The Week in Review

Welcome to the week in review! Every Friday, we comb through the links and images we found and shared this week, and pull the very best for this post. Consider it concentrated genre goodness from all around the web.

• Tor Books and John Scalzi are excited to announce The Human Division, a new serial novel set in the universe of Scalzi’s acclaimed debut Old Man’s War!
• Tor/Forge has announced our schedule for San Diego Comic-Con, including events with Brandon Sanderson, John Scalzi and Steve Englehart as Comic-Con Special Guests!
• A fun video of what fireworks look like from above. We hope our readers in the US had a wonderful Fourth of July!
• PhD Comics explains the Higgs Boson after Wednesday’s incredible announcement from CERN.
• Over on Facebook, you can check out the covers of our new releases this week.
• Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Theodore Sturgeon and John W. Campbell Memorial awards, including Joan Slonczewski!
• Tor.com has revealed the cover Forge of Darkness, the next Malazan novel by Steven Erikson!
• And finally, because thinking about the 4th led to thinking about holidays in general, we wonder: What’s your favorite fictional holiday?

And, just to make Friday that much sweeter, here’s a list of sweepstakes and sales we have going on!

• An Echo Through the Snow by Andrea Thalasinos (Ends 7/9)
• The Eye of the World Graphic Novel, Volume One by Robert Jordan (Ends 7/13)
• The Eye of the World Graphic Novel, Volume Two by Robert Jordan (Ends 7/13)
• The Eye of The World trade paperback edition, by Robert Jordan (Ends 7/13)
• The Great Hunt trade paperback edition, by Robert Jordan (Ends 7/13)
• Earthseed by Pamela Sargent (Ends 7/13)
• Kitty’s Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn (Ends 7/17)
• Johnny Hiro: Half Asian, All Hero written and illustrated by Fred Chao (Ends 7/18)
• The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Ends 8/10)
• Urban Fantasy Sweepstakes (Ends 8/3)

The Week in Review

Welcome to the week in review! Every Friday, we comb through the links and images we found and shared this week, and pull the very best for this post. Consider it concentrated genre goodness from all around the web.

• io9 found these amazing silhouettes showing comic book characters at recess. They are now my desktop background. Which one is your favorite?
• Tor.com wants to know: what are your favorite Wheel of Time quotes? Mine: “Blood and bloody ashes!” From Mat, of course.
• Another great link from io9, this time an incredibly comprehensive list of upcoming sf/f movies that aren’t sequels or prequels.
• Over at SF Signal, there’s a new MIND MELD post: Has Space Opera lost its luster?
• Ursula K. Le Guin tackles the Literature vs. Genre debate.
• A fun music video from the New York State Reading Association.
• William S. Burroughs was an exterminator, and the odd jobs of 23 other famous writers.
• And finally, the beautiful cover of Marie Brennan’s upcoming A Natural History of Dragons has been revealed!

And, just to make Friday that much sweeter, here’s a list of sweepstakes and sales we have going on!

• Summer Manga Sweepstakes (Ends 7/1)
• Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn (Ends 7/3)
• Seed Seeker by Pamela Sargent (Ends 7/6)
• Farseed by Pamela Sargent (Ends 7/6)
• An Echo Through the Snow by Andrea Thalasinos (Ends 7/9)
• The Eye of the World Graphic Novel, Volume Two by Robert Jordan (Ends 7/13)
• The Eye of The World trade paperback edition, by Robert Jordan (Ends 7/13)
• The Great Hunt trade paperback edition, by Robert Jordan (Ends 7/13)
• Kitty’s Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn (Ends 7/17)
• Johnny Hiro: Half Asian, All Hero written and illustrated by Fred Chao (Ends 7/18)

The Week in Review

Welcome to the week in review! Every Friday, we comb through the links and images we found and shared this week, and pull the very best for this post. Consider it concentrated genre goodness from all around the web.

• Buzzfeed has The Ultimate Science Fiction and Fantasy Showdown. They’ve got some interesting match-ups, but really, of course Cylons are scarier than Daleks!
• The io9 Book Club is meeting next week to discuss Jo Walton’s Among Others.
• What’s better than this Game of Thrones as a rom-con trailer? Game of Thrones political attack ads!
• Mary Robinette Kowal has revealed the cover for her next novel, Without a Summer, and it’s gorgeous.
• There’s a wonderful interview between J. A. Pitts and Alyx Dellamonica over on Tor.com, talking about the personal choices that determined the narratives of their books.
• You can read the first chapter of Carrie Vaughn’s next Kitty Norville novel, Kitty Steals the Show, on her website.
• Download free wallpaper from the ebook cover of The Path of Daggers.
• Lit Reactor has a list of Five Fabulous Female Fantasy Forces. What do you think? Who are they missing?
• Tor.com’s Irene Gallo continues her Solstice celebration with a look at great summer art.
• Principal photography on the Ender’s Game movie has finished!
• Artist Anders Ramsell is doing a water color version of the film Blade Runner, and it’s absolutely beautiful.
• Tor Books is pleased to announced Girls’ Nightmare Out!

