February 2016

Mon Feb 29

Vivid Hopelessness: William Gibson’s Neuromancer by Gerald Brandt

Aurora Australis: Cleverman, Crowdfunding, and Kudos by Alexandra Pierce

An Unfortunate Case of Westernization — Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Magic in the City of Broken Dreams: Borderline by Mishell Baker by Em Nordling

The Devil You Know by K.J. Parker

Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Won an Oscar! …Or Did He? by Natalie Zutter

In Quantum Leap, Dr. Sam Beckett’s True Mission was to Build a Better America by Leah Schnelbach

Revealing the Brackets and Fighters for Suvudu’s Cage Match 2016: Dynamic Duos! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Deryni Checkmate, Chapters 7-9 by Judith Tarr

Robots Revolt: Revealing The Corporation Wars by Ken MacLeod by Niall Alexander

Because Rowling Wills It So — Harry Potter and the Canonical Paradox by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Three Egyptian Myths More Fun Than Gods of Egypt by Chris Lough

Fri Feb 26

Star Trek’s Best Writer/Director EVER Has Joined the Crew of CBS’ New Star Trek TV Show by Ryan Britt

The Timeline That Doesn’t Matter Except It Does: Legends of Tomorrow, “Star City 2046” by Molly Templeton

Five Books About Five Kinds of Aliens by S.K. Dunstall

Alabaster: Skinless Black Men and Invisible Women Fighting the Power by Grady Hendrix

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone, Chapter Six (Part Two) by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Pull List: Archie and Jughead by Alex Brown

Rocket Talk Episode 74: Charlie Jane Anders by Justin Landon

Infomocracy: Chapter 5 by Malka Older

Iron Fist Casting Seen as Missed Opportunity by Marvel by Natalie Zutter and Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part III, Chapters 5 and 6 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Thu Feb 25

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 13 and 14 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

World’s End by Will Elliott

Fiction Affliction: Genre Benders for March by Tor.com

Architecture, Fire, Melodrama, and a Goat: Victor Hugo’s Notre-Dame de Paris by Mari Ness

Naomi Novik Talks Fanfic-Inspired Fantasy and Ending Temeraire in Her Reddit AMA by Tor.com

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 72 by Alice Arneson

Elektra and Matt Murdock Make a Hilariously Unhealthy Couple in New Daredevil Season 2 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Paradise Lost: Those Above by Daniel Polansky by Niall Alexander

Midnight in Karachi Episode 45: Molly Tanzer by Mahvesh Murad

Infomocracy: Chapter 4 by Malka Older

A Smaller, Darker Conspiracy: Fermi, Eisenhower, and The X-Files’ New Worldview by Alasdair Stuart

Wed Feb 24

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Science Fiction by Tor.com

The Death and Life of Jarvis. Agent Carter: “The Edge of Mystery” & “A Little Song and Dance” by Chris Lough

Five Fantasy Novels Set in Interesting Historical Times by Richard A. Knaak

Please Tell Me John Coltrane Never Read This: T. E. D. Klein’s “Black Man With a Horn” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

DC: Reboot, No, Relaunch, I Mean Rebirth by Alex Brown

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone, Chapter Six (Part One) by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

The Setup Wizard is Your New Favorite Harry Potter Character by Natalie Zutter

Infomocracy: Chapter 3 by Malka Older

Writing the Future via A Pair of Prizes by Niall Alexander

The Oscars Forgot to Nominate The Force Awakens For Best Picture by Ryan Britt

Margaret Atwood’s Hag-seed Revealed by Niall Alexander

Recalled to Service by Alter S. Reiss

Star Wars Cases Will Protect Your Phone From the Forces of The Empire; Gravity by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Feb 23

Secrets and More Secrets: The Magicians, “Impractical Applications” by Molly Templeton

“Truth, Justice, and the American Way” Doesn’t Mean What Supergirl Thinks It Means by Natalie Zutter

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

Is This the End? The X-Files Miniseries Finale: “My Struggle II” by Leah Schnelbach

Ava DuVernay to Direct Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time by Natalie Zutter

Front Lines and Frontiers: Sleeping Planet by William R. Burkett, Jr. by Alan Brown

Fiction Affliction: March Releases in Fantasy by Tor.com

I Know This Place: Nnedi Okorafor’s Lagoon by Mishell Baker

Karen Miller Answers Five Questions by Liz Bourke

Infomocracy: Chapter 2 by Malka Older

Five Potentially Amazing SFF Adaptations That Need To Happen by Foz Meadows

Special Illustrated Edition of Daniel Polansky’s The Builders Available Now by Tor.com

