May 2018

Thu May 31

Whispers Will Bring the Walls Down on The Handmaid’s Tale: “After” by Natalie Zutter

Ghosts, Bombs, and Rings! The Expanse: “It Reaches Out” by Leah Schnelbach and Molly Templeton

Nightflyers Proves George R.R. Martin’s Best Stories Are Weird-Ass Sci-Fi by Erik Henriksen

The Demanding, Essential Work of Samuel Delany: The Atheist in the Attic by Matthew Keeley

The Dangers of Propaganda, Flattery, and Violence Towards Cats: “Prince Desir and Princess Mignone” by Mari Ness

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Ship of Theseus Problem Reveals A Lot About SciFi by Corey J. White

Oathbringer Reread: Chapters Twenty-One and Twenty-Two by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

Wed May 30

“I Was Brought Into this World to be Abandoned” — Mary Shelley Gives Us the Heroine She Was by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Wolverine vs. Sabertooth vs. Dracula: John Langan’s “Wide Carnivorous Sky” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Travel to Fantasy Kingdoms, Robotic Cities, or the Edge of the Universe with Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for June by Tor.com

Fifty-One Portals to the Future, in Story Form: Gigantic Worlds by Leah Schnelbach

Bookburners: Season 4, Episode 1 by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Mur Lafferty, Andrea Phillips and Brian Francis Slattery

I Wish Solo’s Female Characters Could Find Better Escape Routes by Natalie Zutter

Extraordinary ExtraOrdinaries: Vicious by V.E. Schwab by Alex Brown

Playing Favorites with the Clarke Award Shortlists, 1987-2018 by Alasdair Stuart

QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: The Woman Who Loved the Moon by Elizabeth A. Lynn by Bogi Takács

Black Friday by Alex Irvine

Tue May 29

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: A Civil Campaign, Chapter 16 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Revealing The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon by Tor.com

Worlds Beside Themselves: Andre Norton’s Star Gate by Judith Tarr

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

Fighting Erasure: Women SF Writers of the 1970s, Part VII by James Davis Nicoll

Westworld: Season 2, Episode 6 “Phase Space” by Theresa DeLucci

Sleeps With Monsters: The Intriguing World of Ilana C. Myer’s Fire Dance by Liz Bourke

Reading the Wheel of Time: Almost Everything Finally Gets Explained in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 15) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon May 28

Our 17 Favorite Easter Eggs in Solo: A Star Wars Story by Stubby the Rocket

Gardner Dozois, 1947 – 2018 by Tor.com

Sat May 26

The Roci will Fly Again! The Expanse Picked Up by Amazon by Stubby the Rocket

Fri May 25

Don’t Underestimate the Genius of “The Deep” on This Year’s Hugo Ballot by Alasdair Stuart

Solo: A Star Wars Story is Charming If a Bit Lazy — Just Like Han Himself by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Purr-fectly Mediocre — Catwoman by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Boba Fett Standalone Star Wars Movie in the Works by Stubby the Rocket

The 12 Most Gratuitous Robot Deaths in Sci-Fi by Stubby the Rocket

Five Overworked Fantasy Characters Who Could Use a Vacation by Jeremy Shipp

Thu May 24

Interstellar Ring Cycle — The Expanse: “Delta V” by Leah Schnelbach

Disconnect the Dots: 84K by Claire North by Niall Alexander

How Do You Measure A Resistance? The Handmaid’s Tale: “First Blood” by Natalie Zutter

Fairy Tale Towers and False Brides: “Maid Maleen” by Mari Ness

Upright Women Wanted: Announcing a New Sarah Gailey Novella by Ruoxi Chen

Not the Way I Remembered It: Raiders from the Rings by Alan E. Nourse by Alan Brown

On the Origins of Modern Biology and the Fantastic: Part 3 — Aldous Huxley and Thomas Hunt Morgan by Kelly Lagor

Oathbringer Reread: Chapters Nineteen and Twenty by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed May 23

Warner Bros. Animation to Adapt George R.R. Martin’s The Ice Dragon by Stubby the Rocket

