Blog Archive

April, 2014

Wed Apr 30

Rogue Code (Excerpt)

by Mark Russinovich

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for May

by Suzanne Johnson

Lev Grossman’s The Magicians Coming to SyFy!

by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: Fourth Season Overview

by Keith DeCandido

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Grievance. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Nothing Personal”

by Chris Lough

Every Human in Star Wars is Really a Humanoid Bee

by Max Gladstone

No, McDonald’s Did Not Do A Good Job With Its Spider-Man Toys “For Girls”

by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Spring 2014 Tor.com Movie Roundup

by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Twenty (Part Two)

by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Rocket Talk, Episode 7: A Conversation with Author Sarah Lotz

by Stubby the Rocket

Elements Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Elements Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Bob Hoskins, 1942-2014

by Tor.com

The Political Science of Game of Thrones

by Jacopo della Quercia

The Mothers of Voorhisville

by Mary Rickert

Morning Roundup: TaunTauns are for Real

by Stubby the Rocket

The First Confession of Claire North

by Niall Alexander
Tue Apr 29

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Walter Jury

by Tor.com

Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Science Fiction

by Suzanne Johnson

If it’s Not an Eel in Your Brain, it’s a Hole in Your Heart: The Wrath of Khan by Vonda McIntyre

by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer

Game of Thrones’s Ser Pounce Done with Season 4

by Stubby the Rocket

Cyador’s Heirs (Excerpt)

by L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Newly Discovered Octavia Butler Stories to be Published in June!

by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 58

by Leigh Butler

Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced!

by Stubby the Rocket

Speculative Fiction 2013 is Out Now!

by Stubby the Rocket

Short Fiction Spotlight: Interfictions Online #2

by Brit Mandelo

Sleeps With Monsters: “It is Very Simple, but in War the Simplest Things Become Very Difficult”

by Liz Bourke

XOM-B Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

XOM-B Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Star Wars, What is It Good For? The Real History of Science Fiction

by Ryan Britt

Getting That Book Deal: Pitching Banished to Tor UK

by Liz de Jager and Bella Pagan

Morning Roundup: Clever... Velocentaur?

by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Apr 28

The YA Roundup: The One with ALL the John Green

by Kat Kennedy and Steph Sinclair

Original Star Wars Cast All in London Right Now For Some Mysterious Reason

by Stubby the Rocket

Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Fantasy

by Suzanne Johnson

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Kimberly Derting

by Tor.com

Shield and Crocus (Excerpt)

by Michael R Underwood

Salem: How Not to Handle History (Or Race, Gender, etc...)

by Shoshana Kessock

Join Team Tor.com for Star Wars Bar Trivia: Saturday, May 3rd!

by Stubby the Rocket

The Merchant Emperor Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

In Conversation with Long Hidden Editors Rose Fox and Daniel José Older

by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, In This Haze of Green and Gold, Chapter 3

by Suzanne Johnson

Justice League Movie is Now Officially the Follow Up to “Batman Vs. Superman”

by Stubby the Rocket

Game of Thrones Episode Review: “Oathkeeper”

by Theresa DeLucci

Tor.com Welcomes Stefan Raets!

by Tor.com

Liveblogging Season Two of Star Wars: The Clone Wars

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: Allow Us to Whisper into Your Ear

by Stubby the Rocket

Terry Pratchett is (Supposedly) the Most Shoplifted Author in Great Britain for a Reason

by Emily Asher-Perrin
Sun Apr 27

British Genre Fiction Hitlist: Early May New Releases

by Niall Alexander
Sat Apr 26

Gamification/C-Monkeys Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Gamification/C-Monkeys Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes
Fri Apr 25

Batman vs. Superman: Hollywood Weighs In!

