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Take Flight with 6 Fantasy Creatures That Are Just as Cool as Dragons
When it comes to fantasy creatures, we feel like dragons get all the credit. And we get it, they’re flashy and scaly and there’s fire-breathing and they have unnerving laughs, but they aren’t the only...
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“It’s our mission that doesn’t make sense”— Valerian and the City of a...
Debuting in a 1967 issue of Pilote magazine in France, the “Valérian et Laureline” science fiction adventures written by Pierre Christin and drawn by Jean-Claude Mézières became an immediate hit in...
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Stephen Colbert’s Latest Tolkien-Off Target Is Lee Pace
It’s no secret that Stephen Colbert is a huge Tolkien nerd, and he’s pulled out his freakily expansive knowledge of lore on his show several times now, to the delight (and slight terror) of guests....
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Chronicling Japanese Folklore: The Ghosts and Monsters of Shigeru Mizuki
Have you ever been walking along and felt the creepy, unsettling feeling that something was watching you? You may have met Betobeto-san, an invisible yōkai, or folklore creature, who follows along...
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Announcing the 2019 Hugo Award Winners
The winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards have been announced! You can read the full list below. The Awards were presented on the evening of Sunday August 18th, 2019 at a ceremony at the 77th World Science...
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Around the World in 28 Alternative Cities!
When you spend time in science fiction and fantasy, you expect to get lost in bucolic Shires, bustling Diagon Alleys, and maybe the occasional wardrobe-based analog of Heaven. But why stop there? Join...
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Has Star Wars Abandoned Boba Fett? Or Is His Comeback Written on the Wall?
Aside from the grand finale of the Skywalker Saga with Episode IX, there is another Star Wars story that has everyone buzzing: The Mandalorian, premiering in November on Disney’s new streaming service....
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Casting The Wheel of Time: Your Auntie Leigh Has an Opinion On It
What ho, Tor.com! What news hath ye? WOT casting news, what? Whoa. Indeed, O my Peeps, as you most likely have heard even if, like me, you’re obstinately allergic to social media and facesnapping your...
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Tolkien’s Elves: How the Eldar Half Lives (and Lives, and Lives, and Lives)
In this scattershot series, we’ll be delving “too greedily and too deep,” prying gems out of the glorious rough that is the extended legendarium of Tolkien’s world. This includes drawing on The Lord of...
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George R. R. Martin Talks With The Guardian About the Next Book, Stress, and...
If you thought Game of Thrones finally coming to an end (not to mention the way it ended) drummed up all sorts of complicated emotions for you, just wait until you read the latest interview with George...
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QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: Imago by Octavia E. Butler
Imago is the third and final volume of Xenogenesis, Octavia E. Butler’s groundbreaking science fiction trilogy about alien contact and its consequences. I have already reviewed the first and second...
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“No One Belongs Here”: The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 Finale and Season 4...
“June did this,” an emotional Rita whispers to Luke upon their first meeting at an airport in Toronto, after stepping off a plane filled with fifty-odd escapees from Gilead. The entire third season of...
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Read an Excerpt from The Tenth Girl, a Haunting Thriller from Sara Faring
At the very southern tip of South America looms an isolated finishing school. Legend has it that the land will curse those who settle there. But for Mavi—a bold Buenos Aires native fleeing the military...
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The Future of Another Timeline Sweepstakes!
From Annalee Newitz, founding editor of io9, comes a story of time travel, murder, and the lengths we’ll go to protect the ones we love. The Future of Another Timeline is out on September 24 – and we...
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SFF Horse Breeds: Paso and Paso
Sometimes with animal breeds, people get confused. Two breeds will have very similar names and come from similar parts of the world, but aficionados will tell you that they really are not alike at all....
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Redditor Finds Rare 1st Edition Copy of The Fellowship of The Ring…in a...
Thrifters and used-book nerds alike can appreciate the reward of digging through piles of items to find one very special, very precious piece. That’s what happened to one Reddit user, who volunteers at...
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Reading the Wheel of Time: Death, Love, and Fate in Robert Jordan’s The...
Hello hello, and welcome back to Reading the Wheel of Time. This week is the very first week of the fourth book in the series, The Shadow Rising, and I am tremendously excited about it. Chapter one...
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What’s Next for the 2019 Hugo Award Winners?
What can readers expect next from the winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards? Since 1953, the Hugo Awards have honored notable authors who’ve written excellent works in the fields of science fiction and...
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The Echo Chamber Sweepstakes!
A Silicon Valley scandal sets off a chain of dystopian events in this topical and twist-laden thriller about virtual heists, social media, and second chances. The Echo Chamber by Rhett J. Evans is out...
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Rick and Morty and Nihilism: Why We Embrace A Show That Cares About Nothing
When I decided to major in English, my parents thought I might use this highly versatile degree to pursue law or medicine. Little did they know that I’d end up applying that (much too) expensive...
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