Official Trailer for Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chome & Series Premiere on...
Just like revealing out of nowhere that four major characters are suddenly Cylons, the on-again-off again-Battlestar Galactica prequel—Blood & Chrome—has a new, real trailer and a release date for...
View ArticleSix of the Best and Worst Anime Based on Video Games
The main problem with talking about anime adaptations of video games is knowing where to start. Just go and look at this list over on Wikipedia and it’s clear that games have been a constant source of...
View ArticleCreating a World of Irony and Froth: The Convenient Marriage
It took sixteen books, but in The Convenient Marriage Heyer finally created the voice and tone that she would later use to create her Regency world: arch, ironic, frothy, and sharp, combining high...
View ArticleFirst World War Z Footage
Here's a trailer of a trailer for World War Z! Beset with development and production delays, the long-anticipated adaptation of the popular Max Brooks novel will reveal exclusive footage to...
View ArticleThe Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 25
Holy sleep deprivation, Batman, it’s a Wheel of Time Re-read!Today’s entry covers Chapter 45-47 of Towers of Midnight, in which there is a reunion, a segue, bees with knees, a negotiation, headdesking,...
View ArticleWhat If Nathan Fillion Turned His Back On His Fans? Castle’s Firefly Episode...
Ever since the news broke a few weeks ago that Castle season 5 would include a convention episode with an emphasis on star Nathan Fillion’s cancelled sci-fi series Firefly—directed by Jonathan...
View ArticleMidnight City Sweepstakes!
We've got 24 copies of Midnight City for 24 of you! In J. Barton Mitchell's novel, the Earth has been conquered by an extraterrestrial race—and they have abducted the adult population. What will happen...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Tapestry”
“Tapestry”Written by Ronald D. MooreDirected by Les LandauSeason 6, Episode 14Production episode 40276-241Original air date: February 15, 1993Stardate: unknownCaptain’s Log: An away team that includes...
View ArticleSong of the Vikings (Excerpt)
For you fans of mythology, check out this excerpt from Song of the Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown, out now from Palgrave—it beings with a smackdown between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis:Much like Greek...
View ArticleThe Mortal Kombat Movie Wins by Friendship
What’s the difference between Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter? If you’re a 90s kid like me, chances are that the major difference is that you were only allowed to play one of them. Mortal Kombat hit...
View ArticleA Warped World is Unraveled: Gennifer Albin’s Crewel
For generations, girls have dreamed of being retrieved by Arras’s Manipulation Services, called to serve their world’s highest purpose, controlling the weave that keeps Arras running smoothly. To be...
View ArticleHappy Election Day
To our readers in the U.S., Happy Election Day from Tor.com Central! Read the full article
View ArticleMorning Roundup: Illustrated Cage Matches Between Doctor Who Characters
Over on the blog of artist Emma Price, there are a slew of great Doctor Who throwdowns between various characters who may or may not have met each other confronting one another. It’s hard to pick a...
View ArticleWild Things
Ah, love. A many splendored thing. Here is a rather unusual love story, sweet and strange as could only happen in the post-magical reality of the Indigo Springs “event.” Blue Magic, the sequel to...
View ArticleThis is Not a Love Song: The New School of Video Game Movies
Wreck-It Ralph is a sweet bit of nostalgia for the good ol’ days of gaming, those colorful characters and simple platformers of the arcade generation. But what about the movies for people who never...
View ArticleNeil Gaiman’s Next Doctor Who Episode Will Feature Cybermen
The BBC issued a press release this morning that confirms the presence of Cybermen in Neil Gaiman’s next Doctor Who episode, coming in spring of 2013.No title has been revealed, nor does the release...
View ArticleAmerican Gods Reread: Chapters 17 and 18
Welcome to the eighth installment of our ongoing American Gods Reread, a rambling literary road trip through Neil Gaiman’s Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning novel (soon to be an HBO series). Each...
View ArticleAmerican Gods Mix Tape: Chapters 17 and 18
As a side project to our American Gods Reread, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at all the various songs quoted and referenced throughout the novel. Every epic adventure deserves an...
View Article15 Essential Zombie Reads
Between last Sunday’s game-changing episode of The Walking Dead and our first glimpse of the (extremely) long-awaited film adaptation of World War Z, it seems that shambling, undead hordes are once...
View ArticleListen to Radagast the Brown Before You See Him in The Hobbit
A new track from the soundtrack to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has revealed the movie’s orchestral theme for Radagast the Brown. The orchestration is...surprisingly tense! And weird, and maybe...
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