The Secret Life of Abdul Al-Hazred: Reza Negarestani’s “Dust Enforcer” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

The Uncanny Melancholies of Rita Bullwinkel by Tobias Carroll

Pull List, Spooky Edition: Ghostbusters and Archival Quality by Alex Brown

If the Deadpool Movies Don’t Want Me to Think That Deadpool is Queer, They’re Doing a Terrible Job by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Unforgettable Prisons in Science Fiction and Fantasy by Corey J. White

The Journey Is Over: Revealing Vultures by Chuck Wendig by Tor.com

An Affair To Long Remember: Beren the Mortal and Lúthien the Elfmaid by Jeff LaSala

Seanan McGuire is Sending Kitty Pryde to Summer Camp! by Stubby the Rocket

India’s Love Affair with Archie Comics by Reneysh Vittal

Yiwu by Lavie Tidhar

Tue May 22

HBO’s “Remixed” Watchmen TV Adaptation Will Be Set in the Present by Stubby the Rocket

Announcing the 2018 Eugie Award Nominees by Tor.com

Meet Tor and Tor.com Publishing Authors at Phoenix Comic Fest! by Tor.com

Conspiracies, Heists, and Dragonshit: The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn by Tyler Whitesides by Liz Bourke

The Surprisingly Intricate Plot of G.I. Joe: “The M.A.S.S. Device” by A.D. Jameson

No End to the Universe: The Outsider by Stephen King by Niall Alexander

Bill, Ted, and the End of History by Kate Heartfield

Sleeps With Monsters: The Atmospheric Fantasy of Melissa Scott’s Astreiant Novels by Liz Bourke

The Guile by Ian McDonald

Reading the Wheel of Time: Two Rivers or Aielman in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 14) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon May 21

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: A Civil Campaign, Chapters 13-15 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Five Finale: Where’s the Kaboom? by Alan Brown

King of the Horse Books: Marguerite Henry’s King of the Wind by Judith Tarr

Visit Tor/Forge & Tor.com Publishing at BEA and BookCon! by Tor.com

Westworld Season 2, Episode 5: “Akane No Mai” by Theresa DeLucci

On Deadpool 2 and the “Art” of Fridging by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fahrenheit 451: We Are All Made Bored in the Fire by Theresa DeLucci

Tugging on Superman’s Cape: Simple Suggestions for Avoiding World-Destroying Disaster. Or Not. by James Davis Nicoll

Returning to Twin Peaks: The Return One Year Later by Joe George

Sat May 19

Announcing the 2017 Nebula Awards Winners! by Tor.com

Fri May 18

What Stories Could An Aragorn-Driven Amazon Series Tell? by Jeff LaSala

Into Hell Itself: Armed In Her Fashion by Kate Heartfield by Liz Bourke

Deadpool 2 is a Breakneck Action Comedy About Found Families by Emmet Asher-Perrin

More Bland Girl Than Bad Girl—Witchblade by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Tor.com Publishing & Tor Books’ Nebula Finalist Sweepstakes! by Tor.com

11 Sitcoms With Delightfully Nerdy Characters by Stubby the Rocket

The Perfect Chaotic Worlds of Diane Duane by Elizabeth Bear

Thu May 17

I’m Your Venus, I’m Your Fire—The Expanse: “Immolation” by Leah Schnelbach and Molly Templeton

It’s a Nice Day for a White Wedding on The Handmaid’s Tale by Natalie Zutter

Outcasts of Order by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

A Tale of Artistry and Unfairness: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling” by Mari Ness

Announcing The Test, a New Novella from Sylvain Neuvel by Lee Harris

Fishing for Love: The Mysteries of The Pisces by Tobias Carroll

It’s Time to Talk About Marvel’s Gamora Problem by Brandon O'Brien

Oathbringer Reread: Chapter Eighteen by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

Wed May 16

What’s Going On with Legion Season 2’s Strange, Circuitous Journey? by Alex Brown

Have No Fear, Or Else: Francis Stevens’s “Unseen – Unfeared” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Equal Parts Glamour and Desperation: Armistice by Lara Elena Donnelly by Liz Bourke

