November 2020

Mon Nov 30

Legendary Science Fiction Author Ben Bova Has Passed at the Age of 88 by Andrew Liptak

The Taming of Felaróf, Father of Horses in The Lord of the Rings by Judith Tarr

Four Stories That Subvert the Cosy Catastrophe Genre by James Davis Nicoll

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

5 Books That Are Pulpy in All the Right Ways by James S. Murray

The Vegetarian Vampire: Unpacking the Metaphor of Modern Vampire Stories by Natalie C. Parker

Darth Vader Actor David Prowse, 1935-2020 by Andrew Liptak

All of Tordotcom Publishing’s Books From 2020 by Tor.com

The Doctor Who Holiday Special Will Arrive on New Year’s Day — Watch the Trailer! by Molly Templeton

Download All 5 Wayward Children Books For Free (Before Across the Green Grass Fields Arrives!) by Tor.com

No Period by Harry Turtledove

Fri Nov 27

The Mandalorian Gets an Unexpected Bounty in Chapter Thirteen, “The Jedi” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Thu Nov 26

Happy Thanksgiving From Everyone at Tor.com! by Stubby the Rocket

Spock’s Legacy — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Unification III” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Wed Nov 25

Gingerbread Bricks, Cherry-Stealing Cats, and Other Culinary Disasters by Patricia A. McKillip

Foolishness and Wickedness Mixed Up: Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House (Part 5) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

6 Perfect Episodes of MST3K to Help You Really Just Relax by Joe George

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Rules of Accusation by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Netflix Settles Choose Your Own Adventure Lawsuit Over Black Mirror Film by Andrew Liptak

Searching for Books in Which No Bad Things Happen by Jo Walton

Tue Nov 24

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

There’s No Better Time to Watch Bedknobs and Broomsticks by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Expanse’s Sixth Season Will Be Its Last by Molly Templeton

Alan Tudyk’s Resident Alien Will Debut on Syfy in January by Andrew Liptak

Combatting Book Shame and Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone by Lish McBride

Reading The Wheel of Time: Darkfriends Clash in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 12) by Sylas K Barrett

A Brief History of Dragons Throughout Western Literature by Yvonne Shiau

Mon Nov 23

2021 Hugos Will Honor Video Games With a Special Category by Andrew Liptak

Living the Arizona Dream in Andre Norton’s Ten Mile Treasure by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From What Big Teeth, a New Gothic YA Fantasy by Rose Szabo

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

The Full Spoiler Review of Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

The First Season 2 Soundtrack for The Mandalorian is Now Available by Andrew Liptak

Netflix Puts a Holiday Spin on The Witcher by Andrew Tejada

10 Cloverfield Lane Director Dan Trachtenberg to Direct New Predator Film by Andrew Liptak

Twelve Animated Series Worth Marathoning by Dan Persons

CW Will Strike Black Lightning From its Schedule by Andrew Tejada

HBO Orders Adaptation of The Last of Us by Andrew Liptak

Hopepunk and Revolutionary Acts of Kindness by Rebecca Diem

Check Out the Cover and Preview an Excerpt From Aetherbound by E.K. Johnston by Tor.com

Fri Nov 20

The Mandalorian Reunites With a Few Familiar Faces in Chapter 12, “The Siege” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Six SFF Novels That Defy Genre Distinctions by Joel Cunningham

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Wyrd Sisters, Part I by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The 17 Best (and Worst) Cartoon Sidekicks of 1980s Television by Leah Schnelbach

Thu Nov 19

Apple’s For All Mankind Returns February 19th by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From Ruinsong by Julia Ember

Stingray Sam Delivers the Weirdest, Best Space Western Ever by Noah Berlatsky

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

Robot Serenades an Aquatic Audience in Simon Stålenhag’s Music Video for Duvchi’s Geronimo by Andrew Liptak

Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Fingolfin, High King of the Noldor by Megan N. Fontenot

The Tolkien Estate Will Release Unpublished Middle-earth Essays in The Nature of Middle-earth by Andrew Liptak

Adventure Tales From a Master: The Best of Leigh Brackett, Edited by Edmond Hamilton by Alan Brown

