November 2019

Fri Nov 29

The Mandalorian Tries to Do Things the Old-Fashioned Way in Chapter 4, “Sanctuary” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

All the New Genre-Bending Books Coming out in December! by Tor.com

Five Amusing A.I. Characters Who Should All Definitely Hang Out by Deana Whitney

Knives Out Is So Much More Than This Generation’s Clue by Leah Schnelbach

How to Explain the Sudden Appearance of Anthropomorphic Characters in Your Story by James Davis Nicoll

Read Alex Irvine’s “Black Friday” by Alex Irvine

Wed Nov 27

Happy Thanksgiving From All of Us at Tor.com! by Tor.com

The Definitive Ranking of Every MST3K Short by Leah Schnelbach

You Can Now Read the First Chapter of Stormlight Archive Book 4 by Stubby the Rocket

The Dragon Prince Ended Season 3 With a Battle That Could Rival Any Lord of the Rings Movie by Emmet Asher-Perrin

All the New Young Adult SFF Books Coming out in December! by Tor.com

The Sword of the Lictor, Part 2: Here There Be Monsters by Fabio Fernandes

Netflix Has Cancelled the MST3K Revival After 2 Seasons by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Picard Countdown Comic Reveals Will Riker’s Replacement by Ryan Britt

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Mission Gamma, Book Three: Cathedral by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Tue Nov 26

Frontiers of Gender: Transcendent 4, Edited by Bogi Takács by Lee Mandelo

Get Geralt-Levels of Swole With Henry Cavill’s Witcher Workout by Stubby the Rocket

All the New Science Fiction Books Coming out in December! by Tor.com

Celebrating Frederik Pohl’s 100th Birthday with Five Overlooked Classics by James Davis Nicoll

Rereading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 74 and 75 by Leigh Butler

His Dark Materials Introduces Iorek, Lee Scoresby, and Pullman’s Scathing Take on Organized Religion by Tyler Dean

Del Rey Reveals Cover to Timothy Zahn’s Next Star Wars Novel, Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Andrew Liptak

The 25 Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2020 by Christina Orlando

Full Spoiler Discussion of Brandon Sanderson’s Starsight by Deana Whitney and Darci Cole

Watch the Trailer for Crisis on Infinite Earths by Stubby the Rocket

Reading The Wheel of Time: Thom Is Sent Away and Min Is Still Trapped in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 12) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon Nov 25

SFF Horse Behavior: The Confident Horse by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

Frozen 2 Is Better Than the Original, a First for Disney Animated Features by Emmet Asher-Perrin

All the New Fantasy Books Coming out in December! by Tor.com

YouTuber Kaptainkristian Returns From Hiatus to Explain Why Hayao Miyazaki’s Films Feel Alive by Andrew Liptak

Why We Need to See Anakin in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by Ryan Britt

Gaiman Reveals: Netflix’s Sandman Series Will Start in the Present Day by Stubby the Rocket

Disney Releases 3 New Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Clips, Reveals One of the Scripts Got Stolen by Andrew Liptak

Celebrating Five Favourite Works by Poul Anderson by James Davis Nicoll

Third Walking Dead Show Reveals Title With New Teaser by Stubby the Rocket

(Almost) Every Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV or Movie Adaptation in the Works Right Now by Stubby the Rocket

Sun Nov 24

Watchmen Heads Into the Past to Show Us a True American Hero Story by Leah Schnelbach

Apple Has Renewed M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant For a Second Season by Andrew Liptak

Sat Nov 23

Doctor Who Season 12 Trailer Brings Back Several Classic Monsters by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Nov 22

Stephen Colbert Casts Himself as “Darrylgorn”, Aragorn’s Older Sexier Brother, in New Lord of the Rings Skit by Stubby the Rocket

Discovering Journey to the Beginning of Time, Karel Zeman’s Classic Sci-Fi Film by Matthew Keeley

The Mandalorian Focuses on History and Culture in Chapter 3: “The Sin” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“Whatever it takes” — Avengers: Endgame by Keith R.A. DeCandido

5 Works Involving Weird, Unsettling Isolation by Liz Harmer

Netflix Releases Episode Titles and Descriptions for The Witcher by Stubby the Rocket

The Luddites Were Right: 6 SF Works That Show the Downside to New Technology by James Davis Nicoll

DC Universe’s Stargirl Release Pushed Back, Will Also Air on The CW by Andrew Liptak

