December 2021

Fri Dec 31

Still Working on That Whole Trying-Something-Other-Than-Violence Thing in The Expanse’s “Redoubt” by Molly Templeton

Thu Dec 30

“We cannot let fear define us” — Star Trek: Discovery’s “…But to Connect” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Wed Dec 29

The Book of Boba Fett Launches Into a Life of Crime in “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Fri Dec 24

The Witcher Reminds Us of the Power of Found “Family” in Season Finale by Emily Hughes

The Wheel of Time Takes the First Step of a Long Healing Process in “The Eye of World” by Sylas K Barrett

There Are No Easy Choices In The Expanse’s “Force Projection” by Molly Templeton

You Should Definitely Add AD/BC: A Rock Opera to Your Holiday Movie List by Leah Schnelbach

Thu Dec 23

“90% of Space is Crap” and Other Mixed-Up SFF Aphorisms by Stubby the Rocket

The Matrix: Resurrections Knows You Didn’t Listen the First Time by Emmet Asher-Perrin

The Witcher Witnesses a Terrible Death in “Dear Friend…” and “Voleth Meir” by Emily Hughes

“Just can’t get my poor self together” — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Stormy Weather” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Wed Dec 22

Hawkeye Comes to an Explosive Finale in “So This is Christmas?” by Annika Rollock

How Do We Define The Nightmare Before Christmas? by Max Gladstone

Tue Dec 21

An Updated Ranking of All the Superhero Origin Movies I Could Remember by Leah Schnelbach

The Witcher Brings Back Everyone’s Favorite Bard in “Redanian Intelligence” and “Turn Your Back” by Emily Hughes

Mon Dec 20

The Non-Holiday Movies and TV We Watch Over the Holidays by Stubby the Rocket

Let’s Talk About the Most Important Scene in Spider-Man: No Way Home by Leah Schnelbach

Sat Dec 18

Announcing the 2021 Hugo Award Winners by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Solves a Great Mystery in “The Dark Along the Ways” by Sylas K Barrett

The Witcher Serves Up Politics and a Good Old-Fashioned Hazing in “Kaer Morhen” and “What is Lost” by Emily Hughes

Fri Dec 17

Spider-Man: No Way Home Is How to Do a Meta Multiverse Right by Emmet Asher-Perrin

‘Tis The Season to Snuggle Up With Some Crackling Themed Fireplaces by Stubby the Rocket

The Expanse Sends the Rocinante on the Hunt in “The Azure Dragon” by Molly Templeton

Do Not Go Into Netflix’s The House Alone by Molly Templeton

The Witcher Dispenses With the Prologue in “A Grain of Truth” by Emily Hughes

Station Eleven Will Cut You Like a Knife and Sew You Back Together by Natalie Zutter

The Most Important Books We’ve Received as Gifts by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Dec 16

5 Stories in Which Great Power Is Not Always Used Responsibly by James Davis Nicoll

Netflix’s Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Fills Out Cast With Azula, Suki, and More by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman

Please Let The Lost City Be as Much Fun as Its Trailer Suggests by Molly Templeton

Peter Jackson’s Fellowship Turned Tolkien Into a Pop Culture Behemoth by Austin Gilkeson

Can We Talk About This Unexpected Vonda McIntyre Mermaid Movie for a Minute? by Molly Templeton

Best Young Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror of 2021 by Alex Brown

It’s the Best Season for Reading. So Why Don’t I Pick Up a Book? by Molly Templeton

Adam Scott Has a Very Dramatic Separation Between Work and Life in the Teaser for Severance by Molly Templeton

Prison Break — Star Trek: Discovery’s “The Examples” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Toss a Coin to Your Rewatcher: A Witcher Season One Speed Run by Emily Hughes

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

Wed Dec 15

The Gothic Mundane: Ellen Glasgow’s “Jordan’s End” by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Dune Director Denis Villeneuve to Adapt Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Cassandra Rose Clarke’s The Beholden by Cassandra Rose Clarke

“Your family needs you” — Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Marvel Offers a Tiny Peek at Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur by Molly Templeton

The Big Guy Makes an Appearance in Hawkeye’s “Ronin” by Annika Rollock

Magic and Culture Thrive in Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse by Angela Maria Spring

The Brazen Smuggler: Biblical Allusions in C.S. Lewis’ Perelandra by Matt Mikalatos

The 30 Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2022 by Christina Orlando

Amazon Snaps Up the Rights to Olivie Blake’s The Atlas Six by Molly Templeton

Our Cyberpunk Year by Jared Shurin

Tue Dec 14

The Process to Create the Illustrated Edition of The Witcher: The Last Wish by Vanessa Armstrong

Guillermo del Toro’s Idea for Pacific Rim 2 Was Bonkers, Even for del Toro by Vanessa Armstrong

Read the First Chapter From Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction for November 2021 by Alex Brown

