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It only has partial content, so you'll need to click through for the full post or story. http://www.tor.com/ Wed, 16 May 2012 13:08:25 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/T7AIfhOwf0k/dress-your-marines-in-white <p><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>At first, Dr. James Cutlass had thought his new job at NORAD was thrilling and full of opportunities, but that was before the demonstration… “Dress Your Marines in White” is the story of the terrifying choices surrounding a chemical weapons demonstration gone horribly wrong.</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Emmy Laybourne is a screenwriter, lyricist, and actress who’s first work of fiction, </em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/monument-14-emmy-laybourne/1106910623?ean=9780312569037" target="_blank">Monument 14</a><em>, on June 5th from St. Martin’s Press. </em></span></span><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>You can also catch Jennifer out on the <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/04/announcing-the-fierce-reads-tour" target="_blank">Fierce Reads tour</a> next month!</em></span></span></p><p>[Read “Dress Your Marines in White”]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/dress-your-marines-in-white">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=T7AIfhOwf0k:xSUZWs5OWZQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=T7AIfhOwf0k:xSUZWs5OWZQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=T7AIfhOwf0k:xSUZWs5OWZQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=T7AIfhOwf0k:xSUZWs5OWZQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=T7AIfhOwf0k:xSUZWs5OWZQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=T7AIfhOwf0k:xSUZWs5OWZQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=T7AIfhOwf0k:xSUZWs5OWZQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=T7AIfhOwf0k:xSUZWs5OWZQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=T7AIfhOwf0k:xSUZWs5OWZQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/T7AIfhOwf0k" height="1" width="1"/> Emmy Laybourne Prose Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/dress-your-marines-in-white http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/dress-your-marines-in-white http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/AmCK6gHbjMk/morning-roundup-cumberbatch-emerges-from-the-sea <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align caption enlarge" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/cumberbuff.jpg" style="height: 429px; width: 250px;" title="Click to Enlarge (Photo from Trek Movie via The Sun)" />We don’t even know what to call this. “Cumberbeach?” “Cumberbuff?” “Cumberbatch is in charge now?” In any case, it’s all very important, because this totally proves he’s been genetically engineered to destroy <strike>Captain Kirk</strike> us all.</p><p>Your offsite links know that social occasions are only warefare concealed.</p><p>Highlights include:</p><ol><li>A REAL bionic elephant!</li><li>Has too much been given away by the latest <em>Prometheus</em> video?</li><li><em>True Blood</em> is getting even crazier.</li></ol><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-cumberbatch-emerges-from-the-sea">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=AmCK6gHbjMk:Nb0qyJwjsPU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=AmCK6gHbjMk:Nb0qyJwjsPU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=AmCK6gHbjMk:Nb0qyJwjsPU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=AmCK6gHbjMk:Nb0qyJwjsPU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=AmCK6gHbjMk:Nb0qyJwjsPU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=AmCK6gHbjMk:Nb0qyJwjsPU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=AmCK6gHbjMk:Nb0qyJwjsPU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=AmCK6gHbjMk:Nb0qyJwjsPU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=AmCK6gHbjMk:Nb0qyJwjsPU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/AmCK6gHbjMk" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-cumberbatch-emerges-from-the-sea http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-cumberbatch-emerges-from-the-sea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/nhzenc5LPIg/on-our-radar-epic-tea-time-with-alan-rickman <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="241" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tV1JDW43kUE?rel=0" width="474"></iframe></p><p>Gather your friends around, close the door, turn off the lights, and experience some epic tea-time with international treasure Alan Rickman.</p><p>The slowed down footage is from Portraits in Dramatic Time, a project from last summer where artist <a href="http://www.davidmichalek.net/" target="_blank">David Michalek</a> photographed actors at high definition at 3000 frames per second. What you&rsquo;re seeing here is about five to twelve seconds of footage slowed to seven minutes. This particular piece was displayed on the side of Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City in July of 2011.</p><p>[More info. Where the good bits of the video are]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-epic-tea-time-with-alan-rickman">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nhzenc5LPIg:arxAkTz3KJk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nhzenc5LPIg:arxAkTz3KJk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=nhzenc5LPIg:arxAkTz3KJk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nhzenc5LPIg:arxAkTz3KJk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nhzenc5LPIg:arxAkTz3KJk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=nhzenc5LPIg:arxAkTz3KJk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nhzenc5LPIg:arxAkTz3KJk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=nhzenc5LPIg:arxAkTz3KJk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nhzenc5LPIg:arxAkTz3KJk:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/nhzenc5LPIg" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Tue, 15 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-epic-tea-time-with-alan-rickman http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-epic-tea-time-with-alan-rickman http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/oShLmr9JVDY/i-shouldve-known-id-be-sorry-if-i-wore-high-heels-ke-mills-wizard-undercover <blockquote><p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/wizard-undercover-cover.jpg" /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><em>“...Melissande’s declined the invitation. Something about the Crown Prince of Splotze and his wandering hands.”</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><em>“Oh,” said their mother, disappointed. “That’s terribly unobliging of her, I must say. As your friend she should be prepared for some trifling inconvenience if it means you could meet the right man.”</em></span></p></blockquote><p><em>Wizard Undercover </em>is the fourth book in the “Rogue Agent” series by K.E. Mills, an open pseudonym for Australian epic fantasy author Karen Miller. Miller’s other work includes the Godspeaker trilogy &mdash; whose first two volumes, <em>Empress of Mijak </em>and <em>The Riven Kingdom,</em> made the Tiptree honour list &mdash; as well as novels for the Stargate and Star Wars Expanded Universe franchises. The “Rogue Agent” series demonstrates her talent for combining humour and drama in a second-world fantasy setting.</p><p>And it’s really quite a talent.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/i-shouldve-known-id-be-sorry-if-i-wore-high-heels-ke-mills-wizard-undercover">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oShLmr9JVDY:TxbO7CA77tA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oShLmr9JVDY:TxbO7CA77tA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=oShLmr9JVDY:TxbO7CA77tA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oShLmr9JVDY:TxbO7CA77tA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oShLmr9JVDY:TxbO7CA77tA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=oShLmr9JVDY:TxbO7CA77tA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oShLmr9JVDY:TxbO7CA77tA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=oShLmr9JVDY:TxbO7CA77tA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oShLmr9JVDY:TxbO7CA77tA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/oShLmr9JVDY" height="1" width="1"/> Liz Bourke Published Tue, 15 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/i-shouldve-known-id-be-sorry-if-i-wore-high-heels-ke-mills-wizard-undercover http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/i-shouldve-known-id-be-sorry-if-i-wore-high-heels-ke-mills-wizard-undercover http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/gyDcBgt5Kas/amy-pond-wants-to-guest-star-on-community <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="241" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BtEW3dAAF7M?rel=0" width="474"></iframe></p><p>In an installment of her wrap-up interviews for her run on BBC’s <a href="http://www.tor.com/tags/Doctor Who" target="_blank"><em>Doctor Who</em></a>, Karen “Amy Pond” Gillan revealed that she loves stateside geek sitcom <em>Community</em>, loves the &ldquo;Inspector Spacetime&rdquo; spoof they regularly feature, and would not mind at all if Amy found her way onto the show within a show.</p><p>The admission made one of our office members lose his soft, gooey mind, so we must admit we are definitely behind the idea, although it’s missing a little Rory and The Doctor to make it truly perfect. Thankfully, the BBC is also behind this notion and is promoting the video with the hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23AmyMeetsAbed" target="_blank">#AmyMeetsAbed</a>.</p><p>Your move, NBC/Dan Harmon/whoever’s in charge now.</p><hr /><p class="squib">Stubby the Rocket remembers the time <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation</em> and <em>Star Trek: Enterprise</em> crossed over and how well it we... oh no. We thought we&rsquo;d repressed this...</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/amy-pond-wants-to-guest-star-on-community">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gyDcBgt5Kas:43kpruMju6s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gyDcBgt5Kas:43kpruMju6s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=gyDcBgt5Kas:43kpruMju6s:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gyDcBgt5Kas:43kpruMju6s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gyDcBgt5Kas:43kpruMju6s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=gyDcBgt5Kas:43kpruMju6s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gyDcBgt5Kas:43kpruMju6s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=gyDcBgt5Kas:43kpruMju6s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gyDcBgt5Kas:43kpruMju6s:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/gyDcBgt5Kas" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Tue, 15 May 2012 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/amy-pond-wants-to-guest-star-on-community http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/amy-pond-wants-to-guest-star-on-community http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/n3xtymkkbB8/an-eye-on-larp-lizzie-stark-and-leaving-mundania <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Leaving-Mundania1.jpg" />It’s often considered the misunderstood younger brother of tabletop gaming, a strange land of fake weapons, rock-paper-scissors and improv acting, all garbed up in strange attire and complex rules. Yet any given weekend, folks across the country gear up and head out to dress and act out the lives of characters they’ve created. I’m talking of course about live-action role-play, better known as Larp, and it’s come to the forefront as an oft under-appreciated hobby among gamers in the last few years. And while the world of Larp might intimidate some, one woman dove head-first into the costumes and characters to learn all about the hobby. Her name is Lizzie Stark and her research has made her one of the foremost voices in the exploration of LARP as both a gaming medium and a burgeoning art form. All of that research became the basis for her recently released book on Larp entitled<em> Leaving Mundania</em>.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/an-eye-on-larp-lizzie-stark-and-leaving-mundania">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=n3xtymkkbB8:q2Pg9NTWOhs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=n3xtymkkbB8:q2Pg9NTWOhs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=n3xtymkkbB8:q2Pg9NTWOhs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=n3xtymkkbB8:q2Pg9NTWOhs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=n3xtymkkbB8:q2Pg9NTWOhs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=n3xtymkkbB8:q2Pg9NTWOhs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=n3xtymkkbB8:q2Pg9NTWOhs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=n3xtymkkbB8:q2Pg9NTWOhs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=n3xtymkkbB8:q2Pg9NTWOhs:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/n3xtymkkbB8" height="1" width="1"/> Shoshana Kessock Published Tue, 15 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/an-eye-on-larp-lizzie-stark-and-leaving-mundania http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/an-eye-on-larp-lizzie-stark-and-leaving-mundania http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/RnD5iHeM7TE/struck-excerpt <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-left-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/struck-cover.jpg" /><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>In preparation for the <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/04/announcing-the-fierce-reads-tour" target="_blank">Fierce Reads Tour</a>, we&rsquo;ll be showcasing four of the authors and their books this week! To kick it off, take a look at this excerpt for Jennifer Bosworth&rsquo;s </em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/struck-jennifer-bosworth/1104861143?ean=9780374372835" target="_blank">Struck</a><em>:</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Mia Price is a lightning addict. She’s survived countless strikes, but her craving to connect to the energy in storms endangers her life and the lives of those around her.</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an earthquake devastates the city, her haven is transformed into a minefield of chaos and danger. The beaches become massive tent cities. Downtown is a crumbling wasteland, where a traveling party moves to a different empty building each night, the revelers drawn to the destruction by a force they cannot deny. Two warring cults rise to power, and both see Mia as the key to their opposing doomsday prophecies. They believe she has a connection to the freak electrical storm that caused the quake, and to the far more devastating storm that is yet to come.</em></span></span></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1337022517287_3402"><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Mia wants to trust the enigmatic and alluring Jeremy when he promises to protect her, but she fears he isn’t who he claims to be. In the end, the passion and power that brought them together could be their downfall. When the final disaster strikes, Mia must risk unleashing the full horror of her strength to save the people she loves, or lose everything.</em></span></span></p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/struck-excerpt">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RnD5iHeM7TE:_Yo3tlYoXns:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RnD5iHeM7TE:_Yo3tlYoXns:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=RnD5iHeM7TE:_Yo3tlYoXns:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RnD5iHeM7TE:_Yo3tlYoXns:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RnD5iHeM7TE:_Yo3tlYoXns:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=RnD5iHeM7TE:_Yo3tlYoXns:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RnD5iHeM7TE:_Yo3tlYoXns:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=RnD5iHeM7TE:_Yo3tlYoXns:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RnD5iHeM7TE:_Yo3tlYoXns:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/RnD5iHeM7TE" height="1" width="1"/> Jennifer Bosworth Excerpts Tue, 15 May 2012 19:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/struck-excerpt http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/struck-excerpt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/mLan9Y6zRbA/star-trek-the-next-generation-the-minds-eye <p><img alt="Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: The Mind’s Eye" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/themindseye1.jpg" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: The Mind’s Eye" /><strong>“The Mind’s Eye”</strong><br />Written by Ken Schafer and René Echevarria<br />Directed by David Livingston<br /><strong>Season 4, Episode 24</strong><br />Production episode 40274-198<br />Original air date: May 27, 1991<br />Stardate: 44885.5</p><p><strong>Captain’s Log:</strong> La Forge is en route to <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/01/star-trek-the-next-generation-qcaptains-holidayq" target="_blank">Risa</a> in a shuttle to attend an artificial intelligence seminar — and he’s arriving a few days early for some R&amp;R. While he’s in the middle of playing a word game with the computer to pass the time, a Romulan warbird decloaks, drains the shuttle’s shields, and beams La Forge over. He’s strapped down to a chair on the orders of two Romulans — Taibak and a woman who remains in shadow. Another human who looks somewhat like him puts on a fake VISOR and is told by Taibak to try not to have <em>too</em> much fun on Risa.</p><p>Taibak removes the VISOR and plugs the chair right into the little doodads on La Forge’s temples that the VISOR hooks up to, enabling him to force La Forge to watch whatever he wishes. The idea is to condition La Forge to the point where he’s their slave, which can be done in a manner that is undetectable thanks to La Forge’s neural implants.</p><p>The female commander Taibak is reporting to remains in shadow, but speaks with a <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/01/star-trek-the-next-generation-rewatch-yesterdays-enterprise" target="_blank">very familiar voice</a>.</p><p>[You swear well, Picard.]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-the-minds-eye">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mLan9Y6zRbA:DOjLHh94z8M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mLan9Y6zRbA:DOjLHh94z8M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=mLan9Y6zRbA:DOjLHh94z8M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mLan9Y6zRbA:DOjLHh94z8M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mLan9Y6zRbA:DOjLHh94z8M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=mLan9Y6zRbA:DOjLHh94z8M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mLan9Y6zRbA:DOjLHh94z8M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=mLan9Y6zRbA:DOjLHh94z8M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mLan9Y6zRbA:DOjLHh94z8M:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/mLan9Y6zRbA" height="1" width="1"/> Keith DeCandido Published Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-the-minds-eye http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-the-minds-eye http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/Xfn6opTFxcM/only-one-week-left-space-operas-for-299 <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_04/space-opera-299.jpg" /></p><p>If you feel a void in your reading it’s probably because you haven’t read a space opera story lately! Tor Books is pleased to announce a special ebook promotion for three select space opera titles. All the books are also the first in their respective series and $2.99 in the US for <strong>only one more week!</strong></p><p>[Titles and links below]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/only-one-week-left-space-operas-for-299">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Xfn6opTFxcM:-fXMjOfDsUI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Xfn6opTFxcM:-fXMjOfDsUI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Xfn6opTFxcM:-fXMjOfDsUI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Xfn6opTFxcM:-fXMjOfDsUI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Xfn6opTFxcM:-fXMjOfDsUI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Xfn6opTFxcM:-fXMjOfDsUI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Xfn6opTFxcM:-fXMjOfDsUI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Xfn6opTFxcM:-fXMjOfDsUI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Xfn6opTFxcM:-fXMjOfDsUI:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/Xfn6opTFxcM" height="1" width="1"/> Management Services Published Tue, 15 May 2012 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/only-one-week-left-space-operas-for-299 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/only-one-week-left-space-operas-for-299 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/gjpLCHqDH9g/the-wheel-of-time-re-read-towers-of-midnight-part-1 <p><img alt="The Wheel of Time reread on Tor.com" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/WOT_Images/towersofmidnight.jpg" title="The Wheel of Time reread on Tor.com" />Pencils ready, WOTers! Because we’re back, and Wheel +Time + Re-read = FUN. Right? Right!</p><p>Today’s entry covers Part I of the Prologue of <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Towers-of-Midnight/Robert-Jordan/e/9780765325945/?itm=2&amp;USRI=towers+of+midnight" target="_blank"><em>Towers of Midnight</em></a>, in which numbers add up, dilemmas multiply, and equations are reduced by a different integer than we were perhaps led to expect. Though we shoulda oughta woulda known, if we’d only done the homework. For shame! *points*</p><p>Previous re-read entries are <a href="http://www.tor.com/features/series/wot-reread" target="_blank">here</a>. The Wheel of Time Master Index is <a href="http://www.tor.com/features/series/wheel-of-time-master-index" target="_blank">here</a>, which has links to news, reviews, interviews, and all manner of information about the Wheel of Time in general, including the upcoming final volume, <em>A Memory of Light</em>.</p><p>This re-read post contains spoilers for all currently published Wheel of Time novels<strong>.</strong> If you haven’t read, read at your own risk.</p><p>And now, the post!</p><p>[“Make love”? Nah, too nice. “Fondle each other”? No, too explicit. “Get busy”? Yeah, no. “Mack down”? *snort* “Swap spit”? HAHAHA]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-wheel-of-time-re-read-towers-of-midnight-part-1">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gjpLCHqDH9g:PmS7FHhx_EU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gjpLCHqDH9g:PmS7FHhx_EU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=gjpLCHqDH9g:PmS7FHhx_EU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gjpLCHqDH9g:PmS7FHhx_EU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gjpLCHqDH9g:PmS7FHhx_EU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=gjpLCHqDH9g:PmS7FHhx_EU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gjpLCHqDH9g:PmS7FHhx_EU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=gjpLCHqDH9g:PmS7FHhx_EU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gjpLCHqDH9g:PmS7FHhx_EU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/gjpLCHqDH9g" height="1" width="1"/> Leigh Butler Published Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-wheel-of-time-re-read-towers-of-midnight-part-1 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-wheel-of-time-re-read-towers-of-midnight-part-1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/WpTtioqUeVs/zombie-apocalypse-will-you-be-prepared <p><a href="http://www.tantor.com/BookList.asp?Bisac=FIC015000-2" target="_blank"><img alt="Free zombie audio books from Tantor" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/B0709_ZombieFallout_M.jpg" style="width: 132px; height: 174px;" title="Free zombie audio books from Tantor" /></a>May is Zombie Awareness Month and to celebrate, Tantor Audio is offering <a href="http://www.tantor.com/BookList.asp?Bisac=FIC015000-2">50% off all zombie titles </a>and a <a href="http://www.tantor.com/BookDetail.asp?Product=B0709_ZombieFallout">free first chapter download</a> of Mark Tufo’s <em>Zombie Fallout</em>, the first book in his Zombie Fallout series. The series is narrated by <em>AudioFile</em> Earphones Award winner Sean Runnette.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/zombie-apocalypse-will-you-be-prepared">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=WpTtioqUeVs:Xq_l0m2uFZQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=WpTtioqUeVs:Xq_l0m2uFZQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=WpTtioqUeVs:Xq_l0m2uFZQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=WpTtioqUeVs:Xq_l0m2uFZQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=WpTtioqUeVs:Xq_l0m2uFZQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=WpTtioqUeVs:Xq_l0m2uFZQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=WpTtioqUeVs:Xq_l0m2uFZQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=WpTtioqUeVs:Xq_l0m2uFZQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=WpTtioqUeVs:Xq_l0m2uFZQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/WpTtioqUeVs" height="1" width="1"/> Cassandra McNeil Published Tue, 15 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/zombie-apocalypse-will-you-be-prepared http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/zombie-apocalypse-will-you-be-prepared http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/PCV5q4Qf1YE/garth-nixs-a-confusion-of-princes-is-ya-foundation-meets-dune <p><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/A-confusion-of-princes?keyword=A+confusion+of+princes&amp;store=allproducts" target="_blank"><img alt="A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/ConfusionofPrincesA2A.jpg" style="height: 300px; width: 200px;" /></a>Anytime a novel starts talking about “the Empire,” I don’t default to thinking of the Galactic Empire of Star Wars, but rather of the Empire in Isaac Asimov’s shared universe, found in the Foundation and Robot novels. At this point, the only thing holding back the believability Asimov’s great and bountiful Empire is the dated “futuristic” technology. <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/A-confusion-of-princes?keyword=A+confusion+of+princes&amp;store=allproducts" target="_blank"><em>A Confusion of Princes</em></a> doesn’t have that problem, and throws in dashes of Frank Herbert, Robert Heinlein combined with fast-paced YA breathless prose.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/garth-nixs-a-confusion-of-princes-is-ya-foundation-meets-dune">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PCV5q4Qf1YE:L2-Yzd-HQBc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PCV5q4Qf1YE:L2-Yzd-HQBc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=PCV5q4Qf1YE:L2-Yzd-HQBc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PCV5q4Qf1YE:L2-Yzd-HQBc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PCV5q4Qf1YE:L2-Yzd-HQBc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=PCV5q4Qf1YE:L2-Yzd-HQBc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PCV5q4Qf1YE:L2-Yzd-HQBc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=PCV5q4Qf1YE:L2-Yzd-HQBc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PCV5q4Qf1YE:L2-Yzd-HQBc:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/PCV5q4Qf1YE" height="1" width="1"/> Ryan Britt Published Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/garth-nixs-a-confusion-of-princes-is-ya-foundation-meets-dune http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/garth-nixs-a-confusion-of-princes-is-ya-foundation-meets-dune http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/34nF5KxM8FU/truth-or-consequences-is-a-real-place-a-real-weird-place <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Truth or Consequences is a Real Place. A Real, Weird Place." class="blog-pic-middle-align caption" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/truth-of-consequences.jpg" title="Photo from City-Data" /></p><p>In New Mexico there is a town called Truth or Consequences and it is <em>weird</em>. The Tor.com crew came across a mention of this small town last week and when it came up in casual conversation it seemed that everyone had a tiny tidbit of oddness to share about the area. The more we looked at it, the more random, seemingly unconnected bits of strangeness we uncovered; as if weirdness bubbles up from the town’s natural hot springs.</p><p>The name of the town itself (population 6500-ish) is just the beginning.