June 2016

Thu Jun 30

[Insert Sheep Pun Here]: Robert Kroese’s The Big Sheep by Alex Brown

Samuel L. Jackson Says Mace Windu is Alive, George Lucas Could Not Dispute the Fact by Emily Asher-Perrin

“Everyone Believes in Justice. What Else is There to Believe In?” Judenstaat by Simone Zelitch by Liz Bourke

Wreck-It Ralph 2 Coming in 2018, Will Finally Free Us From the Internet’s Tyranny by Emily Asher-Perrin

Spooky Powers and Hazmat Suits in Netflix’s Second Stranger Things Trailer by Molly Templeton

The Last Adventure of Constance Verity by A. Lee Martinez

Let It Make a Lot of Cash: Disney’s Frozen by Mari Ness

Listen to Victor LaValle, Paul Tremblay, and Laird Barron Dissect the Horror Genre by Tor.com

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 87 by Alice Arneson

Figuring Out What the “Speed of Plot” is in Game of Thrones by Chris Lough

The Trouble with Paradoxes: New Pompeii by Daniel Godfrey by Liz Bourke

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

16 Books That Reveal the Interesting Historical Oddities of Comic Books by Leah Schnelbach

Star Wars Characters Riding Dinosaurs Will Get You Through the Day by Emily Asher-Perrin

Wed Jun 29

Of Exiles and Fairy Tales: The Swan Book by Alexis Wright by Alex Brown

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

Rowling Reveals That American Wizards Have Slytherin to Thank For Their School by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Swarm by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston

Elder Gods Just Wanna Have Fun: Manta Aisora and Koin’s Haiyoru! Nyaruani by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Neil Gaiman Has a New Book of Norse Mythology Hitting Shelves in 2017 by Stubby the Rocket

Big Patrick Rothfuss Fan Lin-Manuel Miranda Definitely Earned His Pipes by Natalie Zutter

Political Popularity and World Peace: Icon by Genevieve Valentine by Mahvesh Murad

Boundaries Are Conventions: Cloud Atlas is Easily One of the Most Ambitious Films Ever Made, Flaws and All by Emily Asher-Perrin

Traumphysik by Monica Byrne

Lose Yourself in the Art of Night Gallery! by Stubby the Rocket

Tue Jun 28

Fiction Affliction: July Releases in Fantasy by Tor.com

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: Sky Coyote, Chapters 11-15 by Stefan Raets

Wil Wheaton is Just Trying to Help by Chris Lough

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

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

Flashbulb Diplomacy: Image, Fashion, and Politics in Persona and Icon by Genevieve Valentine

Back with a Fresh Look: The Nightmare Stacks by Charles Stross by Brit Mandelo

Get Sorted Into Ilvermorny, the American Hogwarts! by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 25 by Leigh Butler

Our Predictions for Game of Thrones Season 7 by Fire and Lunch

The Fifty-Year Mission is the People’s History of Star Trek by Ryan Britt

Sleeps With Monsters: Urban Fantasy, Space Opera, and Historical Mystery All Walk Into A Bar by Liz Bourke

Mur Lafferty’s The Shambling Guide to New York City to Become a Netflix Movie by Natalie Zutter

Five Books In Which Superpowers Have Unfortunate Side Effects by Sarah Fine

The Fifty-Year Mission by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman

Mon Jun 27

New Star Trek Beyond Trailer is All About the Feels and Rihanna by Emily Asher-Perrin

Independence Day: Resurgence is Just Happy to Be Back, You Guys by Chris Lough

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Camber of Culdi, Chapters 10-12 by Judith Tarr

Catching Up with Preacher Season 1 by Alex Brown

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Barrayar, Chapters 1-2 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

City of Wolves by Willow Palecek

Living in an Infomocracy by Malka Older

The Boy Who Died: Swiss Army Man by Leah Schnelbach

Announcing the 2016 Locus Award Winners by Tor.com

The British SFF Book Trade on Brexit by Niall Alexander

A Look Back at Independence Day by Alasdair Stuart

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 10 “The Winds of Winter” by Theresa DeLucci

Five Science Fiction Novels about Sheep by Robert Kroese

Fri Jun 24

Writing Advice from Neil Gaiman: Embrace Boredom! by Leah Schnelbach

A History of Horror in 12 Minutes! by Leah Schnelbach

Holy Rewatch Batman! “The Cat’s Meow” / “The Bat’s Kow Tow” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Indomitable by W.C. Bauers

