May 2016

Tue May 31

Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Fantasy by Tor.com

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: In the Garden of Iden, Chapters 22-24 by Stefan Raets

New Greyjoy Chapter from The Winds of Winter Revealed at Balticon by Sarah Tolf

David Mitchell is the Second Author to Join the Future Library Project of 2114 by Natalie Zutter

Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia A. McKillip

Come See Your Favorite Tor Authors at Phoenix Comic Con 2016! by Tor.com

Building an Empire: Ian C. Esslemont’s Malazan Prequel, Dancer’s Lament by Bill Capossere

See Malka Older, author of Infomocracy, in June! by Tor.com

First Pics of Harry, Ginny, and Albus Potter From Cursed Child Play! by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 22 by Leigh Butler

Dwayne Johnson to Play Pulp “Superhero” Doc Savage by Natalie Zutter

X-Men: Apocalypse Really Hopes You Remember Those Characters You Liked From Before by Emily Asher-Perrin

Robert Jordan: America’s Tolkien by Michael Livingston

Hammers on Bone Excerpt and Cover Reveal! by Cassandra Khaw

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 6: “Blood of My Blood” by Theresa DeLucci

Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories, Episodes 1 and 2: Clever, Unsettling, and Not To Be Missed by Alasdair Stuart

Paizo Announces New Starfinder Roleplaying Game by Tor.com

He’s a High-Functioning Cabbage Patch by Stubby the Rocket

Mon May 30

Traumatic SFF Movie Moments (That I Loved and Watched Repeatedly) by Bridget McGovern

Highlights From Our “Five Books About…” Series to Build Your TBR Pile by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Farewell to Morgan and Company by Judith Tarr

Huge Adult Ideas Taught to Us By Weird Movies by Leah Schnelbach and Emily Asher-Perrin

It’s Just Business: Why Rejection of Your Art Feels So Personal by Natalie Zutter

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Shards of Honor, Chapters 8-10 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Cloned, Recruited, and Kidnapped: Military Evolution in the Star Wars Universe by Emily Asher-Perrin

Dancer’s Lament: Chapter 4 by Ian Cameron Esslemont

Fri May 27

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “Marsha, Queen of Diamonds” / “Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds” by Keith DeCandido

Consequences and Coping Mechanisms: Orphan Black, “The Antisocialism of Sex” by Natalie Zutter

A Green and Ancient Light by Frederic S. Durbin

Abracadabra: The Only Good Magician is a Dead Magician by Grady Hendrix

Netflix is Bringing us The Little Prince on August 5th! by Stubby the Rocket

Rocket Talk Episode 77: Does Hamilton Count as Genre? by Justin Landon

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone Wrap Up by Bill Capossere

Celebrate Women Artists in Science Fiction and Fantasy at the Society of Illustrators! by Tor.com

For $10 A Night, You Can Stay in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Lair by Emily Asher-Perrin

Here’s a Chance to Win a Magical Pile of Books! by Tor.com

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning Part 2, Chapters 2 and 3 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

Five Books About Prophecy by Kelley Grant

Ikea’s Winter Catalog is Coming… by Stubby the Rocket

Thu May 26

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Epilogue by Emily Asher-Perrin

Pull List: Star Wars: Poe Dameron by Alex Brown

Evil Captain America, DC Rebirth, and the Dubious Arms Race of Mainstream Comics by Alasdair Stuart

Wait. What Happened to the KISSING Part? “The Frog King, or Iron Henry” by Mari Ness

False Hearts by Laura Lam

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 82 by Alice Arneson

Let This Amazing, Gigantic Star Wars: A New Hope Infographic Flow Through You Like the Force by Natalie Zutter

Midnight in Karachi Episode 56: James Smythe by Mahvesh Murad

Who Tells Your Story: The Hidden Figures of NASA History by Karin L Kross

Joe Hill’s The Fireman Burns Up the Bestseller List! by Stubby the Rocket

Revealing the Cover for Cory Doctorow’s Walkaway by Tor.com

A Few More Words from Roger Zelazny: On Ellison, Delany, and Brust by Theodore Krulik