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/truth-or-consequences-is-a-real-place-a-real-weird-place">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=34nF5KxM8FU:ueTeQ8VTdOE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=34nF5KxM8FU:ueTeQ8VTdOE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=34nF5KxM8FU:ueTeQ8VTdOE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=34nF5KxM8FU:ueTeQ8VTdOE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=34nF5KxM8FU:ueTeQ8VTdOE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=34nF5KxM8FU:ueTeQ8VTdOE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=34nF5KxM8FU:ueTeQ8VTdOE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=34nF5KxM8FU:ueTeQ8VTdOE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=34nF5KxM8FU:ueTeQ8VTdOE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/34nF5KxM8FU" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/truth-or-consequences-is-a-real-place-a-real-weird-place http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/truth-or-consequences-is-a-real-place-a-real-weird-place http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/vL8dozQtofk/the-science-of-allomancy-in-mistborn-tin <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The Science of Allomancy in Mistborn: Tin" class="blog-pic-right-align caption enlarge " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Mistborn-no-title.jpg" style="height: 391px; width: 250px;" title="Mistborn art by Chris McGrath. Click to enlarge" /></p><p>You can tell that an epic has left its mark on you when you continue to think about its world and characters long after you’ve read the last pages. In my case, the <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mistborn-brandon-sanderson/1100833141" target="_blank">Mistborn series</a> by Brandon Sanderson was that kind of epic. For many days after I finished reading the final book in the trilogy, I found myself looking at my pocket change with a sort of wistful longing, imagining what it would be like to “drop a coin” and flit through the mists, mistcloak billowing behind me.</p><p>When I start feeling wistful, the curious part of my brain starts asking questions. What if it were really possible to ingest metal, “burn it”, and have it affect you and those around you. How exactly would that work? Is any aspect of allomancy even possible in our world? It was these very questions that led me to start an informal review of the current state of scientific research regarding the abilities bestowed by each of the allomantic metals. What I found may surprise you.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-science-of-allomancy-in-mistborn-tin">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=vL8dozQtofk:PCz-TExC-QI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=vL8dozQtofk:PCz-TExC-QI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=vL8dozQtofk:PCz-TExC-QI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=vL8dozQtofk:PCz-TExC-QI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=vL8dozQtofk:PCz-TExC-QI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=vL8dozQtofk:PCz-TExC-QI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=vL8dozQtofk:PCz-TExC-QI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=vL8dozQtofk:PCz-TExC-QI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=vL8dozQtofk:PCz-TExC-QI:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/vL8dozQtofk" height="1" width="1"/> Lee Falin Published Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-science-of-allomancy-in-mistborn-tin http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-science-of-allomancy-in-mistborn-tin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/dTHEwUV2eok/the-coldest-war-excerpt <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-left-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/coldest-war-cover.jpg" /><em><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The sequel to Ian Tregillis&rsquo; </span></span></em><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Bitter Seeds</span></span><em><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">, </span></span></em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-coldest-war-ian-tregillis/1107085803?ean=9780765321510" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 205);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The Coldest War</span></span></a><em><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">, comes out July 17. Here&rsquo;s a special peek at what&rsquo;s coming:</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">In Ian Tregillis&rsquo; </span></span></em><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The Coldest War</span></span><em><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">,&nbsp;a precarious balance of power maintains the peace between Britain and the USSR. For decades, Britain&rsquo;s warlocks have been all that stands between the British Empire and the Soviet Union—a vast domain stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the English Channel. Now each wizard&rsquo;s&nbsp;death is another blow to Britain&rsquo;s national security.</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Meanwhile, a brother and sister escape from a top-secret facility deep behind the Iron Curtain.&nbsp;Once subjects of a twisted Nazi experiment to imbue ordinary people with superhuman abilities, then prisoners of war in the immense Soviet research effort to reverse-engineer the Nazi technology, they head for England.&nbsp;</span></span></em></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1337015747432_2335"><em><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Because that&rsquo;s where former spy Raybould Marsh lives. And Gretel, the mad seer, has plans for him.</span></span></em></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1337015747432_2334"><em><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">As Marsh is once again drawn into the world of Milkweed, he discovers that Britain&rsquo;s darkest acts didn&rsquo;t end with the war.&nbsp;And while he strives to protect queen and country, he is forced to confront his own willingness to accept victory at any cost.</span></span></em></p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/the-coldest-war-excerpt">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dTHEwUV2eok:1L1abVKJ00o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dTHEwUV2eok:1L1abVKJ00o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=dTHEwUV2eok:1L1abVKJ00o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dTHEwUV2eok:1L1abVKJ00o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dTHEwUV2eok:1L1abVKJ00o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=dTHEwUV2eok:1L1abVKJ00o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dTHEwUV2eok:1L1abVKJ00o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=dTHEwUV2eok:1L1abVKJ00o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dTHEwUV2eok:1L1abVKJ00o:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/dTHEwUV2eok" height="1" width="1"/> Ian Tregillis Excerpts Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/the-coldest-war-excerpt http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/the-coldest-war-excerpt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/1ywW0U_gq8s/morning-roundup-natalie-portman-is-still-crazy <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align caption" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Portman%20Throwing%20Baby.jpg" title="Maybe it’s good Luke and Leia were adopted after all..." /></p><p>We couldn’t have been happier about the awesome<a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/360887/saturday-night-live-digital-short-100th-digital-short" target="_blank"> 100th digital short</a> from the Lonely Island guys at SNL. And while <a href="http://gothamist.com/2012/05/13/why_wasnt_lazy_sunday_part_of_the_s.php" target="_blank">Gothamist was disapointed</a> about the exclusion of “Narnia” from the retrospective, we couldn’t help but be sad about the lack of shout-outs to <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/08/youre-a-winner-the-true-story-of-space-olympics" target="_blank">“Space Olympics.”</a> (If someone sees one let us know.)</p><p>Your other offsite links will pay for your dry cleaning.</p><p>Highlights include:</p><ol><li>NASA’s hair memo.</li><li>No Khan? Really?</li><li>Check in on your favorite brontosaurus.</li></ol><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-natalie-portman-is-still-crazy">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1ywW0U_gq8s:tI-hh0qJCBE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1ywW0U_gq8s:tI-hh0qJCBE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1ywW0U_gq8s:tI-hh0qJCBE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1ywW0U_gq8s:tI-hh0qJCBE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1ywW0U_gq8s:tI-hh0qJCBE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1ywW0U_gq8s:tI-hh0qJCBE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1ywW0U_gq8s:tI-hh0qJCBE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1ywW0U_gq8s:tI-hh0qJCBE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1ywW0U_gq8s:tI-hh0qJCBE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/1ywW0U_gq8s" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-natalie-portman-is-still-crazy http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-natalie-portman-is-still-crazy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/Mc7P4PQVt58/owly-the-way-home-a-the-bittersweet-summer-by-andy-runton <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Owly-vol-1.jpg" />The first collected volume of Andy Runton’s all-ages comic <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/owly-andy-runton/1103453827?ean=9781891830624" target="_blank"><em>Owly</em>, “The Way Home &amp; The Bittersweet Summer,”</a> was released in 2005, but I ran into it much more recently than that — I snagged copies of this first volume and the third volume at a used bookstore, because the sight of that adorable owl-face with the little fluttery hummingbirds on the cover filled me with an indescribable joy. (To be honest, I may have actually clapped my hands with delight.) The series has garnered creator Andy Runton an Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent and two Eisner Award nominations with one win for “Best Publication for a Younger Audience.”</p><p>This comic is also so cute and so fun that I had to write about it and share the love.</p><p>[Experiencing Owly for the first time]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/owly-the-way-home-a-the-bittersweet-summer-by-andy-runton">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Mc7P4PQVt58:0zmwqCuotbw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Mc7P4PQVt58:0zmwqCuotbw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Mc7P4PQVt58:0zmwqCuotbw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Mc7P4PQVt58:0zmwqCuotbw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Mc7P4PQVt58:0zmwqCuotbw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Mc7P4PQVt58:0zmwqCuotbw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Mc7P4PQVt58:0zmwqCuotbw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Mc7P4PQVt58:0zmwqCuotbw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Mc7P4PQVt58:0zmwqCuotbw:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/Mc7P4PQVt58" height="1" width="1"/> Brit Mandelo Published Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/owly-the-way-home-a-the-bittersweet-summer-by-andy-runton http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/owly-the-way-home-a-the-bittersweet-summer-by-andy-runton http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/Iinpd7WtX8c/larp-insider-the-george-r-r-martin-effect <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Larp-intro-photo.jpg" /></p><p>I’ve put myself in quite the predicament, folks! As detailed in my <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/04/larp-insider-exploring-me-myself-and-i" target="_blank">last post</a>, I’ve got a handful of live action roleplaying characters already in use, with more yet unrealized.</p><p>Just as I was starting to get the hang of divvying up weekends evenly between each role, <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/09/larp-insider-to-larp-or-not-to-larp-a-what-the-hell-is-larping">Dana</a> — my headstrong, stubborn, militarily active character — had to go and get noticed by her superiors! “What’s that? You want <em>me</em> to prepare for a potential leadership role? You’re going to be watching <em>my</em> every move to suss out my weaknesses? <em>Me</em>?”</p><p>There go all my other characters for the next 6 months.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/larp-insider-the-george-r-r-martin-effect">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Iinpd7WtX8c:TNvShjRLuiA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Iinpd7WtX8c:TNvShjRLuiA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Iinpd7WtX8c:TNvShjRLuiA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Iinpd7WtX8c:TNvShjRLuiA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Iinpd7WtX8c:TNvShjRLuiA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Iinpd7WtX8c:TNvShjRLuiA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Iinpd7WtX8c:TNvShjRLuiA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Iinpd7WtX8c:TNvShjRLuiA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Iinpd7WtX8c:TNvShjRLuiA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/Iinpd7WtX8c" height="1" width="1"/> Michele Reznik Published Mon, 14 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/larp-insider-the-george-r-r-martin-effect http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/larp-insider-the-george-r-r-martin-effect http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/OPhbMV3Xh6E/unexplored-dystopias <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/babyton-thumb.jpg" />As a deeply-rooted pessimist, I view dystopian fiction as the future we can most believably extrapolate from our present. We’re facing ecological crisis, economic crisis, overpopulation, constant war, killer drones, the internet killing all the things we used to love, Kardashians, unfair Wikipedia edits, obesity and, for Americans at least, the fear that our best days are behind us. These are downer times, so why will tomorrow be any better?</p><p>In that climate it comes as no surprise that dystopian fiction is the prevalent subgenre of speculative fiction crowding the marketplace today. From the oppressive state of 1984, to the neon-nightmare of <em>Neuromancer</em>, to the current Hunger Games wave, we have become very familiar with dystopias.</p><p>So familiar that you might wonder, has every good idea been excavated from the subgenre like ore from a sweltering deep-earth mine worked by gene-enhanced slave labor of the megastate? What’s left? What concepts haven’t been raided for dystopian reimagining?</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/unexplored-dystopias">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OPhbMV3Xh6E:irDw-4jFCcE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OPhbMV3Xh6E:irDw-4jFCcE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=OPhbMV3Xh6E:irDw-4jFCcE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OPhbMV3Xh6E:irDw-4jFCcE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OPhbMV3Xh6E:irDw-4jFCcE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=OPhbMV3Xh6E:irDw-4jFCcE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OPhbMV3Xh6E:irDw-4jFCcE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=OPhbMV3Xh6E:irDw-4jFCcE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OPhbMV3Xh6E:irDw-4jFCcE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/OPhbMV3Xh6E" height="1" width="1"/> Zack Parsons Published Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/unexplored-dystopias http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/unexplored-dystopias http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/yIIo0fm661E/the-great-alan-moore-reread-in-pictopia <p><em><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/uploaded/0/1/Anything%20Goes.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 307px;" /><span style="font-size: 12px;">Tor.com comics blogger Tim Callahan has dedicated </span></em><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.tor.com/features/series/the-great-alan-moore-reread" target="_blank"><em>the next twelve months to a reread of all of the major Alan Moore comics</em></a><em> (and plenty of minor ones as well). Each week he will provide commentary on what he’s been reading. Welcome to the 29th installment.</em></span></p><p>Here’s an unusual case.</p><p>Before the preponderance of blogs and Tumblr accounts, the only way that you would have ever come across Alan Moore and Don Simpson’s 1986 short story, “In Pictopia,” is if you had chanced upon issue #2 of Fantagraphics <em>Anything Goes</em> anthology, or in <em>The Best Comics of the Decade 1980-1990</em> Vol. 1, also by Fantagraphics, or maybe in George Khoury’s book-length interview/overview <em>The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore</em>.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-great-alan-moore-reread-in-pictopia">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=yIIo0fm661E:2F_sfN1TZ78:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=yIIo0fm661E:2F_sfN1TZ78:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=yIIo0fm661E:2F_sfN1TZ78:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=yIIo0fm661E:2F_sfN1TZ78:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=yIIo0fm661E:2F_sfN1TZ78:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=yIIo0fm661E:2F_sfN1TZ78:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=yIIo0fm661E:2F_sfN1TZ78:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=yIIo0fm661E:2F_sfN1TZ78:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=yIIo0fm661E:2F_sfN1TZ78:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/yIIo0fm661E" height="1" width="1"/> Tim Callahan Published Mon, 14 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-great-alan-moore-reread-in-pictopia http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-great-alan-moore-reread-in-pictopia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/1-J5387kjj0/prometheus-lands-in-brand-new-preview-clip <p>The <a href="http://www.prometheusnews.net/movie/first-clip-online/" target="_blank"><em>Prometheus</em> website</a> has released a clip from the upcoming Aliens prequel / pretty awesome looking science fiction Ridley Scott film. Here’s what they had to say about it:</p><blockquote><p><span style="font-size:14px;">In the distant future, two superpowers control Earth and fight each other for all the solar system’s natural resources. When one side dispatches a team to a distant planet to terraform it for human colonization, the team discovers an indigenous race of bio-mechanoid killers.</span></p></blockquote><p>Now check out the awesome clip!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="271" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SL5DK7CdscI" width="475"></iframe></p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/prometheus-lands-in-brand-new-preview-clip">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1-J5387kjj0:YtGYbMLDh4w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1-J5387kjj0:YtGYbMLDh4w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1-J5387kjj0:YtGYbMLDh4w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1-J5387kjj0:YtGYbMLDh4w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1-J5387kjj0:YtGYbMLDh4w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1-J5387kjj0:YtGYbMLDh4w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1-J5387kjj0:YtGYbMLDh4w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1-J5387kjj0:YtGYbMLDh4w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1-J5387kjj0:YtGYbMLDh4w:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/1-J5387kjj0" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Mon, 14 May 2012 18:53:52 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/prometheus-lands-in-brand-new-preview-clip http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/prometheus-lands-in-brand-new-preview-clip http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/OasUQhDJeuo/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-rewatch-faiths-first-stirrings <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/btvs-faith.jpg" /></p><p>Give Willow Rosenberg a little power and she goes nuts.</p><p>You loved it when she interrogated Jonathan in “Go Fish.” And remember the burbling when Snyder made her a teacher? These are the little bitty things that lead, in time, to Dark Willow.</p><p>When “Faith, Hope and Trick” opens, she’s contemplating the heady prospect of being permitted, as a high school senior, to go off campus for lunch. She chokes, and the boys have to drag her down the steps to their picnic meeting with Buffy, who isn’t yet allowed back at school.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-rewatch-faiths-first-stirrings">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OasUQhDJeuo:eUnsaWF7IxQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OasUQhDJeuo:eUnsaWF7IxQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=OasUQhDJeuo:eUnsaWF7IxQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OasUQhDJeuo:eUnsaWF7IxQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OasUQhDJeuo:eUnsaWF7IxQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=OasUQhDJeuo:eUnsaWF7IxQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OasUQhDJeuo:eUnsaWF7IxQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=OasUQhDJeuo:eUnsaWF7IxQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OasUQhDJeuo:eUnsaWF7IxQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/OasUQhDJeuo" height="1" width="1"/> Alyx Dellamonica Published Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-rewatch-faiths-first-stirrings http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-rewatch-faiths-first-stirrings http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/Zd601yn8yu0/game-of-thrones-season-2-ep-7-a-man-without-honor <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Game of Thrones, Season 2, Ep. 7, “A Man Without Honor”" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/a-man-without-honor.jpg" style="height: 267px; width: 475px;" title="Game of Thrones, Season 2, Ep. 7, “A Man Without Honor”" /></p><p>This week’s episode of <em>Game of Thrones</em> gets a much more appropriate title than <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/game-of-thrones-season-2-ep-6-the-old-gods-and-the-new" target="_blank">last week’s</a>. We see a lot of contrast between those who have honor, those who fight to preserve it, and those who have forsaken it. The last kind of man is of course the most interesting because it means we finally get to check in on Jaime Lannister, still held captive by Robb Stark.</p><p>Women also get to discuss duty this week, from the wildling woman Ygritte to Cersei giving Sansa a lesson on what it means to be a woman. And, appropriately enough for Mother’s Day, Cat Stark yelled her head off to calm some tensions on her son’s behalf.</p><p><strong>Warning:</strong> Episode reviews contain <em>episode and book spoilers</em>. If you want to remain spoiler-free, follow <a href="http://www.tor.com/features/series/a-read-of-ice-and-fire" target="_blank">Leigh Butler’s read of ASOIaF</a>. Tor.com is not liable for your further enjoyment of the series if later books get spoiled in the comments.</p><p>[“You know nothing, Jon Snow.”]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/game-of-thrones-season-2-ep-7-a-man-without-honor">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Zd601yn8yu0:H9JiydvlEo8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Zd601yn8yu0:H9JiydvlEo8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Zd601yn8yu0:H9JiydvlEo8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Zd601yn8yu0:H9JiydvlEo8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Zd601yn8yu0:H9JiydvlEo8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Zd601yn8yu0:H9JiydvlEo8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Zd601yn8yu0:H9JiydvlEo8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Zd601yn8yu0:H9JiydvlEo8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Zd601yn8yu0:H9JiydvlEo8:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/Zd601yn8yu0" height="1" width="1"/> Theresa DeLucci Published Mon, 14 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/game-of-thrones-season-2-ep-7-a-man-without-honor http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/game-of-thrones-season-2-ep-7-a-man-without-honor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/5m8tXLKQZLY/right-on-track-railsea-by-china-mieville <p><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/railsea-china-mi-ville/1109129878" target="_blank"><img alt="A review of Railsea by China Mieville" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Railsea-China-Mieville.jpg" style="height: 305px; width: 200px;" title="A review of Railsea by China Mieville" /></a>When my sister and I were much younger and shared a bedroom, we would often play a game of “Don’t Step in the Lava,” jumping from one piece of furniture to the next like little spider monkeys, careful to not touch the floor. We were very good at it until the day I wasn’t and I fell short of the bed. My bare feet landed on the carpet and almost instantly I began to scream. The imaginary lava shouldn’t have burned for real. When I lifted my right foot off the carpet, a crushed yellowjacket was lodged between my toes.</p><p>The stakes were definitely raised for the next time my sister and I played.</p><p>Now imagine this common childhood game writ large across an entire world where the oceans are instead poisonous soil, teeming with dangerous life, and a network of railroad tracks connect one land mass to the next. Observe this unusual world through a prism of <em>Moby Dick</em>, adventure fantasy, and metaphysical musings, and you have China Miéville’s new YA novel <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/railsea-china-mi-ville/1109129878" target="_blank"><em>Railsea</em></a>.</p><p>[“This is the story of a bloodstained boy...”]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/right-on-track-railsea-by-china-mieville">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5m8tXLKQZLY:UROG90m9o5s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5m8tXLKQZLY:UROG90m9o5s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=5m8tXLKQZLY:UROG90m9o5s:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5m8tXLKQZLY:UROG90m9o5s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5m8tXLKQZLY:UROG90m9o5s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=5m8tXLKQZLY:UROG90m9o5s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5m8tXLKQZLY:UROG90m9o5s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=5m8tXLKQZLY:UROG90m9o5s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5m8tXLKQZLY:UROG90m9o5s:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/5m8tXLKQZLY" height="1" width="1"/> Theresa DeLucci Published Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/right-on-track-railsea-by-china-mieville http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/right-on-track-railsea-by-china-mieville http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/GDuSEIJSQOw/a-read-of-the-dark-tower-constant-reader-tackles-wizard-and-glass-qsusanq-chapters-1-2-beneath-the-kissing-moon-and-proving-honesty <blockquote><p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_04/wizard-and-glass.jpg" /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><em>“Cast your nets, wanderers! Try me with your questions, and let the contest begin.”</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><em>—Blaine the Mono, to Roland and the Ka-Tet, at the end of The Waste Lands</em></span></p></blockquote><p>Welcome to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tor.com/features/series/a-read-of-the-dark-tower" target="_blank">A Read of the Dark Tower&nbsp;</a>series. Join me each week as I, Constant Reader, tackle the magnum opus of Stephen King’s career for the first time. If you want to discuss in general terms or talk about these sections, join me by commenting here.</p><p>When we last left our <em>ka-tet</em>, Roland had retold the story of his test of manhood against Cort, and of his father finding him at the whorehouse. Steven Deschain says he’s sending his son east, with companions, to keep him safe from Marten.