Blog Archive
February 2020
Fri Feb 28
Time-Hopping Across 5 Fantasy Londons
by Deborah Hewitt
Love and Espionage Go Hand in Hand in The Queen’s Assassin by Melissa de la Cruz
by Gabriella Tutino
“Add More Goats” and Other Artistic Advice From Ursula Le Guin
by Aidan Moher
Five SFF Novels Set in the Much-Maligned City of Toronto
by James Davis Nicoll
“Please, my friends, choose to live” — Star Trek: Picard’s “The Impossible Box”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
SYFY Orders George Romero Tribute Series Day of the Dead
by Stubby the Rocket
ROUSes? I Don’t Think They Work With Mummies: Henry Kuttner’s “The Graveyard Rats”
by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys
The CW’s Lost Boys Reboot Recast With New Leads
by Stubby the Rocket
The Story of Two Germans Writing a Star Trek Trilogy
by Bernd Perplies
Thu Feb 27
Memory and Humanity in The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu
by Martin Cahill
All the New Genre Bending Books Arriving in March!
by Tor.com
Watch Simon Stålenhag’s Retrofuturistic Art Come To Life in a First Trailer for Tales from the Loop
by Andrew Liptak
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Heroes and Demons”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Watch the First Trailer for Jordan Peele and Nia DaCosta’s Candyman
by Stubby the Rocket
Got Series Fatigue? Try These 10 Standalone Fantasy Novels!
by Sarah Waites
A Strange World in Crisis: The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw
by Alan Brown
Watch Rian Johnson Break Down the “Eat Sh*t” Scene From Knives Out
by Stubby the Rocket
Netflix’s I Am Not Okay With This Updates the Themes of Carrie for a New Generation
by Joe George
Oathbringer Reread: Chapter One Hundred Seventeen
by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest
Wed Feb 26
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Cardassia: The Lotus Flower
by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro
Logan Director James Mangold Reportedly Taking Over Indiana Jones 5
by Andrew Liptak
Alix Harrow on Her Next Novel, The Once and Future Witches
by Andrew Liptak
Octavia Butler’s Dawn Revived for Amazon Studios by Ava DuVernay and Victoria Mahoney
by Stubby the Rocket
When the Revolution Comes Home: Tehlor Kay Mejia’s We Unleash the Merciless Storm
by Alex Brown
The Revolution Will Be Dramatized
by Bethany C. Morrow
All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in March!
by Tor.com
A Young Squire Takes a Dangerous Journey in the First Trailer for The Letter for the King
by Stubby the Rocket
“Too Old for Narnia”: Belief, Fandom, and the End of Wonder
by Matt Mikalatos
Star Wars: The High Republic Harkens Back to the Golden Age of the Expanded Universe
by Andrew Liptak
Sinew and Steel and What They Told
by Carrie Vaughn
Tue Feb 25
Jurassic World 3 Begins Production; Gets New Title
by Andrew Liptak
Sleeps With Monsters: Two Satisfying Stories
by Liz Bourke
Read an Excerpt From Critical Point, the Next Cas Russell Thriller
by S.L. Huang
Wormholes and You: Finna by Nino Cipri
by Lee Mandelo
Rereading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 89 and 90
by Leigh Butler
Modern Middle Ages: Changa’s Safari by Milton J. Davis
by Nisi Shawl
Chris Evans Is In Talks to Play the Dentist in the Little Shop of Horrors Reboot
by Stubby the Rocket
All the New Science Fiction Books Arriving in March!
by Tor.com
The Gideon the Ninth Reread: Chapters 11 and 12
by Liberty Hardy
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Heist
by James Davis Nicoll
AMC Releases Two New Teasers for The Walking Dead: World Beyond
by Stubby the Rocket
Reading the Wheel of Time: Women are the Sun in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 21)
by Sylas K Barrett
Download a Free Ebook of Killing Gravity by Corey J. White Before Feb. 29!
by Tor.com
Mon Feb 24
Lucasfilm Reveals Next Big Star Wars Publishing Project: The High Republic
by Andrew Liptak
Connecting With Horses Is Like Living in a Fantasy Novel
by Judith Tarr
Locke & Key Creators Tease a Sandman Crossover
by Stubby the Rocket
Breaking News (Livestream): The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
by Lee Mandelo
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “State of Flux”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Six Genre-Bending Books About Parasites, for Lovers of the Movie Parasite
by Lauren Jackson
Watch Author Tochi Onyebuchi Talk on The Daily Show About the Role of Sci-Fi/Fantasy in Modern Life
by Stubby the Rocket
All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in March!