The Quiet Dedication and Bravery of Dr. Sally Ride by Leah Schnelbach

Tormund’s Heart Will Go On by Stubby the Rocket

Wed May 25

The Small Beer Press Humble Bundle Wants to Add a Little Fabulism to your World! by Stubby the Rocket

The Temeraire Reread: Tongues of Serpents by Kate Nepveu

Five Books that Recycle Historical Legends by Kiersten White

Less Cannibalism, More Moonbeasts: Lord Dunsany’s “Poor Old Bill” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

M.R. Carey Talks The Girl With All the Gifts Movie and Myth vs. Reality in His Reddit AMA by Tor.com

What’s it Like for Peter Parker Growing Up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? by Emily Asher-Perrin

Watch the First Trailer for The Space Between Us, About Literal Star-Crossed Lovers by Natalie Zutter

Science Fiction, Alchemy, or a Little Bit of Both? by Stubby the Rocket

Dream-Casting The Wheel of Time TV Series by Leigh Butler

12 Scenes from HBO’s Game of Thrones We Wish Were in the Books by Fire and Lunch

Support the 2016 Con or Bust Auction By Bidding on Amazing Prizes! by Tor.com

Orphan Pirates of the Spanish Main by Dennis Danvers

Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Colors! by Stubby the Rocket

Tue May 24

Pick a Door, Any Door… by Stubby the Rocket

Legends of Tomorrow’s Wibbly Wobbly First Season by Molly Templeton

The Great Catastrophe: The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin by Niall Alexander

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

The Weaver’s Lament by Elizabeth Haydon

Inaugural Eugie Award to Be Presented at Dragon Con 2016 by Tor.com

See Every Heart a Doorway Author Seanan McGuire in New York City! by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 21 by Leigh Butler

Go Behind the Fiction in These 17 Essay Collections and Biographies by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: In the Garden of Iden, Chapters 19-21 by Stefan Raets

Dory Searches for Her Home in the Latest Finding Dory Trailer by Natalie Zutter

Black Holes and 4-D Wars: The Doctor Who Stories of Alan Moore by Adam Christopher

Announcing John Scalzi’s Next Book: The Collapsing Empire by Tor.com

Those Who Watch by Ruthanna Emrys

What if Elsa was a Jedi and Met Toothless? by Stubby the Rocket

Mon May 23

Can Fear the Walking Dead Be Saved? by Alex Brown

Dancer’s Lament: Chapter 3 by Ian Cameron Esslemont

To Write Your Own Deliverance: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard by Emily Nordling

How Long Can You Survive on Each Planet? by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: High Deryni, Chapters 25-27 by Judith Tarr

Where Science Fiction Meets Punk Rock by Mike Brooks

Check Out the Cover for V.E. Schwab’s A Conjuring of Light by Tor.com

The Geek Feminist Revolution: Where Have All the Women Gone? by Kameron Hurley

Preaching the Wicked Word: Preacher Series Premiere by Alex Brown

Emma Watson Is Here to Save Us All in the First Teaser for Disney’s Live-Action Beauty and the Beast by Natalie Zutter

“She Has Arrived”: Watch the Extended Trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence by Natalie Zutter

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Shards of Honor, Chapter 7 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 5: “The Door” by Theresa DeLucci

New Star Trek Beyond Trailer Does a Better Job of Exploration Than the Last One by Emily Asher-Perrin

Does X-Men: Apocalypse Live Up To The Promise of Days of Future Past? by Alasdair Stuart

Disney Synergy at Work! by Stubby the Rocket

Sun May 22

Get the Chance to Win Every Book Tor.com Publishing Has Ever Published! by Tor.com

Fri May 20

Holy Rewatch Batman! “The Impractical Joker” / “The Joker’s Provokers” by Keith DeCandido

Thor: Ragnarok Reveals Full Cast List, Including Surprise Jeff Goldblum! by Leah Schnelbach

The Sword of Midras by Tracy Hickman and Richard Garriott

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning Part 1, Chapter 9 and Part 2, Chapter 1 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