Patrick Rothfuss and Grim Oak Press Create New Imprint, Underthing Press by Vanessa Armstrong

A Muppet Family Christmas Is the Greatest Holiday Gift of All by Leah Schnelbach

Writing the Song of a City: The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin by Martin Cahill

Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys Adaptation Has Cast Most of Its Leads by Molly Templeton

Reading The Wheel of Time: Evil Smiles Abound in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 3) by Sylas K Barrett

A Few Things That Brought Us Nerdy Joy in 2021 by Stubby the Rocket

Everything Everywhere All At Once Might Be the Multiverse-Saving Movie We Deserve by Molly Templeton

Turns Out the Much-Maligned Mysteries of Udolpho Is Good, Actually! by Elizabeth Heritage

Download Sarah Gailey’s Upright Women Wanted — Before December 18th! by Tor.com

Mon Dec 13

Want More The Wheel of Time? Prime Video Has Bonus Clips That Give Backstory to the Fantasy World by Vanessa Armstrong

Writing Horses: Horses in Winter by Judith Tarr

Watch Nic Cage Be The Most Nic Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent by Vanessa Armstrong

Free Meat: P. Djèlí Clark’s Ring Shout (Part 2) by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys

Star Trek: Enterprise Rewatch: “Terra Nova” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Is a Bloody Slog by Austin Gilkeson

Anne Rice, 1941 — 2021 by Molly Templeton

Read an Excerpt From Tochi Onyebuchi’s Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi

Five Unlikely SFF Friendships That Bring Me Joy by Cole Rush

Pirates, Punks, and Quests: The Transgressive, Transformative Slipstream Novels of Kathy Acker by Jonathan Thornton

Sat Dec 11

The Wheel of Time Reveals the Most Tender of Secrets in “The Flame of Tar Valon” by Sylas K Barrett

Fri Dec 10

Netflix’s Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Will Jam No More by Molly Templeton

100 Speculative Fiction Titles to Add to Your Reading List by James Davis Nicoll

In the Trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Meets His Match in Idris Elba by Molly Templeton

Worlds Beyond: How The Chronicles of Narnia Introduced Me to a Lifetime of SFF by Matt Mikalatos

“Strange Dogs”: Nobody Is Having a Good Time as The Expanse Begins Its Final Season by Molly Templeton

New Trailer Teases a New Beginning for the Halo TV Series by Molly Templeton

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Lords and Ladies, Part IV by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Ten WTF-Did-I-Just-Watch? Moments in SFF Television by Dan Persons

Thu Dec 9

Mike Flanagan’s Adaptation of The Fall of the House of Usher Has Cast Mark Hamill, Mary McDonnell, and Many Others by Vanessa Armstrong

Six SFF Works to Brighten Gloomy Days by Ratika Deshpande

Sapphic Monster Girls Are Here to Steal Your Heart, Literally: Alicia Jasinska’s The Midnight Girls by Maya Gittelman

Season 2 of Resident Alien Is Back This January With a Confusing Distribution Schedule by Vanessa Armstrong

A Chronology of the Online Wild Cards Stories by Jason Powell

Abandon All Hope: Five Extremely Pessimistic SF Classics by James Davis Nicoll

Unification IV — Star Trek: Discovery’s “All is Possible” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Amandla Stenberg Joins Leslye Headland’s Star Wars Series, The Acolyte by Molly Templeton

Five Young Adult SFF Books Where Compassion Is Strength by Kiersten White

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

Wed Dec 8

New Book of Boba Fett Trailer Confirms That Temuera Morrison Is, in Fact, Boba Fett by Vanessa Armstrong

Five Books With Twisty Curses at Their Heart by Leslie Vedder

“All the cruelty tears you apart after a while” — The Suicide Squad by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Being a Human Is the Worst in the Trailer for Hotel Transylvania: Transformania by Molly Templeton

Hawkeye Dons Some Ugly Sweaters for the Movie Marathon in “Partners, Am I Right?” by Annika Rollock

On Murderbots and Media: Martha Well’s Network Effect by Leah Schnelbach

Lost in Space Veers Wildly Off Course in Its Final Season by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Deeper Shade of Purple Prose: The Legion of Space by Jack Williamson by Alan Brown

The Pink Cloud Looks Eerily Familiar by Molly Templeton

Beyond Dune and Foundation: Golden Age and New Wave SF Classics That Should Be Adapted Right Now by David Agranoff

What Makes an Unreliable Narrator: “Severian’s” Voice in Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun by Brian Evenson

Tue Dec 7

Guillermo del Toro Wants to Adapt Pet Sematary, a Story That Scares Him ‘A Hundred Times More’ Now as a Dad by Vanessa Armstrong

Hawkeye Behind-The-Scenes Clip Highlights Alaqua Cox, an Amazing Talent Who Never Acted Before Being Cast as Echo by Vanessa Armstrong