by Tor.com
A Redditor Uncovered Three Hidden Westworld Trailers
by Stubby the Rocket
Watch a Haunting Teaser for Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Adaptation of Olaf Stapledon’s Last and First Men
by Andrew Liptak
Mortal Men Doomed to Die: Death as a Gift Is Debatable in Middle-earth
by Jeff LaSala
Read the First Six Chapters From K. M. Szpara’s Docile
by K.M. Szpara
Sun Feb 23
Marvel Confirms 2021 Releases for Loki, What If?, Ms. Marvel and Hawkeye
by Andrew Liptak
Sat Feb 22
Sleight Director J.D. Dillard Tapped To Develop New Star Wars Movie
by Andrew Liptak
Fri Feb 21
Check Out the Original Illustrations From Jules Verne’s Voyages Extraordinaires
by Stubby the Rocket
Daniel Kehlmann’s Tyll Meanders, Mocks, and Moves
by Matthew Keeley
Crimes, Capers, and Gentleman Thieves: 5 Must-Read SFF Heist Novels
by James Davis Nicoll
Freecloud’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose — Star Trek: Picard’s “Stardust City Rag”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Castlevania Adds 10 New Characters to Season 3
by Stubby the Rocket
Steven Universe to End After Next 10 Episodes
by Stubby the Rocket
Report From Black Spire Outpost: Exploring Disney World’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
by Alan Brown
The Witcher Casts Seven New Characters, Including a Game of Thrones Alum
by Stubby the Rocket
Crafting a Space Opera: A Conversation with Drew Williams and Arkady Martine
by Drew Williams and Arkady Martine
Thu Feb 20
A New Trailer for Westworld Teases a Robot / Human Clash
by Andrew Liptak
Chilly Stories From the Author of Ice: Anna Kavan’s Machines in the Head
by Matthew Keeley
The Citadel of the Autarch, Part 3: Closing the Circle
by Fabio Fernandes
Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope Fills in Some Key Gaps in the Story So Far…
by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité: Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller
by Alex Brown
Read the First Two Chapters From Nino Cipri’s Finna
by Nino Cipri
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Prime Factors”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Announcing the 2019 Nebula Awards Finalists
by Tor.com
We Demand a Full Version of This Name of the Wind Fan Film
by Stubby the Rocket
Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Galadriel, Mighty and Valiant (Part 2)
by Megan N. Fontenot
Anakin Skywalker’s Story Isn’t Complete Without Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rebels
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Chris Chibnall Will Return as Showrunner for a Third Season of Doctor Who
by Stubby the Rocket
Check Out the Cover for The Hollow Places, T. Kingfisher’s Folk Horror Follow-up to The Twisted Ones
by Tor.com
Oathbringer Reread: Chapter One Hundred Sixteen
by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther
Wed Feb 19
It’s Very Wrong to Do Cannibalism: Alex Blechman’s “You Are the Rats in the Walls” Video Game
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Read Ken Liu’s “Staying Behind” From the New Collection The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
by Ken Liu
The Left Hand of Darkness, Part II: Love on the Ice
by Sean Guynes
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and the Losers Who Become Heroes (and Then Losers Again)
by Alex Brown
Badass Librarians Fight for Our Future in 2020
by Natalie Zutter
Peering Into The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley
by Linda H. Codega
Announcing the L.A. Times’ First Inaugural Ray Bradbury Prize Finalists
by Stubby the Rocket
A Peacetime Coda: Reading Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Frost and Starlight
by Molly Templeton
Hardboiled World: Four Creative Noir Traditions From Around the Globe
by T.R. Napper
Manuscript Tradition
by Harry Turtledove
Tue Feb 18
An Aged Mystery in a Surreal Landscape: Marian Womack’s The Golden Key
by Tobias Carroll
All Rebel, No Cause: Andre Norton’s Ride Proud, Rebel!