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-read-of-the-dark-tower-constant-reader-tackles-wizard-and-glass-qsusanq-chapters-1-2-beneath-the-kissing-moon-and-proving-honesty">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GDuSEIJSQOw:0mxPTH_GU3o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GDuSEIJSQOw:0mxPTH_GU3o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=GDuSEIJSQOw:0mxPTH_GU3o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GDuSEIJSQOw:0mxPTH_GU3o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GDuSEIJSQOw:0mxPTH_GU3o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=GDuSEIJSQOw:0mxPTH_GU3o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GDuSEIJSQOw:0mxPTH_GU3o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=GDuSEIJSQOw:0mxPTH_GU3o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GDuSEIJSQOw:0mxPTH_GU3o:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/GDuSEIJSQOw" height="1" width="1"/> Suzanne Johnson Published Mon, 14 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-read-of-the-dark-tower-constant-reader-tackles-wizard-and-glass-qsusanq-chapters-1-2-beneath-the-kissing-moon-and-proving-honesty http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-read-of-the-dark-tower-constant-reader-tackles-wizard-and-glass-qsusanq-chapters-1-2-beneath-the-kissing-moon-and-proving-honesty http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/88-N0G1APpI/dark-shadows-is-a-beautiful-big-screen-soap-opera <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dark Shadows is a Beautiful Big Screen Soap Opera" class="blog-pic-middle-align caption" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Dark%20Shadows1.jpg" style="width: 475px; height: 317px;" title="It’s always time for waffle" /></p><p>There’s no use ignoring the current power of nostalgia acts in popular cinema. Nearly <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/03/lets-talk-science-fiction-summer-movies" target="_blank">every summer blockbuster</a> is derivative of some existing story/franchise/universe/comic book or board game. But when it comes to a big screen version of <em>Dark Shadows</em>, chances are most moviegoers aren’t going to see this out of <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-dark-shadows-crash-course" target="_blank">love for the classic soap opera</a>, nor could your average person name more than a few characters. Instead, the new <em>Dark Shadows </em>film is employing nostalgia of nostalgia. The result? While resting on a knife’s edge of intentional kitsch, <em>Dark Shadows</em> is great to look at, fast-paced, and fun, while somehow being just earnest and clunky enough to satiate the die-hard fans of the original show.</p><p>[Read more. Light spoilers]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/dark-shadows-is-a-beautiful-big-screen-soap-opera">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=88-N0G1APpI:OXRlo6HjyCo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=88-N0G1APpI:OXRlo6HjyCo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=88-N0G1APpI:OXRlo6HjyCo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=88-N0G1APpI:OXRlo6HjyCo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=88-N0G1APpI:OXRlo6HjyCo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=88-N0G1APpI:OXRlo6HjyCo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=88-N0G1APpI:OXRlo6HjyCo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=88-N0G1APpI:OXRlo6HjyCo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=88-N0G1APpI:OXRlo6HjyCo:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/88-N0G1APpI" height="1" width="1"/> Ryan Britt Published Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/dark-shadows-is-a-beautiful-big-screen-soap-opera http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/dark-shadows-is-a-beautiful-big-screen-soap-opera http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/LCcADIzcceg/announcing-the-torforge-2012-bea-schedule <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/11_05/logo_BEA11.jpg" />This year <a href="http://torforge.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tor/Forge’s</a> events at <a href="http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/Home/" target="_blank">BookExpo America</a> will feature an all-star panel of Tor Books authors, exclusive book signings, a science fiction event at the New York Public Library, information on Tor/Forge DRM-free ebooks, and more kittens then you’ll know what to do with! (We’re not actually sure about the kittens part, but we’ll keep you posted.)</p><p>The full BEA Tor/Forge schedule is below.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/announcing-the-torforge-2012-bea-schedule">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=LCcADIzcceg:cMKxlG2V3XU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=LCcADIzcceg:cMKxlG2V3XU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=LCcADIzcceg:cMKxlG2V3XU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=LCcADIzcceg:cMKxlG2V3XU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=LCcADIzcceg:cMKxlG2V3XU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=LCcADIzcceg:cMKxlG2V3XU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=LCcADIzcceg:cMKxlG2V3XU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=LCcADIzcceg:cMKxlG2V3XU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=LCcADIzcceg:cMKxlG2V3XU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/LCcADIzcceg" height="1" width="1"/> Management Services Published Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/announcing-the-torforge-2012-bea-schedule http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/announcing-the-torforge-2012-bea-schedule http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/4Pm7mJ1OXD4/morning-roundup-the-queen-has-a-batleth <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align caption enlarge" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Picard%20being%20knighted%20with%20the%20batleth.jpg" style="height: 332px; width: 250px;" title="Click to Enlarge" />What if other queens had bat’leths? The Queen of Hearts would probably be the worst candidate of all queens to own one, right? Also, if the band Queen had bat’leths, it would make the whole <em>Highlander</em> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEJ8lpCQbyw&amp;ob=av3e" target="_blank">“Princes of the Universe”</a> video a lot better.</p><p>Your offsite links are full of honor.</p><p>Highlights include:</p><ol><li>Real sonic weapons AND real teleportation.</li><li>Tom Wilson’s business card.</li><li>The Batmobile on tour.</li></ol><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-the-queen-has-a-batleth">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=4Pm7mJ1OXD4:iBpmGFkXeIQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=4Pm7mJ1OXD4:iBpmGFkXeIQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=4Pm7mJ1OXD4:iBpmGFkXeIQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=4Pm7mJ1OXD4:iBpmGFkXeIQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=4Pm7mJ1OXD4:iBpmGFkXeIQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=4Pm7mJ1OXD4:iBpmGFkXeIQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=4Pm7mJ1OXD4:iBpmGFkXeIQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=4Pm7mJ1OXD4:iBpmGFkXeIQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=4Pm7mJ1OXD4:iBpmGFkXeIQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/4Pm7mJ1OXD4" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-the-queen-has-a-batleth http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-the-queen-has-a-batleth http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/infup7pq36I/beware-the-hound-sherlock-the-hounds-of-baskerville <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_01/sh-baskerville1.jpg" /></p><p>Hot on the high-heels of Irene Adler’s incursion into Baker Street, PBS has aired the second episode of the second season of<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><em>Sherlock</em>. Like the previous episode, this too aims to be a straight-forward contemporary adaptation of a famous Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes plot. The novella “The Hound of the Baskervilles” is arguably the most famous and enduring Sherlock Holmes adventure of them all probably owing to the fact that, as Doyle said, the tale is a “real creeper.” But with inclusion of seemingly more hounds, does the Mark Gatiss-penned “The <em>Hounds</em> of Baskerville” live up to its chilling literary forbearer? Read on to find out!</p><p>[Eliminate the impossible! Spoilers!]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/beware-the-hound-sherlock-the-hounds-of-baskerville">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=infup7pq36I:be_xW_6WX9Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=infup7pq36I:be_xW_6WX9Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=infup7pq36I:be_xW_6WX9Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=infup7pq36I:be_xW_6WX9Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=infup7pq36I:be_xW_6WX9Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=infup7pq36I:be_xW_6WX9Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=infup7pq36I:be_xW_6WX9Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=infup7pq36I:be_xW_6WX9Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=infup7pq36I:be_xW_6WX9Q:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/infup7pq36I" height="1" width="1"/> Emily Asher-Perrin Published Mon, 14 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/beware-the-hound-sherlock-the-hounds-of-baskerville http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/beware-the-hound-sherlock-the-hounds-of-baskerville http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/F4ANdJmBDAw/our-geeky-moms <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Our Geeky Moms" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/happy-mothers-day.jpg" title="Our Geeky Moms" /></p><p>Science fiction and fantasy mothers are awesome. Not only can raise they kids in magical worlds, robot apocalypses, and seedy space stations, but women like Sarah Connor, Molly Weasley, ElastiGirl, and Keiko O’Brien all do it with some class.</p><p>But real life moms are even better, because they often put those magical worlds and seedy space stations into our brains to begin with. For Mother’s Day, we’re&nbsp; reminiscing about times we were just podlings and the ways our moms shaped our geeky tendencies.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/our-geeky-moms">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F4ANdJmBDAw:X71JJPIlizI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F4ANdJmBDAw:X71JJPIlizI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=F4ANdJmBDAw:X71JJPIlizI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F4ANdJmBDAw:X71JJPIlizI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F4ANdJmBDAw:X71JJPIlizI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=F4ANdJmBDAw:X71JJPIlizI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F4ANdJmBDAw:X71JJPIlizI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=F4ANdJmBDAw:X71JJPIlizI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F4ANdJmBDAw:X71JJPIlizI:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/F4ANdJmBDAw" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Sun, 13 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/our-geeky-moms http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/our-geeky-moms http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/G1rhqU8o06U/earth-unaware-excerpt <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-left-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/earth-unaware-cover.jpg" /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><em>Take a look at </em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/earth-unaware-orson-scott-card/1107085830?ean=9780765329042" target="_blank">Earth Unaware</a><em>, the next novel set in Enderverse from Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston, out July 17:</em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><em>The mining ship El Cavador is far out from Earth, in the deeps of the Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto.&nbsp;Other mining ships, and the families that live on them, are few and far between this far out.&nbsp;So when El Cavador’s telescopes pick up a fast-moving object coming in-system, it’s hard to know what to make of it. It’s massive and moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light.</em></span></span></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1336754829771_2209"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><em>El Cavador has other problems.&nbsp;Their systems are old and failing.&nbsp;The family is getting too big for the ship.&nbsp;There are claim-jumping corporate ships bringing Asteroid Belt tactics to the Kuiper Belt.&nbsp;Worrying about a distant object that might or might not be an alien ship seems…not important.</em></span></span></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1336754829771_2207"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><em>They&rsquo;re wrong.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s the most important thing that has happened to the human race in a million years. The first Formic War is about to begin.</em></span></span></p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/earth-unaware-excerpt">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=G1rhqU8o06U:cJXilZUoGpE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=G1rhqU8o06U:cJXilZUoGpE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=G1rhqU8o06U:cJXilZUoGpE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=G1rhqU8o06U:cJXilZUoGpE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=G1rhqU8o06U:cJXilZUoGpE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=G1rhqU8o06U:cJXilZUoGpE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=G1rhqU8o06U:cJXilZUoGpE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=G1rhqU8o06U:cJXilZUoGpE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=G1rhqU8o06U:cJXilZUoGpE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/G1rhqU8o06U" height="1" width="1"/> Orson Scott Card Excerpts Sat, 12 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/earth-unaware-excerpt http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/earth-unaware-excerpt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/1IXTx58R0g0/saturday-morning-cartoons-qoxygenq-and-qthe-phdiddy-is-on-the-sceneq <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Saturday Morning Cartoons: Oxygen and The Ph.Diddy is on the scene" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Oxygen_PhDiddy.jpg" title="Saturday Morning Cartoons: Oxygen and The Ph.Diddy is on the scene" /></p><p><strong>Oxygen:</strong> The best scientific films are not only accurate, but funny. In this one we get to spend the day at an element-ary school with Oxygen. (2:19 minutes)</p><p><strong>The Ph.Diddy is on the scene:</strong> LifeTechnologies makes lab equipment and it looks like they are branching out into popular entertainment with music videos depicting life in bio-chem labs. (4:50 minutes)</p><p>[Watch the videos after the jump]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/saturday-morning-cartoons-qoxygenq-and-qthe-phdiddy-is-on-the-sceneq">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1IXTx58R0g0:v0EXIA_cIvA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1IXTx58R0g0:v0EXIA_cIvA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1IXTx58R0g0:v0EXIA_cIvA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1IXTx58R0g0:v0EXIA_cIvA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1IXTx58R0g0:v0EXIA_cIvA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1IXTx58R0g0:v0EXIA_cIvA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1IXTx58R0g0:v0EXIA_cIvA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1IXTx58R0g0:v0EXIA_cIvA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1IXTx58R0g0:v0EXIA_cIvA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/1IXTx58R0g0" height="1" width="1"/> René Walling Published Sat, 12 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/saturday-morning-cartoons-qoxygenq-and-qthe-phdiddy-is-on-the-sceneq http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/saturday-morning-cartoons-qoxygenq-and-qthe-phdiddy-is-on-the-sceneq http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/3O1Y0-6qolA/ned-starks-decapitated-cake-head-is-making-us-hungry <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-left-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/ned-stark-cakeballs.jpg" /></p><p>Jennifer over at Not Your Momma’s Cookie just got to the end of <em>Game of Thrones</em> season one and worked through the shock of Ned Stark’s death by immortalizing the, ah, moment in cake!</p><p>You can check out her <a href="http://notyourmommascookie.com/2012/04/game-of-thrones-cake-pops/" target="_blank">process and the recipe over at her blog</a>. We never thought Ned Stark’s decapitated head would make us hungry....</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/ned-starks-decapitated-cake-head-is-making-us-hungry">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3O1Y0-6qolA:Oz6u6WtQpIw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3O1Y0-6qolA:Oz6u6WtQpIw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=3O1Y0-6qolA:Oz6u6WtQpIw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3O1Y0-6qolA:Oz6u6WtQpIw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3O1Y0-6qolA:Oz6u6WtQpIw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=3O1Y0-6qolA:Oz6u6WtQpIw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3O1Y0-6qolA:Oz6u6WtQpIw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=3O1Y0-6qolA:Oz6u6WtQpIw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3O1Y0-6qolA:Oz6u6WtQpIw:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/3O1Y0-6qolA" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Fri, 11 May 2012 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/ned-starks-decapitated-cake-head-is-making-us-hungry http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/ned-starks-decapitated-cake-head-is-making-us-hungry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/6HPhw5_L_gY/turning-dental-horror-into-eisner-winning-comics-with-raina-telgemeier <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align caption" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Raina-Telgemeier.jpg" title="Photo by Marion Vitus" /></p><p><a href="http://goraina.com/info.html" target="_blank">Raina Telgemeier</a> is an artist and writer from San Francisco and based in New York. She adapted and illustrated four Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels, co-authored <em>X-Men: Misfits</em>, and is the author/illustrator of the bestselling dental memoir graphic novel <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/smile-raina-telgemeier/1100178183?ean=9780545132060" target="_blank"><em>Smile</em></a>, which won the Eisner Award for Best Publication for a Teen Audience. Her next book is called<em> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/drama-raina-telgemeier/1108375139?ean=9780545326988" target="_blank">Drama</a></em> and is out in September from Scholastic Books.</p><p>Recently, comics writer Jorge Aguirre and comics artist Rafael Rosado sat down with Raina to talk about dental horrors, her precise work schedule, and the autobiographical elements behind <em>Smile</em> and the upcoming <em>Drama</em>.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/turning-dental-horror-into-eisner-winning-comics-with-raina-telgemeier">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=6HPhw5_L_gY:iBNtrS8yMgU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=6HPhw5_L_gY:iBNtrS8yMgU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=6HPhw5_L_gY:iBNtrS8yMgU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=6HPhw5_L_gY:iBNtrS8yMgU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=6HPhw5_L_gY:iBNtrS8yMgU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=6HPhw5_L_gY:iBNtrS8yMgU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=6HPhw5_L_gY:iBNtrS8yMgU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=6HPhw5_L_gY:iBNtrS8yMgU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=6HPhw5_L_gY:iBNtrS8yMgU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/6HPhw5_L_gY" height="1" width="1"/> Jorge Aguirre Published Fri, 11 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/turning-dental-horror-into-eisner-winning-comics-with-raina-telgemeier http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/turning-dental-horror-into-eisner-winning-comics-with-raina-telgemeier http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/1q-IJWQQM2s/tordotcom-post-credits-scene-revealed <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Tor.com Post-Credits Scene Revealed!" class="blog-pic-middle-align caption enlarge" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/tor-dot-avengers.jpg" style="height: 318px; width: 475px;" title="Tor.com staff and contributors: Chris Lough, Natalie Zutter, Emily ’Tiny Thor’ Asher-Perrin, Ryan Stark, Mordicai Knode, and Theresa DeLucci. Click to enlarge." /></p><p>The Tor.com post-credits scene has been revealed! We don’t want to reveal the specifics, but it appears that some Tor.com staff and contributors are kicking back after a hard day saving the world.</p><p>[The rest of the scene]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/tordotcom-post-credits-scene-revealed">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1q-IJWQQM2s:zrPPEACFjZY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1q-IJWQQM2s:zrPPEACFjZY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1q-IJWQQM2s:zrPPEACFjZY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1q-IJWQQM2s:zrPPEACFjZY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1q-IJWQQM2s:zrPPEACFjZY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1q-IJWQQM2s:zrPPEACFjZY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1q-IJWQQM2s:zrPPEACFjZY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=1q-IJWQQM2s:zrPPEACFjZY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=1q-IJWQQM2s:zrPPEACFjZY:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/1q-IJWQQM2s" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Fri, 11 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/tordotcom-post-credits-scene-revealed http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/tordotcom-post-credits-scene-revealed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/0LXSxujaX-s/star-trek-the-next-generation-the-host <p><img alt="Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: The Host" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/thehost1.jpg" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: The Host" /><strong>“The Host”</strong><br />Written by Michel Horvat<br />Directed by Marvin V. Rush<br /><strong>Season 4, Episode 23</strong><br />Production episode 40274-197<br />Original air date: May 13, 1991<br />Stardate: 44821.3</p><p><strong>Captain’s Log:</strong> The <em>Enterprise</em> is bringing a Trill ambassador named Odan to mediate a dispute between the inhabitants of the two moons of Peliar Zel. His father had performed a mediation between the moons in the past. Crusher and Odan have also started a romance over the course of the ten-day trip, though they’re trying to keep it secret. That’s not the only secret — in private, Odan’s belly swells and ebbs because there’s a slug in it he hasn’t told anyone about.</p><p>After Crusher and Odan have a roll in the hay, there’s a meeting with the governor of Peliar Zel, where the conflict is laid out. Alpha Moon taps Peliar Zel’s magnetic field as an energy source, but their doing so has an adverse environmental effect on Beta Moon. Beta is accusing Alpha of genocide, and Alpha refuses to give up their energy source.</p><p>[Dr. Beverly...]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-the-host">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=0LXSxujaX-s:P4YITBcEGBs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=0LXSxujaX-s:P4YITBcEGBs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=0LXSxujaX-s:P4YITBcEGBs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=0LXSxujaX-s:P4YITBcEGBs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=0LXSxujaX-s:P4YITBcEGBs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=0LXSxujaX-s:P4YITBcEGBs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=0LXSxujaX-s:P4YITBcEGBs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=0LXSxujaX-s:P4YITBcEGBs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=0LXSxujaX-s:P4YITBcEGBs:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/0LXSxujaX-s" height="1" width="1"/> Keith DeCandido Published Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-the-host http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-the-host http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/GlnpXH6ZNAs/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-clash-of-kings-part-18 <p><img alt="A Read of Ice and Fire on Tor.com" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/ASOIAF_Images/ACOK-reread-cover.jpg" title="A Read of Ice and Fire on Tor.com" />Welcome back to <a href="http://www.tor.com/features/series/a-read-of-ice-and-fire" target="_blank">A Read of Ice and Fire</a>! 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.</p><p>Today’s entry is Part 18 of <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/clash-of-kings-george-r-r-martin/1100179853?ean=9780553579901&amp;itm=1&amp;usri=a+clash+of+kings" target="_blank"><em>A Clash of Kings</em></a>, in which we cover Chapters 37 (“Theon”), 38 (“Arya”), and 39 (“Catelyn”).</p><p>Previous entries are located in the <a>Index</a>. The only spoilers in the post itself will be for the actual chapters covered and for the chapters previous to them. As for the comments, The Powers That Be at Tor.com have very kindly set up a <a href="http://forum.tor.com/threads/57-SPOILER-thread-for-A-Game-of-Thrones-Read" target="_blank">forum thread</a> for spoilery comments. Any spoileriffic discussion should go there, where I won’t see it. Non-spoiler comments go below, in the comments to the post itself.</p><p>And now, the post!</p><p>[“It’s one thing to want someone out of your life, but it’s another thing to serve them a wake-up cup full of liquid Drain-O.”]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-clash-of-kings-part-18">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GlnpXH6ZNAs:zqHMSftn6uc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GlnpXH6ZNAs:zqHMSftn6uc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=GlnpXH6ZNAs:zqHMSftn6uc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GlnpXH6ZNAs:zqHMSftn6uc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GlnpXH6ZNAs:zqHMSftn6uc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=GlnpXH6ZNAs:zqHMSftn6uc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GlnpXH6ZNAs:zqHMSftn6uc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=GlnpXH6ZNAs:zqHMSftn6uc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GlnpXH6ZNAs:zqHMSftn6uc:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/GlnpXH6ZNAs" height="1" width="1"/> Leigh Butler Published Fri, 11 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-clash-of-kings-part-18 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-clash-of-kings-part-18 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/mDP0pyWjqMY/malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-the-bonehunters-chapter-sixteen <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/malazan/bonehunters.jpg" />Welcome to the <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/04/features/series/malazan-reread-of-the-fallen" target="_blank">Malazan Re-read of the Fallen</a>! 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, going first), and finally comments from Tor.com readers. In this article, we’ll cover Chapter Sixteen of <em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/house-of-chains-steven-erikson/1018381415" target="_blank"><em>The Bonehunters</em></a></em> by Steven Erikson (TB).</p><p>A fair warning before we get started: We’ll be discussing both novel and whole-series themes, narrative arcs that run across the entire series, and foreshadowing.<strong> Note:</strong> The summary of events will be free of major spoilers and we’re going to try keeping the reader comments the same. <a href="http://forum.tor.com/threads/50-Malazan-Reread-of-the-Fallen-SPOILER-Thread?wbtrak=NGZhM2VjZTctNGMwODQzODQ=&amp;wbtrak=NGZhYThhNWMtNGMwODQzODQ=" target="_blank">A forum thread has been set up for outright Malazan spoiler discussion</a>.