February 2021

Fri Feb 26

Ta-Nehisi Coates and J.J. Abrams Are Teaming Up to Reboot Superman by Andrew Liptak

Solar Opposites’ Aliens Are Still Stuck on Earth With Season Two Premiere Incoming by Andrew Liptak

WandaVision Gets to the Heart of Things in “Previously On” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Hold Your Breath for the Epic Shadow and Bone Trailer by Molly Templeton

HBO’s Time Traveler’s Wife Finds Its Stars in Rose Leslie and Theo James by Molly Templeton

5 SF Stories About Teleportation Systems Gone Awry by James Davis Nicoll

Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad Has a New Teaser and a Release Date by Molly Templeton

Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone Reboot Won’t Get a Third Season by Andrew Liptak

District 10 Screenplay Is in the Works, Says Neill Blomkamp by Andrew Liptak

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Guards! Guards! Part II by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Fourth Season of The Handmaid’s Tale Arrives in April by Molly Templeton

Showtime’s Halo TV Series Moves to Paramount+ by Andrew Liptak

Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. Series Gets New Teaser and Premiere Date by Andrew Tejada

8 Twists on Classic Gothic Stories by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Feb 25

Read an Excerpt From Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley

Crossing Castes: Juliette Wade’s Transgressions of Power by Paul Weimer

Paul W.S. Anderson Will Direct Film Adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s “In the Lost Lands” by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Bride of Chaotica!” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

All Your Favorite ’80s Toys Are Getting New Onscreen Life Again by Molly Templeton

So Much Star Trek — Including New Animated Prodigy Series — Is Headed to Paramount+ by Molly Templeton

Halle Berry Is On Board Netflix’s The Mothership by Molly Templeton

Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Elanor Gamgee by Megan N. Fontenot

Meet Some Adorable Sea Monsters in the Trailer for Pixar’s Luca by Molly Templeton

The Avatar: The Last Airbender Co-Creators Will Return to Animate Their Franchise by Andrew Tejada

Five SFF Books About Memory by Daniel Polansky

It’s a Zombie Casino Party in the Teaser for Army of the Dead by Molly Templeton

Revealing All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman by Tor.com

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

Wed Feb 24

What Walks Alone: Final Thoughts on The Haunting of Hill House by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — Original Sin by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

A Mermaid Takes on the Gods in Natasha Bowen’s Skin of the Sea by Tor.com

Disney+ Reveals Release Dates for The Bad Batch and Loki by Molly Templeton

The Looming Horror and Magic of What It Is To Be Alive: Isabel Yap’s Never Have I Ever by Maya Gittelman

Not All Worldbuilding Needs to Be Meticulous to Be Effective by Noah Berlatsky

Tehanu: Le Guin’s Return to Earthsea — and Her Best Novel by Sean Guynes

5 Books That Will Make You Think Twice About Walking in the Woods by Rachel Griffin

Spider-Man 3 Has a Title! Just Kidding, It Has Three Titles by Molly Templeton

Announcing The Underland, a Modern Gothic Fairy Tale From Alix E. Harrow by Tor.com

The Tyger by Tegan Moore

Download the January/February 2021 Tor.com Short Fiction Newsletter by Tor.com

Tue Feb 23

Read an Excerpt From Nicky Drayden’s Escaping Exodus: Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden

Land, Sea, and Stars: Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters by Aimee Ogden by Liz Bourke

Angel Manuel Soto Will Direct DC’s Blue Beetle by Molly Templeton

Five SF Works That Explore the Mysteries of Alpha Centauri by James Davis Nicoll

High School Buddies Max Brooks and Sean Astin Climb Minecraft: The Mountain Together by Molly Templeton

This Is The Way: Fanaticism and Found Family in The Mandalorian and She-Ra by Elyse Martin

Reading The Wheel of Time: Nynaeve and Liandrin Both Pay a Price in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 20) by Sylas K Barrett

There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect Fit in the Trailer for Slaxx by Molly Templeton

Netflix’s Adaptation of Mark Millar’s Jupiter’s Legacy Arrives May 7th by Molly Templeton

Tolkien’s Orcs: Bolg, Shagrat, and the Maggot-folk of Mordor by Jeff LaSala

Ronald D. Moore Is Developing a Magic Kingdom Franchise for Disney+ by Andrew Liptak

Revealing Sword Stone Table, a New Anthology of Arthurian Retellings by Tor.com

Mon Feb 22

Here Are the Winners of the 2020 British Fantasy Awards by Andrew Liptak

Understanding and Writing Horses: Paying Attention by Judith Tarr

Edgar Wright Tapped to Direct Running Man Reboot by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From The Stolen Kingdom by Jillian Boehme

