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Quaeryt Comes into His Own: Princeps by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Princeps, the newest novel by L.E. Modesitt Jr., is the second installment in the second sub-series of the Imager Portfolio, which thus far includes a trilogy about the imager-portraiturist Rhennthyl...
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All In Against the Tyrant: Orb, Sceptre, Throne by Ian Cameron Esslemont
It has been a real pleasure to watch the development of Ian Cameron Esslemont as a writer. Both Night of Knives and Return of the Crimson Guard were solid offerings but burdened with problems of pacing...
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The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 2
Happy honorary October 25th, O my peeps! Welcome to a not-at-all obscure Wheel of Time Re-read!Today’s entry covers Part II of the Prologue of Towers of Midnight, in which I contemplate faith,...
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Cool Ender’s Game Teaser Poster
From the @ender’sgame_2013 Twitter account, here’s a fan-made Ender’s Game poster! Definitely not official (The movie is still a year and a half away and we imagine the first actual poster would pop up...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Redemption” (Part 1)
“Redemption”Written by Ronald D. MooreDirected by Cliff BoleSeason 4, Episode 26Production episode 40274-200Original air date: June 17, 1991Stardate: 44995.3Captain’s Log: The Enterprise is en route to...
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Trying to Throw Your Arms around the Solar System: 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
One of my favorite sections in Kim Stanley Robinson’s famous Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars) occurs towards the end of the series, when the author briefly describes the development of...
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Anna Dressed in Blood (New Excerpt)
Anna Dressed in Blood is coming out in paperback on July 3rd! To celebrate, we’re extending the excerpt here on Tor.com — you can now read the first two chapters of the book!:Cas Lowood has inherited...
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What London is Really Like. You’re Jealous.
So... wibblywobblytime on Tumblr posted this fantastic art by Tom Preston, and we just had to share the glory. For the record, this is exactly what London looks like. Or any street in England for that...
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Sturgeon Award finalists announced
Finalists have been announced for the 2012 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short science fiction story of the year, and at Tor.com we’re delighted to see that Charlie Jane Anders’ brilliant...
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Morning Roundup: Jurassic Who
Oh wow. We really hope the Doctor actually regenerates into a dinosaur now. We’ve often had dreams about other famous character becoming dinosaurs: Velociana Jones for example would be wonderful....
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Journey to Planet JoCo: “Chiron Beta Prime"
Welcome to Journey to Planet JoCo, an interview series where science fiction and sometimes fantasy author John Scalzi talks to musician Jonathan Coulton about science fiction and science fiction...
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Legacy Lost
Grom is a mer-prince, pledged to marry the mermaid princess of an opposing kingdom in an effort to unite the lands under the waters. He dreads this arrangement until meets the princess Nalia – both...
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“Andy Warhol’s One Of US?”: Men In Black 3
The first Men In Black was sharp and funny, a tight, effective summer special-effects picture. Men In Black II was dumb, endless (even though it was ten minutes shorter than its predecessor), and worst...
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Sleeps With Monsters: Go Thou and Read Mary Gentle
Mary Gentle is one of the authors who, though I didn’t realise it at the time, had a formative influence on me as a reader. She has a new novel out this summer, The Black Opera: a novel of operas,...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Nineteen
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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The Science of Allomancy in Mistborn: Copper
Last week we began our exploration of the science of allomancy when I outlined a hypothesis of the scientific principles which account for the enhanced senses of an allomancer who is burning Tin.An...
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Announcing the 2012 Mythopoeic Awards Finalists
A non-profit group devoted to the study of fantastic and mythopoeic literature; The Mythopoeic Society presents their awards every year at Mythcon. This year, Mythcon43 will be held in Berkeley, CA...
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Fantasy For All: The Evolution of LGBT Characters in Comics, Fandoms and YA Lit
For the longest time, science fiction and fantasy have been considered genres in which the political and social issues of the day could be discussed behind the allegory of alien worlds, superheroes,...
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Mad Men Begins Highlighting Science Fiction as a Tool of Expression
The tightly-wound 1960s advertising drama Mad Men is currently portraying events in the fall and winter of 1966. And you know what this means: Star Trek!The show made Star Trek a significant plot point...
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On Our Radar: Joss Whedon is Our Leader Now
This take on the now-ubiquitous Shephard Fairey poster lays the truth right out for us, really: Joss Whedon is our leader now.The poster in question was created in March by graphic artist and Forbidden...
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