July 2015

Fri Jul 31

Fiction Affliction: August Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

New “Dystopian” Little Women Might be Missing the Point by Natalie Zutter

The Stargate Rewatch: Atlantis Season Four by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Great Stephen King Reread: Hearts in Atlantis by Grady Hendrix

Fake It Till You Make It: Savages by K.J. Parker by Stefan Raets

Voyager Goes Virtual by Niall Alexander

Under the Dome: “Ejecta” by Grady Hendrix

Check Out This Moving 3D Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki! by Stubby the Rocket

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Part 2: Chapters 9 and 10 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Pull List: Hawkeye by Alex Brown

J. K. Rowling’s Real Life is More Incredible Than Any Fiction by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Thu Jul 30

Fiction Affliction: August Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

The Harry Potter Reread: The Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 29 and 30 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Young Future King: T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone by Mari Ness

Voice and Ecstatic Moments in Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You The Sun by Shari Becker

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

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 31 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 48 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 23: Rebecca Levene by Mahvesh Murad

Ranking the Corpse Art of Hannibal! by Leah Schnelbach

Announcing the Winners of the First Annual Dinosaur Awards! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Jul 29

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for August by Suzanne Johnson

Even Eviller: The Good, the Bad and the Smug by Tom Holt by Niall Alexander

Who’s There? Max Gladstone Reads Hamlet in Bryant Park! by Stubby the Rocket

6 Crazy SF Books Featuring Dinos that are Somehow NOT Jurassic Park by Ryan Britt

Five Books About Awful, Awful People by Richard Kadrey

Reading Melanie Rawn: Stronghold, Chapters 11-15 by Judith Tarr

The Essential Clive Barker by Theresa DeLucci

Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell

Gwyneth Jones, Walter Jon Williams and Kij Johnson Sign with Tor.com Publishing! by Tor.com

How Far Into the Future Did Aviendha See? by Chris Lough

Tue Jul 28

Fiction Affliction: August Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Five Books About The Monstrous by Fran Wilde

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “The Alternative Factor” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Nixon’s The One: Crooked by Austin Grossman by Stefan Raets

The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 10 by Leigh Butler

It Was Seeing That Made Them Scream: “From Beyond” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Falling in Love with Nicole Kornher-Stace’s Archivist Wasp by Liz Bourke

Let’s Talk About Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere…and its Similarities to Final Fantasy by Chris Lough

You Beautiful Monster: The 20-Year Struggle to Make Clive Barker’s Nightbreed by Leah Schnelbach

Mon Jul 27

Fiction Affliction: August Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Chipmunks Have Epic Lightsaber Battle, Rescue Rangers Appalled by Stubby the Rocket

Dear Boss, Please Excuse My Erratic Behavior This Week by Chris Lough

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Reread: The BBC Adaptation by Kate Nepveu

Court of Fives by Kate Elliott

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

Broadening Beyond Superheroes at the 2015 Eisner Comic Book Awards by Gina Gagliano

Rocket Talk Episode 59: Diana Rowland and Kameron Hurley by Justin Landon

Practically Speaking, Why Do We Hate CGI So Much? by Ryan Britt

Experience Max Gladstone’s Two Serpents Rise With This Cool Fan Book Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Juggling 8 Protagonists: Netflix’s Sense8 by Foz Meadows

Fabulous Beasts by Priya Sharma

Fri Jul 24

6 Things We Want to See in the Jurassic World Sequel by Stubby the Rocket

Under the Dome: “Caged” by Grady Hendrix

New Favorite Game: Tumblr Creates #OnlyInGotham Hashtag by Stubby the Rocket

Occupy Your Time with Tricia Sullivan’s New Novel! by Niall Alexander

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Guest Highlord Damien Walter on Raistlin Majere by Damien Walter

All the Birds in the Sky, Chapter 4 by Charlie Jane Anders

The Great Stephen King Reread: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Grady Hendrix

Thu Jul 23

The Harry Potter Reread: The Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 27 and 28 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Profound Philosophy of Dumb Jokes: How to Live Safely In a Science Fictional Universe by Wayne Gladstone

The Advent of Xerography: Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Mari Ness

Adrian Tchaikovsky and Fran Wilde Sign with Tor.com Publishing by Lee Harris

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 30 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 47 by Alice Arneson

“Turn Your Weapons to Snow”: Watch the New Trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 by Stubby the Rocket