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-the-bonehunters-chapter-sixteen">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mDP0pyWjqMY:aPh-sDaw7ms:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mDP0pyWjqMY:aPh-sDaw7ms:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=mDP0pyWjqMY:aPh-sDaw7ms:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mDP0pyWjqMY:aPh-sDaw7ms:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mDP0pyWjqMY:aPh-sDaw7ms:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=mDP0pyWjqMY:aPh-sDaw7ms:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mDP0pyWjqMY:aPh-sDaw7ms:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=mDP0pyWjqMY:aPh-sDaw7ms:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=mDP0pyWjqMY:aPh-sDaw7ms:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/mDP0pyWjqMY" height="1" width="1"/> Bill Capossere Published Fri, 11 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-the-bonehunters-chapter-sixteen http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-the-bonehunters-chapter-sixteen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/A3bRWIhxo-Q/what-is-living-for-poul-andersons-the-corridors-of-time <p><img alt="The Corridors of Time by Poul Anderson" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Corridors-of-time.jpg" style="height: 321px; width: 200px;" title="The Corridors of Time by Poul Anderson" />Poul Anderson really was an amazing writer. It’s good to be reminded of that by reading something relatively unfamiliar, because I’m much too close to most of his best books to be able to see them with anything like a fresh eye.</p><p><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-corridors-of-time-poul-anderson/1003598029?ean=9780425050484" target="_blank"><em>The Corridors of Time</em></a> is a short novel published in 1966. I was initially disappointed, when I first picked it in 1977, that it wasn’t another <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/time-patrol-poul-anderson/1100336304?ean=9781416509356" target="_blank">Time Patrol</a> book, and then I was delighted that it was what it was. I remember finishing it and thinking “Wow” and reading it again straight through before taking it back to the library. I’m not sure I’ve ever read it in between then and now, I’ve certainly never owned a copy until I picked up this <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/poul-anderson/corridors-of-time.htm" target="_blank">Lancer Books edition</a> (with a truly bad cover, not pictured above), for a dollar in last year’s Worldcon in Reno.</p><p>Re-reading it now, I was again struck by how very good it is. It’s a time travel novel in which two groups of time travelers from the future are fighting it out through the timeline, recruiting locals and trying to encourage their philosophies. A twentieth century man is recruited from his prison cell and travels as part of the conflict to the Bronze Age, to the Seventeenth Century and to the future. So far so ordinary, but what makes this extraordinary is the subtlety. “Evil is good turned cancerous,” one of the characters says, and Anderson sees the good and evil of both sides in this time war. It’s also beautifully written — Anderson’s best writing reaches an almost mythic level.</p><p>[Read more: no spoilers]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/what-is-living-for-poul-andersons-the-corridors-of-time">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=A3bRWIhxo-Q:bVltmqMbj9k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=A3bRWIhxo-Q:bVltmqMbj9k:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=A3bRWIhxo-Q:bVltmqMbj9k:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=A3bRWIhxo-Q:bVltmqMbj9k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=A3bRWIhxo-Q:bVltmqMbj9k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=A3bRWIhxo-Q:bVltmqMbj9k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=A3bRWIhxo-Q:bVltmqMbj9k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=A3bRWIhxo-Q:bVltmqMbj9k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=A3bRWIhxo-Q:bVltmqMbj9k:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/A3bRWIhxo-Q" height="1" width="1"/> Jo Walton Published Fri, 11 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/what-is-living-for-poul-andersons-the-corridors-of-time http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/what-is-living-for-poul-andersons-the-corridors-of-time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/S6eX_ND6MK0/on-our-radar-the-avengers-on-parade-in-maurice-sendak-style <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Avengers on parade in Maurice Sendak style by AgarthanGuide" class="blog-pic-middle-align caption enlarge " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/avengers-on-parade-rip-maurice-sendak-by-agarthanguide.jpg" style="height: 158px; width: 476px;" title="Click to enlarge" /></p><p>DeviantArt user AgarthanGuide (also known as artist Hannah Friederich) is responsible for the cuteness overload drawing up above of the Avengers on parade, done in the style of Maurice Sendak. Click the pic to enlarge! And if you’re not simply dead from the overdose of awesome we just gave you, <a href="http://agarthanguide.deviantart.com/art/Avengers-on-Parade-RIP-Maurice-Sendak-300848572" target="_blank">head over to AgarthanGuide’s page to download free wallpapers</a> of the illustration!</p><hr /><p class="squib">Stubby the Rocket is the mascot of Tor.com and cannot speak ahhh the cute.</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-the-avengers-on-parade-in-maurice-sendak-style">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S6eX_ND6MK0:ENO0XbG5B4E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S6eX_ND6MK0:ENO0XbG5B4E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=S6eX_ND6MK0:ENO0XbG5B4E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S6eX_ND6MK0:ENO0XbG5B4E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S6eX_ND6MK0:ENO0XbG5B4E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=S6eX_ND6MK0:ENO0XbG5B4E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S6eX_ND6MK0:ENO0XbG5B4E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=S6eX_ND6MK0:ENO0XbG5B4E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S6eX_ND6MK0:ENO0XbG5B4E:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/S6eX_ND6MK0" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Fri, 11 May 2012 15:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-the-avengers-on-parade-in-maurice-sendak-style http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-the-avengers-on-parade-in-maurice-sendak-style http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/dbYv16LXgc0/the-two-southern-nancys-casting-crowley-and-aziraphale-for-good-omens <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Casting Aziraphale and Crowley in a Good Omens movie" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/go-cover.jpg" title="Casting Aziraphale and Crowley in a Good Omens movie" /></p><p>The world has been threatening a <em>Good Omens</em> adaptation for years now, for film and television both. (Neil Gaiman himself actually wrote a screenplay a long while back, which is fascinating if you ever come across it....) The rumor mill has started up again, and it looks like we might get a TV version from the BBC. Now, I’m a little nervous on that account because the sort of humor found in a book like this doesn’t always translate well to screen, but I’m willing to play the game: Who gets to be Crowley and Aziraphale?</p><p>[An angel and a demon dining at the Ritz]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-two-southern-nancys-casting-crowley-and-aziraphale-for-good-omens">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dbYv16LXgc0:p95OsQ5NGTM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dbYv16LXgc0:p95OsQ5NGTM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=dbYv16LXgc0:p95OsQ5NGTM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dbYv16LXgc0:p95OsQ5NGTM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dbYv16LXgc0:p95OsQ5NGTM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=dbYv16LXgc0:p95OsQ5NGTM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dbYv16LXgc0:p95OsQ5NGTM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=dbYv16LXgc0:p95OsQ5NGTM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dbYv16LXgc0:p95OsQ5NGTM:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/dbYv16LXgc0" height="1" width="1"/> Emily Asher-Perrin Published Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-two-southern-nancys-casting-crowley-and-aziraphale-for-good-omens http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-two-southern-nancys-casting-crowley-and-aziraphale-for-good-omens http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/R3A3Ra8wmvI/lets-go-to-the-underworld-the-writing-of-the-girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland <p><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland-and-led-the-revels-there-catherynne-m-valente/1100817049?ean=9780312649623" target="_blank"><img alt="The writing of The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland by Cat Valente" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Beneath-Fairyland.jpg" title="The writing of The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland by Cat Valente" /></a>It is hard to explain how a book begins. Writers have their own vocabularies to make sense of it, sets of metaphors that come close to describing what happens in the authorial brain when a book starts to take shape. When it lights off on a long journey from vague, unconnected ideas to something almost terrifyingly complex, real, and tangible. For some, a book is a child growing within, straining toward birth, for others it is a building painstakingly engineered, for others it is a seed that puts out strange and unpredictable shoots. And for many of us, it is all of those things and none of them, but when an interviewer asks, we have to come up with some image to describe a process that is part puzzle. part translation, and part highwire act, involving not a little bit of sympathetic magic.</p><p>[In the case of <em>The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making</em>, all my models went out the window.]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/lets-go-to-the-underworld-the-writing-of-the-girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=R3A3Ra8wmvI:9SVaxrDl3a4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=R3A3Ra8wmvI:9SVaxrDl3a4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=R3A3Ra8wmvI:9SVaxrDl3a4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=R3A3Ra8wmvI:9SVaxrDl3a4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=R3A3Ra8wmvI:9SVaxrDl3a4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=R3A3Ra8wmvI:9SVaxrDl3a4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=R3A3Ra8wmvI:9SVaxrDl3a4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=R3A3Ra8wmvI:9SVaxrDl3a4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=R3A3Ra8wmvI:9SVaxrDl3a4:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/R3A3Ra8wmvI" height="1" width="1"/> Catherynne M. Valente Published Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/lets-go-to-the-underworld-the-writing-of-the-girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/lets-go-to-the-underworld-the-writing-of-the-girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/oEu3QYQIFLw/the-girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland-sweepstakes <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Beneath-Fairyland.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 212px;" /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Now that Catherynne M. Valente has told you everything you need to know about the creation of <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/lets-go-to-the-underworld-the-writing-of-the-girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland" target="_blank"><em>The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There</em></a>, we thought it would only be fair to give five of you a chance to read it early! (Very early — the book comes out on October 2.) Enter here and you might win!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px;">NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase does not improve your chances of winning. Sweepstakes open to legal residents of fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 or older. To enter, comment on this post beginning at 9:01 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) May 11, 2012. Sweepstakes ends at 12:00 p.m. ET May 15, 2012. Void outside of the 50 US and DC and where prohibited by law. Please see full details and official rules <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland-sweepstakes-rules" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;Sponsor: Macmillan Publishers, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010.</span></p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland-sweepstakes">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oEu3QYQIFLw:EhilJjjiaeA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oEu3QYQIFLw:EhilJjjiaeA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=oEu3QYQIFLw:EhilJjjiaeA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oEu3QYQIFLw:EhilJjjiaeA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oEu3QYQIFLw:EhilJjjiaeA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=oEu3QYQIFLw:EhilJjjiaeA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oEu3QYQIFLw:EhilJjjiaeA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=oEu3QYQIFLw:EhilJjjiaeA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oEu3QYQIFLw:EhilJjjiaeA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/oEu3QYQIFLw" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Fri, 11 May 2012 14:01:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland-sweepstakes http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-girl-who-fell-beneath-fairyland-sweepstakes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/ZfZFi9rrxEQ/morning-roundup-cumberbatch-and-downey-jr-are-neighbors <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align caption enlarge" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/alien_03-465x542.jpg" style="height: 291px; width: 250px;" title="Click to Enlarge (image from via io9)" />Listen. It’s entirely possible the aliens in <em>Alien</em> are allegric to cats. Jones totally lives through the entire ordeal on the <em>Nostromo</em>, and the xenomorph bats away the little cage Jones is in that one scene. So. Maybe Jones saved the day. (Don’t think about this too hard or it won’t be fun anymore.)</p><p>Your offsite links will create nerdy rumors you have heard only in your mind.</p><p>(Image with Ripley and Jones from <a href="http://io9.com/5908722/behind+the+scenes-snaps-from-ridley-scotts-alien-reveals-the-real-xenomorph/gallery/1" target="_blank">this neat article on <em>io9</em></a>)</p><p>Highlights include:</p><ol><li>Does Cumberbatch live close to Robert Downey Jr.? Well...</li><li>The truth about Disney’s shared universe.</li><li>Nimoy is out and about.</li></ol><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-cumberbatch-and-downey-jr-are-neighbors">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=ZfZFi9rrxEQ:-7EfPQhZ-rM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=ZfZFi9rrxEQ:-7EfPQhZ-rM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=ZfZFi9rrxEQ:-7EfPQhZ-rM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=ZfZFi9rrxEQ:-7EfPQhZ-rM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=ZfZFi9rrxEQ:-7EfPQhZ-rM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=ZfZFi9rrxEQ:-7EfPQhZ-rM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=ZfZFi9rrxEQ:-7EfPQhZ-rM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=ZfZFi9rrxEQ:-7EfPQhZ-rM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=ZfZFi9rrxEQ:-7EfPQhZ-rM:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/ZfZFi9rrxEQ" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-cumberbatch-and-downey-jr-are-neighbors http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-cumberbatch-and-downey-jr-are-neighbors http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/kv62o9SqVEw/community-renewed-for-fourth-season <p><img alt="Community renewed for a fourth season" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/community-renewed-for-fourth-season.jpg" title="Community renewed for a fourth season" /></p><p><em>Deadline</em> is reporting from the network TV upfront presentations this week and has just announced that constantly on-the-bubble nerdy delight<em> <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/nbcs-community-renewed-with-13-episode-order/" target="_blank">Community</a></em><a href="http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/nbcs-community-renewed-with-13-episode-order/" target="_blank"> has been renewed for a fourth season!</a></p><p>The season order is initially for thirteen episodes but that could be extended depending on what <em>Community</em> is placed with in NBC&rsquo;s line-up next year. NBC is also buying a slate of new comedies, and if they tank like <em>Whitney</em>, <em>Outsourced</em>, etc. then suddenly a full season pick-up for <em>Community</em> looks deanright imperative.</p><p>There is another cloud to this silver lining. It&rsquo;s not yet confirmed that showrunner Dan Harmon will return for a fourth season. Hopefully, this particular bit of news will Chang for the better, but still. More <em>Community</em> is coming!</p><hr /><p class="squib">Stubby the Rocket is the mascot of Tor.com and what it has right now is actually quite sensible, not the weirdest at all.</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/community-renewed-for-fourth-season">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kv62o9SqVEw:VQKLOSYlYq0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kv62o9SqVEw:VQKLOSYlYq0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=kv62o9SqVEw:VQKLOSYlYq0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kv62o9SqVEw:VQKLOSYlYq0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kv62o9SqVEw:VQKLOSYlYq0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=kv62o9SqVEw:VQKLOSYlYq0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kv62o9SqVEw:VQKLOSYlYq0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=kv62o9SqVEw:VQKLOSYlYq0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kv62o9SqVEw:VQKLOSYlYq0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/kv62o9SqVEw" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Fri, 11 May 2012 02:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/community-renewed-for-fourth-season http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/community-renewed-for-fourth-season http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/oBGRhuSKDeE/jimi-hendrix-spaceships-and-science-fiction <p><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jimi-hendrix-jimi-hendrix/1103729333" target="_blank"><img alt="Jimi Hendrix, Spaceships, and Science Fiction" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Leon-Hendrix-Jimi.jpg" title="Jimi Hendrix, Spaceships, and Science Fiction" /></a><em>Jimi Hendrix changed the face of rock and roll forever, and while you certainly know his music, there’s so much more to his story. In a new book, Hendrix’s younger brother details what it was like growing up with Jimi, including his interest in science fiction and space travel....</em></p><p>As young boys growing up in Seattle, Washington, Leon Hendrix and his older brother Jimi often dreamt of outer space and far off worlds. Early on, both became fascinated with Larry “Buster” Crabbe’s <em>Flash Gordon</em> science fiction film serials that played at the activity center where they lived. Jimi even insisted that friends and family call him by the nickname “Buster.” The boys’ other favorites included movies like <em>The Thing</em> and <em>The Day the Earth Stood Still</em>.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/jimi-hendrix-spaceships-and-science-fiction">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oBGRhuSKDeE:6zxF8wSbs5k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oBGRhuSKDeE:6zxF8wSbs5k:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=oBGRhuSKDeE:6zxF8wSbs5k:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oBGRhuSKDeE:6zxF8wSbs5k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oBGRhuSKDeE:6zxF8wSbs5k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=oBGRhuSKDeE:6zxF8wSbs5k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oBGRhuSKDeE:6zxF8wSbs5k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=oBGRhuSKDeE:6zxF8wSbs5k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=oBGRhuSKDeE:6zxF8wSbs5k:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/oBGRhuSKDeE" height="1" width="1"/> Adam Mitchell Published Thu, 10 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/jimi-hendrix-spaceships-and-science-fiction http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/jimi-hendrix-spaceships-and-science-fiction http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/dYt163G2c1E/on-our-radar-if-an-eight-year-old-reviewed-avengers <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/marysue-avengers-review.jpg" /></p><p>This complete review of <em>The Avengers</em>, <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/amanda-reviews-the-avengers/" target="_blank">created and featured on The Mary Sue and done in the style of a second grader&rsquo;s book report</a>, had us in tears. And yelling &ldquo;I WANT TO LIVE IN HIS HAIR.&rdquo; at our co-workers a lot. Read the whole thing at the above link. Spoilers, naturally!</p><hr /><p class="squib">Stubby the Rocket is the mascot of Tor.com and really wishes its co-worker would stop doing the Gollum voice right now, Emily. AAAAAAGH.</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-if-an-eight-year-old-reviewed-avengers">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dYt163G2c1E:pWrBVmFhdQQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dYt163G2c1E:pWrBVmFhdQQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=dYt163G2c1E:pWrBVmFhdQQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dYt163G2c1E:pWrBVmFhdQQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dYt163G2c1E:pWrBVmFhdQQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=dYt163G2c1E:pWrBVmFhdQQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dYt163G2c1E:pWrBVmFhdQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=dYt163G2c1E:pWrBVmFhdQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=dYt163G2c1E:pWrBVmFhdQQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/dYt163G2c1E" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Thu, 10 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-if-an-eight-year-old-reviewed-avengers http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-if-an-eight-year-old-reviewed-avengers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/2N6p4hGCtAA/making-the-ordinary-meet-the-extraordinary-with-piers-anthony <p><a href="http://www.hipiers.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Piers Anthony. Photo by Jane McConnell" class="blog-pic-right-align caption" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/piers-anthony.jpg" title="Photo by Jane McConnell" />Piers Anthony</a> is the hardest working fantasy author in the world. With over a hundred books and millions of readers, he’s the creator of the Xanth books, Incarnations of Immortality series, and many other series and books. He’s been a <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author twenty times over and lives in the Mundania state of Florida.</p><p>Recently, comics writer Jorge Aguirre and comics artist Rafael Rosado sat down with Piers to talk about his writing style, the long-ago deal he made with his wife, and more.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/making-the-ordinary-meet-the-extraordinary-with-piers-anthony">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2N6p4hGCtAA:8J97d83Y3HA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2N6p4hGCtAA:8J97d83Y3HA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=2N6p4hGCtAA:8J97d83Y3HA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2N6p4hGCtAA:8J97d83Y3HA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2N6p4hGCtAA:8J97d83Y3HA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=2N6p4hGCtAA:8J97d83Y3HA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2N6p4hGCtAA:8J97d83Y3HA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=2N6p4hGCtAA:8J97d83Y3HA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2N6p4hGCtAA:8J97d83Y3HA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/2N6p4hGCtAA" height="1" width="1"/> Jorge Aguirre Published Thu, 10 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/making-the-ordinary-meet-the-extraordinary-with-piers-anthony http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/making-the-ordinary-meet-the-extraordinary-with-piers-anthony http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/XtDqbxYaIg8/roosters-pigs-and-clockwork-freddy-and-the-clockwork-twin <blockquote><p><img alt="Cover of the Clockwork Twin, showing Jinx the Cat painting the twin’s face." class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Clockwork-Twin.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 317px;" title="Cover of the Clockwork Twin, showing Jinx the Cat painting the twin’s face." />Well, this did surprise Dr. Murdock, for he had never found a rooster in any of his patients before.</p></blockquote><p>Few doctors indeed have the privilege of finding roosters in their patients. But this, of course, is <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/clockwork-twin-walter-r-brooks/1005455342?ean=9781585673582" target="_blank"><em>Freddy and the Clockwork Twin</em></a>, a Freddy the Pig book, where roosters can be found nearly everywhere, and the patient in question is not exactly your typical human patient, but rather a figure created from metal and clockwork — so clever, it can and is mistaken for a human by other humans, finding it almost a twin — a clockwork twin — to a young human orphan.</p><p>[When you give your newly created mechanical figure into the control of a rooster.]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/roosters-pigs-and-clockwork-freddy-and-the-clockwork-twin">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=XtDqbxYaIg8:qO2XTNzsMF8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=XtDqbxYaIg8:qO2XTNzsMF8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=XtDqbxYaIg8:qO2XTNzsMF8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=XtDqbxYaIg8:qO2XTNzsMF8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=XtDqbxYaIg8:qO2XTNzsMF8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=XtDqbxYaIg8:qO2XTNzsMF8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=XtDqbxYaIg8:qO2XTNzsMF8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=XtDqbxYaIg8:qO2XTNzsMF8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=XtDqbxYaIg8:qO2XTNzsMF8:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/XtDqbxYaIg8" height="1" width="1"/> Mari Ness Published Thu, 10 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/roosters-pigs-and-clockwork-freddy-and-the-clockwork-twin http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/roosters-pigs-and-clockwork-freddy-and-the-clockwork-twin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/cvtBwG59Crk/rothfuss-reread-speculative-summary-10-the-road-to-newarre <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/11_09/WiseMansFear-reread.jpg" />Welcome to the last of the speculative summaries of my <a href="http://www.tor.com/features/series/patrick-rothfuss-reread?wbtrak=NGZhYTUwZTEtNGI3N2Y5NGE=" target="_blank">no moon left unturned reread</a> of Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicles. This post is about the things we think we know, and it contains extensive spoilers for all of <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Wise-Mans-Fear/Patrick-Rothfuss/e/9780756404734/&amp;?wbtrak=NGZhYTUwZTEtNGI3N2Y5NGE=" target="_blank"><em>The Wise Man’s Fear</em></a> and <em><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Name-of-the-Wind/Patrick-Rothfuss/e/9780756404741/?itm=2&amp;USRI=name+of+the+wind&amp;wbtrak=NGZhYTUwZTEtNGI3N2Y5NGE=" target="_blank">The Name of the Wind</a></em> — these discussions assume you’ve read all of both books. This posts are full of spoilers, please don’t venture beyond the cut unless you want them.