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Genre in the Mainstream at BookExpo America
Back in May, Walter Mosley wrote a post for Tor.com making “the case for genre,” so it’s only natural that the first question from Ryan Britt during Tuesday afternoon’s Tor.com Author Stage event at...
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Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012
Artwork inspired by Bradbury’s work can be found here.World-famous science fiction and fantasy writer Ray Bradbury has died at 91. To millions of readers, he was a literary giant and a household name....
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Alien 3: A Haunting Failure
You don’t hate Alien 3 as much as you think you do.A terrible sequel, the third installment of the ’Alien’ saga created by Ridley Scott, isn’t actually a terrible movie on its own. In fact, if you...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Twenty-Two, Part Two
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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Team Avatar Rides! The Legend of Korra: “When Extremes Meet”
After a week hiatus, The Legend of Korra is back with a vengeance. Saturday’s episode, “When Extremes Meet,” unites a number of threads, weaving them into a whole; notably Tarrlok’s Task Force from...
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Farscape Rewatch: “A Human Reaction"
“A Human Reaction”Written by Justin Monjo, directed by Rowan Woods Season 1, Episode 16US Transmission Date: 20 August 19991st UK Transmission Date: 3 April 20001st Australian Transmission: 9 December...
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Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for June
For over a decade, Barnes & Noble buyer Jim Killen has been a driving force behind Barnes & Noble’s science fiction and fantasy sections. Each month on Tor.com, Mr. Killen curates a list of...
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Dreaming Captain America and Falcon
Last week I checked out two very different books from the Woodstock public library with the hope that I could use one in order to understand the other. One of the books was Jack Kirby’s Captain America...
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Morning Roundup: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Will Mess You Up
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is yelling at you to read more Ray Bradbury! Today’s morning roundup will feature your usual assortment of offsite links containing all your relevant science fiction and...
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Sometimes They’re Easy: the Process for the “Dress Your Marines in White”...
Between Greg Manchess and I, we must have at least 50 years in the illustration business and, still, every assignment is it’s own challenge. Except every once in a while... it’s not a challenge at all....
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The Comet’s Curse (Excerpt)
Starting today and going until July 6, Dom Testa’s Galahad series is going on sale as one of the Kindle 100! If you’d like to give the series a look, we’ve got the first five chapters of its opening...
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Tor.com Newspaper Sweepstakes!
It’s official — digital is dead and print is the only way to go. With that in mind, Tor.com will be analog from here on forward.Okay, not exactly. But we did create a gorgeous newspaper edition of the...
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Picturing Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s passing was a loss for everyone who enjoys storytelling in all of its forms. Not the least of which are artists and illustrators. Bradbury’s tone, the poetry and atmosphere of his...
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Reopening The X-Files: “Leonard Betts”
Season 4, Episode 12: “Leonard Betts”Original Airdate: January 26, 1997“Leonard Betts” is a stunning episode. It’s at first a classic monster of the week,; well-structured and with interesting themes....
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I’m the Monster’s Mother: Alien Resurrection
Alien Resurrection had a lot going for it—released five years after Alien3, which received mixed reviews and garnered a fair amount of criticism for the decision to kill off several major characters,...
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Gaming Roundup: E3 2012 Edition
E3 2012 came and went this past weekend in L.A., carrying in tow a plethora of new games and devices to suck our wallets dry and while away our precious spare hours. While there’s no way we’d be able...
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The 10 Most Memorable Trek Redshirts Not Dressed in Red
As John Scalzi has explored in his novel Redshirts, the secret lives of hapless and expendable space-faring crewmembers sort of represents an interesting incarnation of outer space versions of...
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General Lee’s Dreams: Connie Willis’s Lincoln’s Dreams
Connie Willis has just been named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, their highest career honour. This seems a good opportunity to look at her career thus far.I was not the...
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Pigs on the Edge of War: Freddy and the Bean Home News
“But you do not stop to smell flowers when you are running for your life.”— Freddy and the Bean Home NewsFreddy and the Bean Home News (1943) takes place under the shadows of war. Iron scrap drives and...
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Queen’s Hunt Sweepstakes!
Beth Bernobich’s Queen’s Hunt comes out on July 17, but we’ve got ARCs that are dying to make their way to you! That’s ten copies that are ready to hit your doorstep and provide you with hours of...
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