July 2018

Tue Jul 31

Steven Moffat Developing The Time Traveler’s Wife Television Series for HBO by Natalie Zutter

War Cry by Brian McClellan

This is a Call to Arms: The Descent of Monsters by JY Yang by Lee Mandelo

Sleeps With Monsters: Melissa Scott’s Dreamships and Dreaming Metal by Liz Bourke

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

Reading V.E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of Magic (Part 7) by Emmet Asher-Perrin

QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo by Bogi Takács

Eddie Brock Tries to Tame His Symbiote Buddy in New Venom Trailer by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Books About Ridiculously Powerful Wizards by Jenn Lyons

Claire and Jamie Brave the New World in the First Outlander Season 4 Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Reading the Wheel of Time: A Masked Plot in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 1) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon Jul 30

A Very Irish Story: R.A. MacAvoy’s The Grey Horse by Judith Tarr

Vampires and Other Unlikely Heroes: Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw by Liz Bourke

These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Diplomatic Immunity, Chapter 4 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Five Books That Find New Homes Among the Stars by Adrian Tchaikovsky

When Ramjets Ruled Science Fiction by James Davis Nicoll

Malka Older’s State Tectonics and the Internet’s Potential for Good by Malka Older

Fri Jul 27

Walk Beneath the Canopy of Eight Fictional Forests by Thoraiya Dyer

The X-Men Are Coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Disney & Fox Approve Sale by Stubby the Rocket

Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain Tells a Fresh Story with Old Tropes by James A Moore

“You’re the devil’s baby mama” — Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

If We Ask Nicely, Will Misson: Impossible — Fallout Director Christopher McQuarrie Please Make a Star War? by Molly Templeton

Summer 2018 Anime: A Perfect Day for Bananafish by Kelly Quinn Chiu

Thu Jul 26

5 Video Games With Sudden But Inevitable Betrayals by Joe M. McDermott

Why Coming Into a Fandom Late Can Be Worth Getting Spoiled by Natalie Zutter

What We Will Be: Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers by Niall Alexander

Questionable Scholars and Rhyming Pigs: J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps’ “The Three Little Pigs” by Mari Ness

Maria Dahvana Headley on Defeating Writers Block, Monsters by Stubby the Rocket

Five Books that Would Have Made Oscar-Worthy Films by Will McIntosh

Sylvain Neuvel Wins the 2018 Seiun Award for Sleeping Giants by Tor.com

Oathbringer Reread: Chapter Thirty-Three by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

Wed Jul 25

You’ve Won The Battle, Now What? Redemption’s Blade by Adrian Tchaikovsky by Martin Cahill

Do You Want to Build a Snowghoul? Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

HBO Developing Jane Goldman’s Game of Thrones Prequel Spinoff by Stubby the Rocket

The Descent of Monsters by Neon Yang

Three Ingredients for Space Travel by Becky Chambers

A Series of Unfortunate Choices (Made By the Children of Húrin) by Jeff LaSala

What’s With Sci-Fi’s Fixation on Single-Gendered Planets? by James Davis Nicoll

Announcing the 2018 World Fantasy Award Finalists by Tor.com

Online Repossessions and Strong AI: Announcing Repo Virtual by Corey J. White by Carl Engle-Laird

Tue Jul 24

Cast No Shadow: The Future Will Be BS Free by Will McIntosh by Stefan Raets

Announcing Vylar Kaftan’s Novella, Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water by Ruoxi Chen

Sleeps With Monsters: Melissa Scott’s The Shapes of Their Hearts by Liz Bourke

Science Fiction and Cultural Identity: Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti Series by Alex Brown

Reading V.E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of Magic (Part 6) by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Titans Exposes Everything Wrong with DC’s Gritty, Boring Approach to Live Action by Steven Padnick

Revealing Charlie Jane Anders’ The City in the Middle of the Night by Tor.com

Building a SciFi Future That Matters: Five Authors Share Their Worldbuilding Strategies by Fran Wilde

