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A HEART BETWEEN TEETH

Kerstin Hall
Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:00am 2 comments 13 Favorites [+]

A new novelette set in the realms of Kerstin Hall’s acclaimed The Mkalis Cycle
series. The 813th realm of Mkalis has fallen to a cruel and mercurial god, but
Tahmais, its would-be successor, finds an unlikely ally in her quest to reclaim
it at any cost…

Sneak a peek at the cover for Kerstin Hall’s new standalone fantasy novel
ASUNDER, coming August 2024 from Tordotcom!

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 * Original Fiction


SOME WAYS TO RETELL A FAIRY TALE

Kathleen Jennings
Wed Nov 8, 2023 9:00am 2 comments 13 Favorites [+]

There’s more to “once upon a time” than meets the eye…

A version of this story appeared in TEXT.

 

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 * Original Fiction


THE CANADIAN MIRACLE

Cory Doctorow
Wed Nov 1, 2023 9:00am 4 comments 14 Favorites [+]

A contentious election and radicalized locals interfere with Canadian recovery
workers’ efforts at the site of a catastrophic flood in near-future Mississippi.

This story is set in the same future as The Lost Cause, Cory Doctorow’s new
novel, available everywhere on November 14, 2023.

 

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 * Original Fiction


ON THE FOX ROADS

Nghi Vo
Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:00am 5 comments 21 Favorites [+]

While learning the ropes from a crafty Jazz Age bank robber, a young stowaway
discovers their authentic self, a hidden gift, and that there are no straight
lines when you run the fox roads…

 

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 * Original Fiction


THE LOCKED COFFIN: A JUDGE DEE MYSTERY

Lavie Tidhar
Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:00am 10 comments 26 Favorites [+]

A new Judge Dee mystery!

While visiting the mysterious castle of Maidstone for an investigation, Judge
Dee and Jonathan discover the only thing more menacing than a vampire child is
twin vampire children…

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 * Original Fiction


NOT THE MOST ROMANTIC THING

Carrie Vaughn
Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:00am 15 comments 24 Favorites [+]

On one of their earliest Visigoth assignments, Graff and Ell stumble into each
other’s secrets (and one significant surprise) while conducting a recovery
mission on a mining asteroid scheduled for imminent pulverization. . .

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 * Original Fiction


JACK O’DANDER

Priya Sharma
Wed Oct 4, 2023 9:00am 5 comments 15 Favorites [+]

The sister of an abducted child is haunted by a sinister figure who may or may
not be real. . .

 

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 * Short Fiction Spotlight


MUST READ SHORT SPECULATIVE FICTION: OCTOBER 2023

Alex Brown
Thu Nov 16, 2023 12:00pm Post a comment 1 Favorite [+]

From ghosts to magic schools to demons to Queen Elizabeth to arachnoid hive
minds, here are ten of my favorite short science fiction, fantasy, and horror
stories that I read in October 2023.

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 * Science Fiction


ADVENTURES IN IMPRACTICAL SF

James Davis Nicoll
Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:00am 52 comments 7 Favorites [+]

I just happened to be looking at the August 1975 issue of Galaxy Magazine when
my attention was caught by an essay: Jim Baen’s “The Myth of the Light-Barrier.”
Was this yet another example of what we will polite call “relativity
skepticism,” perhaps an early look at Petr Beckmann’s Galilean Electrodynamics?
In short, no. Instead Baen celebrated the fact that a rocket capable of
sustaining a one-gravity acceleration indefinitely can travel astonishing
distances in a very short time from the perspective of the traveler. Of course,
the stay-at-home will experience a lot more time, but Baen sees this as a plus:

> And that’s the point. Given a one-gravity, constant-acceleration space-vehicle
> plus a complete indifference to point of origin, you can go anywhere and do
> anything. You can even be free. Because anybody who might have an inclination
> to tamper with your liberty (unless you were foolish enough to bring him
> along) will have been dust long before you arrive at your destination. Blue
> meanies included. Freedom!

