December 2020

Thu Dec 31

Author and Podcast Host Anton Strout Has Passed Away by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Yippee-Ki-Yay, Michael Burnham! — Star Trek: Discovery’s “There Is A Tide…” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Wed Dec 30

You Cannot Live Backward: The Expanse, “Down and Out” by Molly Templeton

Sat Dec 26

Wonder Woman 1984 Is Bursting With Unfinished Thoughts by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Pixar’s Soul Aims to Spark an Appreciation for Life by Andrew Tejada

Fri Dec 25

The Medieval Origins of Christmas Traditions by Michael Livingston

Thu Dec 24

I, Cthulhu, or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)? by Neil Gaiman

A Charlie Brown Christmas Perfectly Captures a Complicated Holiday by Leah Schnelbach

To Be Free, Face Your Deepest Fear — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Su’Kal” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Midnight Sky Takes Us Into Space—and a Bleak Near-Future by Leah Schnelbach

Wed Dec 23

11 Oddball Holiday Specials that Should be Classics by Bridget McGovern

Selectively Learning From the Past: The Expanse, “Gaugamela” by Molly Templeton

Eight of Our Favorite In-Universe Superfans by Stubby the Rocket

The Real Magic of Santa Claus by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Books That Grab You by Jo Walton

Tue Dec 22

The Strange Experience of Reading a Book Series in the Wrong Order by James Davis Nicoll

Always Winter, But Never Christmas: Santa Claus in Narnia by Matt Mikalatos

Ranking Every Superhero Origin Movie I Could Remember by Leah Schnelbach

All the Whos Down in Whoville Are (Probably) Aliens by Ryan Britt

Mon Dec 21

Various Fantasy Creatures Keep Inviting Me Over for Tea by Leah Schnelbach

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

The Polar Express and What It Means to Believe by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Eight Amazing Novels About Female Superheroes by Sam Maggs

Six Intergalactic Holiday Specials for a Very Cosmic Christmas by Leah Schnelbach

Fri Dec 18

The Mandalorian Says Farewell in Chapter Sixteen, “The Rescue” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Stand Needs More Reality in Its Horror: Episode One, “The End” by Leah Schnelbach

“All of us here have killed someone” — The New Mutants by Keith R.A. DeCandido

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

Why Is the Star Wars Universe Full of Megafauna? by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Dec 17

Read the First Two Chapters From Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia Chadha

Tenet Feels Like Christopher Nolan at His Most Meta by Natalie Zutter

Treat Yourself to Six Recent SFF Works in Translation by Tobias Carroll

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

M.K. England’s The Disasters Is Coming to The CW by Molly Templeton

The Only Right and Proper Way To Read The Chronicles of Narnia by Mari Ness

Adventure Rooted in Reality: Mars by Ben Bova by Alan Brown

Disney Will Bring Megan Whalen Turner’s The Thief to the Screen by Molly Templeton

We Only Have to Wait Four More Months for Shadow and Bone by Molly Templeton

“There are no spoils from peace” — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Terra Firma, Part 2” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

History, Discovery, and the Quiet Heroics of Gardening by Ursula Vernon

Dawnshard Reread: Chapter 15 – Epilogue by Lyndsey Luther, Sam Lytal and Drew McCaffrey

Wed Dec 16

Ted Chiang’s Story “The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling” to Be Adapted for TV by Andrew Liptak

Pinkerton’s Detergent Vs. the Eternal Bloodstain: Oscar Wilde’s “The Canterville Ghost” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Why I Love “Uncool” Characters Like The Jungle Book’s Bagheera by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Gang Isn’t All Back Together: Season 5 of The Expanse Finds the Rocinante Crew Scattered by Molly Templeton

Watch Arkady Martine in Conversation With Amal El-Mohtar by Molly Templeton

Some of the Best Articles on Tor.com in 2020 by Tor.com

Netflix Will Send Emily Beecham Into the Scary Past in 1899 by Molly Templeton

Venture Into the Garden With Kalynn Bayron’s This Poison Heart by Tor.com

Netflix’s Disenchantment Returns in January by Andrew Liptak

The BBC Will Bring Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life to Life On the Small Screen by Molly Templeton

