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The Man From Mars Sweepstakes!
In the world of science fiction and fantasy, Ray Palmer is a legend. As the editor of Amazing Stories, he purchased Isaac Asimov's first professional story, jumpstarted the flying saucer and space...
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A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 32
Welcome back to A Read of Ice and Fire! Please join me as I read and react, for the very first time, to George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.Today’s entry is Part 32 of A...
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300: Rise of an Empire - This! Is! A Trailer!
Hey all you Battle of Algiers fans, next March we've got another multi-layered, nuanced exploration of the horrors of war—just kidding! But honestly, it's probably going to be lots of fun. Lena...
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So THAT’s where that went! The Borrowers
Ever notice the way you put something down right there and when you come back it’s completely gone? Or the way that you know you filled the salt shaker or sugar bowl or cat food bowl and then two...
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Reopening The X-Files: “Provenance”/“Providence”
Season 9, Episodes 9 and 10: “Provenance”/“Providence”Original Airdates: March 3 and March 10, 2002There’s something familiar about “Provenance” and “Providence.” A sprawling two-part mytharc, a UFO...
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On the Razor’s Edge (Excerpt)
We’ve got an excerpt from Michael Flynn’s On the Razor’s Edge, out on July 2:The secret war among the Shadows of the Name is escalating, and there are hints that it is not so secret as the Shadows had...
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Emma Watson to Star in “Lady Game of Thrones” Films
It looks as though Emma Watson is headed back to the fantasy genre with a vengeance! After nabbing the lead in Guillermo del Toro’s Beauty and the Beast, she has now picked up another fantasy heroine...
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Announcing P.J. Hoover’s Solstice Tour!
In Solstice, the first YA novel from author P.J. Hoover, a young girl named Piper struggles with a world on the brink of a Global Heating Crisis. When her mother is called away, Piper discovers a...
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Morning Roundup: What are You Doing with Your Superdad for Father’s Day?
Many people look at their dads and see heroes, but Giulia Pex decided to make sure the rest of us see him that way, too! Some stealthy moves in Photoshop, et voila—Super (Evil?) Dad. What are you...
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The Folding Knife Reread: Chapter Thirteen
In the last chapter, we saw the Vesani Republic (soon to be Empire) scaling up for the invasion of Mavortis. Maps, mercenaries and mine ponies, all summoned up by Basso’s grand vision. The only flaw in...
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The “S” Stands For Hope: Man of Steel
The problem with Superman has always been that the ability to lovingly accept him demands a lack of cynicism—something that we have in abundance, more and more every day. Yet fans of DC’s proclaimed...
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New Trailer for Elysium is a Punch in the Gut
A new trailer for Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium has been released and it promises a sci-fi film that we will almost certainly be talking about long after we’ve seen it. The story itself is simple: it is the...
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True Blood Returns for a Sixth Season
Get ready, Fangers. HBO’s Southern-fried vampire drama True Blood returns with new episodes this Sunday.Scream-queen Anna Paquin reprises her role as Sookie Stackhouse, the fairy waitress of Bon Temps,...
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1984 Receives Surge in Popularity Following the Reveal of PRISM
When the government worries us, it would seem that people turn to literature for guidance: the discovery of PRISM, an online surveillance program developed by U.S. intelligence organizations, has led...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Fifteen (Part One)
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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My Only Friends, the End: This Is the End
This is probably a moot point, as all of you are going to be seeing Man of Steel this weekend, but there’s a terrifically fun picture playing (in North America; it opens the 28th worldwide) called This...
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Gaming Roundup: E3 2013 Edition
E3 2013 came and went in LA this week, bringing with it a slew of new game announcements, trailers, and catty console rivalries. So what looked cool? We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite show...
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Exploding Toys! Inflatable Globes! Amazing Fan-Made Ender’s Game Trailer!
Plus did we mention the cardboard spaceships and SPARKLERS?[Step through the door and discover the only power that matters.]Read the full article
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “If Wishes Were Horses”
“If Wishes Were Horses”Written by Neil McCrue Crawford & William L. Crawford and Michael PillerDirected by Robert LegatoSeason 1, Episode 15Production episode 40511-416Original air date: May 16,...
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The Watcher in the Shadows (Excerpt)
Take a peek at The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, out on June 18 from Little, Brown Young Readers:When fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to Cape House on the coast of...
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