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Celebrate Star Trek’s 50th Anniversary with Every Letter You Send!
The United States Postal Service is joining in the Star Trek 50th Anniversary celebrations with a series of commemorative stamps! Designed by Heads of State under the art direction of Antonio Alcalá,...
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Sleeps With Monsters: In Defence of Fanfiction, or, How I Learned To Stop...
It’s been a while since I got personal in one of these columns. So I thought while everyone in the northern hemisphere is sleeping off the midwinter revels, it might be a good time to slip some deep...
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A Totally Unproblematic Utopia: “The Repairer of Reputations” by Robert W....
Welcome back to the Lovecraft reread, in which two modern Mythos writers get girl cooties all over old Howard’s original stories—and some on his friends, too. Today we’re looking at Robert W....
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The Wheel of Time Reread Redux: The Dragon Reborn, Part 3
Top of the 2016 to ya, Tor dot commers! It’s been sort of a not-awesome year so far, but fortunately I have a lovely Wheel of Time Reread Redux to make it all better! Today’s Redux post will cover...
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A First Encounter with Necromancy: Garth Nix’s Sabriel
Ever since my awkward tween years, fantasy genre has been my go-to genre. Susan Cooper, Lloyd Alexander, Tamora Pierce, Anne McCaffrey—each new author brought to life a world where a loser kid like me...
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Ireland is Trying to New Zealand Itself With The Force Awakens
Tourism Ireland has put out a new video that’s part Star Wars: The Force Awakens featurette, part “Hey, remember that awesome [spoiler] island? You should come see it for yourself!” Spoilers for The...
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Star Trek The Original Series: “The Deadly Years”
“The Deadly Years” Written by David P. Harmon Directed by Joseph Pevney Season 2, Episode 11 Production episode 60340 Original air date: December 8, 1967 Stardate: 3478.2 Captain’s log. A landing party...
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Alex Garland’s Annihilation Adaptation Might Send A Stellar Cast to Area X
There are as many reports and rumors swirling out of the Annihilation production as, say, a super secret environmental region such as Area X. The latest that we’ve heard is that Garland is considering...
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It’s One Step Forward, Two Steps Back for Supergirl
If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that CBS’ Supergirl seems like it wants to give itself a hard refresh. We came back from the holiday break exactly where we left—with Supergirl and her uncle Non...
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What If Kylo Ren Loved His Grandmother, Too?
Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Kylo Ren didn’t just worship his long long lost grandfather. He also studied his family’s history, and realized that in addition to emulating Grandpa Vader’s cape...
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The Glass Galago
A.M. Dellamonica is at it again! The thrilling adventures of Gale Feliachild and Captain Parrish continue in a series of prequel stories that offers to take us deeper into the fascinating world of...
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Read Chapters 1–4 of Charlie Jane Anders’ All the Birds in the Sky!
Childhood friends Patricia Delfine and Laurence Armstead didn’t expect to see each other again, after parting ways under mysterious circumstances during high school. After all, the development of...
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Rereading The Elfstones of Shannara, Chapters 50-52
Welcome, readers of Shady Vale, to this week’s installment in our reread of Terry Brooks’ classic epic fantasy, The Elfstones of Shannara. If you’re unfamiliar with Elfstones, Brooks, or this reread,...
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Announcing the Winners of the 2015 Costa Book Awards
Not even a week into 2016, the announcement of the category winners of the 2015 Costa Book Awards has set the scene for what already seems a markedly more appealing awards season than last year’s. “The...
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Falling Down the Rabbit Hole of ‘90s Anime
In this ongoing series, we ask SF/F authors to describe a specialty in their lives that has nothing (or very little) to do with writing. Join us as we discover what draws authors to their various...
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The Expanse: “Back to the Butcher” Asks Us to Choose — Coffee or Liquor?
This week’s episode of The Expanse, optimistically titled “Back to the Butcher,” shows us a new angle on the conflict between Earth and the Belt, deepens our view of Julie Mao, and presents Holden’s...
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Main Character is Missing From Its Toys
The incredible success of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens has gifted Disney with a merchandising market that is wide and varied, ranging across age, gender, geography, and financial...
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Lustlocked Sweepstakes!
We want to send you one of our shiny galleys of Matt Wallace’s Lustlocked, available January 26th from Tor.com Publishing! The staff of New York’s premier supernatural catering company has their work...
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A Very Christmas Mickey: Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Gift of the Magi
Time for a bit of a detour, as the Disney Read-Watch pauses to watch—not read—a couple of Disney Christmas shorts loosely based on literary sources: Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Gift of the Magi....
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Is This Inception Coffee Table Real, Or Are We Still Dreaming?
A true artist knows that inspiration can strike anywhere. Say, for instance, you’re sitting in a movie theater, watching Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Obviously, when you watch Ariadne and — fold a...
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