by Judith Tarr
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Emanations”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Sonic The Hedgehog: An Origin Story That Deserves a Follow-Up
by Caleb Zane Huett
Read an Excerpt From Marie Rutoski’s The Midnight Lie
by Marie Rutkoski
Meet John Scalzi on Tour for The Last Emperox! [Update: Cancelled Due to Coronavirus]
by Tor.com
Rereading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 87 and 88
by Leigh Butler
Suburbia Is a Hellish Loop in the New Trailer for Vivarium
by Stubby the Rocket
To Write About the Future Is to Represent the Past
by Charlie Jane Anders
Watch Marlon James and Tochi Onyebuchi Interview Each Other About…Almost Everything
by Stubby the Rocket
The Gideon the Ninth Reread: Chapters 9 and 10
by Liberty Hardy
It’s “Bloody Chaos” in the Trailer for Castlevania Season 3
by Stubby the Rocket
Six Books with Monstrous Heroes
by Joel Cunningham
A Teenager Develops Telekinesis in the First Trailer for I Am Not Okay With This
by Stubby the Rocket
Reading the Wheel of Time: A Question of Sins in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 20)
by Sylas K Barrett
Mon Feb 17
Watch the First Trailer for Apple’s Amazing Stories Reboot
by Andrew Liptak
7 Fantasies Told Across Multiple Points of View
by Stubby the Rocket
Witches and Whales: The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
by Mahvesh Murad
Five SF Stories About Teleportation Systems Gone Awry
by James Davis Nicoll
Ten Brilliant Cartoons That Will Break Your Heart
by Dan Persons
Pick Your Necromancy Family From Among the Houses of Gideon the Ninth
by Stubby the Rocket
Sun Feb 16
Doctor Who Thinks That Words Matter, But Mary Shelley Doesn’t in “The Haunting of Villa Diodati”
by Sylas K Barrett and Emmet Asher-Perrin
Four Big Moments from the Outlander Season 5 Premiere
by Natalie Zutter
NBC’s Battlestar Galactica Reboot Might Be Set in the Same Universe as Ronald D. Moore’s Series
by Andrew Liptak
Sat Feb 15
Crazy Heart Director Scott Cooper Has Signed On to Direct A Head Full of Ghosts
by Andrew Liptak
Fri Feb 14
Syfy’s New Space Opera Series Vagrant Queen Looks Fun As Hell
by Andrew Liptak
Watch the Entire Opening to the Final Fantasy VII Remake
by Joel Cunningham
Renewal and Redemption: R.A. Salvatore’s Song of the Risen God
by Gabriella Tutino
Mark Hamill Cast as Skeletor in Kevin Smith’s Beautifully Deranged Masters of the Universe: Revelation
by Andrew Liptak
Every Story is a Science Fiction Story to Someone: Michael Zapata’s The Lost Book of Adana Moreau
by Tobias Carroll
Watch the First Trailer for Noughts + Crosses, the BBC’s TV Adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s Novel
by Andrew Liptak
Where Has Seven of Nine Been? Star Trek: Picard’s Jeri Ryan Has Some Answers
by Stubby the Rocket
5 Lovable YA Fantasy Couples
by Zoraida Córdova
Harrison Ford Reveals Indiana Jones 5 Will Start Filming In “About Two Months”
by Stubby the Rocket
Jean-Luc as St. Jude — Star Trek: Picard’s “Absolute Candor”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Three Questions About the State of the Cognitive Realm Leading Up to the Release of Stormlight Archive’s Rhythm of War
by Vanessa Armstrong
Netflix Drops a Surprise Teaser For Stranger Things 4
by Andrew Liptak
Looking for a Romantic Horror Movie to Watch This Valentine’s Day? Try Spring
by Joe George
Thu Feb 13
Disney is Working on an Aladdin 2
by Andrew Liptak
Here’s Our First Look at Matt Reeves’ Batman
by Andrew Liptak
Read an Excerpt From Natasha Pulley’s The Lost Future of Pepperharrow
by Natasha Pulley
Very Alien Human Societies: Juliette Wade’s Mazes of Power
by Paul Weimer
The Witches Are Coming: The Unexpected Magic of Gretel & Hansel
by Lauren Jackson
Revenge Comedy: And I Do Not Forgive You by Amber Sparks
by Leah Schnelbach
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Ex Post Facto”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
This Breath of the Wild Fan Film Perfectly Captures the World of Hyrule
by Andrew Liptak
Falling in Love Is Magic: A Conversation With C.L. Polk and Alyssa Cole
by Tor.com
HBO Max Is Reportedly In Talks to Adapt Fantasy Podcast The Two Princes
by Stubby the Rocket
A Group of Film Students Try to Re-Make The Goonies in a New Pilot from Fox
by Stubby the Rocket
Pulp Adventure of the Highest Caliber: The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett
by Alan Brown
No Jokers, No Masters: Birds of Prey and the Emancipation of Harley Quinn’s Narrative