A Mature Ending: Soulstar by C. L. Polk by Alex Brown

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

Netflix’s Irregulars Take the Spotlight Off Sherlock Holmes by Molly Templeton

Is There Such a Thing as a Necessary Prequel? by Ferrett Steinmetz

Here Are the 2020 Bram Stoker Award Nominees by Andrew Liptak

Chilly Winter Books to Read by a Roaring Fire by Stubby the Rocket

Sasha Calle Is DC’s New Supergirl by Molly Templeton

5 Questions About Netflix’s Redwall Adaptation by Emily Hughes

Science Fiction and Fantasy Blend in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Elder Race by Tor.com

Fri Feb 19

WandaVision Goes Through Major Revelations in “Breaking the Fourth Wall” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Enact Magical Vengeance in Payback’s A Witch by Lana Harper by Tor.com

Nine Deeply Humanist Science Fiction Films by Robert Repino

First Trailer for NBC’s Debris Has Some Serious Fringe Vibes by Andrew Liptak

Hafsah Faizal’s We Hunt the Flame Is Being Developed as a TV Series by Andrew Liptak

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Guards! Guards! Part I by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Roger Zelazny’s Roadmarks Is Coming to HBO — With the Help of George R.R. Martin by Molly Templeton

Five SF Works Featuring Dyson Shells (and Not Dyson Swarms) by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Feb 18

Read an Excerpt From Premee Mohamed’s A Broken Darkness by Premee Mohamed

Engaging SF Adventure: Engines of Oblivion by Karen Osborne by Liz Bourke

Symphony Space Presents an All-Star Celebration of Octavia Butler by Molly Templeton

AMC’s Animated Ken Liu Series Pantheon Announces Cast by Andrew Liptak

30 Coins Is a Beautiful Explosion of Horror Tropes by Leah Schnelbach

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

The Otherwise Award Announces Latest Fellows by Andrew Liptak

12 SFF Reboots of Nostalgic Sitcoms I’d Like to See by Leah Schnelbach

Get Over Here and Watch the Trailer for Mortal Kombat by Molly Templeton

New Setting for an Old Hero: The Ginger Star by Leigh Brackett by Alan Brown

Announcing the 2020 BSFA Award Nominees by Molly Templeton

J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Is Working on a Constantine Reboot for HBO Max by Andrew Liptak

5 Types of Relationship to Share With Your Clone by Sarah Gailey

The Very Best Bear Will Return for Paddington 3 by Molly Templeton

Revealing To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames by Tor.com

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

Wed Feb 17

Tim Burton Is Making a Wednesday Addams TV Show by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Journeys End: Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House (Part 10) by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Revealing The Blue-Spangled Blue by David Bowles by Tor.com

Disruptions in Communication Disrupt Atevi Society in CJ Cherryh’s Foreigner Series by CD Covington

Mat’s Dagger Appears in New Teaser From The Wheel of Time TV Show by Tor.com

Read an Excerpt From The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey by Sarah Gailey

To Infinity and Beyond: How Disney Films Deal with Death and the Afterlife by Daniel Roberts

Playing True Stories: Karin Tidbeck’s Dazzling The Memory Theater by Molly Templeton

“Would You Like Wings?”: An Invitation to Transformation in The Magician’s Nephew by Matt Mikalatos

Why Do Meddling Teens Always Have to Save the World? by Kali Wallace

Trailer for Cruella Will Not Make You Care About the Puppy Murderer’s Backstory by Molly Templeton

The Monsters Are Our Last Hope in Cameron Johnston’s The Maleficent Seven by Tor.com

Tue Feb 16

HBO Max’s Peacemaker Is Rounding Out its Cast by Andrew Liptak

Sleeps With Monsters: The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke by Liz Bourke

Read an Excerpt From Chain of Iron, a Shadowhunters Novel From Cassandra Clare by Cassandra Clare

A Science Fictional Domestic Thriller: The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey by Lee Mandelo

Sam Gamgee’s Life After Lord of the Rings Is Beautifully Illustrated by Molly Knox Ostertag by Molly Templeton

Disney Announces First French Language Series, Parallels by Andrew Liptak

A Nostalgic Watchlist for the Stressed Out Millennial by Alex Brown

Willy’s Wonderland Never Quite Reaches Its Cult Horror-Comedy Aspirations by Leah Schnelbach

