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2012 Winners of the James Tiptree Jr. Award Announced!
The winners of the 2012 James Tiptree Jr. Award have been announced, and the Honor List is also available now to the public!The 2012 Tiptree Award winners will be honored during Memorial Day weekend at...
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Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Day of the Samurai” &“Terror in the Sky”
“Day of the Samurai”Written by Steve PerryDirected by Bruce W. TimmEpisode #043Music composed by Carlos RodriguezAnimation Services by Blue Pencil, S.I.Original Airdate—October 30th, 1992Plot: Kyodai...
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The Age Atomic (Excerpt)
Take a look at The Age Atomic, sequel to Empire State by Adam Christopher, out on March 26 from Angry Robot Books:The Empire State is dying. The Fissure connecting the pocket universe to New York has...
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Ever Upward: LADEE Captures the Primal Lunar Sky
As a long-time Space Nerd trying to manage her expectations, it’s easy for me to settle into a cocoon of pessimism when it comes to the prospect of boots on the surface of the moon and Mars. After all,...
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Another Yellow Brick Road: Oz Reimagined by John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen
Like so many of us, I grew up with the Oz books. I was lucky: not only did I have access to the first fourteen of the series, those written by L. Frank Baum himself and thusly considered wholly...
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The Cats of Tanglewood Forest Sweepstakes!
You’ve glimpsed the gorgeous art, and read a whole chapter, but you need a copy of The Cats of Tanglewood Forest. And we understand. We sympathize. So we’ve got copies here that could be making their...
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“I don’t think I want to be a cat.” The Cats of Tanglewood Forest
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest by Charles de Lint is many things, but first and foremost you should know that its entire plot does not revolve solely around cats. Cats are a catalyst, you might say, the...
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British Genre Fiction Focus: Understanding Progressive SF
Has it really been a week since the last time we did this?Answer: it has! To wit, it’s time for another edition of the British Genre Fiction Focus, Tor.com’s weekly column dedicated to news and new...
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Morning Roundup: Ray Bradbury Puts on a Tie (And Nothing Else)
Forget Bradbury’s fiction: This picture of him is enough to take us to another world.First question: How many of you can really pull off a tie while shirtless and wearing...
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Terrain
“Terrain,” by Genevieve Valentine, is a steampunk western about six diverse people living and working together on a farm outside a small town in Wyoming. The encroaching Union Pacific railroad wants...
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Dear Readers, Help Us Redesign the Site
Here at Tor.com, we’re readying for an eventual nuts-and-bolts redesign of our site—but don’t panic, we want your input first! Listed below are a few questions we have about your user experience, and...
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New Catching Fire “Capitol Portraits” Barely Hide the Coming Revolution
Coming up on almost two years of promoting The Hunger Games movies, Lionsgate has really gotten comfortable with the world of Suzanne Collins’ series: Nearly all of the studio’s promotional materials...
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Tonight in NYC: Dragons in Space!
In a joint effort between Word Bookstore and Housing Works Bookstore, New York City’s Geek Week will feature a fantastic panel of authors tonight! Called “Dragons in Space Redux,” the panel will...
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The Sandman Reread: Death: The High Cost of Living
Outside of the Sandman series proper, as the dark but sophisticated corner of Karen Berger’s DC Editorial offices became Vertigo Comics, a troop of writers continued the tales of some of the less...
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Queering SFF Tidbit: Lambda Literary Award Nominees Announced
The 25th Annual Lambda Awards nominees have been announced, including the LGBT Science Fiction /Fantasy/Horror category. The Lambda Awards, as the press release says, “celebrate achievement in lesbian,...
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Sister Mine (Excerpt)
Check out Nalo Hopkinson’s Sister Mine, out on March 12 from Grand Central Publishing:Now adults, Makeda and Abby still share their childhood home. The surgery to separate the two girls gave Abby a...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Book Three,...
Welcome to the Malazan Re-read of the Fallen! Every post will start off with a summary of events, followed by reaction and commentary by your hosts Bill and Amanda (with Amanda, new to the series,...
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How Big is the Planet that Westeros is On?
After exploring an epic fantasy realm for years it seems only natural—especially in the down time between books—to want to know what exists beyond the borders of the story in lands only hinted at....
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Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for March
For over a decade, Barnes & Noble buyer Jim Killen has been a driving force behind Barnes & Noble’s science fiction and fantasy sections. Each month on Tor.com, Mr. Killen curates a list of...
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Revealing the Cover to New Madeline Ashby Novel iD
Tor.com is excited to reveal the cover to iD, Madeline Ashby’s upcoming sequel to vN: The First Machine Dynasty, out on June 25 from Angry Robot Books.iD: The Second Machine Dynasty follows Javier, a...
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