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