The Scar (Excerpt)
Enjoy this excerpt from The Scar by Sergey and Marina Dyanchenko, out on February 28:Reaching far beyond sword and sorcery, The Scar is a story of two people torn by disaster, their descent into despair, and their reemergence through love and courage. ...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “TV of Tomorrow” and “Watching TV”
TV of Tomorrow: A look at the future of television back in the early days of the technology. (7:04 minutes)Watching TV: Another look at television, this one focuses more on the content than the technology. (4:41 minutes)[Watch the films after the jump]...
Your Weekly Moment of Zen: Samurai Darth Vader
You’ve worked hard this week (just go with us on that) and you deserve a reward. Please accept this illustration of a samurai Darth Vader, created by Clinton Felker, as your shepherd into the peaceful waters of the weekend.Want more Star Wars cha...
Tempest Sweepstakes!
Now that you’ve taken a look at that sweet excerpt (and the review as well!) we know that you want a chance to read the book! We’ve got 20 copies for all you fabulous ladies and gents, and we’re ready to give them out to someone who will love the...
Tempest (Excerpt)
Take a look at this excerpt of Tempest by Julie Cross, out from St. Martin’s Press:The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not l...
Liam Neeson & Patrick Stewart in Picard Vs. Qui-Gon Action Figure Smackdown
This week on BBC’s The Graham Norton Show, guests Patrick Stewart and Liam Neeson were treated to a contest of their respective action figures, whether they wanted it our not! The deck was clearly stacked in Liam’s favor since we know for a fact th...
Shadow Ops: Control Point (Excerpt)
Now that you’ve had a chance to read the review, enjoy this excerpt from Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole, out now from Ace Books!:Lieutenant Oscar Britton of the Supernatural Operations Corps has been trained to hunt down and take out peop...
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Ménage à Troi”
“Ménage à Troi”Written by Fred Bronson & Susan SackettDirected by Robert LegatoSeason 3, Episode 24Production episode 40273-172Original air date: May 28, 1990Stardate: 43930.7Captain’s Log: The Enterprise is attending a trade agreement conf...
Looking Back on Womack’s Ambient, Cyberpunk, and Elvis Presley’s Vomitous Death
In order to understand Jack Womack’s first novel Ambient, I want to go back to the future that was the summer of the year 2000.I’d become somewhat obsessed with an art exhibit; the Walker Art Center’s traveling exhibition of postmodern art entitl...
Looking Back on Womack’s Ambient, Cyberpunk, and Elvis Presley’s Vomitous Death
In order to understand Jack Womack’s first novel Ambient, I want to go back to the future that was the summer of the year 2000.I’d become somewhat obsessed with an art exhibit; the Walker Art Center’s traveling exhibition of postmodern art entitl...
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 5
Welcome back to A Read of Ice and Fire! 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.Today’s entry is Part 5 of A Clash of Kings, in which we cover Chapter 9 (“Ary...
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Twenty
Welcome to the Malazan Re-read of the Fallen! 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...