Coping With Aliens and the Unknown Through Pop Culture by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Witchmark by C.L. Polk

Post-Apocalyptic Roadtrip to Nowhere: Philip K. Dick and Roger Zelazny’s Deus Irae by Leah Schnelbach

Revealing A Memory Called Empire, a New Space Opera From Arkady Martine by Tor.com

QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories by Craig Laurance Gidney by Bogi Takács

Grace’s Family by James Patrick Kelly

Tue May 15

Five Books With Kickass Moms by Aidan Moher

Empires Clash: Revealing the Cover for The Sword and the Dagger by Tor.com

Military Steampunk with a Dark Bite: By Fire Above by Robyn Bennis by Liz Bourke

Here’s What Characters’ Favorite Toys Tell Us About the Star Wars Universe by Jonathan Alexandratos

Download a Free Ebook of The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi Before May 19th, 2018 by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: The Spaceborn Communities of Becky Chambers by Liz Bourke

Vanity, Patriarchy, and Futility: Death Becomes Her by Sarah Gailey

Reading the Wheel of Time: The Bonds of Wolves and Warders in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 13) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon May 14

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: A Civil Campaign, Chapters 11 and 12 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Stories to Live Within: The Gone Away Place by Christopher Barzak by Lee Mandelo

Surviving the Nuclear Holocaust: Andre Norton’s Sea Siege by Judith Tarr

Fighting Erasure: Women SF Writers of the 1970s, Part VI by James Davis Nicoll

Westworld Season 2, Episode 4: “The Riddle of the Sphinx” by Theresa DeLucci

Freed From Its Programming, Martha Wells’ Murderbot Just Wants Some Space by Liz Bourke

Revealing Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler by Tor.com

Fri May 11

Building Nerdy Common Ground with Tie-In Fiction by Sam Sykes

“You’re in love, have a beer” — Hellboy II: The Golden Army by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A New Space Opera Trilogy is Coming From James S.A. Corey! by Stubby the Rocket

The Wachowski’s Speed Racer is a Candy-Colored Whirlwind That’s Good Enough to Eat by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Revealing US and UK Covers for Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Tor.com

Ship It is the Fandom Book I Wish Had Existed When I Was a Teenager by Natalie Zutter

Syfy Spaces The Expanse; Show May Find New Network by Stubby the Rocket

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

Thu May 10

When Do You Decide to Give Up on The Handmaid’s Tale? by Natalie Zutter

Always Beta Test Your Mutiny! The Expanse: “Triple Point” by Leah Schnelbach and Molly Templeton

Ensemble Fantasy: Born to the Blade by Marie Brennan, Malka Older, Cassandra Khaw, and Michael R. Underwood by Liz Bourke

Low Chicago by John Joseph Miller

Check Out the Cover for Brandon Sanderson’s New Novel Skyward by Stubby the Rocket

Fairy Tales of Magical Abductions and Sudden Coups: “The Blue Light” and “The Tinderbox” by Mari Ness

The 2017 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees have been Announced by Stubby the Rocket

Watch the First Teaser for Shane Black’s The Predator by Stubby the Rocket

Sailing to Bygone Days: S.M. Stirling’s Island in the Sea of Time by Alan Brown

Deep Roots, Deep Wounds: Dealing With the Unavoidable Lovecraft by Seanan McGuire

Oathbringer Reread: Chapter Seventeen by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed May 9

Worse Than an Evil Twin: Edgar Allan Poe’s “William Wilson” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

New Challenges for Murderbot: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells by Liz Bourke

What Mister Rogers Can Teach Us About Storytelling by Robert Repino

Morgoth’s Revenge; or, the Battle of Sudden But Inevitable Flame (#FirstAgeProblems) by Jeff LaSala

Why the Animorphs Are Overdue for a Revival by Meghan Ball

5 Books About Learning to Communicate with Alien Species by Martha Wells

Tue May 8

Listen to LeVar Burton Read Charlie Jane Anders’ Story “As Good As New” by Stubby the Rocket

