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In case you missed it - we're at @reactormag now! Our new website is live at If you want to keep up with all our SFF news, short fiction, articles, and recommendations, then check us out over there!

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As BTS takes over the world one pop song at a time, their artistry evolves in fascinating ways. Join us for our latest Close Read, as @DeliaMary guides us through the evolution of "Black Swan":

The Stunning Artistry of BTS's “Black Swan” - Reactor

Welcome to Close Reads! In this series, Leah Schnelbach and their guests dig into the tiny, weird moments of pop culture—from books to theme songs to viral internet hits—that have burrowed into our...

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This tiny Jyn Erso went to the Star Wars Celebration and handed out copies of the Death Star plans to every Leia:

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Today's tea: ( ( ) ) __(_____)____(_____(____(___ \ You said you would read /_ \ A LITTLE before bed / | \ but read the whole /___| \ book & THAT's / \ why you are / \_tired at work_/

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On Catra, the #SheRa series finale, and how it feels to see messier human emotions portrayed as attributes worth celebrating:

Love Can't Make You a Villain: How She-Ra’s Catra Helped Make Sense of My Heart - Reactor

As human beings, we all have our types. This holds true in fiction as well as life, the traits that resonate with us and help us form friendships and deeper attachments. The attributes that we...

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Today's tea: ) ) ) ) ( ) ) _(___(____)____(___(__ (___ \ you said you were on /__ \a book buying ban & / | \ yet there are new /____| \ books in your / \ hands / \____________/

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The 1st season of #OurFlagMeansDeath has meant so much to so many, and deftly examines so many things we take for granted in fiction. @mayagittelman peels those layers apart—Krakens, lighthouses, and all—to get at the heart of things.

Act of Grace: Masculinity, Monstrosity, and Queer Catharsis in Our Flag Means Death - Reactor

Queer heartache has never felt this good. Every time there’s queer energy in an ongoing genre show it always feels like Schrödinger’s Queerbait—are they going to go for it or am I going to get hurt?...

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Let’s talk about Mo Dao Zu Shi, or The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation -- a Chinese novel (and several adaptations) that demonstrates how to make audiences really *care* about a story and its characters:

From Now on I'm Taking All of My Storytelling Lessons From This Wild Epic About Love, Loyalty, and...

It’s a bit strange, I think, how little writing advice is about feelings. There is abundant writing advice about everything else—from saving the cat to killing our darlings, to never/always using...

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Today's tea: ( ( ) ) __(_____)____(_____(____(___ \ You said you would read /_ \ the rest of that book / | \ today but here you /___| \ are scrolling / \_through Twitter_/

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“It’s hard, keeping your heart open. It makes you vulnerable. But it doesn’t make you weak.” @mayagittelman on the subversive queer triumph of She-Ra:

We're Gonna Win in the End: The Subversive Queer Triumph of She-Ra - Reactor

“It’s hard, keeping your heart open. It makes you vulnerable. But it doesn’t make you weak.” I’ve loved big, sweeping sci-fi/fantasy stories for as long as I can remember—watching the final season of...

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We're thrilled to announce @torbooks 's acquisition of four new titles from Hugo Award-winning author Amal El-Mohtar ( @tithenai )— two novels, one novella, and one short story collection.

Tor Books Acquires Four Books From Hugo Award-Winning Author Amal El-Mohtar - Reactor

Tor Books is thrilled to announce the acquisition of four books from Hugo Award-winning author Amal El-Mohtar—two novels, one novella, and one short story collection—sold on exclusive submission to...

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Today's tea: ( ( ) ) __(_____)____(_____(____(___ \ You can't act surprised /_ \ that you bought more / | \ than 1 book at the /___| \ bookstore. You do/ \__it every time.___/

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"Percy Jackson is, at its core, about identity, [...] about finding the parts of the self that matter." AM Gelberg ( @ann3liesemg ) on constantly rediscovering new meaning in @rickriordan 's book series:

Finding Identity, Family, and Community Alongside Percy Jackson - Reactor

A few weeks before I started at middle school at Rio Norte Jr. High, I read a book called The Lightning Thief. My brother had won it from the Summer Reading Challenge at Barnes & Noble, but my...

