January 2020

Fri Jan 31

Watch the Trailer for Epix’s Modern-Day Take on War of the Worlds by Andrew Liptak

British Police Seek “Rightful Owner” of The One Ring by Andrew Liptak

Owen Wilson Steps Out of Your Dreams, Joins Disney+’s Loki by Andrew Liptak

Five YA Books That Blur the Line Between Good and Evil by Marissa Meyer

Is the Zhat Vash in Star Trek: Picard Fighting Rogue A.I. “Control” From Star Trek: Discovery? by Ryan Britt

Netflix Shows Off Some Magical Keys in a New Trailer for Locke & Key by Andrew Liptak

Broadswords, Time Travel, and the End of the World: Nick Mamatas’ Sabbath by Tobias Carroll

Test Footage of George Lucas’ Unrealized Star Wars TV Series Surfaces Online by Andrew Liptak

Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings Brought Tolkien From Counterculture to the Mainstream by Austin Gilkeson

“For a relic, you’re in excellent shape!”—Star Trek: Picard’s “Maps and Legends” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

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

What We Owe to Each Other Is to Talk About The Good Place’s Finale by Leah Schnelbach

Our Favorite Groundhog Day-Style Time Loops in SFF by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jan 30

Star Trek: Picard Comic Fully Explains Jean-Luc’s Romulan Companions — Laris and Zhaban by Ryan Britt

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

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Time and Again” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Writing Through and About the Australian Wildfires by Kathleen Jennings

A Pair of Aces: The Glory Game and End as a Hero by Keith Laumer by Alan Brown

Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain Weaves a Fresh Fantasy From Old Tropes by James A Moore

Ron Howard Says the Willow Series Will Take Place “Decades” After the Film by Stubby the Rocket

Oathbringer Reread: Interludes Thirteen and Fourteen—Rysn and Teft by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Jan 29

Blame the Slime Fairies for Everything: Arthur Machen’s “Novel of the Black Seal” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Solaris Books Has Acquired a New Novel by Yoon Ha Lee by Andrew Liptak

All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in February! by Tor.com

Doctor Who May Be Creating a 12-Regeneration Cycle Before the First Doctor by Ryan Britt

We Should Probably Talk About That Time Susan and Lucy Attended a Bacchanal in Narnia by Matt Mikalatos

No Wine, No Bargains, and Don’t Trust Your Senses: Reading Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Thorns and Roses by Molly Templeton

Amanda Bridgeman’s The Subjugate Has Been Optioned for TV, With a Sequel Forthcoming From Angry Robot by Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com 2019 Is Out Now! by Tor.com

The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword by Garth Nix

Tue Jan 28

Sleeps With Monsters: Looking Forward to the Books of 2020 by Liz Bourke

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

Orbit Has Acquired Devin Madson’s Epic Fantasy Novel We Ride The Storm by Andrew Liptak

The Pennyroyal and the Fléchette: Blood Countess by Lana Popović by Lee Mandelo

Rereading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 81 and 82 by Leigh Butler

3 Ways Data’s Bad Brother Lore Could Crash the Star Trek: Picard Party by Ryan Britt

Doctor Who Showrunner Says [SPOILER] Character is Not From An Alternate Universe by Stubby the Rocket

The Gideon the Ninth Reread: Chapters 3 and 4 by Liberty Hardy

Five SF Narratives About Global Cooling by James Davis Nicoll

Revealing Caitlín R. Kiernan’s The Tindalos Asset by Tor.com

Reading the Wheel of Time: Dreams and Responsibilities in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 17) by Sylas K Barrett

Mon Jan 27

A Horse for Every Human by Judith Tarr

The Witcher Season 2 Will Dig Deeper Into Fringilla’s Past, Says Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Parallax” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Pedal Into the World of C.L. Polk’s Witchmark and Stormsong by C.L. Polk

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

Seanan McGuire Becomes First Three-Time Winner of the Alex Award With Middlegame by Stubby the Rocket

Do Balrogs Have Wings? Artist Justin Gerard on Tolkien and Golden Age Illustration by Jeff LaSala

Hate All Too (In)Human: Revealing P. Djèlí Clark’s Ring Shout by Tor.com

Sun Jan 26

Doctor Who Brings Back Old and New Familiar Faces in “Fugitive of the Judoon” by Sylas K Barrett and Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fri Jan 24