Every JRPG Ever Combined Into a Single Game by Stubby the Rocket

“Rats Have Been Good to Steve and George”: Stephen King and George R.R. Martin in Conversation by Natalie Zutter

Brandon Sanderson Will Teach You How to Write Sci-Fi & Fantasy in New Video Lectures by Natalie Zutter

Comix Creatrix: Spotlight On Women Artists and Creators by Alasdair Stuart

Can Daenerys Fly to Westeros on Her Dragons? by Chris Lough

Thu Jun 23

New Star Trek Fan Film Guidelines Have a Chilling Effect on Star Trek Fans by Chris Lough and Leah Schnelbach

Other Ghostbusters Songs Just as Weird as the New Ghostbusters Song by Chris Lough

Red Right Hand by Levi Black

Fairy Tale Subversion: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” by Mari Ness

The Movie Rewatch of Great Nostalgia: Return to Oz by Leigh Butler

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 86 by Alice Arneson

The Five Best Read-Aloud Books for Grown-Ups by Christian McKay Heidicker

The Frankenstein Bicentennial Project and NaNoWriMo Are Recreating the Dare That Inspired Frankenstein by Natalie Zutter

Getting Medieval on Game of Thrones’ Battle of the Bastards by Michael Livingston

Wed Jun 22

My Love Affair with Cooking by Claudia Christian

A City of Towering Intrigue: Steeplejack by A.J. Hartley by Em Nordling

Everything We Know About Justice League So Far by Natalie Zutter

Looking for an Original Sin: Arthur Machen’s “The White People” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

The Jewel and Her Lapidary Audio Excerpt by Tor.com

Sign Up for Tor.com’s Weekly Newsletter by Tor.com

A Guide to Bastards in A Song of Ice and Fire by Fire and Lunch

Pull List: Saying Farewell to Constantine and Midnighter by Alex Brown

Skimming the Surface of Planetary Life by Rocket Science

Those Who Dance, And How They Choose to Fight by Bailey Miller

Former Wonder Woman Lynda Carter to Play the President on Supergirl by Natalie Zutter

Faerie-led: Thoughts on Writing Meaningful Fantasy by Katherine Langrish

Chains by A.J. Hartley

Tue Jun 21

Passions in Dust: Smoke by Dan Vyleta by Brit Mandelo

Announcing Brandon Sanderson’s Arcanum Unbounded, Coming November 2016 by Tor.com

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

Margaret Atwood’s Murder Drama Alias Grace to Become Netflix Miniseries by Natalie Zutter

Compass South by Hope Larson

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 24 by Leigh Butler

It’s in the Details: Paul Tremblay’s Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Theresa DeLucci

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Delivers on Family Drama as Only Hogwarts Can by Emily Asher-Perrin

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: Sky Coyote, Chapters 1-10 by Stefan Raets

“What Am I?” “Hope.” Watch the First Trailer for The Girl With All the Gifts by Natalie Zutter

Tor.com’s Top SFF Vacation Spots! by Stubby the Rocket

Of Dogs and Men: Clifford Simak’s City by Paul Weimer

Mon Jun 20

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Camber of Culdi, Chapters 7-9 by Judith Tarr

Kelly Sue DeConnick Is Off to See the Wizard by Molly Templeton

Computer Games, or Why I’ll Probably Never Finish Writing My Trilogy by Rachel Dunne

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: “Aftermaths” by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Pride’s Spell by Matt Wallace

Astronomers Have Pinpointed the Exact Night That Mary Shelley Dreamed Up Frankenstein by Natalie Zutter

Rocket Talk Episode 79: “Emo Kylo Ren” Creator Alexandra Petri by Justin Landon

The Star Trek Actors, Crew, and Many More Remember Anton Yelchin by Tor.com

The Historical Post-Apocalyptic by Tobias Carroll

Another Few Words from Roger Zelazny: Influences and Inspirations by Theodore Krulik

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 9 “The Battle of the Bastards” by Theresa DeLucci

The Westworld Trailer Promises a New Reality in the Old West! by Stubby the Rocket

Ancient History: Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon’s The Black Gryphon by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Selfies from Area X by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Jun 17

Bots vs. Clones: Orphan Black Season 4 Finale, “From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths” by Natalie Zutter