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Great news, fantasy readers! @BrandSanderson & @TorBooks have announced the now-official title to Stormlight Archive Book 4. More from the author in the link.

Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive Book 4 is Now Officially: Rhythm of War - Reactor

It’s official! With the first draft of Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive Book 4 now completed, the epic fantasy author has announced that the definitive title for the volume will be Rhythm of...

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Nice touch. There’s one at every seat at the Nebula Awards banquet. #Nebulas2018

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Fans who have been pulling for the entire series from the start: it's happening! #TheSagaIsComing #TheDragonPrince

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Check out the cover of @PatrickRothfuss 's The Narrow Road Between Desires, an expanded standalone story set in the Kingkiller Chronicle universe -- publishing November 14th with @dawbooks

Revealing The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss - Reactor

Bast knows how to bargain… Patrick Rothfuss returns to the Kingkiller Chronicle universe with a reimagining of the stand-alone story “The Lightning Tree.” Expanded to twice its previous length and...

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Video essayist @thelindsayellis announces her debut novel Axiom’s End, a first contact story. More plot details in the link.

Video Essayist Lindsay Ellis Announces Her Debut Novel, Axiom's End - Reactor

Lindsay Ellis is making her fiction debut! The Hugo-nominated critic, documentary film-maker, and YouTuber took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce the details of her first novel, an “alternate...

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Read an excerpt from @VirtualTal 's THE PUNCH ESCROW, in which a man is accidentally duplicated while teleporting.

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A piece of Mars is now named for author Octavia Butler:

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CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER Me reading Me going to the the books Vs. bookstore to buy on my TBR more books ( •_•) (•_• ) ( ง )ง ୧( ୧ ) /︶\ /︶\

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A TV adaptation of @mstiefvater ’s THE RAVEN CYCLE is in the works:

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┏┓ ┃┃╱╲ in this ┃╱╱╲╲ house ╱╱╭╮╲╲ we ▔▏┗┛▕▔ ╱▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔╲ act like we have no books to read when, in fact, we have a TBR 200 books long. ╱╱┏┳┓╭╮┏┳┓ ╲╲ ▔▏┗┻┛┃┃┗┻┛▕▔

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NO ONE TELL HIM HE ISN'T A BOOK.

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He thinks he’s a book, doesn’t he

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Each night, Nona dreams of a woman with a skull-painted face… Read an excerpt from NONA THE NINTH, the next book in @tazmuir 's Locked Tomb series — forthcoming Sept 13 from @TorDotComPub

Read an Excerpt From Tamsyn Muir's Nona the Ninth - Reactor

Book 3 of the Locked Tomb: Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party.

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From the director of The Babadook to Crispin Glover and Ben Barnes to Ana Lily Amirpour, this Guillermo del Toro project for Netflix is shaping up to be truly spectacular.

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Is Packed With Intriguing Actors, Writers, and Direct...

The project that used to be called Guillermo del Toro Presents 10 After Midnight is now Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities—and the Netflix anthology series is stuffed to the gills with...

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Today's tea: ( ) ) __(_____)____(_____(____(___ \ You said you would /_ \ finish a TBR book / | \ before buying /___| \ another book & / \ yet, here we / \_ are. _/

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"This pairing is pretty damned (sorry, *blessedly*) obvious." We're still in love with the 2019 adaptation of @terryandrob and @neilhimself 's #GoodOmens

Good Omens Is a Love Story, and I Will Never Recover From It - Reactor

I have been a devotee of Good Omens for the majority of my life. It is among my favorite books… ever? I’m going with ever. I was deeply entrenched in the fandom in college, and never miss an excuse...

