Blog Archive
February 2018
Wed Feb 28
Five Threequels That Really Make The Series
by Spencer Ellsworth
The Book That Reached into the Switchboard of My Mind and Flipped Everything On
by Kelly Barnhill
Pull List: Exploring Loss and Recovery with Hulk and the Runaways
by Alex Brown
A Wild Cards Tribute to Victor Milán
by Katie Rask
Life and Light, Tra-La-La: E.F. Benson’s “The Man Who Went Too Far”
by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys
Building Bridges: Black Panther and the Difference Between Rage and Revolution
by Brandon O'Brien
Middle-earth’s Event Horizon
by Jeff LaSala
Ralph and Vanellope Encounter eBay Auctions and Mobile Games in Wreck-It Ralph 2 Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
Emotional Maps for Mythologizing Your Experience
by Rachel Hartman
James Gunn Reveals That Adult Groot Actually Died in the First Guardians of the Galaxy Movie
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Children of Blood and Bone Audio Excerpt
by Tor.com
Breakwater
by Simon Bestwick
Tue Feb 27
Going Out With a Boom: Starfire: Memory’s Blade by Spencer Ellsworth
by Liz Bourke
“I Write for the Future I Want to Have”: Writing Advice from Mary Robinette Kowal and Cady Coleman’s Boskone Talk
by Leah Schnelbach
The Culture Reread: Determinist (Consider Phlebas, Part 2)
by Karin L Kross
All Robot Love Stories Are Conversations About Consent
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Sleeps With Monsters: Looking (Queerly) Back On Season One of Star Trek: Discovery
by Liz Bourke
The Queens of Innis Lear
by Tessa Gratton
Homecoming: How Afrofuturism Bridges the Past and the Present
by Tochi Onyebuchi
Reading The Wheel of Time: Separate But Not Equal Magic in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 2)
by Sylas K Barrett
Mon Feb 26
“I Want to Burn”: Watch the First Teaser for HBO’s Fahrenheit 451
by Stubby the Rocket
Can We Talk About the Best/Worst Part of Alex Garland’s Annihilation?
by Leah Schnelbach
Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Komarr, Chapters 16-18
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
“Who are you?”: Black Panther and the Politics of Belonging
by Brandon O'Brien
The Practical Horseman’s Guide to Equine Telepathy
by Judith Tarr
(Almost) Every Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Comic Book Adaptation in the Works
by Natalie Zutter
A Short History of South Asian Speculative Fiction: Part II
by Mimi Mondal
The Tick is Currently the Best Thing That Exists
by Leah Schnelbach
Revealing Glen Cook’s Port of Shadows, a New Novel of The Black Company
by Tor.com
Believe in Heloise: Myke Cole’s The Armored Saint
by Michael Livingston
Top Five Moments of The Wheel of Time
by Leigh Butler
Fri Feb 23
The Expanse Unveils a New Season Three Teaser and Release Date!
by Stubby the Rocket
Meet Tor and Tor.com Publishing Authors at Emerald City Comic Con!
by Tor.com
The Strange Bird
by Jeff VanderMeer
Revealing Richard K. Morgan’s Thin Air
by Richard K. Morgan
Nifty Mutants in the New Millennium — X-Men
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Beauty and Terror Collide in Alex Garland’s Annihilation
by Leah Schnelbach
Joss Whedon’s Exit is a Huge Opportunity for Batgirl and the DCEU
by Alasdair Stuart
Is There Still Hope for The Walking Dead?
by Alasdair Stuart
Thu Feb 22
Ryan Coogler Breaking Down One of Black Panther’s Best Fight Scenes is a Delight
by Stubby the Rocket
Oneness through Time: Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories by Vandana Singh
by Lee Mandelo
The Book That Helped Me Expand My Horizons
by Tina LeCount Myers
Dragon Blade: Jackie Chan and John Cusack Reinvent History on the Silk Road
by Michael Livingston
I’ve Fallen for Who Now? The French Fairy Tale “Bearskin”
by Mari Ness
Why Did it Take Me So Long to Read This?
