There are few things I like more than a tale where the characters know that they’re in a story. Whether it’s the characters from Scream quoting the rules of slasher movies to one another to figure out how to survive or the expendable ensigns in Redshirts realizing that they’re in a science fiction story, I […]
This week’s new SF/F brings us a pair of sequels, the first installments of two exciting new series, and a lovely tribute to an author who left us too soon.
For years, Tor.com has been a source for daring, original—and free—online short fiction, publishing wonderful, occasionally even Hugo-winning work by both established genre stars and exciting new voices. Which is why we were thrilled when the announcement came earlier this year that Tor.com was launching its own imprint, Tor.com Publishing, with the aim to deliver novella-length […]
Michael R Underwood is an alumnus from the world of Academia, who has turned his academic interest in mythology, and all things geek into being an author, a sales and marketing manager for Angry Robot Books, and a podcaster. His works have ranged the gamut of fantasy: superheroes in a fantasy universe Shield and Crocus. […]