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Swift and Dangerous: The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
Set in the same ragged, war-torn, post-peak oil future as 2010’s Printz Award-winning Shipbreaker, Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Drowned Cities takes place in and around the titular region of the used-to-be...
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John Scalzi’s Redshirts Tour Announced
Tor Books author and kitten lover John Scalzi has confirmed his book tour for Redshirts today! Hot from the success of his novel Fuzzy Nation and his Hugo-nominated short story The Shadow War of the...
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Avengers, Disassemble! Cancelling a Really Good Avengers Show Right Before...
Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (A:EMH) was one of the best incarnations of a comic franchise in recent memory. It was engaging for newcomers and longtime comic fans alike. In one season of 26...
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Korra and the Equalists. The Legend of Korra: “The Revelation”
“The Revelation” introduces the villains of The Legend of Korra — Amon and the Equalists. Well, I should say, the antagonists rather than villains, since they have a lot of strong arguments, and while...
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Warrior Monks vs. the Mongol Empire — The Mongoliad Vol. 1
The world of The Mongoliad—the Foreworld, as its creators call it—is very much like our own; specifically, in this case, our own as it was in the 13th century, when the Mongols had invaded much of...
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Red Alert! Star Trek Spoiler! Benedict Cumberbatch’s Villain Revealed
Coming exclusively from Trek Movie today, “sources” have revealed who Benedict Cumberbatch is playing in the new Star Trek movie. This seems like it is probably true, though has not been confirmed by...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Qpid”
Apologies for missing last Friday. Real life just got in the way at the end of last week.“Qpid”Written by Randee Russell and Ira Steven BehrDirected by Cliff BoleSeason 4, Episode 20Production episode...
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The Hollow City (Excerpt)
Read an excerpt from Dan Wells’ new book, The Hollow City, out on July 3:Dan Wells won instant acclaim for his three-novel debut about the adventures of John Wayne Cleaver, a heroic young man who is a...
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2012 Science Fiction Hall Fame Inductees
Locus Magazine has announced the 2012 Inductees to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.In Seattle Washington, on June 9th, Joe Haldeman, James Tiptree Jr., James Cameron, and Virgil Finlay will be...
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Gone Too Soon: The Best of Kage Baker
Kage Baker left us far too soon. Her untimely death in 2010, at age 57, was an immense loss for the science fiction and fantasy world, but she’s sure to pop up on recommended reading lists for many...
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Announcing the 2012 Locus Award Finalists
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the finalists in each category of the 2012 Locus Awards.Congratulations to Tor Books author Vernor Vinge, Catherynne M. Valente, and Jo Walton for...
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Morning Roundup: The Most Adorable Little Ghostbuster You’ve Ever Seen
In response to the perpetual question “who you gonna call?” we think the answer is clearly this little Ghostbuster. Certain members of the Tor.com staff were also dressed up as Ghostbusters when they...
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Game of Thrones vs Girls: “Modern” vs Fantasy Women
It’s no surprise that fans have been tweeting, blogging, and Facebooking up and down about the representation of women in Game of Thrones. Since it’s first episode debut, George R. R. Martin’s epic...
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Hear a Reading of Catherynne M. Valente’s “What the Dragon Said: A Love Story”
In response to Tor.com’s publication of Cat Valente poems for April’s Poetry Month, a Tumblr Geek Dame by the name of Deborah J. Brannon has posted a recording up on her Tumblog of Cat Valente’s poem...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Avengers Movies
The forthcoming movie Avengers movie, the summer’s big kick-off superhero blockbuster, is the culmination of five superhero films released over the past four years, all of them set within the same...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Thirteen
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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You Don’t Know Poe: 10 Weird Things About Edgar Allan Poe
So John Cusack just had his first onscreen turn as Edgar Allan Poe. And while historical figures being liberally interpreted as action-oriented, larger than life figures is common these days (How many...
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Farscape Rewatch: “Rhapsody In Blue”
“Rhapsody In Blue”Story by David Kemper and Ro Hume, teleplay by David Kemper, directed by Andrew ProwseSeason 1, Episode 121st US Transmission Date: 23 July 19991st UK Transmission Date: 13 March...
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Vincent Price Warns You of the Dangers of Shia LeBeouf
You must listen to this original song by Rob Cantor, done in the style of a Vincent Price radio drama, about the horrors of encountering superstar actor Shia LeBeouf in the woods. Yes, you heard that...
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Once Upon a Time Vs. Grimm, Part 15: Hunting Season
Be vewy, vewy quiet. I’m hunting power-crazed dads and wesen rebels. Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh….Last week, in the Battle of the Network Fairy Tale Shows, it was all about the hunter and the hunted. On Once...
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