Some novels become living entities, spawning spinoffs in countless allied narrative forms. The Harry Potter series begat movies, a plays, and the Pottermore website; A Song of Ice and Fire currently spans five novels, a host of novellas and short stories, an in-world volume of lore, a blockbuster TV adaptation, video games, and countless other mediums. With that in mind, […]
For nearly two decades, Jim Killen has served as the science fiction and fantasy book buyer for Barnes & Noble. Every month on Tor.com and the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog, Jim shares his curated list of the month’s can’t-miss new SFF releases.
Gonzo journalism is a term for reporting that applies a deeply personal approach, making the journalist part of the story. When it’s done right, it’s very emotional, cutting, and raw. (When it’s done wrong, it’s probably because someone probably read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas too many times.) It only stands to reason that adding dystopia, zombies, […]
The first week of October kicks off the last quarter of 2016 at a frantic pace. Here are 17 new titles to cram onto your shelves, including the first novel in six years from perennial Hugo winner Connie Willis, already enough to ensure it’s one of the best weeks of the year for SFF readers.
In 2010, Seanan McGuire donned the pen name of Mira Grant and gave us Feed, an enthralling political zombie thriller (and eventual Hugo nominee). Now, after six years, two sequels, and a host of shared-world novellas, she’s going to the world of bloggers and infected bodies, and back to the beginning, in Feedback.