&nbsp;</p><p>[Read more: moons and Junes and spoilers]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/rothfuss-reread-speculative-summary-10-the-road-to-newarre">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cvtBwG59Crk:CC5uH5jMfkw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cvtBwG59Crk:CC5uH5jMfkw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=cvtBwG59Crk:CC5uH5jMfkw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cvtBwG59Crk:CC5uH5jMfkw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cvtBwG59Crk:CC5uH5jMfkw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=cvtBwG59Crk:CC5uH5jMfkw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cvtBwG59Crk:CC5uH5jMfkw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=cvtBwG59Crk:CC5uH5jMfkw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cvtBwG59Crk:CC5uH5jMfkw:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/cvtBwG59Crk" height="1" width="1"/> Jo Walton Published Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/rothfuss-reread-speculative-summary-10-the-road-to-newarre http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/rothfuss-reread-speculative-summary-10-the-road-to-newarre http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/qDvRsfmxzXA/check-out-super7evens-perfect-tongue-in-cheek-prisoner-homage <p>Stunt coordinator Scott Rhodes (<em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2U6E8jOyn8&amp;feature=related" target="_blank">Batman: Dead End</a>, Daredevil</em>) is the mind behind web series<em> <a href="http://super7evenspy.com/" target="_blank">Super7even</a></em>, starring Jerry Kokich. Following in the tradition of spy narratives and masked-superheroes, <em>Super7even</em> is a kind of kitschy send-up of James Bond meets Green Hornet.</p><p><em>Super7eve</em>n recently launched its 3rd season, with the first episode “The Captive” serving up some killer <em>Prisoner</em> references. Check it out!</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="271" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OFxXYcTmo2w" width="475"></iframe></p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/check-out-super7evens-perfect-tongue-in-cheek-prisoner-homage">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qDvRsfmxzXA:AIEgSh9gttw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qDvRsfmxzXA:AIEgSh9gttw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=qDvRsfmxzXA:AIEgSh9gttw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qDvRsfmxzXA:AIEgSh9gttw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qDvRsfmxzXA:AIEgSh9gttw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=qDvRsfmxzXA:AIEgSh9gttw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qDvRsfmxzXA:AIEgSh9gttw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=qDvRsfmxzXA:AIEgSh9gttw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qDvRsfmxzXA:AIEgSh9gttw:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/qDvRsfmxzXA" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Thu, 10 May 2012 17:45:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/check-out-super7evens-perfect-tongue-in-cheek-prisoner-homage http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/check-out-super7evens-perfect-tongue-in-cheek-prisoner-homage http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/rNv9CdSARJE/gaming-roundup-diablo-returns-wolfenstein-3d-turns-20-and-the-elder-scrolls-goes-mmo <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Gaming Roundup: Diablo Returns, Wolfenstein 3D Turns 20, and The Elder Scrolls Goes MMO" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/Gaming Roundup/diablo3-590x393.jpg" style="width: 474px; height: 316px;" title="Gaming Roundup: Diablo Returns, Wolfenstein 3D Turns 20, and The Elder Scrolls Goes MMO" /></p><p>As many avid Blizzard fans (or gamers in general, really) already know, <em>Diablo III</em>’s release is less than a week away from becoming reality. The May 15 launch date is welcome news to jonesing players who were unable to get their hands on a beta invite during Blizzard’s extensive beta-testing period (if you’re interested, you can <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/10/the-lord-of-terror-rides-again-a-hands-on-look-at-the-diablo-3-closed-beta">check out our earlier impressions of the beta here</a>). We already know that <em>Diablo III</em> begins in the town of New Tristram, where a fallen star has plunged through the town’s cathedral, leaving scorched earth and a plethora of demons in its wake. As (bad) luck would have it, the star has also awakened the undead, who are now laying siege to the township. Enter, you.</p><p>[“Stay awhile, and listen.”]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/gaming-roundup-diablo-returns-wolfenstein-3d-turns-20-and-the-elder-scrolls-goes-mmo">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=rNv9CdSARJE:gEe28EmJ57A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=rNv9CdSARJE:gEe28EmJ57A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=rNv9CdSARJE:gEe28EmJ57A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=rNv9CdSARJE:gEe28EmJ57A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=rNv9CdSARJE:gEe28EmJ57A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=rNv9CdSARJE:gEe28EmJ57A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=rNv9CdSARJE:gEe28EmJ57A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=rNv9CdSARJE:gEe28EmJ57A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=rNv9CdSARJE:gEe28EmJ57A:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/rNv9CdSARJE" height="1" width="1"/> Pritpaul Bains Published Thu, 10 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/gaming-roundup-diablo-returns-wolfenstein-3d-turns-20-and-the-elder-scrolls-goes-mmo http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/gaming-roundup-diablo-returns-wolfenstein-3d-turns-20-and-the-elder-scrolls-goes-mmo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/p0nQG19iriQ/spock-to-the-future-barbara-hamblys-ishmael <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Ishmael.jpg" style=" width: 180px; height: 302px; " />Barbara Hambly’s 1985 novel, <em>Ishmael</em>, is a study in contrasts. It’s deeply weird, and deeply serious. It’s densely packed with things that should be ridiculous, and are somehow alarming. The first thing that struck me about <em>Ishmael</em> was Captain Kirk’s emotion. In the opening pages, Kirk is grieving Spock’s death. He’s struggling with a horrible loss made more devastating by an inescapable sense of personal responsibility. Having sent Spock into danger and destruction, Kirk is now facing the powerlessness inherent in not being able to do anything about it. McCoy is the most powerful person in this scene, and all he can do is slip Jim the mickey. It’s touching and sad and heavy. The book is full of these moments, somehow, even though it’s a crossover between <em>Star Trek</em> and another short-lived late-60s television series and features two <em>Doctor Who </em>cameos.</p><p>[The allusion to <em>Moby Dick </em>in the title is a pretty big hint that this is one of the quirkier Star Trek novels.]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/spock-to-the-future-barbara-hamblys-ishmael">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=p0nQG19iriQ:S3-OzQgA5CA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=p0nQG19iriQ:S3-OzQgA5CA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=p0nQG19iriQ:S3-OzQgA5CA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=p0nQG19iriQ:S3-OzQgA5CA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=p0nQG19iriQ:S3-OzQgA5CA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=p0nQG19iriQ:S3-OzQgA5CA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=p0nQG19iriQ:S3-OzQgA5CA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=p0nQG19iriQ:S3-OzQgA5CA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=p0nQG19iriQ:S3-OzQgA5CA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/p0nQG19iriQ" height="1" width="1"/> Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer Published Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/spock-to-the-future-barbara-hamblys-ishmael http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/spock-to-the-future-barbara-hamblys-ishmael http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/S7uGywQjWH4/reopening-the-x-files-home <p style="text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="Reopening The X-Files: Home" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/home1.jpg" style="height: 357px; width: 475px;" title="Reopening The X-Files: Home" /></p><p><strong>Season 4, Episode 2: </strong>“Home”<br />Original Airdate: October 11, 1996</p><p>“Home” is a bit of a legend, or at least, that’s how I remember it. It aired with a Viewer Discretion warning, the first of only two that <em>The X-Files</em> would receive, and it rarely appeared in reruns. I remembered the episode as a disgusting skin-crawler, some combination of <a href="http://www.theatredatabase.com/20th_century/buried_child.html" target="_blank"><em>Buried Child</em></a> and the <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/01/reopening-the-x-files-the-host" target="_blank">Flukeman</a>, an episode that would make me want to avert my eyes over and over. But “Home” is in fact better than that: it’s horror, good horror, well-told and suspenseful with a broad streak of wry humor to keep you from dwelling too much on its brutal, awful murders.</p><p>[Meanwhile I’ve quit the Bureau and become a spokesperson for the Ab-Roller.]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/reopening-the-x-files-home">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S7uGywQjWH4:VtlKH_abV_4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S7uGywQjWH4:VtlKH_abV_4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=S7uGywQjWH4:VtlKH_abV_4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S7uGywQjWH4:VtlKH_abV_4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S7uGywQjWH4:VtlKH_abV_4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=S7uGywQjWH4:VtlKH_abV_4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S7uGywQjWH4:VtlKH_abV_4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=S7uGywQjWH4:VtlKH_abV_4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=S7uGywQjWH4:VtlKH_abV_4:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/S7uGywQjWH4" height="1" width="1"/> Meghan Deans Published Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/reopening-the-x-files-home http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/reopening-the-x-files-home http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/msXu6Qq3b0o/a-dark-shadows-crash-course <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align caption " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/dark_shadows1.jpg" title="Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins" /></p><p>Contemporary television is often lauded for complicated storylines and numerous characters. We call good television with several chapters, which make up various arcs “dramas” but in many ways, popular television from <em>Downton Abbey</em>, to <em>Mad Men</em>, to <em>Battlestar Galactica</em>, to <em>Fringe</em>, to <em>The Wire</em>, to <em>Doctor Who</em> all have more in common with soap operas than many would care to admit.</p><p>The connotations of “soap opera” are almost always negative, which isn’t really fair, because in some ways, soap operas represent a naked honesty in TV storytelling; i.e. it’s just trying to get you to watch the next episode. The original <em>Dark Shadows</em> was a soap opera, and it was <em>great</em> at being a soap opera. But the show also subverted the notion of soaps, television, and vampires forever. It is also the first soap opera to feature straight-up time travel and a parallel universe!</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-dark-shadows-crash-course">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=msXu6Qq3b0o:o38Ce4ldxEo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=msXu6Qq3b0o:o38Ce4ldxEo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=msXu6Qq3b0o:o38Ce4ldxEo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=msXu6Qq3b0o:o38Ce4ldxEo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=msXu6Qq3b0o:o38Ce4ldxEo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=msXu6Qq3b0o:o38Ce4ldxEo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=msXu6Qq3b0o:o38Ce4ldxEo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=msXu6Qq3b0o:o38Ce4ldxEo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=msXu6Qq3b0o:o38Ce4ldxEo:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/msXu6Qq3b0o" height="1" width="1"/> Ryan Britt Published Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-dark-shadows-crash-course http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-dark-shadows-crash-course http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/z5v3qoGD7Ks/the-moon-moth-excerpt <p><img alt="The Moon Moth comic adaptation excerpt" class="blog-pic-left-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/the-moon-moth.jpg" title="The Moon Moth comic adaptation excerpt" /><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Take a sneak peek at the upcoming graphic novel adaptation of Jack Vance’s classic science fiction novel </em></span></span><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/moonmoth-humayoun-ibrahim/1104925533?ean=9781596433670" target="_blank">The Moon Moth</a></em></span><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>, illustrated by Humayoun Ibrahim and coming out from First Second Books on May 22.</em></span></span></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1336593469882_2029"><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Edwer Thissell, the new consul from Earth to the planet Sirene, is having all kinds of trouble adjusting to the local culture. The Sirenese cover their faces with exquisitely crafted masks that indicate their social status. Thissell, a bumbling foreigner, wears a mask of very low status: the Moon Moth.</em></span></span></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1336593469882_2032"><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Shortly after Thissell arrives on Sirene, he finds himself embroiled in an unsolved murder case made all the more mysterious by the fact that since everyone must always wear a mask, you can never be sure who you’re dealing with.</em></span></span></p><p>[Read a comic adaptation of <em>The Moon Moth</em>]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/the-moon-moth-excerpt">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=z5v3qoGD7Ks:NrxJQdXi_sE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=z5v3qoGD7Ks:NrxJQdXi_sE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=z5v3qoGD7Ks:NrxJQdXi_sE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=z5v3qoGD7Ks:NrxJQdXi_sE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=z5v3qoGD7Ks:NrxJQdXi_sE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=z5v3qoGD7Ks:NrxJQdXi_sE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=z5v3qoGD7Ks:NrxJQdXi_sE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=z5v3qoGD7Ks:NrxJQdXi_sE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=z5v3qoGD7Ks:NrxJQdXi_sE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/z5v3qoGD7Ks" height="1" width="1"/> Jack Vance Excerpts Thu, 10 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/the-moon-moth-excerpt http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/the-moon-moth-excerpt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/fNP5OYbyX5M/morning-roundup-avengers-assemble-for-yearbook-photos <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Avengers yearbook photos" class="blog-pic-middle-align caption enlarge" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Avengers%20High%20School.jpg" style="height: 397px; width: 475px;" title="Click to enlarge" /></p><p>Is Hawkeye rocking a mullet? Should Jeremy Renner have had a mullet in the <em>Avengers</em> movie? <strike>It worked for Ewan McGregor in <em>Star Wars: Episode II.</em> </strike>Notice they didn’t find one for Nick Fury, because Samuel L. Jackson has always looked like that. (Just watch <em>Coming to America</em>, he’s got an eyepatch and everything.) Seriously though, Samuel L. is immortal.</p><p>Your offsite links contain even more nostalgia.</p><p>Highlights include:</p><ol><li>New <em>Troopers</em> episode; “Tractor Beam.”</li><li><em>Doctor Who</em> Season 7 will screen in August.</li><li>There is really a person named Tyrannosaurus Rex. In the world.</li></ol><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-avengers-assemble-for-yearbook-photos">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=fNP5OYbyX5M:FieQ1mJrgmg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=fNP5OYbyX5M:FieQ1mJrgmg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=fNP5OYbyX5M:FieQ1mJrgmg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=fNP5OYbyX5M:FieQ1mJrgmg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=fNP5OYbyX5M:FieQ1mJrgmg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=fNP5OYbyX5M:FieQ1mJrgmg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=fNP5OYbyX5M:FieQ1mJrgmg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=fNP5OYbyX5M:FieQ1mJrgmg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=fNP5OYbyX5M:FieQ1mJrgmg:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/fNP5OYbyX5M" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-avengers-assemble-for-yearbook-photos http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-avengers-assemble-for-yearbook-photos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/Pg77nEJ9EzM/new-featurette-prometheus-is-the-quest-to-find-the-origin-of-humanity <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="267" src="http://d.yimg.com/nl/movies/site/player.html#startScreenCarouselUI=hide&amp;repeat=0&amp;browseCarouselUI=hide&amp;shareUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fmovies.yahoo.com%2Fvideo%2Fymovies-6393699%2Fprometheus-featurette-origins-29240475.html&amp;vid=29240475" width="475"></iframe></p><p>A recent <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/movies/prometheus-returns-ridley-scott-to-outer-space.html?_r=1" target="_blank"><em>New York Times</em> article</a> talked about Ridley Scott’s desire to tell a spiritual story in Prometheus:</p><blockquote><span style="font-size:14px;">On the phone from London, where the film was mostly shot, Mr. Scott described it as “&nbsp;‘2001’ on steroids.” He said he liked Stanley Kubrick’s notion of “a police agency in the universe that will give a ball of dirt a kick.”</span><p><span style="font-size:14px;">“God doesn’t hate us,” Mr. Scott added ominously. “But God could be disappointed in us — like children.”</span></p></blockquote><p>...and this latest featurette does not shy away from that.</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/new-featurette-prometheus-is-the-quest-to-find-the-origin-of-humanity">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Pg77nEJ9EzM:fDykjOFLyN8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Pg77nEJ9EzM:fDykjOFLyN8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Pg77nEJ9EzM:fDykjOFLyN8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Pg77nEJ9EzM:fDykjOFLyN8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Pg77nEJ9EzM:fDykjOFLyN8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Pg77nEJ9EzM:fDykjOFLyN8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Pg77nEJ9EzM:fDykjOFLyN8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Pg77nEJ9EzM:fDykjOFLyN8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Pg77nEJ9EzM:fDykjOFLyN8:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/Pg77nEJ9EzM" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Wed, 09 May 2012 22:52:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/new-featurette-prometheus-is-the-quest-to-find-the-origin-of-humanity http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/new-featurette-prometheus-is-the-quest-to-find-the-origin-of-humanity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/JdzfR-ziTYc/dinocalypse-a-dinosaur-pulp-fiction-success-story <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dinocalypse! A Dinosaur Pulp Fiction Success Story" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/dinocalypse-trilogy.png" style="height: 133px; width: 474px;" title="Dinocalypse! A Dinosaur Pulp Fiction Success Story" /></p><p>Amanda Palmer is doing it. So are some of the biggest artists, writers and indie-publishers out there. I’m talking about using Kickstarter, the crowd-source funding option for the masses that is allowing people across the world to raise money for their projects. Kickstarter has seen some amazing results and backed some fantastic projects (including <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/03/kickstarting-order-of-the-stick" target="_blank"><em>Order of the Stick</em></a> and this <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/contributing-to-the-conversation-a-feminist-speculative-fiction-anthology-kickstarter" target="_blank">feminist fiction anthology</a> recently featured here on Tor.com).&nbsp;</p><p>One of those projects was a recent success story from Evil Hat Productions, a staple in the indie roleplaying game industry who’s titles include <em>The Dresden Files RPG, Don’t Rest Your Head</em> and <em>Spirit of the Century</em>. When they wanted to create <a href="http://www.dinocalypse.com">a trilogy of novels based on their Spirit of the Century line</a>, they went right to the fans and Kickstarter with astronomical results.</p><p>This is their story.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/dinocalypse-a-dinosaur-pulp-fiction-success-story">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JdzfR-ziTYc:HryvWy92KBI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JdzfR-ziTYc:HryvWy92KBI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=JdzfR-ziTYc:HryvWy92KBI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JdzfR-ziTYc:HryvWy92KBI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JdzfR-ziTYc:HryvWy92KBI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=JdzfR-ziTYc:HryvWy92KBI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JdzfR-ziTYc:HryvWy92KBI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=JdzfR-ziTYc:HryvWy92KBI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JdzfR-ziTYc:HryvWy92KBI:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/JdzfR-ziTYc" height="1" width="1"/> Shoshana Kessock Published Wed, 09 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/dinocalypse-a-dinosaur-pulp-fiction-success-story http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/dinocalypse-a-dinosaur-pulp-fiction-success-story http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/5TLcnmtCZ5E/once-upon-a-time-vs-grimm-part-16-stepmothers-and-stepsisters <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Once Upon a Time vs. Grimm, Part 16: Stepmothers and Stepsisters" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Once%20Upon%20a%20Time%20-%20Apple%20Red%20as%20Blood%20-%20apples.jpg" style="width: 486px; height: 273px;" title="Once Upon a Time vs. Grimm, Part 16: Stepmothers and Stepsisters" /></p><p>Welcome to your second helping this week of the <a href="http://www.tor.com/tags/Battle%20of%20the%20Fairy%20Tale%20Shows">Battle of the Network Fairy Tale Shows</a>! Please note that this here post catches us all up to the most current episodes! Huzzah!</p><p>Fairytale families are effed up. No, really. Single-parent households where at least one of the kids is being treated like crap. On <em>Once Upon a Time</em>, we got to see how the Snow White’s evil stepmother really got her to eat that apple, while on <em>Grimm</em> we watched as Cinderella got her revenge on her stepmother and stepsisters.</p><p>If you haven’t got time, here’s the short version: <em>Once Upon a Time</em> whupped <em>Grimm’</em>s butt this week. Severely. Whupped. (and this pains me to say, because I love <em>Grimm</em>!)</p><p>For those of you who have the time to spare, read on to find out why!</p><p>[An apple a day keeps the Saviors away...]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/once-upon-a-time-vs-grimm-part-16-stepmothers-and-stepsisters">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5TLcnmtCZ5E:RopfNAGQanE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5TLcnmtCZ5E:RopfNAGQanE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=5TLcnmtCZ5E:RopfNAGQanE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5TLcnmtCZ5E:RopfNAGQanE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5TLcnmtCZ5E:RopfNAGQanE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=5TLcnmtCZ5E:RopfNAGQanE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5TLcnmtCZ5E:RopfNAGQanE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=5TLcnmtCZ5E:RopfNAGQanE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5TLcnmtCZ5E:RopfNAGQanE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/5TLcnmtCZ5E" height="1" width="1"/> Teresa Jusino Published Wed, 09 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/once-upon-a-time-vs-grimm-part-16-stepmothers-and-stepsisters http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/once-upon-a-time-vs-grimm-part-16-stepmothers-and-stepsisters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/5CZvKx0FanI/gene-luen-yang-on-chronicling-the-last-airbender-gangs-further-adventures <p><img alt="An interview with Gene Luen Yang" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/gene-luen-yang.jpg" style="height: 326px; width: 100px;" title="An interview with Gene Luen Yang" /></p><p><a href="http://geneyang.com/about" target="_blank">Gene Luen Yang</a> is a writer, artist, and teacher. His graphic novel, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/american-born-chinese-gene-luen-yang/1100351546?ean=9780312384487" target="_blank"><em>American Born Chinese</em></a> (First Second Books), became the first graphic novel to be nominated for a <a href="http://www.nationalbook.org/" target="_blank">National Book Award</a> and the first to win the American Library Association’s <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz.htm" target="_blank">Printz Award</a>. It also won <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.shtml" target="_blank">an Eisner Award</a> for Best Graphic Album – New. <em>The Eternal Smile</em>, his collaborative project with <a href="http://www.lowbright.com/" target="_blank">Derek Kirk Kim</a>, won an Eisner as well.</p><p>Recently, comics writer Jorge Aguirre and comics artist Rafael Rosado sat down with Gene to talk about is work ethic, his awards, and becoming the voice behind the further adventures of Aang in the <em>Avatar: The Last Airbender</em> series from Dark Horse Comics.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/gene-luen-yang-on-chronicling-the-last-airbender-gangs-further-adventures">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5CZvKx0FanI:jzyWQZT7ce0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5CZvKx0FanI:jzyWQZT7ce0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=5CZvKx0FanI:jzyWQZT7ce0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5CZvKx0FanI:jzyWQZT7ce0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5CZvKx0FanI:jzyWQZT7ce0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=5CZvKx0FanI:jzyWQZT7ce0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5CZvKx0FanI:jzyWQZT7ce0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=5CZvKx0FanI:jzyWQZT7ce0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=5CZvKx0FanI:jzyWQZT7ce0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/5CZvKx0FanI" height="1" width="1"/> Jorge Aguirre Published Wed, 09 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/gene-luen-yang-on-chronicling-the-last-airbender-gangs-further-adventures http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/gene-luen-yang-on-chronicling-the-last-airbender-gangs-further-adventures http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/43LPPiwm6E0/farscape-rewatch-the-flax <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/fs-flax1.jpg" /><strong>“The Flax”</strong><br />Written by Justin Monjo, directed by Peter Andrikidis<br /><strong>Season 1, Episode 13</strong></p><p><strong>1^st US Transmission Date: </strong>16 July 1999<br /><strong>1^st UK Transmission Date: </strong>6 March 2000<br /><strong>1^st Australian Transmission:</strong> 23 September 2000</p><p><strong>Guest Cast: </strong>RhysMuldoon (Staanz), John Bachelor (Kcrackic), David Bower (Goon)</p><p><strong>Synopsis:</strong> Aeryn is training Crichton to fly one of Moya’s transport pods when they become ensnared in the flax – a huge invisible net used by Zenetan pirates to catch ships which they then loot. They launch a distress buoy, but they have to fix the atmospheric mix in order to buy the time they need to be rescued.</p><p>[Someone’s <i>docking!?