Michael Whelan Paints Kaladin from The Way of Kings
JordanCon is this weekend. For those in the Atalanta area that want to revel in The Wheel of Time, this is your chance. Among this year’s guests are our own Leigh Butler, Seanan McGuire, Brandon...
View ArticleA Symphony of Horror: Joe Hill’s NOS4A2
If you don’t know the name Joe Hill—or if it only conjures thoughts of the turn of the century songwriter, labor activist, and infamous Wobbly—then allow me the great pleasure of introducing you to...
View ArticleThe Lost Fleet: Guardian (Excerpt)
Take a peek at the next in Jack Campbell's Beyond the Frontier series, The Lost Fleet: Guardian, out on May 7:Admiral Geary’s First Fleet of the Alliance has survived the journey deep into unexplored...
View ArticlePeter Jackson Met With Steven Moffat to Discuss Doctor Who
It looks as though Peter Jackson’s plea to direct an episode of Doctor Who has not gone unnoticed—according to three former Doctors themselves (Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, and Paul McGann; that’s...
View ArticleMorning Roundup: Patton Oswalt is Oswald Cobblepot
The College Humor “Badman” series has done not only a great job of making fun of the Bale Bat-Voice, but has also cast some of the baddies of the Bat-verse in the way we might imagine them if Nolan was...
View ArticleThe Fox Wife
Presenting “The Fox Wife,” an original poem by Theodora Goss in celebration of National Poetry Month on Tor.com, acquired for Tor.com by consulting editor Ellen Datlow.Tor.com is celebrating National...
View ArticleNew Pacific Rim TV Spot Shows Robots Punching Monsters
Guilleromo Del Toro's much hyped monster mash—Pacific Rim—has released its first TV spot. Full of plently of robots punching monsters and Idris Elba looking awesome, this film is sure to deliver...
View ArticleDinosaurs. In. SPAAAACE!
Last week, NASA and MIT researchers announced that they plan to expand the ongoing search for Earth-like planets outside of our solar system. “TESS”—the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite—will...
View ArticleSleeps With Monsters: Martha Wells’ The Element of Fire
Many critics, many reviewers, I think, find it difficult to talk plainly about the things that they love and the reasons why they love them. The temptation exists to direct your attention primarily to...
View ArticleMaking the Art for “Rag and Bone”
Tor’s Creative Director, Irene Gallo, commissioned me to create the atwork for Pyria Sharma’s “Rag & Bone”, a story with a steampunk feel with a little Charles Dickens thrown in for good measure....
View ArticleHuge Reveal in Final Star Trek Into Darkness Trailer
There’s a new, very big, reveal in this recently released final trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness.We did not see this coming. Seriously. Watch the trailer and take a look at the screenshot of what we...
View ArticleThe Wheel of Time Re-read: A Memory of Light, Part 10
Oh, joy! The white smoke over your monitor indicates that a new Wheel of Time post has been selected!(Or, that you need to get a new computer.)Today’s entry covers Chapters 8 and 9 of A Memory of...
View ArticleBatman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “The Mechanic” &“Harley and Ivy”
“The Mechanic”Story by Steve Perry, Laren BrightTeleplay by Randy RogelDirected by Kevin AltieriEpisode #055Music Composed by John Tatgenhorst, Peter TomashekAnimation by Dong Yang Animation Co.,...
View ArticleMy Beloved Brontosaurus Sweepstakes!
We've had some awesome articles from Brian Switek in the past few weeks, so we're super excited to have a few copies of his newly released book, My Beloved Brontosaurus, for you to win! We've got six...
View ArticleMaybe Star Trek Isn’t Supposed to Be Cool? On Star Trek: Insurrection
If I were to re-title the third Next Generation film—Star Trek: Insurrection—I’d call it Insurrection: The Search For Star Trek. And that’s because this movie is the embodiment of Trek’s ongoing...
View ArticleTarnished (Excerpt)
Check out the sequel to Rhiannon Held’s Silver, out on May 21—Tarnished:Andrew Dare has found his mate in Silver, but they haven’t found the pack they can call home. Some of his old friends think he...
View ArticleThe Price of Peace: The Serene Invasion by Eric Brown
It’s easy to say violence is everywhere today. Easy to assert that its effects can be felt in the real world and those we lose ourselves in alike. That its prevalence is evidenced in the video games we...
View ArticleThe Latest Man of Steel Trailer
“On my world, it means hope.”The trailer certainly strives for an emotional journey to go along with the super heroic deeds. I have to admit, I’m starting to get excited about this one. Man of...
View ArticleStreaming Stories and More
Welcome back to the British Genre Fiction Focus, Tor.com’s weekly column dedicated to news and new releases from the United Kingdom’s thriving speculative fiction industry.With the death of Margaret...
View ArticleMorning Roundup: Stark Trek Into Darkness
Iron Man has finally been defeated by the forces of Cumberbatch! And now the Enteprise is crashing towards Stark Tower and the Ghostbusters are helpless to stop it! We can't wait for the THE SUMMER...
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