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 * Mark as Read


THE BOOKS THAT KEEP US COMPANY FOR DECADES

Molly Templeton
Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:00am 2 comments 6 Favorites [+]

When I realized I was 60 pages from the end of Gregory Maguire’s The Witch of
Maracoor, I kind of didn’t know what to do with myself. I put the book down and
walked away. I didn’t pick up anything else. I wasn’t trying to replace it. I
just… needed a minute.

It took me a few days to figure out why this was—why I kept getting teary at
innocuous moments; why I was sometimes in a hurry to get to the end and then,
suddenly, dreading the ending. Why was this book, this book at this moment,
doing such things to me, emotionally?

That’s when I remembered: I’ve been reading about Elphaba Thropp and her family,
off and on, for close to 30 years. Decades! Do you know what it’s like to find
yourself spending time with characters you met when you were practically a whole
different person?

You probably do. You probably have a series—or more than one—that you’ve been
reading that long, too.

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 * news


JAMES CAMERON’S THE ABYSS TO PLAY IN THEATERS ONE DAY IN DECEMBER

Vanessa Armstrong
Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:43pm Favorite This


James Cameron directed the sci-fi sea adventure, The Abyss way back in 1989,
when the Na’vi were just a mere twinkle in his eye. It’s been decades, of
course, since the movie graced the big screen. Luckily for us, however, we’ll
get to see a 4K remastered version of the film in theaters for just one day in
December.

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 * Excerpts


READ AN EXCERPT FROM ALL THE HIDDEN PATHS

Foz Meadows
Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:00pm Post a comment Favorite This

There’s more than one way to end an alliance…

We’re thrilled to share an excerpt Foz Meadows’ follow-up to A Strange and
Stubborn Endurance, All the Hidden Paths—a sultry political and romantic fantasy
publishing December 12th with Tor Books.

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 * news


THE WALKING DEAD: THE ONES WHO LIVE SNEAK PEEK GIVES US RELEASE DATE AND “SOME
CRAZY LOVE”

Vanessa Armstrong
Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:41pm Favorite This


Who’s up for some crazy love in a world full of zombies Walkers? The Walking
Dead spinoff, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, apparently is. And while
there has been more than one spinoff of the original AMC series, this one stars
two fan favorites—Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira)—who are,
apparently, in love!

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 * book review


NEVERTHELESS A WONDER: SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA STUNS AGAIN IN SILVER NITRATE

Maya Gittelman
Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:30pm 2 comments Favorite This

There’s something to the liminal semi-permanence of physical media that in and
of itself feels ripe for narrative exploration, especially through the lens of
historical horror. A film reel, a manuscript, a cassette tape: tangible objects,
thought and vision translated into the approximation of a physical medium. A
tangible object imbued with a soul, or something like it. With that physicality
comes fragility: As powerful as it is to make the imagined manifest, it also
means making it breakable. Add into the mix the real-life peculiarities of the
film industry—namely, the eponymous prized film stock discontinued for its
catastrophic combustibility—and you have the ingredients for a compelling magic
story that perhaps only Silvia Moreno-Garcia could execute with such taut
brilliance.

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 * trailers


WHO’S A BAD DADDY? AQUAMAN APPARENTLY, ACCORDING TO NEW LOST KINGDOM TRAILER

Vanessa Armstrong
Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:23pm Favorite This


You can now buy tickets to see Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom when it comes out in
theaters in December. To celebrate, Warner Bros. put out a trailer that shows
none other than Aquaman/Arthur Curry himself (Jason Momoa) trying to be a Best
Dad, except for that whole part where his baby gets kidnapped by Black Manta
(Yahya Abdul-Mateen II).

