Year by Leah Schnelbach

Could Asa Butterfield Be the Next Spider-Man? by Stubby the Rocket

The Speculative Fiction of Mad Men by Gilbert Colon

Syfy’s The Magicians Trailer Shows Us Some Real Magic by Stubby the Rocket

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Part 1, Chapters 17 and 18 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Completing the Dark Circus Cycle by Niall Alexander

Hey, It’s Record Store Day in the Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland! by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 43 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Thu May 14

Five Weapons You Don’t Want Your Enemy To Bring To A Fight by Marc Turner

The Challenge of Realistic Animation: Disney’s Bambi by Mari Ness

The Harry Potter Reread: The Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 9 and 10 by Emily Asher-Perrin

Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Precious! by Stubby the Rocket

Behold the Many Pets of Tor.com! by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 20 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 38 by Alice Arneson

Welcome to the New Tor.com! by Tor.com

This is a Twenty Foot Tall Panda in an Iron Man Suit by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 42 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Wed May 13

The Liminal War by Ayize Jama-Everett

I Finally Figured Out Why Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Isn’t Engaging by Chris Lough

The Second Trailer for Crimson Peak is Here to Scare Us to Death by Stubby the Rocket

Cover Reveal for Thomas Olde Heuvelt’s HEX by Tor.com

Midsummer’s Music and Magic by Alex Bledsoe

Afternoon Roundup: Team Everdeen FTW by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Melanie Rawn: Sunrunner’s Fire, Chapters 16 and 17 by Judith Tarr

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

Should You Watch the Original Mad Max Trilogy? by Leah Schnelbach

New Cover Art for Cassandra Clare’s Infernal Devices Trilogy! by Tor.com

Elephants and Corpses by Kameron Hurley

Morning Roundup: DOES BABOU REMEMBER US? by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 41 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Tue May 12

The Return of Pinhead: The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker by Theresa DeLucci

Werewolves and Other Beasts: Our Pop Quiz Interview with Lane Smith by Tor.com

“The monsters are still out there. Waiting.” Dreams of Shreds and Tatters by Amanda Downum by Liz Bourke

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” by Keith DeCandido

H.G. Wells and the Dream of Astronomy by Jeffrey Rotter

Afternoon Roundup: Disney Has the Frozen Sisters and the Frozen Bros by Stubby the Rocket

Fox’s Minority Report TV Show Looks Pretty Good by Stubby the Rocket

Horror in Your Own Back Yard: “The Picture in the House” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Sleeps With Monsters: Young People These Days… by Liz Bourke

Book Smugglers Publishing Declares 2016 the Year of the Superhero by Stubby the Rocket

Dispatches from the Digital First Front by Niall Alexander

Short Fiction Spotlight: Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild and Other Stories by Brit Mandelo

Introducing Seanan McGuire’s Every Heart a Doorway, with Cover Reveal! by Lee Harris

Morning Roundup: A Squishable Companion for Little Sister by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 40 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Mon May 11

Announcing the 2015 Finalists for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award! by Tor.com

Five Books with Powerful Friendships by Karina Sumner-Smith

Five Books with Powerful Friendships by Karina Sumner-Smith

The Last Herald Mage: The End by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Afternoon Roundup: Star Wars Cut Scenes You’ll Want to See by Stubby the Rocket

The Coode Street Podcast Episode 233: Paolo Bacigalupi by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

Tor to Publish The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley by Tor.com

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 9 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Here’s Where to Start Reading the Works of Brandon Sanderson by Martin Cahill

Announcing the 2014 Bram Stoker Award Winners by Stubby the Rocket

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 5: “Kill the Boy” by Theresa DeLucci

Watch Your Favorite SFF Authors Write Stories in Real-Time During the #TwitterFiction Festival by Stubby the Rocket

Lost and Found: Where by Kit Reed by Brit Mandelo

The Testament of Hal Duncan by Niall Alexander

Check Out Shan Jiang’s Gorgeous Artwork for The Man in the High Castle by Tor.com

Morning Roundup: Meep and You’re Dead by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 39 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Sun May 10

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 38 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Sat May 9

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 37 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Fri May 8