10 Great Monster Moments From Buffy: The Vampire Slayer by Kiersten White

Thu Nov 21

Cinematic Fantasy: Duncan Hamilton’s Knight of the Silver Circle by Paul Weimer

The Internet Is Watching You, and It Really Wants to Help: Naomi Kritzer’s Catfishing on Catnet by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Watch the First Teaser for Antebellum, a New Horror Movie Starring Janelle Monáe, From the Producer of Get Out and Us by Stubby the Rocket

Childhood and the Burden of Knowledge in His Dark Materials by Tyler Dean

Okay There’s No Joker 2 in the Works But We Still Want a Poison Ivy Origin Film by Stubby the Rocket

The Many Adventures of Tom Swift by “Victor Appleton” by Alan Brown

Watch This Fan-Made Anime Opening for Good Omens (And See Neil Gaiman’s Reaction) by Stubby the Rocket

Star Wars: Resistance Is at Its Best When It Stops Worrying About the Resistance by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Oathbringer Reread: Chapter One Hundred Six by Alice Arneson, Lyndsey Luther and Aubree Pham

Wed Nov 20

Steven Universe Future Slated to Premiere on December 7th by Stubby the Rocket

Dealing with the King: John Connolly’s “Razorshins” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read an Excerpt From Charles Soule’s SF Adventure, Anyone by Charles Soule

An Expanding, Entertaining Fantasy: Howard Andrew Jones’ Upon the Flight of the Queen by Paul Weimer

Jon Favreau Shares the Original Concept Art for Baby Yoda by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Mission Gamma, Book Two: This Gray Spirit by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Doctor Who Season 12 Has Finished Filming, Possible Trailer to Arrive This Saturday by Stubby the Rocket

The Sex Chart That Changed My Life: Spectrums of Sexuality in John Varley’s Wizard by Annalee Newitz

Michael Moorcock’s Elric Saga Optioned for TV by Stubby the Rocket

A Joker Sequel Is Reportedly In the Works, Along With Another DC Character Story by Stubby the Rocket

How The Dragon Prince Became the Best Fantasy Show on Television, Animated or Not by Ilana C. Myer

6 Speculative Fiction Books About Migration by Malka Older

On Fragile Waves, the Debut Novel From E. Lily Yu, to Publish in Fall 2020 With Erewhon Books! by Tor.com

Precious Little Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Tue Nov 19

Legion’s Noah Hawley Will Direct the Next Star Trek Film by Andrew Liptak

Sleeps With Monsters: Optimism and (Game)Change by Liz Bourke

Read an Excerpt From The Seep, a New Novel From Chana Porter by Chana Porter

On the Edge of Ambition: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black by Lee Mandelo

Rereading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 72 and 73 by Leigh Butler

His Dark Materials’ “The Spies” Is an Exposition-Heavy Calm Before the Storm by Tyler Dean

BBC America Casts Anna Chancellor as Lord Vetinari, Plus More Cast Updates for The Watch by Stubby the Rocket

Tor Books to Publish a New Science Fiction Novel From Eragon Author Christopher Paolini by Tor.com

Vote for the Best Books of 2019 in the Goodreads Choice Awards Final Round! by Stubby the Rocket

Just Imagine the Possibilities: Neil Gaiman & Sarah Parcak on Archaeology From Space by Neil Gaiman and Sarah Parcak

Reading The Wheel of Time: Other Worlds and Couple Fights in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 11) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon Nov 18

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Is Getting a Second Season by Andrew Liptak

Marvel’s Runaways Gets Season 3 Trailer, Cancelletion by Andrew Liptak

Agency and Mind Control in Andre Norton’s Ice Crown by Judith Tarr

Charles Soule’s Upcoming Novel Anyone Optioned for TV by Andrew Liptak

Revealing Aliya Whiteley’s The Loosening Skin by Tor.com

What Are The 3–Now 4–“Unanswered Questions” from The Wheel of Time? by Stubby the Rocket

The Great Man Theory and Historical Change in SFF by Erika Harlitz-Kern

9 Canonical Star Wars Books for Every Fandom Need by Stubby the Rocket

Tor Books Will Publish Moon Fall, a New Fantasy Series by James Rollins by Stubby the Rocket

A New Trailer for The Expanse Shows Off an Alien World in Crisis by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi by Tochi Onyebuchi

A Space Cruise Goes Wrong in the First Teaser for HBO’s Avenue 5 by Stubby the Rocket

Five Authors Who Taught Me How to Write Fantasy by Howard Andrew Jones and Todd McAulty