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Immigrant. Socialite. Magician. We're excited to announce @NghiVoWriting ’s The Chosen and the Beautiful, a magical reimagining of The Great Gatsby told through the eyes of a queer, Asian-American Jordan Baker — arriving in 2021 with @TorDotComPub

Immigrant, Socialite, Magician: Announcing Nghi Vo's Gatsby-Inspired Novel-Length Debut - Reactor

Tordotcom Publishing is thrilled to announce that Ruoxi Chen has acquired Nghi Vo’s The Chosen and the Beautiful, a magical reimagining of The Great Gatsby told through the eyes of a queer, Asian-A...

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We’re through the looking glass, people:

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A heads up for fantasy readers...the Tordotcom Ebook Club is giving away The Way of Kings by @BrandSanderson for one day only on Monday, May 4th! The ebook won’t be *available* until May 4, but you can sign up now to receive it on that day.

On May 4 We're Offering a Free eBook of The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson [Update: Now on May...

Friends! Readers! The Tor.com eBook Club is giving away The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson for one day only on Monday, May 4th! Update: Due to overwhelming response, this offer has been extended...

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The Stormlight Archive is expanding! We're thrilled to announce @BrandSanderson 's DAWNSHARD, publishing this November with @torbooks

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Which house would you want to be stuck in?

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We are deeply saddened to report that scientist, Hugo Award winner, and prolific science fiction author and editor Ben Bova passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the age of 88.

Legendary Science Fiction Author Ben Bova Has Passed at the Age of 88 - Reactor

Scientist, Hugo Award winner, and prolific science fiction author and editor Ben Bova passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the age of 88, Tor.com is able to confirm. The author of more than...

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The PBS Ursula K. Le Guin documentary is free to watch until the end of the month!

PBS's Documentary About Ursula K. Le Guin is Free to Watch This Week - Reactor

Last year, PBS released an in-depth documentary about legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin, Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, directed by Arwen Curry. If you missed it the first time around, the network has...

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This week only, download all four of Martha Wells' MURDERBOT novellas for free! One per day, starting with ALL SYSTEMS RED. And prepare for Murderbot (and ARTs!) full length novel adventure, coming on May 5th!

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Murderbot is coming to the big screen! Details, description, and love for soap operas below:

Apple TV+ to Adapt Martha Wells’ Murderbot; Alexander Skarsgård Set to Star - Reactor

It’s a big day for a certain Murderbot who just wants to watch its soaps. Apple TV+ has announced that it’s adapting Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series, with Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood,...

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. @nkjemisin , Hugo award winner for Best Novel x3!

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Don't have a bookmark? Try using Chex Mix instead

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We're thrilled to announce THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST, a collection of 13 subversive horror stories for young adults that center characters of color and upend classic horror tropes, edited by @tjbentonwalker and publishing summer 2024 with @torteen

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Ava DuVernay adapting Octavia Butler’s seminal Afrofuturist sci-fi novel Dawn for television:

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We're delighted to announce a new addition to Tamsyn Muir’s ( @tazmuir ) The Locked Tomb series: NONA THE NINTH, arriving in fall 2022 with @TorDotComPub 💀 🖤 💀

Announcing Nona the Ninth, a New Addition to The Locked Tomb Series From Tamsyn Muir! - Reactor

Tordotcom Publishing is delighted to announce a new addition to Tamsyn Muir’s New York Times bestselling The Locked Tomb series with Nona the Ninth. Nona the Ninth will publish in fall 2022, with...

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CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER Me using one Me using any of the many Vs. scrap of paper bookmarks I own as a bookmark ( •_•) (•_• ) ( ง )ง ୧( ୧ ) /︶\ /︶\

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We are extremely sad to report the passing of author and science fiction and fantasy Grand Master Gene Wolfe.

Author and Grand Master Gene Wolfe, 1931-2019 - Reactor

The science fiction and fantasy community has lost a beloved icon. We are extremely sad to report that author and SFWA Grand Master Gene Wolfe passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 after his long...

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"Required reading" can be a dangerous notion... @veschwab 's 2018 Tolkien Lecture is a call to open and explore new gateways into fantasy, instead of gatekeeping and excluding potential readers:

"In Search of Doors": Read V.E. Schwab's 2018 J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature - Reactor

Earlier this year, author V.E. Schwab delivered the sixth annual J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature at Pembroke College, Oxford. With her permission, we are proud to present the text of...

