September 2021

Thu Sep 30

The Solarpunk Future: Five Essential Works of Climate-Forward Fiction by Justine Norton-Kertson

The Center Cannot Hold: Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Shards of Earth by Paul Weimer

Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: “Q2” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

A Night in the Lonesome October Is a Perfectly Tricky Halloween Treat by Rachel Ayers

The Libraries of Who We Are by Molly Templeton

Netflix’s Maya and the Three Sends Four Warriors On a Gorgeous (and Dangerous) Quest by Molly Templeton

FX’s Adaptation of Octavia Butler’s Kindred Adds Six to Cast by Andrew Liptak

You Will Be Assimilated by Poop of Borg — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “I, Excretus” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Fifty-Two by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Sep 29

Room Service for the Squamous: Sarah Peploe’s “UNDR” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Read an Excerpt From Greta Kelly’s The Seventh Queen by Greta Kelly

Prelude to a Coda — What You Need to Know Ahead of Star Trek’s Most Epic Novel Trilogy by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Balanced Between Worlds: Revealing Rovina Cai’s Illustrations for Nicola Griffith’s Spear by Nicola Griffith and Rovina Cai

What If… “Ultron Won”? Gives Us Peace in Our Time by Leah Schnelbach

The Book of Boba Fett Has a Release Date! by Molly Templeton

After the Fall: The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett by Alan Brown

Visit One Very Magical House in the Trailer for Encanto by Molly Templeton

Celebrating the Librarians of SFF by Stubby the Rocket

Questions Asked in the Belly of the World by A. T. Greenblatt

Tue Sep 28

Anthony Doerr’s Cloud Cuckoo Land Is a Book of Wonders by Matthew Keeley

Read an Excerpt From Marie Lu’s Steelstriker by Marie Lu

Harley Quinn, Eat the Rich and the Joy of Returning to Comics by Alex Brown

Horror and History on Fear Street by Alissa Burger

Reading The Wheel of Time: Custom as Strong as Law in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 9) by Sylas K Barrett

Knowledge Is Carnage: Announcing a New Edition of Olivie Blake’s The Atlas Six by Tor.com

Finding Empowerment in Diaspora Identity: The Last Fallen Star and Lirael by Wendy Chen

Mon Sep 27

Laura Jean McKay Wins the 2021 Arthur C. Clarke Award by Andrew Liptak

Tripping the Light Fantastic in Andre Norton and Sherwood Smith’s Derelict for Trade by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco

Babylon 5 Is Being Rebooted by Andrew Liptak

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

Midnight Mass Offers Up Raw, Unsettling Horror by Leah Schnelbach

New Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer Introduces Viewers to the Creel House by Andrew Liptak

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Makes Some Puzzling Detours in Its Quest For More Box Office Gold by Austin Gilkeson

Netflix Has Renewed The Witcher for a Third Season by Andrew Liptak

Y: The Last Man Goes on a “Mann Hunt” to Find Humanity’s Reluctant Savior by Natalie Zutter

Here Are the Winners of the 2021 British Fantasy Award! by Andrew Liptak

When Authors Collide: Five SFF Works of Collaborative Fiction by James Davis Nicoll

The Gang’s All Here and They Look Excellent in Cowboy Bebop’s Opening Credits by Molly Templeton

A Fairy Tale of Farcical Government: Announcing High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson by Tor.com

Sat Sep 25

The First Footage from Netflix’s The Sandman Looks Pretty Dreamy by Leah Schnelbach

Fri Sep 24

Teenage Werewolves, Like Teenage Vampires, Apparently Never Die: Teen Wolf Will Be Reborn as a Movie by Molly Templeton

Five Latinx SFF Books Featuring Mythical Creatures by Amparo Ortiz

Russell T Davies Returns as Doctor Who Showrunner for 60th Anniversary by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Revisiting The Flight of Dragons, a Forgotten Gem of ’80s Fantasy by Reneysh Vittal

Super Mario Bros. Is A Great Movie (It’s Just Not A Great Mario Movie) by Chris Lough

Shang-Chi Made Me Fall in Love With Martial Arts Films All Over Again by Zainab Onuh-Yahaya

Nintendo Announces Chris Pratt Will Voice Mario in Animated Movie by Andrew Liptak

I Write Fantasy Because of Patricia McKillip’s The Riddlemaster by Julie E. Czerneda

Thu Sep 23

The Orville’s Third Season Finally Has a Release Date by Andrew Liptak

Meet Lan, the Donut Maker in Ryka Aoki’s Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Being a Driver Is a Bloody Challenge In the Trailer for Night Teeth by Molly Templeton

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

Apple Casts Rashida Jones and David Oyelowo in Adaptation of Hugh Howey’s Wool by Andrew Liptak