“You had me at ‘unsanctioned mission'” — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Scavengers” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley Don’t Exactly Hit It Off in the First Trailer for Chaos Walking by Molly Templeton

Wonder Woman 1984 Will Release Simultaneously on HBO Max and in Theaters by Andrew Liptak

Ten Stylish Sci-Fi Films to Watch This Noir-vember by Joe George

Wed Nov 18

Sometimes the Sea, Sometimes Bones: Sonya Taaffe’s “Tea With the Earl of Twilight” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Read an Excerpt and Explore the Map From The Frozen Crown by Greta Kelly

Cyclical Mysteries: Watching Netflix’s Dark by Anindita Sengupta

Naked in the Dark: A Definitive List of the Lord of the Rings Characters That F*ck by Leah Schnelbach

Malafrena: Le Guin’s Dry Fanfic of Europe’s Liberal Revolutions by Sean Guynes

The Horse and Her Girl: C.S. Lewis and Aravis by Matt Mikalatos

Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2020 by Tor.com

Dark Academia Aesthetics: Revealing A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee by Tor.com

On Safari in R’lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera by Elizabeth Bear

Tue Nov 17

Read an Excerpt From We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen by Mike Chen

The Shape of War in R.F. Kuang’s The Burning God by Vanessa Armstrong

His Dark Materials Season 2: Will and Lyra Shine in an Uneven Premiere by Tyler Dean

Never Say You Can’t Survive: Write The Book That Only You Could Have Written by Charlie Jane Anders

Reading The Wheel of Time: Galad sees in Black and White in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 11) by Sylas K Barrett

Paramount Signs Creed II’s Steven Caple Jr. to Direct Next Transformers Movie by Andrew Liptak

A New Wonder Girl Will Join The CW’s Superhero Lineup by Molly Templeton

5 SFF Books With so Many Twists and Turns You’ll Think You’re in a Maze by Diana Pinguicha

Rovina Cai Illustrates Seanan McGuire’s Across the Green Grass Fields by Tor.com

Mon Nov 16

Writing Horses: Setting the Magic by Judith Tarr

I Await the Devil’s Coming: Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth by Lee Mandelo

Read an Excerpt From Alaya Dawn Johnson’s “Reconstruction” by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Message in a Bottle” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Subterranean Press Announces Print Edition of John Scalzi’s The Dispatcher: Murder By Other Means by Andrew Liptak

Spoiler-Free Reactions to Beta Reading Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Darkwing Duck Reboot Will Get Dangerous on Disney Plus by Andrew Tejada

Ranking a Decade of Live-Action Marvel TV by Worthiness (Of Your Time) by Andrew Tejada

Netflix Renews Space Force for a Second Mission by Andrew Liptak

Short Circuit Remake Will Bring Number 5 to Life Again by Molly Templeton

Babylon 5’s J. Michael Straczynski Will Complete Harlan Ellison’s Long-Unfinished Anthology, The Last Dangerous Visions by Andrew Liptak

“Man’chi” Is Not the Same as “Liking”: Intercultural Communication in C.J. Cherryh’s Foreigner Series by CD Covington

Watch the Rise of the Emperor in She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan by Tor.com

Fri Nov 13

The Mandalorian Learns a New Way in Chapter 11, “The Heiress” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

SF Grandmaster Brian Aldiss Remembered in New Photo Book by Andrew Liptak

All the New Horror and Genre-Bending Books Arriving in November! by Tor.com

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Sourcery, Part IV by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five SFF Books for the Goth in Your Life by Emily A. Duncan

Thu Nov 12

Sheree Renée Thomas Is the New Editor for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From C.M. Waggoner’s The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by C. M. Waggoner

Explore the Map From the 10th Anniversary Edition of Matched by Tor.com

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

WandaVision Won’t Bring Sitcom Bliss to Your Screen Until January by Molly Templeton

Science Fiction’s Very First “Year’s Best” Anthology by James Davis Nicoll

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

Are We Ready for a Ready Player One Trilogy? Ernie Cline Hints at a Prequel Book by Andrew Liptak

