It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, The Nevers, Shadow and Bone, The Bad Batch and Star Wars in general, season 6 of Legends of Tomorrow, season 7 of The Flash, The Mitchells vs. the Machines and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Leah Schnelbach shares the best fantasy and science fiction books for May.
- Tor.com shares all the new science fiction books coming out in May.
- Tor.com shares all the new fantasy books arriving in May.
- Tor.com shatres all the new YA SFF books coming out in May.
- Emily Hughes shares new horror books coming out in May.
- Ferrett Steinmetz implores people not to feel guilty about all the books they haven't read yet.
- Alex Shvartsman shares a brief history of Russian science fiction.
- Victoria V. talks about aliens and othering.
- Alex Acks discusses the Redwall series of children's fantasy by Brian Jacques and the problematic epic fantasy tropes therein.
- Makiia Lucier shares five SFF books with island settings.
- Amanda Joy shares five YA fantasies with murderous mothers.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five fantasy novels featuring gods and religious sects.
- Ryan Harvey shares his appreciation for the works of Clark Ashton Smith.
- Shana Westlake shares her appreciation for the Tortall books by Tamora Pierce.
- John Self shares his appreciation for the works of Russell Hoban.
- Emily Temple recounts how J.R.R. Tolkien blocked W.H. Auden from writing a book about him.
- Lydia Spencer-Elliott talks about reading tastes and dating.
- Benjamin Marra shares his appreciation for the sword and sorcery artwork of Esteban Maroto.
- Alison Flood reports that Alan Moore has signed a contract for a five volume fantasy epic.
Comics:
Film and TV:
- Colin McCormick shares what he considers the ten most influential science fiction movies of all time.
- J.S. Dewes shares her favourite cinematic space battles.
- Ines Bellina shares her thoughts on "Milk", the latest episode of The Handmaid's Tale.
- Stephen Robinson declares that Barry Jenkins outdoes himself in Underground Railroad.
- Paul Levinson praises the realistic depiction of space travel in Stowaway.
- Peter Bradshaw calls Little Fish a disquieting and poignant doomed science fiction love story.
- Leslie Felperin calls Fried Barry an uneven body horror movie from South Africa.
- Cath Clarke calls We Still Say Grace an unconvincing religious horror movie.
- Martin Edwards calls Enola Holmes a pleasant way to pass the time.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on Tenet.
- Caroline Siede shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Supergirl.
- Adrian Horton declares that the documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street reminds viewers how revolutionary Sesame Street truly was.
- Inspired by the Line of Duty series 6 finale as well as the Lost and Game of Thrones finales, Stuart Heritage asks why great TV shows so often don't end well.
- Ed Cummings explains how the UK fell in love with the low budget science fiction show Intergalactic.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Alice" and "Riddles".
- Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1995 cyberpunk crime film Johnny Mnemonic.
- Jon Hansen lists eight unusual librarians from SFF films and TV shows.
- Kevin Polowy interviews Lupita Nyong'o, star of Black Panther, Us, Super Sema and many others.
- David Craig interviews David Bradley who will reprise the role of the First Doctor in the Doctor Who immersive event Time Fracture.
- Ryan Gilbey interviews Christos Nikou, director of Apples.
- Mike Sacks interviews John Swartzfelder, writer of many classic episodes of The Simpsons.
- Stuart Heritage shares some images and speculation about the Game of Thrones prequel The House of the Dragon.
- Tim Adams reports that The Irregulars has been cancelled after only one season.
- Zack Snyder confirms that there won't be any zombie penises in Army of the Dead, to everybody's relief.
- Borys Kit reports that Hannah John-Kamen has been cast as Red Sonja in the eponymous movie.
- Costume designer Anthony Powell, best known for his work on Death on the Nile, Hook, 101 Dalmatians and many others, has died.
- Actor Nathan Jung, who appeared in Star Trek, The A-Team and many others, has died aged 74.
Comments on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general (spoilers):
- Cheryl Morgan shares her thoughts on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore discusses how The Falcon and the Winter Soldier handles racism.
- Sam Barsanti muses about the sexual orientation of Bucky Barnes in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Germain Lussier shares twelve fascinating facts about The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Brian Hiatt explains that Benedict Cumberbatch almost appeared as Doctor Strange in WandaVision.
- Watch a trailer for Marvel's upcoming movies.
Comments on The Nevers:
Comments on Shadow and Bone:
Comments on the season 6 premiere of Legends of Tomorrow:
Comments on season 7 of The Flash:
Comments on The Bad Batch and Star Wars in general:
- Jarrod Janes shares his thoughts on "Aftermath", the first episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
- Michelle Jaworski shares her thoughts on "Aftermath".