by Caroline Perny
Sir Gawain Gets the A24 Horror Treatment in the First Trailer for The Green Knight
by Stubby the Rocket
Oathbringer Reread: Chapter One Hundred Fifteen
by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson
Wed Feb 12
Every Squamous Family Is Squamous in Their Own Way: Nadia Bulkin’s “Violet is the Color of Your Energy”
by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys
Read the First Chapter of Alaya Dawn Johnson’s Trouble the Saints
by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Rick Moranis Will Come Out of Retirement For a Sequel to Honey I Shrunk the Kids
by Andrew Liptak
A Xenobiologist Finds Herself in a Sticky Situation in the First Look at Christopher Paolini’s To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Joel Cunningham
Devotion and Friendship in Kim Smejkal’s Ink in the Blood
by Mary Retta
HarperVoyager Acquires New Fantasy Trilogy From Godblind Author Anna Stephens
by Andrew Liptak
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Unity
by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro
Cynthia Erivo to Star In and Produce Film Adaptation of Sci-Fi Podcast Carrier
by Stubby the Rocket
8 of the Swooniest Fantasy Romances
by Natalie Zutter
The First Teaser For Netflix’s The Letter for the King Looks an Awful Lot Like Lord of the Rings
by Andrew Liptak
Writing Advice, Snack Recommendations, and Other Highlights from C.L. Polk’s Reddit AMA
by Stubby the Rocket
We Are All Kings and Queens in Narnia: Prince Caspian, the Son of Adam
by Matt Mikalatos
Diego Luna Says Rogue One Prequel Series Production on Track for 2020
by Andrew Liptak
Think Star Trek: Picard Is Slow? Let’s Talk About The Next Generation
by Ryan Britt
The War Comes Home: Reading Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Wings and Ruin
by Molly Templeton
Why I Stan Planet of the Apes, and You Should Too
by Bethany C. Morrow
Tue Feb 11
Sleeps With Monsters: Queer and Angry and Not Ashamed
by Liz Bourke
Revolution and Rebuilding: Stormsong by C.L. Polk
by Alex Brown
Rereading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 85 and 86
by Leigh Butler
Sounds Like Production Has Begun on Season 2 of Locke & Key
by Stubby the Rocket
Five Recent Novels About Climate Catastrophe
by Anne Charnock
Queer Orc Assasins and Magical Intrigue: The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood
by Linda H. Codega
The Gideon the Ninth Reread: Chapters 7 and 8
by Liberty Hardy
History, Queer Romance, and Fantasy in the Work of KJ Charles
by Marina Berlin
Download a Free Ebook of Eve of Darkness by Sylvia Day, Writing as S.J. Day, Before Feb. 15!
by Tor.com
If You Take My Meaning
by Charlie Jane Anders
Reading the Wheel of Time: Why Don’t the Aiel Use Swords, and Other Mysteries in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 19)
by Sylas K Barrett
Mon Feb 10
A Horse for the Larger Rider
by Judith Tarr
Finding Hope in King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
by Em Nordling
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Eye of the Needle”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive Book 4 is Now Officially: Rhythm of War
by Tor.com
Doctor Who Turns Fear Into a Superpower in “Can You Hear Me?”
by Sylas K Barrett and Emmet Asher-Perrin
I Love David Lynch’s Dune in Spite of Its Faults
by K.W. Colyard
Loki Head Writer Michael Waldron Joins Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
by Stubby the Rocket
Season of the Witch: The Rise of Queer Magic in YA SFF
by Dahlia Adler
Read the First Six Chapters of A.K. Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name
by A.K. Larkwood
Fri Feb 7
Ephemeral, Eternal, Bountiful: Libba Bray’s The King of Crows
by Cassie Schulz
V.E. Schwab’s Next Novel — The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue — Arrives on October 6, 2020
by Tor.com
8 Puzzle Box Books With Surprising Twists and Turns
by Danny Tobey
Doctor Who Reveals Finale Episode Titles: “Ascension of the Cybermen” and “The Timeless Children”
by Stubby the Rocket
The Fantabulous Birds of Prey is the Batman Returns Sequel We Need
by Leah Schnelbach
Naomi Novik is Writing a New Fantasy Trilogy
by Andrew Liptak
“Engage!” — Star Trek: Picard’s “The End is the Beginning”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
In the First Utopia Falls Trailer, Dystopia Is a Dance Competition
by Stubby the Rocket
Revealing Dead Lies Dreaming, a New Addition to The Laundry Files
by Tor.com
What Do We Want the Future of Star Wars to Look Like?