Celebrate Summer with Sadako! by Stubby the Rocket

Revealing the Cover for Brett Savory’s A Perfect Machine by Tor.com

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning Part 2, Chapters 7 and 8 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

The Mary Sue of Serial Killers: Slob by Grady Hendrix

Arabella of Mars: Chapter 3 by David D. Levine

Five Books I Haven’t Read But Want To and Am Going to Summarize Anyway Based on Their Titles and Covers by Joe Zieja

Great Dads in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Universe by Stubby the Rocket

Unexpected Fires, Meddlesome Cats, and Other Cooking Disasters by Patricia A. McKillip

Mark Hamill Has Achieved Full Yoda-hood by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jun 16

Composing Music and Orchestrating A Space Opera by Yoon Ha Lee

Quiet Witchcraft: Spells of Blood and Kin by Claire Humphrey by Liz Bourke

Arabella of Mars: Chapter 2 by David D. Levine

Magic and Choices: Disney’s Tangled by Mari Ness

The Ghoul King by Guy Haley

Orphan Black Renewed for Fifth and Final Season by Natalie Zutter

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 85 by Alice Arneson

Speed Racer: An Overlooked Masterstroke That’s Good Enough to Eat by Emily Asher-Perrin

“Happy Parents’ Day” — A Transformative Way to Greet the Future by Valya Dudycz Lupescu and Stephen H. Segal

Wicked Pigs and Magic Knives: The Insides by Jeremy P. Bushnell by Alex Brown

Where to Start with Chuck Wendig by Alex Brown

Wed Jun 15

Did You Think American Gods was Perfect? Because it Just Cast Orlando Jones as Mr. Nancy by Leah Schnelbach

Silence in the Library: Genevieve Cogman’s The Invisible Library by Alex Brown

Arabella of Mars: Chapter 1 by David D. Levine

Five Books Riddled with Holes by Jeremy P. Bushnell

The Shadow Over Europe: Elizabeth Bear’s “Shoggoths in Bloom” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke

On Prequels and the Origins of Malazan: An Interview with Ian Cameron Esslemont by Bill Capossere

The Seven ASOIAF Theories Every Game of Thrones Fan Should Know by Fire and Lunch

Stealing the Future: Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee by Aidan Moher

Five Visions of Post-Soviet Weirdness by Tobias Carroll

Typecasting by Harry Turtledove

Ryan Reynolds Really Wanted Bea Arthur in Deadpool by Natalie Zutter

Tue Jun 14

Rereading Kage Baker’s Company Series: The Making of In the Garden of Iden by Kathleen Bartholomew

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “Is There In Truth No Beauty?” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Badass Women in Cyberpunk Who DGAF About Expectations by K.C. Alexander

Dwarven Skyscrapers! If Everyone in Middle-Earth Was a Style of Architecture by Bailey Miller

Hearts on Fire: False Hearts by Laura Lam by Mahvesh Murad

Apologize to No One — V for Vendetta is More Important Today Than it Ever Was by Emily Asher-Perrin

Sleeps With Monsters: “Kindness Cannot Save Me.” by Liz Bourke

The Temeraire Series Sticks the Landing: Non-Spoiler Review of League of Dragons by Kate Nepveu

Cast Our Book in Metal, Please! Printing Malka Older’s Infomocracy by Irene Gallo

Dialogue You’d Sell Your Firstborn For: Terry Pratchett’s Lords and Ladies by Genevieve Cogman

Mon Jun 13

Nalo Hopkinson Floats Idea For New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Community Award by Stubby the Rocket

Who Tricks the Tricksters? Now You See Me 2 by Natalie Zutter

A Head for Heights: The Lost Art of the Steeplejack by A.J. Hartley

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Camber of Culdi, Chapters 4-6 by Judith Tarr

Now You Can Visit the Oldest Library in the World by Leah Schnelbach

Time Siege by Wesley Chu

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Shards of Honor, Chapters 14-15 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

What’s a Demigod Gotta Do? Check Out the first Trailer for Disney’s Moana! by Leah Schnelbach

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 8 “No One” by Theresa DeLucci

Troubled Futures: The Mercenary by Jerry Pournelle by Alan Brown

Fri Jun 10

Hidden Cameras and Hidden Saviors: Orphan Black, “The Mitigation of Competition” by Natalie Zutter

