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