by Andrew Liptak
Thu Feb 6
The Citadel of the Autarch, Part 2: None of Us Are Free
by Fabio Fernandes
Five Nautical SFF Books to Read When You’re Far From Shore
by Vanessa Armstrong
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “The Cloud”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Netflix Reveals Cast for Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass Series
by Stubby the Rocket
Lang Belta: The Language of The Expanse
by CD Covington
Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Galadriel, Mighty and Valiant
by Megan N. Fontenot
Superman & Lois Series Casts the Couple’s Teenage Sons
by Stubby the Rocket
Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction: January 2020
by Alex Brown
Magic and Monsters: Read an Excerpt From Elatsoe
by Tor.com
Oathbringer Reread: Chapter One Hundred Fourteen
by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther
Wed Feb 5
Sam Raimi Will Reportedly Direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
by Andrew Liptak
23 Retellings of Classic Stories From Science Fiction & Fantasy Authors
by Christina Orlando and Leah Schnelbach
Jo Walton’s Reading List: January 2020
by Jo Walton
Are We Getting a New Character in Season 2 of The Witcher? The Question of “Violet”
by Stubby the Rocket
Five SF Precursors to Murderbot
by James Davis Nicoll
The Plot of Susanna Clarke’s New Book Piranesi Sounds Wild
by Andrew Liptak
Corruption at the Daystrom Institute Might Play a Big Role in Star Trek: Picard
by Ryan Britt
You Will Fear the Fuchsia: Color Out of Space
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Girl Versus Girl: Women at Odds in Storytelling
by Kelly Braffet
Go West, Young Librarian: Sarah Gailey’s Upright Women Wanted
by Alex Brown
Were X-Men Supposed to Show Up in the New Mutants Movie?
by Stubby the Rocket
What Comes After: Reading Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Mist and Fury
by Molly Templeton
The Left Hand of Darkness, Part I: Cold and Only Just Now Getting to War
by Sean Guynes
Decolonize Your Mind: Revealing the Cover For Andrea Hairston’s Master of Poisons
by Tor.com
St. Valentine, St. Abigail, St. Brigid
by C.L. Polk
Tue Feb 4
The Mandalorian Season 2 is Coming In October
by Andrew Liptak
Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is Coming in August; WandaVision Coming in December
by Andrew Liptak
Read Chapter Six of A.K. Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name
by A.K. Larkwood
Things in Jars Is a Deliciously Dark Take on Fantastical Victorian England
by Mary Retta
Read an Excerpt From Drew Williams’ The Firmament of Flame
by Drew Williams
Rereading The Ruin of Kings: Chapters 83 and 84
by Leigh Butler
Revealing Seanan McGuire’s Next Wayward Children Book: Across the Green Grass Fields
by Tor.com
The Gideon the Ninth Reread: Chapters 5 and 6
by Liberty Hardy
Grady Hendrix’s The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires Is Getting a TV Adaptation
by Stubby the Rocket
6 SFF Books Featuring Women on the High Seas
by Adalyn Grace
Red Riding Hood and Hou Yi the Archer Join Forces in S.L. Huang’s Burning Roses
by Tor.com
Reading the Wheel of Time: A Death Upon the Tree of Life in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 18)
by Sylas K Barrett
Mon Feb 3
A Little Horror, a Lot of Delight: Andre Norton’s Ralestone Luck
by Judith Tarr
Read the First Two Chapters From Belle Révolte
by Linsey Miller
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Phage”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Power of Queer Play in Dungeons & Dragons
by Linda H. Codega
Doctor Who Wants to Talk About the State of Our Oceans in “Praxeus”
by Sylas K Barrett and Emmet Asher-Perrin
Five Books Featuring Medicine and Magic
by Linsey Miller
Artificial Intelligence in Fiction, Fact, and Our Dreams for the Future
by Fran Wilde
Sun Feb 2
Disney + Unveils First Look at The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision and Loki
by Andrew Liptak