January 2019

Thu Jan 31

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

Strange Lands: The Kingdom of Copper By S.A. Chakraborty by Mahvesh Murad

Five Inhospitable Planets from Science Fiction by Kelly Jensen

Hans Christian Andersen’s Apparent Obsession With Feet by Mari Ness

Is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Heinlein’s All-Time Greatest Work? by Alan Brown

Knife Fights, Lockpicking, and Other Things I’ve Done to Become a Better Writer by April Henry

Deriving Life by Elizabeth Bear

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

Wed Jan 30

Excellent Fan Theory Time: Robocop is a Prequel to Starship Troopers by Emily Asher-Perrin

All the Young Adult SFF Books Coming Out in February! by Tor.com

Why The Good Place Has Television’s Most Divine Will They/Won’t They by Leah Schnelbach

Sleep Deprivation of the Gods: Jeremiah Tolbert’s “The Dreamers of Alamoi” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Rise Up: Reckoning of Fallen Gods by R.A. Salvatore by Aidan Moher

Circus Girl, The Hunter, and Mirror Boy by JY Yang

Download the January-February 2019 Tor.com Short Fiction Newsletter by Tor.com

Tue Jan 29

A Huge Mess—Marvel’s The Punisher Season Two by Keith R.A. DeCandido

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

Sleeps With Monsters: Epic Fantasy and Feminism in The Women’s War and The Ruin of Kings by Liz Bourke

The Mysterious Discipline of Narratologists: Why We Need Stories to Make Sense by Arkady Martine

Instruments of Our Own Destruction: Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett by Martin Cahill

Reading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 15 and 16 by Leigh Butler

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons: Chapters 15 and 16 by Jenn Lyons

Get Amazing SFF Reads (for Free!) with the New Tor.com Short Fiction Newsletter! by Tor.com

Reading the Wheel of Time: Ba’alzamon’s Lies in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 26) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon Jan 28

Outlander Season Finale: Who Are the “Men of Worth” in Season 4? by Natalie Zutter

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

A Girl’s Life is No Picnic: Andre Norton’s Steel Magic by Judith Tarr

Black Lightning’s Second Season Explores Young Love and Redemption by Brandon O'Brien

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

In “New Eden” Was Captain Pike Wrong About Star Trek’s Prime Directive? by Ryan Britt

The Birds of Prey Movie Has a New Title and A Daring Look by Emily Asher-Perrin

A Tool Can Also Be a Weapon: How Stories Can Change Reality by Robert Jackson Bennett

Hidden Depths: Revealing C.S.E. Cooney’s Desdemona and the Deep by Tor.com

Read “A Fire Within the Ways,” a Wheel of Time Deleted Novella Featured in Unfettered III by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

Fri Jan 25

5 Books that Give Voice to Artificial Intelligence by Tansy Rayner Roberts and Rivqa Rafael

Absurdist Allegory Unclay is Back in Print at Last by Matthew Keeley

A Few Too Many Strings — Avengers: Age of Ultron by Keith R.A. DeCandido

India’s Enduring Love for Archie Comics by Reneysh Vittal

Simple Pleasures Are the Best — Star Trek: Discovery’s “New Eden” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Stay Frosty: 5 SF Narratives About Global Cooling by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Jan 24

Hidden Depths and Dangerous Waters: Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler by Martin Cahill

Layers of Strangeness: Shadow Captain by Alastair Reynolds by Niall Alexander

Read “Hell Rode With Her,” a Novelette Set Before David Mack’s The Iron Codex by David Mack

Give Your D&D Characters Strange Diseases With This Brand New Supplement! by Stubby the Rocket

Meet the Voices Behind Kihrin, Talon, and Thurvishar in Excerpts from The Ruin of Kings Audiobook by Tor.com

Ted Nasmith Is the Bob Ross of Middle-earth by Jeff LaSala

Oathbringer Reread: Chapter Sixty-Two by Alice Arneson, Lyndsey Luther and Aubree Pham

Wed Jan 23

The Wheel of Time TV Series to Start Production in Fall 2019 by Stubby the Rocket