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"This laser-like focus on the “right” books sends a clear message to Black authors [...] your stories aren’t worth much if you don’t bleed on the page for us." Author L.L. McKinney ( @ElleOnWords ) on the problem of "issue books" that center on Black trauma

The Role Publishing Plays in the Commodification of Black Pain - Reactor

For more than two weeks now, the United States, and much of the world, has seen daily protests and demonstrations following yet another slew of murders of unarmed Black people. George Floyd, Breonna...

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"As a Muslim reader, I have long maintained that the Muslim influences in DUNE go deeper than many may have realized." @hdernity digs into the appendices of Frank Herbert's classic to reveal how Dune engages with its Islamic references:

The Muslimness of Dune: A Close Reading of “Appendix II: The Religion of Dune” - Reactor

It is common knowledge that Frank Herbert’s classic Dune novels are chock-full of Islamic and MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) references. However, as a Muslim reader, I have long maintained...

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"We’re in the middle of a golden age of sapphic science-fiction and fantasy and with this wave of books comes an interesting trend — the depiction of butch lesbians as sacrificial paladins." @C_L_Clark on a recurring trope in recent SFF:

The Crosses We Bear: The Butch Martyr in SFF - Reactor

We’re in the middle of a golden age of sapphic science-fiction and fantasy and with this wave of books comes an interesting trend—the depiction of butch lesbians as sacrificial paladins. Some...

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This is not a drill! @veschwab 's The Archived is being developed for @TheCW !! #ghostsinthelibrary

V.E. Schwab's The Archived Book Series Being Adapted for The CW - Reactor

A new team of ghost hunters are making their way to The CW Network. V. E. Schwab’s The Archived is currently being developed for the CW, according to Variety. The team behind Jane the Virgin, writer...

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Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party… Take a peek at the Dramatis Personae for @tazmuir ’s NONA THE NINTH, out September 13th with @TorDotComPub

Party Like It's the End of the World: Revealing the Dramatis Personae From Tamsyn Muir's Nona the...

Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party… And we’ve got the exclusive guest list below! Tamsyn Muir’s Locked Tomb series continues with Nona the...

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BIG news! David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are bringing The Three-Body Problem to Netflix, with Rian Johnson, Ken Liu, and author Liu Cixin on board!

The Three-Body Problem Will Be Adapted for Netflix by Game of Thrones Showrunners - Reactor

There’s a new original series coming to Netflix—Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem will be adapted into a television series on Netflix… and it’s coming from the same minds behind HBO’s Game of...

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The Good Omens miniseries is coming to BBC and Amazon Prime in 2018 and @neilhimself is showrunner!

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📍 us | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ | 📍being a | "Responsible | Adult" | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _| | 📍spending half our paycheck whenever we go to the bookstore

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The Wayward Children series by @seananmcguire is coming to television! Showrunner and network info here: @TorDotComPub

Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children Series Coming to Television - Reactor

Wayward Children, Seanan McGuire’s award-winning Tor.com Publishing novella series—about what happens when your portal fantasy story is over and you return to the real world—is being adapted for...

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Murderbot. Full-length novel. May 2020. OH YES. @marthawells1 @TorDotComPub

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To celebrate the spooky season, October's FREE ebook is @tazmuir 's GIDEON THE NINTH, book one in the Locked Tomb series. Get it before October 8th at 11:59pm!

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From exclamations of "evil Earth" to rock-based character names, author @nkjemisin wove a particular idiom into the Broken Earth novels. CD Covington ( @exaggerated ) takes a closer look at the linguistic world-building:

“Evil Earth”: Linguistic Worldbuilding in N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy - Reactor

The Broken Earth trilogy tells the story of Essun, a woman who possesses the power of orogeny, giving her the ability to manipulate the earth itself to stop earthquakes, among other things. Each of...