How Harrow the Ninth Uses the Language of Fanfiction to Process Grief by Natalie Zutter

It’s Time to Put Down the Beach Read and Pick Up a Crunchy Autumnal Book by Molly Templeton

Huzzah! — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Watch Made a Mess of Adapting Pratchett — But It Had Some Interesting Ideas by Elizabeth Heritage

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Fifty-One by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Sep 22

Souls for Sale, Bargain Prices: John Connolly’s “The Fractured Atlas,” Part 4 by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Meet Shizuka, the Music Teacher in Ryka Aoki’s Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Showtime Greenlights a Let the Right One In Series by Molly Templeton

Historical Fantasy at Its Most Anime: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao by Linda H. Codega

Invasion Crosses Babel With War of the Worlds by Molly Templeton

The ‘90s Teen Horror Landscape: The Babysitter and The Lifeguard by Alissa Burger

What If… “Thor Were an Only Child?” Turns Earth Into a Party Planet by Leah Schnelbach

Colonization, Empire, and Power in C.S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet by Matt Mikalatos

Five Superpowers That Just Aren’t As Fun as They Sound by James Davis Nicoll

Announcing The Mimicking of Known Successes, an SFnal Murder Mystery by Malka Older by Tor.com

With Her Eyes by Cixin Liu

Tue Sep 21

Disney Is Developing an Adaptation of Carlos Hernandez’s Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Andrew Liptak

The Bittersweet Hug of TJ Klune’s Under the Whispering Door by Vanessa Armstrong

Meet Katrina, the Violin Prodigy in Ryka Aoki’s Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

David Lynch’s Dune Kept Science Fiction Cinema Strange by Lincoln Michel

Seven Things I Want to See in a Quantum Leap Reboot by Leah Schnelbach

A Time Traveler’s Work Is Never Done, So Quantum Leap May Get Rebooted by Molly Templeton

Reading The Wheel of Time: Moiraine Makes a Run for It in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 8) by Sylas K Barrett

The Wheel of Time Is Recasting Mat Cauthon for Season 2 by Andrew Liptak

Beauty Inspired by Horror: Creating Jewelry for Cassandra Khaw’s Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Tor.com

Howard Shore Is Reportedly Joining Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series by Andrew Liptak

If We Don’t Fix Our Planet, They’ll Take Us Away: Revealing A Half-Built Garden By Ruthanna Emrys by Tor.com

Mon Sep 20

Understanding Horses: Getting to Know You by Judith Tarr

Read an Excerpt From Lavie Tidhar’s The Escapement by Lavie Tidhar

Magical World Building: Cazadora by Romina Garber by Alex Brown

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

When a Bus Fight Is More Than a Bus Fight: Shang-Chi’s Cinematic Roots by Hubert Vigilla

In Finch, Tom Hanks Is Gonna Save His Dog No Matter What by Molly Templeton

Y: The Last Man Makes New Allies and Enemies in “Karen and Benji” by Natalie Zutter

Announcing the 2021 Ignyte Awards Winners! by Molly Templeton

5 Books Featuring Fantasy Clergy by Margaret Rogerson

Announcing Africa Risen, a New Anthology of African and Diasporic Speculative Fiction by Tor.com

Fri Sep 17

17 Iconic Fashion Moments in SFF History by Ryan La Sala

Watch the First Trailer for Season 2 of Netflix’s Another Life by Andrew Liptak

What Makes a Monster? The Complexities of No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull by Martin Cahill

5 SF Stories in Which Kindness Prevails by James Davis Nicoll

Time Travel Makes Everything Worse in the Teaser for Needle in a Timestack by Molly Templeton

Watch the First Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley by Andrew Liptak

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

Preview Cytonic, Book 3 in Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward Series by Brandon Sanderson

Thu Sep 16

Sword Stone Table and the Metaverse of Camelot by Jared Shurin

Empire Director Sanaa Hamri Joins Wheel of Time Season 2 by Andrew Liptak

Read an Excerpt From Vespertine, a New YA Fantasy From Margaret Rogerson by Margaret Rogerson

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

Philosophers and Plough-dwarves, Each Must Know His Part in The Nature of Middle-earth by Jeff LaSala

The Maybe-Impossible Ideal Window of Reading Opportunity by Molly Templeton

Red Shirts and Big Helmets — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “The Spy Humongous” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

I Sing the Body Electric: 5 SF Works About Sex and Technology by James Davis Nicoll

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Fifty by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Sep 15

You Will Fear the Fuchsia, Yet Again: From Beyond (1986) by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read an Excerpt From Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Anthony Mackie Will Face Deranged Clowns and More in a Twisted Metal TV Series by Molly Templeton