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "Aftermath".
- Jack Seale shares his thoughts on "Aftermath".
- James Whitbrook discusses a surprise cameo in The Bad Batch.
- James Whitbrook interviews Brad Rau, director of The Bad Batch.
- Mike Ryan revisits Solo: A Star Wars Story and finds that it's actually a lot of fun.
- Martin Armstrong shares a map of the countries where the various Star Wars movies were filmed.
- Joel Leonard shares twenty-five iconic Star Wars movie posters.
- Tor.com shares nine books to expand your Star Wars reading list.
- Emmet Asher-Perrin shares the Star Wars scrapbooks they made as a teen.
- Steven Morris reports that an original Darth Vader helmet as well as other Star Wars memorabilia from the collection of the late David Prowse will be auctioned off for charity in Bristol, UK.
Comments on The Mitchells vs. the Machines:
- Jesse Hassenger calls The Mitchells vs. the Machines an animated science fiction film with great jokes and characters.
- Steve Rose finds it ironic that a film like The Mitchells vs. the Machines, which warns of the dangers of excessive technology use, is streaming on Netflix, a service which thrives on making people use more technology.
- Marah Eakin interviews Mike Rianda, screenwriter of The Mitchells vs. the Machines.
- Watch a video explaining how the animation of The Mitchells vs. the Machines was made.
Awards:
- The finalists for the 2021 Locus Awards have been announced.
- The winner of the 2021 Space Cowboy Award has been announced.
- The winner of the 2020 Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off has been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Rondo Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2020 Ursa Major Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2021 Prix Imaginales have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting have been announced.
- The 2021 inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame have been announced.
- Cheryl Morgan shares her thoughts on the finalists for the 2021 Hugo Awards.
- Writer and taekwondo instructor Melissa Koslin shares the top seven fight scene mistakes in fiction.
- Nicole Kornher-Stace shares some worldbuilding tips.
- Gin Phillips explains how she uses childhood memories for worldbuilding and scene setting.
- Jeremy DeSilva illuminates the link between walking, thinking and creativity.
- The Clarion West Writing Workshop announces that their culture is evolving.
- Ian Whates has announced the launch of ParSec Magazine.
- Jason Sanford warns of problematic clauses in the agreement people submitting to The Last Dangerous Visions must sign.
- Claire Kirch reports about the #DisneyMustPay joint taskforce formed by SFWA and several other writers' organisations.
- Publishers Weekly reports about Independent Bookstore Day.
Interviews:
- Emily O'Donnell interviews Charlie Jane Anders.
- Barry Hertz interviews Jeff VanderMeer.
- Suspense Radio interviews Christine Feehan.
- Elizabeth Tabler interviews Andy Weir.
- Chauncey DeVega interviews Andy Weir.
- Arley Sorg interviews Kelly Robson.
- Arley Sorg interviews Octavia Cade.
- The Qwillery interviews J.S. Dewes.
- Andrea Johnson interviews Sue Burke.
- Cat Luria interviews Anastasiya Sukhenko.
- Danny Crichton interviews Eliot Peper.
- The Odyssey Podcast interviews Sheila Williams.
Reviews:
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer.
- Cheryl Morgan reviews A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine.
- Cheryl Morgan reviews Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders.
- Liz Bourke reviews Cast in Conflict by Michelle Sagara and She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan.
- Elizabeth Tabler reviews We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor.
- Paul Jessup reviews The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood.
- Paul di Filippo reviews Stormland by John Shirley.
- Marion Deeds reviews Exiles of Tabat by Cat Rambo.
- Sean Dowie reviews Black Water Sister by Zen Cho.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
- Maya Gittelman reviews The Ones We're Meant To Find by Joan He.
- Amy Goldschlager reviews The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick.
- L.A. Young reviews Tower of Mud and Straw by Yaroslav Barsukov.
- Rich Horton reviews Driftwood by Marie Brennan.
- Bill Capossere reviews Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera.
- Carrie Chi Lough reviews Berek the Blackguard by Frank Thomas.
- Molly Templeton reviews Ariadne by Jennifer Saint.
- Chris Haught reviews She Dreams in Blood by Michael R. Fletcher.
- J.C. Kang reviews The Wings of War by Bryce O'Connor.
- Chris Napier reviews Dark Harvest by Josh Reynolds.
- Linda H. Codega reviews First Become Ashes by K.M. Szpara.