by Stubby the Rocket

Disney and Del Rey Announce New “Unified Canon” for Upcoming Star Wars Expanded Universe Novels

by Stubby the Rocket

YA Without the Emotional Pitch: Kelley Armstrong’s Sea of Shadows

by Liz Bourke

Strange Country (Excerpt)

by Deborah Coates

Steampunk Events for May 2014

by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

A Barricade in Hell Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Twenty (Part One)

by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Batman Vs. Superman Adds Cyborg to its League of Characters

by Stubby the Rocket

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “The Great Leveler”

by Justin Landon

Spring 2014 Anime Preview: Now With More Robots

by Kelly Quinn

A Dream of Caeli-Amur: Finding Unwrapped Sky

by Rjurik Davidson

Morning Roundup: This Stormtrooper Hates Sand Almost as Much as Anakin

by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Apr 24

Gaming Roundup: Dragon Age: Inquisition Ignites the Skies on October 7

by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

How Not to Write for Both Children and Adults: Sylvie and Bruno

by Mari Ness

Monument 14: Savage Drift (Excerpt)

by Emmy Laybourne

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Alison Littlewood

by Tor.com

California Bones Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 12

by Leigh Butler

William H. Patterson, Jr., 1951-2014

by Tor.com

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 69

by Carl Engle-Laird

The Light, the Heat of Joss Whedon’s In Your Eyes

by Thom Dunn

The Harry Potter Reread: The Philosopher’s Stone, Chapter 12

by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Best Star Wars Book, or the Best Star Wars Novel? Stackpole’s I, Jedi

by Ryan Britt

Morning Roundup Presents Avengers: Age of Selfies

by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Apr 23

Weird Conspiracy on the Range: Peacemaker by Marianne de Pierres

by Robert H. Bedford

Too Much Love Will Kill You: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., “The Only Light in the Darkness”

by Chris Lough

“Trust the Story”: A Conversation with Sofia Samatar

by Sarah McCarry

Godzilla in the Mist: Rediscovering the 60th Anniversary Restoration of the Classic Film

by Ryan Britt

Why Do We Want More MST3K?

by Leah Schnelbach

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Nineteen (Part Two)

by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Rocket Talk Episode 6: A Discussion with Saga Press Executive Editor Joe Monti

by Stubby the Rocket

Looking For a Light at the End of GrimDark? Check Out These 13 Life-Affirming Fantasies

by Leah Schnelbach

The End of the End of Everything

by Dale Bailey

Jupiter War (Excerpt)

by Neal Asher

Morning Roundup: Nana, Nana, Nana, Nana...

by Stubby the Rocket

Awards Dominate Eastercon

by Niall Alexander

More Than Thirty Years Later, Tom Doherty is Still Curating New Worlds

by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Tue Apr 22

Alien and Aliens Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Alien and Aliens Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Visit Neo-Hogwarts in Harry Potter’s Cyberpunk Adventure!

by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Broken Link”

by Keith DeCandido

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Jeremy Robinson

by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 57

by Leigh Butler

The Serpent of Venice Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

The Serpent of Venice Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Don’t Worry—the Star Wars Expanded Universe is Not Going Away Because of Episode VII

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Short Fiction Spotlight: Come As You Are

by Niall Alexander

Rocket Talk, Episode 5: The Hugo Awards

by Stubby the Rocket

Post-Binary Gender in SF: Writing Without Revealing Gender

by Alex Dally MacFarlane

Morning Roundup: Power Boys Deserve Windows, Too!

by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Apr 21

Check Out the Cover Art for Brandon Sanderson’s Firefight

by Stubby the Rocket

Clone Trooper Action Figure Photography Might Actually Make You Cry

by Stubby the Rocket

The Boost (Excerpt)

by Stephen Baker

Robots for Dummies? The Real History of Science Fiction

by Ryan Britt

The YA Roundup: More Movie Trailers to Make You Cry

by Steph Sinclair and Kat Kennedy

2014 David Gemmell Award for Fantasy Shortlist Announced

by Tor.com

Transcendence: Resistance to Johnny Depp is Futile!

by Ryan Britt

The Wheel of Time and the Hugo Voter Packet

by Tor.com

Sleeps With Monsters: How About Those Hugos?

by Liz Bourke

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, In This Haze of Green and Gold, Chapter 2

by Suzanne Johnson

Game of Thrones Episode Review: “Breaker of Chains”

by Theresa DeLucci

Terror in the Thames: Murder by Sarah Pinborough

by Niall Alexander

Troll Mountain: Episode Three (Excerpt)

by Matthew Reilly

Morning Roundup: The Easter Dragon Came!