Midnight in Karachi Episode 22: Jeff VanderMeer by Mahvesh Murad

All the Birds in the Sky, Chapter 3 by Charlie Jane Anders

Buddy, Can You Spare a Thaum? The Metaphors of Max Gladstone’s Craft Sequence by Lawrence M. Schoen

Wed Jul 22

Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye Works Because it’s Written Like Great Fan Fiction by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Read Chapters 1-4 of Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone

Reading Melanie Rawn: Stronghold, Chapters 1-10 by Judith Tarr

Summer 2015 Anime Preview: There’s No Such Thing As Too Many Princes by Kelly Quinn Chiu

Christoph Waltz is the Author of Bond’s Pain in the New Spectre Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

All the Birds in the Sky, Chapter 2 by Charlie Jane Anders

The Wheel of Time Companion, Spin the Wheel #2 Entry: “Oath Rod” by Tor.com

The Totally Secret Origin of Foxman: Excerpts from an EPIC Autobiography by Kelly McCullough

Tue Jul 21

Five SFF Novels with Perfect Opening Lines by Soman Chainani

Short Fiction Spotlight: Uncanny Magazine Issue #5 by Lee Mandelo

Celebrate Jo Walton’s Tiptree Award at Borderlands! by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Arena” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The United States of Japan Needs You! by Niall Alexander

Interspecies Friendship is Magic in the New Trailer for Disney/Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 9 by Leigh Butler

Avoiding Angles is Harder Than It Sounds: “The Hounds of Tindalos” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Covering Long Dark Dusk by JP Smythe by Niall Alexander

Conversations Founded On False Assumptions by Liz Bourke

The 2015 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists Have Been Announced! by Tor.com

All the Birds in the Sky, Chapter 1 by Charlie Jane Anders

Let’s Talk About Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere by Martin Cahill

Mon Jul 20

The Coode Street Podcast Episode 241: Samuel R. Delany by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

Five Books Featuring Unreliable Narrators by Avery Hastings

Mercedes Lackey’s Winds of Fate: Valdemar Needs A Mage by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

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

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Has More Than Enough Characters for Captain America: Civil War by Chris Lough

Sherlock Versus the Bees: Mr. Holmes by Ryan Britt

Haves and Have Nots in Epic Fantasy by Seth Dickinson and Max Gladstone

Katherine Kurtz’ Deryni Rising — Precursor to A Game of Thrones? by The G

Fri Jul 17

“Working in a Cupboard” — An Interview with Comic Artist Tula Lotay by Karin L Kross

The Stargate Rewatch: The Ark of Truth by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Approachable Epic Fantasy: Cold Iron by Stina Leicht by Liz Bourke

Fun, Endearing, but Entirely Unnecessary: Ant-Man by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Under the Dome: “Alaska” by Grady Hendrix

The X-Files Teaser is Hauntingly Brief Yet Effective! by Stubby the Rocket

Using Robots as a Metaphor: An Interview with Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen by Karin L Kross

Dragons of Autumn Twilight Part 2, Chapters 7 and 8 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

The Great Stephen King Reread: Bag of Bones by Grady Hendrix

Thu Jul 16

The Harry Potter Reread: The Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 25 and 26 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“Your Emotions Are at my Mercy” — Jen Brooks’ In a World Just Right by Rhonda Mason

Introducing Cruella de Vil: The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Mari Ness

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 29 by Leigh Butler

Follow Tor.com Publishing on Facebook and Twitter! by Tor.com

Midnight in Karachi Episode 21: Maria Dahvana Headley by Mahvesh Murad

Chasing the Phoenix by Michael Swanwick

Getting Medieval on George R. R. Martin by Michael Livingston

Wed Jul 15

Under the Dome: “Redux” and “The Kinship” by Grady Hendrix

The Entropy of Bones by Ayize Jama-Everett

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “The Squire of Gothos” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Guy Gavriel Kay Explores Fantasy Renaissance Europe in New Novel Children of Earth and Sky by Stubby the Rocket

Cover Art and Table of Contents for The Apex Book of World SF 4! by Tor.com

If Someone Asks You if You’re a God, Do You Say Yes? by Leah Schnelbach

Reading Melanie Rawn’s Dragon Star Trilogy: An Introduction by Judith Tarr

Angry Robot Books Acquires Peter Tieryas’ United States of Japan by Stubby the Rocket