Mon Feb 22

No Accounting For Taste by Marc Turner

Is This One of Mankind’s Oldest Fairy Tales? by Natalie Zutter

Infomocracy: Chapter 1 by Malka Older

Deadpool Probably Won’t Host SNL After This Meltdown by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Deryni Checkmate, Chapters 4-6 by Judith Tarr

Dear Joanna Russ: A Letter for an Inimitable Writer by Lee Mandelo

What To Expect (So Far) From Brandon Sanderson’s Third Stormlight Archive Book by Martin Cahill

Announcing The Kitschies’ 2015 Shortlists! by Tor.com

Sat Feb 20

Announcing the 2015 Nebula Awards Nominees! by Tor.com

Terror on a Deadline: Remembering Richard Matheson by Leah Schnelbach

Fri Feb 19

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone Chapter Five by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Holy Rewatch, Batman! Batman (1966 film) by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A Song for No Man’s Land Audio Excerpt by Danielle Prielipp

“More Drinking, Less Feeling.” Legends of Tomorrow, “Fail Safe” by Molly Templeton

Transgalactic by James Gunn

This Fan-Made Weasley Clock is Everything Our Hearts Desire by Stubby the Rocket

Writing Global Sci-Fi: White Bread, Brown Toast by Indrapramit Das

You Went to See Deadpool Because Deadpool Has Been Flirting With You All Year by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Rocket Talk Episode 73: V.E. Schwab and Miriam Weinberg by Justin Landon

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part III, Chapters 3 and 4 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

Thu Feb 18

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 11 and 12 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Uneasy Mix of Prestige and a Cute Raccoon: Disney’s Pocahontas by Mari Ness

How We Fall: Down Station by Simon Morden by Niall Alexander

Battlestorm by Susan Krinard

Deadpool is an Amazing Weapon for Dealing with the Stigma of Cancer by Chris Lough

Orphan Black Season 4 Gets Premiere Date and New Teaser by Natalie Zutter

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 71 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 44: Lavie Tidhar by Mahvesh Murad

Mean Girls & Murders: 13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough by Mahvesh Murad

Beloved: The Best Horror Novel the Horror Genre Has Never Claimed by Grady Hendrix

Wed Feb 17

SFWA Names C.J. Cherryh the 32nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by Tor.com

Arkwright by Allen Steele

Darkness Closes In. Agent Carter: “The Life of the Party” / “Monsters” by Chris Lough

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

Felicity Smoak: Arrow’s IT Tech Turned Badass Wheelchair User by Mari Ness

Not Sublimated, Not Fading to Black: C.L. Moore’s “Shambleau” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Why has this 1931 High School Yearbook been Invaded by Martians? by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone Chapter Four by Bill Capossere

Science Fiction Fandom: The Biggest Tent of All by S.B. Divya

There and Back Again, Again: New Tolkien Poems Found in Old Annual by Niall Alexander

Five Beautiful Graphic Novels I Would Have Loved As a Tween by Caitlyn Paxson

The Perfect Retort, 90 Years Later: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle by Ruthanna Emrys

The Great Detective by Delia Sherman

Tue Feb 16

Five Plotlines and a Puppy: The Magicians, “Mendings, Major and Minor” by Molly Templeton

Unconditional Love and Extreme Hate — The X-Files: “Babylon” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Ballad of Black Tom Audio Excerpt by Danielle Prielipp

Five Books Where I Escaped Our World, Only to Learn About It by Randy Henderson

The Walking Dead Season 6 Midseason Premiere: “No Way Out” by Alex Brown

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 9 by Leigh Butler

Deadpool’s Right! Keira Knightley Really Would Make an Excellent Cable by Stubby the Rocket

Cthulhu Gon’ Slay: Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff by Alex Brown

Elizabeth Bear Answers Eight Questions by Liz Bourke

John Scalzi Has Finally Made It! by Stubby the Rocket

The Last Mortal Bond: Chapters 6 and 7 by Brian Staveley

We Can’t Just Adapt Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books, We Have to Transform Them by Foz Meadows

“Intersections” Celebrates the Meeting of Light and Shadow by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Feb 15

Check out Julie Dillon’s Cover Art for An Accident of Stars! by Tor.com

William Shatner’s New Memoir Leonard is Surprising and Moving by Ryan Britt

The First Trailer for Daredevil Season 2 Has Arrived! by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Deryni Checkmate, Chapters 1-3 by Judith Tarr