by Stubby the Rocket
Sun Apr 20

Announcing the 2013 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award Winners

by Tor.com
Sat Apr 19

Read Tor.com’s Original Fiction Hugo Finalists

by Tor.com

Announcing the 2014 Hugo Award Nominees

by Tor.com

The Dark Between the Stars Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes
Fri Apr 18

New Godzilla TV Spot Tells Us More Than all the Previous Trailers Have So Far

by Stubby the Rocket

The Return of Zita the Spacegirl Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

The Return of Zita the Spacegirl Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

The Severed Streets (Excerpt)

by Paul Cornell

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Body Parts”

by Keith DeCandido

Ginny (Weasley) Potter is Reporting on the Quidditch World Cup This Year

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Behind the Simulated Sky: The Forever Watch by David Ramirez

by Niall Alexander

Wings Gleaming Like Beaten Bronze: Elizabeth Bear’s Eternal Sky Trilogy

by Liz Bourke

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Nineteen (Part One)

by Bill Capossere

Under the Radar: Mid-Series from the Mid List

by Justin Landon

Crafting a Shardblade for Brandon Sanderson

by Val C Alston

Even More SFF Bunnies (and Other Strange, Rabbit-Type Creatures)

by Bridget McGovern

Morning Roundup: You Either Return Your Books or You Live Long Enough to Accrue the Late Fees

by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Apr 17

Gaming Roundup: PAX East Edition

by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1927-2014

by Tor.com

Bird Box (Excerpt)

by Josh Malerman

The Kraken Project Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

More Logic, Wordplay, and Mirrors: Through the Looking Glass

by Mari Ness

The Harry Potter Reread: The Philosopher’s Stone, Chapters 10 and 11

by Emily Asher-Perrin

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 11

by Leigh Butler

Read a New Sample From The World of Ice and Fire

by Stubby the Rocket

Now We Know How to Make Tom Hiddleston Cry

by Stubby the Rocket

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 68

by Michael Pye

When Being Rogue Isn’t Rogue Enough: X-Wing #4 The Bacta War

by Ryan Britt

JordanCon 2014: The Return of the Con Report, Part 2

by Leigh Butler

Brandon Sanderson Profiled in the New York Times

by Tor.com

Dangerously Good Fantasy and New Jacqueline Carey Ebook Art

by Bella Pagan

Game of Thrones Episode Analysis: “The Lion and The Rose"

by Theresa DeLucci

Morning Roundup: This Pint-sized Agent Coulson Will Warm Your Cold, Dead Heart

by Stubby the Rocket

British Genre Fiction Hitlist: Late April New Releases

by Niall Alexander
Wed Apr 16

Star Wars Episode VII On-Set Photos Spark So Many Questions!

by Stubby the Rocket

Second Star (Excerpt)

by Alyssa B Sheinmel

It’s Not Given, But Discovered. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Providence”

by Chris Lough

Sex and the Swamp Thing

by Jake Hinkson

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “The Bloody-Nine” and “The Tools We Have”

by Justin Landon

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Eighteen

by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

All the Planets are But Rays: Victorian-era Magical Societies, Telepathy, and Interplanetary Space Travel

by Felix Gilman

Rocket Talk, Episode 4: “In the Greenwood” by Mari Ness

by Stubby the Rocket

Mutants Galore in the New X-Men: Days of Future Past Trailer

by Stubby the Rocket

Cold Wind

by Nicola Griffith

Operation Fourth Story Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Operation Fourth Story Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Morning Roundup: The Winter Soldier is the Prettiest Pretty Princess

by Stubby the Rocket

No More Moriarty

by Niall Alexander
Tue Apr 15

Wandering America’s Highways: Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire

by Liz Bourke

Gemsigns (Excerpt)

by Stephanie Saulter

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Quickening”

by Keith DeCandido

The Days of the Deer Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Let It Go, Winter Soldier—Heartbreaking Captain America/Frozen Fan Art

by Stubby the Rocket

The Retrospective: Mythic Delirium #30

by Brit Mandelo

JordanCon 2014: The Return of the Con Report, Part 1

by Leigh Butler

Can You Overcome Your Fear of Change? Cory Doctorow and William Campbell Powell Discuss Expiration Day

by Tor.com

Short Fiction Spotlight: Beneath Ceaseless Skies #144

by Brit Mandelo

Is Art Selfish?