Toy Cemetery: The Worst Cemetery of Them All by Grady Hendrix

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “The Penguin’s Nest” / “The Bird’s Last Jest” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

When AI is Actually Intelligent: Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions by Emily Asher-Perrin

About Pysanky, the Hand-Drawn Style of The Wheel of Time: Patterns of the Wheel by Amy Romanczuk

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning Part 2, Chapters 5 and 6 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

Malka Older and Daniel José Older Discuss Infomocracy, Cyberpunk, and the Future! by Leah Schnelbach

Everything Belongs to the Future by Laurie Penny

Rocket Talk Episode 78: Netflix’s Voltron Remake by Justin Landon

Ranking the Cyber Cinema of the 1990s! by Leah Schnelbach

Risk, Reward, and Narrative in the Great Outdoors by S.B. Divya

Spock Hanging Out with his Sweet Ride is the Best Toy Ever by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jun 9

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer to Adapt Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves for Film by Natalie Zutter

Rewatching the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Film by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Political Arts: Democracy by Paul Cartledge by Liz Bourke

OK, Google: Ken Liu’s “The Perfect Match” by Alex Livingston

Forbidden Desire and Locked Doors: “Rapunzel” by Mari Ness

The Stars Askew by Rjurik Davidson

The Evolution of Virtual Realities in Cyberpunk and the Real World by Natalie Zutter

The Movie Rewatch of Great Nostalgia: Willow by Leigh Butler

A Few Words From Roger Zelazny: Travels and Close Calls by Theodore Krulik

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 84 by Alice Arneson

Look Good in Virtual Reality: Cyberpunk Fashion by Emily Asher-Perrin

John Boyega, Pacific Rim 2, and Why We Should All Be Celebrating This Sequel by Alasdair Stuart

Discworld Comes to Life in Omar Rayyan’s Artwork for Mort by Tor.com

Building a Cyberspace Community — John Scalzi’s “Unlocked” by Tor.com

Reinventing Cyberpunk in Mr. Robot by Karin L Kross

Wed Jun 8

Slinging Drinks and Slinging Magic: Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger by Sylas K Barrett

Prepare for Cybernetically Enhanced Sports with S.B Divya’s Runtime by Tor.com

Don’t Touch That Dial: Summer 2016 by Alex Brown

The Temeraire Reread: Blood of Tyrants by Kate Nepveu

Snow Crash and Infinite Jest Both Predicted Our Cyberpunk Present by Leah Schnelbach

Dungeons & Dragons and the Art of Taking Risks by Liesa Mignogna

Measuring Doom With Precision Instruments: William Hope Hodgson’s “The Hog” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Cyborgs in the Real World by Karin L Kross

Suicide Song: End of Watch by Stephen King by Niall Alexander

Rackamore’s Retribution: Revealing Alastair Reynolds’ Revenger by Niall Alexander

Optimism and Access: The Line Between Cyberpunk and Post-Cyberpunk by Malka Older

A New Novella from Caitlin Kiernan — Agents of Dreamland by Lee Harris

The Best and Worst Vacation Spots in A Song of Ice and Fire by Fire and Lunch

Why is Cinematic Cyberpunk so Heteronormative? by Robert Lamb

Lullaby for a Lost World by Aliette de Bodard

Tue Jun 7

An Ambassador Between Man and Machine: The Medusa Chronicles by Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds by Niall Alexander

Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Queerness, and Desire in Chris Moriarity’s Spin Trilogy by Arkady Martine

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

Duncan Jones’ Warcraft: A Tragedy with Surprising Depth by Alasdair Stuart

Read Chapters 1-5 of Malka Older’s Infomocracy! by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 23 by Leigh Butler

A Myth About Truth, Reality, and Self-Actualization: The Matrix by Emily Asher-Perrin

Welcome to the Wachowski Rewatch! by Emily Asher-Perrin

Introducing Buffalo Soldier — a New Fantasy Novella from Maurice Broaddus by Lee Harris

How Cyberpunk Turned Us Into Bodyhackers by Natalie Zutter

Tor.com Publishing’s Fall Line-Up by Tor.com

Five Books That Have Just Enough Magic to Screw Everything Up by Lindsay Ribar

What Are the Best and Worst Aspects of Cyberpunk? Authors Weigh In On Writing—and Reading—the Future by Madeline Ashby, Stephen Graham Jones, Matthew Kressel, Cat Rambo, Nisi Shawl and Alyssa Wong