Fast, Fun Fantasy: Song of the Dead by Sarah Glenn Marsh by Liz Bourke

No Bargains at the Used Tome Store: Karl Edward Wagner’s “I’ve Come to Talk With You Again” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Glass Is an Unnecessary Sequel that Undercuts Unbreakable by Emily Asher-Perrin

5 SFF Stories About Surviving the Dangers of Boarding School by James Davis Nicoll

Bad Dads Make for Family-Friendly Drama, But Bad Moms Are the Stuff of Nightmares by Emily Asher-Perrin

His Footsteps, Through Darkness and Light by Mimi Mondal

Tue Jan 22

Sleeps With Monsters: Queering Classic Fantasy Stories by Liz Bourke

Vultures by Chuck Wendig is the Perfect End to Miriam’s Story by Alex Brown

For The Killing of Kings by Howard Andrew Jones

Swashbuckling Fantasy with Political Intrigue: A Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery by Curtis Craddock by Liz Bourke

The Federation Allowed Families On Starships to Keep Starfleet Enlistment Up by Emily Asher-Perrin

5 Young Adult Novels That Blew Me Away by Django Wexler

Why Science Fiction Authors Need to be Writing About Climate Change Right Now by Charlie Jane Anders

Black Panther Nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars by Stubby the Rocket

Reading The Ruin of Kings: Chapter 14 by Leigh Butler

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons: Chapter 14 by Jenn Lyons

Challenging Your Average Human Lifespan — Revealing Longer by Michael Blumlein by Tor.com

Reading the Wheel of Time: Despair and the Shadow in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 25) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon Jan 21

Unicorn Magic with Realistic Underpinnings: Meredith Ann Pierce’s Birth of the Firebringer by Judith Tarr

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: The Flowers of Vashnoi by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Meet Murderbot in Chapter One of Martha Wells’ All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Did We ALL Write a Book About Space Elevators? (And Other Coincidences in Science Fiction) by James Davis Nicoll

You Don’t Need to Understand Magic: The Gathering to Fully Enjoy Brandon Sanderson’s Children of the Nameless by Aidan Moher

Five SFF Books that Subvert Gender Roles by Amy Ewing

Pull List: Captain Marvel and Miles Morales: Spider-Man Get Back to Basics by Alex Brown

Fri Jan 18

5 Books in Which Superpowers Have Unfortunate Side Effects by Sarah Fine

Listen to the Echoes: The Ultimate Profile of Ray Bradbury by Ian Martínez Cassmeyer

“This isn’t freedom, this is fear” — Captain America: The Winter Soldier by Keith R.A. DeCandido

“Where’s my damn red thing?” — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Brother” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Robert Jordan’s Never-Before-Seen First Novel is Coming From Tor Books in 2019 by Tor.com

Gentle Giants: Rescue Dogs, Pet Adoption, and Lessons in Love and Survival by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Thu Jan 17

Can You Ever Go Home Again? 9 Stories That Continue After Journey’s End by Stubby the Rocket

Andre Norton’s Star Gate Inspired Me Before I Knew I Wanted to Write by Martha Wells

Fairy Tales for Survivors: The Armless Maiden by Mari Ness

The Perfect Blend of Adventure and Romance in The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold by Alan Brown

The Clarkson Twins Join The Wheel of Time TV Series Writers Room by Stubby the Rocket

Five SFF Books about Family Drama by S. A. Chakraborty

Oathbringer Reread: Chapter Sixty-One by Alice Arneson, Lyndsey Luther and Aubree Pham

Wed Jan 16

Bad Influences From Atlantis: H.P. Lovecraft and Adolphe de Castro’s “The Last Test” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen

“This must be what vengeance felt like”: Roshani Chokshi’s The Gilded Wolves by Alex Brown

The Ethical Drama of Farscape’s John Crichton by Arkady Martine

A Travel Guide to the Worlds of Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children Series (Updated!) by Alex Brown