Mysteries and Memories in No Beauties or Monsters by Tara Goedjen by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Five SFF Books in Which Valuable Is Not the Same as Powerful by James Davis Nicoll

The Internal Mysteries of Tamsyn Muir’s Harrow the Ninth by Martin Cahill

Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part II Gives Us the Evil-est Evil-Lyn and It’s GREAT by Leah Schnelbach

Reading The Wheel of Time: Morgase Seeks Aid and Rumors Abound in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 2) by Sylas K Barrett

Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2021 by Tor.com

Announcing the Table of Contents for Some of the Best from Tor.com 2021 by Tor.com

Guardians of the Galaxy Meets The Bourne Identity in Stringers by Chris Panatier by Tor.com

Mon Dec 6

Worldcon’s 2021 Hugo Award Ceremony Welcomes Andrea Hairston as New Co-Host by Vanessa Armstrong

A Little Alien Adventure: Andre Norton and Michael Gilbert’s The Day of the Ness by Judith Tarr

Season 2 of The Wheel of Time Has At Least 3 New Recurring Characters by Vanessa Armstrong

Destin Daniel Cretton Is Back in the MCU With Shang-Chi Sequel and Disney+ Series by Vanessa Armstrong

Doctor Who Finds an Answer to the Flux in “The Vanquishers” by Emmet Asher-Perrin

A Fresh Take on Old Tropes: Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier by Alex Brown

Maybe The Matrix Resurrections Isn’t the Story We Think It Is by Molly Templeton

Star Trek: Enterprise Rewatch: “Unexpected” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Beyond the Beatles: George Harrison’s Unexpected Connections to SFF by Robert Repino

Charlie Cox Is Still Daredevil, and Not Just in Our Hearts by Molly Templeton

Announcing The Lost Metal, a Mistborn Novel From Brandon Sanderson by Tor.com

Miles Morales Can’t Be Grounded in the First Trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) by Molly Templeton

Some of the Best Articles on Tor.com in 2021 by Tor.com

From Pravic to Palp-Semaphore: Seven Ingenious Languages in Speculative Fiction by Alex Thomson

Sat Dec 4

The Wheel of Time Says Goodbye to Dear Friends in “Blood Calls Blood” by Sylas K Barrett

Fri Dec 3

The Wheel of Time’s Showrunner Talks All Things Loial by Vanessa Armstrong

Dave Grohl Is Positively Possessed In the Teaser for the Foo Fighters’ Horror Movie, Studio 666 by Molly Templeton

15 SFF Books That Deserve Their Own Soundtracks by Meghan Ball

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

Peacemaker Thinks Maybe He’s a Grower, Not a Shower In a New Trailer by Molly Templeton

Terry Pratchett Book Club: Lords and Ladies, Part III by Emmet Asher-Perrin

Five Novel Approaches to Powering Interstellar Travel by James Davis Nicoll

Thu Dec 2

Destinies Entwined in Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan by Wendy Chen

New Station Eleven Trailer Focuses More On Characters Than the “Gee, It’s a Pandemic!” Aspect of the Tale by Vanessa Armstrong

Adventure, Romance, and Snark: Read an Excerpt From Leslie Vedder’s The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder

Janelle Monáe’s Memory Librarian Collaborators Include Alaya Dawn Johnson & Sheree Renée Thomas by Molly Templeton

Conducting the Larger Symphony — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Choose to Live” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Jordana Brewster Won’t Love Her Robot Husband in Hello Stranger by Molly Templeton

Five Unskippable Television Intros by Cole Rush

A Year in Books Not Yet Read by Molly Templeton

All of Tor.com’s Original Short Fiction Published in 2021 by Tor.com

All of Tordotcom Publishing’s Books From 2021 by Tor.com

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

Wed Dec 1

Guillermo del Toro Still Might Adapt Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, Only This Time He’ll Make it Weirder by Vanessa Armstrong

The Overwhelming Relevance of Neal Stephenson’s Termination Shock by Molly Templeton

Gird Yourself: Witcher Bard Jaskier Has Some New Tunes Coming Out by Vanessa Armstrong

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

Peacemaker Clip Reveals the Superhero Has a New Friend… and That He Hates Aquaman by Vanessa Armstrong

Read an Excerpt From A.J. Hackwith’s The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith

“Such a poser!” — Black Widow by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Hawkeye Breaks Out the Trick Arrows in “Echoes” by Annika Rollock

Your Problems Follow You Into Space in Mary Robinette Kowal’s The Relentless Moon by Natalie Zutter

Genres in Translation: Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Elder Race by Tobias Carroll

Strange Company: An Introduction to C.S. Lewis’ Perelandra by Matt Mikalatos

Four SFF “Best Of…” Anthologies You Might Have Missed by James Davis Nicoll

Nicolas Cage Is Going to Look Great in a Cape as Renfield’s Dracula by Molly Templeton

The Tinder Box by Kate Elliott