Blog Archive

January, 2012

Tue Jan 31

Grand Theft Giant: Giant Thief by David Tallerman

by Stefan Raets

Nomansland (Excerpt)

by Lesley Hauge

We Could Have Been Riding Star Wars Speeder Bikes in the 80s

by Stubby the Rocket

A Trip to Greenland and a Dream of Vikings: Nevil Shute’s An Old Captivity

by Jo Walton

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 17

by Leigh Butler

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Sarek”

by Keith DeCandido

Frank Reade Book Tour Coming to Portland, Oregon this February

by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Black Dog Serenade”

by Madeline Ashby

Morning Roundup: The New U.S.S. Enterprise Stands Revealed

by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Jan 30

We Will Be First in Line for the X-Files/Downton Abbey Crossover

by Stubby the Rocket

Lost Girl: The Sex-Filled Canadian Buffy-Style Fae Show You’re Missing

by Liz Bourke

What is the #BelieveinSherlock Movement? And How Did it Get So Widespread So Quickly?

by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Swamp Thing Part 2

by Tim Callahan

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Scoobies Assemble!

by Alyx Dellamonica

Introduce Yourself to The Wheel of Time for Only 99 Cents

by Tor.com

Reviewing Futures: The Shell Energy Scenarios to 2050

by Karl Schroeder

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Door and Demon, Sections 10-20

by Suzanne Johnson

The Wary Returning Hero: Jack Campbell’s Dauntless

by Robert H. Bedford

Morning Roundup: Nick Fury Battles Captain Jack for Film Dominance

by Stubby the Rocket

The First Game of Thrones Season 2 Trailer is Here

by Stubby the Rocket
Sun Jan 29

Someone Combined Portal and Nightmare Before Christmas And You’re Welcome

by Stubby the Rocket

David Drake’s Hammer’s Slammers Stories

by David Hartwell
Sat Jan 28

Legion of the Damned (Excerpt)

by William C Dietz

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “La Faim” and “Spin”

by René Walling
Fri Jan 27

Who’s The Boss: Boneyards by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

by Michael M Jones

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Paranormal Romance

by Suzanne Johnson

My Brother Sam Has A Moustache: IDW’s Star Trek #5

by Ryan Britt and Emily Asher-Perrin

Spartacus: Vengeance returns with all-new episodes

by Theresa DeLucci

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 4

by Leigh Butler

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Most Toys”

by Keith DeCandido

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Eighteen

by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Introducing the Rewatch in One

by Jason Henninger

I Am Not a Number!: The Prisoner

by Jason Henninger

A Warrior’s Complexity: Orphanage by Robert Buettner

by Myke Cole

Morning Roundup: Dirty Harry Potter

by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Jan 26

Virga Book Set Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Mirror, Mirror Trailer

by Irene Gallo

Full Trailer for Luc Besson’s Lock-Out

by Stubby the Rocket

A Look at The Postmortal Audiobook

by Cassandra McNeil

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Urban Fantasy

by Suzanne Johnson

Why Do You Write?: Women of Vision, edited by Denise Du Pont

by Brit Mandelo

Steampunk Events for February 2012

by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

This Title May Be Misleading: Dragons in the Waters

by Mari Ness

Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 8: “I have a patron” Speculations on Master Ash

by Jo Walton

Art History Through Sci Fi-Colored Glasses

by Irene Gallo

Reopening The X-Files: “One Breath”

by Meghan Deans

Portals, Portals Everywhere: Into the Looking Glass by John Ringo

by Michael M Jones

Morning Roundup: Read a Primer on John Carter While Becoming The Last Starfighter

by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Jan 25

Be All That Someone Else Can Be: Hitchers by Will McIntosh

by Stefan Raets

Fiction Affliction: Genre-Bender Releases in February

by Suzanne Johnson

Over 100 Favorite Moments From Star Wars Uncut

by Stubby the Rocket

Genre in the Mainstream: No One Belongs in SFF More than Miranda July

by Ryan Britt

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Seventeen

by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

The Wheel of Time to Be Re-Released With New Art

by Tor.com

Female Action Stars: You Know You Want Them

by Heather Massey

Naval débutantes in space: Mike Shepherd’s Kris Longknife: Mutineer

by Liz Bourke

The Situation

by Jeff VanderMeer

Morning Roundup: New Lord of the Rings Legos

by Stubby the Rocket
Tue Jan 24

If The Walking Dead Were a 90s Sitcom

by Stubby the Rocket

Might as Well Jump: Tempest by Julie Cross

by Suzanne Johnson

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Science Fiction

by Suzanne Johnson

Taft 2012 Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Hollow Pursuits”

by Keith DeCandido

Build Your Sepia-Toned Dreams with Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos

by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 16

by Leigh Butler

SFF Has Strong Showing in the 2012 Oscar Nominations

by Stubby the Rocket

The Newbery Medal and Speculative Fiction

by Elisabeth Kushner

Of treecats and spaceships: David Weber’s On Basilisk Station

by Nina Lourie

Pre-existing Universe, Very Original Story: John M. Ford’s The Final Reflection

by Jo Walton

Morning Roundup: New Supe Poses With Young Fan

by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Jan 23

Tor.com Salutes Military Science Fiction

by Tor.com

Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Fantasy

by Suzanne Johnson

For Whom the Space Beacon Tolls: Another Look at Robert A. Heinlein’s Starship Troopers

by Ryan Britt

Steven S. DeKnight Talks Genre Fiction & New Spartacus

by Theresa DeLucci

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Swamp Thing Part 1

by Tim Callahan

Dick Tufeld, Voice of the Lost in Space Robot, Passes Away

by Stubby the Rocket

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: In Every Generation, There is a Chosen One

by Alyx Dellamonica

The Metal Men of Mars

by Joe R Lansdale

Take a Peek at Brand New John Carter Adventures

by John Joseph Adams

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Door and Demon, Sections 1-9

by Suzanne Johnson

Unity Against The Storm: A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo

by Michael M Jones

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon and The Wheel of Time on Tor.com

by Stubby the Rocket
Sun Jan 22

Ragnarok (Excerpt)

by Patrick A Vanner

Painting Ziggy Stardust for Rolling Stone

by Tim OBrien
Sat Jan 21

Help Complete the Lord of the Rings Family Tree

by Stubby the Rocket

Overkill (Excerpt)

by Robert Buettner

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Strings” and “The Old Man and the Sea”

by René Walling

Thank You for Voting! Readers’ Choice Awards Voting Closes

by Stubby the Rocket
Fri Jan 20

Symphony of Science -– “The Greatest Show on Earth”

by Brit Mandelo

Advance Man Is Why We Need More Sci-Fi In Theater

by Natalie Zutter

A Ship Called Argo: Star Blazers

by Rajan Khanna

All’s Fair in Love and War: Romance, and How It Sneaks Into Military Science Fiction

by Liz Bourke

A Kind of Humor

by David Drake

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 3

by Leigh Butler

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Tin Man”

by Keith DeCandido

Adam Christopher Talks Noir and Superheroes at NYPL’s Empire State Reading

by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

The Rest is History: David Weber and John Ringo’s March Upcountry

by Robert H. Bedford

Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards Update 01/20-Last Day to Vote!

by Stubby the Rocket

Morning Roundup: The Size of the Known Universe

by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Jan 19

Upcoming SFF Events in February

by René Walling

Starbuck’s Got A Gun (and A Cigar): Gender in Battlestar Galactica

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Fighting Nothingness: A Wind in the Door

by Mari Ness

Why Every Writer Should Join the US Military – Part II

by Myke Cole

Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 7: “There isn’t anything worse than the Ctheah!” Speculations on the Ctheah

by Jo Walton

Reopening The X-Files: “Duane Barry”/“Ascension”

by Meghan Deans

Free Download of Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear

by Cassandra McNeil

Shaking Hands in Hell: Sherlock’s “The Reichenbach Fall”

by Ryan Britt and Emily Asher-Perrin

Horses, Aunts, and Space Battles: Elizabeth Moon’s Heris Serrano: Omnibus One

by Liz Bourke

Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards Update 01/19

by Stubby the Rocket

Morning Roundup: Lucas Retires, Voyager Bros Chill Out

by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Jan 18

This Spring, Help Give One Million Books Away

by Stubby the Rocket

A Soldier Like My Mother. Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga

by Jo Walton

Watch Science Fiction Conversations with Nisi Shawl, Eileen Gunn, Le Guin & More

by Brit Mandelo

Anime on the Front Lines

by Tim Maughan

Connie Willis to Receive 2011 Damon Knight Grand Master Award from SFWA

by Stubby the Rocket

Why Michael Biehn In A Basement Isn’t Always Enough: The Divide

by Danny Bowes

Why Every Writer Should Join the US Military — Part I

by Myke Cole

The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame to Honor Gene Wolfe

by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Sixteen

by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

What is Genre in the Mainstream? Why Should You Care?