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We're thrilled to announce BREATHE FIYAH, an upcoming flash fiction anthology in collaboration with @fiyahlitmag ! Submissions will open August 26!

Announcing Breathe FIYAH, an Online Flash Fiction Anthology - Reactor

Tor.com is thrilled to announce in collaboration with FIYAH Magazine the forthcoming online flash fiction anthology Breathe FIYAH, co-edited by Brent Lambert and DaVaun Sanders. The finished anthol...

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Please enjoy 's favorite holiday tradition: an annual reading of @neilhimself 's "I, Cthulhu"!

"I, Cthulhu, or, What's A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude...

Please enjoy what has become a quiet holiday tradition in the Tor.com offices: the reading of Neil Gaiman’s original story: “I, Cthulhu, or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken...

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NEWS: Devi Pillai to Become President and Publisher, Tom Doherty Associates

Devi Pillai to Become President and Publisher, Tom Doherty Associates - Reactor

A Message from Jon Yaged, President of Macmillan Trade Publishing: Today I am announcing the appointment of Devi Pillai to the position of President and Publisher of Tom Doherty Associates, effective...

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We're thrilled to announce @sl_huang 's The Water Outlaws, a queer epic fantasy full of bandits, heroes, and revolution inspired by the Chinese classic Water Margin — arriving in 2022 from @TorDotComPub

S. L. Huang's New Take on the Most Famous Chinese Novel You've Never Read in English: Announcing...

Tordotcom Publishing is thrilled to announce that Hugo Award winner S. L. Huang’s next book will be The Water Outlaws, a queer epic fantasy full of bandits, heroes, and revolution inspired by the...

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Do you remember being scared by this classic cover of A Wrinkle in Time? There’s an unexpected mystery behind it—no, not “how does the centaur eat when it doesn't have arms???”—it's that no one seems to know who the artist is.

Do You Know Who Illustrated This Classic Wrinkle in Time Cover? - Reactor

If you are of a certain age, you remember it well: The creepy, haunting, downright iconic—and totally weird—cover of the 1976 Dell edition of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time. But while many of...

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Dwayne Johnson does one terrifyingly accurate Danny DeVito impression... Check out the first trailer for #Jumanji The Next Level

The First Trailer for Jumanji: The Next Level Is Here - Reactor

Way back, in 1997, there was a little movie called Face/Off. Starring Nick Cage and John Travolta as a terrorist and FBI agent (respectively) who swap faces, it gave us two meme-worthy performances...

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Join @levarburton tomorrow at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET for the first Twitter live-stream of #LeVarBurtonReads , featuring "a selection" of @neilhimself stories!

Let LeVar Burton Read the Works of Neil Gaiman to You This Friday - Reactor

As a balm for the self-isolation woes of bibliophiles the world over, LeVar Burton announced this week that he’ll be doing Twitter livestreams of his podcast LeVar Burton Reads every other weekday....

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"I watched Blade Runner for the first time" says @gaileyfrey . What she sees is closer to the present than the future

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The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America @sfwa have announced that Nalo Hopkinson will be the 37th Damn Knight Grand Master!

SFWA Names Nalo Hopkinson as the 37th Damon Knight Grand Master - Reactor

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has named Nalo Hopkinson as the 37th Damon Knight Grand Master. The award is one of the genre’s highest honors, and Hopkinson joins the ranks of...

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An ode to the #Outlander theme song and the brilliance of @bearmccreary in changing it every season, sometimes even twice!

Why I'm Obsessed with the Outlander Theme Song - Reactor

Sing me a song of a lass that is gone Say, could that lass be I? The first time I saw the opening lyrics to Outlander’s theme song posted on a friend’s Facebook post, I thought it sounded ridiculous,...

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We’re thrilled to announce THE LOST METAL, a Mistborn Novel by @BrandSanderson — publishing November 15, 2022 with @torbooks

Announcing The Lost Metal, a Mistborn Novel From Brandon Sanderson - Reactor

If no one steps forward to be the hero Scadrial needs, the planet and its millions of people will come to a sudden and calamitous ruin… We’re thrilled to announce The Lost Metal: A MISTBORN Novel by...