7 SFF Stories That Reimagine Some of Your Favorite Classics by Stubby the Rocket

How to Brew Beer in the Confines of a Generation Ship by Arkady Martine

Cory Doctorow’s Radicalized Has Been Shortlisted for the Canada Reads Prize! by Tor.com

And Now for an All-Too-Brief Tribute to Terry Jones by Leah Schnelbach

History and SFF: Big Data and The Centenal Cycle by Malka Older by Erika Harlitz-Kern

Back to the Future — Star Trek: Picard’s “Remembrance” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five SF Works Involving Epic Space Journeys by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Jan 23

Disney’s Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Is Reportedly on Hold by Andrew Liptak

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Caretaker” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Citadel of the Autarch, Part 1: A Festival of Stories by Fabio Fernandes

Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Gandalf, Kindler of Hearts by Megan N. Fontenot

Jodie Whittaker Will Play the Thirteenth Doctor for Another Season of Doctor Who by Stubby the Rocket

A Witcher Anime Movie Is Coming to Netflix by Stubby the Rocket

On the Origins of Modern Biology and the Fantastic: Part 16 — William Gibson and the Human Genome Project by Kelly Lagor

A Captain Marvel Sequel Is Officially In Development at Disney by Stubby the Rocket

Oathbringer Reread: Chapters One Hundred Twelve and One Hundred Thirteen, and Venli Interlude by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

The Girlfriend’s Guide to Gods by Maria Dahvana Headley

Wed Jan 22

A Language With Too Many “Awwww” Sounds: Vina Jie-Min Prasad’s “Black Flowers Blossom” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Guinan’s Coming Back! Patrick Stewart Goes On The View To Invite Whoopi Goldberg Into Picard Season 2 by Stubby the Rocket

Read Chapter Six of Docile by K. M. Szpara by K.M. Szpara

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Nearly Half of All Netflix Subscribers Tossed a Coin to Their Witcher by Stubby the Rocket

All of The Wheel of Time Episode Titles Revealed (Thus Far) by Stubby the Rocket

Introducing the Ursula K. Le Guin Reread by Sean Guynes

A New Trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars Teases a Monumental Finale by Andrew Liptak

Celebrating Christopher Tolkien’s Cartographic Legacy by Jonathan Crowe

Tue Jan 21

Agent Smith Was Apparently Supposed to Be In Matrix 4 by Andrew Liptak

The Expanse Casting Signals a Devastating Season 5 by Andrew Liptak

The Next Season of Altered Carbon Will Debut in February by Andrew Liptak

Read Chapter Five of A.K. Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

Enjoy Life: The Seep by Chana Porter by Lee Mandelo

Oscar Isaac Will Play Mitchell Hundred in the Film Adaptation of Ex Machina by Stubby the Rocket

Comin’ Straight From the Underground: Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi by Alex Brown

You’ll Recognize the Main Character of the Hunger Games Prequel Immediately by Stubby the Rocket

Doctor Who Drops Us in the Middle of the Edison/Tesla Rivalry in “Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror” by Sylas K Barrett and Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Gideon the Ninth Reread: Chapters 1 and 2 by Liberty Hardy

“Where in your affidavit does it say you’re Black?”: Why Worldbuilding Can’t Neglect Race by Tochi Onyebuchi

Jared Harris Says He Is Not Playing Doctor Octopus in Morbius by Stubby the Rocket

Does Sentience Bestow Basic Rights? Unveiling Erin K. Wagner’s An Unnatural Life by Tor.com

Mon Jan 20

Epix Is Adapting Bernard Cornwell’s King Arthur Trilogy, The Warlord Chronicles by Andrew Liptak

A Collaborative Effort: Andre Norton’s Return to Quag Keep by Judith Tarr

What Makes an Adaptation “Good” or “Bad”? by Amber Troska

5 Books That Leave You With Hope for Humanity by M.K. England

Voices: An Ode to Black Science-Fiction & Fantasy Writers by Rita Woods

Avenue 5’s Scattered Space Comedy Often Drifts Off-Course by Leah Schnelbach

Oddballs vs. Graboids: Celebrating 30 Years of Tremors by Joe George

Posthumously Published Works by Late, Great Authors of SFF by James Davis Nicoll

Sun Jan 19

Apple Renewed its Gaming Comedy Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet For a Second Season by Andrew Liptak

