Blog Archive

April, 2009

Thu Apr 30

The Patriot Witch...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams

A Conversation with Sherwood Smith

by Jo Walton

Star Trek Re-watch: “Miri”

by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers

Save the Date! Tor.com Spring Meet-up: Thursday, May 14th

by Tor.com

The New Flesh: The (Second!) Videodrome Remake

by Genevieve Valentine

Lost Round Table: “The Variable”

by Pablo Defendini
Wed Apr 29

A new island of stability: Ursula Le Guin’s Annals of the Western Shore

by Jo Walton

An interview with fantasy artist Erol Otus

by Matt Staggs

“Where do you get your ideas?”

by Charlie Stross

Patrick Ness and Nisi Shawl are Tiptree Award Winners

by Joshua Starr

Michael Bishop story on StarShip Sofa

by Pablo Defendini

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 13

by Leigh Butler

Review: Shadow Queen, by Anne Bishop

by Megan Messinger

2009 Locus Award Finalists Announced!

by Torie Atkinson

Harmony with Nature? Hey, Let’s Blow Stuff Up!

by Melissa Ann Singer
Tue Apr 28

The Buffet Effect

by Jon Evans

A Midwinter Night’s Dream

by Lou Anders

Star Trek Re-watch: “What Are Little Girls Made Of?”

by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

Sofanauts—the week in SF

by Pablo Defendini

TVA Baby

by Terry Bisson
Mon Apr 27

Susan Palwick’s Shelter

by Jo Walton

Breathers...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 12

by Leigh Butler

Ancient Rockets: Modern Times

by Kage Baker

Thoughtcrime Experiments Anthology available for download

by Pablo Defendini

A Chance to Show Off Thread 2: The Quotable Line Game

by Jo Walton
Sun Apr 26

Nebula Award Winners!

by Pablo Defendini

Science Fiction Cuisine: Like Granny Used to Make

by Jason Henninger
Sat Apr 25

Weekend Getaway: Heliotrope

by John Klima

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Bendito Machine: Obey His Comands” and “Two Sisters”

by Irene Gallo
Fri Apr 24

Eleventh Hour: “Medea”

by Genevieve Valentine

Star Wars Giveaway

by Megan Messinger

As you wish, so be it: John Brunner’s The Compleat Traveller in Black

by Jo Walton

Jo-Jo and the Fiendish Lot...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 11

by Leigh Butler
Thu Apr 23

Science Funktion

by Jason Henninger

LotR re-read: Fellowship II.6, “Lothlórien”

by Kate Nepveu

Alien vs. Predator

by Irene Gallo

Star Trek Re-watch: “Mudd’s Women”

by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers

ReVamped...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams

Here’s to You, Mr. Invader

by John Ottinger III
Wed Apr 22

Recap of JordanCon (AKA: Adventures at Rand Al’Con)

by Richard Fife

A Game of Thrones: HBO Pilot to Begin Filming in October

by Douglas Cohen

America the Beautiful: Terry Bisson’s Fire on the Mountain

by Jo Walton

io9 Meetup tomorrow!

by Liz Gorinsky

JordanCon 2009: The Report of DOOM

by Leigh Butler

The Future of Newspapers and Book Coverage on Suvudu

by Pablo Defendini

Death March

by Charlie Stross

Moon trailer

by Irene Gallo

A Step between Me and Death: Kings, “Judgment Day”

by Genevieve Valentine
Tue Apr 21

My Encounter with “The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls”

by John Ottinger III

Star Trek Re-watch: “The Enemy Within”

by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

Lin Carter’s Imaginary Worlds: The Art of Fantasy

by Matt Staggs

Time travel and slavery: Octavia Butler’s Kindred

by Jo Walton

9: The Creepy Doll Revolution Continues

by Bridget McGovern
Mon Apr 20

Revisiting Batman: Hush

by Lou Anders

Ancient Rockets: Frau im Mond

by Kage Baker

Interview with Lois McMaster Bujold about writing the Vorkosigan Saga

by Jo Walton

Save the Semiprozine Hugo Award

by John Klima

J. G. Ballard, 1930-2009

by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

The Mistborn Trilogy on Audiobook

by Megan Messinger
Sun Apr 19

Every day is a gift: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Winterfair Gifts

by Jo Walton

Science Fiction Cuisine: The Spoo Elevating Moment.