by Ryan Britt

Meet John Perry: John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War

by Ron Hogan

Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards Update 01/18

by Stubby the Rocket

Morning Roundup: Harry Potter is a Bum

by Stubby the Rocket
Tue Jan 17

A Steampunk-Pulp Mashup: The Wars of Other Men

by GD Falksen

Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards Update 01/17

by Stubby the Rocket

Admirals and Amazons: Women in Military Science Fiction

by Liz Bourke

Taft 2012 (Excerpt)

by Jason Heller

Rhyme meets Reason in Miranda, the Steampunk Murder Mystery Opera

by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

There Are So Many Reasons Why You Should Watch Starship Troopers Right Now

by John Scalzi

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 15

by Leigh Butler

Watch the New Scenes from Avatar: The Legend of Korra

by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Captain’s Holiday”

by Keith DeCandido

Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm Ep 8: New Sheriffs and Old Grudges

by Teresa Jusino

Game Over, Man! Tor.com Appreciates Military Science Fiction

by Tor.com

Future Shock: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

by Michael M Jones
Mon Jan 16

Finalists for Pornokitsch’s 2011 Kitschies Announced

by Stubby the Rocket

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Future Shocks

by Tim Callahan

Gearing Up for 2012: A Steampunk Conventions Listing

by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

For MLK Day: Watch Nichelle Nichols Talk About the Dr. King/Star Trek Connection

by Stubby the Rocket

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Key and Rose, Sections 11-23

by Suzanne Johnson

Morning Roundup: Depp Bites

by Stubby the Rocket
Sat Jan 14

Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards Update 01/14

by Stubby the Rocket

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Respawn” and “The Sand Castle”

by René Walling
Fri Jan 13

Stubby’s Bowie Makeover

by Stubby the Rocket

Wham! Bam! Thank you ma’am: Goodbye to Bowie Week!

by Tor.com

Starman Across Time: A Bowie Photo Gallery Complete With Music Videos!

by Stubby the Rocket

Flip Through Cover Galleries for the Readers’ Choice Awards

by Stubby the Rocket

Can You Be Gay in Star Wars? “Love Wars” Explores the Issue

by Stubby the Rocket

Camp David: Labyrinth and the Perils of Pop Stardom

by Bridget McGovern

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 2

by Leigh Butler

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Allegiance”

by Keith DeCandido

Doctor Who Spinoff Announced Focusing on Amy & Rory

by Stubby the Rocket

No Foolin’, Game of Thrones Season 2 Debuts April 1

by Stubby the Rocket

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Fifteen

by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

The Chameleon Man: David Bowie as Society’s Alien

by Emily Asher-Perrin

Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards Update 01/13

by Stubby the Rocket

Morning Roundup: Daleks Invade NASA + Shockingly Delicious Unicorn Poop

by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Jan 12

Get Writing Prompts from Lev Grossman, Aimee Bender & More from Figment

by Stubby the Rocket

Intrigue and Lasers in Manhattan: The Young Unicorns

by Mari Ness

Sound and Vision: Soundtracks Featuring Bowie Singles

by Bridget McGovern

Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 6: “Expect disaster every seven years” Speculations on Kote

by Jo Walton

Bowie and Tesla: The Prestige Connection

by Rajan Khanna

Painting John Carter

by Gregory Manchess

Reopening The X-Files: “Sleepless”

by Meghan Deans

More like this, please: James S.A. Corey’s Leviathan Wakes

by Jo Walton

Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards Update 01/12

by Stubby the Rocket

Morning Roundup: Ned Stark’s in a Dress. You Can Never Unsee This

by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Jan 11

Nominees for the 2011 Philip K. Dick Award Announced

by Stubby the Rocket

A Hidden Acting Triumph: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

by Rajan Khanna

David Fincher Brings Us Another Dark, Sexy Mystery: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Natalie Zutter

The Hunger: David Bowie’s Dead, Undead

by Theresa DeLucci

Genre in the Mainstream: 5 Literary/SF “Crossover” Books to Watch For in 2012

by Ryan Britt

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Fourteen

by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Reading Joanna Russ: Extra(ordinary) People (1984), Part 2

by Brit Mandelo

Cyberpunk Bowie, New Wave Bowie: A Look at Scary Monsters

by Karin L Kross

Vote in the Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards

by Tor.com

Morning Roundup: Ghost Rider Meets He-Man. Don’t Ask Questions

by Stubby the Rocket
Tue Jan 10

The Joy of Books (The Coolest Thing You’ll See Today?)

by Irene Gallo

Albums That Could Be Films: Bowie’s Diamond Dogs

by Ron Hogan

Arctic Rising ARC Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Arctic Rising (Excerpt)

by Tobias S Buckell

The Strange Story of First Long-Lost Hobbit Animated Short Film

by Stubby the Rocket

Arctic Rising ARC Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Loving — Then Hating — the Alien: Velvet Goldmine

by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 14

by Leigh Butler

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Sins of the Father”

by Keith DeCandido

Spectrum Fantasy Art Nomination Deadline Approaching + A New Art Director Award Announced!

