January 2021

Fri Jan 29

WandaVision Shows the True Horror of Endgame in “We Interrupt This Program” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Read an Excerpt From A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

YA Novel Bones & All May Be Director Luca Guadagnino’s Next Film by Molly Templeton

Queen City Jazz and This Shared Dream Author Kathleen Ann Goonan Has Died by Andrew Liptak

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

HBO Max Will Release the Justice League Snyder Cut in March by Andrew Tejada

Catherynne M. Valente Reimagines the Perfect Relationship in Comfort Me With Apples by Tor.com

Thu Jan 28

Necromancy, Revenge, and a Little Bit of Love in The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by C. M. Waggoner by Martin Cahill

Tim Robbins Joins Amazon’s Adaptation of The Power by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From Edward Carey’s The Swallowed Man by Edward Carey

Revealing A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow by Tor.com

HBO’s The Nevers Finds Its Replacement for Departed Showrunner Joss Whedon by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “In the Flesh” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Animated Adaptation of Molly Knox Ostertag’s The Witch Boy Is On the Way From Netflix by Molly Templeton

Five SF Empires That Seemed Too Big to Fail by James Davis Nicoll

Audible Will Release Two New Seasons of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman by Andrew Liptak

The First Casting Announcements for Netflix’s Sandman Are Here by Molly Templeton

HBO Max Is Reportedly Developing Animated Game of Thrones Series by Andrew Liptak

Du Maurier, Hitchcock, and the Judgement of the Birds by Noah Berlatsky

Revealing Summer Sons, the Southern Gothic Debut From Lee Mandelo by Tor.com

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Twenty-One by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Jan 27

Monsters Trying to Dance: Gillian Daniels’ “Bobbie and Her Father” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Lev Grossman’s The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Looks Like a YA Version of Palm Springs by Andrew Liptak

High Stakes and Tough Choices in Siege of Rage and Ruin by Django Wexler by Martin Cahill

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Enigma Tales by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Revealing The Tensorate Series Omnibus by Tor.com

Empathy Leads to Change in The Expanse’s Outstanding “Winnipesaukee” by Molly Templeton

Envisioning a Very Different 2016, Elan Mastai’s All Our Wrong Todays is Headed to Peacock by Andrew Liptak

17 Iconic Fashion Moments in Science Fiction and Fantasy by Ryan La Sala

Babylon 5 Just Got an Upgrade for HBO Max by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters by Aimee Ogden

The Grishaverse Comes to Life in the First Photos From Shadow and Bone by Molly Templeton

5 Great Alternative Histories of WWII and the Space Race by Sylvain Neuvel

Revealing SF Thriller We Have Always Been Here by Tor.com

Shards by Ian Rogers

Tue Jan 26

SFWA Announces the 2021 Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award Recipients by Andrew Tejada

The Swallowed Man Reflects on Art and Family From the Bottom of a Whale by Matthew Keeley

Five Ways to Sell People on the Thankless Task of Planetary Colonization by James Davis Nicoll

Space Will Keep On Being Stressful in the Thriller ISS by Molly Templeton

Look Up That SF Term in the New Online Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction by Andrew Liptak

My Ride or Die: Fantasy Heroines That Fight Systems of Oppression by J. Elle

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Alfred the Great, and Viking History by Michael Livingston

Reading The Wheel of Time: Siuan Sanche Enacts Secret Plans in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 17) by Sylas K Barrett

Is It Possible That Johnny Mnemonic’s Future Is Better Than Our Own? by Leah Schnelbach

Meet the Dragon Sisu in the Raya and the Last Dragon Trailer by Molly Templeton

Lovecraft Country’s Misha Green Will Helm Next Tomb Raider Film by Andrew Liptak

Revealing Seanan McGuire’s Along the Saltwise Sea by Tor.com

Mon Jan 25

Understanding Horses: Horses, Anger, and Letting Go by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From Intisar Khanani’s The Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani

