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Duty and Dystopia: Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
In this bi-weekly series reviewing classic science fiction and fantasy books, Alan Brown looks at the front lines and frontiers of the field; books about soldiers and spacers, scientists and engineers,...
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Here’s a First Look at N.K. Jemisin’s New Novel, The City We Became
Splendid news: N.K. Jemisin has a new series coming out! “This story is my chance to have a little monstrous fun after the weight of the Broken Earth saga, so I’m hoping readers will enjoy it, too,”...
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Cult Anime FLCL Shows Its Darker Side in “Marquis de Carabas”
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince anime fans that the direct-to-video series FLCL (aka Fooly Cooly) was a comedy. Oh sure, it’s got all the trappings: vivid, eccentric...
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Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Series Will Be Set 8 Years After Revenge of the Sith
Looks like the new live-action Kenobi show will take place 8 years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith! (SPOILERS AHEAD for Solo: A Star Wars Story.) The Star Wars Show video series let...
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Read an Excerpt From Last Ones Left Alive
Raised in isolation by her mother and Maeve on a small island off the coast of a post-apocalyptic Ireland, Orpen’s life has revolved around training to fight a threat she’s never seen. More and more...
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All The New Genre-Bending Books Coming Out in September!
It’s strange, isn’t it? One minute you’re here, the next you’re gone. You feel changed, you feel eyes on you, you feel a darkness. It’s just out of your reach. This month’s genre-bending releases face...
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Worldbuilding and the Labor of Food
In this ongoing series, we ask SF/F authors to describe a specialty in their lives that has nothing (or very little) to do with writing. Join us as we discover what draws authors to their various...
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5 Books in Which Giant Insects Ruin Everyone’s Day
There’s something about insects in literature that make them the perfect monster. It doesn’t matter how they’re written. They can be small and deadly, or gigantic and misunderstood. They can be acting...
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BBC America’s Discworld Adaptation Has Found Its Carrot
It’s been a while since we heard anything about The Watch, BBC America’s adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. But that changed on Thursday, when Deadline reported that the series has cast...
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Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for September
For two decades, Jim Killen has served as the science fiction and fantasy book buyer for Barnes & Noble. Every month on Tor.com and the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog, Jim shares his curated...
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New Terminator: Dark Fate Trailer Reveals More Clues to the Plot
Although packed with mesmerizing action-sequences and some truly scary CGI, the first Terminator: Dark Fate trailer didn’t give us much in the way of actual plot. Thankfully, it looks like they were...
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Anna Smith Spark Talks Grimdark in Her r/Fantasy AMA
To raise awareness for virtual non-profit The Pixel Project’s mission to end violence against women, r/Fantasy has been hosting a series of AMAs. One of this week’s featured writers is Anna Smith...
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“Please don’t blow up!”— Fantastic Four (2015)
After 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer disappointed mightily at the box office, 20th Century Fox found themselves going back to the drawing board. While they did so, Marvel Studios...
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Joe Abercrombie Shares His Progress on The Age of Madness Books 2 & 3
Author Joe Abercrombie recently updated readers on the progress of the novels for his new trilogy: The Age of Madness, which kicks off with the release of A Little Hatred on September 17 from Orbit...
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Head Back to School in These 4 Anime + Book Pairings
As a long-time fan of both speculative fiction and anime, one common thread I’ve noticed in both media is the enduring presence of The School Story. Plenty of fantasy readers make their grand entrance...
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — A Stitch in Time
A Stitch in Time Written by Andrew J. Robinson Publication Date: May 2000 Timeline: 2376 is the novel’s “main” present, but given that it’s a memoir connecting the past to that present, numerous other...
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2018’s Tomb Raider Movie is Getting a Sequel
Lara Croft will be back. According to Deadline, MGM has set up a sequel to the 2018 reboot of the franchise, with Ben Wheatley (High-Rise, Free Fire), set to direct, and with Alicia Vikander set to...
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The Worst Is Yet to Come: Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron
Much to her disappointment, Arrah has no magic. Every year she attends a ritual that should reveal her powers, and every year she leaves as magic-less as she arrived. Her father, Oshe, is a skilled...
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Hulu Starts Adapting Atwood’s The Testaments As Early Copies Leak From Amazon
The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s Booker shortlisted (and as-yet-unreleased-but-now-sort-of-released?) sequel to her 1985 dystopian classic, is already being developed into a TV show by Hulu, the same...
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Star Wars Timeline Explained: The Mandalorian Will Reveal How The First Order...
When Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted in 2015, it introduced a new enemy: The First Order, a not-quite-sorta-kinda-angrier successor to the Galactic Empire. Since then, fans of the franchise have...
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