by Myke Cole
Oathbringer Reread: Chapter Three
by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther
Wed Feb 21
You Wish It Were Forty-Two: Algernon Blackwood’s “The Man Who Found Out”
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Tangled Lands: The Blacksmith’s Daughter
by Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S. Buckell
Pulp Adventure Meets Metafiction (or Vice Versa): Ned Beauman’s Madness Is Better Than Defeat
by Tobias Carroll
Beyond Hope and Despair: Teaching Climate Change
by Vandana Singh
Books Make the Best Home: Ruthanna Emrys’ Winter Tide
by Leah Schnelbach
Amazon Studios to Bring Iain M. Banks’s Culture to the Small Screen
by Stubby the Rocket
Mycelium Running: The Book That May Reveal Where Star Trek: Discovery Goes Next Season
by Jonathan Alexandratos
8 Books and Comics for Your Post-Black Panther Reading List
by Alex Brown
You Know How the Story Goes
by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Tue Feb 20
Menu Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness Includes Hot Beer
by Stubby the Rocket
Don’t Kill The Dog: The Human-Canine Bond in Stories and Life
by Thoraiya Dyer
We Come in Pieces — Star Trek Discovery First Season Overview
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Announcing the 2017 Nebula Awards Nominees
by Tor.com
Sleeps With Monsters: Old Influences and New Impressions
by Liz Bourke
Black Panther Is Far More Than Just A Comic Book Movie
by Alex Brown
Reading The Wheel of Time: A Boy Leaves Home in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 1)
by Sylas K Barrett
Mon Feb 19
Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Komarr, Chapters 15 and 16
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Going Native: Andre Norton’s Lord of Thunder
by Judith Tarr
The Stories We Tell: Five Books that Recycle Historical Legends
by Kiersten White
Sleeps With Monsters: The Women of Black Panther Are Amazing
by Liz Bourke
Read Vandana Singh’s “Ambiguity Machines: An Examination”
by Vandana Singh
Fri Feb 16
The Dos and Don’ts of Fiction Inspired by Your RPG Campaign
by Caitlyn Paxson
In the Aftermath of the Unknown: When Light Left Us by Leah Thomas
by Em Nordling
Marvel’s First Theatrical Success — The Blade Trilogy
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Why Are You Reading Reviews About Black Panther When You Could Be Watching Black Panther?
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Five Books that Contain Fictional Works of Art
by Anne Charnock
Read Kelly Barnhill’s “Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch”
by Kelly Barnhill
Thu Feb 15
Meet Tor Authors at the Tucson Festival of Books
by Tor.com
Imprisonment and the Fairy Tales of Henriette Julie de Murat
by Mari Ness
Literary Fusion: Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel
by Liz Bourke
Watch the Final Trailer for Ready Player One
by Natalie Zutter
The Tangled Lands: The Children of Khaim
by Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S. Buckell
Five SFF Books Set in the City of Light
by E.J. Swift
Brandson Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive Gets the VR Treatment
by Stubby the Rocket
Creator of Worlds: Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement
by Alan Brown
Watch the First Trailer for The Incredibles 2
by Stubby the Rocket
Tamora Pierce’s The Numair Chronicles Has Been 15 Years in the Making
by Natalie Zutter
Oathbringer Reread: Chapter Two
by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson
Wed Feb 14
Echoes of Understorey Audio Excerpt
by Tor.com
Murderbot Diarist Martha Wells to Helm New Magic: The Gathering Expansion
by Stubby the Rocket
Jack Vs. the Fungi From Yuggoth: T.E. Grau’s “The Truffle Pig”
by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys
Why My Sci-Fi/Fantasy OTPs Are All Beta Couples
by Natalie Zutter
Be the Angel You Want to See in America: The World Only Spins Forward by Isaac Butler and Dan Kois
by Leah Schnelbach
A Valentine from Maria Dahvana Headley: Read “The Tallest Doll in New York City”
by Maria Dahvana Headley
Revealing the Final Murderbot Book: Martha Wells’ Exit Strategy
by Tor.com
Advanced Dungeons & Dwarves (and Grey-elves)
by Jeff LaSala
Victor Milán, 1954-2018
by Tor.com
Necessary Whimsy: Fight the February Blues with Comics and Bloody Good Fun
by Lish McBride
Evernight
by Victor Milán
Tue Feb 13
Read Cute Stuff: A Love Letter to Murderbots, Fanfiction, and Cake
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Take Wing: The Philosopher’s Flight by Tom Miller
by Liz Bourke
The Culture Reread: Nervous Energy (Consider Phlebas, Part 1)
by Karin L Kross
Falling in Love Over Firefly
by Matt Grant
Sleeps With Monsters: Where Are the SFF Stories About Pregnancy and Child-rearing?
