October 2015

Fri Oct 30

Fiction Affliction: November Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

This Baby Owl Gets Into the Halloween Dancing Spirit! by Stubby the Rocket

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “Zelda the Great” / “A Death Worse than Fate” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A Fond Farewell to Iskryne: An Apprentice to Elves by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette by Lee Mandelo

Witch Fight! The Best Good Witch vs. Bad Witch Throwdowns by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Crack’d Pot Trail Part Three by Bill Capossere

Monster Mixtape: The Xenomorph by Brian Switek

This New Trailer For the Original Star Wars Trilogy Reminds Us Why We Love Luke! by Stubby the Rocket

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part II, Prelude and Chapter 1 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps is one of PW’s Best Books of 2015! by Tor.com

Everybody Scream for Our Favorite Halloween Specials and Movies! by Stubby the Rocket

We Have To Save Time! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Oct 29

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

The Harry Potter Reread: The Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 15 and 16 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Rereading The Elfstones of Shannara, Chapters 27–29 by Aidan Moher

When Toons Go Bad: Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Mari Ness

Pull List: Locke & Key by Alex Brown

Turns Out the Ghostbusters Were Also Brilliant Composers by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 42 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Interlude 11 by Alice Arneson

Five Books About Asteroids and Their Uses by Emma Newman

Wed Oct 28

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for November by Suzanne Johnson

Remember Girls, Show the World — Let Them Know it’s Halloween! by Stubby the Rocket

Domnall and the Borrowed Child Audio Excerpt by Danielle Prielipp

Reading Melanie Rawn: Skybowl, Chapters 16-20 by Judith Tarr

Tor.com Acquires Two More Books in the World(s) of Seanan McGuire’s Every Heart a Doorway by Lee Harris

Monster Mixtape: The Thing by Brian Switek

The Companions of Tremontaine by Ellen Kushner

With Sleepy Hollow, Tim Burton Updated Classic Horror for a Modern Age by Leah Schnelbach

Some Gods of El Paso by Maria Dahvana Headley

Tue Oct 27

Fiction Affliction: November Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Fiction Affliction: November Releases in Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Jar-Jar Binks Has Finally Found His Way Into Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Chris Lough

Time Was: Slade House by David Mitchell by Niall Alexander

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Friday’s Child” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Watch Loki Explain the Forbidden Appeal of Gothic Romance by Chris Lough

Catch Up With Tor.com Publishing Authors This Fall! by Tor.com

Supergirl is a Metaphor for Being a Modern Woman by Natalie Zutter

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, or Horror From Beyond the Stars? “At the Mountains of Madness” Part 1 by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Monster Mixtape: The Many Faces of Gojira by Brian Switek

Kick Off World Fantasy Convention 2015 with Tor Authors! by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Companion: Strength Chart of Major Channelers by Chris Lough

Mon Oct 26

Jessica Jones: The Alias Reread Part 2 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Muggle Street Will Transform Into Diagon Alley This Halloween by Stubby the Rocket

The Coode Street Podcast Episode 255: Eleanor Arnason and Linda Nagata by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

Our Pop Quiz Interview with Wesley Chu, Author of Time Siege! by Tor.com

Five Books Containing Traces of Witches by Angela Slatter

Ash Shows Off His Killer Smile and Sweet Girdle in this Preview For Ash vs. Evil Dead! by Stubby the Rocket

The End of the Eternals: Covering Those Below by Niall Alexander

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 33 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Maisie Williams Isn’t Finished With Doctor Who by Chris Lough

It’s Not Your Enemies You Have to Watch… But Your Friends. Doctor Who: “The Woman Who Lived” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Planetfall by Emma Newman

Please Let This Be The Last Witch Hunter by Theresa DeLucci

Announcing the 2015 British Fantasy Award Winners by Niall Alexander

Wheel of Time Companion Art Shows What It’s Like to Stand at the End of the World by Tor.com

Sat Oct 24

The Game’s Finally On! The Sherlock Special Has a Release Date and a (Frightening) Title by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Oct 23

The Shining Hotel will Become the World’s First Horror Museum! by Stubby the Rocket

Brandon Sanderson Reveals A Dalinar Chapter From Stormlight Archive Book 3! by Stubby the Rocket

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “Instant Freeze” / “Rats Like Cheese” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Maybe It’s Time I Changed This Pumpkin by Headless Horseman

Map of Middle-earth Annotated By Tolkien Found in Rare Book Shop by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Open the Box”, “Dark Paths”, and “Reckonings” by Justin Landon

Reactivity and Narrative Consequence in Video Games by Max Gladstone

Return to Sender: Covering Dead Letters by Niall Alexander

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Crack’d Pot Trail Part Two by Bill Capossere

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part I, Chapter 12 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the Eighth Story in the Series by Stubby the Rocket

Supergirl: A Brief History of the Last Daughter of Krypton by Alan Sizzler Kistler

Watch the First Full Trailer for Marvel and Netflix’s Jessica Jones! by Stubby the Rocket

Monster Mixtape: Graboids by Brian Switek

Thu Oct 22

The Harry Potter Reread: The Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 13 and 14 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Don’t Touch That Dial: Fall 2015 by Alex Brown

This, Too, Started With a Mouse: The Great Mouse Detective by Mari Ness

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 41 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Interlude 10 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 34: Daniel Polansky by Mahvesh Murad

Is Marvel Shying Away From A Black Widow Movie Because They Know They’ll Never Get It Right? by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Silent Hill 4: The Room is the Most Terrifying Game in the Series by Peter Tieryas

USA Today Celebrates Back to the Future Day With an Iconic Front Page! by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Oct 21

Monster Mixtape: The Gwoemul by Brian Switek

Back to the Future Creators: “The Future Doesn’t Stop Here” by Chris Lough

Five Reasons Not To Piss Off the Fair Folk by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

Fall 2015 Anime Preview: Summarize it in Twenty Words or Less by Kelly Quinn Chiu

Reading Melanie Rawn: Skybowl, Chapters 11–15 by Judith Tarr

Watch the Delightfully Retro Book Trailer for Adam Christopher’s Made to Kill! by Tor.com

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Crack’d Pot Trail, Part One by Bill Capossere

Tor.com Acquires Two Aphra Marsh Novels from Ruthanna Emrys by Carl Engle-Laird

Rereading The Elfstones of Shannara, Chapters 23–26 by Aidan Moher

Mistborn Novel Shadows of Self Debuts on the New York Times Bestseller List! by Tor.com

Tear Tracks by Malka Older

Kaylee Makes the Best Cap’n Mal! by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Oct 20

Back in Black: The Secrets of Drearcliff Grange School by Kim Newman by Niall Alexander

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

Envy of Angels Audio Excerpt by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 21 by Leigh Butler

Listen to an Exclusive Audio Extra from Cat Valente’s Radiance! by Tor.com

Huitzilopochtli Works in Mysterious Ways: “The Transition of Juan Romero” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Sleeps With Monsters: Strong Female Characters and the Double Standard by Liz Bourke

Don’t Touch That Dial: Fall 2015 Procedurals by Alex Brown

Powerful What-ifs: Kim Newman’s Red Reign by Angela Slatter

The Mysteries of Gene Wolfe’s Peace (and Why They Keep Me Up at Night) by Daniel Polansky

Mon Oct 19

Watch the Final Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

Some Notes on the Virtues of Patience: Mercedes Lackey’s Closer to the Heart by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Coode Street Podcast: Meeting Infinity and the Alien as Other in Science Fiction by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

Just Save Someone. Doctor Who: “The Girl Who Died” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 32 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Crimson Peak is a Breathtakingly Beautiful Subversion of Gothic Romance by Leah Schnelbach

Jessica Jones: The Alias Reread Part 1 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Feast Your Eyes on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Poster! by Stubby the Rocket

Bound in Blood: A Borrowed Man by Gene Wolfe by Niall Alexander

Apocalypse Right Now: Preoccupations of the End Game by Adam Nevill

Fri Oct 16

Disney-Themed Bionic Prosthetic Hands Let Kids Be Whatever They Want to Be! by Stubby the Rocket

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “The Joker is Wild” / “Batman is Riled” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Stephen Colbert Geeks Out with Welcome to Night Vale! by Stubby the Rocket

Lincoln Michel’s Upright Beasts Has Monsters Hiding in Every Page by Ryan Britt

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

Karen Gillan’s Conventional Takes Us Into the Dark Heart of A Scream Queen by Stubby the Rocket

“We Too Can Be Generous” — Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant by M C Planck

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part I, Chapters 10 and 11 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

17 Bewitching Books for Halloween! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Oct 15

The Harry Potter Reread: The Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 11 and 12 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

It’s Elementary, My Dear Mice: Basil of Baker Street by Mari Ness

A Shining Light for Space Opera: Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie by Liz Bourke

Finally, We Find Out What George McFly’s Novel is About by Stubby the Rocket

Midnight in Karachi Episode 33: Angela Slatter by Mahvesh Murad

Lost Terry Gilliam Animation Found, Commence Rejoicing by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 40 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Interlude 9 by Alice Arneson

Monster Mixtape: An American Werewolf in London by Brian Switek

Radiance: The Ingénue’s Handbook by Catherynne M. Valente

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

Now We Definitely Want to Live in Space by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Oct 14