Stolen Bodies, Warped Minds—Wild Cards IX: Jokertown Shuffle by Katie Rask

Revealing Radicalized, A New Book From Cory Doctorow by Tor.com

Beyond the El by John Chu

Tue Jan 15

Tor.com Community is Seeking an In-House Publicity Coordinator by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: Phyllis Ann Karr’s Sword and Sorcery Novels by Liz Bourke

A Fun Space Adventure: Yoon Ha Lee’s Dragon Pearl by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

Download a Free Ebook of The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander Before January 19, 2019! by Tor.com

Five Books About Bad-Ass Modern-day Magicians by David Mack

Zombie Musicals are the Perfect Genre Mash-up by Seanan McGuire

Reading The Ruin of Kings: Chapter 13 by Leigh Butler

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons: Chapter 13 by Jenn Lyons

Watch the First Trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home! by Stubby the Rocket

Reading the Wheel of Time: The Hubris of the Seanchan in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 24) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon Jan 14

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, Chapter 25 and Epilogue by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Killer Flora, Fascinating Fauna: Andre Norton’s Voorloper by Judith Tarr

Announcing the Nominees for the 2019 Philip K. Dick Award by Tor.com

Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett

SF Stories Featuring Abandoned Earths by James Davis Nicoll

Five Fascinating Works of Israeli Speculative Fiction by Eyal Kless

Highway to the Danger Zone: The Heterosexual Tragedy of Top Gun by Sarah Gailey

Green Magic and Romance: Revealing Emily Tesh’s Silver in the Wood by Ruoxi Chen

The Last Voyage of Skidbladnir by Karin Tidbeck

Sun Jan 13

HBO Announces Game of Thrones Season 8 Premiere Date with a Starktastic New Teaser by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Jan 11

Luna: Moon Rising by Ian McDonald

Listen to an Audiobook Excerpt from David Weber’s Through Fiery Trials by Tor.com

The Witch and the Winter King: Katherine Arden’s The Winter of the Witch by Alex Brown

“I’d rather be a good man than a great king” — Thor: The Dark World by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Books About the Magical Post-Apocalypse by Shaun Barger

A Lean, Mean, Writing Machine: Jack Vance Was Science Fiction’s Tightest Worldbuilder by Hector DeJean

Netflix’s Castlevania Adaptation Explores Hidden Depths by Alex Livingston

Thu Jan 10

Eric Heisserer to Adapt Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse Books as Shadow and Bone TV Series by Stubby the Rocket

Modern Folk Horror: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss by Leah Schnelbach

Snow White Learns Witchcraft: “Conversations with the Sea Witch” by Theodora Goss

The Mirror World of the Dyslexic Novelist by Rod Duncan

Fairness and Feathers: Reading Seanan McGuire’s In An Absent Dream by Ruthanna Emrys

Netflix Shares New Trailer and Premiere Date for The Punisher Season 2 by Stubby the Rocket

Outlaw King Is a Lot Smarter About History Than Braveheart by Michael Livingston

Here’s What You Need to Know about Wild Cards Before It Comes to TV by Katie Rask

Oathbringer Reread: Chapter Sixty by Alice Arneson, Lyndsey Luther and Aubree Pham

Wed Jan 9

Save the Whales, or Else: Nibedita Sen’s “Leviathan Sings to Me in the Deep” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Elegant and Eloquent: A Cathedral of Myth and Bone by Kat Howard by Liz Bourke

Unlocking the Mystery of Procedurals (And Why We Love Them) by Malka Older

Holding the Hill: The Wicked King by Holly Black by Brit Mandelo

Captain Pike Sets a New Tone for Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 (Non-Spoiler Review) by Ryan Britt

Putting Your Worst Foot Forward: Why You Should Play to Your Weaknesses as an Author by Charlie Jane Anders

A Monster with a Name: Revealing the Cover to Jennifer Giesbrecht’s The Monster of Elendhaven by Tor.com

Tue Jan 8

HBO Announces Game of Thrones Prequel Series Cast and Director SJ Clarkson by Stubby the Rocket

SFWA Names William Gibson as Newest Damon Knight Grand Master by Stubby the Rocket

Read an Excerpt from New SF Thriller The Kingdom by Tor.com

Revising the Legacies of the Past: Middle Passage by Charles Johnson by Nisi Shawl