A New Flight of the Navigator Is on the Way From Director Bryce Dallas Howard by Molly Templeton

The Incredible Shrinking Man Saw Beyond the Material Façade of Post-War Prosperity by Dan Persons

Becoming a Saint in Shadow and Bone by Dorothy Bennett

The Majestic Gwendoline Christie Joins the Cast of Netflix’s Wednesday by Molly Templeton

What If…“Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?” Gives Us a Violent Alternate Reality by Leah Schnelbach

N.K. Jemisin Is One of TIME’s Most Influential People by Molly Templeton

As the Computer Commands: The General, Book 1: The Forge by David Drake and S. M. Stirling by Alan Brown

Stephen King’s It Taught Me About the Shape of Stories by Leah Schnelbach

Dive Into the South Asian Fantastic: Tordotcom Publishing Acquires Three Novels by Vajra Chandrasekera by Tor.com

Judge Dee and the Poisoner of Montmartre by Lavie Tidhar

Tue Sep 14

Read an Excerpt From Monica Byrne’s The Actual Star by Monica Byrne

“Kill your ex. You’ll feel better.” — The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl by Alex Brown

Netflix Is Transforming Matt Wagner’s Grendel Into a Series by Molly Templeton

Five Doomed Attempts at Planetary Colonization by James Davis Nicoll

Download Hammers on Bone By Cassandra Khaw This Week! (September 14-17) by Tor.com

Netflix’s Locke & Key Season Two Teaser Is Vague and Creepy by Molly Templeton

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Watch Anime by Kali Wallace

Reading The Wheel of Time: Seamstresses and Bankers in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 7) by Sylas K Barrett

Warner Bros. Eyeing Batman Spinoff Featuring Colin Farrell’s Penguin by Andrew Liptak

Where to Start Reading the Work of Nicola Griffith by Jonathan Thornton

Announcing The Lies of the Ajungo and Two Subsequent Novellas From Debut Author Moses Ose Utomi! by Tor.com

Mon Sep 13

Amazon Is Adapting Charlie Jane Anders’ Victories Greater Than Death by Andrew Liptak

Combining Talents in Andre Norton and Sherwood Smith’s Atlantis Endgame by Judith Tarr

Read Chapters Nine and Ten From Alex Pheby’s Mordew by Alex Pheby

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

Y: The Last Man Kicks Off Its Post-XY Apocalypse with a Tick… Tick… BOOM by Natalie Zutter

Amazon Is Developing a Live-Action She-Ra Series by Molly Templeton

Read an Excerpt From Along the Saltwise Sea by Seanan McGuire, Writing as A. Deborah Baker by A. Deborah Baker

Haunted Houses and Magic Brownies: New Young Adult SFF/H September & October 2021 by Alex Brown

Rereading Y: The Last Man, Part 5: Motherland & Whys and Wherefores by Natalie Zutter

The Holidays Are Coming in First Trailer for Marvel’s Hawkeye by Andrew Liptak

Tea and Sympathy (and Robots): Revealing Becky Chambers’ A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Tor.com

Fri Sep 10

SFF Women Who Sail the High Seas by Adalyn Grace

All the New Horror and Genre-Bending Books Arriving in September! by

Winchell Chung’s Atomic Rockets: An Invaluable SF Resource by James Davis Nicoll

Halloween Kills Will Debut in Theaters and on Peacock Simultaneously by Andrew Liptak

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

You Can Print Up Your Own Murderbot Helmet! by Andrew Liptak

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

Thu Sep 9

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

5 Books That Treat Friendship as Seriously as Romance by Nicole Kornher-Stace

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

David Tennant Might Be Another Monster in Hide by Molly Templeton

Check Out This Awesome Murderbot Cosplay by Andrew Liptak

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

This One’s Too Large, This One’s Too Small: Is There a Perfect Shape for Books? by Molly Templeton

“Was I too much trouble?” — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “An Embarrassment of Dooplers” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Follow Keanu Reeves Down the Rabbit Hole in the First Trailer for The Matrix Resurrections by Molly Templeton

Revealing The City Inside by Samit Basu by Tor.com

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Forty-Nine by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Sep 8

Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard Gets Greenlight; Season 2 Premieres February by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Announces Its Crew—Including Lieutenant Uhura by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Season Four of Star Trek: Discovery Will Premiere This November! by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Star Trek: Prodigy Announces Premiere Date, Releases New Trailer by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Messy Revisions: John Connolly’s “The Fractured Atlas,” Part 3 by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth

Read an Excerpt From A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell

The Luminous Hope of Zoraida Córdova’s The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Maya Gittelman