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 * Star Trek: Enterprise


STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE REWATCH: “DIVERGENCE”

Keith R.A. DeCandido
Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:00pm 22 comments 2 Favorites [+]
Screenshot: CBS

“Divergence”
Written by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Directed by David Barrett
Season 4, Episode 16
Production episode 092
Original air date: February 25, 2005
Date: unknown

Captain’s star log. After getting the highlights from “Affliction,” we learn
that Columbia is going to rendezvous with going-zoom-fast Enterprise because
Tucker needs to be on board to fix the engines. (Why Tucker can’t just relay
instructions over comm lines is left as an exercise for the viewer.) Archer
springs Reed from the brig to supervise the physical transfer of Tucker from
Columbia to Enterprise on a tether while both are at warp five-plus.

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SERIES: STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE REWATCH

 * television reviews


SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF SENDS A FAMILIAR STORY INTO THE STRATOSPHERE

Molly Templeton
Mon Nov 20, 2023 1:00pm Post a comment 3 Favorites [+]
Image: Netflix

The week that Scott Pilgrim Takes Off was set to come out, I went to the
bookstore to fill in my scattered Scott Pilgrim collection, thinking I’d at
least page through the books after watching the new anime adaptation. After a
single episode of the series, I tossed that idea out the window.

There will be spoilers, but until the spoiler warning, only the first episode
will be spoiled. Got that?

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 * The Lord of the Rings


EÄRENDIL, ÉOWYN, AND PRANCING PONIES: WHY SHAWN MARCHESE LOVES MIDDLE-EARTH (AND
ARRAKIS, PROG, AND ARCHAISM)

Jeff LaSala
Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:00pm 6 comments 5 Favorites [+]

From the cover of Why We Love Middle-earth (Illustration by Emily Austin, used
with permission)

In 2017, when I considered pitching a series for Tor.com focused on The
Silmarillion, and was wondering whether there would be sufficient interest—given
that it lies deep in the shadow of both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit—I
chanced upon a podcast that would spur me on to really do it. I mean, if chance
you call it. It was The Prancing Pony Podcast, in which two guys chew over the
legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien—about his works, his choice of words, all his
themes, and his overarching legacy. They weren’t just cherry-picking topics
randomly; they were setting out to discuss it all methodically—and yet somehow
casually—with the rigor of scholars.

Six years later, their nerdy little podcast isn’t so little. And now, hosts Alan
Sisto (a.k.a. the Man of the West) and Shawn E. Marchese (a.k.a. the Lord of the
Mark) have recently published their first book: Why We Love Middle-earth: An
Enthusiast’s Book about Tolkien, Middle-earth, and the LotR Fandom. It’s
terribly good, I’m afraid. Moreover, it’s a fun and useful read. I’ve met Alan
Sisto a couple of times now and aim to interview him. But what about Shawn
Marchese, word-nerd extraordinaire, who cohosted the first six seasons of the
podcast with Alan? Well, I’ve cornered him RIGHT HERE! He’s not going anywhere.
Let’s grill interview him!

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 * SFF Bestiary


THE LITTLE MERMAN: F.T. LUKENS’ IN DEEPER WATERS

Judith Tarr
Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:00am 2 comments Favorite This

In most respects In Deeper Waters is a standard YA fantasy-romance. It’s
secondary world with minimal worldbuilding. Fairytale/fantasy kingdom, familiar
family dynamics, equally familiar styles of names and places. There’s a mildly
rebellious prince, a mysterious love interest, a solid dollop of politics and a
suitably nasty villain or three.

What makes it relevant to my interests is that the love interest is a merman.
Rather than the usual heterosexual pair, the lovers are both male. They appear,
as the story unfolds, to be bisexual, but their main interest is in each other.