Apple’s Amazing Stories Reboot Will Debut in March by Andrew Liptak

Fri Jan 17

Head Down the Rabbit Hole in Parker Peevyhouse’s Strange Exit by Genine Tyson

In Memory of Neil Peart: Fantasy, Science Fiction, and the Mystic Rhythms of Rush by Jeff LaSala

BREAKING: George Lucas Cradling Baby Yoda by Stubby the Rocket

“That’s life” — Joker by Keith R.A. DeCandido

BBC America Releases First Photos Of Discworld Adaptation, The Watch by Stubby the Rocket

After Picard, There Are Two More Secret Live Action Star Trek Shows — But What Are They? by Ryan Britt

Do We Even Want to Talk to the Animals? Dolittle Is a Mess Unworthy of Its Cast by Leah Schnelbach

Alan Tudyk Is a Doctor/Alien in the First Trailer for Resident Alien by Stubby the Rocket

25 Years in the Making — City Under the Stars by Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick by Tor.com

Thu Jan 16

Lucasfilm Reportedly Wants Taika Waititi to Develop a Star Wars Movie by Andrew Liptak

AMC’s Walking Dead Spinoff World Beyond Will Premiere in April by Andrew Liptak

It Doesn’t Look Like We’re Going To Get a Second Season of Watchmen by Andrew Liptak

Orbit Acquires Epic Fantasy Trilogy from Suyi Davies Okungbowa by Andrew Liptak

Solitary Struggles in a World on Fire: The End of the Ocean, by Maja Lunde by Em Nordling

Christopher Tolkien, Architect of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, 1924-2020 by Andrew Liptak

It Looks Like HBO’s Game of Thrones Prequel Will Debut in 2022 by Andrew Liptak

Introducing the Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch! by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Amazon Passes on Its Dark Tower Series by Andrew Liptak

“Hell’s Under New Management” in the Trailer for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3 by Stubby the Rocket

5 Thrilling Tales of Deadly Nuclear Reactors by James Davis Nicoll

HBO Max Announces Animated Aquaman Series, Plus Updates on Green Lantern by Stubby the Rocket

The Future’s Right Around the Corner: Mindkiller by Spider Robinson by Alan Brown

Thanks to Netflix’s The Witcher, Andrzej Sapkowski’s Original Series Is Getting a Huge Reprint by Stubby the Rocket

The Iron Will of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee Hits Hard and Fast by Alex Brown

Snowpiercer Gets Spring Premiere Date and New Teaser by Stubby the Rocket

Announcing Two New Novellas From Adrian Tchaikovsky by Tor.com

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

Wed Jan 15

The World’s Always Been Ending: A. C. Wise’s “Venice Burning” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Read Chapter Five of Docile by K. M. Szpara by K.M. Szpara

Harbinger of Hope: A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen by Maya Gittelman

A Thousand Years Later — Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia by Matt Mikalatos

Here’s What’s Going On With the Edge of Tomorrow Sequel by Stubby the Rocket

Read an Excerpt from C. L. Polk’s Stormsong by C.L. Polk

The Arrowverse Is Getting a Superman & Lois Spin-Off by Stubby the Rocket

Five Sword-Wielding Women in SFF by James Davis Nicoll

Steve McQueen Will Produce a Sci-Fi Series Called Last Days for Amazon by Stubby the Rocket

How Robert Jordan’s The Eye Of The World Came To Be, 30 Years After Its Debut by Tor.com

How Quini the Squid Misplaced His Klobučar by Rich Larson

Tue Jan 14

Amazon Announces Cast For Its Adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s The Power by Andrew Liptak

Amazon Announces Cast For Its Lord of the Rings-Inspired Series by Andrew Liptak

In Anna-Marie McLemore’s Dark and Deepest Red, Identity Is Dangerous and Magical by Alex Brown

Sleeps With Monsters: K.A. Doore Answers Seven Questions by Liz Bourke

Read an Excerpt From Scarlett Thomas’ Oligarchy by Scarlett Thomas

A Debut With Music and Heart: Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez by Martin Cahill

Rereading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 79 and 80 by Leigh Butler

Hulu Has Ordered a Pilot for Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti Series, Penned by the Author by Andrew Liptak

Isn’t It Necromantic? — Introducing the Gideon the Ninth Reread by Liberty Hardy

Gael García Bernal Joins Cast of HBO Max’s Station Eleven Adaptation by Stubby the Rocket

