Blog Archive
September 2015
Wed Sep 30
Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for October
by Suzanne Johnson
To Build a Fire (The Easy Way)
by Victor Gischler
Of Sorrow and Such
by Angela Slatter
Rocket Talk Episode 65: Amal El-Mohtar and Kameron Hurley
by Justin Landon
Rereading The Elfstones of Shannara, Chapters 12–14
by Aidan Moher
Reading Melanie Rawn’s The Dragon Token: Chapters 23–27
by Judith Tarr
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Healthy Dead, Part Three
by Bill Capossere
Exuberant Science: April and the Extraordinary World
by Karin L Kross
Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for October
by Tor.com
Let’s Go to the Last Unexplored Place in The Wheel of Time: The Land of Madmen!
by Chris Lough
The Pyramid of Krakow
by Michael Swanwick
Anime? More Like Animeta
by Stubby the Rocket
Tue Sep 29
Five Books with Invented Languages
by David J. Peterson
Fiction Affliction: October Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
Fathomless
by Anne M. Pillsworth
Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Operation—Annihilate!”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Something-or-Other: E.F. Benson’s “Negotium Perambulans”
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 18
by Leigh Butler
Revealing Tor.com’s January Novella Covers
by Carl Engle-Laird
Ruth Frances Long Answers Six Questions
by Liz Bourke
The Truth is Still Out There in First The X-Files Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
The Last Witness Audio Excerpt
by Danielle Prielipp
Last Song Before Night is Written Like One of Its Own Epic Songs
by Natalie Zutter
For Relaxing Times, Godzilla Makes It Suntory Time
by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Sep 28
Fiction Affliction: October Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
It Was All A Lie: Five Books with Plot Twists that Flip your Perception
by C.A. Higgins
Revealing A.J. Hartley’s Steeplejack
by Tor.com
Fear the Walking Dead, S1 E5: “Cobalt”
by Alex Brown
The Builders
by Daniel Polansky
NASA Finds Evidence of Water Flowing on Present-Day Mars
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 29
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
A Gathering of Shadows
by V.E. Schwab
All That Matters is Mercy. Doctor Who: “The Witch’s Familiar”
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Together Forever: The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
by Niall Alexander
Shadows of Self: Chapter Six
by Brandon Sanderson
Six Things I Learned from The Empire Strikes Back
by Erin Lindsey
Fri Sep 25
Cinder Spires, Power Creep, and The Dresden Files on TV: Highlights of Jim Butcher’s Reddit AMA!
by Stubby the Rocket
Introducing the Bat-Rewatch!
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Revealing the FIFTH Book in Brandon Sanderson’s Alcatraz Series!
by Tor.com
Leap High Yahoo
by Robert Repino
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Healthy Dead, Part Two
by Bill Capossere
Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “The City on the Edge of Forever”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
This Concept Art Makes Us Want a Dune Animated Show Right Now
by Matt Rhodes
The Best Crooks, Thugs, and Hard Cases
by Leigh Bardugo
The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part I, Chapters 4 and 5
by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin
The Force is Strong with Maggie Smith in the Downton Wars Mashup
by Stubby the Rocket
Paul Cornell Will Revisit Lychford!
by Lee Harris
This Handy Chart Tells You How Everyone on the Moon is Related
by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Sep 24
Welcome to Black Spring: Covering Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
by Niall Alexander
The Harry Potter Reread: The Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 5 and 6
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Admiral
by Sean Danker
Well, I’m Traumatized: The Fox and the Hound
by Mari Ness
Napoleon’s Adventures in Space. Revealing Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine
by Tor.com
Music Inspired by Last Song Before Night
by Ilana C. Myer
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 37
by Leigh Butler
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 56
by Alice Arneson
My Kinda Scene: The Car “Chase” in Children of Men
by Seth Dickinson
Midnight in Karachi Episode 30: Stephanie Saulter
by Mahvesh Murad
Being Useful is Your Punishment — Revealing Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
by Tor.com
Chrono Trigger Replay Part 3: A Death in the Family
by Peter Tieryas
How to Talk to Geeks at Parties (About Your Favorite Shows/Books/Movies)
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Mystic: Chapter Two
by Jason Denzel
Wed Sep 23
Rereading The Elfstones of Shannara, Chapters 10 and 11
by Aidan Moher
Secret Coders: Lost & Found
by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes
The Custodian of Marvels Excerpt and Cover Reveal
by Rod Duncan
Getting the Archaeology Right in Fantasy Fiction
by Alter S. Reiss
John Scalzi Reviews Neil Gaiman’s DURAN DURAN
by Stubby the Rocket
Reading Melanie Rawn’s The Dragon Token: Chapters 18–22
by Judith Tarr
Four Roads Cross is the Next Max Gladstone Craft Sequence Book!
