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British Genre Fiction Focus: The Future of Fiction is... Interactive?
Once upon a time, Wednesdays were difficult days... slap bang in the middle of the working week, with no redeeming qualities at all. But those dark ages are finally over, because now, Wednesdays are...
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Morning Roundup: Nebulae Critters!
If your nebula is of the planetary variety, it will likely grow planets, which maybe, might someday sustain life. But what if nebulae themselves were alive? Artist Chris Keegan has manipulated images...
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The Hanging Game
Sometimes a game, even a sacred game, can have far-reaching consequences. In bear country young Skye learns just how far she is willing to go to play the game properly in order carry on the traditions...
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Favorite Science Fiction & Fantasy in Translation
Though science fiction and fantasy spans all of space and time (and sometimes more) we worry our little corner of fiction is sometimes limited to our universal translators being set to English. But,...
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The Sandman Reread: World’s End
There’s a scene in Sandman #56, the last of the six issues collected in the World’s End trade paperback, that provides a grim context for the Chaucerian tales presented within the book. We see—through...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Book Three,...
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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Resonance, Echoes, Silence: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman returns to familiar territory with his much-anticipated novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, forthcoming from William Morrow on June 18. The story explores the dark spaces of myth,...
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Get Knocked Around By the Awesome Kick-Ass 2 Red-Band Trailer
It’s here it’s here it’s here! MTV Geek just released the first red-band trailer for Kick-Ass 2, which sees masked crimefighters Kick-Ass (Aaron Johnson) and Hit-Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) a few years...
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Elementary is the Only Show I Love This Year
Watson: Any luck?Holmes: Luck is an offensive, abhorrent concept. The idea that there is a force in the universe tilting events in your favor or against it is ridiculous. Idiots rely on luck.Watson: So...
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Airbender Fans, Watch this Man Waterbend in Real Life
Waterbending! In real life! Check out the below video by illusionist Brusspup where he uses a simple stereo set-up to bend a continuous stream of water. Just like Katara! Except she didn’t need a...
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“Wolfhound Century Is On My Back/But I Am Not A Wolf”: Wolfhound Century by...
The epigraph of Higgins’ debut novel is a line from the poetry of Osip Mandelstam*: The wolfhound century is on my back/But I am not a wolf. This image, as metaphor, is one that forms the novel’s...
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Farscape Rewatch: “Self Inflicted Wounds II: Wait For the Wheel”
Self Inflicted Wounds II: Wait For The WheelWritten by David Kemper, directed by Tony TilseSeason 3, Episode 41st US Transmission Date: 6 April 20011st UK Transmission Date: 17 September 2001Guest...
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Superheroes Sweepstakes!
Ever wanted to leap tall buildings in a single bound, or fight crime with the help of a trusty sidekick? We've got the next best way to live your dreams: ten copies of Superheroes, an anthology of...
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Red Doc> (Excerpt)
From Anne Carson, out now from Knopf Doubleday Publishing, take a look at Red Doc>:A note from the author—“Some years ago I wrote a book about a boy named Geryon who was red and had wings and fell...
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The Awesome Doodle That Lets You Know This Book Belonged to Einstein
Hands off Einstein’s books, sticky hands! Check out this awe-inspiring doodle that comprised Einstein’s ex libris*. The star-encompassed mountaintop dweller in no uncertain terms tells you that this...
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A Wealth of Warmth and Wit: The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness
Like George Duncan’s daughter Amanda, who once managed, amusingly, to do the entire Louvre in less than an hour, I am not typically the type to be “Moved By Art,” yet The Crane Wife truly touched me....
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Morning Roundup: The Only Person Confirmed for Star Wars Episode VII is You
Yesterday was the birthday of Beetlejuice and in celebration, we found this awesome fan art which combines it with Star Wars. As much as we like Boba Fett, I think most people would root for...
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The Most Legitimate Redemption in All of Star Wars: The Last Command
If George Lucas is to be believed, then the big story of the Star Wars films is one of redemption. And not just the redemption of a certain someone who turned to the dark side and went on a bunch of...
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Introducing The Way of Kings Reread
Welcome to Tor.com’s reread for the ginormous The Way of Kings. This project is being led by yours truly, Michael Pye (aka The Mad Hatter), for those not in the know. I’m very excited by the...
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Get Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings Ebook for $2.99 (or Win It Right Here!)
You can now purchase the ebook of The Way of Kings, the first volume in Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive series, for only $2.99! (U.S and Canada, and many other nations.) Get it from Apple,...
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