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In honor of #EdgarAllanPoe 's birthday, enjoy @neilhimself reading "The Raven":

Neil Gaiman Reads "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe - Reactor

In December 2016, Neil Gaiman did his part for Worldbuilders charity with an atmospheric reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem, “The Raven.” In honor of Poe’s 209th birthday, we’re pleased to...

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MURDERBOT BOXED SET🤖 MURDERBOT BOXED SET🤖 MURDERBOT BOXED SET🤖 MURDERBOT BOXED SET🤖

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Read @neilhimself 's lovely #DavidBowie origin story "The Return of the Thin White Duke":

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"The world of wuxia is fundamentally bound up with those hierarchies of power it seeks to reject." @jeannette_ng on how the Chinese fantasy genre of wuxia is intertwined with politics from the medieval through the modern era:

The History and Politics of Wuxia - Reactor

I first fell in love with wuxia when I was around eight or so. I remember running around swinging the bright yellow handle of my toy broom as a sword, calling a sprawling tiger stuffed toy my master...

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A24 has acquired the rights to adapt Octavia Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER, with Garrett Bradley to direct.

A24 Is Adapting Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower - Reactor

A new adaptation of one of Octavia Butler’s books is on its way. Deadline reports that A24 has acquired the rights to her novels Parable of the Sower, and tapped Garrett Bradley to direct. According...

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4 years

For nearly four years, author @NisiShawl has taken an in-depth look at some important titles in the long history of Black science fiction (with a bit of fantasy bleed-over) — take a quick tour through the on-going series here:

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"Other kids were scared of mistwraiths, but Wayne figured they just didn’t know how to negotiate properly..." We're thrilled to share the opening chapters of @BrandSanderson 's THE LOST METAL, the conclusion to the Wax & Wayne Mistborn series with @torbooks

Read The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson: Prologue and Chapters One and Two - Reactor

Book Seven of Mistborn. If no one steps forward to be the hero Scadrial needs, the planet and its millions of people will come to a sudden and calamitous ruin.

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And God said, let there be light--er, first-look footage from #GoodOmens ! Plus, tidbits from @neilhimself on the #SDCC18 panel:

Frances McDormand to Play God in Good Omens-Here's Your First Look - Reactor

At the Amazon Prime Video Showcase at San Diego Comic-Con, Neil Gaiman showed off an exciting teaser for the forthcoming Good Omens television adaptation, all because God told him to. And you listen...

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In case you haven't noticed, the cast list for Terry Pratchett and @neilhimself 's #GoodOmens is freaking incredible, even beyond the two leads:

It's Time to Get Very Excited About Good Omens - Reactor

Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s classic book about the Antichrist and Armageddon, is finally getting the TV treatment it always deserved. Fans have been begging for decades for this...

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Author Terry Goodkind has passed at the age of 72. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends, and fans. The Sword of Truth was a gateway into epic fantasy literature for many readers.

Fantasy and The Sword of Truth Author Terry Goodkind Has Died - Reactor

Fantasy author Terry Goodkind, known for his long-running The Sword of Truth series, has died at the age of 72. His agent confirmed his passing to Tor Books and Tor.com. Born in 1948, Goodkind first...

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Gideon the Ninth author @tazmuir has signed a 5 book deal with @TorDotComPub ! And the first book stars a lesbian gunslinger UNDER THE SEA:

Tamsyn Muir Will Publish Five More Books With Tordotcom Publishing - Reactor

The acclaimed Locked Tomb Trilogy will come to an end next year with Alecto the Ninth, but Tamsyn Muir is just getting started: As Bustle reports, Muir has signed a six-figure deal with Tordotcom...

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Looks like @kuangrf 's POPPY WAR CYCLE is heading to television.... (!)

R.F. Kuang's Epic Poppy War Series Is Headed to Television - Reactor

This one is going to be big: Deadline reports that R.F. Kuang’s The Poppy War and its two sequels, The Dragon Republic and The Burning God, are being developed for television. Starlight Media, the...