by Tor.com
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Healthy Dead, Part One
by Bill Capossere
Vote on Your Favorite Malazan Character in the Fantasy Fandom Battle Royale!
by Stubby the Rocket
Six-Guns and Strange Shooters: A Weird West Primer
by Theresa DeLucci
You Have No Choice But to Cry When Watching The Iron Giant for the First Time
by Natalie Zutter
Dinosaur Knights. Dinosaur Knights. Dinosaur Knights!
by Tor.com
Kingmaker
by Lindsay Smith
Chrono Trigger Replay Part 2: The Threads of a Forgotten Past
by Peter Tieryas
Tue Sep 22
This Review Has Already Happened: Fox’s Minority Report
by Ryan Britt
What’s Next for the Old Man’s War Universe?
by The G
Cultural Critic Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Black Panther for Marvel!
by Stubby the Rocket
Fear the Walking Dead, S1 E4: “Not Fade Away”
by Alex Brown
How The Wheel of Time Made Me Hate Epic Fantasy, and How Mistborn Brought Me Back
by Chris Lough
Harry Potter’s Ancestor Was A Mad Scientist–and More New Info From Pottermore
by Stubby the Rocket
The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 17
by Leigh Butler
The Nation is Dead — Check Out the Cover for Infomocracy by Malka Older
by Carl Engle-Laird
The Bert and Ernie of the Mythos: “The Tree”
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Sleeps With Monsters: I’m Still Behind On My Reading, Send Help
by Liz Bourke
Behold the Cover to Kameron Hurley’s Geek Feminist Revolution
by Marco Palmieri
Chrono Trigger Replay Part 1: Subverting Tropes and Rewriting Your Future
by Peter Tieryas
If You Don’t Keep Your Feet: How the Journey Changes You
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Mon Sep 21
Join Catherynne M. Valente on Her Radiance Tour
by Tor.com
Announcing A New Novella from Ellen Klages
by Lee Harris
The Coode Street Podcast Episode 251: Kristine Kathryn Rusch
by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
Rust Belt American Magic Realism: Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak
by Lee Mandelo
Five Books about Girls Disguised as Boys
by Rae Carson
Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 28
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Exciting News for The Clarion Foundation!
by Stubby the Rocket
Of Jellyfish, Otjize, and Afrofuturism: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
by Mahvesh Murad
Replay Chrono Trigger Along With Us!
by Stubby the Rocket
On Colonialism, Evil Empires, and Oppressive Systems
by Aliette de Bodard
Shadows of Self: Chapter Five
by Brandon Sanderson
One Chance in a Thousand. Doctor Who: “The Magician’s Apprentice”
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Long Run: Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald
by Niall Alexander
Fri Sep 18
Celebrate George R.R. Martin’s Birthday with a Game of Cakes!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Stargate Rewatch: Infinity
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Tomorrow’s Hero” and “Nightfall”
by Justin Landon
Five Great Genre Crossovers
by Jay Kristoff
Life Everlasting: The Promise of the Child by Tom Toner
by Niall Alexander
The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part I, Chapters 2 and 3
by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin
Secret Coders
by Gene Luen Yang
Thu Sep 17
The Harry Potter Reread: The Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 3 and 4
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Midnight in Karachi Episode 29: William Alexander
by Mahvesh Murad
Monster Mixtape: The Silicates
by Brian Switek
Announcing The Wheel of Time Companion and Mystic Tour!
by Tor.com
Rescuing More than Just Small Girls and Teddy Bears: Disney’s The Rescuers
by Mari Ness
No One Told Me Luna: New Moon Was Gonzo Journalism!
by Chris Lough
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 55
by Alice Arneson
Here’s Your First Look at Marvel and Netflix’s Jessica Jones!
by Stubby the Rocket
Reminder: Tor.com is Seeking an In-House Publicity Coordinator
by Tor.com
How Evil SFF Empires Create Ideal Citizens
by Natalie Zutter
Check Out All the Tor Books Programming at New York Comic-Con 2015!
