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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Rightful Heir”
“Rightful Heir”Written by James E. Brooks and Ronald D. MooreDirected by Winrich KolbeSeason 6, Episode 23Production episode 40276-249Original air date: May 17, 1993Stardate: 46852.2Captain’s Log:...
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Farside Sweepstakes!
We've got five ARC copies of Ben Bova's Farside for five of you, so jump right over here to us and get 'em! This book doesn't come out until Febuary 12, so you'll get your hands on it way ahead of the...
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Imager’s Battalion (Excerpt)
Enjoy this excerpt from L. E. Modesitt, Jr.’s Imager’s Battalion, coming out on January 22:The sequel to the New York Times bestselling Princeps follows magical hero Quaeryt as he leads history’s first...
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Sleeping Beauty: Robin McKinley’s Spindle’s End
The first chapter of Spindle’s End (2000) is one of the most beautiful pieces of prose ever written. The first time I read it I wanted to hug it close and wrap it around me and live in it forever. I...
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Beautifully Geeky Book Sculptures
We saw these beautiful book sculptures over on The Mary Sue, but they were created by artist Wetcanvas and can be seen on DeviantArt. There are loads more over there, but we included a few of the genre...
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Cumberbatch’s Star Trek Into Darkness Villain Revealed (Again) and He’s...a...
The above Star Trek Into Darkness photo, released yesterday, reveals Benedict Cumberbatch’s character in the Enterprise brig (hereafter known as the Cumberbrig). The Paramount Pictures-sanctioned...
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Morning Roundup: Gotham (and Batgirl!) as Done by Norman Rockwell
Is this Robin taking Batgirl out for a supportive coffee after hearing about Gail Simone being fired from her title? Or is this before and they don’t know that the hammer is coming down? WE HAVE TO...
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This is How You Paint 150 Foot Tall Hobbit Dwarves
For those of you that missed the 150 foot Batman post, I couldn’t resist this redux, now with a 100% more dwarves! 315 Park Avenue South is exactly halfway between my apartment and the Tor offices. For...
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Sleeps With Monsters: “He Left” or How About That War Then? R.M. Meluch’s...
Last time, I was a little unflattering about Meluch’s most recent series, the Tour of the Merrimack. So I thought I’d leave my brief casting-of-the-eye over her work with a book I can be mostly...
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Alice Eve’s Star Trek Into Darkness Character Is Someone You’ve Heard Of
When it rains, it pours! Bleeding Cool has just revealed inside information (as yet unconfirmed) about who Alice Eve is playing in the upcoming super-hyped Star Trek Into Darkness. We might have been...
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The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Howard Andrew Jones
Welcome back to The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe, a recurring series here on Tor.com featuring some of our favorite science fiction and fantasy authors! This week we’re joined by Howard Andrew...
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John Scalzi’s Video Game Project Morning Star is a First Person Shooter With...
John Scalzi has just announced that he is developing a new first person shooter called Morning Star in conjunction with Industrial Toys, the game studio formed by Alex Seropian, who formerly ran...
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Talking With Tom: A Conversation Between Tom Doherty and L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Who better to interview a living legend than another living legend? “Talking with Tom” is the first installment of a new Tor.com series in which Tor publisher Tom Doherty chats with one of the many...
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New Full Trailer for Man of Steel
The full theatrical trailer for the next incarnation of Superman—Zack Synder’s Man of Steel—has hit the Internet. Will Supes reveal his secret identity to the world? Will Amy Adams be the best Lois...
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Get Paul Cornell’s New Story “The Ghosts of Christmas” Early!
Is it us or is it just not Christmas unless there’s a bit of darkness to beat back? (It might just be us. Not a lot of light down here in the blog mines.) Every year, Tor.com commissions a new original...
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The Wheel of Time: A Memory of Light Spoiler-Free Review
Hello, everyone. This is not a Wheel of Time Re-read.It’s something even cooler, as you may have guessed by the art to my right. Or your right. Whichever.Once again I have the distinct honor of...
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Solo’s Eleven. Star Wars: Scoundrels
“Star Wars meets Ocean's Eleven” is the quick pitch for Star Wars: Scoundrels, but that sells the book short by a few parsecs. With Han, Luke and Leia on their way out in the Expanded Universe, quite a...
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Hi-Yo Trailer! First Look at The Lone Ranger
It’s the first serious trailer for the new Lone Ranger movie. Does this seem to have speculative elements in it? It just might. (We haven’t been this excited since Green Lantern!) Watch below.[Trailer...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Second Chances”
“Second Chances”Written by Michael Medlock and Rene EchevarriaDirected by LeVar BurtonSeason 6, Episode 24Production episode 40276-250Original air date: May 24, 1993Stardate: 46915.2Captain’s Log: The...
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Announcing the Party Reborn! A Midnight A Memory of Light NYC Release Event
Good news, NYC area Wheel of Time fans! Tor.com and Tor Books is teaming up with WORD Bookstore to host a midnight release party for A Memory of Light!The PARTY REBORN will take place on Monday,...
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