5 Things I Would Like to See in A Deadpool Sequel by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sun Feb 14

Watch the First Teaser for Game of Thrones Season 6 by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Feb 12

FYI: The World Ends This Valentine’s Day Weekend by Stubby the Rocket

That Was Cold: Legends of Tomorrow, “White Knights” by Molly Templeton

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “Fine Finny Fiends” / “Batman Makes the Scenes” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Revealing the Cover for Of Sand and Malice Made by Tor.com

Watch the Joan Jett Concert/X-Men Movie That We Need Right Now by Chris Lough

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone, Chapter Three (Part Two) by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Good Girls by Glen Hirshberg

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part III, Chapters 1 and 2 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Thu Feb 11

Here’s Our First Look at Game of Thrones Season 6 by Natalie Zutter

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 9 and 10 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Mare Infinitum: The Guns of Ivrea by Clifford Beal by Niall Alexander

When Historical Pirates Did PR: The Writings of Captain John Smith by Mari Ness

We Finally See a Bat-Fight in the Final Trailer for Batman v. Superman! by Stubby the Rocket

Birds Do It, Bees Do It: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Taraji P. Henson to Star in Untold Story of NASA’s Black Female Mathematicians by Natalie Zutter

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 70 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 43: Sarah Pinborough by Mahvesh Murad

Far-Flung Destinations for the Fantasy Tourist by Adrian Tchaikovsky

United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas

What Are You Reading (When You’re Not Reading Science Fiction/Fantasy)? by Stubby the Rocket

Visit Beautiful Atmospheric Venus by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Feb 10

The Butler Did It. Agent Carter: “The Atomic Job” by Chris Lough

Reinvent Fantasy with Tor.com Publishing! by Tor.com

The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky

How Do You Think The Force Awakens Should Have Ended? by Stubby the Rocket

Lovecraft’s Most Bigoted Collaboration, No Really: “Medusa’s Coil” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone, Chapter Three (Part One) by Amanda Rutter

The Star Wars Universe’s Idea of Love is a Lot Healthier Now by Natalie Zutter

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Script to Be Published as a Book by Stubby the Rocket

Discworld Artist to Sculpt a Statue of Terry Pratchett by Niall Alexander

Deadpool is Hysterically Funny and Also Deeply Disappointing by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Breaking Water by Indrapramit Das

Tue Feb 9

Shaking It Off: The Magicians, “The World in the Walls” by Molly Templeton

Star Trek The Original Series: “A Private Little War” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Bryan Fuller to Run New Star Trek Television Series by Stubby the Rocket

The Monster of the Week is Time Itself in The X-Files: “Home Again” by Leah Schnelbach

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 8 by Leigh Butler

Worlds Without End is Challenging Readers to Explore Tor.com’s Short Fiction by Tor.com

Don’t Touch That Dial: Midseason TV 2016 – Adaptations by Alex Brown

Ten Great Graphic Novels to Check Out for First Second’s 10th Anniversary by Gina Gagliano

Supergirl Finds Her Heart’s Desire in the Pain of Real Life by Natalie Zutter

The Last Mortal Bond: Chapters 4 and 5 by Brian Staveley

The Cavalier Fantasies of Frank Frazetta by Arnie Fenner

Mon Feb 8

This is How it Feels to Read Cixin Liu’s The Dark Forest by Chris Lough

Return of the Reaper: Morning Star by Pierce Brown by Niall Alexander

The Hero Haven Deserves: Take A Thief by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Don’t Touch That Dial: Midseason TV 2016 – Comic Books by Alex Brown

Five Books Where Dragons Are Put In Their Place by Marc Turner

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Deryni Rising, Chapters 14-16 by Judith Tarr

All The Geeky Super Bowl Commercials and Movie Trailers by Natalie Zutter

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Sun Feb 7

See Psylocke in Action in the New X-Men: Apocalypse Trailer by Natalie Zutter

Here Comes Krang! New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Trailer by Natalie Zutter

“Something’s Coming”: Watch the 10 Cloverfield Lane Super Bowl Trailer by Natalie Zutter

“Divided We Stand, Divided We Fall”: Watch the Captain America: Civil War Super Bowl Trailer by Natalie Zutter

Announcing the 2015 BSFA Awards Shortlist by Tor.com

Fri Feb 5

A Crisis of Confidence: Legends of Tomorrow, “Blood Ties” by Molly Templeton

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “Death in Slow Motion” / “The Riddler’s False Notion” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Hi Steve, Here Are Your Friends–Oh, Awkward… by Stubby the Rocket