Watch the New Teaser for The Underground Railroad by Molly Templeton

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

HBO Max Is Developing the Inevitable Harry Potter TV Series by Molly Templeton

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Announce New Dragonlance Trilogy by Andrew Liptak

Surviving a Hell of a Year With Hades by Martin Cahill

All the SFF Winners of the 2021 ALA Alex Awards by Andrew Liptak

Building a Bridge Between Cultures in CJ Cherryh’s Foreigner Series by CD Covington

Black Lightning Faces Retirement in the Season Four Trailer by Andrew Tejada

Stubby Goes to Space! by Tor.com

Jodie Turner-Smith Will Star in Witcher Prequel The Witcher: Blood Origin by Molly Templeton

Five Dark SFF Books That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud by Anna Carey

Two Titans Duke It Out in the First Trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong by Andrew Liptak

Secrets, Spells, and Seduction: Revealing A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske by Tor.com

Fri Jan 22

Serial Box Will Publish Justin C. Key’s Spider King Miniseries by Molly Templeton

WandaVision Gets Ready for a New Arrival in “Now in Color” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Battle Beyond the Stars: Stina Leicht’s Persephone Station by Paul Weimer

Watch the First Full Trailer for The CW’s Superman & Lois by Andrew Liptak

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

Expanse Director Set to Adapt Gareth L. Powell’s Embers of War by Andrew Liptak

HBO Is Reportedly Adapting George R.R. Martin’s Dunk & Egg Novellas by Andrew Liptak

Roll the Dice With Carrie Vaughn’s Questland by Tor.com

Thu Jan 21

For Queen and Country: The Frozen Crown by Greta Kelly by Liz Bourke

Read an Excerpt From Michael Johnston’s Silence of the Soleri by Michael Johnston

The Magic of Competence: Maxine Kaplan’s Wench by Molly Templeton

The Rogue One Spinoff Andor Seems to Begin Before K-2SO and Cassian Meet by Molly Templeton

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

Five Fairy Tale Mashups That Show How All Our Stories Are Connected by Rachel Ayers

Announcing the Nominees for the 2021 Philip K. Dick Award by Andrew Liptak

Trying to Do Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast in The Expanse’s “Hard Vacuum” by Molly Templeton

Rebellion Publishing Announces a New Novella Line, Solaris Satellites by Molly Templeton

The Science of Space: Rockets, Missiles, & Space Travel by Willy Ley by Alan Brown

Ten of the Best Recent Horror and Sci-Fi Movies to Stream Right Now by Joe George

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Twenty by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Jan 20

Five Stories About Generation Ships With Happy(ish) Endings by James Davis Nicoll

The Deplorable Word: Power, Magicians, and Evil in C.S. Lewis’ The Magician’s Nephew by Matt Mikalatos

Her Suitcase Full of Ectoplasm: The Haunting of Hill House (Part 8) by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Read an Excerpt From The Bright and the Pale by Jessica Rubinkowski

Tue Jan 19

Snowpiercer Is Getting an Express Ticket to a Third Season by Andrew Tejada

A Human-Free Earth: Andre Norton’s Breed to Come by Judith Tarr

Life, Death, and Coming of Age in Nnedi Okorafor’s Remote Control by Alexis Ong

Read an Excerpt From All the Tides of Fate by Adalyn Grace

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

New Trailer for Netflix’s Space Sweepers Shows Off an Action-Packed Romp by Andrew Liptak

A Glittering Caper: The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick by Liz Bourke

John Wick Writer Derek Kolstad Is Working on a Dungeons & Dragons Series by Molly Templeton

Six Stories for Fans of Beautiful Australian Gothic by Kathleen Jennings

USPS Honors Ursula K. Le Guin With New Postage Stamp by Andrew Liptak

Reading The Wheel of Time: Spying and Secrets of Tel’aran’rhiod in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 16) by Sylas K Barrett

Marvel Reportedly Casts Ethan Hawke as Moon Knight’s Main Villain by Andrew Liptak