Mon Jul 23

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Diplomatic Immunity, Chapters 2 and 3 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Announcing Desdemona and the Deep: A New Novella from C.S.E. Cooney by Ruoxi Chen

It’s Time to Get Chosening: Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne by Martin Cahill

Where Space Adventure Meets Good Old Political SF: Andre Norton’s Catseye by Judith Tarr

LeVar Burton Reads “Welcome To Your Authentic Indian Experience(TM)” by Rebecca Roanhorse by Tor.com

Pull List: Queering Canon with Doctor Aphra by Alex Brown

Which Dinosaurs Would Be Effective on the Battlefield? by Brian Switek

Classic Sci-Fi Star Systems Keep Getting Ruined by Science by James Davis Nicoll

Sat Jul 21

The Man in the High Castle’s SDCC 2018 Panel Teases a New Resistance — and a Premiere Date! by Leah Schnelbach

Arthur Curry Gets the Worst Pep Talk Ever in First Aquaman Trailer by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Watch Billy Batson Shazam! For the First Time in New Trailer by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Godzilla: King of the Monsters Trailer is the Godzilla Movie We Deserve by Natalie Zutter

Dumbledore Sees What He Wants Most in the Mirror of Erised in New Fantastic Beasts 2 Trailer! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fri Jul 20

Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse Adds John Mulaney as Spider-Ham and Nicolas Cage as Spider-Man Noir by Natalie Zutter

Watch the First Teaser for the TV Adaptation of Thriller Podcast Homecoming by Natalie Zutter

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Renewed for Season 2 by Natalie Zutter

Joss Whedon is Rebooting Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a Black Lead by Natalie Zutter

Watch a Behind-the-Scenes Look at The Tick Season 2 by Natalie Zutter

The Expanse Season 4 to Return in 2019 by Natalie Zutter

Watch the First Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass by Natalie Zutter

Frances McDormand to Play God in Good Omens–Here’s Your First Look by Natalie Zutter

Captain Pike Wants the Crew to Have Fun in Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Trailer by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Spock, Captain Pike, the Original Number One, and Mini Episodes in Store For Star Trek: Discovery by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Gwen Stacy Lives at the Hands of Seanan McGuire in Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider! by Natalie Zutter

Pick Your Side in The Walking Dead Season 9 Trailer by Natalie Zutter

“Yesterday’s Yesterday, Today is Today”: Watch the Fear the Walking Dead Season 4B Trailer by Natalie Zutter

Five Books / Series to Read if You Like The Laundry Files by Charles Stross

Clichéd Storytelling: The Furnace by Prentis Rollins by Liz Bourke

Rebecca Roanhorse on Which Aspects of Diné Culture Are Featured in Trail of Lightning by Stubby the Rocket

“We’re not going to have a meaningful conversation, are we?” — Ghost Rider by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Impractical Magic: Lily Anderson’s Undead Girl Gang by Alex Brown

15 Rituals The Tor.com Office Has Developed by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jul 19

Everybody Focus Your Chi! We have Details for Iron Fist Season 2! by Stubby the Rocket

Nightflyers Used Alien’s Camera Lenses for Maximum Terror in Space by Leah Schnelbach

Check Out the New Trailer for George R. R. Martin’s Sci-Fi/Horror Hybrid, Nightflyers! by Stubby the Rocket

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Has Been Revived-New Season Incoming! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Jodie Whittaker Made Her Own Props For Doctor Who Audition by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“Would you be my new best friends?” Check Out the First Trailer For Season 11 of Doctor Who! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Magical Hypocrisy: Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell by Liz Bourke

Politics and Fairy Tales: Early Versions of “The Three Little Pigs” by Mari Ness

Oathbringer Reread: Interludes One, Two, and Three by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Rekindling Planetary Romance: Old Mars and Old Venus, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois by Alan Brown

“F— Batman”: The First Titans Trailer is Insane…ly Bad by Stubby the Rocket

Watching the Best Episodes of Star Trek Makes It Feel as Dark as Black Mirror by Ryan Britt