Footnotes, Ephemera, and Other Stories From the Margins by A.J. Hackwith

Announcing an Arthurian Novella From Queer Literary Icon Nicola Griffith by Tor.com

Tue Dec 15

War Is Hell: King of the Rising by Kacen Callender by Alex Brown

Read an Excerpt From Persephone Station by Stina Leicht

CBS Is Developing AI Thriller Burn-In by Andrew Liptak

Sleeps With Monsters: The Best Books I’ve Read in 2020 by Liz Bourke

Slashing Through the Snow: Ranking the Killer Santa Movies by Joe George

It’s Impossible to Keep Track of Everyone Returning for Spider-Man 3, But We Tried by Molly Templeton

Finding Identity, Family, and Community Alongside Percy Jackson by AM Gelberg

Patrick Ness’s Novel Burn Gets TV Adaptation From Bad Robot by Andrew Liptak

Five SFF Authors Discovered by Ben Bova by James Davis Nicoll

MIRA Books Announces Two New Titles From Author Mike Chen by Tor.com

Mon Dec 14

Syfy’s Resident Alien Looks Like a Fun Fish-Out-Of-Water Show by Andrew Liptak

Writing and Understanding Horses: The Fine Art of Horse Arranging by Judith Tarr

Manga and Anime in Which Nothing Bad Happens by Ada Palmer

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “The Omega Directive” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Blessed Meaninglessness of The Nightmare Before Christmas by Leah Schnelbach

Lucasfilm Is Developing Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone by Molly Templeton

Almost All the Major House of the Dragon Players Are Set by Molly Templeton

23 Modern SFF Twists on Classic Stories by Christina Orlando and Leah Schnelbach

The First Teaser for Netflix’s Outside the Wire Shows Off a Robotic Anthony Mackie by Andrew Liptak

More Planets, More Problems: The Pessimist’s Guide to Galactic Expansion by James Davis Nicoll

Announcing M. Rickert’s Lucky Girl, How I Became A Horror Writer: A Krampus Story by Tor.com

Download the November/December 2020 Tor.com Short Fiction Newsletter by Tor.com

Fri Dec 11

Plan Out Your 2021 TBR With Tor by Molly Templeton

Lightyear Will Buzz Into Theaters in 2022 by Molly Templeton

Disney Announces Animated Africanfuturism Sci-Fi Series Iwájú by Andrew Liptak

The Mandalorian Dons a Different Set of Armor in Chapter Fifteen, “The Believer” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

“Humanity can go screw itself” — The Old Guard by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Suburban Dream Starts to Crumble in WandaVision’s Second Trailer by Molly Templeton

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

Hulu Renewed The Handmaid’s Tale for a Fifth Season by Andrew Liptak

John Mulaney ‘n Andy Samberg Are Chip ‘n Dale Now by Leah Schnelbach

The Mandalorian Season 3 Will Debut in December 2021 by Andrew Liptak

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

FX Is Making an Alien Series by Andrew Liptak

Hocus Pocus 2 Is Real, and Coming to Disney+ by Molly Templeton

Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon Will Be Released to Theaters and Disney+ Simultaneously by Andrew Liptak

Five Novels About the World After the End of the World by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Dec 10

The Next Crop of MCU Shows Include Armor Wars, Ironheart, and Secret Invasion by Andrew Liptak

Marvel’s What If…? Gives Us Captain Peggy Carter Thank You Very Much by Leah Schnelbach

Captain Marvel 2 Announces a Release Date, and Adds Ms. Marvel to the Cast! by Leah Schnelbach