Nothing’s Really Where It’s At: Ayize Jama-Everett Takes Our Pop Quiz Interview by Tor.com

Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

The Stargate Rewatch: SG-1 Season Six by Keith DeCandido

All Her Bridges Burned Behind Her: Defiant by Karina Sumner-Smith by Liz Bourke

Afternoon Roundup: Agwengers, Assemble! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “The Fourth Day” and “The Perfect Couple” by Justin Landon

More Dinosaur Lords Art from Richard Anderson by Irene Gallo

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

Agent Carter Renewed for a Second Season by Chris Lough

No Strings, But Plenty of Switches in the Whedonverse by Natalie Zutter

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Chapters 15 and 16 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Obvious Doctor Who Fan Stand-In Character Not Murdered After All! by Chris Lough

Five Great Genre-Bending Novels Set in Post-1970s Tokyo by Eli K.P. William

Morning Roundup: LEGO Alderaan Doesn’t Stand a Chance! by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 36 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Thu May 7

2014 Shirley Jackson Award Nominees Announced by Tor.com

China is the Guest of Honor at This Year’s BookExpo America and BookCon by Tor.com

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

The Harry Potter Reread: The Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 7 and 8 by Emily Asher-Perrin

Afternoon Roundup: The Classiest Way to Display Your Super Mario Bros. Fandom by Stubby the Rocket

Death and Survival: Felix Salten’s Bambi: A Life in the Woods by Mari Ness

Announcing Infomocracy, Tor.com’s First Novel by Carl Engle-Laird

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 19 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 37 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 12: Emily St. John Mandel by Mahvesh Murad

The Last Mortal Bond is the Third Book in Brian Staveley’s Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Series! by Tor.com

Pull List: ODY-C by Alex Brown

What the F*ck, Iago? by Max Gladstone

Morning Roundup: A New Angle on Miyazaki! by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 35 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Wed May 6

Syfy Will Adapt Brave New World as a Miniseries by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for May by Suzanne Johnson

Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven Wins the 2015 Arthur C. Clarke Award by Tor.com

10 Awesome and Unusual Mythological Creatures by Taran Matharu

Does Biology Need to Be Destiny in the Work of Joss Whedon? by Leah Schnelbach

Five Books with Geeky Heroes by Brooke Johnson

Afternoon Roundup: Now You Can Have London Below in Your Living Room by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Melanie Rawn: Sunrunner’s Fire, Chapters 14 and 15 by Judith Tarr

Rocket Talk Episode 53: Renee Williams and Shaun Duke by Justin Landon

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

Historical Fiction for Genre Lovers: Burial Rites by Caitlyn Paxson

Cover Reveal for Marie Brennan’s In The Labyrinth of Drakes by Stubby the Rocket

The Two Weddings of Bronwyn Hyatt by Alex Bledsoe

Morning Roundup: Shouldn’t Cats be the Natural Enemy of Chain Chomps? by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 34 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Marvel CEO’s “No Female-Lead Movies” Email Makes No Sense by Chris Lough

Tue May 5

Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Aurora Australis: Blue Quandongs and Magenta Cherries by Alexandra Pierce

Watch the Trailer for Puppet Epic Yamasong: March of the Hollows by Stubby the Rocket

Hope Is For Losers: Gotham, “All Happy Families Are Alike” by Thom Dunn

Lucasfilm Confirms a Fifth Indiana Jones Movie is in the Works by Stubby the Rocket

The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler

Space Badasses and Cranking Basslines: Nicole Kornher-Stace’s Pop Quiz Interview by Tor.com

Afternoon Roundup: LANGUAGE! by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Eye of the World, Part 28 by Leigh Butler

The World’s Worst (or Maybe Best) Museum Exhibit: “Out of the Aeons” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Sleeps With Monsters: Older Women As Lead Characters In Urban Fantasy by Liz Bourke

Devote May to the Undead with These 21 Zombified Classics! by Tor.com

Global Powers: The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor by Brit Mandelo

Morning Roundup: The Stormtroopers Never Find the Luggage They’re Looking For by Stubby the Rocket

Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism: Book 1, Episode 33 by Musharraf Ali Farooqi