Author and Publisher Storm Constantine Has Passed Away by Molly Templeton

Brace Yourself for a Year of The Walking Dead by Andrew Tejada

Classic SF in Which Humans Come From “Beyond the Stars” by James Davis Nicoll

#Selfcare by Annalee Newitz

Fri Jan 15

Nicolas Cage Coldly Murders Nightmare Animatronics in the Trailer for Willy’s Wonderland by Molly Templeton

WandaVision Plays With Reality and Sitcom History in Its Two-Part Premiere by Emmet Asher-Perrin

New Trailer for Apple’s For All Mankind Teases a Coming Nuclear War by Andrew Liptak

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

Revealing The Bronzed Beasts, the Epic Conclusion to Roshani Chokshi’s Gilded Wolves Series by Tor.com

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

Five Thrilling SF Stories About Patrolling Space by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Jan 14

Reading Smoke and Iron: Book 4 of the Great Library by Rachel Caine by Kate Elliott and Zoraida Córdova

Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow Might Be Coming to FX by Leah Schnelbach

Read an Excerpt From Epic Fantasy The Moonsteel Crown by Stephen Deas

Catching Up With George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards by Jason Powell

Chris Evans May Bring America’s Ass Back to the MCU by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: Fourth Season Overview by Keith R.A. DeCandido

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

Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, an Unexpected Hero by Megan N. Fontenot

A TV Adaptation of Brian McClellan’s Powder Mage Series Is in the Works by Molly Templeton

Matt Reeves is Developing a Series Based on Dan Frey’s Forthcoming Book The Future Is Yours for HBO Max by Andrew Liptak

Revealing In the Watchful City, the Debut Novella From S. Qiouyi Lu by Tor.com

Rhythm of War Reread: Interludes 1 (Sylphrena, Sja-Anat, Into the Fire) by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Jan 13

Lost’s Jeremy Davies Will Star in Scott Derrickson’s Horror Film The Black Phone by Andrew Liptak

The Hazards of a Cat Shortage: Garry Kilworth’s “Hogfoot Right and Bird Hands” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read an Excerpt From Karin Tidbeck’s The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck

Naomi Nagata’s Story Repeats Itself in The Expanse’s “Oyedeng” by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Picard: The Dark Veil Is a Must-Read Addition to Trek Canon by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Mechas and Monsters: New Young Adult SFF for January and February 2021 by Alex Brown

The Beginning Place: Le Guin’s Portal Fantasy in Search of the Ain Country by Sean Guynes

Harry Lennix Was the Martian Manhunter All Along by Molly Templeton

The Synopsis for Amazon’s Middle-earth Series Hints at Some Familiar Faces and Locations by Andrew Liptak

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

Solaris Announces New Suns 2 Anthology From Editor Nisi Shawl by Molly Templeton

Five Books Featuring Space Travel Powered by Atomic Bombs by James Davis Nicoll

Tue Jan 12

Watch the First Trailer for Amazon’s Trippy Simulated Reality Movie Bliss by Andrew Liptak

Sleeps With Monsters: Most Anticipated Books For 2021 by Liz Bourke

Read an Excerpt From New YA Fantasy Wench by Maxine Kaplan

“Let’s fly!” — Star Trek: Discovery Third Season Overview by Keith R.A. DeCandido

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

Portals and Horse Girls: Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire by Alex Brown

Ben Affleck to Direct Keeper of the Lost Cities for Disney by Molly Templeton

Reading The Wheel of Time: Aviendha’s Duty and Sammael’s Bees in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 15) by Sylas K Barrett

Netflix Reveals Lineup of Endless Movies for 2021 by Molly Templeton

7 SFF Stories That Grew Beyond Their Original Worldbuilding by Natalie Zutter

Revealing Hard Reboot by Django Wexler by Tor.com

Mon Jan 11

Jon M. Chu Is Leaving Lucasfilm’s Willow Sequel Series by Andrew Liptak

Understanding Horses: Calculated (and Uncalculated) Risk by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From Stephen Leigh’s Amid the Crowd of Stars by Stephen Leigh