</i>]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/farscape-rewatch-the-flax">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=43LPPiwm6E0:_7AIqrT__iw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=43LPPiwm6E0:_7AIqrT__iw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=43LPPiwm6E0:_7AIqrT__iw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=43LPPiwm6E0:_7AIqrT__iw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=43LPPiwm6E0:_7AIqrT__iw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=43LPPiwm6E0:_7AIqrT__iw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=43LPPiwm6E0:_7AIqrT__iw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=43LPPiwm6E0:_7AIqrT__iw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=43LPPiwm6E0:_7AIqrT__iw:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/43LPPiwm6E0" height="1" width="1"/> Scott K. Andrews Published Wed, 09 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/farscape-rewatch-the-flax http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/farscape-rewatch-the-flax http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/siMP_rmc8Sk/the-life-and-times-of-thomas-cromwell-wolf-hall-and-bring-up-the-bodies <p style="text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="A review of Bring Up The Bodies and Wolf Hall" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/mantel_wolfhall_bodies.png" style="height: 324px; width: 475px;" title="A review of Bring Up The Bodies and Wolf Hall" /></p><p>For the last year I’ve been telling everyone who will stand still long enough to listen that if they’ve got any interest in Tudor-era historical fiction, they need to read Hilary Mantel’s <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wolf-hall-hilary-mantel/1100356831?ean=9780312429980" target="_blank"><em>Wolf Hall</em></a>. A thoroughly deserving winner of the Booker Prize, <em>Wolf Hall</em> follows the rise of Thomas Cromwell: blacksmith’s son, secretary to Cardinal Wolsey, and after Wolsey’s fall, secretary to King Henry VIII himself. I couldn’t get enough of this beautifully written book, and I’ve been looking forward to the sequel, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bring-up-the-bodies-hilary-mantel/1108185320?ean=9780805090031" target="_blank"><em>Bring Up the Bodies</em></a>, out this week, with considerable anticipation.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-life-and-times-of-thomas-cromwell-wolf-hall-and-bring-up-the-bodies">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=siMP_rmc8Sk:AR-ZXKk1Tic:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=siMP_rmc8Sk:AR-ZXKk1Tic:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=siMP_rmc8Sk:AR-ZXKk1Tic:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=siMP_rmc8Sk:AR-ZXKk1Tic:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=siMP_rmc8Sk:AR-ZXKk1Tic:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=siMP_rmc8Sk:AR-ZXKk1Tic:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=siMP_rmc8Sk:AR-ZXKk1Tic:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=siMP_rmc8Sk:AR-ZXKk1Tic:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=siMP_rmc8Sk:AR-ZXKk1Tic:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/siMP_rmc8Sk" height="1" width="1"/> Karin L Kross Published Wed, 09 May 2012 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-life-and-times-of-thomas-cromwell-wolf-hall-and-bring-up-the-bodies http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-life-and-times-of-thomas-cromwell-wolf-hall-and-bring-up-the-bodies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/pCR1OcjmGLQ/download-free-wallpaper-from-a-memory-of-light <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="A Memory of Light cover by Michael Whelan" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/A-Memory-of-Light-cover.jpg" style="width: 474px; height: 315px;" title="A Memory of Light cover by Michael Whelan" /></p><p>Look at that Michael Whelan cover for <em>A Memory of Light</em>. <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/michael-whelans-cover-for-a-memory-of-light-revealed" target="_blank">Epic, isn’t it?</a> So epic that it should be on your desktop computer, your phone, or mobile pad-esque device. Agreed? Good.</p><p>Now that we’re all in agreement, let’s download some free <em>Memory of Light </em>Michael Whelan wallpaper! We’ve got two versions for you, the art alone and the art with the title and authors.</p><p>[<em>A Memory of Light</em> wallpaper]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/download-free-wallpaper-from-a-memory-of-light">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pCR1OcjmGLQ:i8jsu3-_gTQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pCR1OcjmGLQ:i8jsu3-_gTQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=pCR1OcjmGLQ:i8jsu3-_gTQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pCR1OcjmGLQ:i8jsu3-_gTQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pCR1OcjmGLQ:i8jsu3-_gTQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=pCR1OcjmGLQ:i8jsu3-_gTQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pCR1OcjmGLQ:i8jsu3-_gTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=pCR1OcjmGLQ:i8jsu3-_gTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pCR1OcjmGLQ:i8jsu3-_gTQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/pCR1OcjmGLQ" height="1" width="1"/> Management Services Published Wed, 09 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/download-free-wallpaper-from-a-memory-of-light http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/download-free-wallpaper-from-a-memory-of-light http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/chZwtfukPMg/chicks-dig-comics-edited-by-lynne-m-thomas-and-sigrid-ellis <p><img alt="Chicks Dig Comics" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/chicks-dig-comics.jpg" title="Chicks Dig Comics" /></p><p><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chicks-dig-comics-lynne-thomas/1110011276?ean=9781935234050" target="_blank"><em>Chicks Dig Comics</em></a> is the newest in the line of “Chicks Dig” books published by Mad Norwegian Press, following the Hugo-winning <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chicks-dig-time-lords-various/1102997314?ean=9781935234043" target="_blank"><em>Chicks Dig Time Lords</em></a>. This volume is edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Sigrid Ellis; it collects over thirty pieces of short work about women’s relationships with comics, from interviews to critical essays to personal statements. There’s even an essay on adapting superhero fashions for daily wear from a geek fashionista.</p><p>The strength of the book comes from its variety — comics professionals, fans, fiction writers, critics, feminist theorists, and sometimes all of the above at once are contributors — and the range of topics and styles of writing in the book make for a quick, entertaining read, though one that is occasionally uneven. There’s sometimes a bit of a jangle in the brain between one piece and the next, when they don’t connect in tone or style.</p><p>[A review]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/chicks-dig-comics-edited-by-lynne-m-thomas-and-sigrid-ellis">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=chZwtfukPMg:lAvFz1HYwn0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=chZwtfukPMg:lAvFz1HYwn0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=chZwtfukPMg:lAvFz1HYwn0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=chZwtfukPMg:lAvFz1HYwn0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=chZwtfukPMg:lAvFz1HYwn0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=chZwtfukPMg:lAvFz1HYwn0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=chZwtfukPMg:lAvFz1HYwn0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=chZwtfukPMg:lAvFz1HYwn0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=chZwtfukPMg:lAvFz1HYwn0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/chZwtfukPMg" height="1" width="1"/> Brit Mandelo Published Wed, 09 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/chicks-dig-comics-edited-by-lynne-m-thomas-and-sigrid-ellis http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/chicks-dig-comics-edited-by-lynne-m-thomas-and-sigrid-ellis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/3Q6999OBYhM/malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-the-bonehunters-chapter-fifteen <p><img alt="The Malazan Reread on Tor.com" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/malazan/bonehunters.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 323px;" title="The Malazan Reread on Tor.com" />Welcome to the <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/04/features/series/malazan-reread-of-the-fallen" target="_blank">Malazan Re-read of the Fallen</a>! 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, going first), and finally comments from Tor.com readers. In this article, we’ll cover Chapter Fifteen of <em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/house-of-chains-steven-erikson/1018381415" target="_blank"><em>The Bonehunters</em></a></em> by Steven Erikson (TB).</p><p>A fair warning before we get started: We’ll be discussing both novel and whole-series themes, narrative arcs that run across the entire series, and foreshadowing.<strong> Note:</strong> The summary of events will be free of major spoilers and we’re going to try keeping the reader comments the same. <a href="http://forum.tor.com/threads/50-Malazan-Reread-of-the-Fallen-SPOILER-Thread?wbtrak=NGZhM2VjZTctNGMwODQzODQ=&amp;wbtrak=NGZhYThhNWMtNGMwODQzODQ=" target="_blank">A forum thread has been set up for outright Malazan spoiler discussion</a>.</p><p>Just a note that once again, Amanda will not be joining us this post.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-the-bonehunters-chapter-fifteen">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3Q6999OBYhM:utP1-eEWIBM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3Q6999OBYhM:utP1-eEWIBM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=3Q6999OBYhM:utP1-eEWIBM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3Q6999OBYhM:utP1-eEWIBM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3Q6999OBYhM:utP1-eEWIBM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=3Q6999OBYhM:utP1-eEWIBM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3Q6999OBYhM:utP1-eEWIBM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=3Q6999OBYhM:utP1-eEWIBM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=3Q6999OBYhM:utP1-eEWIBM:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/3Q6999OBYhM" height="1" width="1"/> Bill Capossere Published Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-the-bonehunters-chapter-fifteen http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-the-bonehunters-chapter-fifteen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/UTP7HGuYcGU/abandon-ship-the-legend-of-korra-qthe-spirit-of-competitionq <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/bolin_1280.png" style="height: 267px; width: 475px;" /></p><p>There are three major threads running through this season of <a href="http://www.tor.com/tags/The%20Legend%20of%20Korra" target="_blank"><em>The Legend of Korra</em></a>: The Equalists, professional bending, and romance. It seems like we only get two of the three in each episode; <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/psychology-of-fear-in-the-legend-of-korra-the-voice-in-the-night" target="_blank">“The Voice in the Night”</a> dealt with The Equalists and set up a romantic triangle by introducing Asami; <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/korra-and-the-equalists" target="_blank">“The Revelation”</a> was about trying to get money for the pro-bending tournament as well as Amon and the Equalists, and <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/04/avatar-korra-is-here-the-first-three-episodes" target="_blank">“A Leaf in the Winds”</a> introduced the “brothers from the school of hard knocks” and the sport of bending all at once. The most recent episode, “The Spirit of Competition,” is all about the love triangle and the world of professional sports, with nary a mention of The Equalists.</p><p>[Read more &mdash; spoilers]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/abandon-ship-the-legend-of-korra-qthe-spirit-of-competitionq">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UTP7HGuYcGU:t3lQPE3CCxY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UTP7HGuYcGU:t3lQPE3CCxY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=UTP7HGuYcGU:t3lQPE3CCxY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UTP7HGuYcGU:t3lQPE3CCxY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UTP7HGuYcGU:t3lQPE3CCxY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=UTP7HGuYcGU:t3lQPE3CCxY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UTP7HGuYcGU:t3lQPE3CCxY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=UTP7HGuYcGU:t3lQPE3CCxY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UTP7HGuYcGU:t3lQPE3CCxY:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/UTP7HGuYcGU" height="1" width="1"/> Mordicai Knode Published Wed, 09 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/abandon-ship-the-legend-of-korra-qthe-spirit-of-competitionq http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/abandon-ship-the-legend-of-korra-qthe-spirit-of-competitionq http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/PWsI5LhvFv0/whos-in-the-epic-fantasy-avengers <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Putting together an epic fantasy Avengers team" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/epic-fantasy-avengers.jpg" title="Putting together an epic fantasy Avengers team" /></p><p>We’ve talked about what a <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/06/who-would-be-in-the-science-fiction-justice-league" target="_blank">science fiction Justice League</a> would look like, but with Avengers now ever-present in the minds of the world’s moviegoers, it’s clearly time to think about which fantasy characters would comprise an epic fantasy Avengers.</p><p>The Avengers in the movie are an opinionated bunch, so we had to be sure to include fun conflicting personality types, and all our favorite skill sets as well. Who would win if they had to fight the science fiction Justice League? Who made the cut?</p><p>[Your team]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/whos-in-the-epic-fantasy-avengers">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PWsI5LhvFv0:R24ZR5hwwag:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PWsI5LhvFv0:R24ZR5hwwag:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=PWsI5LhvFv0:R24ZR5hwwag:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PWsI5LhvFv0:R24ZR5hwwag:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PWsI5LhvFv0:R24ZR5hwwag:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=PWsI5LhvFv0:R24ZR5hwwag:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PWsI5LhvFv0:R24ZR5hwwag:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=PWsI5LhvFv0:R24ZR5hwwag:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PWsI5LhvFv0:R24ZR5hwwag:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/PWsI5LhvFv0" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Wed, 09 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/whos-in-the-epic-fantasy-avengers http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/whos-in-the-epic-fantasy-avengers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/pSFmFeJiQZA/about-fairies <p><span style="color:#696969;"><em><span style="font-size: 12px;">Enjoy this new original short story by author Pat Murphy. In “About Fairies,” Jennifer and her co-workers create fairy lands for a toy company, all the while cultivating their own personal fairy worlds....</span></em></span></p><p>I’m on my way to the train station when I find a mirror leaning against a chain link fence. People often abandon stuff on this street, figuring that someone who wants it will take it away. And someone usually does. San Francisco has many scavengers.</p><p>[Continue reading “About Fairies”]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/about-fairies">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pSFmFeJiQZA:Qc_j-Ec78z4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pSFmFeJiQZA:Qc_j-Ec78z4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=pSFmFeJiQZA:Qc_j-Ec78z4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pSFmFeJiQZA:Qc_j-Ec78z4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pSFmFeJiQZA:Qc_j-Ec78z4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=pSFmFeJiQZA:Qc_j-Ec78z4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pSFmFeJiQZA:Qc_j-Ec78z4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=pSFmFeJiQZA:Qc_j-Ec78z4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=pSFmFeJiQZA:Qc_j-Ec78z4:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/pSFmFeJiQZA" height="1" width="1"/> Pat Murphy Prose Wed, 09 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/about-fairies http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/about-fairies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/-1ZLwVvlUV8/morning-roundup-vintage-shatner-is-stalked-by-a-penguin <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="352" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I3Kh8Pii0p4" width="475"></iframe></p><p>Some people think time is an illusion. Others think time is a companion that goes with you on the journey and reminds you to cherish every moment. Still others know the truth; time is a penguin that stalks you all your life. In this vintage TV commercial dealing with frozen foods, William Shatner has an amazing run in with his greatest foe.</p><p>Your offsite links do not know if the penguin works there or not, but are useful nonetheless.</p><p>Highlights include:</p><ol><li>Yep. It’s real.<em> The Avengers</em> increased the sales of shawarma.</li><li>The Predator makes peace with Arnold.</li><li>Amazon head Jeff Bezos is no longer pretending he’s not building a spaceship.</li></ol><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-vintage-shatner-is-stalked-by-a-penguin">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-1ZLwVvlUV8:7H6WrTRAcMQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-1ZLwVvlUV8:7H6WrTRAcMQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=-1ZLwVvlUV8:7H6WrTRAcMQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-1ZLwVvlUV8:7H6WrTRAcMQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-1ZLwVvlUV8:7H6WrTRAcMQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=-1ZLwVvlUV8:7H6WrTRAcMQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-1ZLwVvlUV8:7H6WrTRAcMQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=-1ZLwVvlUV8:7H6WrTRAcMQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-1ZLwVvlUV8:7H6WrTRAcMQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/-1ZLwVvlUV8" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-vintage-shatner-is-stalked-by-a-penguin http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-vintage-shatner-is-stalked-by-a-penguin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/cUG-MqIaItw/terrible-yellow-eyes-a-maurice-sendak-tribute <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Terrible Yellow Eyes. A Maurice Sendak Tribute" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/CoryGodbey_Sendak.png" title="Terrible Yellow Eyes. A Maurice Sendak Tribute" /></p><p>A few years back, artist <a href="http://corygodbey.com/">Cory Godbey</a> started the blog <a href="http://www.terribleyelloweyes.com/">Terrible Yellow Eyes</a> as a pet project and tribute to Maurice Sendak’s <em>Where the Wild Things Are</em>. The subject matter and the initial offerings were so beloved by so many artists, it went (as they say) viral. In the end he collected a year’s worth of loving homages to Sendak and his charcters. It’s a great way to pass an hour, after you’ve revisited your Sendak library.</p><p>Here are just a few favorites of mine...</p><p>[Look below]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/terrible-yellow-eyes-a-maurice-sendak-tribute">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cUG-MqIaItw:ucwOkiD-ewY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cUG-MqIaItw:ucwOkiD-ewY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=cUG-MqIaItw:ucwOkiD-ewY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cUG-MqIaItw:ucwOkiD-ewY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cUG-MqIaItw:ucwOkiD-ewY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=cUG-MqIaItw:ucwOkiD-ewY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cUG-MqIaItw:ucwOkiD-ewY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=cUG-MqIaItw:ucwOkiD-ewY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cUG-MqIaItw:ucwOkiD-ewY:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/cUG-MqIaItw" height="1" width="1"/> Irene Gallo Published Tue, 08 May 2012 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/terrible-yellow-eyes-a-maurice-sendak-tribute http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/terrible-yellow-eyes-a-maurice-sendak-tribute http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/v9k5SwNEs8w/on-our-radar-he-saw-it-he-loved-it-he-ate-it <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Maurice Sendak&rsquo;s greatest fan interaction" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/maurice-sendak-quote.jpg" title="Maurice Sendak&rsquo;s greatest fan interaction" /></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;">[Via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FridayReads" target="_blank">Friday Reads</a>]</span></p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-he-saw-it-he-loved-it-he-ate-it">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=v9k5SwNEs8w:RIU3SiESWnI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=v9k5SwNEs8w:RIU3SiESWnI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=v9k5SwNEs8w:RIU3SiESWnI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=v9k5SwNEs8w:RIU3SiESWnI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=v9k5SwNEs8w:RIU3SiESWnI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=v9k5SwNEs8w:RIU3SiESWnI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=v9k5SwNEs8w:RIU3SiESWnI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=v9k5SwNEs8w:RIU3SiESWnI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=v9k5SwNEs8w:RIU3SiESWnI:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/v9k5SwNEs8w" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Tue, 08 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-he-saw-it-he-loved-it-he-ate-it http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/on-our-radar-he-saw-it-he-loved-it-he-ate-it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/JgqrCkLsgu0/once-upon-a-time-vs-grimm-part-16-wood-and-beavers <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-left-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Grimm%20-%20Leave%20it%20to%20Beavers%20-%20Nick%20and%20Monroe%20crossbow.png" style="width: 481px; height: 275px;" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Heh. Heheheheheheh. Last week, <em>Once Upon a Time</em> was about a boy who used to be made of wood. Heh. And <em>Grimm</em> was about a whole mess of beaver. Heh-heh. Clearly, I’m a twelve year old boy trapped in the body of a 32-year-old woman. It happens.</p><p>You know what else happens? Sometimes I perform spoken-word poems about <em>Grimm</em>. <a href="http://cowbird.com/author/1598/story/20351" target="_blank">Like this one.</a></p><p>Also, you can <a href="http://tvbreakroom.com/monday-madness-favorite-new-show/" target="_blank">vote for your favorite Network Fairy Tale Show as Best New Show</a> as part of TV Breakroom’s Monday Madness. <em>Grimm</em>’s currently in the lead (#Grimmsters are workin’ it!), but I know there are plenty of <em>Once Upon a Time</em> fans out there! #Oncers, #Snowers, and #EvilRegals? You’ve been served.</p><p>Now, on with the reviews!</p><p>[ "I move to request that the Grimm not cut off our heads for opposing him on this question...”]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/once-upon-a-time-vs-grimm-part-16-wood-and-beavers">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JgqrCkLsgu0:JleM3gFRiFw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JgqrCkLsgu0:JleM3gFRiFw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=JgqrCkLsgu0:JleM3gFRiFw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JgqrCkLsgu0:JleM3gFRiFw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JgqrCkLsgu0:JleM3gFRiFw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=JgqrCkLsgu0:JleM3gFRiFw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JgqrCkLsgu0:JleM3gFRiFw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=JgqrCkLsgu0:JleM3gFRiFw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=JgqrCkLsgu0:JleM3gFRiFw:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/JgqrCkLsgu0" height="1" width="1"/> Teresa Jusino Published Tue, 08 May 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/once-upon-a-time-vs-grimm-part-16-wood-and-beavers http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/once-upon-a-time-vs-grimm-part-16-wood-and-beavers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/-pdNB5MZVh8/discovering-that-youre-russian-vera-brosgol-and-anyas-ghost <p><img alt="Vera Brosgol" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Vera-Brosgol.jpg" style="height: 332px; width: 200px;" title="Vera Brosgol" />Born in Moscow, and based in Oregon, <a href="http://verabee.com/info" target="_blank">Vera Brosgol</a> is the artist and writer of the Eisner-nominated <em>Anya’s Ghost</em> from <a href="http://firstsecondbooks.com/anyas/anya.html">First Second Books</a>. She currently works, draws, writes, bakes, and knits in Portland.</p><p>Recently, comics writer Jorge Aguirre and comics artist Rafael Rosado sat down with Vera to talk about her latest release and about digging through her Russian roots.</p><p><strong>RAFAEL:</strong><strong> Do you see any parallels in storytelling in comic book form and telling stories in storyboards for film/TV? Do you feel like there’s any crossover? </strong></p><p><strong>VERA:</strong> Yeah! There are totally parallels. You think about a lot of the same things — staging, acting, composition... You’re fleshing out a world in the same way. In boarding usually the dialogue isn’t up to you the way it is in comics (assuming you are writing your own comics) but you get to make a lot of the same decisions. It definitely feels like you’re using the same part of your brain.</p><p>[Read on]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/discovering-that-youre-russian-vera-brosgol-and-anyas-ghost">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-pdNB5MZVh8:i-F12j9VO9s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-pdNB5MZVh8:i-F12j9VO9s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=-pdNB5MZVh8:i-F12j9VO9s:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-pdNB5MZVh8:i-F12j9VO9s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-pdNB5MZVh8:i-F12j9VO9s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=-pdNB5MZVh8:i-F12j9VO9s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-pdNB5MZVh8:i-F12j9VO9s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=-pdNB5MZVh8:i-F12j9VO9s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=-pdNB5MZVh8:i-F12j9VO9s:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/-pdNB5MZVh8" height="1" width="1"/> Jorge Aguirre Published Tue, 08 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/discovering-that-youre-russian-vera-brosgol-and-anyas-ghost http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/discovering-that-youre-russian-vera-brosgol-and-anyas-ghost http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/IPvPYOWUmTs/hear-and-read-walter-mosley-and-catch-him-on-tour <p><img alt="Walter Mosley" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/walter-mosley.jpg" style="height: 189px; width: 170px;" title="Walter Mosley" /><img class="blog-pic-left-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_04/walter-mosley-cover.jpg" style="width: 275px; height: 189px;" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tor author Walter Mosley has just released a double-header book; <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gift-of-fire-on-the-head-of-a-pin-walter-mosley/1107085839?ean=9780765330086" target="_blank"><em>The Gift of Fire/On the Head of a Pin</em></a><em>, </em>both of which are tales of speculative fiction which delve into worlds where gods still walk among us, and a world where long-dead stars can come back to life.</p><p>You can read Walter’s thoughts on genre on the site today (or an excerpt from both stories in the dual book) and catch him on the radio Wednesday, May 9 at&nbsp; 8:45 AM EST on the The Tom Moyner Morning Show (<a href="http://www.tjms.com/stream/" target="_blank">streaming here</a>).</p><p>He also kicks off his book tour today! Check below to see if he’s coming to your town.