Rosa Salazar, Catherine Keener, and More to Star in a Netflix Adaptation of Todd Grimson’s Brand New Cherry Flavor by Stubby the Rocket

Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2019 by Tor.com

Sun Nov 17

Watchmen Offers Us a Squid Pro Quo by Leah Schnelbach

Fri Nov 15

The Mandalorian′s Werner Herzog Would NOT Let Them Take [REDACTED] Away From Him by Andrew Liptak

Fantasy Focused on Interiority: Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri by Liz Bourke

New Details and Trailers Out for Star Trek’s Animated “Short Treks” by Stubby the Rocket

The Directors of The Lego Movie Are Teaming up With Andy Weir for a New Science Fiction Film by Andrew Liptak

Behind the Cameras of Grecian Myth: Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson by Leticia Urieta

The Mandalorian Has His Work Cut Out For Him in Chapter 2: “The Child” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Disney Is Already Working on Season 2 of The Mandalorian by Andrew Liptak

“Yibambe!” — Avengers: Infinity War by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Tor Books to Republish John M. Ford’s Novels, Including Two Volumes of Unpublished Work by Stubby the Rocket

5 Books About Girls Who Don’t Care What You Think of Them by Claire Legrand

Gideon the Ninth Is Amazon’s Best SciFi/Fantasy Book of the Year! by Stubby the Rocket

Better Science Fiction Through Real Science by James Davis Nicoll

Kobayashi Sidhu — Star Trek’s “Ask Not” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Be Better Than Yesterday: Star Wars: Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse by Natalie Zutter

Thu Nov 14

Into the Woods: Shea Ernshaw’s Winterwood by Alex Brown

Portals and Expansive Future Technology in Salvation Lost by Peter F. Hamilton by Paul Weimer

The Sword of the Lictor, Part 1: Of Loves Lost and Found by Fabio Fernandes

Ruth Wilson’s Mrs Coulter Illuminates the Complex, Patriarchal World of His Dark Materials by Tyler Dean

The New Star Trek TV Shows Are Hiring Paid Interns for the Job of a Lifetime by Stubby the Rocket

Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Saruman, Man of Craft and Fallen Wizard by Megan N. Fontenot

Let’s Talk About That Mandalorian Reveal by Andrew Liptak

Matt Reeves Confirms Andy Serkis Will Play Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman by Stubby the Rocket

Henry Cavill Cast Roach Himself, Plus Other New Details About Netflix’s The Witcher by Stubby the Rocket

It Looks Like The Wheel of Time Writers Are Already Working on Season 2 by Stubby the Rocket

Oathbringer Reread: Chapter One Hundred Five by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Nov 13

Amazon Orders Series Adaptation of William Gibson’s The Peripheral by Andrew Liptak

Nathan Ballingrud’s Horror Hulu Show Will Be Called Monsterland, Production Already Underway by Andrew Liptak

The Things We Do For Course Credit: John Langan’s “Technicolor” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

OK Colonizer: Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender by Alex Brown

Read an Excerpt From Rita Woods’ Historical Fiction Remembrance by Rita Woods

Peaky Blinders’ Daryl McCormack Joins Amazon’s The Wheel of Time by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Mission Gamma, Book One: Twilight by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Netflix Has Renewed The Witcher For a Second Season by Andrew Liptak

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Cookbooks Fans Would Like to See by Stubby the Rocket

Five Fantasy Action Reads With Lyrical Prose by Howard Andrew Jones

Two Grimdark Fantasy Series Might be Headed to Television by Andrew Liptak

Why Did Aslan Have to Die? Theories of Atonement in Narnia by Matt Mikalatos

Absent, Vexed, or Hexed: Exploring Mother & Daughter Relationships in Fantasy by Sarah Kozloff

For Your Book Wishlist: Burn Our Bodies Down, the Next YA Thriller From Rory Power! by Tor.com

The Touches by Brenda Peynado

Tue Nov 12

Infamous Han-Greedo Showdown Has Been Recut (Again) for Disney+ by Stubby the Rocket

Doctor Sleep Sequel Hallorann Already in Development, But May Not Make the Big Screen by Stubby the Rocket

“A Diary From the Future” — Read an Excerpt from Malka Older’s …and Other Disasters by Malka Older

Serial Box Is Launching Three New SFF Mystery Series — Get a Sneak Peek at Gods & Lies by Elizabeth Vail! by Stubby the Rocket

