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Ashes of Candesce (Excerpt)
We bring you the prologue for Book Five of Virga: Ashes of Candesce by Karl Schroeder, out February 14 —A world of endless sky, with no land, no gravity: this is Virga. Beginning in the seminal...
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The Great Alan Moore Reread: Captain Britain, Part 2
Tor.com comics blogger Tim Callahan has dedicated the next twelve months to a reread of all of the major Alan Moore comics (and plenty of minor ones as well). Each week he will provide commentary on...
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Invention is the Mother of Ruin: The Man Who Fell to Earth
There are so many levels at play in The Man Who Fell to Earth, it might just topple your head from your shoulders.The title was originally a 1963 novel written by Walter Tevis, lauded by many as an...
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Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind (Excerpt)
Yesterday, January 8th, a man who wasn’t supposed to live past the age of 12 turned 70. In honor of Stephen Hawking’s exceptional mind and endless contributions to science, we offer the first chapter...
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Do It While I Can Still Remember Things: The Annotated Sandman, Volume One
There have been several iterations of Neil Gaiman’s iconic graphic novel series, The Sandman, from the original single issue run to the collected trades to the luxurious Absolute editions—and now,...
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Morning Roundup: Hogwarts Bro-Down
Tuesday is clearly for hanging out with the Hogwarts Bros. Which Hogwarts Bro is your favorite? Is it Neville? Or is it Neville? Also, where is Colin Creevey? Why is he not invited to these sorts of...
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Beware the Hound! Sherlock’s “The Hounds of Baskerville”
Hot on the high-heels of Irene Adler’s incursion into Baker Street, BBC’s Sherlock is back with another contemporary adaptation of a famous Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes story. The novella “The...
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The Cult of Bowie: Cracked Actor, Fictional Character, Supervillain
Over the course of Bowie Week, we’ll be focusing on many of David Bowie’s major film roles, including The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Hunger, Labyrinth, and his memorable portrayal of Nikola Tesla in...
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Rick McCallum’s Description of Star Wars Live Action TV Show Sounds Like a...
Everyone’s favorite Lucasfilm exec, Rick McCallum has been out on the road promoting the new film Red Tails, but naturally has gotten a lot of questions about that other Star Wars project, the...
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Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm Ep 7: Tearing Down Walls
So, apparently I’m a mellifur. It makes sense. I’m social, good at communicating...I could totes be a member of the “creature world’s switchboard.” But....I don’t wanna be a friggin’ bee!Battle of the...
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Reading Joanna Russ: Extra(ordinary) People (1984), Part 1
This is the first of the “Reading Joanna Russ” posts that will be a two-parter. The first part will be up today, the second tomorrow.The next book in Russ’s oeuvre is the collection of short fiction...
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Spectrum Fantasy Art Nomination Deadline Approaching + A New Art Director...
While fans and writers are busy nominating for the Nebulas and Hugos, artists and art directors should keep in mind the Spectrum deadline is January 27th.This year, Spectrum has extended their award to...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Sins of the Father”
“Sins of the Father”Written by Drew Deighan and Ronald D. Moore & W. Reed MoranDirected by Les LandauSeason 3, Episode 17Production episode 40273-165Original air date: March 19, 1990Stardate:...
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The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Gathering Storm, Part 14
Happy 2012, WOT fans! Welcome back to the Wheel of Time Re-read!Today’s entry covers Chapters 23 through 25 of The Gathering Storm, in which I battle the forces of Evil, Crazy, and Stupid, not...
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Loving — Then Hating — the Alien: Velvet Goldmine
Raise your hand if you are often frustrated by historical films that use the excuse of ’artistic license’ to misrepresent, or outright change, the actual facts. Surely I can’t be the only person who...
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The Strange Story of First Long-Lost Hobbit Animated Short Film
Before the iconic Orson Bean-voiced and Rankin/Bass produced 1977 version of The Hobbit came to light, there was a very different film adaptation of this classic tale. As recently revealed in the blog...
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Arctic Rising (Excerpt)
We have a special two chapter excerpt for you! Here is Artic Rising by Tobias S. Buckell, out on February 28:Global warming has transformed the Earth, and it’s about to get even hotter. The Arctic Ice...
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Arctic Rising ARC Sweepstakes!
Now that you’ve had a chance to read those riveting first chapters (and are furious about the cliffhanger), we’ve got five ARC copies of Tobias S. Buckell’s Arctic Rising to give to you lovely people....
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Albums That Could Be Films: Bowie’s Diamond Dogs
So, y’all know that Diamond Dogs was originally going to be a stage musical of Nineteen Eighty-Four, right? Except that George Orwell’s widow wouldn’t authorize it, so David Bowie wound up...
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The Joy of Books (The Coolest Thing You’ll See Today?)
A super fun animation (until the unfortunate dig at ebooks at the end) of a bookstore coming to life. Read the full article
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