We’re All Going to Die Screaming in Phoenix: Dark Messiah by Grady Hendrix

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 35 and 36 by Emily Asher-Perrin

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone, Epilogue by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

We Are Sad That We Cannot Go to Japan and Eat Captain America: Civil War Ramen by Stubby the Rocket

“Amen To That”: The Death-Defying Literary Feats of Preacher by Alex Brown

Stephen King Hints That The Dark Tower Movie Will Actually Be a Sequel to the Dark Tower Books by Stubby the Rocket

Ancient War and the Mismanagement of Wealth: The Treasures of Alexander the Great by Frank L. Holt by Liz Bourke

Only Seven Miles to Neptune: How to Run the Solar System by Chris Lough

Great. Now There are Even More Pokémon to Catch! Will Our Toil Never End? by Stubby the Rocket

Thu May 19

Watch This Old TV Commercial for Xavier’s School For Gifted Youngsters by Chris Lough

Hey, It Turns Out Dinosaurs Had Lips by Chris Lough

Present Tense: The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North by Niall Alexander

When Even Dinosaur Fights Aren’t Enough: Disney’s Meet the Robinsons by Mari Ness

One of the Very First Robots SPAT FIRE and Now the London Science Museum is Trying to Rebuild It? by Stubby the Rocket

Judenstaat by Simone Zelitch

“Between Utter Chaos and Total Brilliance.” Daniel José Older Talks About Teaching Writing in the Prison System by Leah Schnelbach

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 81 by Alice Arneson

Midnight in Karachi Episode 55: Madeline Ashby by Mahvesh Murad

Myth and Magic: A Conversation with Kat Howard by Sarah McCarry

He is Franz Kafka! Franz Kafka! …Seriously, This is a Giant Revolving Bust of Franz Kafka by Stubby the Rocket

The Thorn of Emberlain to Be Published in the UK in Fall 2016 by Stubby the Rocket

Check Out the New Star Trek Teaser Trailer! by Leah Schnelbach

A Few Words from Roger Zelazny by Theodore Krulik

But Honestly, What’s Charon Going to do with a Cat? by Stubby the Rocket

Wed May 18

Five Books Set In Company Towns by Madeline Ashby

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

Steeplejack by A.J. Hartley

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 3 Finale: It’s the End of the World as We Know It by Alan Brown

Here’s Your First Look at The Girl With All the Gifts Movie by Stubby the Rocket

The Temeraire Reread: Victory of Eagles by Kate Nepveu

We Welcome Our Giant Tentacle-y Overlords by Stubby the Rocket

I Knew the Dame Was Trouble When I Saw Her Gills: Kim Newman’s “The Big Fish” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Runtime by S.B. Divya

Win Every Book Tor.com Publishing Has Ever Published! by Katharine Duckett

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

Live and Let Die: Madeline Ashby’s Company Town by Mahvesh Murad

Revealing the Magical Rainforest of Thoraiya Dyer’s Crossroads of Canopy by Tor.com

Take a Little Trip with the First Time After Time Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Nitpicking HBO’s Game of Thrones: 10 Book Details the Show Got Wrong by Fire and Lunch

“The Word We’re Looking for is Apocalypse” — The Ghostbusters Get Down to Business in a New Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Non-Fiction from Neil Gaiman That You Can Read Right Now by Molly Templeton

A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark

What Do You Expect, Ant-Man? Bucky’s Half Machine! by Stubby the Rocket

Tue May 17

Ashes to Ashes: The Fireman by Joe Hill by Niall Alexander

On the Edges of a Haunting: Elizabeth Hand’s Wylding Hall by Kat Howard

“In Action How Like an Angel, in Apprehension How Like a God!” Ada Palmer’s Too Like The Lightning by Liz Bourke

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 20 by Leigh Butler

You Can Buy Max Gladstone’s Entire Craft Sequence For a $20 by Chris Lough

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: In the Garden of Iden, Chapters 15-18 by Stefan Raets

