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A HEART BETWEEN TEETH

Kerstin Hall
Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:00am 3 comments 19 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 15 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 6 comments 23 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 27 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 25 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 17 Favorites [+]

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

 

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 * Mark as Read


THE BOOKS THAT KEEP US COMPANY FOR DECADES

Molly Templeton
Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:00am 5 comments 7 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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 * Science Fiction


ADVENTURES IN IMPRACTICAL SF

James Davis Nicoll
Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:00am 64 comments 8 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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 * The Lord of the Rings


EÄRENDIL, ÉOWYN, AND PRANCING PONIES: WHY SHAWN MARCHESE LOVES MIDDLE-EARTH

Jeff LaSala
Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:00pm 13 comments 7 Favorites [+]

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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 * Excerpts


READ AN EXCERPT FROM YOURS FOR THE TAKING

Gabrielle Korn
Mon Nov 27, 2023 3:00pm Post a comment 1 Favorite [+]

The year is 2050. Ava and her girlfriend live in what’s left of Brooklyn, and
though they love each other, it’s hard to find happiness while the effects of
climate change rapidly eclipse their world.

We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn,
a science fiction novel of queer love, betrayal, and chosen family, and an
unflinching indictment of white, corporate feminism—out from St. Martin’s Press
on December 5th.

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 * interview


MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS CO-CREATORS MATT FRACTION AND CHRIS BLACK ON THAT
PIVOTAL GODZILLA SCENE

Vanessa Armstrong
Mon Nov 27, 2023 2:00pm Post a comment Favorite This
Credit: Apple TV+

The television series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters takes place on two timelines:
one in 2015 that takes place between 2014’s Godzilla and 2019’s Godzilla: King
of the Monsters, and one in the 1950s, which shows the origins of the titular
Monarch organization, the institution in Legendary’s MonsterVerse responsible
for researching the Titans and protecting humanity against them.

The show, which just had its third episode released on Apple TV+, is centered
around a family whose lives are intertwined in various ways with Monarch. The
1950s timeline focuses on three of those characters—Keiko (Mari Yamamoto), a
young Bill Randa (Anders Holm), and a young Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell)—who also
happen to be the founders of Monarch.

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 * Star Trek: Enterprise


STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE REWATCH: “BOUND”

Keith R.A. DeCandido
Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:00pm 23 comments 4 Favorites [+]
Screenshot: CBS

“Bound”
Written by Manny Coto
Directed by Allan Kroeker
Season 4, Episode 17
Production episode 093
Original air date: April 15, 2005
Date: December 27, 2154

Captain’s star log. While en route to Berengaria to scout locations for a
starbase, an Orion pirate ship intercepts them. The pirate captain, Harrad-Sar,
wishes to discuss business with Archer on his ship. Archer, Reed, and two MACOs
beam over (Reed expressing great apprehension).

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SERIES: STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE REWATCH

 * Where to Begin…


DANGEROUS, HOPEFUL FUTURES: CELEBRATING THE VISIONARY STORIES OF KELLEY ESKRIDGE

Jonathan Thornton
Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:00pm 1 comment 8 Favorites [+]

> “That’s what people do, they get different together.” (Solitaire, 351)

Kelley Eskridge is not a prolific author, but she has nevertheless produced a
body of work remarkable for its subtlety and depth. Eskdrige’s short stories are
marvels of character-focused SF, where speculations are explored through the
interactions of everyday people. They frequently centre queer characters and
explore ideas around gender. Similarly, her lone novel Solitaire (2002), is an
underrated and pioneering work of queer cyberpunk that thoughtfully explores the
potential uses of VR technology for incarceration.

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 * SFF Bestiary


THE MERMAID IN THE TOWER: AQUAMARINE

Judith Tarr
Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:00am 2 comments 1 Favorite [+]
Screenshot: 20th Century Fox

I have a lifelong fondness for soppy kids’ movies. Yes, I like Disney movies,
and Disney knockoffs, and kids’ movies, period. My inner editor may be making
squawky noises, but I can’t make myself care. I love them anyway.

Not long after Aquamarine first came out, along about 2006, I happened across it
on one of the primordial streaming channels. We had satellite TV then. Remember
satellite TV?

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 * books


FIVE BOOKS WITH HIGHLY IMAGINATIVE TAKES ON PREHISTORIC EXISTENCE

James Davis Nicoll
Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:00am 46 comments 5 Favorites [+]

Photo: Mariano Cecowski [CC BY-SA 2.5]

You know where you are with stone tools. Or rather, scientists know where their
ancestors were with stone tools, because stone tools are sufficiently durable
that, with a bit of luck, the tools will outlast the species that made them.

Other technologies are not as considerate. We can only make an educated guess as
to when clothing was adopted by comparing head and body lice, which became
reproductively isolated from each other when humans started wearing clothes:
70,000 years ago, plus or minus about 40,000 years.

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 * Doctor Who
 * television reviews


DOCTOR WHO CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY BY REUNITING ONE OF ITS GREATEST TEAMS IN
“THE STAR BEAST”

Emmet Asher-Perrin
Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:30pm 20 comments 10 Favorites [+]
Screenshot: BBC/Disney

It’s basically 2008 all over again! I don’t know that I’m emotionally capable of
handling that transition, but seeing that transition is pretty much what Doctor
Who is all about (as this episode proves from multiple angles)… let’s get to it.

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 * found family


5 STORIES ABOUT EMBRACING FOUND FAMILY

Cole Rush
Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:00pm 4 Favorites [+]

Photo: Hannah Busing [via Unsplash]

Some of our favorite SFF protagonists tend to form their own circles, building
communities with those that love them for who they are. Around the holidays,
these stories offer a gentle reminder that there are many ways to define family,
and plenty of reasons to spend time bonding with the people who mean the most to
you even if you’re not strictly related.

