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The Human Division Read-Along: Episode 3: “We Only Need the Heads”
Welcome to the Tor.com read-along for John Scalzi’s The Human Division—each week, as a new episode in this serialized novel is released, you can use this space to talk about how you think the story’s...
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If There Must Be a Girls Parody, We’re Glad It’s “Robots”
If there must be a parody of Girls—and there must, because you don’t win a trunkful of Golden Globes when you’re under 30 without some blowback—then we’re glad it comes in the form of “Robots.”“Robots”...
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J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, and the Homogenization of Geek Pop
The cultural response about the appointment of J.J. Abrams to the director’s chair for Star Wars: Episode VII, seems to be a begrudging, quasi-unanimous “makes sense, I guess.” Yet I would argue that...
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Sleeps With Monsters: Where Are the Older Women?
When you lay out the recent examples of older women in science fiction and fantasy, you find a decided lack.Or at least I do. (Let me ’splain.)By “older,” I mean women whose concerns are those of...
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Fiction Into Reality: Why We Borrow From What We Love
Geeks of all stripes are in on a secret: being a fan is fun. And no matter where your obsessions lie, we share a whole lot in common; we read, we watch, we talk online, we theorize during downtime, we...
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The Murderous End of an Era: Georgette Heyer’s Envious Casca
“I don’t write problems,” said Royden, in rather too high a voice. “And enjoyment is the last thing I expect anyone to feel! If I’ve succeeded in making you think, I shall be satisfied.”“A noble...
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Watch Brandon Sanderson Write the New Stormlight Book in Real Time
Brandon Sanderson has released a video of his writing process for the second novel in the Stormlight Archive, the massive epic fantasy series he began with The Way of Kings. In this video we see his...
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Beautiful Retro Doctor Who Books Reissued for 50th Anniversary
BBC Books has just announced a special re-release of 11 Doctor Who books for the ongoing 50th anniversary celebration of the show. Each book features one of the eleven canonical Doctors, with all new...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Force of Nature”
“Force of Nature”Written by Naren ShankarDirected by Robert LedermanSeason 7, Episode 9Production episode 40276-261Original air date: November 15, 1993Stardate: 47310.2Captain’s Log: La Forge has...
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Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier Sweepstakes!
After the excerpt, we're sure you're eager to get your hands on a copy of Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier—and you're in luck! We've got 10 copies of the book here, and they're waiting to find homes....
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Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Science Fiction
Science fiction fans will find thirteen new releases this month, and more than half are not for young adults. Fans of the Liaden Universe will find installment number sixteen this month from Sharon Lee...
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Hunger Games Fans Are So Hardcore They Found the Catching Fire Cornucopia...
From what we’ve read of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games trilogy, the internet doesn’t exist in dystopian Panem (a.k.a. North America about 100 years from now). How lucky we are, then, that Google...
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British Genre Fiction Focus: A Cold Season for Artisan Authors
Welcome back to the British Genre Fiction Focus, Tor.com’s weekly column dedicated to news and new releases from the thriving industry dedicated to speculative fictionthat exists in the United...
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Morning Roundup: The Dude Orders a White Russian, White Dragon
If the Dude was in The Neverending Story, there would be no problems. Also, Falcor totally abides. Or Falcor sort of ties the whole room together. Or, shut the f**k up, Atreyu! (Art by rabbitooth)Your...
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Outrage Updated for the New Decade: Homeland by Cory Doctorow
To prepare for Homeland, the sequel to Cory Doctorow’s wildly successful 2007 YA novel Little Brother, I decided to give that first book a quick re-read. Not for the first time, I was struck by how...
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Ewoks and Nerdery Sluts: 30 Rock’s Geekiest Moments
Tina Fey and the writers of 30 Rock have never been shy about letting their geek flag fly, both in extended parodies and homages and in delightfully random, obscure references peppered throughout the...
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Title and Plot Revealed for the Muppets Sequel
Entertainment Weekly has an adorable interview with Kermit the Frog up where he spills the beans on the plot to The Muppets Into DarknessThe Muppets... Again!, the sequel to 2011’s The Muppets, which...
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The Sandman Reread: Dream Country
The third Sandman collection, Dream Country, is the shortest of them all, pulling together only four issues of the series, all of which tell self-contained stories set in Neil Gaiman’s darkly...
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After Rome Sweepstakes!
For those of you in the mood for historical fiction, we've got a fantastic upcoming book from Morgan Llywelyn! Ten copies of After Rome are waiting here, and one of them might be for you!Check below...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Return of the Crimson Guard, Book Two, Chapter...
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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