Worth Fighting For: The Killing Light by Myke Cole by Martin Cahill

The Mandalorian “Chapter 1” Gives Clues to the Empire’s Atrocities After Their Defeat by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Rereading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 70 and 71 by Leigh Butler

Cast Your Vote in the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinal Round! by Stubby the Rocket

In “The Idea of the North,” His Dark Materials Deviates From Its Source Material to Great Effect by Tyler Dean

Read the First Two Chapters From Seven Devils by Tor.com

Language, Warfare, and the Brain as Computer: Babel-17 by CD Covington

A Stream of Blood and Tears Mixed Together: Monarchy, Consorts, Power, and Stories by Nghi Vo

See the New and Improved Sonic in the Second Trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog by Stubby the Rocket

Choice, Powerful Women, and the Epic Weird: Announcing Kerstin Hall’s Debut Novel, Star Eater by Tor.com

Reading the Wheel of Time: Rumors and Fate in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 10) by Sylas K Barrett

Download a Free Ebook of Down Among The Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire Before Nov. 16! by Tor.com

Mon Nov 11

DC Universe Has Renewed Titans For a Third Season by Andrew Liptak

SFF Horse Behavior: Fear Factor by Judith Tarr

5 Books About War and Military Culture by Sean Danker

Doctor Sleep Bypasses Typical Horror Tropes to Ask if Recovery Is Possible by Leah Schnelbach

Of Cruel Princes and Wicked Kings: Holly Black’s The Folk of the Air Series by Lee Mandelo

The Girl Gets the Girl: Happily Ever Afters in Merry Shannon’s Sword of the Guardian by K.A. Doore

5 Stories Where Nature Does Its Best to Kill You by Rin Chupeco

Sun Nov 10

Watchmen Delves Into Angela’s Past with Dark Hints of Her Future by Leah Schnelbach

Fri Nov 8

Showtime’s Halo Series Casts its Captain Keyes as it Enters Production by Andrew Liptak

A Modern Fairy Tale: Nina Allan’s The Dollmaker by Matthew Keeley

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah by Alex Brown

A Lovecraft Cinematic Universe? SpectreVision Wants to Launch a Trilogy of H.P. Lovecraft Films by Andrew Liptak

Highlights from Maggie Stiefvater’s r/Fantasy AMA by Stubby the Rocket

You Will Believe a Hello Kitty! Pez Dispenser Can Fly — Ant-Man & The Wasp by Keith R.A. DeCandido

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Are Growing Up in Their Fourth Season by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“Hellfire Club”? Seems Like Stranger Things Season 4 Centers Around a Rival Gang by Stubby the Rocket

In Space, No One Can Hear You Pray: Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather by Alex Brown

John Boyega’s Next Project Will Be a Thriller By Green Room Director Jeremy Saulnier by Stubby the Rocket

Adventures in Retail! SFF Stories Set in Department Stores by James Davis Nicoll

Cullen Bunn and Jack T. Cole’s Graphic Novel The Unsound Lands Netflix Adaptation by Stubby the Rocket

Disney Confirms ‘Hiatus’ for Star Wars Films, But Says More Shows Are in Development by Andrew Liptak

A Sequel That Matches the Original: Reading Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep by Grady Hendrix

Thu Nov 7

An Artist Chases Dreams in the Afterlife in Pixar’s Soul by Stubby the Rocket

Time Travel, Extremism, and Identity: Johannes Anyuru’s They Will Drown in Their Mother’s Tears by Tobias Carroll

A Familiar Fantasy: Sisters of Shadow and Light by Sara B Larson by Mahvesh Murad

John Crowley’s And Go Like This Was Worth the Wait by Matthew Keeley

Leia Was Originally Going to Be “The Last Jedi” in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Says Todd Fisher by Stubby the Rocket

What Setting and Costume Reveal about His Dark Materials’ Literary Agenda by Tyler Dean

The Doll’s House? Neil Gaiman Has Started Plotting The Sandman Season 2 by Stubby the Rocket

5 Fictional Books Based on Real Folklore by Shea Ernshaw

Revealing The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell by Tor.com

Thinking the Unthinkable: Armageddon Blues by Daniel Keys Moran by Alan Brown

Six Books About Spacefaring Missionaries by Leah Schnelbach

Anthony Ryan’s A Raven’s Shadow Series Has Been Optioned for TV by Stubby the Rocket

Announcing She Who Became the Sun, an Epic Alt-History Debut From Shelley Parker-Chan by Tor.com

Oathbringer Reread: Chapter One Hundred Four by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Nov 6