The Real Monster is Stephen Colbert in this Homage to The Twilight Zone by Leah Schnelbach

Quantum Night by Robert J. Sawyer

Brandon Sanderson Answers Your Audible Live-Chat Questions by Stubby the Rocket

Check Out the Cover Art for Tor.com’s Spring and Summer Titles by Tor.com

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Winter Night Part II, Chapter 10 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

We’re Going Back…to a Galaxy Long Ago and Far, Far Away by Leah Schnelbach

Thu Feb 4

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 7 and 8 by Emmet Asher-Perrin

FX Developing Marvel Pilot Legion About Professor X’s Son by Natalie Zutter

Mapping Time and Tesseracts! by Stubby the Rocket

This is not Hamlet: Disney’s The Lion King by Mari Ness

Brandon Sanderson’s The Bands of Mourning Debuts on the New York Times Bestseller List! by Tor.com

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 69 by Alice Arneson

All Shined Up: A Criminal Magic by Lee Kelly by Alex Brown

My Friend’s Stupid Idea Just Became Star Wars Canon and I Am So Jealous by Chris Lough

Rocket Talk Episode 72: Robert Jackson Bennett by Justin Landon

Revealing the Covers for Tor.com’s August Releases! by Tor.com

Grimoire Noir, and Five Stories With Magical Books by Vera Greentea

Is Swamps of Sadness Land Just a Neverending Line? by Leah Schnelbach

Wed Feb 3

Jarvelous! Agent Carter: “Smoke & Mirrors” by Chris Lough

The True Enemy is Revealed in The Expanse: “Critical Mass” and “Leviathan Wakes” by Leah Schnelbach

Illustrating Lavie Tidhar’s The Bookman Trilogy by Sarah Anne Langton

Receptionist Chris Hemsworth is Here for You by Natalie Zutter

Magic and Espionage in the Streets of Prague: The Witch Who Came in From the Cold by Ilana C. Myer

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone, Chapter Two by Amanda Rutter

The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar

V.E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of Magic is Being Adapted for Television! by Stubby the Rocket

City of Lights, City of Blades: Resonant Narratives by Martin Cahill

Tom, Thom by K. M. Ferebee

Tue Feb 2

Did Someone Say Supergirl/Bizarro Girlfight? by Natalie Zutter

“I’m a nothing-mancer.” The Magicians: “Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting” by Molly Templeton

Kai Ashante Wilson wins the 2016 Crawford Award for The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Carl Engle-Laird

Five Books with Unforgettable Sisters by Lee Kelly

The Internet is Not Good For You — The X-Files: “Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Elizabeth Banks Cast as Rita Repulsa in New Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Movie by Chris Lough

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Journey to Babel” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A Magical Smorgasbord: Patricia McKillip’s Kingfisher by Alyx Dellamonica

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 7 by Leigh Butler

Cover Reveals for Fran Wilde’s Cloudbound and Updraft by Tor.com

My Shoggoth’s Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun: Fungi From Yuggoth (Part 3) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Sleeps With Monsters: “There are Such Monsters in a Palace” by Liz Bourke

The Earth Isn’t Flat, But Middle-earth Is by Chris Lough

Some of the Best from Tor.com 2015 is Free to Download Now! by Tor.com

The Last Mortal Bond: Chapters 2 and 3 by Brian Staveley

No, Threepio, You Can’t Even Tell Them the Plot in Bocce! by Stubby the Rocket

Mon Feb 1

A Magical Arms Race: Revisionary by Jim C. Hines: a review by Liz Bourke

Aurora Australis: There’s More to Life Than Anthologies by Alexandra Pierce

Daniel Polansky and Myke Cole on The Builders and Terrible Secrets by Tor.com

Authors Taught Us How to Stab People by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Deryni Rising, Chapters 11-13 by Judith Tarr

J.K. Rowling is Turning the Wizarding World Into an Actual World by Natalie Zutter

Revealing the Covers for Tor.com’s May Releases! by Tor.com

Looking for a New Story? Check Out the 2015 Locus Recommended Reading List! by Stubby the Rocket

The Great Classic Fantasy Reread: The Hero and Crown by Robin McKinley by Ilana C. Myer

The Story Behind the Story — Mistborn: Secret History by Alice Arneson

You Can Trust Jessica Jones by Stubby the Rocket