Blog Archive
April 2021
Mon Apr 19
A Game of Stones: Five Novels Set in Asteroid Belts
by James Davis Nicoll
First Trailer for Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Is Rife With Action
by Andrew Liptak
The Year Nerd Culture Took Over the Mainstream
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Stephen Graham Jones’ The Only Good Indians Wins the Ray Bradbury Prize
by Molly Templeton
Magic and Crime Go Hand-in-Hand: Announcing Comeuppance Served Cold by Marion Deeds
by Tor.com
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
by Martha Wells
Fri Apr 16
The Calm Before the Storm in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s “Truth”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Anika Noni Rose Joins Showtime’s Let the Right One In Adaptation
by Molly Templeton
Carey Mulligan Joins Netflix’s Spaceman
by Andrew Liptak
Five Perfectly Pulpy Modern Horror Novels
by James S. Murray
The Serpent’s Fabien Frankel Joins HBO’s House of the Dragon
by Andrew Liptak
Terry Pratchett Book Club: Good Omens, Part III
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Five Books That Use Wormholes to Plug Plot Holes
by James Davis Nicoll
Thu Apr 15
Learn About Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy From N. K. Jemisin in Her New MasterClass
by Andrew Liptak
Battles Fought With Ideas: Emily B. Martin’s Floodpath
by Tobias Carroll
Read an Excerpt From In Deeper Waters
by F.T. Lukens
Mads Mikkelsen Will Be in Indiana Jones 5 Because of Course He Will
by Molly Templeton
Watch the Full Trailer for Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad
by Andrew Liptak
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: Fifth Season Overview
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Six Compelling SFF Works in Translation
by Tobias Carroll
Haunting of Hill House Creator’s Next Project Is Sci-Fi Horror Set on Mars
by Andrew Liptak
The Tolkien Society’s Archives of the Mallorn Journal Are Now Freely Available to All
by Andrew Liptak
Stark vs. the Curse of the Middle Volume: The Hounds of Skaith by Leigh Brackett
by Alan Brown
How the Five Most Important Seconds in Toy Story Changed Animation Forever
by Dan Persons
Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Thirty-Two
by Lyndsey Luther and Alice Arneson
Wed Apr 14
Always Be Closing: Margaret St. Clair’s “The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles”
by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Read an Excerpt From The Last Watch
by J. S. Dewes
Okay, F9, That’s Not Quite What We Meant by “Space,” But We’ll Take It
by Molly Templeton
5 SFF Subgenres for Fans of True Crime
by Lauren Jackson
10 Reasons to Watch Vagrant Queen’s Single Perfect Season
by Elizabeth Hosty
Stumbling Into Heaven: Emeth, Aslan, and The Last Battle
by Matt Mikalatos
Five Books That Feature Lost, Missing, and Forgotten Gods
by Laini Taylor
Revealing Clean Air by Sarah Blake
by Tor.com
Tue Apr 13
Our Favorite SFF Spins on Jack the Ripper
by Stubby the Rocket
Read an Excerpt From Alina Boyden’s Gifting Fire
by Alina Boyden
Zombies Are Smarter and Faster in Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead Trailer
by Molly Templeton
The Dazzling Queer Delight of Charlie Jane Anders’ Victories Greater Than Death
by Maya Gittelman
Announcing the 2021 Hugo Award Finalists
by Tor.com
A Brief Guide to the Extraordinary Fiction of Vonda N. McIntyre
by Meredith Smith
Joe Cornish’s Next Project Is Adapting Mark Millar’s Starlight
by Molly Templeton
Tolkien’s Orcs: The Din-horde of Morgoth
by Jeff LaSala
Epix Picks Up Contemporary Sci-Fi Horror Series From
by Andrew Liptak
Arranged Marriage Meets Queer Fantasy Romance: Announcing A Strange and Stubborn Endurance
by Tor.com
Mon Apr 12
A Live-Action Gundam Film Is Coming to Netflix From the Director of Kong: Skull Island
by Andrew Liptak
A Dim and Diminished Reflection: Andre Norton’s Merlin’s Mirror
by Judith Tarr
Read an Excerpt From Unity, a New Science Fiction Thriller
by Elly Bangs
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Equinox, Part I”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Micaiah Johnson’s The Space Between Worlds Wins the 2021 Compton Crook Award
by Andrew Liptak
Them Relies on Brutality Over Nuanced Social Commentary
by Alex Brown
Watch the Trailer for Season 2 of Apple’s Gaming Comedy Mythic Quest
by Andrew Liptak
Five Stories Built Around the Threat of Nuclear Blackmail
by James Davis Nicoll
Can The Nevers Evolve Beyond a Whedonesque Bag of Tricks?
by Natalie Zutter
Paramount has Scheduled a New Star Trek Film for 2023
by Andrew Liptak
Five Architecture Documentaries to Inspire Science Fiction Writers
by Joe M. McDermott
Fri Apr 9
Bad Guys and Good Guys in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s “The Whole World is Watching”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
All the New Horror and Genre-Bending Books Arriving in April!