by Jason Henninger
Sat Apr 18

Post-Apocalyptic: Robots and AIs

by Rajan Khanna

Saturday morning cartoons: “Parallelostory” and “Father and Daughter”

by Irene Gallo
Fri Apr 17

Choosing the Correct Victorian Psychic Detective

by Justin Howe

LotR re-read: Fellowship II.5, “The Bridge of Khazad-dûm”

by Kate Nepveu

Choose again, and change: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan saga

by Jo Walton

(Tap tap) Is this thing on?

by Charlie Stross

JordanCon Live Video Feed!

by Pablo Defendini

David Gemmell Legend Award: Finalists

by Douglas Cohen

Bugs in the Arroyo

by Steven Gould
Thu Apr 16

M. S. Corley strikes again

by Irene Gallo

Star Trek Re-watch: “The Naked Time”

by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers

Little Fish, Big Pond

by Jason Sizemore

Columbine 10th Anniversary and Christopher Moore’s Lust Lizard

by Mark Graham

The Future of Sarah Connor

by Rajan Khanna

Lost Round Table: “Some Like it Hoth”

by Pablo Defendini
Wed Apr 15

Just my job: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Diplomatic Immunity

by Jo Walton

Uncomfortable Plot Summaries

by Steven Padnick

The Wheel of Time #0: Dragonmount, coloured and lettered

by Tor Books

Charles Vess’ A Midsummers Night’s Dream fountain

by Irene Gallo

She’s getting away! Lois McMaster Bujold’s A Civil Campaign

by Jo Walton
Tue Apr 14

Star Trek Re-watch: “Where No Man Has Gone Before”

by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

In God We Rust: Final Thoughts on Battlestar Galactica

by Robert Bland

Interview with Mario Acevedo, author of Jailbait Zombie

by Mark Graham

Magic Strikes...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams

But I’m Vor: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Komarr

by Jo Walton

The Red-Boot Diaries: Marvel Divas

by Genevieve Valentine
Mon Apr 13

Lone Star Stories Reader for Free!

by John Klima

Ancient Rockets: The ? Motorist

by Kage Baker

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 10

by Leigh Butler

Close Encounters...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams

This is my old identity, actually: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Memory

by Jo Walton

Justin Yun, concept art

by Irene Gallo

Author Felix Gilman Supplies Seven Reasons Why You Should Read Gears of the City

by Matt Staggs
Sun Apr 12

Hammer of God...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams

Robert Sawyer’s WWW:WAKE: Waiting for the rest of the story

by Mark Graham
Sat Apr 11

Science Fiction Cuisine

by Jason Henninger

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Love on the Line” and “Cecil and Britches: Coal Car Stew”

by Irene Gallo
Fri Apr 10

Cyberdyne is bringing HAL to market (yes, really.)

by Pablo Defendini

2009 Eisner Award Nominees Announced!

by Torie Atkinson

LotR re-read: Fellowship II.4, “A Journey in the Dark”

by Kate Nepveu

Luck is something you make for yourself: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Cetaganda

by Jo Walton

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 9

by Leigh Butler

Stargazer...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams
Thu Apr 9

For Kings, the Bell Tolls: A Schedule Change, and What NBC is Doing Wrong

by Genevieve Valentine

Star Trek Re-watch: “Charlie X”

by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers

All true wealth is biological: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Mirror Dance

by Jo Walton

Dave Arneson, RIP

by Bruce Baugh

Stephen King’s Next Epic: Under the Dome

by Joshua Starr

Lost Round Table: “Dead is Dead”

by Pablo Defendini
Wed Apr 8

Hugo award logo contest

by Irene Gallo

The Question of Renee Montoya

by Lou Anders

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 8

by Leigh Butler

Interview with Robert Sawyer, Author of WWW: WAKE

by John Klima

Prophets...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams

Dune: Science Fiction for Fantasy Fans

by Douglas Cohen
Tue Apr 7

How I Learned to Stop Being a Bitch and Love the Con

by Jason Henninger

Star Trek Re-watch: “The Man Trap”

by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

One birth, one death, and all the acts of pain and will between: Lois Mcmaster Bujold’s Barrayar

by Jo Walton

Review: The Ghost in Love

by Arachne Jericho

Star Trek Re-Watch Index

by Tor.com

Collecting ARCs: (Sometimes) Even Better than the Real Thing

by Matt Berger

Star Trek fans get a surprise...a full screening of the new JJ Abrams movie!