Watch the First Colorful Trailer for H.P. Lovecraft’s Color Out of Space by Andrew Liptak

Never Stop Fighting: Natasha Ngan’s Girls of Paper and Fire Series by Alex Brown

Escape to Neverland in the Trailer for Wendy by Stubby the Rocket

Party Like It’s 1899: Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Trolls and Troubles: Unnatural Magic by C. M. Waggoner by Martin Cahill

A Clash of Love and Magic: Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao by Maya Gittelman

Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction: October 2019 by Alex Brown

Science Fiction vs. Fantasy: The Choice Is Clear by James Davis Nicoll

Joe Manganiello Will Play a Superhero Called Max Fist in Archenemy, Produced by Elijah Wood by Stubby the Rocket

Watch the First Trailer for Servant, M. Night Shyamalan’s New Apple Show by Stubby the Rocket

The Latest Teaser For The Mandalorian Shows Off The Chaos Following the Fall of the Empire by Andrew Liptak

Ten WTF-Did-I-Just-Watch? TV Episodes by Dan Persons

Colin Farrell and Andy Serkis in Talks for Matt Reeves’ The Batman by Stubby the Rocket

Non-Spoiler Review of Brandon Sanderson’s Starsight by Deana Whitney and Darci Cole

In Xanadu by Lavie Tidhar

Tue Nov 5

Cast Your Vote in the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round! by Stubby the Rocket

Dune: The Sisterhood Showrunner Steps Down to Write Dune Sequel by Andrew Liptak

Wade in the Water: The Deep by Rivers Solomon by Alex Brown

Portraits and Forgeries: Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater by Lee Mandelo

Rereading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 68 and 69 by Leigh Butler

Of Bees & Books: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern by Mahvesh Murad

Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Makes a Plan and Egwene Finds a Collar in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 9) by Sylas K Barrett

Learn More About the Major Characters and Cast in Netflix’s The Witcher by JKA Short

The Sustaining Power of Fandom: Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus by Leah Schnelbach

Guy Pearce is Scrooge in the First Trailer for A Christmas Carol by Stubby the Rocket

His Dark Materials Premiere Episode “Lyra’s Jordan” is a Strong Start to the Series by Tyler Dean

Mon Nov 4

Worlds Beside Worlds: Andre Norton’s Wraiths of Time by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From Unnatural Magic by C. M. Waggoner

A New Teaser for The Mandalorian Shows Off Ming-Na Wen’s Character by Andrew Liptak

Taking the Chosen Path: Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade by Martin Cahill

11 Moments From Tamora Pierce’s Tortall Series That Would Make Great TV by Natalie Zutter

Announcing That We May Live, a New Collection of Chinese SFF From Two Lines Press by Stubby the Rocket

Terminator: Dark Fate Finally Lives Up to Sarah Connor’s Legacy by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Books About Artists and the Magic of Creativity by Maggie Stiefvater

All Three Sanderson Sisters Have Said Yes to Hocus Pocus 2 by Stubby the Rocket

One For All, and All Are Gay: Queer Heroism in Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers by Sylas K Barrett

Watch the Trailer for The Dragon Prince Season 3 by Stubby the Rocket

The Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sequel Will Arrive in 2022 by Stubby the Rocket

Jo Walton’s Reading List: October 2019 by Jo Walton

Sun Nov 3

A Familiar Face Returns in This Week’s Watchmen by Leah Schnelbach

Announcing the 2019 World Fantasy Award Winners! by Tor.com

Fri Nov 1

His Dark Materials TV Show to Potentially Split Final Book Into Two Seasons by Stubby the Rocket

Honoring Ursula K. Le Guin’s Vision: Q&A With Artist David Lupton by Andrew Liptak

What About That Stuffed Unicorn Scene? More Details About Netflix’s The Witcher from Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich by Stubby the Rocket

Tamora Pierce’s Tortall Books Are Coming to TV by Stubby the Rocket

“It’s hard for a good man to be king” — Black Panther by Keith R.A. DeCandido

So Tired of All These Gormenghast Costumes, Year After Year… by James Davis Nicoll

A Very Loose Adaptation of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Is Coming to Hulu from the Creators of Salem by Stubby the Rocket

The First Terminator Movie Gave Sarah Connor One of the Most Compelling Origin Stories by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Safe as Life: Maggie Stiefvater’s Raven Cycle by Lee Mandelo

Stargate-centric Streaming Service Stargate Command is Shutting Down by Andrew Liptak