by Gene Luen Yang

Listen to Scalzi’s Old Man’s War as if Geoffrey Chaucer Had Written It

by Stubby the Rocket

Announcing “Unlocked,” a Tor.com Original Novella by John Scalzi

by Tor.com

What Mario Scietto Says

by Emmy Laybourne

Morning Roundup: Second Star to the Right, and We’ll follow the Cap’n till Mornin’!

by Stubby the Rocket

The Severed Streets Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes
Mon Apr 14

Rat Queens Puts the “Party” in “Adventuring Party”

by Mordicai Knode

“How Frozen Should Have Ended” Shows Us a Better Way to Bring Up Elsa

by Stubby the Rocket

Highlights from Peter V. Brett’s AMA!

by Stubby the Rocket

Troll Mountain: Episode Two (Excerpt)

by Matthew Reilly

Hannibal: Puppies, Plate Glass, and Plot Twists

by Alex Brown

The YA Roundup: Life Without Archie

by Steph Sinclair and Kat Kennedy

Among Thieves and Sworn in Steel Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Among Thieves and Sworn in Steel Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Our Favorite Responses From Harrison Ford’s AMA!

by Stubby the Rocket

Detroit Wilderness By Nightfall: Only Lovers Left Alive

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Game of...Space Operas! James S.A. Corey’s Leviathan Wakes is Coming to SyFy

by Stubby the Rocket

Tor Author Randy Henderson Wins the Writers of the Future Award!

by Tor.com

A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, In This Haze of Green and Gold, Chapter 1

by Suzanne Johnson

Kim Harrison’s Final Hollows Book Has A Sale Date!

by Stubby the Rocket

SFF Writing Advice from io9’s Charlie Jane Anders

by Leah Schnelbach

The Return of Zita the Spacegirl (Comic Excerpt)

by Ben Hatke

Morning Roundup: Llama Batman Wary of Facing Actual Penguin

by Stubby the Rocket
Sun Apr 13

Game of Thrones, Season 4, Episode 2: “The Lion and the Rose”

by Theresa DeLucci

The Death of Araweilo

by Sofia Samatar
Sat Apr 12

The Days of the Deer Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes
Fri Apr 11

Sunrise, Sunset: Plus One by Elizabeth Fama

by Heidi Frederick

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “To the Death”

by Keith DeCandido

This Week’s Game-Changing Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Was Exactly The Problem With The Show

by Thom Dunn

Macmillan eDeals Has Launched—Find Great Reads!

by Tor.com

Dragon Age: The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes

by Liz Bourke

Tor.com Story Art We Never Got to Show You

by Greg Ruth

Batman Gets A Fab New Short For His 75th B-Day From Bruce Timm!

by Stubby the Rocket

The Thickety Book Trailer and Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Rassenkampf: The Empire of Time by David Wingrove

by Niall Alexander

Join Jo Walton on Tour for My Real Children!

by Tor.com

Andre the Giant: Life and Legend (Comic Excerpt)

by Box Brown

Morning Roundup: Hellboy-Bot is Adorably Demonic!

by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Apr 10

Sapere Aude: The Revolutions by Felix Gilman

by Niall Alexander

Goats Screaming the Game of Thrones Theme Song

by Stubby the Rocket

Join Douglas Preston on Tour for The Kraken Project!

by Tor.com

The Kraken Project (Excerpt)

by Douglas Preston

New How to Train Your Dragon 2 Trailer Features EVEN MORE Dragons!

by Stubby the Rocket

The Memoirs of Watt O’Hugh Cover Art and Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

The Memoirs of Watt O’Hugh Cover Art and Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Gaming Roundup: Return to Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online

by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

Beginning It All: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

by Mari Ness

Creating the Artwork for Yoon Ha Lee’s “Combustion Hour”

by Jeffrey Alan Love

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapters 66 and 67

by Carl Engle-Laird

I Just Lost Hours Reading This Geological History of Westeros

by Chris Lough

Go Ahead, Touch Wedge’s Face! X-Wing #3: The Krytos Trap

by Ryan Britt

Todd Lockwood Cover Reveal for Marie Brennan’s The Voyage of the Basilisk

by Irene Gallo

The Harry Potter Reread: The Philosopher’s Stone, Chapters 8 and 9

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: The Hittites Should Definitely Call the Doctor!