by Torie Atkinson

Work Those Umlauts, Baby: Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire

by Megan Messinger

Morlock Ambrosius, Master of Makers

by Lou Anders
Mon Apr 6

Kings: “Insurrection”

by Genevieve Valentine

The Venture Bros. Season Three

by Rajan Khanna

Hard on his superiors: Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Vor Game

by Jo Walton

Ancient Rockets: The Lost World

by Kage Baker

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 7

by Leigh Butler

Recent Additions

by Matt Berger

So, what sort of series do you like?

by Jo Walton

Review: Jim Butcher’s Turn Coat Goes to Eleven

by Megan Messinger
Sun Apr 5

Stephen King’s The Little Sisters of Eluria from Donald Grant: Is a book worth $100?

by Mark Graham

What have you done with your baby brother? Lois McMaster Bujold’s Brothers in Arms

by Jo Walton
Sat Apr 4

Weekend Getaway: Free Galactic Fiction

by John Klima

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Fish Heads Fuge” and “Tidy Monster”

by Irene Gallo
Fri Apr 3

Battlestar Galactica: Downloaded

by Rajan Khanna

LotR re-read: Fellowship II.3, “The Ring Goes South”

by Kate Nepveu

Why he must not fail: Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Borders of Infinity

by Jo Walton

Star Trek TOS Re-watch: Introductory Post

by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

Bob Eggleton: Artist Hugo spotlight

by Irene Gallo

Sentient-Robot-Building Scientist Cheerfully Dooms Us All

by Genevieve Valentine

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 6

by Leigh Butler
Thu Apr 2

“What can he have more but the kingdom?”

by Genevieve Valentine

SF 101: Why BSG needed the spaceships and killer robots

by Torie Atkinson

Dave Gibbons Backs the Digital Artist 2009 Competition

by Pablo Defendini

The Wheel of Time Side-Project No. 1: Murphy Brown, eat your heart out

by Leigh Butler

Family of Paul Williams Needs Help

by Tor.com

Cramer announces ToC for Year's best Fantasy 2009

by Pablo Defendini

Buyout...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams

Donato Giancola: Artist Hugo nominee spotlight

by Irene Gallo

Quest for Ovaries: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Ethan of Athos

by Jo Walton

Review: The Cole Protocol, by Tobias Buckell

by Bruce Baugh

Lost Round Table: “What Happened, Happened”

by Pablo Defendini
Wed Apr 1

Ron Moore’s Genius...in 60 Seconds

by John Joseph Adams

Troll Nation Protests Against Derogatory Internet Slang

by Vivian Pickles

Shocking Split Rocks Comics World: Alan Moore Abandoned by His Beard

by Bridget McGovern

Spaceglam: Will It Last?

by Jason Henninger

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 5

by Leigh Butler

Released DHS Documents Confirm Battle Schools

by Tor.com

Doctor Whodism: How the Doctor Influenced the Dharma

by Jason Henninger

TÖRdötCÖM’s plans for ebooks

by Pablo Defendini

Quarrels and Quarterstaffs: Shakespeare’s Robin of Sherwood on DVD

by Jo Walton

Propinquity Contrivance Re-read: The Deep Purloining

by Tammi Esposito

Requiem for a Filker

by Tor.com

John Picacio: Artist Hugo nominee spotlight

by Irene Gallo

Forward Momentum: Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Warrior’s Apprentice

by Jo Walton

Rejoice, for the Rapture of the Nerds is upon us!

by Pablo Defendini

PETA Unsure About Furries

by Tor.com

Fox Cancels Joss Whedon

by Tor.com

Fiction World Rocked as Woman Claims No Sexual Attraction to Neil Gaiman

by Tor.com

Kress’s Steal Across the Sky another great first-contact novel

by Mark Graham

Krofft Brothers Give Green Light to Re-Imagined Sigmund

by Tor.com

More questions than answers: Robert A. Heinlein’s The Stone Pillow

by Jo Walton

Anne Rice Admits to Writing Jesus Fan Fiction

by Tor.com

An Open Letter to Our Readers:

by Tor.com