7 Questions for Disney+’s Adaptation of Megan Whalen Turner’s The Thief by Natalie Zutter

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Hope and Fear” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

New Horror Book Imprint Nightfire Announces Its First Full Line-Up by Tor.com

The Umbrella Academy Introduces Its Seven New Siblings by Molly Templeton

Revealing Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton and Gareth L. Powell by Tor.com

Loki Writer Will Pen Kevin Feige’s Star Wars Film by Andrew Liptak

Green Arrow & The Canaries Won’t Take Flight at the CW by Andrew Tejada

Five of the Best Books I Never Meant to Read by James Davis Nicoll

Dancing With Chaos! Announcing Self Portrait With Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka by Tor.com

Fri Jan 8

Read an Excerpt From Stormbreak, Book 3 in the Seafire Trilogy by Natalie C. Parker

A Lightly Annotated List of Number 22’s Mentors in Pixar’s Soul by Leah Schnelbach

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

Looking for the Fun: A Conversation With Author Charles Yu by Leah Schnelbach

Thu Jan 7

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

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

Alien Abduction Meets Military History and Adventure: Janissaries by Jerry Pournelle by Alan Brown

“Wanting is not the same as doing” — Star Trek: Discovery’s “That Hope Is You, Part 2” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Introducing the Rhythm of War Reread! by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther

Wed Jan 6

Never a Mother: Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House (Part 7) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Truth as Fiction: When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo by Alex Brown

Read an Excerpt From Samantha Shannon’s The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon

Stay Up Very, Very Late With the Trailer for The Night by Molly Templeton

Solar Opposites Season 2 Drops on March 26th by Andrew Liptak

Monsters Aren’t Afraid: The Expanse, “Tribes” by Molly Templeton

Netflix Drops Action-Packed Trailer for Anthony Mackie’s Outside the Wire by Andrew Liptak

Angry Robot to Publish Tim Pratt’s Kickstarted Collection, The Alien Stars and Other Novellas by Andrew Liptak

Five Books by Authors We Lost in 2020 by James Davis Nicoll

The Magician’s Nephew: The Creation of Narnia and the Coming of Evil by Matt Mikalatos

Korean’s Sci-Fi Film Space Sweepers Will Debut in February on Netflix by Andrew Liptak

Five Recent Books Featuring Superpowered Characters by Mike Chen

Let All the Children Boogie by Sam J. Miller

Tue Jan 5

SF Books That Did Not Belong in the Childrens’ Section of the Library by James Davis Nicoll

Read an Excerpt From Aliette de Bodard’s Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

His Dark Materials Season 2: What Worked and What Needs to Change by Tyler Dean

I Loved These Books as a Teen — Do They Hold Up as an Adult? by Amber Troska

Reading The Wheel of Time: Warnings, Wards, and Power-Wrought Blades in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 14) by Sylas K Barrett

The UK’s Royal Mint Commemorative H.G. Wells Coin Has Two Big Flaws by Andrew Liptak

Five SFF Characters You Want to Trust, but Probably Shouldn’t by Stina Leicht

Some of the Best from Tor.com 2020 Is Out Now! by Tor.com

Ancillary Justice meets Annihilation: Announcing Leech, the Debut Novel From Hiron Ennes by Tor.com

Mon Jan 4

Of Animal Bondage: Andre Norton’s Iron Cage by Judith Tarr

Should We Bring a Cat to Space? by Jennifer L. Holm

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

My Little Pony Taught Me To Write Fluffy, Glittery Violence by Seanan McGuire

Doctor Who Brings John Bishop On Board by Molly Templeton

Canadians in SF as Written by Non-Canadians by James Davis Nicoll

Where Fantasy Meets Reality: The Magic of Libraries by Rachel Ayers

Fri Jan 1

Doctor Who Takes Security to a Truly Unsettling Place in “Revolution of the Daleks” by Emmet Asher-Perrin