The Case of the Dead Princesses: Against A Brightening Sky by Alex Brown

Rocket Talk Episode 66: Sam Sykes on Formative Fiction by Justin Landon

The Shards of Heaven by Michael Livingston

Y The Last Man is (Finally!) Headed To TV! by Stubby the Rocket

Reading Melanie Rawn: Skybowl, Chapters 6–10 by Judith Tarr

Experience an Apollo Mission in Stop Motion! by Stubby the Rocket

Revealing the Cover Art for Tor.com’s Winter Lineup by Tor.com

Domnall and the Borrowed Child by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

Rereading The Elfstones of Shannara, Chapters 19-22 by Aidan Moher

Revealing the Cover for Nisi Shawl’s Everfair by Tor.com

The Land of Madmen 2015: Wheel of Time Con Report by Russell Dady

Variations on an Apple by Yoon Ha Lee

Tue Oct 13

The Flash and the DC Multiverse: How Did It Start? by Alan Sizzler Kistler

The King’s Justice by Stephen R. Donaldson

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

Tor’s New Logo is Immortalized (Temporarily) in Sand Sculpture Form! by Stubby the Rocket

Kameron Hurley Talks About Writing and Life on the Internet! by Tor.com

5 Mistakes That Hollywood Blockbusters Should Stop Making, as Proved By Pan by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 20 by Leigh Butler

Successful Pulp Heroes Need to be More Genre Savvy: “In the Walls of Eryx” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

UK Cover Reveal and Excerpt for Susan Dennard’s Truthwitch by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: Deaths, Edges, Bargains, and the End of the World by Liz Bourke

Once Upon A Time in Worldbuilding by Angela Slatter

Soon I Won’t Know What the Future Looks Like by Chris Lough

These SuperHero Girls are Ready to Save the World! by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Oct 12

Different Ellipticals: Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas Dodson by Niall Alexander

The Coode Street Podcast: SF Lectures, The Martian, and More by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

Help Fund Strange Horizons Through 2016! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading The Elfstones of Shannara, Chapters 15–18 by Aidan Moher

Of Sorrow and Such Audio Excerpt by Danielle Prielipp

Five Fantasy Books with Awe-Inspiring Settings by Matthew Kressel

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 31 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

It’s the Bootstrap Paradox. Doctor Who: “Before the Flood” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Watch the First Full Trailer for The Shannara Chronicles! by Stubby the Rocket

The Walking Dead Season 6 Premiere: “First Time Again” by Alex Brown

Get Hooked on Magic with The Magicians NYCC Trailer! by Stubby the Rocket

Design a Game For This Bored Octopus! by Stubby the Rocket

Showcasing Real, Fantastical Women: Angela Slatter’s Of Sorrow and Such by Melissa Ann Singer

The Bane of Banality: Frodo Baggins by Michael Witwer

Sun Oct 11

Marvel’s NYCC 2015 Panel Talks of Punishers and Purple Men, and the Extraordinary Jessica Jones by Leah Schnelbach

The X-Files Panel at NYCC Asks Hard Questions about Love, Conspiracy, and The Lone Gunmen by Leah Schnelbach

Fri Oct 9

Happiness is This T-Rex Training for American Ninja Warrior by Stubby the Rocket

Why Do Geek Journalists Write About Things They Don’t Like? by Chris Lough

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “Fine Feathered Finks” / “The Penguin’s a Jinx” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

This Quantum Leap Mashup Could Put Right Any Wrong by Stubby the Rocket

Magic and Lyrics: Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Tor: The Next Generation Proves that Tor’s Future is in Good Hands! by Leah Schnelbach

The Pilot for The Expanse Is a Tense Socio-Political Thriller Inside a Gritty Space Opera by Leah Schnelbach

The Trailer and Panel for SyFy’s Hunters Promise Allegory with an Emphasis on Gore by Leah Schnelbach

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part I, Chapters 8 and 9 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Thu Oct 8

A Demoralizing Disaster: Disney’s The Black Cauldron by Mari Ness

The Harry Potter Reread: The Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 9 and 10 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Too Many Voices: Empire Ascendant by Kameron Hurley by Liz Bourke

Charmed, I’m Sure: Getting to Know Everyone’s Dream Prince by Jack Heckel

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 39 by Leigh Butler

Marvel’s Phase 3 Slate Adds Three New Movies, Will Destroy Us All by Stubby the Rocket

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 58 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 32: Kameron Hurley by Mahvesh Murad

Revealing the Covers for Andy Remic’s Song for No Man’s Land Trilogy by Jeffrey Alan Love