The Nearest by Greg Egan

Wed Jul 18

A Collaboration Made in Faerun: The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins by Em Nordling

Nnedi Okorafor is Penning A Comic About Black Panther’s Sister, Shuri! by Stubby the Rocket

Anne Charnock is the Winner of the 2018 Arthur C. Clarke Award by Tor.com

Bad Ways to Live Forever Part 397: H.P. Lovecraft and Henry Whitehead’s “The Trap” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

The Future Tornadoes Want: Twister by Sarah Gailey

Luke Cage’s Queer Characters Are a Good Starting Point — But We Deserve More by Brandon O'Brien

Announcing a Pair of Solarpunk Novellas from Becky Chambers by Lee Harris

It’s Time to Remake the Star Wars Holiday Special by Jeremy Shipp

Tue Jul 17

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

Every Day was Another Body: Apocalypse Nyx by Kameron Hurley by Lee Mandelo

Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne

Reading V.E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of Magic (Part 5) by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Books That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity by Kameron Hurley

Collection of N.K. Jemisin Short Fiction Coming this Fall! by Stubby the Rocket

Sleeps With Monsters: Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver by Liz Bourke

Download Rocket Fuel: Some of the Best of Tor.com Non-Fiction for Free! by Bridget McGovern and Chris Lough

5 Things I Missed in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Until Now) by Chris Lough

Mon Jul 16

Come Join Tor Books and Tor.com at San Diego Comic-Con 2018! by Tor.com

Horses and Horsemen in C.J. Cherryh’s Gate of Ivrel by Judith Tarr

Paradise Crossed: The Cloven by Brian Catling by Niall Alexander

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Diplomatic Immunity, Chapter 1 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Thin Line Between Monster and Warrior: Maria Dahvana Headley’s The Mere Wife by Leah Schnelbach

The Most Feminist Thing Doctor Who’s 11th Season Could Do is Refuse to Address Sexism by Emmet Asher-Perrin

More Murderbot on the Horizon: Announcing a New Martha Wells Novel by Ruoxi Chen

Fri Jul 13

11 Stories of Sea Songs, Tragic Romances, and Selkies by Tor.com

Steeplejack’s Final Stand: Guardian by A.J. Hartley by Em Nordling

A New Joss Whedon Sci-Fi Show Is Coming to HBO by Stubby the Rocket

City-State Fantasy: City of Lies by Sam Hawke by Paul Weimer

Charmed, I’m Sure: A Closer Look at Everyone’s Dream Prince by Jack Heckel

“Victory has defeated you” — The Dark Knight Rises by Keith R.A. DeCandido

How iZombie Became a Show About the Birth of a Minority Subculture by Steven Padnick

Part Prophecy, Part Warning: Revealing Aliya Whiteley’s The Arrival of Missives by Tor.com

Thu Jul 12

Metamorphica by Zachary Mason

The Fairy Tale Trials of Younger Sons: “The Golden Goose” by Mari Ness

Prequel Comic to V.E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic Series Will Preview at Comic Con by Stubby the Rocket

Building A Family: Deep Roots by Ruthanna Emrys by Liz Bourke

Let There Be Light: The Handmaid’s Tale, “The Word” by Natalie Zutter

Five Novels Dealing With Time Travel by Prentis Rollins

Sorry to Bother You Is This Summer’s Must-See Dystopian Satire by Alex Brown

Victor Milán Talks Wild Cards by Tor.com

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

Wed Jul 11

Home is Where the Horror is in Paul Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World by Theresa DeLucci

Shadow Over Argentina: Mariana Enriquez’s “Under the Black Water” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Inverting the Antihero: Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg by Sarah McCarry

An Informal History of the Hugos by Jo Walton

Five Books About Invented Religions by Ruthanna Emrys

The Six Degrees of Túrin Turambar by Jeff LaSala

QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack by Bogi Takács

The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly

Tue Jul 10

Rewriting the Classics: European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss by Liz Bourke

