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Which Doctor is Better? or, The Contradiction in Doctor Who
There are two generations of Doctor Who fans now. One set of fans is grey or greying and remembers a long scarf, a car named Bessie, a celery stick, and villains made from Bubble Wrap, tin foil and...
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Reopening The X-Files: “Patient X”/“The Red and the Black”
Season 5, Episodes 13 and 14: “Patient X”/“The Red and the Black”Original airdates: March 1 and March 8, 1998After going several rounds with multi-part mytharc episodes that froth quite a lot but pay...
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10 Great Alternative (Fictional) Political Leaders
With the Republican and Democratic National Conventions now behind us, we are officially thrust into the tumultuous midsts of the Presidential election season. For the next few weeks, it will consume...
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Follow Your Dreams With Neon Pegasus!
After the brilliance of Space Stallions and Robot Unicorn Attack, we were fairly certain the well of equine-based fantasy kitsch had been tapped. But we were wrong, because we'd yet to meet Parry...
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Where are We Going and Why? Alison Sinclair’s Cavalcade
Alison Sinclair says that Cavalcade (1998) was the result of thinking about alien abductions and wondering what would happen if the aliens asked for volunteers. An alien spaceship comes into the solar...
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Even the Borg Need to Brush Up on the Script. More Behind-the-Scenes Photos...
It's our second batch of new behind-the-scenes pictures from Star Trek: The Next Generation!On October 1st, Abrams Books will release the latest in its popular 365 series. Compiled by Paula M. Block...
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Forge of Darkness is Erikson’s Anthropological Thought Experiment
Steven Erikson and I have a similar background. We’re both anthropologists by education and roleplaying gamers by inclination. Those two things are self-reinforcing, I find; studying how the world...
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George R. R. Martin Is Open to Adding Epic Fantasy to the Marvel Universe
In a recent interview with MTV Geek at WorldCon, fantasy author George R. R. Martin revealed that he’d love to write Marvel’s Doctor Strange comic, detailing a take on the character that he’d love to...
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“By Grace and Banners Fallen” Now Available in Select Non-U.S. Markets
“By Grace and Banners Fallen,” the prologue to A Memory of Light, is now available for purchase through Amazon—with availability through Kobo to follow shortly afterwards—in all territories where Tor...
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Home (Excerpt)
A sequel to Matthew Costello's Vacation, check out this excerpt from Home, out on October 30:Besieged and attacked, a mother and her children must escape a post-apocalyptic nightmare world of cannibals...
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A Great Non-Slasher Slasher Film: Beyond the Black Rainbow
Panos Cosmatos’s Beyond the Black Rainbow is the best looking non-slasher slasher film since Drive.That’s to say, both films hypnotize viewers with a phenomenal visual style and a fantastic retro synth...
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Fiction Affliction: October Releases in Paranormal Romance
The Fab Abs pack can sink their fangs into sixteen new releases in October, including new series releases from Christine Feehan, Deborah Cooke, Jennifer Ashley, Eileen Wilks, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Nina...
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All Hallow’s Read Poster Sweepstakes!
All Hallow’s Read is coming! For Halloween, some have chosen to celebrate a holiday normally reserved for candy with books! This year, give a scary book to someone special to you. Courtesy of Harper...
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Catch Mark Siegel’s Sailor Twain Tour
Mark Siegel’s Sailor Twain: Or: The Mermaid in the Hudson goes on sale on October 2nd, and he’s going on tour to celebrate. Find out if he’s coming to a bookstore near you below! Read our Tor.com...
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Raised By Apes and Wolves: Fiction’s Top 11 Feral Children
Everyone knows that you’ve got a great fictional destiny if you were raised by animals or in the wild. It’s a one-two mythic punch, like the right foundation for a cathedral or the New York water in...
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Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Nothing to Fear”
“Nothing to Fear”Written by Henry T. Gilroy & Sean Catherine DerekDirected by Boyd KirklandMusic by Shirley WalkerAnimation Services by Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD.Episode #003Original Airdate -...
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Announcing the 2012 British Fantasy Award Winners
The 2012 British Fantasy Awards were announced this evening at Fanatsy Con in Brighton. This year’s BFAward Judges were James Barclay, Hal Duncan, Maura McHugh, Esther Sherman, and Damien G. Walter....
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“I”m Young/I’m Old!" When Time Travelers Meet Themselves
For a certain generation of science fiction fans, our collective awareness about meeting a future or past version of ourselves probably comes exclusively from Back to the Future II. (And solely that...
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Morning Roundup: Man to Basically Sky Dive From Space Next Week
In what will be a world record, an Australian Austrian skydiver named Felix Baumgartner will skydive from 23 miles in the air. He will break the sound barrier while doing this! Though he’s not...
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Steampunk Week 2012 on Tor.com
One of the first major blogging events we’ve done on Tor.com was for steampunk, and every autumn with the turning of the leaves, the H.M.S. Stubbington gets its engines stoked for another bout of...
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