by Tor.com
Mystic: Chapter One
by Jason Denzel
Wed Sep 16
Girl Monsters: An Interview with Sarah McCarry
by Sofia Samatar
Rocket Talk Episode 64: Fran Wilde
by Justin Landon
Monsters and Food: Our Pop Quiz Interview with Nnedi Okorafor
by Tor.com
Reading Melanie Rawn’s The Dragon Token, Chapters 14-17
by Judith Tarr
Collaborative Storytelling with Serial Box and Bookburners
by Max Gladstone
The Tics and Quirks That Made Iron Man the Film Superstar to Beat
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
New Mockingjay Part 2 Trailer Reminds You Who Exactly Katniss is Fighting For
by Stubby the Rocket
Londons Burning: Covering Down Station by Simon Morden
by Niall Alexander
Rereading The Elfstones of Shannara, Chapters 7–9
by Aidan Moher
Doctor Who is More Fashionable Than Any Other TV Show
by Ryan Britt
Please Undo This Hurt
by Seth Dickinson
Scientific American, Nature, and Tor Books Launch the 2015 Quantum Shorts Flash Fiction Competition
by Tor.com
Tue Sep 15
Five Books with Fabulous First Sentences
by Erin Bow
Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Errand of Mercy”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Art of the Blurb (or, Step Away from The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Max Gladstone)
by Marco Palmieri
The First Allegiant Teaser Trailer Goes Beyond the Wall
by Stubby the Rocket
The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 16
by Leigh Butler
After Clarke’s Heart: Covering The Medusa Chronicles
by Niall Alexander
Watch the First Trailer for Disney’s Live-Action The Jungle Book
by Stubby the Rocket
Celebrate Sartorial Excellence with the Most Important Clothing Items in SFF!
by Stubby the Rocket
That Must Have Been Some Sibling Rivalry: “The Dunwich Horror,” Part 2
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Sleeps With Monsters: More Books To Talk About Than There Is Time To Read
by Liz Bourke
Is There Any Room in Epic Fantasy for the Small Story?
by Chris Lough
Download Free Extras from John Scalzi’s The End of All Things
by Tor.com
A Borrowed Man
by Gene Wolfe
Mon Sep 14
Love, Psychology, Empire, and Playlists: Highlights of Seth Dickinson’s Reddit AMA
by Stubby the Rocket
Warm Glowing Warming Glow: Fall 2015 TV
by Alex Brown
Adventures of Little Robot
by Ben Hatke
Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 27
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
In the Belly of the Beast: Dragon Coast by Greg van Eekhout
by Liz Bourke
Fear the Walking Dead, S1 E3: “The Dog”
by Alex Brown
Watch the Final Trailer for The Martian
by Stubby the Rocket
The Masquerade: The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
by Niall Alexander
Shadows of Self: Chapter Four
by Brandon Sanderson
Fri Sep 11
Under the Dome: The Enemy Within
by Grady Hendrix
The Stargate Rewatch: Universe Season Two
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Orcs of New York Will Restore Your Faith in Orc-Kind
by Stubby the Rocket
The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part I, Prelude and Chapter 1
by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin
Run for Your Wife! Covering The End of the World Running Club
by Niall Alexander
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Charity” and “Better Left Buried”
by Justin Landon
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Wurms of Blearmouth, Part Four
by Bill Capossere
Reinventing Cyberpunk in Mr. Robot
by Karin L Kross
Mistborn: The Final Empire
by Brandon Sanderson
Martinis and Dior: Cocktail Culture on the Moon
by Ian McDonald
Tor.com is Seeking an In-House Publicity Coordinator
by Tor.com
The Many Ways Tor Books Tries to Get Me to Read About Dragons
by Chris Lough
Thu Sep 10
The Harry Potter Reread: The Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 1 and 2
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Five Books About Imaginary Religions
by Michael Clune
Defying Categorization: Dragon Heart by Cecelia Holland
by Liz Bourke
Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “The Devil in the Dark”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Spy Mice: Margery Sharp’s The Rescuers
by Mari Ness
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 36
by Leigh Butler
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 54
by Alice Arneson
Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother Optioned by Paramount Pictures
by Stubby the Rocket
8 Ways the Military Deals With Magical Powers
by Chris Lough
Midnight in Karachi Episode 28: Paul Cornell
by Mahvesh Murad
Marvel Announces Jessica Jones Premiere Date with Eerie Teaser
by Stubby the Rocket
Elementary, My Dear Demon: Solaris Announces Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell
by Niall Alexander
Read Excerpts from The Traitor Baru Cormorant
by Tor.com
Monster Mixtape: Attack the Block
by Brian Switek
Wed Sep 9
Rocket Talk Episode 63: Bradley P. Beaulieu
by Justin Landon
Five Books Featuring Goblins
by Ben Hatke
In Coherence: Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie
by Niall Alexander
Five Books About Magical Families
by Christopher Barzak
Language and Code Switching in Kai Ashante Wilson’s The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
by Leah Schnelbach
Binti Audio Excerpt
by Danielle Prielipp
Reading Melanie Rawn’s The Dragon Token, Chapters 10-13
by Judith Tarr
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Wurms of Blearmouth, Part Three
by Bill Capossere
The Coode Street Podcast Episode 249: Zen Cho
by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
Rereading The Elfstones of Shannara, Chapters 4–6
by Aidan Moher
The Wheel of Time Companion: Every Known Amyrlin Seat
by Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk and Maria Simons
The Dogs of Athens
by Kendare Blake
Tue Sep 8
Five Books About Inconvenient Women
by Zen Cho
The Coode Street Podcast Episode 250: Forthcoming Books with Liza Trombi
by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
New Beginnings: The Human Division by John Scalzi
by The G
5 Other Historical Periods That Should Have Their Own Mistborn Book
by Chris Lough
Magic, Murder, and Microaggressions in Zen Cho’s Sorcerer to the Crown
by Alex Brown
After Winter, Summer: “The Dunwich Horror,” Part 1
by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys
Sleeps With Monsters: Stephanie Saulter Answers Six Questions
by Liz Bourke
Join Brandon Sanderson on His Mistborn Shadows of Self UK Tour
by Tor.com
A Farewell to Discworld: Terry Pratchett’s The Shepherd’s Crown
by Karin L Kross
In These Green Hills
by Paul Cornell
Mon Sep 7
Aurora Australis: Scaring the World, Surviving Apocalypses
by Alexandra Pierce
Apocalypse Squad: The Trials by Linda Nagata
by Stefan Raets
Empire Ascendant
by Kameron Hurley
Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 26
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Writers — You Must Finish Your Book!