Ken Liu Presents Broken Stars, A New Anthology of Chinese Short Speculative Fiction by Ken Liu

Unweaving a Fairy Tale: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik by Mahvesh Murad

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

Reading V.E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of Magic (Part 4) by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sleeps With Monsters: Melissa Scott’s The Game Beyond by Liz Bourke

Examining a New Beginning: Jenn Lyons’ The Ruin of Kings by Leigh Butler

To All The Forgotten Princesses: Tor Books Acquires English Translation of Elżbieta Cherezińska’s The Widow Queen by Tor.com

Reading the Wheel of Time: Eight Questions I Hope to Have Answered by The Great Hunt by Sylas K Barrett

Download a Free Ebook of A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham Before July 14, 2018! by Tor.com

Mon Jul 9

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Winterfair Gifts, Part 3 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Suicide Club by Rachel Heng

Long Live the Chief — Marvel’s Luke Cage Season 2, Episodes 9-13 by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Taking Back the World: Andre Norton’s Victory on Janus by Judith Tarr

Three Films and This World Still Makes No Sense: Pixar’s Cars 3 by Mari Ness

The Allure of Gothic Horror by Seanan McGuire

Time Travel Adventures, Political Intrigue, and Intimate Horror Arrive in Tor.com Publishing’s Fall 2018 Lineup by Tor.com

Andy Weir Talks About Life on the Moon, Astronaut Dinner Parties, and Artemis by Leah Schnelbach

Join Tor Books and The Mary Sue for a Night of Films and Fearless Women! by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Jul 6

Deep Roots Audio Excerpt by Tor.com

Ant-Man and the Wasp is A Much-Needed Reprieve in the Marvel Universe by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Books That Take You Beyond One Thousand and One Nights by Shannon Chakraborty

“Why so serious?” — The Dark Knight by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The 2018 British Fantasy Awards Shortlist has been Announced by Tor.com

Meet Assassins, Superheroes, and Rebels in Barnes & Noble Booksellers Picks for July by Tor.com

17 True and Fictional Stories About the Dawn of Space Exploration by Leah Schnelbach

Thu Jul 5

Latchkey by Nicole Kornher-Stace

Reimagining Folklore: A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman by Liz Bourke

Mother Knows Best: The Handmaid’s Tale, “Postpartum” by Natalie Zutter

Five Really Cool Things I Learned at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab by Mary Robinette Kowal

Oathbringer Reread: Chapters Twenty-Nine and Thirty by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

Feminism, Race, and Relationships in Nisi Shawl’s Filter House by LaShawn M. Wanak

The Father of Science Fiction: The Best of John W. Campbell by Alan Brown

(Almost) Every Science Fiction/Fantasy and Comic Book Adaptation in the Works by Natalie Zutter

Revealing S. A. Chakraborty’s The Kingdom of Copper by Tor.com

Tue Jul 3

City of Lies Audio Excerpt by Tor.com

One Giant Leap: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal by Aidan Moher

Reading V.E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of Magic (Part 3) by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sleeps With Monsters: Melissa Scott’s Shadow Man by Liz Bourke

5 SFF Books Exploring Sibling Relationships by Sam Hawke

Reading The Wheel of Time: For the Love of Egwene in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 20) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon Jul 2

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Winterfair Gifts, Part 2 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Colonizers’ Comeuppance: Space Unicorn Blues by T.J. Berry by Alex Brown

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Family First! — Marvel’s Luke Cage Season 2, Episodes 5-8 by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Horse of Bronze, Pony of Earth: Joy Chant’s Red Moon and Black Mountain by Judith Tarr

Read Mary Robinette Kowal’s “The Lady Astronaut of Mars” by Mary Robinette Kowal

Learning Fantasy from Donna Tartt’s The Secret History by Francesco Dimitri

A Perfect Start: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s / Sorcerer’s Stone by Mari Ness

Magic and Might: 10 Military Fantasy Titles We Love by Stubby the Rocket