by Irene Gallo

Reading Joanna Russ: Extra(ordinary) People (1984), Part 1

by Brit Mandelo

Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm Ep 7: Tearing Down Walls

by Teresa Jusino

Rick McCallum’s Description of Star Wars Live Action TV Show Sounds Like a Cross Between Baywatch: Nights and Caprica

by Stubby the Rocket

The Cult of Bowie: Cracked Actor, Fictional Character, Supervillain

by Bridget McGovern

Beware the Hound! Sherlock’s “The Hounds of Baskerville”

by Ryan Britt and Emily Asher-Perrin

Morning Roundup: Hogwarts Bro-Down

by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Jan 9

Do It While I Can Still Remember Things: The Annotated Sandman, Volume One

by Brit Mandelo

Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind (Excerpt)

by Kitty Ferguson

Invention is the Mother of Ruin: The Man Who Fell to Earth

by Emily Asher-Perrin

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Captain Britain, Part 2

by Tim Callahan

Ashes of Candesce (Excerpt)

by Karl Schroeder

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Key and Rose, Sections 1-10

by Suzanne Johnson

Fan Input Wanted for New Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition

by Stubby the Rocket

Future Music: Station To Station

by Nick Abadzis

Morning Roundup: Amy Pond Death Watch Begins+Old School Galactica Paintings

by Stubby the Rocket
Sun Jan 8

Happy Birthday from the Spiders From Mars!: Announcing Bowie Week on Tor.com

by Tor.com

Gnomes, Boxing Gloves, and Stuffed Tights: The Humor of David Bowie

by Alex Bledsoe
Fri Jan 6

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Offspring”

by Keith DeCandido

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 1

by Leigh Butler

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Thirteen

by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Four-Year-Old Dinosaur Toy Inspector Delivers Harsh Criticism

by Stubby the Rocket

Occupy Starfleet: 10 Politically Minded Trek Episodes That Still Resonate

by Ryan Britt

Controversial Akira Remake Is No Longer Happening

by Stubby the Rocket

Morning Roundup: Ellen Ripley as a LOL Cat

by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Jan 5

Defyingly I Worship Thee! A Review of Faith by John Love

by Stefan Raets

Espionage and Morality: The Arm of the Starfish

by Mari Ness

Kristen Simmons Article 5 Tour!

by Tor.com

Reopening The X-Files: “The Host”

by Meghan Deans

Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 5: “Lackless likes her riddle raveling”: Speculations on Lacklesses

by Jo Walton

Article 5 ARC Sweepstakes Rules

by Sweepstakes

Article 5 ARC Sweepstakes!

by Sweepstakes

Adler Cracks the Whip! Sherlock: “A Scandal in Belgravia”

by Ryan Britt and Emily Asher-Perrin

Mickey Smith and Sherlock Just Got Beamed Up by J.J.Abrams

by Stubby the Rocket

The Handmaid’s Tale, Fahrenheit 451 & Other Beautiful New Folio Society Books

by Irene Gallo

Morning Roundup: Get Your Senior Photo Taken in Front of a Star Trek:Generations Backdrop

by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Jan 4

Donato Paints Joan of Arc

by Irene Gallo

Catch the Cyborg Cinderella Creator on the Road!

by Stubby the Rocket

The World of Empire State Arrives in London & NYC This Week

by Stubby the Rocket

Perfect Mystery: Peter Dickinson’s Perfect Gallows

by Jo Walton

Steampunk Events for January 2012

by Ay-leen the Peacemaker

The Galileo Seven Rises: IDW’s Star Trek #4

by Ryan Britt and Emily Asher-Perrin

2012 Hugo Nomination Voting Is Open

by Tor.com

Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Twelve

by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

January Recommendations from Mysterious Galaxy

by Maryelizabeth Hart

Swift, Brutal Retaliation

by Meghan McCarron

Morning Roundup: Bane Gets Speech Therapy and Obi-Wan is in the Dark About 3-D

by Stubby the Rocket
Tue Jan 3

Genre in the Mainstream: Great Crossover Books of 2011

by Ryan Britt

Article 5 (Excerpt)

by Kristen Simmons

Read a Preview of the New Halo Forerunner Book, Out Today

by Tor.com

The Cyborg Cinderella: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

by Michael M Jones

Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Yesterday’s Enterprise”

by Keith DeCandido

Master Swordsman Bob Anderson: 1922-2012

by Stubby the Rocket
Mon Jan 2

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Captain Britain, Part 1

by Tim Callahan

The Prometheus Trailer is Really Trying to Get Us Thinking Alien

by Brit Mandelo

A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Bear and Bone, Sections 24-32

by Suzanne Johnson

Get Ready for the Last Year on Earth!

by Stubby the Rocket