by Tor.com
The New MST3K Kickstarter Reached Its $2 Million Goal In Only 36 Hours
by Leah Schnelbach
Marvel Reportedly Casts Hamilton Star Renée Elise Goldsberry in She-Hulk
by Andrew Liptak
Terry Pratchett Book Club: Good Omens, Part II
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction: March 2021
by Alex Brown
Thu Apr 8
Read an Excerpt From I’m Waiting For You
by Kim Bo-Young
Marquette University Is Looking for Oral Histories From J.R.R. Tolkien Fans
by Andrew Liptak
Read an Excerpt From Ember of Night
by Molly E. Lee
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Warhead”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Free Tor EDU Event Series Aims to Demystify Publishing
by Molly Templeton
Traumatic Moments From SFF We Watched as Children
by Stubby the Rocket
Orphan Black: The Next Chapter Is Now a Free Podcast
by Molly Templeton
An Adaptation of Ian Rogers’ Every House Is Haunted Is Coming to Netflix
by Molly Templeton
Five SF Stories That Embrace the Scientifically Improbable Reactionless Drive
by James Davis Nicoll
A New Collection of Douglas Adams’ Writing Has Been Funded on Kickstarter
by Andrew Liptak
All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in April!
by Tor.com
Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Thirty-One
by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther
Wed Apr 7
Down the Rabbit Hole, With Tape Measure: T. Kingfisher’s The Hollow Places, Part 3
by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys
Read an Excerpt From The Prison Healer
by Lynette Noni
Jo Walton’s Reading List: March 2021
by Jo Walton
Worldcon 2021 Moves to December
by Molly Templeton
Fairy Tale Sisters Who Don’t Hate Each Other
by Leah Cypess
The Real Ghosts Were the Friends We Made Along the Way: Téa Obreht’s Inland
by Leah Schnelbach
Being a Superhero Is Super Hard in the Trailer for Jupiter’s Legacy
by Molly Templeton
Leia’s Bounty Hunter Disguise Brings My Favorite Fantasy Trope to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
by Natalie Zutter
All the New Science Fiction Books Arriving in April!
by Tor.com
Annie Without Crow
by Michael Swanwick
Tue Apr 6
Stroll Beneath the Canopy of 8 Fictional Forests
by Thoraiya Dyer
The Murky Waters of Courttia Newland’s A River Called Time
by Matthew Keeley
That Stack of Paper From the Loki Trailer Is a Joke
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Read an Excerpt From The Helm of Midnight, Start of a New Trilogy From Marina Lostetter
by Marina J. Lostetter
Of Course Paddington Should Be In Every Movie
by Molly Templeton
A 30-Year-Old Soviet Adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring Is Available for Your Viewing Pleasure
by Molly Templeton
Five Stories in Which Great Power Is Not Always Used Responsibly
by James Davis Nicoll
Reading The Wheel of Time: Mat is a Rambling Man in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 24)
by Sylas K Barrett
Can Black Pain in Books Bring About Black Joy?
by Sarah Raughley
All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in April!
by Tor.com
The Folio Society’s Next Gorgeous Release Is a Limited Edition of The Complete Short Stories of Philip K. Dick
by Andrew Liptak
Every Wall Has Eyes: Announcing The City Inside by Samit Basu
by Tor.com
Mon Apr 5
Now We Know What Captain Janeway Is Doing on Star Trek: Prodigy
by Molly Templeton
Star Trek: Lower Decks Drops Trailer and Announces Season Two Premiere Date
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Star Trek: Discovery’s Fourth Season Is Definitely Coming This Year
by Molly Templeton
Nichelle Nichols Documentary Woman In Motion Is Coming to Paramount+
by Molly Templeton
Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Trailer Teases the Return of Q
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
A Small and Eclectic Herd of Recent Equine Delights
by Judith Tarr
Read an Excerpt From Witches Steeped in Gold
by Ciannon Smart
The First Trailer for Space Jam 2 Looks Looks Like a Ready Player One Sequel
by Andrew Liptak
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Relativity”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Five SFF Books About Wicked Women
by Heather Walter
SFWA Stands With Asian Diaspora Communities, Offering Statement and Support Plan
by Molly Templeton
17 Factual and Fictional Books About Space Exploration
by Stubby the Rocket
Loki Has Better Things to Do Than Fix the World in New Loki Trailer
by Molly Templeton
Alison Stine’s Road Out of Winter Wins the 2021 Philip K. Dick Award
by Andrew Liptak
Here Are the 2020 BSFA Award Winners
by Andrew Liptak
Revealing Two New Novels From Angry Robot Books
by Tor.com
Fri Apr 2
Ava DuVernay’s New Gods and James Wan’s The Trench Aren’t Happening
by Molly Templeton
Flying Down to Madripoor in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s “Power Broker”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Netflix Wraps Production On Season 2 of The Witcher
by Andrew Liptak
A New Trailer for The Suicide Squad Shows Off New Team Members
by Andrew Liptak
John Woo Is Producing an Adaptation of Stan Lee and Sharad Devarajan’s Monkey Master
by Molly Templeton
Five Books Where Magic Has a Cost
by Isabelle Steiger
Serial Box Is Now Realm—And Expanding to Free Podcasts
by Molly Templeton
Terry Pratchett Book Club: Good Omens, Part I
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
In Search of the Classic Hollywood-Style Asteroid Belt
by James Davis Nicoll
Thu Apr 1
Five Modern Teens With Supernatural Problems
by Christine Lynn Herman
Read an Excerpt From Katherine Addison’s The Witness for the Dead
by Katherine Addison
Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “11:59”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Godzilla Vs Kong Is Really Kong’s Show
by Sylas K Barrett
Laughing in the Face of Doom: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
by Alan Brown
Read an Excerpt From Zen Cho’s Black Water Sister
by Zen Cho
Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Thirty
by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther