Blog Archive
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