And, just to make Friday that much sweeter, here’s a list of sweepstakes and sales we have going on!

• We have a collection of YA ebooks on sale for $2.99 for a limited time!
• The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Ends 6/22)
• Earthseed by Pamela Sargent (Ends 6/22)
• Blackmail Earth by Bill Evans (Ends 6/25)
• The Lincoln Letter by William Martin (Ends 6/25)
• June #TorChat Sweepstakes (Ends 6/27)
• Summer Manga Sweepstakes (Ends 7/1)
• An Echo Through the Snow by Andrea Thalasinos (Ends 7/9)
• The Eye of the World Graphic Novel: Volume 2 by Robert Jordan (Ends 7/13)

The Week in Review

Welcome to the week in review! Every Friday, we comb through the links and images we found and shared this week, and pull the very best for this post. Consider it concentrated genre goodness from all around the web.

• Genre legend Ray Bradbury died on Tuesday at age 91. Not only was he an amazing author, but he inspired multiple generations of writers and artists, and continues to do so. Mr. Bradbury, you will be missed.
• Tor/Forge Books and Tor.com have announced a brand new e-book store, selling DRM-free titles from Tor, Forge, Starscape, Tor Teen, and Orb e-book titles directly to readers.
• Author Rhiannon Held examines the concept of the “Mary Sue.”
• There was an extraordinary astronomical event this week: Venus transiting the Sun. There are a ton of amazing pictures out there, but Bad Astronomer has some with not only Venus, but Hubble as well.
• The New Yorker has a lovely essay from Ray Bradbury about the inspiration for his story “The Fire Balloons.”
• Happy birthday, Jay Lake! We totally want one of those bobble-heads.
• HBO is now selling replicas of the Iron Throne from Game of Thrones.
• What’s better than M.C. Escher? Combining M.C. Escher with Star Wars and Lego.

The Tor/Forge newsletter went out this week! Check out these fascinating articles from our authors:

• Journey to Planet JoCo: “Todd the T1000″ with John Scalzi and Jonathan Coulton
• Werewolf Anthropology by Rhiannon Held
• Why Is Your Noir So, Um, Dark? by Warren Hammond
• It’s a Character Thing by J. A. Pitts
• Exploiting the Multiverse for Fun and Profit by Paul Melko

And, just to make Friday that much sweeter, here’s a list of sweepstakes and sales we have going on!

• Waiting on Wednesday: Dark Companion by Marta Acosta (Ends 6/13)
• We have a collection of YA ebooks on sale for $2.99 for a limited time!
• Kitty’s Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn (Ends 6/19)
• The Far Side of the Sky by Daniel Kalla (Ends 6/19)
• The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Ends 6/22)
• Earthseed by Pamela Sargent (Ends 6/22)
• Blackmail Earth by Bill Evans (Ends 6/25)
• The Lincoln Letter by William Martin (Ends 6/25)
• Summer Manga Sweepstakes (Ends 7/1)
• An Echo Through the Snow by Andrea Thalasinos (Ends 7/9)

The Week in Review

Welcome to the week in review! Every Friday, we comb through the links and images we found and shared this week, and pull the very best for this post. Consider it concentrated genre goodness from all around the web.

 

• Announcing “Redshirt,” Jonathan Coulton’s theme song for John Scalzi’s novel Redshirts!
• From How It Should Have Ended, a look at how The Avengers really should have ended.
• Going to BEA? Want to see something truly spectacular? You can see the space shuttle being transported from the airport to its museum home!
• It turns out that even Arya Stark isn’t immune to the cinnamon challenge.
• SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has splashed down!
• Rose Fox, of Publishers Weekly, discovered a true gem: Ray Bradbury in a prune commercial.
• Who wants to go in on this with us? I think we can totally raise $17.5 million.
• Never thought I’d have to worry about my cake eating me, instead of the other way around!
• And finally, come join the conversation on our Facebook page! Today, we want to know: if you had to be some kind of were-animal, what would you be?

And, just to make Friday that much sweeter, here’s a list of sweepstakes and sales we have going on!

