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Practice Makes Perfect: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.Because let’s face it: failing is no great shakes. In life, we all make mistakes. If we’re lucky, we learn from them as well. Perhaps they even help to...
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Morning Roundup: Bustin’ Makes Ripley Feel Good
Ripley ain’t afraid of no alien! This piece of art comes to us from David Pietrandrea, and is part of an upcoming art show called “Dream Weaver,” a celebration of Sigourney Weaver as a sci-fi icon....
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The Folding Knife Reread: Chapter Two
Welcome back to the reread of K.J. Parker’s The Folding Knife. You can find the discussion of the previous chapters here.Last week we swept through all of Basso’s childhood, from the day he was born to...
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All The Best Vampires Are Irish
Nowadays, when you mention “vampires,” people tend to think of sparkly teens or pasty-faced creeps in collared capes moaning “I vant to suck your blood” in some generic Eastern European accent. While...
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This Game of Thrones / Princess Bride Mash-Up is Perfect
In another world, a young Fred Savage received a much different book from his doting grampa. Watch the Game of Thrones / The Princess Bride mash-up below and become horrified at how naturally the two...
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Tor Tour: It’s Not Just About the Editing
We’ve recently started a series of blog posts over at Torbooks.co.uk aimed at shining a light on various aspects and roles of those of us involved in Team Tor at Pan Macmillan. To give you, the reader,...
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Scholar Uncovers the Fantastic Four’s Secret Identity Politics
To be a fan is to place oneself apart—or perhaps to be apart is to find a community of what enthuses you while the mainstream passes by. This is a model that forms a natural affinity between the...
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Spoiler Thread for A Read of Ice and Fire, Part 2!
Welcome to Part 2 of the Song of Ice and Fire thread, in conjunction with Leigh Butler’s fabulous Read of Ice and Fire. (The first thread, now massive, can be found here.) Please join us below for our...
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A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 22
Welcome back to A Read of Ice and Fire! Please join me as I read and react, for the very first time, to George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.Today’s entry is Part 22 of 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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Why We’re The Last Ape Standing
Right off the bat in Last Ape Standing, Chip Walter gives off hints of what eventually grows to become his thesis: that neoteny is the mechanism that defines human evolution. He doesn’t make a big...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Journey’s End”
“Journey’s End”Written by Ronald D. MooreDirected by Corey AllenSeason 7, Episode 20Production episode 40276-272Original air date: March 28, 1994Stardate: 47751.2Captain’s Log: The Enterprise arrives...
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King of the Nerds Tells Us There’s Only One Way To Be the Best Nerd
As swiftly as it came to our TV screens, TBS’ reality show King of the Nerds is over, with a second season already in the works. When we saw the trailer we were enraged, watching the pilot felt like a...
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The Lost Sweepstakes!
After reading the excerpt, you're probably eager to get your hands on a copy of The Lost by Vicki Pettersson! Never fear, Tor.com is here with five copies that you can win! Comment in the post to...
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Their Fearful Symmetry: Upside Down
How does the old adage go? “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Then consider lovers Adam (Jim Sturgess) and Eden (Kirsten Dunst)...
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Watch Not One, But Two New Trailers for Doctor Who
The BBC and BBC America have both released separate trailers for the upcoming half-season of Doctor Who, which premieres on Saturday, March 30th.The BBC’s is short, sweet, and SUPER CREEPY as evidenced...
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Morning Roundup: This Luke Skywalker Art is Totally Heavy
Artist Denis Medri has reimagined the original Star Wars as an 1980’s teen drama/comedy, partly in the vein of Back to the Future, or a John Hughes movie. Check out Luke Skywalker rocking his Marty...
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Talking With Tom: A Conversation Between Tom Doherty and Harriet McDougal
Who better to interview a living legend than another living legend? “Talking with Tom” is the second installment of a new Tor.com series in which Tor publisher Tom Doherty chats with one of the many...
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First Episode of Sherlock Series 3 is “The Empty Hearse”
The news from Baker Street continues to roll in! Following the unexpected confirmation of a fourth series of Sherlock, we know now the title of the Mark Gatiss-penned opening episode of the third...
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Nitpicks and Not Being a Know-It-All: Talking to Your Friends About Game of...
When people talk about the mainstreaming of geek culture, the evolution of George R. R. Martin’s hugely popular Song of Ice and Fire series into the pop culture juggernaut that is HBO’s Game of Thrones...
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