All the Ways SciFi Brings Dinosaurs Back by Brian Switek

The New Sherlock Trailer Fills Us With Gaslamp Joy! by Stubby the Rocket

Spoiler Playground for Brandon Sanderson’s Shadows of Self by Alice Arneson

Wed Oct 7

Aurora Australis: The Past, the Now, the Future by Alexandra Pierce

Rebuilding After War: An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet by Lee Mandelo

The Perils of Communal Living: High-Rise by Karin L Kross

Last Song Before Night Author Ilana C. Myer Talks About Writing and Sword Fighting! by Stubby the Rocket

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Welcome to Season Three by Alan Brown

Reading Melanie Rawn’s Skybowl: Chapters 1–5 by Judith Tarr

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Healthy Dead, Part Four by Bill Capossere

Where to Begin with Margaret Atwood by Mahvesh Murad

Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace

Revealing Kathleen Jennings’ Cover Art for Tremontaine by Tor.com

Sail the Ether: Jim Butcher’s The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Rajan Khanna

Hold-Time Violations by John Chu

Tue Oct 6

Never Mind the Messenger: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness by Niall Alexander

Echoes: Little Sister Death by William Gay by Niall Alexander

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: First Season Overview by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Weird Books by Women by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Ann Leckie Talks About Tea, Radchaai Sympathy, and Ancillary Mercy! by Stubby the Rocket

Welcome to the Neighborhood: The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 by Martin Cahill

Jaws 19 Gets a Trailer as Back to the Future Part II Nears by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Great Hunt, Part 19 by Leigh Butler

Are You 1337 Enough for these Cyberpunk Tales? by Stubby the Rocket

Dreamquest, Take 1: “Celephais” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

The Shootout Solution by Michael R. Underwood

The New Trailer for The Good Dinosaur is Here to Make You Weep by Stubby the Rocket

Sleeps With Monsters: Jaime Lee Moyer Answers Seven Questions by Liz Bourke

I Tell Lies About Last Song Before Night by Seth Dickinson

The Many Ways the Hero of K.J. Parker’s The Last Witness is Doomed by Chris Lough

Is This the Face of a Man Who Just Walked on the Moon? by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Oct 5

Getting Out of Your Headspace at 120 MPH by Lynsay Sands

Fear the Walking Dead, S1 E6: “The Good Man” by Alex Brown

Old, Familiar Tropes: Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Myer by Liz Bourke

The Coode Street Podcast Episode 252: Cecelia Holland by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

I’ll Do All I Can to Solve the Death of Your Friend/Family Member/Pet — Doctor Who: “Under the Lake” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin

Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Mistress of the Empire, Part 30 by Tansy Rayner Roberts

More Fine Dining at Matt Wallace’s Sin du Jour! by Tor.com

The Martian will Restore Your Faith in Science by Leah Schnelbach

Monster Mixtape: The Tusseladd by Brian Switek

John Hurt Will Return as the War Doctor! by Stubby the Rocket

The Metallic Revolution: A Non-Spoiler Review of Brandon Sanderson’s Shadows of Self by Martin Cahill

First Look at Tor’s New Logo, Celebrating 35 Amazing Years! by Tor.com

Fri Oct 2

Fiction Affliction: October Releases in Paranormal Romance by Suzanne Johnson

Five Books About Characters Who Turn Disability Into Superpowers by Cammie McGovern

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “Hi Diddle Riddle” / “Smack in the Middle” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Our Apocalyptic Missions, Ourselves: Sleepy Hollow Returns with “I, Witness” by Leah Schnelbach

Lemony Snicket’s Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights? is a Bittersweet Masterpiece by Ryan Britt

Revealing Mary Robinette Kowal’s Ghost Talkers by Tor.com

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

Need More Monsters? Watch Earth Beasts Awaken by Brian Switek

The Fall of the House of West by Paul Pope

Modern Folk Horror: The Witch by Karin L Kross

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part I, Chapters 6 and 7 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Joint US and UK Cover Reveal for Laura Lam’s False Hearts by Tor.com

Thu Oct 1

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

Monster Mixtape: Arachnid Warriors by Brian Switek

The Harry Potter Reread: The Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 7 and 8 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

What is This Strange Planet You Call “America”? by Jonathan L. Howard

Patrick Rothfuss’ The Name of the Wind to Be a Movie and a TV Show by Stubby the Rocket

Saga Press Cover Reveal Roundup by Tor.com

Forbidden Friendships: Disney’s The Fox and the Hound by Mari Ness

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Part 38 by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 57 by Alice Arneson

Pull List: Catwoman by Alex Brown

Midnight in Karachi Episode 31: K.J. Parker by Mahvesh Murad

Mystic: Chapter Three by Jason Denzel

Announcing Novellas from Willow Palecek and S.B. Divya by Carl Engle-Laird