by Liz Bourke
John Scalzi’s Unlocked Reveals How Humanity Arrives at the Near-Future of Lock In
by Tor.com
The Tor.com eBook Club Returns With Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World!
by Tor.com
Mon Feb 12
Of Gods and Men: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
by Alex Brown
Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Komarr, Chapters 12-14
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Seanan McGuire and Martha Wells are 2018 Alex Award Winners!
by Stubby the Rocket
Love in the Star Wars Universe is a Lot More Realistic Now
by Natalie Zutter
A Waterskiing Dog — Star Trek Discovery’s “Will You Take My Hand?”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Revealing the New Seanan McGuire Wayward Children Book: In An Absent Dream
by Tor.com
SFF Equines: Considering Telepathy in Terrestrial Horses
by Judith Tarr
7 SFF Martyrs Who Give Saint Valentine a Run for His Money
by Emmet Asher-Perrin and Ryan Britt
When No One Else Will Stand Up and Fight the Obvious Evil: The “Unchosen Ones” of Fantasy
by Leah Schnelbach
Fighting Erasure: Women SF Writers of the 1970s, Part II
by James Davis Nicoll
Fri Feb 9
Celebrate the Women of Star Wars Every Single Day in 2018!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Whole Kitchen: Jo Walton’s Starlings
by Sarah McCarry
Sarah Gailey Defuses a Bomb in Her Reddit AMA!
by Tor.com
Epic Fantasy that Explores Prehistory Through the Eyes of a Woman
by Stubby the Rocket
Making Will Eisner Dizzy in His Grave — Two Terrible Versions of The Spirit
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
SFF Sexier (and Healthier) Than Fifty Shades of Grey
by Leah Schnelbach and Natalie Zutter
How Netflix is Changing Science Fiction (Beyond Big Marketing Gimmicks)
by Alasdair Stuart
Thu Feb 8
All the New Genre-Bending Books Coming Out in February
by Tor.com
Serenity Keeps Flying in New Firefly Novels
by Natalie Zutter
Fairy Tale Retellings for Adults: Snow White, Blood Red
by Mari Ness
One More Time: Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin
by Niall Alexander
Good Guys
by Steven Brust
Into the Woods: What I Learned from My Side of the Mountain
by John August
Pathfinder: White Savior Nonsense, Viking Edition
by Michael Livingston
The Legacies and Dark Elves of R. A. Salvatore
by Jeff LaSala
Cities in Flight: James Blish’s Overlooked Classic
by Thomas Xavier Ferenczi
Check Out Tom Hardy in the New Teaser for Venom!
by Stubby the Rocket
Oathbringer Reread: Chapter One
by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther
Wed Feb 7
All the New Science Fiction Books Coming Out in February
by Tor.com
Sucking the Life Right Out of the Room: Mary Wilkins Freeman’s “Luella Miller”
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Terrible Truths: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
by Liz Bourke
If Tomorrow Comes
by Nancy Kress
Excursions Into Almost-Human Territory
by Karin Tidbeck
Hitting the Road with Bored of the Rings
by Leah Schnelbach
Directors Who Should Get a Shot at Star Wars
by Stubby the Rocket
Fëanor Rage-quits Valinor
by Jeff LaSala
Jessica Jones Investigates Her Past in the Season 2 Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
New Deadpool 2 Trailer Gives us An Intimate Moment with Cable
by Leah Schnelbach
Where Would You Be Now?