Jennifer Lawrence Has a Relatable Reaction to the Potential End of the World in the Don’t Look Up Teaser by Molly Templeton

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

Frank Herbert, the Bene Gesserit, and the Complexity of Women in the World of Dune by Kara Kennedy

What If… “ZOMBIES???” Gives Us the Earth’s Mightiest Flesh-Eating Ghouls by Leah Schnelbach

Bent But Not Yet Broken: C.S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet by Matt Mikalatos

Jeffrey Wright Gives Voice to Batman on HBO Max by Andrew Liptak

A Ghost Story: Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri by Leah Schnelbach

Return to the Multiverse of Fairy Tales: Revealing A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow by Tor.com

The Station of the Twelfth by Chaz Brenchley

Tue Sep 7

Horses, Murder, and the SCA: Mary Monica Pulver’s Price and Brichter Novels by Judith Tarr

You Can Now Listen to Hans Zimmers’ Dune Sketchbook Soundtrack by Andrew Liptak

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

Read an Excerpt From The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

Which Pill Will Lead You to the Matrix Resurrections Trailer? by Molly Templeton

The Incredible Queerness of Peggy and Steve in Marvel’s What If…? by Sylas K Barrett

Five Extremely Unscientific Methods for Picking Your Next Book by James Davis Nicoll

Necromancy, Loss, and the Afterlife: The Enduring Legacy of Garth Nix’s Sabriel by Meghan Ball

Here Are the Winners of the 2021 Dragon Awards by Andrew Liptak

5 Books About Death and What Comes Next by T.J. Klune

Adventure Meets Alien Bureaucracy in Eddie Robson’s Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Tor.com

Mon Sep 6

Ten Standalone Fantasy Novels to Combat Series Fatigue by Sarah Waites

Read Chapters Seven and Eight From Alex Pheby’s Mordew by Alex Pheby

Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke and the Labor of Creativity by Simon Jimenez

The Life-Changing Fantasy of Tamora Pierce by Meghan Ball

10 Horror Movies That Will Make You Permanently Suspicious of Nature by Joe George

Fri Sep 3

Neil Gaiman’s Dead Boy Detectives May Be Coming to HBO Max by Molly Templeton

Rosamund Pike and Rafe Judkins Answer Questions About Amazon’s Wheel of Time by Andrew Liptak

5 Young Adult Fantasies for Lovers of Libraries by Intisar Khanani

How to Heist Your Unfinished Novel: A Writer’s Guide by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Five Ghosts You Should Definitely Invite to Your Cookout by Jeremy Shipp

Annie Wersching Will Play the Borg Queen in Star Trek: Picard by Molly Templeton

The Dragonlance Books Launched My Lifelong Love of Fantasy by Jeremy Finley

Thu Sep 2

Five Books Where Gods Walk the Earth by L. Penelope

An Ancient Spirit Awakens in Brom’s Slewfoot by Brom

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities Is Packed With Intriguing Actors, Writers, and Directors by Molly Templeton

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

Amazon’s The Wheel of Time Trailer Is Here! by Molly Templeton

The Only Way Out Is Through: On Reading Slumps by Molly Templeton

Here Are the Finalists for the 2019 and 2020 Sidewise Awards by Andrew Liptak

“A lot’s changed since slightly earlier today” — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “Mugato, Gumato” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Here’s a Trailer for Moonfall, In Case You Haven’t Had Your Fill of Natural Disasters by Molly Templeton

What We Do in the Shadows Is the Funniest Show on Television by Tyler Dean

Rhythm of War Reread: Chapter Forty-Eight by Alice Arneson and Paige Vest

Wed Sep 1

Watch the Full Trailer for Doom Patrol’s Third Season by Andrew Liptak

You Read Too Much Into Little Things: Grace Chan’s “The Mark” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Classic Science Fiction About Extremely Long Naps by James Davis Nicoll

Not Your Average Magic School: Sasha Peyton Smith’s The Witch Haven by Molly Templeton

You Can Now Look Through the “Series Bibles” That Guided Star Trek by Andrew Liptak

Choose Wisely: Ranking 25 Memorable Deaths in SFF by Leah Schnelbach

Soar Through the Cosmos With Star Trek: Prodigy’s Main Title Sequence by Molly Templeton

What If…? “Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?” Takes Us Down a Dark Path by Leah Schnelbach

A Prison Planet Full of Mystery: Jewels of the Dragon by Allen L. Wold by Alan Brown

7 Speculative Stories About Stories by Alix E. Harrow

A Monster, A Miracle, A Star: Revealing Nghi Vo’s Siren Queen by Tor.com

The Wonderful Stag, or The Courtship of Red Elsie by Kathleen Jennings