Spider-Man Homecoming’s Jon Watts to Direct Fantastic Four by Andrew Liptak

First Look at Loki Teases His Landing in a Strange World by Molly Templeton

Falcon and the Winter Soldier Prepare Us for March Premiere in First Trailer by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Lucasfilm Announces That Indiana Jones 5 Will Be the Franchise’s Final Installment by Molly Templeton

Lucasfilm Announces a Ton of New Star Wars Projects, Including Ahsoka, Andor, and More by Andrew Liptak

Hayden Christensen to Play Darth Vader in Obi-Wan TV Show by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Patty Jenkins Will Direct Star Wars: Rogue Squadron by Andrew Liptak

There’s a New Vigilante in Town in the First Trailer for Batwoman Season 2 by Andrew Liptak

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

Listen to Leigh Bardugo’s The Lives of Saints, Read by The Darkling Himself by Tor.com

Legendary Taps Brian K. Vaughan to Write Buck Rogers Reboot by Andrew Liptak

A Harbor Full of Bones: The Blade Between by Sam J. Miller by Lee Mandelo

Did Someone Request a Little More Disaster? Here’s Another Trailer for Greenland by Molly Templeton

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

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

Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Nienna, the Mourning Vala by Megan N. Fontenot

“Execute me, Mother!” — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Terra Firma, Part 1” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Rodriguez Siblings Will Bring Us the Gift of a New Zorro by Molly Templeton

George Clooney Tries to Save a Space Mission in the Final Trailer for The Midnight Sky by Andrew Liptak

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

Announcing Two New Novellas From Author Christopher Rowe by Tor.com

Dawnshard Reread: Chapters 8-14 by Lyndsey Luther and Sam Lytal

Wed Dec 9

The Center of Attention: Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House (Part 6) by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — The Long Mirage by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Best Young Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror of 2020 by Alex Brown

Korean Sci-Fi Blockbuster Space Sweepers Is Coming to Netflix by Andrew Liptak

Read Chapter One From Seanan McGuire’s Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

HBO’s True Blood Will Rise From the Grave by Molly Templeton

Science Fiction’s Four Basic Types of Lost Worlds by James Davis Nicoll

Lauren James Launches Climate Fiction Writers League by Andrew Liptak

The Language of the Night: Le Guin’s Essays on Why We Shouldn’t Fear Dragons by Sean Guynes

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

Boy Bands and Murder: Revealing The Album of Dr. Moreau by Daryl Gregory by Tor.com

Tue Dec 8

P. Djéli Clark’s Ring Shout Is Being Adapted for TV by Andrew Liptak

Dr. Octopus Claws His Way Into Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 3 by Andrew Tejada

Apple Is Reportedly Adapting Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter by Andrew Liptak

Sleeps With Monsters: The Best Books I Haven’t Read in 2020 by Liz Bourke

Read the First Two Chapters From Nghi Vo’s When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

R.F. Kuang’s Epic Poppy War Series Is Headed to Television by Molly Templeton

Linguistic First Contact: Encountering the Kyo in C.J. Cherryh’s Foreigner Series by CD Covington

Apple Has Renewed For All Mankind for a Third Season by Andrew Liptak

Five Tense Books That Blend Sci-Fi and Horror by A.K. Larkwood

Siuan Sanche and Finding Transgender Experience in The Wheel of Time by Sylas K Barrett

Monsters of Man Trailer Makes Wild Assertion That Monsters and Men Are Different by Molly Templeton

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

Announcing Four New Books From Seanan McGuire by Tor.com

Mon Dec 7

Piracy in the Caribbean: Andre Norton’s Scarface by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From Sam J. Miller’s The Blade Between by Sam J. Miller

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “The Killing Game, Part II” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Making the Metaphor Literal: Fantastic Reality in The Time of the Ghost by Diana Wynne Jones by Emily Tesh

Ava DuVernay Is Adapting DC’s Naomi for The CW by Andrew Liptak

Five Space-Based Murder Mysteries by James Davis Nicoll

The 30 Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2021 by Christina Orlando

This World Is Maybe Finally Ready for Wonder Woman in a New Teaser by Molly Templeton