- Adrienne Martini reviews The Only Living Girl on Earth by Charles Yu and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
- Leah Schnelbach reviews Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
- John Hetz reviews Glorious by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven.
- Gabino Iglesias reviews Disease by Sarah Tolmie.
- Ian Mond reviews The White Library by Paul Voermans.
- Gabino Iglesias reviews Ink by Jonathan Maberry.
- Vicki Weisfeld reviews The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones.
- Lauren Jackson reviews Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman.
- Jeff Foust reviews A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts by Andrew Chaikin.
Classics reviews:
- Sandy Ferber revisits the 1928 science fantasy novel The Sunken World by Stanton A. Coblentz.
- The Archetypal Archive revisits the 1929 horror story "Skull Face" and the 1936 horror story "Black Canaan" by Robert E. Howard.
- Frank Ormond revisits the 1931 historical fantasy story "The Grey God Passes" by Robert E. Howard.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1938 post-apocalyptic novel At Midnight on the 31st of March by Josephone Young Case.
- James Reasoner revisits the March 1939 issue of Unknown.
- Ken Lizzi revisits the 1958 Arthurian novel The Once and Future King by T.H. White.
- Young People Read Old SFF revisit the 1958 fantasy story "The Hell-Bound Train" by Robert Bloch.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1958 science fiction story "First Man in a Satellite" by Charles W. Runyon.
- James Malizewski revisits the 1964 sword and planet novel Warrior of Llarn by Gardner F. Fox.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the 1966 issue with Analog.
- David Levinson revisits the June 1966 issue of If - Worlds of Science Fiction.
- Mark Yon revisits the 1971 military science fiction novel To Prime the Pump by A. Bertram Chandler.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1977 humorous science fiction novel Who Goes Here? by Bob Shaw.
- Eugene Vassilev revisits the 1982 dark fantasy novel The Gunslinger by Stephen King.
- Paul Jessup revisits the 1986 fantasy novel Little, Big by John Crowley.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1991 science fantasy novel Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman.
- MarzAat revisits the 1998 horror story "Yellow and Red" by Tanith Lee.
Con and event reports:
- Arley Sorg reports about the virtual 2021 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts.
- Locus reports about the virtual 2021 Norwescon 43.
- Jo Walton announces that Scintillation in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is cancelled for 2021 due to the covid pandemic.
- COSine in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will take place in person in January 2022.
- Cheryl Morgan shares her thoughts about the date changes of DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon in Washington DC, and about the promised virtual programming for those who can't attend in person.
- Mike Glyer shares an update about SMOFcon Europe in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Cheryl Morgan muses about the limitations of the World Science Fiction Society.
- Domenica Bongiovanni shares seven cool items you can see at the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Crowdfunding:
Science and technology:
- The Guardian reports that four atsronauts have safely returned to Earth from the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule in a night splashdown.
- George Dvorsky reports that Blue Origin has announced the date for the first crewed flight of its New Shepard suborbital craft.
- George Dvorsky reports that natural radio signals have been detected in the atmosphere of Venus.
- Wendy Whitman Cobb reports that space tourism might finally become a reality.
- George Dvorsky explains why rainbows look different in Hawaii.
- George Dvorsky reports that an Egyptian mummy initially assumed to be a male priest is actually a pregnant woman, the first pregnant mummy ever found.
- Bob Calhoun recounts the cursed history of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in San Francisco, California.
Free online fiction:
- "The Lay of Lilyfinger" by G.V. Anderson in Tor.com.
- "An Invitation to a Burning" by Kat Howard in Lightspeed.
- "Hypnopompic Circumstance" by Gene Doucette in Lightspeed.
- "The City of Kindness" by Jonathan Edelstein in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Oak Apple Night" by Marie Brennan in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Best-Laid Plans" by David D. Levine in Clarkesworld.
- "A Home for Mrs. Biswas" by Amal Singh in Clarkesworld.
- "Crooked House" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman in The Dark.
- "Proof by Induction" by José Pablo Iriarte in Uncanny Magazine.
- "Unseelie Brother Ltd." by Fran Wilde in Uncanny Magazine.
- "Green Fingers" by Vernon R.L. Head in Omenana.
- "The Future in Saltwater" by Tamara Jerée in Anathema.
- "Like Birdsong, the Memory of Your Touch" by Izzy Wasserstein in Fantasy Magazine.
- "Little, Little, Little" by K.A. Tutin in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "Negative Space" by Tim Waggoner in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Look Away" by Marissa Lingen in Daily Science Fiction.
- "The Forest of the Hanged" by Cora Buhlert
- "Perennials" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
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