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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Novel Wrap Up
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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Enter Cadsuane: Revealing New Wheel of Time Art for Crown of Swords Trade...
Take a look at the new art Tor Books has comissioned for the trade paperback edition of A Crown of Swords, volume 7 in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series!When it came time to print the trade...
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A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 23
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 23 of A...
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The Rithmatist Sweepstakes!
We’ve got an extra-special sweepstakes for you today—ten copies of Brandon Sanderson’s The Rithmatist, out on May 14th, plus ten goody bags filled with Rithmatic chalk! (Dinosaur not included.) Check...
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Respect for the Dead: Reviver by Seth Patrick
If, for a time, we could talk to the dead, what would we say to said?Jonah Miller, duty reviver for the Forensic Revival Service, asks the dearly departed how they died, in an effort to find out why,...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Bloodlines”
“Bloodlines”Written by Nicholas SaganDirected by Les LandauSeason 7, Episode 22Production episode 40276-274Original air date: May 2, 1994Stardate: 47829.1Captain’s Log: A probe approaches the...
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Grail of the Summer Stars (Excerpt)
Check out the concluding chapter to the Aetherial Tales trilogy, Grail of the Summer Stars by Freda Warrington, out on April 23:A painting, depicting haunting scenes of a ruined palace and a...
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Purge, Commit, Replenish: The Machine by James Smythe
Accidents... happen. Would that they didn’t, but they do, and that’s the truth.Every day, mistakes are made—by every one of us, I warrant. Consequences follow; and often, they’re awful, if not...
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Watch the Prequel to Doctor Who’s “The Bells of Saint John”
Ahead of Doctor Who's return to our screens next week, the BBC has released this official prequel to the next new episdoe; “The Bells of Staint John.” It starts with the Doctor sitting on a swing a...
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Morning Roundup: Morgan Freeman Discovers Morgan Freeman Particle at the LHC
Before hosting the Fundamental Physics Prize in Geneva, Morgan Freeman stopped by the LHC to study the Morgan Freeman particle! It’s the most important discovery at the LHC, and apparently is more...
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New Iron Man 3 Trailer, Starring Tony Stark’s Glorious Ego
The newest teaser trailer for Iron Man 3 premiered over the weekend, and it clearly shows that while the third installment of the franchise might be the darkest yet, nothing can shake Tony Stark's...
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Welcome to Dinosaur Week on Tor.com!
Way back in 1841, Richard Owen first classified a group of related fossils as “Dinosauria,” which translates to “terrible lizard” in ancient Greek. But dinosaurs aren’t terrible, they’re wonderful! And...
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10 Dinosaur Myths That Need To Go Extinct
Dinosaurs are nature’s celebrities. We love them. Many of us, in the near-ubiquitous “dinosaur phase” of our youth, quickly master names like Tyrannosaurus, Diplodocus, and—the challenge of any young...
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Brad Pitt and the Latest World War Z Trailer: “Can we talk about the end of...
There’s a lot to talk about in the newest trailer for World War Z: Brad Pitt saving the world, the fact that nobody actually says the Z-word at any point, some truly amazing visuals...but I think we’re...
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The Walking Dead, S3 E15 “This Sorrowful Life”
Welp. That wasn’t what I expected for a next to last episode of the season. Last week I assumed we’d spend “This Sorrowful Life” watching Andrea having the screws put to her, but the Woodbury baddies...
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A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, Part...
“First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.”—Roland Deschain, of GileadWelcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series. Join me each week as I, Constant Reader, tackle the magnum opus of Stephen King’s...
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A Lifetime Burning In Every Moment: Rumer Godden’s A Fugue In Time
You won’t believe how delighted and astonished I am to see A Fugue in Time back in print. It’s been out of print and impossible to find for my whole lifetime. I’ve only owned it myself for a relatively...
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First Theatrical Poster for Ender’s Game Revealed!
The movie poster has been revealed for the what is possibly the most anticipated science fiction film of the year. Here, we see Ender pondering what appears to the movie’s version of the Battle Room....
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Hoopjumping for Joy
“Checkpoint” by Doug Petrie and Jane Espenson“Checkpoint” opens with the Scoobies meeting about Giles’s fact-finding trip to visit the Watchers. They’ve learned something and have decided to deliver...
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Dinosaurs Did It Like This
My curmudgeon father had a huge influence on me in a variety of ways, but the impact of his subscription to the now defunct Omni may have been the most lasting. Featuring both science fiction and...
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