Seven Flying Fantasy Creatures (That Aren’t Dragons) by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Dec 4

The Mandalorian Makes a Terrible Error in Chapter Fourteen, “The Tragedy” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Fascinating Magical Beings From the Original Charmed by Monica Valentinelli

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

We’re Offering a Free Download of Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children Series This Week! Today: Come Tumbling Down by Tor.com

Celebrating International Speculative Fiction: Lavie Tidhar on The Best of World SF Anthology by Lavie Tidhar

Thu Dec 3

6 Comforting SFF Podcasts by Natalie Zutter

HBO Shares a First Look at the Dragons in Game of Thrones Spin-Off House of the Dragon by Andrew Liptak

Warner Bros. Will Release Dune, Matrix 4, and Others in Theaters and HBO Max in 2021 by Andrew Liptak

Five Stories Driven by a Disregard for Basic Safety by James Davis Nicoll

Shadow Moon Goes Into Self-Exile in the Full Trailer for American Gods Season 3 by Andrew Liptak

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “The Killing Game, Part I” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

New Orleans, Magic, and Blood Debts. Tor Teen Acquires Terry J. Benton’s New Series in Six-Figure Deal by Molly Templeton

Tolkien’s Dark Lords: Sauron, Dark Magic, and Middle-earth’s Enduring “Melkor-ingredient” by Jeff LaSala

Twenty New Cast Members Join Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series by Molly Templeton

Pirates in Space: Henry Martyn by L. Neil Smith by Alan Brown

Moving the Pieces Forward — Star Trek: Discovery’s “The Sanctuary” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Truths We Tell: Tordotcom Publishing Acquires Malcolm Devlin’s And Then I Woke Up by Tor.com

We’re Offering a Free Download of Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children Series This Week! Today: In An Absent Dream by Tor.com

Dawnshard Reread: Prologue and Chapters 1-7 by Lyndsey Luther and Sam Lytal

Wed Dec 2

Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop — With Pizza Dog! — Confirmed for Hawkeye Disney+ Series by Andrew Tejada

An Inexhaustible Research Subject: Elizabeth Bear’s “On Safari in R’lyeh and Carcosa With Gun and Camera” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Back to Neverland: Revealing A.C. Wise’s Wendy, Darling by Tor.com

Check Out The Wheel of Time TV Show’s Heron Mark Blade, And Learn How It Was Made by Molly Templeton

DuckTales 2017 May Not Return for a Fourth Season by Andrew Tejada

The Costs of Colonization: Cleverman as an Anti-Western by Noah Berlatsky

A New Campaign Seeks to Preserve J.R.R. Tolkien’s Oxford Home by Andrew Liptak

Beloved Child of the House: Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and the Renaissance Memory Palace by Elyse Martin

5 Books About the Horror of Winter by Evie Green

All of Tor.com’s Original Short Fiction Published in 2020 by Tor.com

We’re Getting a Sequel to The Wandering Earth by Andrew Liptak

We’re Offering a Free Download of Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children Series This Week! Today: Beneath the Sugar Sky by Tor.com

Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail by Ian Tregillis

Tue Dec 1

SFWA Names Nalo Hopkinson as the 37th Damon Knight Grand Master by Andrew Liptak

Five Hippie-ish SF Novels Inspired by Sixties Counterculture by James Davis Nicoll

Subterranean Press Announces Kelly Robson Collection by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From We Hear Voices by Evie Green

Sing Me a Song: Ruinsong by Julia Ember by Alex Brown

Gideon, Harrow, and the Value of Problematic Relationships in Fiction by Gwen Katz

Reading the Wheel of Time: Morgase Breaks Free in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 13) by Sylas K Barrett

Answers to the Beta-Readers’ Reactions to Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War by Alice Arneson

Aspects of History and Future: Announcing Five Books From Andrea Hairston by Tor.com

Download Down Among the Sticks and Bones for Free Today, and Come Back Tomorrow For the Next Book! by Tor.com