The Women of The Expanse: An Interview with Daniel Abraham by Fran Wilde

Runtime: Proof That Even an Exoskeleton Wouldn’t Make Running Any Easier by Chris Lough

Revealing Brian Evenson’s Mind-Bending Novella, The Warren by Tor.com

Gen Con 2016 Sends Clear Message that Gaming is for Everyone by Whitney Strix Beltrán

Gamera’s World by Stubby the Rocket

Mon May 16

What’s Next for the Nebula Award Winners? by Chris Lough

Margot Robbie in Talks to Lead Harley Quinn Spinoff Movie by Stubby the Rocket

In Space, No One Can Hear You Snuff It by Sarah Tolf

Five Books for the Psychonaut by Patrick Hemstreet

Todd Lockwood Talks Illustrating (and Writing) Fantasy and a New Kind of Dragon in His Reddit AMA by Tor.com

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: High Deryni, Chapters 22-24 by Judith Tarr

Boba Fett Captures the Nebula Awards by Stubby the Rocket

Dancer’s Lament: Chapter 2 by Ian Cameron Esslemont

Training My Body to Write Company Town by Madeline Ashby

Are Physical Books Back After “A Bad Attack of Technodazzle”? by Niall Alexander

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Shards of Honor, Chapter 6 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 4: “Book of the Stranger” by Theresa DeLucci

Master’s Level Character Development in Brian Staveley’s Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne by Lisa Taylor

I AM SIX POINTS by Stubby the Rocket

Sat May 14

Announcing the 2015 Nebula Award Winners by Tor.com

Fri May 13

Holy Rewatch Batman! “Green Ice” / “Deep Freeze” by Keith DeCandido

Spy vs. Spy vs. Body Horror Science: Orphan Black, “Human Raw Material” by Natalie Zutter

Dark Run by Mike Brooks

The End is Only the Beginning for Supergirl and Agent Carter by Alasdair Stuart

The Sentinel: Throwing Birthday Parties for Cats! by Grady Hendrix

Archie is Coming to The CW in Riverdale! by Stubby the Rocket

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

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

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning, Chapters 7 and 8 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

Ant-Man Becomes AT-AT-Man! by Stubby the Rocket

Thu May 12

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 33 and 34 by Emily Asher-Perrin

This Gorgeous Star Wars Opening Sequence Was Done in the Style of James Bond by Emily Asher-Perrin

Luke Skywalker is on a Highway to the Danger Zone in this Star Wars/Top Gun Mash Up! by Leah Schnelbach

Fran Wilde’s The Jewel and Her Lapidary is a Rough-edged Gem by Aidan Moher

Lupita Nyong’o in Talks to Star Opposite Chadwick Boseman in Marvel’s Black Panther by Stubby the Rocket

An Inauspicious Start to Computer Animation: Disney’s Chicken Little by Mari Ness

Modern Witches Are So Much More Than Just Mothers/Maidens/Crones by Natalie Zutter

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 80 by Alice Arneson

Army Confirms That Captain America Would Be Eligible For 66 Years Worth of Back Pay by Stubby the Rocket

The Four Houses of the “American Hogwarts” May Have Been Accidentally Revealed by Stubby the Rocket

Welcome to Eurovision: The Hunger Games of Pop by Alasdair Stuart

Announcing Cold Counsel by Chris Sharp by Tor.com

Five Books With Families We’d Like to Live Alongside as Neighbors by Stephen H. Segal and Valya Dudycz Lupescu

Studio 8 Nabs Film Rights for New Ken Liu Story “The Hidden Girl” by Stubby the Rocket

Does Your Face Need a Hug? by Stubby the Rocket

Wed May 11

Borderlands: Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay by Niall Alexander

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Elaan of Troyius” by Keith DeCandido

“Midnight Radio” — A Comic on the Dangers of Obsession by Emily Asher-Perrin

Hunting the Snark: Ambrose Bierce’s “The Damned Thing” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Pull List: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by Alex Brown

2016: An Arthur C. Clarke Award Odyssey by Niall Alexander

“THE POTATO GOD WILL RISE.” We Are Obsessed With Ursula Vernon’s Tumblr by Stubby the Rocket