“Your relationship isn’t very professional”—Star Trek: Discovery’s “Die Trying” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Doctor Who Season 13 Has Entered Production, Will Be a Shortened Season by Andrew Liptak

Celebrating the Chaotic Energy of The Mummy by Leah Schnelbach

Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War: A Non-Spoiler Review by Alice Arneson

Wed Nov 11

The Original Cortana is Coming to Showtime’s Halo Series by Andrew Liptak

Tales to Tell at a Marshmallow Roast: Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House (Part 4) by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Unstable Reality: Latin America’s Genre-Bending Traditions by Michael Zapata

Read an Excerpt From Rian Hughes’ Debut SF Novel XX by Rian Hughes

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Kingkiller Chronicle Series is Still a Work in Progress by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Force and Motion by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Brad Pitt and Oprah Winfrey Will Bring Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Water Dancer to the Screen by Molly Templeton

Beyond Excalibur: Swords as the Great Leveler in The Wheel of Time by Ryan Van Loan

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

Before Rhythm of War: A Quick and Dirty Recap of Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive by Paige Vest

Revealing The Scratch Daughters, Sequel to Hannah Abigail Clarke’s The Scapegracers by Tor.com

Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law by Lavie Tidhar

Tue Nov 10

Read an Excerpt From SF Technothriller Nucleation by Kimberly Unger

Outland (1981) vs. High Noon (1952): Quick Draw Duel! by Noah Berlatsky

A Specter Is Haunting Massachusetts: The Factory Witches of Lowell by C.S. Malerich by Em Nordling

Ten Eco-Fiction Novels Worth Discussing by Nina Munteanu

A TV Adaptation of Renée Ahdieh’s The Wrath and the Dawn Is In the Works by Molly Templeton

Never Say You Can’t Survive: Irony Doesn’t Have To Be the Enemy of Feels. They Can Team Up, In Fact! by Charlie Jane Anders

Netflix Has Renewed Umbrella Academy For a Third Season by Andrew Liptak

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

Reading The Wheel of Time: How to Control Saidar in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 10) by Sylas K Barrett

Fandom and the Future of Star Trek by Eric Pesola

Announcing The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean by Tor.com

Rhythm of War Read-Along Discussion: Chapter Nineteen by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Read Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson: Chapter Nineteen by Brandon Sanderson

Mon Nov 9

Delivering the Goods in Andre Norton’s Stand and Deliver by Judith Tarr

Distinctly Heterodox: Dead Lies Dreaming by Charles Stross by Lee Mandelo

Read an Excerpt From YA Fantasy Master of One by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett

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

5 SFF Books About Star-Crossed Lovers by Chloe Gong

Johnny Depp Departs Fantastic Beasts Franchise by Andrew Liptak

The Evolution of Horror in The Magnus Archives by Andrew King

Jo Walton’s Reading List: October 2020 by Jo Walton

Who Gets in the Lifeboat? Five Classic SF Survival Stories by James Davis Nicoll

Fri Nov 6

The Mandalorian Goes for Full Horror in Chapter 10, “The Passenger” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Sourcery, Part III by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Thu Nov 5

Reading Ash and Quill: Book 3 of the Great Library by Rachel Caine by Kate Elliott and Zoraida Córdova

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

Warfare, Wooing, and Whimsy: The Helmsman by Bill Baldwin by Alan Brown

“You’re a responsibility hoarder” — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Forget Me Not” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Wed Nov 4

“A Second Rabadash” — C.S. Lewis and Dangerous Leaders by Matt Mikalatos

Tue Nov 3

Never Say You Can’t Survive: When the World Goes Loopy, You Can Become a Master of Time and Space by Charlie Jane Anders

Reading The Wheel of Time: A lady, a Lady’s Maid, and an Archer in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 9) by Sylas K Barrett

Rhythm of War Read-Along Discussion: Chapter Eighteen by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson

Read Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson: Chapter Eighteen by Brandon Sanderson

Mon Nov 2

Understanding and Writing Horses: A Horse Is Freedom by Judith Tarr

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

Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction: October 2020 by Alex Brown

Morganville Vampires Author Rachel Caine Has Died by Andrew Liptak

Announcing the 2020 World Fantasy Award Winners by Molly Templeton