These five stories celebrate found families and the wonderful, unconventional
love they share.

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 * interview


MATT FRACTION REVEALS CREATING NEW TITANS FOR MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS WAS A
FAMILY AFFAIR

Vanessa Armstrong
Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:30pm 1 Favorite [+]
Credit: Apple TV+

The latest installment in Legendary MonsterVerse—the Apple TV+ series, Monarch:
Legacy of Monsters—is more about some complicated multi-generational family
issues than Titans like Godzilla. That doesn’t mean, however, that some very
large and very deadly creatures don’t make an appearance.

One of those creatures is the tentacle-faced Frost Vark, who we first meet at
the end of the third episode where it exacts its terror on a too-warm airplane.
The Titan isn’t one we’ve seen before, and we owe its existence, in part, to the
young son of the show’s co-creator, Matt Fraction.

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 * news


TIM ALLEN AND TOM HANKS MAY BE ON BOARD FOR TOY STORY 5

Molly Templeton
Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:26pm 1 Favorite [+]
Screenshot: Pixar / Disney

In February, Disney announced that another movie in the Toy Story franchise was
in development—an inevitable happening, clearly, given that Disney loves nothing
so much as it loves making more movies in series, or making more versions of
movies it has already made. What wasn’t known at the time was whether it would
be Toy Story 5 or another spinoff like Lightyear.

But a hint came this week from original Toy Story star Tim Allen, who said on
The Tonight Show that he and Tom Hanks have both been contacted about starring
in the next film.

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 * Weird Fiction


ON A HORSE WITH NO NAME: MAX GLADSTONE’S LAST EXIT (PART 9)

Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:00pm Post a comment Favorite This

Welcome back to Reading the Weird, in which we get girl cooties all over weird
fiction, cosmic horror, and Lovecraftiana—from its historical roots through its
most recent branches.

This week, we continue Max Gladstone’s Last Exit with Chapters 17-18. The novel
was first published in 2022. Spoilers ahead!

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SERIES: READING THE WEIRD

 * Star Trek


ODO’S COOKING AND THE FOOD CULTURE OF STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE

Chana Porter
Wed Nov 22, 2023 12:00pm 3 comments 5 Favorites [+]
Screenshot: CBS

I fantasize about the food culture of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine more than any
other invented universe. I long to try a sip of spring wine, or experience the
spicy tang of hasperat. And my kingdom for a raktajino! The extra-strong Klingon
coffee is mentioned briefly in other series, but no one seems to drink it as
much as the senior officers on DS9. Double sweet, double strong, your replicator
or mine?

Maybe it’s the blending of recognizable Earth food cultures with alien
civilizations on the promenade that gives DS9 such bustling, vibrant warmth?

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 * news


AHSOKA CREATOR DAVE FILONI HAS A NEW ROLE AT LUCASFILM

Molly Templeton
Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:12am Favorite This
Screenshot: Lucasfilm

Things are changing in a galaxy far, far away. (Aren’t they always?) A new
Vanity Fair article offers a belated look at the making of Ahsoka—while the show
was airing, actors and writers couldn’t promote their work on account of the
ongoing strikes. Now, though, they’re free to speak, and there’s more than just
your usual (very enjoyable) background and character commentary. There’s a big
piece of news for Lucasfilm: Dave Filoni has been named the company’s chief
creative officer.

The role means he’ll work with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and head of
development Carrie Beck at a much earlier phase in the process for each new
project. “When we’re planning the future of what we’re doing now, I’m involved
at the inception phase,” Filoni told Vanity Fair.

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 * audiobooks


AUDIOBOOKS HAVE TAKEN OVER MY LIFE, AND I LOVE IT

Bridget McGovern
Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:00am 14 comments 2 Favorites [+]

Photo: Marco Verch [via Flickr, CC BY 2.0]

I’ve officially become An Audiobook Person. It wasn’t a sudden conversion—I’ve
been listening to podcasts for years, but there was a time I couldn’t imagine
listening to fiction in the same way. Then I started adding non-fiction
audiobooks into the mix in my library queue, and I loved it. It was a whole new
world; then at some point, I finally tried listening to a few fiction
audiobooks, and… it took some getting used to, honestly. I bounced off of a few
attempts, and at first I didn’t like surrendering so much control to the
narrator, letting their phrasing and their interpretations of the characters’
voices influence my impressions. It felt a bit like getting the story
secondhand, filtered through someone else’s mind, like the mental equivalent of
reading somebody’s aggressively highlighted copy with notes scribbled in the
margins.

But I did like being able to catch up on reading while I was packed into an
overcrowded, standing-only subway car, or making dinner, or going for long
walks. The more I listened, the more I got used to it—but also, I learned what
works for me and some things that don’t (more on that in a bit), and I started
to appreciate what a talented narrator can bring to the experience. I think I
started really listening to fiction in earnest in 2015 or so, and now I have
favorite series and favorite audiobook narrators, people whose names I’m always
happy to see when I’m searching for something to read/listen to.

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 * MST3K


LEARNING EMPATHY FROM ROBOTS: HOW MST3K HELPED EXPLAIN MY PARENTS

Leah Schnelbach
Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:00am 2 comments 11 Favorites [+]

This week marks a milestone for all of humanity—Friday marks the 35th
anniversary of the first broadcast of Mystery Science Theater 3000. The first
ever episode, “The Green Slime” was shown on a small Minneapolis cable-access
channel called KTMA on November 24, 1988.

There are many things to say about MST3K, (and eventually I plan to say all of
them) but since this is Thanksgiving week I wanted to thank the show’s writers
for helping me with a very specific issue I had as a kid.

Read More »

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