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

Revealing the Cover for Susan Jane Bigelow’s Sky Ranger by Tor.com

The Temeraire Reread: Empire of Ivory by Kate Nepveu

George R.R. Martin Releases a New Excerpt from The Winds of Winter! by Stubby the Rocket

Book Characters We Wish Appeared on HBO’s Game of Thrones by Fire and Lunch

Three More Books for Matt Wallace and Sin du Jour! by Lee Harris

The Pigeon Summer by Brit Mandelo

Godzilla Celebrates Take Your Child to Work Day! by Stubby the Rocket

Tue May 10

A Perfect Idea for a Sequel to Lilo & Stitch AND Monsters, Inc. by Chris Lough

Could Sebastian Stan Play a Young Luke Skywalker? by Chris Lough

Five Classic Science Fiction Stories That Helped Shape Central Station by Lavie Tidhar

Return of Souls by Andy Remic

Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 19 by Leigh Butler

Reordering Grant Morrison’s Superman Tales Gives Fans the Ultimate Take on Kal-El by Emily Asher-Perrin

Dancer’s Lament: Chapter 1 by Ian Cameron Esslemont

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: In the Garden of Iden, Chapters 13-14 by Stefan Raets

Philip K. Dick is Coming Back to Television! by Stubby the Rocket

A Future Worth Having: Ada Palmer’s Too Like the Lightning by Jo Walton

Sooner or Later, Shakespeare Will Describe Your Life by Tessa Gratton

A Civil War with Luchadores! by Stubby the Rocket

Mon May 9

See Victor LaValle and Damien Angelica Walters at Fantastic Fiction! by Tor.com

The Grudge’s Vengeful Ghost Kayako Gets Her Own Instagram Account by Sarah Tolf

Tender Prey: Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones by Theresa DeLucci

Rereading Katherine Kurtz, High Deryni Chapters 19-21 by Judith Tarr

Masquerade, Initiation, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy: N.K. Jemisin and Nnedi Okorafor in Conversation by Natalie Zutter

Daniel H. Wilson’s “The Nostalgist” is Now a Haunting Short Film by Stubby the Rocket

Olsem Difren: Central Station by Lavie Tidhar by Niall Alexander

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Shards of Honor, Chapter 5 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Behold the Cover for Ruthanna Emrys’ Lovecraftian Novel Winter Tide by Tor.com

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 3 “Oathbreaker” by Theresa DeLucci

Captain America: Civil War is the Emotional Pinnacle of Superhero Movies by Emily Asher-Perrin

Prehistoric Octopus Painted With Its Own 95-Million-Year-Old Ink by Stubby the Rocket

Sat May 7

Gene Wolfe: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Mordicai Knode

Fri May 6

A 318-Year-Old Hologram Tells Us About the Future of Love in Monica Byrne’s Riveting TED Talk by Natalie Zutter

Holy Rewatch Batman! “Hizzoner the Penguin” / “Dizzoner the Penguin” by Keith DeCandido

What Happens in Helsinki Does Not Stay in Helsinki: Orphan Black, “From Instinct to Rational Control” by Natalie Zutter

The Flying Eyes: They Fly, They Drip, And They Hate America by Grady Hendrix

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Blood and Bone Chapter Fourteen Part One by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Five Addictive Books Featuring Sci-Fi Drugs by Chris Howard

Alden Ehrenreich Cast as Young Smuggler-to-Be Han Solo by Stubby the Rocket

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning, Chapters 5 and 6 by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Cabaret with a Touch of Fantasy: Revealing the Cover for Amberlough by Tor.com

Ayesha, White as Snow: H. Rider Haggard’s She and Walt Disney’s Evil Queen by Gilbert Colon

A Sky Bison Takes to the Air (With a Little Help) by Stubby the Rocket

Thu May 5

The Harry Potter Reread: The Deathly Hallows, Chapters 31 and 32 by Emily Asher-Perrin

Commemorate the War of 1996 with the New Independence Day: Resurgence Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for May by Tor.com