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 * Excerpt


EIGHT HEADS, NO MORALS: INTRODUCING SSRIN FROM SETH DICKINSON’S CRICHTON MEETS
VENOM SCIENCE FICTION DEBUT

Tor.com
Mon Nov 20, 2023 10:00am 1 comment 1 Favorite [+]

Anna Sinjari—refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker—has a
close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes…

Introducing your new snake wife Ssrin, one half of the disaster human-alien duo
at the center of the action in Seth Dickinson’s upcoming science fiction debut
Exordia, arriving from Tordotcom Publishing on January 24, 2024. Yes, she has
eight heads. Yes, her entire species is damned to eternal torment (receipts
available upon request). And yes, she will pay the rent if you give her a place
to crash… and do her a couple small favors.

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 * cover reveal


REVEALING IN THE SHADOW OF THEIR DYING BY ANNA SMITH SPARK AND MICHAEL R.
FLETCHER

Tor.com
Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:00am 1 comment 1 Favorite [+]

The third best assassin. A second rate mercenary crew. One terrifying demon.

We’re thrilled to share the cover of In the Shadow of Their Dying by Anna Smith
Spark and Michael R. Fletcher. The novella will be available from Grimdark
Magazine March 19, 2024.

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 * movie reviews


THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES ADDS ONE MORE TO THE ANNALS
OF UNNECESSARY PREQUELS

Emmet Asher-Perrin
Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:00pm 8 comments 3 Favorites [+]
Screenshot: Lionsgate

In the annals of dystopian YA, perhaps none defined the subgenre so well as The
Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The films were largely successful by
adaptation standards, being an effective rendering of the material that largely
stuck to the messages Collins meant to get across regarding war,
desensitization, and violence. 2020 saw the release of a prequel to the
trilogy—The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes—featuring the 10th annual Hunger
Games, where it turns out that one tribute was mentored by the future Panem
President Snow.

Which forces us to collectively ask… is the backstory of Coriolanus Snow
something that the world really needed to reckon with? And it’s a question we
can now ask twice, with the release of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in
theaters.

[Minor spoilers for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes]

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 * news


THE CHAOTIC DELIGHTS OF HARLEY QUINN WILL CONTINUE FOR A FIFTH SEASON

Molly Templeton
Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:02am 1 Favorite [+]
Screenshot: HBO Max

The DC Comics universe may be in a time of upheaval, but one thing is staying
constant: The delightfully foul-mouthed, loving, chaotic, disastrous world of
the animated Harley Quinn series on Max. The streamer has announced that
Harley—and, of course, her beloved Ivy—will return to screens for a fifth
season.

Read More »

 * Science Fiction


ADVENTURES IN IMPRACTICAL SF: FIVE STORIES FEATURING SPACE TRAVEL USING CONSTANT
ACCELERATION

James Davis Nicoll
Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:00am 52 comments 7 Favorites [+]
Image Credit: NASA / JPL

I just happened to be looking at the August 1975 issue of Galaxy Magazine when
my attention was caught by an essay: Jim Baen’s “The Myth of the Light-Barrier.”
Was this yet another example of what we will polite call “relativity
skepticism,” perhaps an early look at Petr Beckmann’s Galilean Electrodynamics?
In short, no. Instead Baen celebrated the fact that a rocket capable of
sustaining a one-gravity acceleration indefinitely can travel astonishing
distances in a very short time from the perspective of the traveler. Of course,
the stay-at-home will experience a lot more time, but Baen sees this as a plus:

> And that’s the point. Given a one-gravity, constant-acceleration space-vehicle
> plus a complete indifference to point of origin, you can go anywhere and do
> anything. You can even be free. Because anybody who might have an inclination
> to tamper with your liberty (unless you were foolish enough to bring him
> along) will have been dust long before you arrive at your destination. Blue
> meanies included. Freedom!

Read More »

 * Jo Walton Reads


JO WALTON’S READING LIST: OCTOBER 2023

Jo Walton
Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:00am 9 comments 8 Favorites [+]

I was in Chicago for the first few weeks of October and then home in Montreal
for the last week. I read eighteen books. I’m sorry this is late, but some of
these were surprisingly difficult to talk about.

Read More »

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