• We have a collection of YA ebooks on sale for $2.99 for a limited time!
• The Coldest War by Ian Tregillis (Ends 6/8)
• A City of Broken Glass by Rebecca Cantrell (Ends 6/8)
• Dark Companion by Marta Acosta (Ends 6/8)
• Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston (Ends 6/8)
• The Hollow City by Dan Wells (Ends 6/8)
• Queen’s Hunt by Beth Bernobich (Ends 6/8)
• Thieftaker by D. B. Jackson (Ends 6/8)
• YA Collection Sweepstakes (Ends 6/8)
• Kitty’s Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn (Ends 6/19)
• The Far Side of the Sky by Daniel Kalla (Ends 6/19)

The Week in Review

Welcome to the week in review! Every Friday, we comb through the links and images we found and shared this week, and pull the very best for this post. Consider it concentrated genre goodness from all around the web.

• SpaceX launched its Dragon this week, and it just buzzed the ISS.
• The best kind of wedding is a geeky wedding. Including the cake!
• Tor.com started a great series of posts examining the science behind Brandon Sanderson’s allomancy. This week they’re looking at copper.
• Far Beyond Reality interviews L.E. Modesitt Jr.
• Our favorite Journey to Planet JoCo interview this week involves zombies!
• The New York Times has a three-part interview with Philip K. Dick.
• David Brin has a teaser trailer for his upcoming book Existence.
• There’s a new Doctor Who short!
• Jennifer Egan is planning on writing a sci-fi story on Twitter.
• Finally, Tor.com has up an excerpt of the second volume of The Eye of the World graphic novel!

And, just to make Friday that much sweeter, here’s a list of sweepstakes we have going on!

• Waiting on Wednesday Dark Companion Sweepstakes (Ends 5/30)
• The Coldest War by Ian Tregillis (Ends 6/8)
• A City of Broken Glass by Rebecca Cantrell (Ends 6/8)
• Dark Companion by Marta Acosta (Ends 6/8)
• Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston (Ends 6/8)
• The Hollow City by Dan Wells (Ends 6/8)
• Queen’s Hunt by Beth Bernobich (Ends 6/8)
• Thieftaker by D. B. Jackson (Ends 6/8)
• YA Collection Sweepstakes (Ends 6/8)

New Releases: 5/8/2012

See upcoming releases.

Goodreads Giveaway: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Every month leading up to the January 8, 2013 release of A Memory of Light, we will be offering the chance to win a copy of The Eye of the World on Goodreads. So if you’ve been waiting for the last book to come out to get started on the series, or if you just need to replace that well worn copy, here’s another chance to do just that.

Enter for a chance to win here!

(Ends April 23)

More giveaways:

• The Wheel of Time Boxed Set by Robert Jordan (Includes books 1-3) (Ends 4/6)
• The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin by Walter Mosley (Ends 4/6)
• A Dog’s Journey by W. Bruce Cameron (Ends 4/6)
• A Dog’s Journey Sweepstakes – includes $200 PetSmart gift card (Ends 4/6)
• Spring Fantasy Collection Sweepstakes (Ends 4/6)
• Dark Magic by James Swain (Ends 4/6)
• Cliff Walk by Bruce DeSilva (Ends 4/6)
• Dog Days by Elsa Watson (Ends 4/6)
• The Helios Conspiracy by Jim DeFelice (Ends 4/6)
• A Trace of Smoke by Rebecca Cantrell (Ends 4/11)
• Commedia della Morte by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Ends 4/13)
• A Night of Long Knives by Rebecca Cantrell (Ends 4/20)

Goodreads Giveaway: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Every month leading up to the January 8, 2013 release of A Memory of Light, we will be offering the chance to win a copy of The Eye of the World on Goodreads. So if you’ve been waiting for the last book to come out to get started on the series, or if you just need to replace that well worn copy, here’s another chance to do just that.

Enter for a chance to win here!

(Ends March 23)

More giveaways:

• The Wheel of Time Boxed Set by Robert Jordan (Includes books 1-3) (Ends 4/6)
• Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal (Ends 3/9)
• Immobility by Brian Evenson (Ends 3/9)
• David Weber’s Safehold Series Sweepstakes (Ends 3/9)
• The Stolen Bride by Tony Hays (Ends 3/9)
• Arthurian Mystery series by Tony Hays (Ends 3/16)
• Eddie LaCrosse series by Alex Bledsoe (Ends 3/16)
• Girl Genius Omnibus Vol 1: Agatha Awakens by Phil & Kaja Foglio (Ends 3/23)
• The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin by Walter Mosley (Ends 4/6)
• A Dog’s Journey by W. Bruce Cameron (Ends 4/6)
• Spring Fantasy Collection Sweepstakes (Ends 4/6)
• Dark Magic by James Swain (Ends 4/6)
• Cliff Walk by Bruce DeSilva (Ends 4/6)
• A Dog’s Journey Sweepstakes – includes $200 PetSmart gift card (Ends 4/6)