January 2011
Towers of Midnight E-book on sale now! →
The digital edition of Towers of Midnight, the thirteenth of The Wheel of Time series is on sale now.
About Towers of Midnight: The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark…
VIDEO: Isaac Asimov on Learning, Computers,... →
From a 1988 Bill Moyers interview with author Isaac Asimov. Isaac talks about learning, computers, religion, population growth, the universe.
[via Brain Pickings]
This is a blog post…
Cradle of the Scar →
Six-part webisode series launches with the first installment: Grant. Each episode will tell a unique story, and each will culminate at the same moment. Watch this tale of the Scarred Lands unfold.
Galaxy on the edge of space →
For your weekend eye candy pleasure, I have an unusual galaxy for you. Actually, it’s an unusual picture of an unusual galaxy!
Check out NGC 6503:
This picture is brought to you by the…
Un:Bound: FlashForward | Robert J Sawyer →
FlashForward | Robert J Sawyer
Flash Forward
by Robert J Sawyer
pub Gollancz
Out now ’We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend…
The Crippled God Prediction Open Thread →
The final volume of the Malazan Book of the Fallen is only one month away, and in anticipation of the release of The Crippled God by Steven Erikson, we’re opening a prediction thread for you…
At Slate: Robert J. Sawyer on the Real Value of... →
Far be it to us to steer you toward another website, but if you’ve got a few moments to spare and you care anything at all about science fiction you should check out this great short piece by Robert…
17 frigid worlds proving our snowpocalypse could... →
If you’ve been thinking the ‘snowpocalypse’ and ‘snowmageddon’ storms that have hit the eastern United States have been bad, here are 17 worlds from around the galaxy that should leave you…
5 outrageous astronomical goofs from great sci-fi... →
Phil Plait is an astronomer and major sci-fi geek. He writes the Bad Astronomy Blog for Discover Magazine and is also the host of the Discovery Channel’s science show “Phil Plait’s Bad…
Read an Excerpt of Original Sin →
The sequel to Lisa Desrochers’s wildly popular Personal Demons, Original Sin, is out from Tor Books on July 11. But the first chapter is available now, only for registered users of Tor.com!
Agent to the Stars French Cover →
My writing day is a little turned upside-down today because the Oscar nominations come out and I have to write my Filmcritic.com column about them before noon, so today I’ll be hiding from…
GIVEAWAY: Among Others - Jo Walton →
The lovely people at Tor sent me a brand new hardcover copy (complete with a snazzy matching bookmark) of Among Others by Jo Walton. Seeing as how I already have the ARC version of…
Online Previews of New Manga from Seven Seas →
Just a quick round-up of three new new titles from Seven Seas coming soon in February and March.
Amnesia Labyrinth: Volume 1 (February 1st)
Story by Nagaru Tanigawa, Art by Natsumi…
Where I Write →
I write in a sun room. With lots of plants. Please see Exhibit A, above. Actually, my writer friend, Caroline Starr Rose, author of MAY B., had a post recently with beautiful pictures…
Loving books and doing magic might just get you... →
There are the books you want to give all your friends, and there are the books you wish you could go back and give your younger self. And then there’s the rare book, like Jo Walton’s Among…
Discover which apocalyptic nightmare is right for... →
Discover which apocalyptic nightmare is right for you in this flowchart Which apocalyptic scenario are you most likely to survive? Check out this handy flowchart that dictates which end of…
The Tea is Getting Cold →
This is a post in the Tor.com Twelve Doctors of Christmas series. Click the link to peruse the entire series.
People say “you never forget your first Doctor,” and I’m sure they’re right—I…