Behold the Scariest Thing in the Tower of London by Stubby the Rocket

Announcing the British Fantasy Awards 2016 Nominees by Lee Harris

Mon Jun 6

Superman Will Finally Show His Face on Supergirl Season 2 by Natalie Zutter

Rereading Katherine Kurtz: Camber of Culdi, Chapters 1-3 by Judith Tarr

X-Raying Centuries-Old Book Bindings Reveals “Hidden Libraries” of Medieval Manuscripts by Natalie Zutter

Holy Rewatch, Batman! “Come Back, Shame!” / “It’s How You Play the Game” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

5 Essential William Gibson Reads by Theresa DeLucci

Necessity by Jo Walton

John Boyega to Cancel the Apocalypse (Again) in Pacific Rim 2 by Natalie Zutter

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Shards of Honor, Chapters 11-13 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Why Did the Cyborg Think Itself a Man? Marge Piercy’s He, She and It by Molly Templeton

China to Establish New Science Fiction & Fantasy Award by Natalie Zutter

Typewriter Mania and the Modern Writer by Frederic S. Durbin

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 7: “The Broken Man” by Theresa DeLucci

The Mighty Phin by Nisi Shawl

It’s Not Fiction, It’s Our Lives: Announcing Cyberpunk Week on Tor.com by Tor.com

Fri Jun 3

Let’s All Welcome Gillian Anderson to the American Gods Cast! by Stubby the Rocket

Aurora Australis: New Stories and Superstitious Covers by Alexandra Pierce

Judas Priest Sestrastar: Orphan Black, “The Redesign of Natural Objects” by Natalie Zutter

Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: “And the Children Shall Lead” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Cheysuli Reread, Book 3: Legacy of the Sword by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Ken Liu’s “Memories of My Mother” Adapted as a Poignant Sci-Fi Short Film by Natalie Zutter

Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories, Episodes 3 and 4: Comforting Lies and True Horror by Alasdair Stuart

Travel Back into Science Fiction’s Past with Stories from the Radium Age! by Leah Schnelbach

The Seascape Tattoo by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes

Transformed on the Fury Road by Michael R. Underwood

The Dragonlance Chronicles Reread: Dragons of Spring Dawning Part 2, Chapters 4 and 5 by Jared Shurin and Mahvesh Murad

Thu Jun 2

Rewatching the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Film by Emily Asher-Perrin

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

Reminder: Con or Bust’s Annual Auction Ends June 5th! by Tor.com

Mercedes Lackey’s Storm Warning: Engineers for Valdemar! by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Artificial Intelligences are Watching Blade Runner Now, No Big Deal by Leah Schnelbach

The End of an Era: Disney’s The Princess and the Frog by Mari Ness

Announcing a New Series on Tor.com: Leigh Butler’s Movie Rewatch of Great Nostalgia! by Leigh Butler

The Inspiration for Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti is a Muslim Scientist From the 10th Century by Emily Asher-Perrin

Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 83 by Alice Arneson

Tor.com Publishing Acquires Three Books From Myke Cole by Carl Engle-Laird

The Fantastical Strangeness of William Shakespeare by A.J. Hartley

Safe as Life: A Four-Part Essay on Maggie Stiefvater’s Raven Cycle by Brit Mandelo

Wed Jun 1

Logan’s Run “Remake” Will Be Based on the Original Novel by Natalie Zutter

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

Tor.com Publishing Opening to Science Fiction Novellas on June 5th by Carl Engle-Laird

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

Wolf’s Empire: Gladiator by Claudia Christian and Morgan Grant Buchanan

Guy Gavriel Kay Talks Progress in Alternate History and Shared-World Easter Eggs in His Reddit AMA by Tor.com

The Temeraire Reread: Crucible of Gold by Kate Nepveu

Gilded Cage Cover Reveal and Excerpt by Vic James

Last Dance With Shub-Niggurath: Anders Fager’s “Furies From Boras” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Five Books Where the Dead Don’t Stay That Way by K. Eason

Revealing the Cover for Kai Ashante Wilson’s A Taste of Honey by Tor.com

Explore Good Art: The View From the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman by Em Nordling

A Game of Sads: 10 Tragic Origin Stories from A Song of Ice and Fire by Fire and Lunch

The Weight of the Dead by Brian Hodge

Repeat to Yourself It’s Just Lego! by Stubby the Rocket