by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Apr 9

Join Four Great YA Authors for the “Fierce Reads” Tour!

by Tor.com

Of Neptune (Excerpt)

by Anna Banks

A Twist Saved is a Twist Earned. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Turn, Turn, Turn”

by Chris Lough

If the Hound Demands Chicken, Give Him Chicken!

by Stubby the Rocket

Join Printz Award Winner Marcus Sedgwick on Tour!

by Tor.com

A Stunning Conclusion: Laini Taylor’s Dreams of Gods and Monsters

by Kat Kennedy

Dark Souls II: To Sit Upon the Throne of Want

by Mordicai Knode

The Boost Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Seventeen

by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

My Real Children (Excerpt)

by Jo Walton

Aman Iman: Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor

by Niall Alexander

Rocket Talk, Episode 3: Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive

by Stubby the Rocket

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Blog Hodderscape to Pay for Original Content

by Tor.com

Something Going Around

by Harry Turtledove

Morning Roundup: Don’t You Forget About Beast...

by Stubby the Rocket

Herbert for Horror

by Niall Alexander
Tue Apr 8

Crash Daryl Gregory’s Afterparty Tour!

by Tor.com

I Seriously Doubt Kate Mulgrew Believes the Sun Revolves Around the Earth

by Chris Lough

Sworn in Steel (Excerpt)

by Douglas Hulick

The Islanders and The Adjacent Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

The Islanders and The Adjacent Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

The Goonies Sequel Might Actually Work... Without A New Generation Dragging It Down

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “For the Cause”

by Keith DeCandido

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Laini Taylor

by Tor.com

Join Marie Brennan and Mary Robinette Kowal on Tour!

by Tor.com

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 56

by Leigh Butler

Ten Fossil Creatures That Look Like Aliens

by Brian Switek

Poe Money, Poe Sculptures

by Stubby the Rocket

The Contradictions of Diane Duane

by Elizabeth Bear

Let’s Completely Reimagine Battlestar Galactica! Again. This Time as A Movie!

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Post-Binary Gender in SF: Shadow Man by Melissa Scott

by Alex Dally MacFarlane

Game of Thrones Sex Chart is the Least Sexy Thing

by Stubby the Rocket

Liveblogging Season One of Star Wars: The Clone Wars

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: You Avengers are All Weirdos

by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Apr 7

The YA Roundup: Sherman Alexie’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

by Steph Sinclair and Kat Kennedy

Nathan Bransford and Daniel José Older Discuss “Anyway: Angie”

by Stubby the Rocket

Aliens Don’t Eat Chocolate Cake: Under the Skin and the Science Fiction Art Film

by Ryan Britt

Troll Mountain: Episode One (Excerpt)

by Matthew Reilly

Valour and Vanity Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Stealing Brains, Courage and a Heart: Once Upon a Time and the Wicked Witch

by Mari Ness

This Sneak Peek of Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2 is the Best

by Stubby the Rocket

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Michael R. Underwood

by Tor.com

Check Out New Cover Art for Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn Trilogy

by Tor.com

A History of Haunting: The Unquiet House by Alison Littlewood

by Niall Alexander

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Blue Heaven, Chapter 12 Sections 12-19

by Suzanne Johnson

Remembering Shadowfax

by Tor.com

Pan Macmillan Announces The James Herbert Award for Horror

by Julie Crisp

The Sky is Taken: It’s Time to Get Over Firefly

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Stephan Martinière’s Cover Art for Shield and Crocus

by Tor.com

Snap, Crackle and Pop: The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde

by Niall Alexander

Morning Roundup: Scary Muppets are the Greatest Muppets!