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Hi, we're Cmoort!

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Get ready @BrandSanderson fans! The launch event for THE RHYTHM OF WAR is going to be epic:

Brandon Sanderson's Rhythm of War Launches With a Special Event and Signed Books - Reactor

Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War is going to be launched with an exciting online celebration this fall. A virtual event will give fans access to an exclusive livestream with the author, and the...

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We're thrilled to announce ORIGINS OF THE WHEEL OF TIME, a a deep dive into the real-world history and mythology that inspired the work of Robert Jordan Written by Michael Livingston ( @medievalguy ), Origins of The Wheel of Time arrives Nov 8 with @torbooks

Announcing Origins of The Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies that Inspired Robert Jordan,...

Tor Books is proud to announce the acquisition Origins of The Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies that Inspired Robert Jordan by Michael Livingston, including a foreword by Harriet McDougal,...

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That time @neilhimself and YoshitakaAmano wrote a fantastical origin story for David Bowie:

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Excuse us while we update some covers. #hugoawards #nebulaawards

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Check out the cover to @veschwab 's VENGEFUL, coming in September 2018 from @torbooks ! More:

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When you're a historian and you love A Knight's Tale *because of* its gleeful trampling of "historical accuracy" 🛡️

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. @neilhimself 's The Ocean at the End of the Lane is getting a fully illustrated edition by @elise_hurst_art !

Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane Is Getting an Illustrated Edition - Reactor

Neil Gaiman fans, rejoice! The Ocean at the End of the Lane is getting a brand-new “fully illustrated” edition, with artwork by Elise Hurst. “From the first time I saw one of Elise’s illustrations I...

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THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND DOWN TO CERTAIN DOOM AND BACK AGAIN YOUR HEART IS TRUE YOU’RE A PAL AND A PALADIN AND IF YOU FORMED A PARTY INVITED EVERY DWARF YOU KNEW YOU WOULD SEE THE BIGGEST AXE IS OWNED BY ME AND THE HEAD DETACHED WOULD SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND 🎶🎶🎶

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During the development of AD&D 2e in the 1980s, the Golden Girls served as the template for the ideal adventuring party. #truedndfacts

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"At the time of this entry I am five months into forced captivity by enemy insurgents. This is my continued attempt to create a report." A new story set in the Locked Tomb universe; "As Yet Unsent" by Tamsyn Muir is out today!

As Yet Unsent - Reactor

Culled from Judith Deuteros' secret report on Blood of Eden activities, this story was originally published in the trade paperback edition of Harrow the Ninth.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Readers can download @BrandSanderson 's The Way of Kings FOR FREE on March 23 & 24! Details:

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We're so thrilled to show off the cover for @BrandSanderson 's Rhythm of War, by artist Michael Whelan! Publishing this November with @torbooks

Behold the Cover to Rhythm of War, the Fourth Book in Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive -...

This cover made it to you through a highstorm. Stormlight Archive series cover artist Michael Whelan was putting the finishing tweaks on the cover to Rhythm of War, the fourth installment of Brandon...

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In a post-Earth future, a group of students try to ward off despair with debauchery on a far off planet—until the corpses start showing up. We're excited to share the cover for Honey Watson’s Lessons in Birdwatching, out 8/8/23 from @angryrobotbooks !

Careen Towards Annihilation With Lessons in Birdwatching by Honey Watson - Reactor

We’re thrilled to share the cover of Honey Watson’s Lessons in Birdwatching, a darkly comic, politically charged novel set in a post-earth future, where beings—human and otherwise—careen towards...

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Another @veschwab adaptation is in the works! City of Ghosts is being developed as a one-hour CW drama from Pretty Little Liars showrunner @imarleneking .

Victoria Schwab's City of Ghosts to Be Adapted for Television - Reactor

Another V.E. (a.k.a. Victoria) Schwab adaptation is in the works! Variety reports that The CW is developing a one-hour drama series based on City of Ghosts, Schwab’s novel published earlier this year...

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