In the First Teaser for Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Natalie Dormer Is a Shape-shifting Demon by Stubby the Rocket

Rage Against the Machine: Channeling Queer Anger With Hothead Paisan, Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist by Nino Cipri

Download a Free Ebook of Truthwitch by Susan Dennard, Before Jan. 18! by Tor.com

Mon Jan 13

Announcing the Nominees for the 2020 Philip K. Dick Award by Andrew Liptak

Reading Horses, Part III: Riding a Well-Trained Mount by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From S.A. Hunt’s Burn the Dark by S.A. Hunt

First Morbius Trailer Reveals Intriguing Details From After Spider-Man: Far From Home by Stubby the Rocket

Five SF Works to Read If You’ve Ever Played Traveller by James Davis Nicoll

Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris’ Ex Machina Is Getting a Feature Film Adaptation by Stubby the Rocket

Frank Herbert’s Dune: Science Fiction’s Greatest Epic Fantasy Novel by Sam Reader

The Witcher Season 1 Now Has an Official Interactive Timeline by Stubby the Rocket

Kiersten White’s Slayer Duology Is a Welcome Return to the Buffyverse by Zoraida Córdova

Star Trek: Picard Gets Officially Renewed for Season 2 by Stubby the Rocket

Unravel the Mystery: Announcing Daniel Polansky’s The Seventh Perfection by Tor.com

Fri Jan 10

Long Live Short Fiction: The New Golden Age of the SFF Novella by Rebecca Diem

Invitation to a Heist: Genevieve Cogman’s The Secret Chapter by Paul Weimer

Just How Many Star Trek Movies Are in Development Now? by Stubby the Rocket

“I’m going to help my family” — X-Men: Dark Phoenix by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Traveller: A Classic Science Fiction Simulator by Howard Andrew Jones and Todd McAulty

Watch the First Trailer for Devs, the New Show from Annihilation and Ex Machina Director Alex Garland by Stubby the Rocket

School Daze — Star Trek’s “Children of Mars” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

An Ode to My Favorite Obsession: The Outlander Theme Song(s) by Natalie Zutter

Thu Jan 9

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Has Lost Its Director by Andrew Liptak

Sisters Against the World: City of Stone and Silence by Django Wexler by Martin Cahill

Mechanical Dragons, Heavenly Quests, and Graffiti Magic in This Season’s Young Adult SFF by Alex Brown

The End Is Only the Beginning: Shadowshaper Legacy by Daniel José Older by Alex Brown

Hugo Award-Winning Author and Editor Michael Resnick, 1942-2020 by Andrew Liptak

Five Planetary Catastrophes We’ll Probably Never Get to Enjoy by James Davis Nicoll

The Rise of Skywalker Shows Us the Path of Resistance by Leah Schnelbach

Harley Quinn Gives a History Lesson in the Extremely Fun Final Trailer for Birds of Prey by Stubby the Rocket

On the Profound Awfulness of Netflix’s Dracula by Emmet Asher-Perrin

In the First Trailer for October Faction, Twins Discover Their Parents are Monster Hunters by Stubby the Rocket

More Voices, Better Movies: Ten Standout Genre Films of the 2010s by Dan Persons

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

Wed Jan 8

Great Race, My Ass: Scott R. Jones’s “The Amnesiac’s Lament” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read Chapter Four of Docile by K. M. Szpara by K.M. Szpara

Moon Magic & Andean History in Isabel Ibañez’s Woven in Moonlight by Zoraida Córdova

Frank Herbert’s Dune Novel Is Getting a Three-Volume Graphic Novel Adaptation by Andrew Liptak

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Rising Son by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Seanan McGuire Becomes A. Deborah Baker For Over the Woodward Wall, a Book That Was Never Supposed to Be Real by Tor.com

Fox Is “Wide Open” to Bringing Back Firefly, but Some Barriers Remain by Andrew Liptak

Bittersweet, Multilayered, and Brilliant: Celebrating the Work of Silvia Moreno-Garcia by Andrea Gomez

Watch the First Trailer for Netflix’s Locke & Key [Update: And the First Scene From the Show!] by Andrew Liptak

New BBC Special Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History Will Explore the Wizarding World’s Mythical Creatures by Stubby the Rocket