Reading The Wheel of Time: Snow, Sex, and the Seanchan in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 19) by Sylas K Barrett

Zack Snyder Wants to Make a King Arthur Movie by Molly Templeton

Here Are the Nominees for the 2021 Compton Crook Award by Andrew Liptak

Five SF Tales of Presidential Peril by James Davis Nicoll

Discover Monsters and Magic in Lyndall Clipstone’s Lakesedge by Tor.com

Mon Feb 15

Ticking the Plot Boxes in Andre Norton’s Yurth Burden   by Judith Tarr

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

Five Books Set in a Fantastical America by Sara Holland

John Wick Is a Portal Fantasy by Leah Schnelbach

23 Modern SFF Twists on Familiar Stories by Stubby the Rocket

Fri Feb 12

Captain Marvel 2 Finds Its Villain In Zawe Ashton by Molly Templeton

Wandavision Goes For Retro Looks in “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Stand Is Half of a Great Television Series by Leah Schnelbach

Blades for Hire: Five Fictional Duellists by James Davis Nicoll

Eva Green and Vincent Cassel Will Star in a Pair of Three Musketeers Films by Molly Templeton

A My Little Pony Movie Is Galloping Straight to Netflix by Molly Templeton

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

7 More Swoon-Worthy Fantasy Romances by Natalie Zutter

Thu Feb 11

HBO’s House of the Dragon Adds Four to its Cast by Andrew Liptak

5 SFF Works Inspired by RPGs by James Davis Nicoll

Lynne Bertrand’s City of the Uncommon Thief Soars to Dizzying Heights by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Nothing Human” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Five Books With Broody Male Characters by Brigid Kemmerer

Nick Kroll as Drunk Poe Is Just Another Reason We Should Probably Be Watching Dickinson by Molly Templeton

Namina Forna Will Adapt The Gilded Ones as a Film by Molly Templeton

Exploring the People of Middle-earth: The “Absolutely Essential” Rosie Cotton by Megan N. Fontenot

The Last of Us TV Series Casts Stars From The Mandalorian and Game of Thrones by Andrew Tejada

Fall in Love With Some of SFF’s Hottest Royals by Zoraida Córdova

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

Unleash Magic With Ciara Duggan’s Awakened by Tor.com

Wed Feb 10

Lonely Hunter: Aimee Ogden’s “His Heart Is the Haunted House” by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

An Epic Life Untold: The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — I, The Constable by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Mindy Kaling’s Animated Velma Is Coming to HBO Max by Molly Templeton

Read an Excerpt From We Shall Sing a Song Into the Deep by Andrew Kelly Stewart

Five Books Showcasing Humanity’s Talent for Self-Extinction by James Davis Nicoll

The Movie Adaptation of Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona Will Not Be Completed by Molly Templeton

Young Listener Rightly Suggests NPR Needs More Dinosaur Stories by Molly Templeton

Natalie C. Parker’s Stormbreak Is a Vindicating, Epic Finale to the Seafire Trilogy by Maya Gittelman

Your Guide to Africanfuturist Science Fiction by Aigner Loren Wilson

Netflix Is Adapting Brian Jacques’ Redwall Series by Andrew Liptak

Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels by Lavie Tidhar

Tue Feb 9

The CW Is Rebooting The 4400 by Andrew Liptak

A New Adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Is in the Works by Andrew Liptak

Sleeps With Monsters: Hench, by Natalie Zina Walschots by Liz Bourke

Read an Excerpt From New YA Fantasy The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

Decommissioned Is a Delightfully Spooky Ghost Story Set on the ISS by Andrew Liptak

The Love You Can Trust: Sapphic Longing and Reclamation in Fireheart Tiger by Maya Gittelman

Jamie Lee Curtis Joins Eli Roth’s Borderlands Adaptation by Andrew Liptak

Ten Zombie Comedies That Won’t Rot Your Braaaaaaaains by Dan Persons

Reading The Wheel of Time: Men Are Trapped and Women Are Too in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 18) by Sylas K Barrett

M. Night Shyamalan’s Old Presents a Different Kind of Body Horror by Andrew Tejada

Five Fictional Fathers Who Fell Cosmically Short by David Arnold

Discover Your Power in Zoraida Córdova’s The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Tor.com

Mon Feb 8

Understanding and Writing Horses: Interspecies Communication by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott

Space Sweepers Might Be the Best Sci-Fi Blockbuster of the 21st Century by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Paramount Picks Up the Rights to Gabrielle Zevin’s Not-Yet-Published Novel Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Molly Templeton