Sleeps With Monsters: More Books to Look Forward to in 2019 by Liz Bourke

A Wish Your Heart Makes: In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire by Alex Brown

Saturn’s Rings are Doomed, so Enjoy Them While You Can! by James Davis Nicoll

Visit the Goblin Market in Illustrated Scenes from Seanan McGuire’s In An Absent Dream by Tor.com

Carol Danvers Explains Skrulls vs. Kree in New Captain Marvel Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Reading The Ruin of Kings: Chapter 12 by Leigh Butler

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons: Chapter 12 by Jenn Lyons

Reading the Wheel of Time: What’s in a Name? Egwene the Damane in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 23) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon Jan 7

How “Wicked Girls” Inspired Wayward Children and Other Answers from Seanan McGuire by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, Chapters 20-24 by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Fantasy with Refreshingly Real Animals: Constance Ash’s The Horsegirl by Judith Tarr

Pomegranates and Lollipops: Rereading Seanan McGuire’s Beneath the Sugar Sky by Ruthanna Emrys

Did Star Trek: Discovery Just Make Harry Mudd Responsible For TNG’s Data? by Ryan Britt

HBO Teases First Looks at Game of Thrones Season 8 and Watchmen by Stubby the Rocket

How to Create a Wiki to Support Your Fantasy Worldbuilding by Jenn Lyons

Read a Chapter From S. A. Chakraborty’s The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty

Queering Hogwarts: Fantasy Books That Succeed Where Harry Potter Fails by Jessica Needham

Get Deeply Comfortable With the Cover to Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth by Tor.com

Fri Jan 4

A Realtime Breakdown On How Pottermore Made the Chamber of Secrets Weird For Me by Emily Asher-Perrin

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

Here’s Mudd in Your Eye — Star Trek’s “The Escape Artist” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

“I’m just a man in a can” — Iron Man 3 by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Listen to an Audiobook Excerpt from Roshani Chokshi’s The Gilded Wolves by Tor.com

Young Einstein is Serious Alternate History for Serious Scientists by Joe M. McDermott

A Life of Dark and Stormy Nights: Rereading Seanan McGuire’s Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Ruthanna Emrys

Thu Jan 3

Read Ken Liu’s Introduction to Broken Stars, a New Anthology of Chinese SF by Ken Liu

A Fairy Tale with the Worst of Husbands: “The Swan Maidens” by Mari Ness

Read an Excerpt from Charlie Jane Anders’ The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Man, the Myth, the Coffee Table Book! by Jeff LaSala

How The Lord of the Rings Changed Publishing Forever by Alan Brown

Romance, Revenge, and Revolutions in This Winter’s Upcoming Young Adult SFF by Alex Brown

Oathbringer Reread: Chapters Fifty-Eight and Fifty-Nine by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Jan 2

Asimov Reads Again: The Favorite Books of An SF Luminary by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Wishes as Curses: The Curses by Laure Eve by Mahvesh Murad

The Stark Realities of John Steakley’s Military SF Novel Armor by J Barton Mitchell

The 3 Best Cartoons From 2018 (That You Can Stream Right Now) by Jordan M. Calhoun

Looking for the Way Home: Rereading Seanan McGuire’s Every Heart a Doorway by Ruthanna Emrys

Classic SF Works Set on Thrilling Space Habitats by James Davis Nicoll

Revealing Supernova Era, a New Standalone Novel from Cixin Liu by Tor.com

Tue Jan 1

Backed Up By the Best of Humanity: Doctor Who, “Resolution” by Emily Asher-Perrin

Hippos, Worldbuilding, and Amateur Map-Making by Sarah Gailey

Sleeps With Monsters: What I’m Looking Forward to in 2019 by Liz Bourke

What’s the First Line of the First Book You’re Reading in 2019? by Stubby the Rocket

Tamora Pierce’s Fantasy Changes Lives by Meghan Ball

Life Lessons from a Murderbot by Anya Johanna DeNiro

Reading the Wheel of Time: A Variety of Villains in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 22) by Sylas K Barrett