8 of SciFi and Fantasy’s Scariest Monsters by Stubby the Rocket

The Unquiet Voice of Saruman by Jeff LaSala

In the Cave of the Delicate Singers by Lucy Taylor

Tue Jul 14

(Almost) Everything That Happened at San Diego Comic Con 2015 by Stubby the Rocket

Marie Brennan and Mary Robinette Kowal Adorably Wrote Fanfic for Each Other’s Books! by Stubby the Rocket

Five Books with Gods as Characters by Lou Anders

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 8 by Leigh Butler

The Dreamlands on Five Dollars a Day Plus Your Immortal Soul: “The White Ship” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

“What if Harry Potter Were a Reader?” — SDCC Spotlight on Lev Grossman by Karin L Kross

What Do You Reread For Comfort Or Escape? by Liz Bourke

The Dark Forest, Prologue by Cixin Liu

Civics Class Has Never Been Better: Last First Snow by Max Gladstone by Liz Bourke

Mon Jul 13

Sex and Science Fiction by Karin L Kross

Warner Bros Releases Official Suicide Squad Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

The Coode Street Podcast Episode 240: Karin Tidbeck and Cheryl Morgan at Archipelacon by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

By the Sword: Companions by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Under the Dome: “Move On” and “But I’m Not” by Grady Hendrix

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

Quentin Coldwater Shows Us Some Magic in this Extended Trailer for The Magicians! by Stubby the Rocket

Watch the First Trailer for The Man in the High Castle by Stubby the Rocket

The Dragon Ponders Its Paper Hoard by Max Gladstone

“Which self should she aspire to know?” Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman by Liz Bourke

SF That Will Change Your Life by Karin L Kross

Spin the Wheel and Preview The Wheel of Time Companion: Round 2! by Tor.com

The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson

Sun Jul 12

What Happened at San Diego Comic Con on Saturday? by Stubby the Rocket

Announcing the Winners of the 2014 Shirley Jackson Awards! by Tor.com

Deadpool Has Leaked. Heh. by Stubby the Rocket

Sat Jul 11

Deadpool and the X-Men Rule the SDCC Fox Panel by Stubby the Rocket

Three Seasons and a Movie? Highlights from SDCC’s Hannibal Panel! by Leah Schnelbach

Watch a New Trailer For The Expanse, Coming in December by Stubby the Rocket

Crimson Peak’s Feminist Gothic, Krampus is Coming for Christmas, and World of Warcraft Brings New Resonance to the Word Wow at the Legendary SDCC 2015 Panel! by Leah Schnelbach

Watch the New Trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Featuring Wonder Woman by Chris Lough

Is The Name of the Wind Coming to a Theater Near You? by Stubby the Rocket

Ash Wednesday’s Coming Early This Year! by Stubby the Rocket

What Happened at San Diego Comic Con on Friday? by Stubby the Rocket

Here It Is: Our First Look at Leia in Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Jul 10

Star Wars at SDCC: the New Crew, Han, Luke and Leia Unite, and A Live Concert From John Williams!! (Now with panel footage!) by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Watch (Yes, Watch!) Terry Brooks’ The Shannara Chronicles by Stubby the Rocket

Check out the Chilling Trailer for Fear the Walking Dead! by Stubby the Rocket

Are You Ready to Fear the Walking Dead? Check Out These Panel Highlights for SDCC 2015! by Leah Schnelbach

The Walking Dead Season 6 Trailer is Here! by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: July Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

The Stargate Rewatch: Atlantis Season Three by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Character is in the Details: Robin Hobb’s Golden Fool by Natasha Pulley

A Labour of Love: Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson by Niall Alexander

Betty White Should Obviously Be Marvel’s New Wolverine by Stubby the Rocket

Check Out Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion in the Trailer for Con Man! by Stubby the Rocket

Where to Start with the Works of Peter Straub by Alyx Dellamonica

NASA and the Life Cycle of Science and Science Fiction by Karin L Kross

A Race to the Finish: The End of All Things by John Scalzi, Episode 4: “To Stand or Fall” by The G

The Dragonlance Reread: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Part 2, Chapters 5 and 6 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Knock it Off, Apollo by Sarah Tolf