How to Prepare for Star Trek: Picard — The Essential Rewatch Guide by Mike Chen

Batwoman, Black Lightning, The Flash, and More Renewed at The CW by Stubby the Rocket

Tie A Yellow Ribbon by Harry Turtledove

Three Bill Williamson Stories by Harry Turtledove by Tor.com

Always Something New by Harry Turtledove

Something Fishy by Harry Turtledove

Tue Jan 7

Apple’s Original Series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet Looks Like Always Sunny Meets Silicon Valley by Andrew Liptak

Amazon Has Reportedly Cast Game of Thrones’ Young Ned Stark in Its Middle-earth Series by Andrew Liptak

Read Chapter Four of A.K. Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

Reimagined Rulers, Lady Princes, and Queer Knights: Tessa Gratton’s Lady Hotspur by Maya Gittelman

His Dark Materials Season 1: What Worked, and What Needs to Change by Tyler Dean

Everything We Learned About The Witcher Season 2 From Lauren Schmidt Hissrich’s Reddit AMA by Stubby the Rocket

The Rise of Skywalker’s Weakest Narrative Choice Nearly Sinks the Story — Until It Works by Natalie Zutter

Disney Teases That Production Has Begun on a Willow Series by Andrew Liptak

The Monster at the End of This Book: Seanan McGuire’s Come Tumbling Down by Alex Brown

The Labor of Creativity: On Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke by Simon Jimenez

James Cameron Unveils Avatar 2 Concept Art by Andrew Liptak

The Witcher: It’s Not Easy Adapting a Beloved Series by Teo Bileta

Revealing Drowned Country by Emily Tesh by Tor.com

Mon Jan 6

Rolled by the Dice in Andre Norton’s Quag Keep by Judith Tarr

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

Where Will The Walking Dead Movie Take Rick Grimes? by Stubby the Rocket

12 Excellent SFF Books You Might Have Missed in 2019 by James Davis Nicoll

The Rise of Skywalker Wants You to Know That Consent Is Necessary (and Also Very Sexy) by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Read the First Chapter From Sarah Gailey’s Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

Subterranean Press Announces Two Beautiful New Octavia Butler and Neal Stephenson Editions by Andrew Liptak

5 Books About Finding Hope at the End of the World by Mike Chen

The Brand-New Trailer for The New Mutants Is Finally Here by Stubby the Rocket

In 2020, Let’s Bring Back These 19th and 20th Century Book Cover Trends by Stubby the Rocket

All of Tor.com’s Original Short Fiction Published in 2019 by Tor.com

All of Tor.com Publishing’s 2019 Titles by Tor.com

Sun Jan 5

Doctor Who Prepares Us For Major Revelations in “Spyfall, Part Two” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fri Jan 3

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

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

“You really think a black suit is going to solve all your problems?” — Men in Black International by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Welcome to Mystery Flesh Pit National Park, One Redditor’s Colossal Feat of Worldbuilding by Stubby the Rocket

Seanan McGuire Recaps the Wayward Children Series by Tor.com

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

Netflix’s Raising Dion Has Been Renewed for Season 2 by Stubby the Rocket

Movies We’re Looking Forward to in 2020 by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Jan 2

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

The Original Guardians of the Galaxy: First Lensman by E. E. “Doc” Smith by Alan Brown

The First Full Trailer for Gretel & Hansel Takes Us Inside the Witch’s Lair by Stubby the Rocket

The Last Ten Decades Represented in Ten Classic Science Fiction Cartoons by Dan Persons

Five Fantasy Multiverses by A.K. Larkwood

In the First Trailer for A Quiet Place Part II, the Abbott Family Meets New Survivors by Stubby the Rocket

The 25 Most Anticipated Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2020 by Stubby the Rocket

Wed Jan 1

Doctor Who Comes Back Shaken, Not Stirred, in “Spyfall, Part One” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Weapon With a Will of Its Own: How Tolkien Wrote the One Ring as a Character by Megan N. Fontenot

The Tao of Sir Terry: Philosophy in Pratchett by J.R.H. Lawless

Disney Moves WandaVision’s Release up to 2020 by Andrew Liptak

Excellent Writing Advice from Erotica Author Chuck Tingle by Leah Schnelbach

Why Don’t SFF Characters Ever Read the Manual? by James Davis Nicoll

Read Peter S. Beagle’s “The Story of Kao Yu” by Peter S. Beagle