A Change in Hostilities: Afterwar by Lilith Saintcrow by Liz Bourke

The Culture Reread: Eschatologist (Consider Phlebas, Part 6) by Karin L Kross

Heads I Win, Tails YOU DIE: Thanos’ Plan is Even Worse Than You Know by Michael Carlisle

Sleeps With Monsters: So Much Genre TV, So Little Time by Liz Bourke

SFF Archaeology: Excavating the Superhero World of the Wild Card Series by Katie Rask

Reading the Wheel of Time: Can You Lucid Dream in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World? (Part 12) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon May 7

Begin at the Beginning: The Great Opening Sentences of Gene Wolfe by Matthew Keeley

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: A Civil Campaign, Chapter 10 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Ghosts of the Past: Makiia Lucier’s Isle of Blood and Stone by Alex Brown

Max Gladstone Conjures a Grizzly Bear Skeleton in His Reddit AMA! by Tor.com

Outbreak by Melissa F. Olson

When Aliens Join Your Horse Fantasy: Walter Farley’s The Island Stallion Races by Judith Tarr

Luke Cage is Misty Knight’s Sidekick in Season 2 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Westworld Season 2, Episode 3: “Virtù e Fortuna” by Theresa DeLucci

Mightier than the Gun: Nalo Hopkinson’s Midnight Robber by Nisi Shawl

Art of SFF: Escapism and Adventure with Jenn Ravenna by Aidan Moher

Fri May 4

All the New Genre-Bending Books Coming Out in May by Tor.com

I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing Audio Excerpt by Tor.com

Deep Space Revenge: Medusa Uploaded by Emily Devenport by Liz Bourke

5 Books Set On Extreme Worlds by Michael Johnston

“Aw, crap!” — Hellboy by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Podraces, Porgs, and Prop Replicas: Our Favorite Star Wars Stuff by Stubby the Rocket

Doctor Strange Spent a Year Fighting the Infinity War and No One Noticed by Michael Carlisle

Thu May 3

Aftermath in SPAAAACE! The Expanse: “Reload” by Leah Schnelbach and Molly Templeton

You Break It, You Buy It: Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel by Niall Alexander

Five Mystery Series with Awesome Detectives by Emily Devenport

The Handmaid’s Tale Checks “Baggage” on the Underground Femaleroad by Natalie Zutter

Dinosaurs, Westerns, and Cars Don’t Mix: Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur by Mari Ness

Assassin’s Creed Origins Makes Cleopatra’s Egypt Real by Michael Livingston

Revealing Sarah Pinsker’s New Short Fiction Collection by Tor.com

All The Voices of The Odyssey: Emily Wilson On Language, Translation, and Culture by Fran Wilde

Oathbringer Reread: Chapter Sixteen by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

Wed May 2

For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Shoggoth: Howard Waldrop & Steven Utley’s “Black as the Pit, From Pole to Pole” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

All the New Science Fiction Books Coming Out in May by Tor.com

A Light in the Grimdark: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang by Liz Bourke

MEM by Bethany C. Morrow

Unstuck in Time: Andrew Sean Greer’s The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Leah Schnelbach

Five East Asian SFF Novels by East Asian Authors by R.F. Kuang

Cosplay Spotlight from JordanCon X by Lyndsey Luther

The Flight of Morpho Girl by Caroline Spector and Bradley Denton

Announcing the 2018 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist by Alasdair Stuart

Tue May 1

All the New Fantasy Books Coming Out in May by Tor.com

Anybody Could Write a True Story: Black Helicopters by Caitlín R. Kiernan by Lee Mandelo

Seth Dickinson’s Baru Cormorant Series Gets A Fourth Novel by Tor.com

Five Books About Fandom by Britta Lundin

Avengers: Infinity War is a Reminder that Pop Culture Won’t Save Us by Leah Schnelbach

Sleeps With Monsters: Marriages and Monsters by Liz Bourke

It Takes Two in the New Trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp by Stubby the Rocket

QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: The Fortunate Fall by Raphael Carter by Bogi Takács

Announcing Green Like Dying, A New Novella from Catherynne M. Valente by Ruoxi Chen

Reading the Wheel of Time: In Caemlyn You Can Be a New Man in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 11) by Sylas K Barrett