Nikola Tesla Was a Great Scientist, But a Greater Nerd by Chris Lough

Thu Jul 9

Sherlock at SDCC: Holiday Special Intel and Love for Fan Works by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Trailer for the Sherlock Christmas Special Has Arrived! by Stubby the Rocket

Doctor Who at SDCC: Missy Returns and Clara is Ready to Recklessly Explore the Universe! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Doctor Who Season 9 Start Date and Trailer Revealed! by Stubby the Rocket

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Holds an Emotional Panel at SDCC 2015! by Leah Schnelbach

The Harry Potter Reread: The Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 23 and 24 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fiction Affliction: July Releases in Urban Fantasy and Horror by Suzanne Johnson

The Last of the Classic Disney Greats: Sleeping Beauty by Mari Ness

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 28 by Leigh Butler

The Coode Street Podcast Episode 239: Archipelacon, World Fantasy, and More by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 46 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 20: James Smythe by Mahvesh Murad

Conan O’Brien Takes the Fury Road to Comic-Con! by Stubby the Rocket

The Divine by Boaz Lavie

They Got Red in Their Ledger: Bad-Ass Accountants in Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Jul 8

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for July by Suzanne Johnson

Rocket Talk Episode 58: Robert Brockway by Justin Landon

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

Reshaping Old Stories: The Myth of Psyche and Eros in C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces by Camille Griep

Rereading Melanie Rawn’s Dragon Prince Trilogy: It’s a Wrap! by Judith Tarr

Preview New Art From The Wheel of Time Companion (And Never Sleep Again) by Tor.com

Fly Me To The Moon: Armada by Ernest Cline by Niall Alexander

Humanity’s First Time Travelers Should Be Writers and Readers by Chris Lough

Islands off the Coast of Capitola, 1978 by David Herter

Tue Jul 7

Fiction Affliction: July Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Shore Leave” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Speak by Louisa Hall

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 7 by Leigh Butler

Visit First Second at SDCC 2015! by Tor.com

Bet You Didn’t Know You Could Get Into This Much Trouble Using Calculus: “The Dreams in the Witch House” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Sleeps With Monsters: Go Watch Sense8 by Liz Bourke

Send in the Clones! Thirteen Books About Genetic Duplicates by Tor.com

How Can We Use Mistborn’s Allomancy to Travel Faster Than Light? by Chris Lough

Mon Jul 6

Fiction Affliction: July Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Mo’s Turn: The Annihilation Score by Charles Stross by Lee Mandelo

About a Girl by Sarah McCarry

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

You Should Know What The Fermi Paradox is Before Reading The Dark Forest by Chris Lough

Join John Scalzi on The End of All Things Tour! by Tor.com

By the Sword: The March by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

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

Shut Up And Take My Money: The Price of Valor by Django Wexler by Liz Bourke

Fri Jul 3

The Stargate Rewatch: SG-1 Season Ten by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Raised By Apes and Wolves: Fiction’s Top 11 Feral Children by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Ghostbusters 3 Movies That We Almost Got by Natalie Zutter

David Bowie Is Sci-Fi and Fantasy Personified by Bridget McGovern

The Great Stephen King Reread: The Regulators by Grady Hendrix

Five Mythical Islands of the Atlantic Ocean: Your Guide to Summer Adventure by Caitlyn Paxson

Thu Jul 2

Five Super Villain Schemes So Crazy They Might Just Be Crazy by Ryan Britt

The Harry Potter Reread: The Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 21 and 22 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Covering The Promise of the Child by Niall Alexander

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 27 by Leigh Butler

Next Stop, Central Station by Niall Alexander

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 45 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 19: Daniel José Older by Mahvesh Murad

The Flicker Men by Ted Kosmatka

Cannibalism and Other Nightmarish Things: Sleeping Beauty by Mari Ness

Wed Jul 1

Steeped in Myth: Bone Swans by C. S. E. Cooney by Lee Mandelo

Sanctum Sanctorum: Under Ground by S. L. Grey by Niall Alexander

Terminator: Genisys Changes History But Doesn’t Add Much New to the Franchise by Natalie Zutter

Rereading Melanie Rawn: Sunrunner’s Fire, Chapters 29 and 30 by Judith Tarr

The Wheel of Time Companion: “Serafelle Tanisloe” by Tor.com

Shadows of Self: Chapter Two by Brandon Sanderson

At the End of Babel by Michael Livingston