</p><p>[Tour dates below]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/hear-and-read-walter-mosley-and-catch-him-on-tour">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=IPvPYOWUmTs:S14yg7PscuM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=IPvPYOWUmTs:S14yg7PscuM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=IPvPYOWUmTs:S14yg7PscuM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=IPvPYOWUmTs:S14yg7PscuM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=IPvPYOWUmTs:S14yg7PscuM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=IPvPYOWUmTs:S14yg7PscuM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=IPvPYOWUmTs:S14yg7PscuM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=IPvPYOWUmTs:S14yg7PscuM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=IPvPYOWUmTs:S14yg7PscuM:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/IPvPYOWUmTs" height="1" width="1"/> Management Services Published Tue, 08 May 2012 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/hear-and-read-walter-mosley-and-catch-him-on-tour http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/hear-and-read-walter-mosley-and-catch-him-on-tour http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/EVrjlHH2aPU/thieftaker-excerpt <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-left-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/thieftaker-cover.jpg" /><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><em><span style="font-size: 12px;">Take a look at this excerpt from D.B. Jackson’s </span></em><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thieftaker-d-b-jackson/1107085815?ean=9780765327611" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Thieftaker</span></a><em><span style="font-size: 12px;">, out on July 3:</span></em></span></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1336493173035_2641"><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><em><span style="font-size: 12px;">Boston, 1767: In D.B. Jackson’s </span></em><span style="font-size: 12px;">Thieftaker</span><em><span style="font-size: 12px;">, revolution is brewing as the British Crown imposes increasingly onerous taxes on the colonies, and intrigue swirls around firebrands like Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty. But for Ethan Kaille, a thieftaker who makes his living by conjuring spells that help him solve crimes, politics is for others…until he is asked to recover a necklace worn by the murdered daughter of a prominent family.</span></em></span></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1336493173035_2640"><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><em><span style="font-size: 12px;">Suddenly, he faces another conjurer of enormous power, someone unknown, who is part of a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of power in the turbulent colony. His adversary has already killed—and not for his own gain, but in the service of his powerful masters, people for whom others are mere pawns in a game of politics and power. Ethan is in way over his head, and he knows it. Already a man with a dark past, he can ill afford to fail, lest his livelihood be forfeit. But he can’t stop now, for his magic has marked him, so he must fight the odds, even though he seems hopelessly overmatched, his doom seeming certain at the spectral hands of one he cannot even see.</span></em></span></p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/thieftaker-excerpt">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EVrjlHH2aPU:OaCRjcgvwZc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EVrjlHH2aPU:OaCRjcgvwZc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=EVrjlHH2aPU:OaCRjcgvwZc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EVrjlHH2aPU:OaCRjcgvwZc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EVrjlHH2aPU:OaCRjcgvwZc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=EVrjlHH2aPU:OaCRjcgvwZc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EVrjlHH2aPU:OaCRjcgvwZc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=EVrjlHH2aPU:OaCRjcgvwZc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EVrjlHH2aPU:OaCRjcgvwZc:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/EVrjlHH2aPU" height="1" width="1"/> DB Jackson Excerpts Tue, 08 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/thieftaker-excerpt http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/thieftaker-excerpt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/gSP_ADsI1Ko/release-the-weird <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Weird anthology cover.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 247px;" />From Hugo winner Ann VanderMeer and World Fantasy Winner Jeff VanderMeer comes the editorial duo’s most ambitious anthology yet; <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-weird-jeff-vandermeer/1107085893?ean=9780765333605" target="_blank"><em>The Weird. </em></a>The book’s 110 stories run an impressive range of names from superstars like Stephen King and George R.R. Martin, to genre mainstays like Harlan Ellison and Octavia Butler, to more mainstream literary authors like Joyce Carol Oates, Karen Joy Fowler, and Haruki Murakami. In short, this massive volume has more varities of weird than any anthology of of strange and macabre musings. It also includes an “AfterWeird” by China Miéville.</p><p>Check out <a href="http://weirdfictionreview.com/2012/05/reading-the-weird-leah-thomas/" target="_blank">the webcomic review of <em>The Weird</em></a> by Leah Thomas.</p><p>The full <a href="http://weirdfictionreview.com/2012/05/the-weird-compendium-table-of-contents/" target="_blank">table of contents</a> is here.</p><p>Among their many accomplishments, Ann and Jeff VanderMeer also edit the web magazine the <em><a href="http://weirdfictionreview.com/" target="_blank">Weird Fiction Review</a></em>. Catch them at <a href="http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/" target="_blank">Book Expo America in June.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/release-the-weird">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gSP_ADsI1Ko:WJqq25Xduh0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gSP_ADsI1Ko:WJqq25Xduh0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=gSP_ADsI1Ko:WJqq25Xduh0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gSP_ADsI1Ko:WJqq25Xduh0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gSP_ADsI1Ko:WJqq25Xduh0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=gSP_ADsI1Ko:WJqq25Xduh0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gSP_ADsI1Ko:WJqq25Xduh0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=gSP_ADsI1Ko:WJqq25Xduh0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=gSP_ADsI1Ko:WJqq25Xduh0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/gSP_ADsI1Ko" height="1" width="1"/> Management Services Published Tue, 08 May 2012 19:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/release-the-weird http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/release-the-weird http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/e_5RT7uk3v8/star-trek-the-next-generation-half-a-life <p><img alt="Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: Half a Life" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/halfalife1.jpg" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: Half a Life" /><strong>“Half a Life”</strong><br />Written by Ted Roberts and Peter Allan Fields<br />Directed by Les Landau<br /><strong>Season 4, Episode 22</strong><br />Production episode 40274-196<br />Original air date: May 6, 1991<br />Stardate: 44805.3</p><p><strong>Captain’s Log:</strong> The episode opens with Troi’s personal log stating four simple words: “My mother is here.” What more need be said?</p><p>Picard exits the turbolift, looking around fearfully, hoping not to bump into Lwaxana. This hope is in vain, as she pounces upon him, learning that they are about to take a scientist on board from Kaelon II, a reclusive world. Until this current project, they’d had very little contact with the Federation. Lwaxana inserts herself into the greeting party when Dr. Timicin beams aboard and immediately establishes herself as his “entertainment director.” (“He’s in a lot of trouble,” La Forge opines more prophetically than he realizes to O’Brien after they depart.)</p><p>[I adore diplomacy! Everybody dresses so well!]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-half-a-life">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=e_5RT7uk3v8:NMBetkZnEaU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=e_5RT7uk3v8:NMBetkZnEaU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=e_5RT7uk3v8:NMBetkZnEaU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=e_5RT7uk3v8:NMBetkZnEaU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=e_5RT7uk3v8:NMBetkZnEaU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=e_5RT7uk3v8:NMBetkZnEaU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=e_5RT7uk3v8:NMBetkZnEaU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=e_5RT7uk3v8:NMBetkZnEaU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=e_5RT7uk3v8:NMBetkZnEaU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/e_5RT7uk3v8" height="1" width="1"/> Keith DeCandido Published Tue, 08 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-half-a-life http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-half-a-life http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/QYXD-09KByM/hang-out-with-brian-francis-slattery-in-nyc-and-ct <p><img class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/brian-francis-slattery.jpg" style="height: 188px; width: 125px;" /><img class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/lost-everything.jpg" style="height: 188px; width: 125px;" />Tor.com contributor and literary SF author <a href="http://www.tor.com/Brian%20Slattery#filter" target="_blank">Brian Francis Slattery</a> will be in Connecticut and NYC this month to highlight the release of his <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lost-everything-brian-francis-slattery/1104154926?ean=9780765329127" target="_blank"><em>Lost Everything</em></a>. Brian is the author of the critically acclaimed books <em>Spaceman Blues</em> and <em>Liberation </em>has now created an incandescent and thrilling post-apocalyptic tale in the vein of <em>1984</em> or <em>The Road</em>. Read an excerpt of <a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/03/lost-everything-excerpt" target="_blank"><em>Lost Everything</em> here.</a></p><p>Catch Brian Francis Slattery on the road at one of the locations below.</p><p>Tuesday, May 8, 7:00 PM<br /><a href="http://www.rjjulia.com/event/brian-francis-slattery" target="_blank">RJ Julia Booksellers</a>, Madison, CT</p><p>Wednesday, May 17, 7:00 PM<br /><a href="http://wordbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">WORD Bookstore</a>, Brooklyn, NY</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/hang-out-with-brian-francis-slattery-in-nyc-and-ct">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=QYXD-09KByM:sf8P7Gh5ij4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=QYXD-09KByM:sf8P7Gh5ij4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=QYXD-09KByM:sf8P7Gh5ij4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=QYXD-09KByM:sf8P7Gh5ij4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=QYXD-09KByM:sf8P7Gh5ij4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=QYXD-09KByM:sf8P7Gh5ij4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=QYXD-09KByM:sf8P7Gh5ij4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=QYXD-09KByM:sf8P7Gh5ij4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=QYXD-09KByM:sf8P7Gh5ij4:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/QYXD-09KByM" height="1" width="1"/> Management Services Published Tue, 08 May 2012 18:50:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/hang-out-with-brian-francis-slattery-in-nyc-and-ct http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/hang-out-with-brian-francis-slattery-in-nyc-and-ct http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/nBqa7fwkWEo/superman-stuffy-boy-scout-or-charming-folk-hero <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/superman.jpg" />“Superman or Batman?” is the Red Sox vs. Yankees of the comic book world, a vicious rivalry between fans that has carried on for decades, with no end in sight. Both sides have their valid arguments, and both sides tend to feel pretty adamantly about whichever side of the issue they fall on (keeping it within the DC family, I guess that makes Blue Beetle the Mets). Personally, I’ve always been Team Batman. Dark, brooding, badass billionaire who used his vast resources to become pretty much the perfect the human specimen, a fact which he uses to wage a never ending war on crime? That beats a stuffy alien Boy Scout in red underoos with a matching cape any day. Superman’s a great archetype for deconstructing (and even that’s been overdone), but what fun is he on his own? There’s no dramatic tension when your protagonist is perfect and indestructible. Whereas other superheroes might fear for their loved ones should their secret identities be publicly revealed, Superman has a freaking ice fortress. Lois is in danger? I think she’s safe there. Problem solved!</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/superman-stuffy-boy-scout-or-charming-folk-hero">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nBqa7fwkWEo:xWn1ksoE0xM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nBqa7fwkWEo:xWn1ksoE0xM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=nBqa7fwkWEo:xWn1ksoE0xM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nBqa7fwkWEo:xWn1ksoE0xM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nBqa7fwkWEo:xWn1ksoE0xM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=nBqa7fwkWEo:xWn1ksoE0xM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nBqa7fwkWEo:xWn1ksoE0xM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=nBqa7fwkWEo:xWn1ksoE0xM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=nBqa7fwkWEo:xWn1ksoE0xM:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/nBqa7fwkWEo" height="1" width="1"/> Thom Dunn Published Tue, 08 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/superman-stuffy-boy-scout-or-charming-folk-hero http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/superman-stuffy-boy-scout-or-charming-folk-hero http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/RudQGzMhI1Q/the-case-for-genre <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gift-of-fire-on-the-head-of-a-pin-walter-mosley/1107085839?ean=9780765330086" target="_blank"><img alt="The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin by Walter Mosley" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_04/walter-mosley-cover.jpg" style="width: 475px; height: 327px;" title="The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin by Walter Mosley" /></a></p><p>In my opinion science fiction and fantasy writing has the potential to be the most intelligent, spiritual, inventive, and the most challenging of all literary writing. A good book of alternative reality creates an entire world, a skin that one can walk into and inhabit just as surely as we might walk out on the street in front our home.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-case-for-genre">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RudQGzMhI1Q:1kCp1qBGTSk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RudQGzMhI1Q:1kCp1qBGTSk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=RudQGzMhI1Q:1kCp1qBGTSk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RudQGzMhI1Q:1kCp1qBGTSk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RudQGzMhI1Q:1kCp1qBGTSk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=RudQGzMhI1Q:1kCp1qBGTSk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RudQGzMhI1Q:1kCp1qBGTSk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=RudQGzMhI1Q:1kCp1qBGTSk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=RudQGzMhI1Q:1kCp1qBGTSk:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/RudQGzMhI1Q" height="1" width="1"/> Walter Mosley Published Tue, 08 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-case-for-genre http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-case-for-genre http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/SgMgi3Z1CT0/failure-to-communicate-an-ongoing-problem <p><a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/deepspacemonkey/works/6785703-leia-the-riveter-2-the-alliance-strikes-back" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align caption" src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/leia-the-riveter.jpg" title="Image by deepspacemonkey on Redbubble. Click for link back." /></a>The nice people here at Tor.com have invited me to contribute a semi-regular column.</p><p>Being most excellent people, they said, “We want someone to do a column looking at the genre from a feminist perspective!”</p><p>Who, me?</p><p>Now, I haven’t the slightest idea — not the <em>slightest</em>, I tell you — why they thought I’d be a good fit for the job. Cranky young feminists (such as your not-so-humble correspondent) aren’t renowned for our impartial objectivity. We’re too hysterical. We overreact with terrible amounts of outrage, simply <em>terrible</em>, at the slightest suggestion that our primary value is our sexual attractiveness. We have no sense of humour and can’t take a joke. We (oh horrors) use words not appropriate for genteel company. Right-thinking websites leave feminist critique to the boys.*</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px;">*Please apply snark tags as appropriate.</span></p><p>Have I missed anything? If I have, I’m sure someone will be along to fill it in later. This being the internet, we can count on that.</p><p>[Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin.]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/failure-to-communicate-an-ongoing-problem">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=SgMgi3Z1CT0:nfTJ-Gabr1Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=SgMgi3Z1CT0:nfTJ-Gabr1Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=SgMgi3Z1CT0:nfTJ-Gabr1Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=SgMgi3Z1CT0:nfTJ-Gabr1Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=SgMgi3Z1CT0:nfTJ-Gabr1Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=SgMgi3Z1CT0:nfTJ-Gabr1Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=SgMgi3Z1CT0:nfTJ-Gabr1Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=SgMgi3Z1CT0:nfTJ-Gabr1Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=SgMgi3Z1CT0:nfTJ-Gabr1Q:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/SgMgi3Z1CT0" height="1" width="1"/> Liz Bourke Published Tue, 08 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/failure-to-communicate-an-ongoing-problem http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/failure-to-communicate-an-ongoing-problem http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/kyIvGTS-9Z0/maurice-sendak-1928-2012 <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/maurice-sendak.jpg" style="width: 267px; height: 267px;" />Maurice Sendak, beloved author and illustrator, has passed away at the age of 83. Sendak’s career began at twelve, when he was inspired to become an artist after seeing Disney’s <em>Fantasia</em>. A successful illustrator of other authors’ work throughout the 1950s, Sendak rose to fame with the now-classic <em>Where the Wild Things Are</em> in 1963, a book which brought his distinctive voice to generations of children and adult readers.</p><p>Since then, Sendak has always been a unique presence in children’s literature—never afraid to delve into the darker side of life, he caused a fair amount of controversy in his career, while at the same time garnering awards ranging from the Caldecott to a National Book Award to the National Medal of the Arts. He refused to sentimentalize childhood in his work, or to “lie to children,” as he put it in a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/oct/02/maurice-sendak-interview" target="_blank">recent interview</a>, but the harsher realities and dangers in his work were always balanced by the unconquerable vitality and resilience of his protagonists…</p><p>Brave, headstrong, sometimes downright bratty, Sendak’s characters evince his faith in the ability of children, and maybe even humanity as a whole, to deal with the looming perils and lurking absurdities of life. What his art lacked in sentimentality, it more than made up for in humor, intelligence and inspiration. He was a brilliant, complicated, hardheaded and sometimes curmudgeonly genius, and he was wonderful. Today the world is a little poorer, and a little grimmer, for his absence, but his faith in us remains—all we can do is try our best to live up to it.</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/maurice-sendak-1928-2012">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kyIvGTS-9Z0:jyCiv95JRpQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kyIvGTS-9Z0:jyCiv95JRpQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=kyIvGTS-9Z0:jyCiv95JRpQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kyIvGTS-9Z0:jyCiv95JRpQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kyIvGTS-9Z0:jyCiv95JRpQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=kyIvGTS-9Z0:jyCiv95JRpQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kyIvGTS-9Z0:jyCiv95JRpQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=kyIvGTS-9Z0:jyCiv95JRpQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=kyIvGTS-9Z0:jyCiv95JRpQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/kyIvGTS-9Z0" height="1" width="1"/> Bridget McGovern Published Tue, 08 May 2012 14:45:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/maurice-sendak-1928-2012 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/maurice-sendak-1928-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/2gPKLbcRoCg/death-in-fantasy-fiction-why-it-makes-us-rage <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/deadcharactermeme.jpg" style="height: 231px; width: 475px;" /></p><p>Science fiction and fantasy tell some big stories. We’ve got monsters, super/magic powers, hero/villain battles, and every kind of weapon you can shake a Mjolnir at. In the midst of all this chaos, blood’s going to be spilled and death is going to happen. Sometimes, that means that characters we love and connect to are going to get pretty well murdered.&nbsp;</p><p>Two creators are notorious for their character kill-offs. I’m talking about two creative power-houses right now, Joss Whedon and George R.R. Martin. Of the writers out their today, both of these men are known for sparking controversy by once in a while just axing a beloved character or three along the way. But before the next chest-stabbing happens or someone else loses their head, I want to delve into why it is that character deaths make fans rage.</p><p>[Read more. Big spoilers. Of course.]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/death-in-fantasy-fiction-why-it-makes-us-rage">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2gPKLbcRoCg:K4L-5CixbcA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2gPKLbcRoCg:K4L-5CixbcA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=2gPKLbcRoCg:K4L-5CixbcA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2gPKLbcRoCg:K4L-5CixbcA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2gPKLbcRoCg:K4L-5CixbcA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=2gPKLbcRoCg:K4L-5CixbcA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2gPKLbcRoCg:K4L-5CixbcA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=2gPKLbcRoCg:K4L-5CixbcA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=2gPKLbcRoCg:K4L-5CixbcA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/2gPKLbcRoCg" height="1" width="1"/> Shoshana Kessock Published Tue, 08 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/death-in-fantasy-fiction-why-it-makes-us-rage http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/death-in-fantasy-fiction-why-it-makes-us-rage http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/PJ2xbIDqY6A/morning-roundup-the-bros-of-star-trek-2 <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align caption " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/st09-cinco2.jpg" style="width: 475px; height: 354px;" title="Pegg and Cumberbatch are about to do another shot" /></p><p>So, apparently the <em>Star Trek 2</em> bros went out to the bars and bro-ed down. Bro. Above is just one picture from the part-tay. But where’s Pine/Kirk? Is he taking the picture? Seriously, why is Jim Kirk not out partying? We’re worried about this. (Okay, he’s in there. Pictures from<a href="http://trekmovie.com/2012/05/06/photos-star-trek-sequel-stars-mission-to-hooters/" target="_blank"> Trek Movie</a>.)</p><p>Your offsite links are here to make your morning better.</p><p>Highlights include:</p><ol><li>Why the <em>Avengers </em>catchphrase wasn’t in the movie.</li><li>James Cameron watch.</li><li>Guess who is NOT going to Mars. Besides you.</li></ol><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-the-bros-of-star-trek-2">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PJ2xbIDqY6A:8tLTb6DuZos:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PJ2xbIDqY6A:8tLTb6DuZos:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=PJ2xbIDqY6A:8tLTb6DuZos:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PJ2xbIDqY6A:8tLTb6DuZos:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PJ2xbIDqY6A:8tLTb6DuZos:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=PJ2xbIDqY6A:8tLTb6DuZos:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PJ2xbIDqY6A:8tLTb6DuZos:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=PJ2xbIDqY6A:8tLTb6DuZos:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=PJ2xbIDqY6A:8tLTb6DuZos:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/PJ2xbIDqY6A" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Tue, 08 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-the-bros-of-star-trek-2 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-the-bros-of-star-trek-2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/11gduORo_vI/watch-the-new-trailer-for-wes-andersons-amazing-spider-man <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="241" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/H5KfHEoZDKI?rel=0" width="474"></iframe></p><p>The new trailer for <em>Amazing Spider-Man</em> running in front of <em>The Avengers</em> inspired us to dig out this trailer for a Wes Anderson version of the same. Ah, for the days when Mary-Jane Watson smoked like a chimney...</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/watch-the-new-trailer-for-wes-andersons-amazing-spider-man">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=11gduORo_vI:aZ_1hzBVVio:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=11gduORo_vI:aZ_1hzBVVio:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=11gduORo_vI:aZ_1hzBVVio:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=11gduORo_vI:aZ_1hzBVVio:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=11gduORo_vI:aZ_1hzBVVio:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=11gduORo_vI:aZ_1hzBVVio:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=11gduORo_vI:aZ_1hzBVVio:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=11gduORo_vI:aZ_1hzBVVio:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=11gduORo_vI:aZ_1hzBVVio:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/11gduORo_vI" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Mon, 07 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/watch-the-new-trailer-for-wes-andersons-amazing-spider-man http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/watch-the-new-trailer-for-wes-andersons-amazing-spider-man http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/qrlIeGU7DrI/10-things-you-dont-know-about-ghostbusters <p style="text-align: center; "><img alt="5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Original Ghostbusters" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Ghosbusters tite screen.jpg" title="5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Original Ghostbusters" /></p><p>Easily one of the most quotable films of all time, <em>Ghostbusters </em>haunts the zeitgeist with its wit, originality, and almost complete perfection. For massive Ghostbusters fans like myself, the animated series, and the second film count too, but nothing will quite match the total statement of the original.</p><p>But sometimes what happened behind the scenes on a great film like this is almost as interesting as what we ended up seeing. Derived from the excellent directors commentary track on the <em>Ghostbusters </em>DVDs, here are five things you might not know about the boys in grey and the strange things going on in your neighborhood.