by Ilana C. Myer
Registration is Open in The Land of Madmen, an Australian Wheel of Time Convention!
by Stubby the Rocket
Reminder: Last Day to Purchase The Complete Wheel of Time For Only $44.99
by Tor.com
Shadows of Self: Chapter Three
by Brandon Sanderson
Sat Sep 5
Reminder: The Complete Wheel of Time is $44.99 For This Weekend Only
by Tor.com
Fri Sep 4
Under the Dome: Incandescence
by Grady Hendrix
Bicycles on the 55: The Audacity of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Pacific Edge
by Adam Rakunas
TONS of Writing Advice from Fran Wilde’s Uplifting Updraft AMA!
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Leadership” and “A Rock and a Hard Place”
by Justin Landon
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Wurms of Blearmouth, Part Two
by Bill Capossere
“There Are No Tigers”: Covering The High Mountains of Portugal
by Niall Alexander
“An Accidental Worldwalker”: Angry Robot Announces An Accident of Stars
by Niall Alexander
The Dragonlance Reread: Guest Highlord Erin Lindsey on Fun Fantasy
by Erin Lindsey
#ScienceAMovieQuote Makes Your Favorite Movies That Much Punnier
by Stubby the Rocket
My Kinda Scene: The Death of Théoden
by Zen Cho
Thu Sep 3
The Harry Potter Reread: Rewatching The Order of the Phoenix Film
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
My Obsession with the Beatles’ Impact on the World
by Adrian Barnes
A Bear of Very Little Brain But a Lot of Money: Disney’s The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
by Mari Ness
The Coode Street Podcast Episode 246: Aliette de Bodard
by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai
by Brad Beaulieu
Join Three Fabulous Authors on the Fall Flights of Fantasy Tour!
by Tor.com
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 53
by Alice Arneson
Vampires, the Feds, and Melissa F. Olson
by Lee Harris
Midnight in Karachi Episode 27: Zen Cho
by Mahvesh Murad
Game of Thrones Casting News: The Greyjoys Ride Again!
by Bridget McGovern
Sunset Mantle Audio Excerpt
by Danielle Prielipp
Everyone Should Want to Be A Hufflepuff, Or, Stop the Hogwarts House-Hate
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Wed Sep 2
Five Book Series Conclusions That Will Rip Your Heart Out
by Stephanie Diaz
Pull List: Island and Phonogram
by Alex Brown
A Fresh Perspective: Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi
by The G
Radiance: Come Forward!
by Catherynne M. Valente
Reading Melanie Rawn’s The Dragon Token, Chapters 6-9
by Judith Tarr
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Wurms of Blearmouth, Part One
by Bill Capossere
Rereading The Elfstones of Shannara, Chapters 1–3
by Aidan Moher
Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them
by Nancy Marie Brown
Is Time Travel Possible in The Wheel of Time?
by Chris Lough
Tue Sep 1
Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “This Side of Paradise”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Fifth Dragon
by Ian McDonald
Literary Sword-and-Sorcery: The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson
by Liz Bourke
Sorcerer to the Crown
by Zen Cho
The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 15
by Leigh Butler
The Complete Wheel of Time is $44.99 For This Weekend Only!
by Tor.com
The Year of the Goat is a Lot Worse than Mercury Retrograde: “The Tree on the Hill”
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Change the Language, Change the World
by Fran Wilde
Strange Antecedents: A Personal Appreciation of Margo Lanagan’s Novels
by Kai Ashante Wilson
Your Kids Can Get to Know Their Universe with Science Comics!
by M.K. Reed and Joe Flood
Throw These Post-Apocalyptic Titles in Your Go Bag!
by Tor.com