by Stubby the Rocket
Sun Apr 6

Game of Thrones, Season 4, Episode 1: “Two Swords”

by Theresa DeLucci

The Wave Trilogy Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Hades and Persephone

by Jo Walton

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

by Brandon Sanderson
Sat Apr 5

“This is not a natural disaster.” The Extended Godzilla Trailer

by Irene Gallo

The Wave Trilogy Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Announcing the 2013 Aurealis Award Winners

by Irene Gallo
Fri Apr 4

Fiction Affliction: April Releases in Paranormal Romance

by Suzanne Johnson

Motherless Child (Excerpt)

by Glen Hirshberg

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Sabrina Benulis

by Tor.com

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Muse”

by Keith DeCandido

The Age of Heroes is Here. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

by Chris Lough

A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Sweepstakes

by Sweepstakes

A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Love Makes Us Such Fools: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

by Steph Sinclair

Scatter, Adapt, and Remember Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Sing Along With the Apocalypse! (And Win a Copy of Scatter, Adapt, and Remember!)

by Sweepstakes

Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for April

by Tor.com

Christmas Comes Early in this Game of Thrones Meets Nightmare Before Christmas Song of Joy!

by Stubby the Rocket

Game On: International TableTop Day 2014

by Nancy Lambert

Jedi Econ, Sith History

by Max Gladstone

Morning Roundup: No Sam, I Don’t Recall the Taste of Fancy Feast...

by Stubby the Rocket

The Adjacent (Excerpt)

by Christopher Priest
Thu Apr 3

Fiction Affliction: April Releases in Urban Fantasy

by Suzanne Johnson

Dark Souls II: To Castle Drangleic and Beyond

by Mordicai Knode

The Taking (Excerpt)

by Kimberly Derting

Not The Stuff of Homer: Irenicon by Aidan Harte

by Stefan Raets

Gaming Roundup: The Creator of The Longest Journey Enters Horror Gaming with Draugen

by Pritpaul Bains and Theresa DeLucci

Game of Thrones House Journals Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Game of Thrones House Journals Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Rothfuss Reread: Making a Mask for Patrick Rothfuss, Part 2

by Jo Walton

A Spoonful of Music Makes the Nanny: Disney’s Mary Poppins

by Mari Ness

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 10

by Leigh Butler

The Way of Kings Reread: Chapters 64 and 65

by Michael Pye

That Was Awesome: Tony Ballantyne’s Dream Logic

by Chris Beckett

Out of the Cockpit and Into the Black Sun: X-Wing #2 Wedge’s Gamble

by Ryan Britt

The Harry Potter Reread: The Philosopher’s Stone, Chapters 6 and 7

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: If Someone Asks You if You’re the Prince of Eternia, You Say Yes!

by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Apr 2

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for April

by Suzanne Johnson

American Craftsmen Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Stephanie Saulter

by Tor.com

One Hand Washes the Other. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The End of the Beginning"

by Chris Lough

And the Skies Change: Steles of the Sky by Elizabeth Bear

by Brit Mandelo

Knights of Badassdom: Verily Dost This Movie Suck

by Theresa DeLucci

Irenicon Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Irenicon Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Malazan Reread of the Fallen: Dust of Dreams, Chapter Sixteen

by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

We Did An AMA on Reddit!

by Stubby the Rocket

New Tor.com Original Fiction in April and May

by Tor.com

The Memory Garden (Excerpt)

by Mary Rickert

Tor.com is Seeking a Summer Intern!

by Tor.com

Rocket Talk, Episode 2: SFF Awards

by Stubby the Rocket

What Do You Want to Happen in Game of Thrones?

by Stubby the Rocket

The Devil in America

by Kai Ashante Wilson

Morning Roundup: This is a Ninja Turtle We’ll Follow into Battle

by Stubby the Rocket

Back to Business

by Niall Alexander
Tue Apr 1

Fiction Affliction: April Releases in Science Fiction

by Suzanne Johnson

Lena Dunham Being Asked to Consult on Star Wars: Episode VIII Script

by Stubby the Rocket

American Craftsmen (Excerpt)

by Tom Doyle

The Delicate Balance of World-Building: Scott Lynch’s Red Seas Under Red Skies

by Katherine Addison

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Shattered Mirror”

by Keith DeCandido

Brandon Reveals a Deleted Viewpoint Character From Words of Radiance

by Stubby the Rocket

River of Stars Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

River of Stars Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 55

by Leigh Butler

Short Fiction Spotlight: Recent Stories in Lightspeed

by Brit Mandelo

Sleeps With Monsters: Between Lagos and Mars and LA and the Stars

by Liz Bourke

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