Dungeons & Dragons Movie Adds Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith by Andrew Liptak

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

The Devil Below’s Abandoned Mines Are Definitely Totally Safe, for Sure by Molly Templeton

Five Possible Reasons We Haven’t Been Visited By Aliens (Yet) by James Davis Nicoll

Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction: January 2021 by Alex Brown

Watchmen Writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour Will Pen Blade for Marvel by Molly Templeton

Season Four of Syfy’s Wynonna Earp Will Be its Last by Andrew Liptak

Five YA Fantasy Books Where Enemies Become Lovers by Hafsah Faizal

Latest Trailer for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Shows Off an Intense Staring Contest by Andrew Liptak

More Dragon Action in Latest Raya and the Last Dragon Teaser by Molly Templeton

Revealing the Cover and Table of Contents for The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Volume 2, Edited by Jonathan Strahan by Tor.com

Fri Feb 5

Pacific Rim: The Black’s Full Trailer Reveals Some Creepy New Kaiju by Molly Templeton

The Man Who Fell to Earth TV Series Finds Its Absolutely Perfect Star in Chiwetel Ejiofor by Molly Templeton

WandaVision’s Cracks Are Beginning to Show “On a Very Special Episode…” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

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

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

Bring These 5 Intrusive Fantasy Books Into Your World by Gita Trelease

Thu Feb 4

Heroics and Heart in We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen by Martin Cahill

Eternals Director Chloé Zhao to Helm Sci-Fi Western Take on Dracula by Andrew Liptak

Jo Walton’s Reading List: January 2021 by Jo Walton

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

Five Off-Beat Gothic and Horror Books for Fans of the Classics by Rose Szabo

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

First Trailer for Bruce Willis’ Cosmic Sin Is Loaded With Every Action Cliché Under the Sun by Andrew Liptak

One Heck of a Summer Vacation: Dinosaur Summer by Greg Bear by Alan Brown

Marvel at a Minimum: Or, How to Introduce the MCU to My Parents by Michael Livingston

Revealing Jay Kristoff’s Empire of the Vampire by Tor.com

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

Wed Feb 3

Go Forth and Face Your Lover: The Haunting of Hill House (Part 9) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

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

Cyberpunk Freedom Fighters: Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia Chadha by Alex Brown

It’s Not About Winning in The Expanse’s Season Five Finale, “Nemesis Games” by Molly Templeton

How WandaVision Is Mining Three Separate Histories by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Apocalypse Comedy Save Yourselves! in Development as a TV Series by Molly Templeton

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

Finding Paradise in The Magician’s Nephew by Matt Mikalatos

The Mandalorian and Lovecraft Country Face Off With the British Royals in This Year’s Golden Globe Nominations by Molly Templeton

Haunted Houses, Cursed Lands, and the Horror of Gentrification by Sam J. Miller

Across the Dark Water by Richard Kadrey

Tue Feb 2

Jon M. Chu Will Helm the Film Adaptation of Wicked by Andrew Liptak

Riot Baby Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Literary Work by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Sleeps With Monsters: Romance and Magic in Julia Ember’s Ruinsong by Liz Bourke

Barry Allen Is Running Out of Speed in Trailer for The Flash’s Seventh Season by Molly Templeton

Read the First Two Chapters From Everything That Burns by Gita Trelease

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Once Upon a Time” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

First Teaser for HBO’s The Nevers Shows Off Some Victorian Superpowers by Andrew Liptak

Of Grandmothers and Wolves: Rose Szabo’s What Big Teeth by Molly Templeton

Matt Reeves’ 2008 Film Cloverfield Is Getting a Direct Sequel by Andrew Liptak

Ryan Coogler Developing Series Set in Wakanda for Disney+ by Andrew Tejada

Five Books That Get Kinetic Weapons Very Wrong by James Davis Nicoll

Six Great SFF Love Stories by Everina Maxwell

Disney+’s Willow Series Finds its Director by Andrew Liptak

Michelle Ruiz Keil Rewrites Myth and Fairy Tale With Summer in the City of Roses by Tor.com

Mon Feb 1

When Genres Clash: Andre Norton’s Here Abide Monsters by Judith Tarr

Read the First Two Chapters From Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Six Great Young Adult SFF Duologies To Devour by Adalyn Grace

14 of Our Favorite Groundhog Day-Style Time Loops in SFF by Stubby the Rocket

5 Truly Inhospitable Fictional Planets by James Davis Nicoll