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/10-things-you-dont-know-about-ghostbusters">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qrlIeGU7DrI:riy1D9wjpAE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qrlIeGU7DrI:riy1D9wjpAE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=qrlIeGU7DrI:riy1D9wjpAE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qrlIeGU7DrI:riy1D9wjpAE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qrlIeGU7DrI:riy1D9wjpAE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=qrlIeGU7DrI:riy1D9wjpAE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qrlIeGU7DrI:riy1D9wjpAE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=qrlIeGU7DrI:riy1D9wjpAE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=qrlIeGU7DrI:riy1D9wjpAE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/qrlIeGU7DrI" height="1" width="1"/> Ryan Britt Published Mon, 07 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/10-things-you-dont-know-about-ghostbusters http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/10-things-you-dont-know-about-ghostbusters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/w_GuAnXbf0s/avengers-was-awesome-heres-some-more <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="What to read after you see The Avengers movie" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/what-to-read-after-avengers-movie.jpg" title="What to read after you see The Avengers movie" /></p><p>Let’s assume, for the purpose of this post, that you just saw <em>The Avengers</em> and had <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/excuse-us-while-we-lose-our-minds-a-spoiler-review-of-the-avengers" target="_blank">just as much fun as we did</a>. What happens now? A second Avengers film won’t be coming around for a little while (2015-ish, about the same time as hover technology) but you’d love just a little more from these action and quip-heavy characters.</p><p>It’s time to hit the bookstore. Below, we suggest three graphic novels that will give you the exact same thrill that <em>The Avengers</em> did. <em>And</em> provide some much needed context for that post-credits sequence!</p><p>Spoilers for <em>The Avengers</em> ahead.</p><p>[Read on. Spoilers for <em>The Avengers</em> ahead]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/avengers-was-awesome-heres-some-more">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=w_GuAnXbf0s:tbYoRle9iRk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=w_GuAnXbf0s:tbYoRle9iRk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=w_GuAnXbf0s:tbYoRle9iRk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=w_GuAnXbf0s:tbYoRle9iRk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=w_GuAnXbf0s:tbYoRle9iRk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=w_GuAnXbf0s:tbYoRle9iRk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=w_GuAnXbf0s:tbYoRle9iRk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=w_GuAnXbf0s:tbYoRle9iRk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=w_GuAnXbf0s:tbYoRle9iRk:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/w_GuAnXbf0s" height="1" width="1"/> Chris Lough Published Mon, 07 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/avengers-was-awesome-heres-some-more http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/avengers-was-awesome-heres-some-more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/EwCGiVaDWQY/the-great-alan-moore-reread-dr-a-quinch <p><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/uploaded/0/1/DR%20Quinch.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 280px;"></strong><em>Tor.com comics blogger Tim Callahan has dedicated </em><a href="http://www.tor.com/features/series/the-great-alan-moore-reread"><em>the next twelve months to a reread of all of the major Alan Moore comics</em></a><em> (and plenty of minor ones as well). Each week he will provide commentary on what he’s been reading. Welcome to the 28th installment.</em></span></p><p>My sense of chronology continues to become increasingly wonky as we jump from the early-to-mid-1990s <em>From Hell</em> of the last two weeks to a collected edition of a group of short stories written a decade before <em>From Hell</em> reached its climax. <em>D.R. and Quinch</em> this week. Straight out of the pages of <em>2000 A.D.</em></p><p>Or, straight out of the reprint edition which pulls all the stories together in one place.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-great-alan-moore-reread-dr-a-quinch">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EwCGiVaDWQY:e1ytdvVcbUc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EwCGiVaDWQY:e1ytdvVcbUc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=EwCGiVaDWQY:e1ytdvVcbUc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EwCGiVaDWQY:e1ytdvVcbUc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EwCGiVaDWQY:e1ytdvVcbUc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=EwCGiVaDWQY:e1ytdvVcbUc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EwCGiVaDWQY:e1ytdvVcbUc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=EwCGiVaDWQY:e1ytdvVcbUc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=EwCGiVaDWQY:e1ytdvVcbUc:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/EwCGiVaDWQY" height="1" width="1"/> Tim Callahan Published Mon, 07 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-great-alan-moore-reread-dr-a-quinch http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/the-great-alan-moore-reread-dr-a-quinch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/UJHZ8tSkfh0/is-am-dellamonica-bringing-blue-magic-to-your-town <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/blue-magic-small.jpg" />Longtime Tor.com contributor <a href="http://www.tor.com/Alyx%20Dellamonica#filter" target="_blank">A.M. Dellamonica</a> is also a talented author! Her new novel <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blue-magic-a-m-dellamonica/1013621637?ean=9780765319487" target="_blank"><em>Blue Magic</em></a> picks up where <em>Indigo Spring</em> left off. Now that the magic blue “vitagua” has been unleashed, what will become of Sahara, Will and Astrid?</p><p>Alyx is on a very brief book tour, so go say hello and tell you how much you appreciate her books, or her <a href="http://www.tor.com/bios/authors/a-m-dellamonica" target="_blank">original short stories</a>, <a href="http://www.tor.com/features/series/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-on-torcom" target="_blank">Buffy essays</a>, <a href="http://www.tor.com/tags/80s%20horror" target="_blank">1980s horror book coverage</a>, or her <a href="http://www.tor.com/tags/quantum%20leap" target="_blank"><em>Quantum Leap</em> lovefest</a>. Be sure to catch her at one of the dates below.</p><p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/alyx-dellamonica-small.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px;" />Monday, May 7, 7:00 PM<br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/" target="_blank">Powell’s Books</a>, Beaverton, OR</p><p>Saturday, June 23, 3:00 PM<br /><a href="http://www.borderlands-books.com/" target="_blank">Borderlands Books</a>, San Francisco, CA</p><p>Monday, June 25, 7:00 PM<br /><a href="http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/home/home.taf?" target="_blank">University Bookstore</a>, Seattle, WA</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/is-am-dellamonica-bringing-blue-magic-to-your-town">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UJHZ8tSkfh0:Y0NSyaoTUag:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UJHZ8tSkfh0:Y0NSyaoTUag:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=UJHZ8tSkfh0:Y0NSyaoTUag:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UJHZ8tSkfh0:Y0NSyaoTUag:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UJHZ8tSkfh0:Y0NSyaoTUag:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=UJHZ8tSkfh0:Y0NSyaoTUag:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UJHZ8tSkfh0:Y0NSyaoTUag:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=UJHZ8tSkfh0:Y0NSyaoTUag:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=UJHZ8tSkfh0:Y0NSyaoTUag:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/UJHZ8tSkfh0" height="1" width="1"/> Management Services Published Mon, 07 May 2012 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/is-am-dellamonica-bringing-blue-magic-to-your-town http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/is-am-dellamonica-bringing-blue-magic-to-your-town http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/Lo79Rm60Z2M/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-rewatch-when-imo-she-wasnt-all-that-bad <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/btvs-anne4.jpg" /></p><p>You all know we’re into some of the best of the <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> material now with this rewatch. We’re gasping for air after “Becoming,” and Faith, the Mayor, and all the goodies that make up the Season Three story arc are ahead. It’s fun ahoy, and I hope you’re all enjoying the ride.</p><p>“Anne” and “Dead Man’s Party” are the intertwined and bloody thread that tie these two phases of the Slayer’s journey together.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-rewatch-when-imo-she-wasnt-all-that-bad">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Lo79Rm60Z2M:O0UHLSd_qCs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Lo79Rm60Z2M:O0UHLSd_qCs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Lo79Rm60Z2M:O0UHLSd_qCs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Lo79Rm60Z2M:O0UHLSd_qCs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Lo79Rm60Z2M:O0UHLSd_qCs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Lo79Rm60Z2M:O0UHLSd_qCs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Lo79Rm60Z2M:O0UHLSd_qCs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Lo79Rm60Z2M:O0UHLSd_qCs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Lo79Rm60Z2M:O0UHLSd_qCs:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/Lo79Rm60Z2M" height="1" width="1"/> Alyx Dellamonica Published Mon, 07 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-rewatch-when-imo-she-wasnt-all-that-bad http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-rewatch-when-imo-she-wasnt-all-that-bad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/l3E8erQG1Dk/a-satire-of-conventions-and-gratuitous-waste-redshirts <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/11_10/Redshirts_John_Scalzi.png" style="height: 373px; width: 250px;" />The Universal Union is a space-faring empire. The <em>Intrepid</em> is the flagship of its space fleet. Its away team members keep dying. The <em>Intrepid </em>needs more crew. John Scalzi’s <em>Redshirts </em>is the story of that crew. It’s a “lower decks” novel (mostly decks 6 through 12), focusing on lower-ranking crew members and their intersections with command and adventure. <em>Redshirts</em> is a light, fast read, but it’s also a book whose questions about storytelling and agency stay with you long after you have put it down.</p><p>[A review with minor spoilers]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-satire-of-conventions-and-gratuitous-waste-redshirts">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=l3E8erQG1Dk:Lzw9CedojBM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=l3E8erQG1Dk:Lzw9CedojBM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=l3E8erQG1Dk:Lzw9CedojBM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=l3E8erQG1Dk:Lzw9CedojBM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=l3E8erQG1Dk:Lzw9CedojBM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=l3E8erQG1Dk:Lzw9CedojBM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=l3E8erQG1Dk:Lzw9CedojBM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=l3E8erQG1Dk:Lzw9CedojBM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=l3E8erQG1Dk:Lzw9CedojBM:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/l3E8erQG1Dk" height="1" width="1"/> Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer Published Mon, 07 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-satire-of-conventions-and-gratuitous-waste-redshirts http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-satire-of-conventions-and-gratuitous-waste-redshirts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/F1rME1hbbvo/a-read-of-the-dark-tower-constant-reader-tackles-wizard-and-glass-qriddlesq-turnpikin-sections-11-16 <blockquote><p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_04/wizard-and-glass.jpg" /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><em>“Cast your nets, wanderers! Try me with your questions, and let the contest begin.”</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><em>—Blaine the Mono, to Roland and the Ka-Tet, at the end of The Waste Lands</em></span></p></blockquote><p>Welcome to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tor.com/features/series/a-read-of-the-dark-tower" target="_blank">A Read of the Dark Tower&nbsp;series</a>. Join me each week as I, Constant Reader, tackle the magnum opus of Stephen King’s career for the first time. If you want to discuss in general terms or talk about these first sections, join me by commenting here.</p><p>When we last left our ka-tet, Eddie was dreaming again as they approach some mysterious building in the distance along I-70 in a 1980s Captain Trips version of Kansas.</p><p>[Read this week’s post.]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-read-of-the-dark-tower-constant-reader-tackles-wizard-and-glass-qriddlesq-turnpikin-sections-11-16">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F1rME1hbbvo:y0KzIbMnYtg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F1rME1hbbvo:y0KzIbMnYtg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=F1rME1hbbvo:y0KzIbMnYtg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F1rME1hbbvo:y0KzIbMnYtg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F1rME1hbbvo:y0KzIbMnYtg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=F1rME1hbbvo:y0KzIbMnYtg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F1rME1hbbvo:y0KzIbMnYtg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=F1rME1hbbvo:y0KzIbMnYtg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=F1rME1hbbvo:y0KzIbMnYtg:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/F1rME1hbbvo" height="1" width="1"/> Suzanne Johnson Published Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-read-of-the-dark-tower-constant-reader-tackles-wizard-and-glass-qriddlesq-turnpikin-sections-11-16 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/a-read-of-the-dark-tower-constant-reader-tackles-wizard-and-glass-qriddlesq-turnpikin-sections-11-16 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/Wr2262igHMU/game-of-thrones-season-2-ep-6-the-old-gods-and-the-new <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Game of Thrones season 2 episode 6: The Old Gods and the New" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/the-old-gods-and-the-new.jpg" style="height: 267px; width: 475px;" title="Game of Thrones season 2 episode 6: The Old Gods and the New" /></p><p>That was definitely my favorite episode of <em>Game of Thrones</em> this season. It was gut-wrenching, nail-biting, downright disturbing, and it had some moments to cheer for (though they were few and far between.)</p><p>I found the episode title misleading, as so much of this week’s show was about Winterfell, Robb Stark, and Jon Snow encountering a troublesome wildling. The Old Gods were well represented. I can’t say the same about the new, as we didn’t check in with Melisandre this time. Which maybe contributed to me liking this hour that much more.</p><p>But really it was about Joffrey getting slapped again.</p><p><strong>Warning:</strong> Episode reviews contain <em>episode and book spoilers</em>. If you want to remain spoiler-free, follow Leigh Butler’s read of ASOIaF. Tor.com is not liable for your further enjoyment of the series if later books get spoiled in the comments.</p><p>[Read more...]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/game-of-thrones-season-2-ep-6-the-old-gods-and-the-new">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Wr2262igHMU:M203qd8xRGo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Wr2262igHMU:M203qd8xRGo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Wr2262igHMU:M203qd8xRGo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Wr2262igHMU:M203qd8xRGo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Wr2262igHMU:M203qd8xRGo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Wr2262igHMU:M203qd8xRGo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Wr2262igHMU:M203qd8xRGo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=Wr2262igHMU:M203qd8xRGo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=Wr2262igHMU:M203qd8xRGo:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/Wr2262igHMU" height="1" width="1"/> Theresa DeLucci Published Mon, 07 May 2012 15:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/game-of-thrones-season-2-ep-6-the-old-gods-and-the-new http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/game-of-thrones-season-2-ep-6-the-old-gods-and-the-new http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/OS02NhwHBVg/it-was-the-summer-of-82 <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-left-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/Summer_82_movies.jpg" /></p><p>Some of us were infants, while others of us were riding skateboards shouting at the top of our lungs that <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark</em> would never be surpassed as the greatest film ever. Some of us weren’t even born yet. But exactly thirty summers ago, it was 1982, and an army of famous genre films hit the movie screens. The Alamo Drafhouse in Austin, TX is celebrating this memorable time by screening all of these films throughout this summer. Below, the Tor.com staff chimes in with our thoughts and memories on each of these (mostly) classic films.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/it-was-the-summer-of-82">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OS02NhwHBVg:cxDoc9DvxFI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OS02NhwHBVg:cxDoc9DvxFI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=OS02NhwHBVg:cxDoc9DvxFI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OS02NhwHBVg:cxDoc9DvxFI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OS02NhwHBVg:cxDoc9DvxFI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=OS02NhwHBVg:cxDoc9DvxFI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OS02NhwHBVg:cxDoc9DvxFI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=OS02NhwHBVg:cxDoc9DvxFI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=OS02NhwHBVg:cxDoc9DvxFI:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/OS02NhwHBVg" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Mon, 07 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/it-was-the-summer-of-82 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/it-was-the-summer-of-82 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/GhEd7o_OjxM/may-recommendations-from-powells-books <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_04/PowellsBooks.jpg" /></p><p>Founded in 1970, <a href="http://www.powells.com/">Powell’s Books</a> has seven locations in the Portland area. Our downtown store has over 68,000 square feet of retail space and more books than you could possibly ever read in a lifetime. Our science fiction section is one of the largest in the United States. We carry both new and used books, shelved side by side. Most of our SF readings are held at our Cedar Hills Crossing location, which also hosts a SF book group. All of our locations have staff who are avid SFF readers and are more than happy to recommend titles you’re sure to enjoy.</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/may-recommendations-from-powells-books">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GhEd7o_OjxM:Y1Rj6dE38co:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GhEd7o_OjxM:Y1Rj6dE38co:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=GhEd7o_OjxM:Y1Rj6dE38co:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GhEd7o_OjxM:Y1Rj6dE38co:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GhEd7o_OjxM:Y1Rj6dE38co:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=GhEd7o_OjxM:Y1Rj6dE38co:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GhEd7o_OjxM:Y1Rj6dE38co:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=GhEd7o_OjxM:Y1Rj6dE38co:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=GhEd7o_OjxM:Y1Rj6dE38co:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/GhEd7o_OjxM" height="1" width="1"/> MaryJo Schimelpfenig Published Mon, 07 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/may-recommendations-from-powells-books http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/may-recommendations-from-powells-books http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/bSS_yVhNHJI/morning-roundup-the-real-ron-hermione-and-harry <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/harry-potter-and-pals-irl.jpg" /></p><p>A few days ago, a <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/szr9l/theyre_real/" target="_blank">Reddit thread </a>discovered an old higschool yearbook which proves Ron, Hermione, and Harry are indeed and in fact real people. Whether or not these particular versions <strike>could hold their liquor as well</strike> do magic is unclear. One thing is for sure, in both our world and the Harry Potter world Weasley is our<strike> lame friend</strike> king.</p><p>Your asortment of offsite <strike>do</strike> do not contain anymore strike-through gags. But it was Star Wars day recently, so watch out for the Force.</p><p>Highlights include:</p><ol><li>Star Wars day stuff.</li><li>“Realistic” <em>Star Fox</em> video</li><li>An <em>Aliens</em> video game which is apparently part of the canon</li></ol><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-the-real-ron-hermione-and-harry">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=bSS_yVhNHJI:yFolyYJi8mI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=bSS_yVhNHJI:yFolyYJi8mI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=bSS_yVhNHJI:yFolyYJi8mI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=bSS_yVhNHJI:yFolyYJi8mI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=bSS_yVhNHJI:yFolyYJi8mI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=bSS_yVhNHJI:yFolyYJi8mI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=bSS_yVhNHJI:yFolyYJi8mI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=bSS_yVhNHJI:yFolyYJi8mI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=bSS_yVhNHJI:yFolyYJi8mI:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/bSS_yVhNHJI" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-the-real-ron-hermione-and-harry http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/morning-roundup-the-real-ron-hermione-and-harry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/cRErAP6qBMc/adler-cracks-the-whip-sherlock-a-scandal-in-belgravia <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="blog-pic-middle-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_01/sherlock201-1.jpg" /></p><p>The long-awaited return of the popular 21st century Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson hit America tonight with the season 2 premiere of <em>Sherlock</em> titled “A Scandal in Belgravia.” In addition to giving us this splendid image of Benedict Cumberbatch un-ironically rocking the infamous Holmes deerstalker, the hour and a half episode served up a variety of new twists and turns. Most specifically it revealed that this version of Sherlock Holmes not only has a contemporary Moriarty, but the adventuress Irene Adler, too!</p><p>Find out who was naked (everyone) and what we thought of the return of <em>Sherlock</em> in our very spoiler-filled review below.</p><p>[Back to Baker Street]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/adler-cracks-the-whip-sherlock-a-scandal-in-belgravia">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cRErAP6qBMc:o-Zh0Jqy_W4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cRErAP6qBMc:o-Zh0Jqy_W4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=cRErAP6qBMc:o-Zh0Jqy_W4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cRErAP6qBMc:o-Zh0Jqy_W4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cRErAP6qBMc:o-Zh0Jqy_W4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=cRErAP6qBMc:o-Zh0Jqy_W4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cRErAP6qBMc:o-Zh0Jqy_W4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=cRErAP6qBMc:o-Zh0Jqy_W4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=cRErAP6qBMc:o-Zh0Jqy_W4:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/cRErAP6qBMc" height="1" width="1"/> Ryan Britt Published Mon, 07 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/adler-cracks-the-whip-sherlock-a-scandal-in-belgravia http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/adler-cracks-the-whip-sherlock-a-scandal-in-belgravia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/MQxq6uNPSmk/existence-sweepstakes <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-right-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/existence-cover.jpg" style="height: 225px; width: 150px;" /><span style="font-size: 14px;">You&rsquo;ve gotten <a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/existence-excerpt" target="_blank">a taste of what&rsquo;s to come</a> in David Brin&rsquo;s <em>Existence</em> &mdash; now read the whole thing! We&rsquo;ve got nine copies in the office, and one of them could be yours. We want it to be yours.</span></p><p>Check below for the rules:</p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/existence-sweepstakes">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=MQxq6uNPSmk:XjScFruaGDw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=MQxq6uNPSmk:XjScFruaGDw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=MQxq6uNPSmk:XjScFruaGDw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=MQxq6uNPSmk:XjScFruaGDw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=MQxq6uNPSmk:XjScFruaGDw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=MQxq6uNPSmk:XjScFruaGDw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=MQxq6uNPSmk:XjScFruaGDw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=MQxq6uNPSmk:XjScFruaGDw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=MQxq6uNPSmk:XjScFruaGDw:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/MQxq6uNPSmk" height="1" width="1"/> Stubby the Rocket Published Sat, 05 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/existence-sweepstakes http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/existence-sweepstakes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/HrPH89D-SDY/existence-excerpt <p><img alt="" class="blog-pic-left-align " src="http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/12_05/existence-cover.jpg" /><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>The latest from David Brin check out this excerpt of <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/existence-david-brin/1107085799?ean=9780765303615" target="_blank">Existence</a>, out on June 19:</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Bestselling, award-winning futurist David Brin returns to globe-spanning, high concept SF with </em>Existence<em>.</em></span></span></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1336071044581_2666"><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Gerald Livingston is an orbital garbage collector. For a hundred years, people have been abandoning things in space, and someone has to clean it up. But there’s something spinning a little bit higher than he expects, something that isn’t on the decades’ old orbital maps. An hour after he grabs it and brings it in, rumors fill Earth’s infomesh about an “alien artifact.”</em></span></span></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1336071044581_2664"><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105);"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Thrown into the maelstrom of worldwide shared experience, the Artifact is a game-changer. A message in a bottle; an alien capsule that wants to communicate. The world reacts as humans always do: with fear and hope and selfishness and love and violence. And insatiable curiosity.</em></span></span></p><p>[Read more]</p><p><a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/existence-excerpt">Read the full article</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=HrPH89D-SDY:q-8Ar4w77tA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=HrPH89D-SDY:q-8Ar4w77tA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=HrPH89D-SDY:q-8Ar4w77tA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=HrPH89D-SDY:q-8Ar4w77tA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=HrPH89D-SDY:q-8Ar4w77tA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=HrPH89D-SDY:q-8Ar4w77tA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=HrPH89D-SDY:q-8Ar4w77tA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?i=HrPH89D-SDY:q-8Ar4w77tA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?a=HrPH89D-SDY:q-8Ar4w77tA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~4/HrPH89D-SDY" height="1" width="1"/> David Brin Excerpts Sat, 05 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/existence-excerpt http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/existence-excerpt