by Carrie Vaughn
Tue Feb 6
Game of Thrones Creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to Write More New Star Wars Films
by Stubby the Rocket
All the New Fantasy Books Coming Out In February
by Tor.com
We Welcome Our New Plant Overlords: Semiosis by Sue Burke
by Liz Bourke
Announcing the Science Fiction Finalists for the 2018 Audie Awards
by Stubby the Rocket
Flawed Gem: Child of a Mad God by R.A. Salvatore
by Aidan Moher
Let Me Talk to the Aliens! Ted Chiang’s “Story of Your Life”
by Sue Burke
The Cloverfield Paradox Undoes Itself Trying to Be Two Different Movies
by Natalie Zutter
The Ultimate in Vampire Warfare in Melissa F. Olson’s Outbreak
by Tor.com
Sleeps With Monsters: The Adventures of Murderbot
by Liz Bourke
The Elephant in the Room: The Only Harmless Great Thing Solves the Atomic Priesthood Problem
by Natalie Zutter
Sense from Senselessness: Kai Ashante Wilson’s “The Devil in America”
by Nisi Shawl
Mon Feb 5
Announcing The 2017 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot
by Stubby the Rocket
Dumbledore is Not “Explicitly” Gay in Upcoming Fantastic Beasts Film and That Makes No Sense
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Komarr, Chapter 11
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 Mid-Season Finale: Back from the Future!
by Alan Brown
Hugo Nominations Open and Locus Recommends 2017’s Best Books!
by Stubby the Rocket
Still Not Even Slightly Apolitical: Andre Norton’s The Beast Master
by Judith Tarr
Moving Forward — Star Trek Discovery’s “The War Without, the War Within”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
So… What is Solo: A Star Wars Story Actually About?
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Tamora Pierce Writes Fantasy That Changes Lives
by Meghan Ball
Alice Through the Looking Glass: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
by Alex Brown
7 Times Pop Singers Played Aliens or Robots (For Better or Worse)
by Hector DeJean
Is That the Kessel Run in the Solo: A Star Wars Story Official Teaser?
by Stubby the Rocket
See John Scalzi on Tour for Head On!
by Tor.com
Sun Feb 4
HBO Releases Westworld Season 2 Teaser and Premiere Date
by Natalie Zutter
The Super Gang Assembles for the New Avengers: Infinity War Teaser
by Natalie Zutter
Netflix Drops Surprise Teaser for The Cloverfield Paradox, Premiering After the Super Bowl
by Natalie Zutter
Check Out a New Trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom!
by Leah Schnelbach
Watch the First Teaser for Solo: A Star Wars Story
by Natalie Zutter
Fri Feb 2
American Gods Hires New Showrunner Jesse Alexander for Season 2
by Stubby the Rocket
“Dungeons and Doggos” Gets a Natural 20 for Adorableness
by Stubby the Rocket
Aurora Australis: Weird Weather and Weirder Fiction
by Alexandra Pierce
More Team-Down than Team-Up — Generation X and Justice League of America
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Five YA Series with Geeky Heroes
by Brooke Johnson
Our Favorite Groundhog Day Time Loops in SFF
by Stubby the Rocket
Beowulf in the Suburbs: Revealing Maria Dahvana Headley’s The Mere Wife
by Tor.com
Thu Feb 1
Learning to Make Wine For the Apocalypse
by David Mack
Combat Demons, Gods, and Alien Flora in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for February
by Tor.com
Five Magical Weapons You Don’t Want Your Enemy to Bring to a Fight
by Marc Turner
Pixar and a Disney Princess: Brave
by Mari Ness
Classic SF for Young Readers: The Runaway Robot by Lester Del Rey and Revolt on Alpha C by Robert Silverberg
by Alan Brown
Revealing The Expert System’s Brother: A New Sci-Fi Space Novella by Adrian Tchaikovsky
by Tor.com
Oathbringer Reread: Prologue
by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson