Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for April 3, 2026

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film and Masters of the Universe in general, the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Andy Weir versus modern Star Trek and Star Trek in general, season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general, Project Hail Mary, Paradise, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, tributes to James Tolkan and Barry Caldwell and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Cheryl Eddy shares 72 new science fiction, fantasy and horror books arriving in April 
• Sam Reader shares eight strange stories celebrating strange works of art
• Lorna Wallace shares five time travel stories about taking out Hitler. 
• Linda Hamilton talks about exploring religious patriarchy through gothic horror 
• Liz Bourke takes a look at Aragorn's tax policy and other issues that Lord of the Rings never addresses. 

   

Comics and Art:

• Rich Johnston reports that The Moons on Mars, a new comic written by British actor and writer Daniel Peacock, is using AI-art, since the publisher claims they were unable to find human artists to draw it.
• Andrew Farago remembers the late legendary DC Comics colourist Tatjana Wood. 

 

Film and TV:

• Petrana Radulovic lists  all the genre movies premiering in April.
• Petrana Radulovic lists  all the genre TV premieres airing in April. 
• Catherine Bray calls the new Deathstalker a ludicrously enjoyable revisit of 1980s sword-and-sorcery silliness 
• Ann Michelle Harris declares that the anime Sentenced to Be a Hero has an intriguing fantasy premise that would benefit from deeper character development 
• Leslie Felperin calls Ghost Killer a supernatural action-comedy with fantastic karate chopping and gunslinging.
• Cath Clarke calls Bone Keeper a serviceable British horror film. 
• William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Invincible. 
• Justin Carter takes a look at the Marvel and DC superhero movies that came out in 2016 and wonders what remains of them and the characters they introduced ten years later.
• Jacob Oller revisits the 1980 horror film Inferno.  
• Don Kaye revisits the 1981 horror film Omen III: The Final Conflict. 
• Tyler Dean revisits the 1982 animated fantasy film The Last Unicorn. 
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1998 Babylon 5 episode “Learning Curve” 
• Brian Davids interviews BenDavid Grabinski, writer/director of Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice 
• Actress Mary Beth Hurt, best known for her roles in The World According to Garp, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Lady in the Water, D.A.R.Y.L. and many others has died aged 79. 
• Actor and comedian Alex Duong, best known for his roles in Blue Bloods and Dexter, has died aged 42. 

 

 Tributes to James Tolkan: 

• Actor James Tolkan, best known for his roles in Back to the Future, Masters of the Universe, Top Gun, War Games, Remington Steele, The Amityville Horror, Serpico and many others, has died aged 94. 
• Payton Turkeltaub remembers James Tolkan. 
• William Hughes remembers James Tolkan. 
• Adam McComb remembers James Tolkan's role as Detective Lubic in Masters of the Universe. 
• He-Mania.com remembers James Tolkan's role as Detective Lubic in Masters of the Universe.  
• Back to the Future.com remembers James Tolkan's role as Principal Strickland in Back to the Future. 

 

Tributes to Barry Caldwell:

• Animator Barry Caldwell, who worked on Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Smurfs, Osmosis Jones and many others, has died aged 68. 
• Glenn Garner remembers Barry Caldwell. 

 

Comments on Masters of the Universe in general:

• Watch a trailer for the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie. 
• Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie.  
• Dad-at-Arms shares his thoughts on the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• Jay Glatfelter shares his thoughts on the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• Mega Jay Retro shares his thoughts on the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• Pixel Dan shares his thoughts on the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• Adam McComb analyses the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• Karlis Wilde praises the design of Skeletor in the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• James Eatock revisits the 1983 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe episode "Eternal Darkness".
• James Eatock revisits the 1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe episode "No Job Too Small". 

 

Comments on the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Andy Weir versus Star Trek and Star Trek in general: 

• Charlie Jane Anders explains why it is so hard to make Star Trek YA.
• Sandy Schaefer reports that Andy Weir, author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary, has stated that he prefers his science fiction and particularly Star Trek free of social and political commentary.  
• James Hibberd reports that Andy Weir doubled down on his rejection of modern Star Trek on the far right Critical Drinker podcast. 
• Jesse Whittock reports that crime fiction writer Don Winslow has criticised Andy Weir for his remarks about Star Trek producer Alex Kurtzman. 
• James Whitbrook reports that Andy Weir has issued a rather weak apology for his comments about modern Star Trek.  
• Joshua M. Patton discusses that the reasons for Paramount to cancel the remaining Star Trek shows are likely as much financial as political. 
• Sign a petition to renew Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. 

 

Comments on Project Hail Mary:

• Josh Pearce calls Project Hail Mary fun and funny and charming, with some good-looking visuals 
• Ryan Gajewski wonders why Project Hail Mary has ignited so much online debate?
• Anthony D'Alessandro reports that Project Hail Mary is the top-grossing Hollywood film to date. 

  

Comments on season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general:

• Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on “Shoot the Moon” and “The Scales & the Sword”, the latest episodes of Daredevil: Born Again.
• Jarrod Jones shares his thoughts on “Shoot the Moon” and “The Scales & the Sword”, the latest episodes of Daredevil: Born Again. 

 

Comments on season 2 of Paradise: 

• Saloni Gajjar shares her thoughts on the season 2 finale of Paradise. 
• Cheryl Eddy shares their thoughts on the season 2 finale of Paradise.  
• Nathalie Oganeseyan shares seven burning questions left unanswered by the Paradise season 2 finale. 
• Jackie Strause interviews John Hoberg, producer and writer of Paradise. 

 

Comments on The Super Mario Galaxy Movie:

• Peter Bradshaw calls The Super Mario Galaxy Movie a bland screensaver of a movie that’s actually worse than AI 
• Jesse Hassenger calls The Super Mario Galaxy Movie bland if visually pleasing  
• Germain Lussier declares that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie stinks  
• Germain Lussier talks about the post-credits scene of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. 

 

Awards:

• The winners of the 2026 Pulp Factory Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2025 Australian Romance Readers Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2026 Seraph Award have been announced. 
• The shortlist for the 2026 Premio Vegetti has been announced.
• The finalists for the 2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire have been announced. 
• Heather Rose Jones shares a history and analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo category 
• Heather Rose Jones shares even more history and analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo category  
• Heather Rose Jones shares even more history and analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo category  
• Cora Buhlert shares an open letter to the 2026 Hugo finalists, whoever they may be. 

 

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Georgia McVeigh explains how to capture modern fixations in fiction 
• Patrica McConnell talks about the challenge and joy of writing mysteries as a nonfiction author 
• Matthew Byrd shares everything to know about the US Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, which he calls National Book Ban Bill. 
• Camestros Felapton shares a scale for rating the use and non-use of AI.
• Emma Loffhagen reports that the New York Times has dropped a freelance journalist for using AI to write a book review. 

 

Interviews:

• Scott Edelman interviews Steven H. Silver.

 

Reviews: 

• Blue Book Balloon reviews The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley 
• Christine D. Baker reviews Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer  
• Colleen Mondor reviews The Astral Library by Kate Quinn 
• Marlene Harris reviews Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett 
• Vanessa Armstrong reviews Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman 
• Will McClelland reviews The Book of Fallen Leaves by A. S. Tamaki 
• Rob Bedford reviews Green and Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons. 
• Pete Barnable reviews The Winds of War by Mosha Winter 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews The People’s Republic of Love by Heather Child 
• Marlene Harris reviews The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox by Katrina Kwan 
• Jim McLeod reviews Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher  
• Stew Hotston reviews The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes 
• Ian Mond reviews Nonesuch by Francis Spufford 
• Ed Crocker reviews The Bone Door by Frances White 
• Blue Book Balloon reviews First Date by Gemma Amor  
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews You Did Nothing Wrong by C. G. Drews
• Alex Brown reviews Seasons of Glass & Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar. 
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews Pandemonium Waltz by Jeffrey Ford
• Kathryn Hughes reviews Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear With Stephen King by Caroline Bicks 
• Marlene Harris reviews Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jo Walton and Ada Palmer 
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jo Walton and Ada Palmer  

 

Classics reviews:

• Brian Collins revisits the 1936 science fiction story “Devolution” by Edmond Hamilton  
• Brian Collins revisits the 1937 science fiction story “Shifting Seas” by Stanley G. Weinbaum 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1964 vampire novel The Shiny Narrow Grin by Jane Gaskell 
• Gideon Marcus revisits the April 1971 issue of Analog. 
• Alan Brown revisits the 1973 children's fantasy novel A Wind in the Door and the 1978 children's fantasy novel A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle  
• Luke Dumas revisits the 1984 horror novel Thinner by Stephen King a.k.a. Richard Bachman. 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 2002 Star Wars: New Jedi Order novel Destiny’s Way by Walter Jon Williams  
• Judith Tarr revisits the 2003 animal fantasy novel Warriors: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter.

 

Con and event reports:

• Emma Martin shares her experiences at the 2026 London Book Fair in London, UK. 
• Madison Malone Kircher reports about the 2026  Barbie Dream Fest in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which turned out to be yet another very underwhelming convention.
• Yasmin Rufo and Max Matza report that the Barbie Dream Fest will issue refunds after fan complaints 
• Locus shares a photo of the latest edition of the the Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series at the KGB Bar in New York City.

 

Crowdfunding:

• The Ashen Oath action figure line is looking for funding.

 

Science and technology:

• Watch Artemis II take off for the Moon. 
• Caroline Delbert reports that scientists claim to have found a particle that links to a fifth dimension. 
• Kaye Dee shares some space news from 1971 and discusses NASA's future plans.
• Chris Simms reports that the full network of clitoral nerves has been mapped out for the first time
• James Davis Nicoll declares that history can teach us the most exciting ways to destroy fictional civilizations
• Sonja Anderson reports that a skeleton found buried in a church in Maastricht, the Netherlands, may belong to the Musketeer D'Artagnan. 

 

Gaming: 

• Justin Carter notes that 2027 is shaping up to be a great year for big science fiction RPGs 
• Keith Stuart discusses the connection between the rise of VHS and video games in the 1980s.

 

Toys and collectibles:

• James Whitbrook shares his favourite toys coming out in March 2026. 
• Pixel Dan reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Chronicles Scare Glow action figure. 
• Justin Carter shares a look at the Nacelle Star Trek Dr. Leonard McCoy action figure.
• Germain Lussier shares a look at the Xenofrog Kermit/Alien mash-up statue by artist Ed Harrington. 
• James Whitbrook shares a look at LEGO sets coming out in April 

 

Free online fiction: 

• "A Study of Cats in Low-Gravity Mining Stations" by B. Morris Allen in Trollbreath Magazine.
• "The Messenger of Budapest" by Amy Kitcher in Trollbreath Magazine.
• "Heritage, or This Body of Folklore" by Ayida Shonibar in Apex Magazine. 
• "Person, Place, Thing" by Marissa Lingen in Clarkesworld.
• "Wyvern’s Grave" by William Morris in Swords and Sorcery Magazine. 
• "This Obituary Has Been Retracted" by P.C. Verrone in Strange Horizons.  
• "The Pocket Box" by Gunnar Anderson in Future Tense Fiction.
• " Zooming Past Shotgun Houses" by Eva Roslin in Nightmare Magazine. 
• "Bittersweet Endings (for All Who Live to See Such Times)" by Samantha Mills in Uncanny Magazine. 

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for Supergirl. 
• Watch a trailer for the new Ghost in the Shell.
• Watch a trailer for Backrooms. 

Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for March 27, 2026

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film and Masters of the Universe in general, the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Star Trek in general, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general, Project Hail Mary, For All Manking, Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, Paradise, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, tributes to Chuck Norris, Nicholas Brendon, Valeria Perrine and Sam Keith and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Tobias Carroll shares indie SFF for March and April 2026 
• Cecile Pin shares seven novels with astronaut protagonists 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five stories about surviving and adapting on Mars 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF stories about the dangerous business of truth-telling 
• Casey Scieszka shares five SFF books where time can’t be trusted
• Molly Odintz shares horror novels featuring worms.
• Emma Cleary talks about writing a psychological horror novel influenced by film stills
• James Whitbrook asks who was the worst Targaryen to rule Westeros.  

   

Comics and Art:

• Paul Weimer reviews Free Planet #1 by Aubrey Sitterson and Jed Dougherty
• Isaiah Colbert reviews Wanted: Eiichiro Oda Before One Piece by Eiichiro Oda.
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Flip by Ngozi Ukazu   
• Isaiah Colbert reviews Wicked Spot by Sal Jiang. 
• Isaiah Colbert explains what the manga Chainsaw Man and Evangelion share in their endings  
• Isaiah Colbert lists six magic school anime and manga to discover instead of thinking about Harry Potter ever again   
• Tom Gauld shares a cartoon about insensitivity readers
• Film poster and album cover artist Philip Castle has died aged 83.

 

Tributes to Sam Kieth: 

•  Comic artist Sam Kieth, best known for his work on Sandman and The Maxx, has died aged 63. 
• Justin Carter remembers Sam Kieth. 

 

Film and TV:

• Phuong Le calls The Last Blossom an affecting anime about a yakuza facing his final reckoning  
• Dan Persons declares that Civil War captures what journalists do, like it or not 
• Catherine Bray notes that the horror film The Mortuary Assistant at least gets the morgue work right, 
• Peter Bradshaw calls The Magic Faraway Tree and adaptation of children’s classic that is boasting lively performances and some sharp gags 
• Josh Pearce shares his thoughts on Slanted
• William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Invincible. 
• Cheryl Eddy lists everything to remember about The Handmaid’s Tale ahead of The Testaments  
• Klaudia Amenabar recommends recent anime series. 
• Cheryl Eddy lists eight horror movies to enjoy this spring. 
• Ellery Weil notes that we’re in the midst of a horror comedy renaissance and wonders why now. 
• Judith Tarr shares her appreciation for the animal sidekicks of KPop Demon Hunters. 
• Don Kaye revisits the 1956 science fiction film Forbidden Planet. 
• Cora Buhlert revisits the 1970 Czech children's fantasy series Pan Tau. 
• Jessica Holmes revisits the 1971 Timeslip serial "The Day Of The Clone"  
• Samira Ahmed revisits the 1975 science fiction series Space 1999. 
• Jacob Oller revisits the 1983 nuclear war movie Testament. 
• Keith R.A.DeCandido revisits the 1998 Babylon 5 episode “A View from the Gallery” 
• Kali Wallace revisits the 2009 science fiction film Moon. 
• Caroline Siede revisits the 2011 fantasy film Sucker Punch. 
• Fiona Sturges interviews Cary Elwes, star of The Princess Bride, Dead Man's Wire, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Saw and many others.
• Katie Mulgrew explains how her autistic son saw himself reflected in David Tennant's take on Doctor Who 
• James Whitbrook ranks the many different legs that Darth Maul has had over the decades. 
• Jack Dunn reports that a new Lord of the Rings film is in development and will be written by former late night show host and comedian Stephen Colbert.
• The Guardian reports that a C-3PO head used in The Empire Strikes Back has been sold for more than one million USD at auction 
• Nick Robins-Early reports that actor Bill Cosby has been found guilty of sexual assault
• Jamie Blanks, director of Urban Legend, Valentine, Storm Warning, Long Weekend, Crawlspace and others, has died aged 54. 
• Actress Carrie Anne Fleming, best known for her roles in Supernatural and iZombie, has died aged 51 
• Actress Valerie Perrine, best known for her roles in Superman, Slaughterhouse Five, The Last American Hero and Lenny, has died aged 82. 

 

Tributes to Chuck Norris:

• Actor and martial artist Chuck Norris, best known for his roles in The Way of the Dragon, Delta Force, Missing in Action, Walker: Texas Ranger, Good Guys Wear Black, Lone Wolf McQuade, Firewalkers, Sidekicks, Invasion USA, The Expendables and many others, has died aged 86.  
• Peter Bradshaw remembers Chuck Norris. 
• Andrew Pulver remembers Chuck Norris. 
• Craig D. Lindsey looks back on Chuck Norris' series of action films for Cannon Studios in the 1980s. 
• Owen Myers shares photos from Chuck Norris lengthy career. 

 

 Tributes to Nicholas Brendon: 

• Actor Nicholas Brendon, best known for playing Xander in Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, has died aged 54. 
• Maanvi Singh remembers Nicholas Brendon. 
• Justin Carter remembers Nicholas Brendon. 
• Harry Sekulich remembers Nicholas Brendon. 

 

Tributes to Valerie Perrine:

• Actress Valerie Perrine, best known for her roles in Superman, Slaughterhouse Five, The Last American Hero and Lenny, has died aged 82. 
• Drew Gillis remembers Valerie Perrine. 

 

Comments on Masters of the Universe in general:

• Jukka Issakainen analyses the trailer for the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie. 
• James Eatock explains how the Filmation villain Nephtu received his unique look.

 

Comments on the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Star Trek in general: 

• Joe Otterson reports that Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will end with season 2 
• James Whitbrook declares that Starfleet Academy deserved better than this  
• Brendan Morrow reports that William Shatner bemoans the end of Starfleet Academy and mocks the "woke" backlash 
• James Whitbrook lists everything we know about the future of Star Trek 

 

Comments on Ready or Not 2: Here I Come:

• Emmet Asher-Perrin declares that Ready or Not 2: Here I Come has a much larger stage than the first film.
• Cheryl Eddy interviews Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, director of Ready or Not 2: Here I Come 

 

Comments on Project Hail Mary:

• Emmet Asher-Perrin declares that Project Hail Mary knows what makes humans special — and it’s not heroism 
• Leah Schnelbach declares that Project Hail Mary walks a thin tightrope over a bottomless void
• Arturo Serrano declares that Project Hail Mary pulls off a disturbing misdirection trick and ignores the billions of deaths happening offscreen 
• Astrophysicist Sara Webb breaks down the science in Project Hail Mary 
• Caroline Siede declares that Project Hail Mary is part of a long, proud lineage of science fiction films about the importance of collaboration and communication.  
• Germain Lussier discusses the ending of Project Hail Mary and a deviation from Andy Weir's novel. 
• Mike Miller explains how Project Hail Mary star Ryan Gosling persuaded his co-star Sandra Hüller to sing in the karaoke scene in Project Hail Mary. 
• Esther Zuckerman interviews Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, directors of Project Hail Mary. 
• Tara Bennett interviews Drew Goddard, writer of Project Hail Mary.
• James Whitbrook also interviews Drew Goddard. 
• Tasha Robinson interviews Andy Weir, on whose novel Project Hail Mary is based. 
• Germain Lussier reports that Project Hail Mary is poised to become a big hit  

  

Comments on season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general:

• Jarrod Jones calls the season 2 premiere of Daredevil: Born Again promising.
• Leah Schnelbach declares that Daredevil: Born Again pulls no punches in its season 2 premiere 
• Germain Lussier calls season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again a slow burn that’s worth the wait 
• Jordan Moreau and Antonio Ferme interview the showrunner and stars of Daredevil: Born Again about some real world parallels in the series.
• Matthew Byrd explains how season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again, Punisher: One Last Kill and Spider-Man: Brand New Day are all (supposedly) connected 
• Germain Lussier discusses the place of Daredevil: Born Again in the overall timeline of the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe. 
• Ben Child wonders whether some X-Men characters will appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.  

 

Comments on For All Mankind: 

• Saloni Gajjar declares that the fifth season of For All Mankind is off to a rocky start  
• Germain Lussier declares that season 5 of For All Mankind beautifully sets the series up for the future  
• Lacy Baugher-Milas calls For All Mankind television’s most underrated science fiction drama and declares that the show just keeps getting better with age 
• Germain Lussier interviews Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, showrunners of For All Mankind and the spin-off Star City. 
• Molly Templeton reports that For All Mankind will end with season 6 
• Watch a trailer for the For All Mankind spin-off Star City. 

 

Comments on Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: 

• Rhik Samadder calls Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen an absolutely terrifying horror series. 
• Lucy Mangan calls Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen so scary it will send you hysterical 
• Noel Murray calls Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen an offbeat horror(ish) miniseries that turns bridal misgivings into an inescapable nightmare.  
• Lacy Baugher Milas declares that Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen really should have just been a movie 

 

Comments on season 2 of Paradise: 

• Saloni Gajjar shares her thoughts on the penultimate episode of  season 2 of Paradise. 
• Cheryl Eddy shares five questions we need answered in the season 2 finale of Paradise. 

 

Comments on Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice: 

• Germain Lussier calls Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice a genre blending delight  
• Jesse Hassenger calls Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice an overworked and over-quirked time travel action-comedy 

 

Awards:

• The winner of the 2025 Otherwise Award has been announced. 
• The winner of the 2025 IAFA Crawford Award has been announced.
• The finalists for the 2026 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards have been announced.
• The winners of the 2026 Lord Ruthven Awards have been announced.  
• The finalists for the 2026 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award have been announced.
• The recipient of the 2026 NSS Arthur C. Clarke Memorial Award has been announced. 
• The winners of the 2026 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Award have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2026 BBC Audio Drama Awards have been announced. 
• The finalists for the 2026 Bafta TV Awards have been announced.  
• The winners of the 2026 Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced. 
• Heather Rose Jones shares a history and analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo category 
• Heather Rose Jones shares even more history and analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo category  
• Mike Glyer reports how SFWA is administering the Nebula Awards policy against LLM-use 

 

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Justin C. Key explains why medical school is the perfect training for writing a thriller 
• Ava Glass talks about writing spy fiction. 
• Lauren Reding explains how to get the most out of your setting in domestic suspense 
• Emma Loffhagen reports that the publisher Hachette has pulled the horror novel Shy Girl by Mia Ballard over suspected AI use.
• Alexandra Alter also reports about the cancellation of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard. 
• Andrea Bartz explains how the cancellation of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard also increases the risks of authors innocently being accused of using AI  
• Emma Loffhagen reports that Raynor Winn, author of the memoir The Salt Path, not only falsified parts of that memoir but also won a prize for debut authors, even though she had previously published another book under a pen name. 
• David Streitfeld discusses how The Washington Post’s now-defunct Book World transformed the careers of two giants of American literature. 
• Katie Dancey-Downs reports that school book banning escalates in the UK, as secondary school in Manchester censors scores of books 
• James Bacon takes a closer look at the books removed from the school library in Greater Manchester. 

 

Interviews:

• Molly Odintz interviews Bethany C. Morrow. 
• Locus interviews Makana Yamamoto 
• John Mauro interviews Mark Lawrence.
• Rai Furniss-Greasley interviews Eric LaRocca 

 

Reviews: 

• Runalong the Shelves reviews Wolfskin by Jeremy Szal 
• Sam Tyler reviews Jitterbug by Gareth L. Powell.  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Intergalactic Feast by Lavanya Lakshminarayan  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Edge of Oblivion by Kirk Weddell 
• Z.B. Steele reviews Voidverse by Damien Ober 
• Roseanna Pendlebury reviews Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall  
• Daniel Dern reviews Twelve Months by Jim Butcher. 
• Ian Mond reviews The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley 
• Niall Harrison reviews The Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. Sui
• Chris Kluwe reviews The Franchise by Thomas Elrod 
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu  
• Niall Harrison reviews Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal
• Abigail Nussbaum reviews Pretenders to the Throne of God by Adrian Tchaikovsky 
• Paul Di Filippo reviews Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Murder at Martingale Manor by Jodi Taylor 
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews The Tattling Whisperwoods by Tilly Wallace  
• Arturo Serrano reviews The Blossoming of the Big Tree by Dilman Dila   
• Colleen Mondor reviews The Unwritten Rules of Magic by Harper Ross
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose
• Cassie Schulz reviews Queen of Faces by Petra Lord. 
• Bill Capossere reviews Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence 
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews Echoes of the Past by JBJ  
• Molly Templeton reviews When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-Yi Lee  
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews Mercy: Ill is The Fate by Chance Dillon 
• Mark Yon reviews No Man's Land by Richard Morgan. 
• Rai Furniss-Greasley reviews Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones 
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunn 
• Tobias Carroll reviews She Made Herself a Monster by Anna Kovatcheva.
• Gabino Iglesias reviews The Sofa by Sam Munson 
• Ian Mond reviews Vigil by George Saunders 
• Rob Bedford reviews Wretch by Eric La Rocca. 
• Alexis Ong reviews Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran 
• Ed Crocker reviews The Hive by Ronald Malfi 
• Alex Brown reviews The Murderbot Short Stories by Martha Wells. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Bliss Montage by Ling Ma   
• Bill Capossere reviews Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Ada Palmer and Jo Walton 

 

Classics reviews:

• Sandy Ferber revisits the 1926 lost world novel The City of Desire by Juanita Savage
• Dave Hook revisits the 1930 planetary romance The Martian Trilogy by John P. Moore. 
• Lesa Holstine revisits the 1945 ghost romance The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1953 science fiction novel Ring Around the Sun by Clifford D. Simak  
• Gideon Marcus revisits the April 1971 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1991 essay How to Build a Planet by Poul Anderson and Stephen L. Gillett  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1991 science fiction novel The Silicon Man by Charles Platt   
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 2002 fantasy novel Parade by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell 
• Hache Pueyo revisits the 2013 dystopian novella The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada.

 

Con and event reports:

• Scott A. Woodard shares a video of the 2026 Los Angeles Vintage Paperback Collectors Show and Sale in Glendale, California.
• Leah Thomas reports about Ghost in the Shell: The Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.

 

Crowdfunding:

• The family of the late Valerie Perrine needs help with funeral expenses

 

Science and technology:

• The Guardian reports that NASA is now planning to launch its Artemis 2 mission to the Moon on April 1.
• NASA reports that the Hubble space telescope has unexpectedly caught a comet breaking up 
• CERN reports that their experiment in transporting antimatter across the CERN site has succeeded.
• Eve Van Dyke talks about the deadly gender gap in car safety. 
• Neal Stephenson talks about the end of the Metaverse. 
• J.H. Market talks about five of the most terrifying islands in the world   

 

Gaming: 

• James Davis Nicoll shares four new superhero RPGs to watch out for
• C.T. Phipps reviews the video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance  
• Joe DelFranco reviews the video game Ghost of Yōtei by Sucker Punch Productions 
• Dean Smith-Richard reviews the video game Civilzation VII. 
• Keza MacDonald reports that the developers of the indie video game All Will Rise have returned funding given to them by Microsoft to protest Microsoft's cooperation with the Israeli Defence Forces. 
• Michael Levinson report that the video game company Epic Games is laying off more than 1000 employees 

 

Toys and collectibles:

• Adam McComb reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Chronicles Scare Glow action figure. 
• Adam Power reviews the Mythic Legions Scapular the Cryptbreaker 2 action figure from Four Horsemen Studios
• Adam Power reviews the Mythic Legions Uumbra action figure from Four Horsemen Studios 
• Colt Crane shares a look at upcoming Mattel Masters of the Universe movie action figures, Funko Pops, a He-Man and Teela Barbie and much more. 
• Colt Crane shares a look at other Masters of the Universe movie merchandise. 
• Pixel Dan shares his thoughts on the newly revealed Masters of the Universe movie toys. 
• James Whitbrook takes a look at the Mandalorian and Grogu action figures by Hot Toys.
• Tim Kohut reports about the new LEGO Star Wars Smart Play Millennium Falcon set.. 
• James Whitbrook takes a look at the LEGO Star Wars Yoda bust. 
• Germain Lussier shares a look at the LEGO Marvel SHIELD Helicarrier set. 
• Germain Lussier shares a look at a fan-made LEGO version of Rocky from Project Hail Mary. 
• Arthur Reeder talks about his collection of postboxes. 
• Amaris Encinas reports that a tie-in popcorn bucket for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is officially the World’s Smallest Popcorn Container. 

 

Free online fiction: 

• "Terms of Enlightenment" by Patrick Hurley in Lightspeed.  
• "When We Loved Giants" by Sara S. Messenger in Lightspeed. 
• "In Your Dreams" by Leah Cypess in The Sunday Morning Transport.
• "The Black Die" by Walter J. Wiese in Swords and Sorcery Magazine. 
• "Heritage, or This Body of Folklore" by Ayida Shonibar in Apex Magazine. 
• "Five Medicines You Found in the Garden of Unfinished Poems" by Jenna Hanchey in Strange Horizons.  
• "Those Who Left History" by Wanxiang Fengnian, translated by Stella Jiayue Zhu in Clarkesworld. 
• "When Things Went Bad" by Stephen Graham Jones in Uncanny Magazine  
• "R is for Remains" by Steve Rasnic Tem in The Dark. 
• "Tatterdemalion" by Michael Cisco in Reactor. 

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for  Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85 
• Watch a clip from Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord  
• Watch a trailer for The End of Oak Street 
• Watch a trailer for How It Ends.
• Watch a trailer for the live action Moana. 
• Watch a trailer for Forgotten Island 

Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for March 20, 2026

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the 2025 Nebula Award finalists and the 2026 Academy Award winners, the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film and Masters of the Universe in general, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Star Trek in general, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, season 4 of Invincible, Project Hail Mary, Undertone, the rediscovery of two lost Doctor Who episodes and Doctor Who in general, the potential revival of Firefly, tributes to Len Deighton and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Lisa Tuttle shares her favourite recent science fiction, fantasy and horror
• Natalie Zutter lists romantasy novels coming out in March and April 2026 
• Alex Brown shares must-read short speculative fiction from February 2026 
• Lorna Wallace shares five science fiction stories set underwater 
• Lish McBride shares her favourite cozy fantasy novels. 
• Stacie Ramey shares her favourite cozy mysteries featuring magic.
• Joanna Margaret talks about the current gothic romance boom 
• Sam Reader shares nine religious horror novels 
• Jo Walton explains how to read sixteen books at once (at all times)  
• Brandon Sanderson explains why there are no elves and dwarves in his fantasy novels. 
• Emily Temple recounts the relationship between W.H. Auden and J.R.R. Tolkien. 
• Richard P. Martin shares his thoughts on the Irish tale "The Wooing of Étaín" 
• Chris M. Barkley shares his appreciation for the speculative poetry of Jacquelyn Montenaro 
• Rich Lynch takes a look at the science fictional piece of music “Telstar” by The Tornados and its legendary producer Joe Meek. 
• Sahara Reporters report that Nigerian SFF author Oghenechovwo Donald Ekpeki and a friend were seriously injured in a traffic accident caused by a motorcycle delivery driver.  
• Locus remembers M.R. Hildebrand. 
• Military science fiction writer William C. Dietz has died aged 81. 

  

Tributes to Len Deighton: 

• British spy fiction author Len Deighton has died aged 97. 
• Mike Ripley shares a personal tribute to Len Deighton.  
• Mike Ripley shares an obituary for Len Deighton. 
• William Grimes shares an obituary for Len Deighton. 
• Tim Johnson shares an obituary for Len Deighton. 
• Martin Edwards remembers Len Deighton. 
• Bill Koenig remembers Len Deighton. 
• Chris Connor remembers Len Deighton. 

 

Comics and Art:

• Isaiah Colbert calls the manga Divine Incursions by Kouya Ashitaka a brainy monster-of-the-week thriller that will scratch your X-Files itch 
• Garrick Webster reports that IDW has announced a new range of crime comics. 

 

Film and TV:

• Ann Michelle Harris calls season 2 of the live action One Piece a fun adventure that manages to capture some moments of emotional storytelling and manages to showcase some appealing new characters.  
• Jacob Oller calls Forbidden Fruits a mean and magical modern witch story.
• Arturo Serrano calls  The Beauty an uninspired The Substance wannabe with far less bite
• Jacob Oller calls Never After Dark a creepy-cozy Japanese exorcism film. 
• Isaiah Colbert calls the anime Witch Hat Atelier simply magical   
• Saloni Gajjar shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Paradise. 
• Isaiah Colbert shares an introduction to the anime JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
• Cheryl Eddy calls 1000 Women in Horror a documentary that gazes at horror history through a feminist lens 
• Vanessa Armstrong interviews interviewed Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin and Izzy Miekle-Small, who plays Brianna, Roger and Rachel in Outlander. 
• Kendall Crawford interviews Hannah Beachler, production designer for Black Panther and Sinners. 
• Radha Vatsal revisits the 1922 horror documentary Häxan. 
• Kali Wallace revisits the 1964 retro science fiction film First Men in a Moon.
• Joe Reid revisits the 1971 science fiction film The Andromeda Strain. 
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1998 Babylon 5 episode “The Paragon of Animals” 
• Judith Tarr revisits the 2011 South Korean horror film The Cat 
• Cheryl Eddy shares rare behind the scenes photos from Return of the Jedi. 
• Ben Child optimistically believes that King Conan is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s chance for a late-period masterpiece, like Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven  
• Kate Aurthur shares a look behind the scenes of the proposed Buffy: The Vampire Slayer reboot and why it was ultimately cancelled. 
• David Smith speculates how Paramount buying Warner Bros will change Hollywood.  

 

Comments on Masters of the Universe in general:

• James Eatock shares a look at the unpublished Masters of the Universe mini-comic "Return from Terror Island". 
• James Eatock takes a look at the differences between the first five episodes of She-Ra: Princess of Power and the recaps of previous episodes. 

 

Comments on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Star Trek in general: 

• Arturo Serrano calls Starfleet Academy a more than worthy successor to Discovery, somewhat undercut by mixed messaging
• Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on “Rubincon”, the season 1 finale of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.   
• Emmet Asher-Perrin discusses the introduction of a Federation War College in Starfleet Academy and what it means. 
• Anthony Pascale interviews Alex Kurtzman, executive producer of the Paramount Plus Star Trek shows, about the future of Star Trek on TV, following Paramount's takeover by the rightwing Skydance Media.
• Matthew Byrd reports that there will be a season 2 of Starfleet Academy. 
• Matthew Byrd ranks the first seasons of all Star Trek series. 

 

Comments on Ready or Not 2: Here I Come:

• Benjamin Lee declares that Ready or Not 2: Here I Come offers even more screaming, running, swearing and exploding rich people and expands mythology we didn’t need expanded  
• Andy Crump declares that Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come once again paints the walls with the Satanic one percent.
• Cheryl Eddy declares that Ready or Not 2: Here I Come offers gory fun but doesn’t quite level up   

 

Comments on Project Hail Mary:

• Leah Schnelbach calls Project Hail Mary a delightful, optimistic science fiction adventure
• Germain Lussier interviews Phil Lord and Chris Miller, director of Project Hail Mary.  

  

Comments on season 4 of Invincible:

• Isaiah Colbert declares that Invincible is back in fighting form, but that the animation has suffered due to the frequent release schedule. 
• William Hughes notes that Invincible is back, but it's not clear why it bothered 

 

Comments on Undertone: 

• Germain Lussier declares that a paranormal podcast comes to life in the simple, scary film Undertone.  
• Trace Saveur declares that Undertone beckons audiences into the isolating art of sound-forward horror. 

 

Comments on the rediscovery of two lost Doctor Who episodes and Doctor Who in general: 

• The BBC reports that two missing Doctor Who episodes from the 1965 serial "The Daleks' Master Plan" have been found.
• Molly Templeton also reports about the rediscovery of the two lost Doctor Who episodes and the reaction of actor Peter Purvess who played Steven in "The Daleks' Master Plan" to first seeing those episodes after sixty years. 
• Jessica Holmes revisits the 1971 Doctor Who serial "The Mind of Evil". 

 

Comments on the possible revival of Firefly: 

• Jake Kleinman reports that Firefly will return as an animated series. 
• Charlie Jane Anders declares that Firefly should have stayed dead.   
• Steve Davidson responds to Charlie Jane Anders and declares that he thinks an animated Firefly reboot would be a good idea.  
• James Whitbrook reports that the 1998 anime Outlaw Star basically is the animated version of Firefly. 
• Inspired by the possible revival of Firefly and the failed revival of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Camestros Felapton talks about TV reboots in general.  

 

Awards:

• The finalists for the 2026 Nebula Awards have been announced. 
• The finalists for the 2026 Seiun Awards have been announced. 
• The longlist for the 2026 Aldiss Awards has been announced. 
• The winners of the Horror Writers Association 2026 Specialty Awards have been announced. 
• The shortlist for the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize has been announced.
• The finalists for the 2026 Lambda Literary Awards have been announced. 
• The shortlists for the 2026 Carnegie Medals have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2026 Academy Awards have been announced with some love for Sinners, KPop Demon Hunter and Frankenstein and lots of love for One Battle After Another. 
• The winners of the 2026 Razzie Awards have been announced. 
• Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the 2025 Nebula Award finalists. 
• Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the 2026 Academy Award winners. 
• Cheryl Eddy shares a brief history of vampire movies at the Oscars 
• Heather Rose Jones analyses how the Hugo finalists for Best Related Work have changed over time. 

 

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Joshilyn Jackson talks about creating a fictional sister
• Writers Who Kill shares their favourite crime or writing reference books. 
• Publishers Weekly reports that a US judge ruled that Tracy Wolff did not plagiarise her YA romantasy series Crave in spite of superficial similarities to an unpublished manuscript by Lynn Freeman. 
• Emma Loffhagen reports that Grammarly has removed an "AI expert" review feature mimicking real life writers after a massive backlash

 

Interviews:

• Martin Cahill interviews Matthew Kressel. 
• Paul Weimer interviews Alex Shvartsman.
• Scott Edelman interviews Salinee Goldenberg. 
• Paul Weimer interviews Aubrey Sitterson. 

 

Reviews: 

• Paul Di Filippo reviews The Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin Kirkbride 
• Niall Harrison reviews The Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin Kirkbride 
• Melissa A. Warkins reviews The Girl Who Made a Mouse From Her Grandfather’s Whiskers by Kenneth Hunter Gordon   
• Marlene Harris reviews The Girl Who Made a Mouse From Her Grandfather’s Whiskers by Kenneth Hunter Gordon  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed  
• Abigail Nussbaum reviews The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Language of Liars by S.L. Huang  
• Roseanna Pendlebury reviews This Brutal Moon by Bethany Jacobs 
• Paul Di Filippo reviews After the Fall by Edward Ashton
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Proposal by Myung-Hoon Bae, translated by Stella Kim.  
• Marlene Harris reviews Blindside by Michael Mammay  
• Niall Harrison reviews Loss Protocol by Paul McAuley
• Marion Deeds reviews Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett 
• Marlene Harris reviews The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C.M. Waggoner 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Entwined by H.M. Long 
• Rob Bedford reviews The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White. 
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews Aspirant’s Oath by Levi Jacobs 
• Alex Brown reviews To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose 
• J.C. Kang reviews The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
• Grimdark Magazine reviews Aicha by Soraya Bouazzaoui  
• Jim McLeod reviews Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo.  
• Ed Crocker reviews Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo.   
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead by K.J. Parker 
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews A Call to Bones by D. H. Hoskins 
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher 
• Z.B. Steele reviews He Who Ate the Wild by G.J. Terral 
• Rai Furniss-Gresley reviews Wretch by Eric LaRocca
• Gabino Iglesias reviews The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale by Joe Lansdale 
• Bar Fridman-Tell reviews The Curiosities by Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton and Brenna Yovanoff

 

Classics reviews:

• Lesa Holstine revisits the 1939 ghost story Tryst by Elswyth Thane 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1953 alternate history novel Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore 
• Camestros Felapton revisits the 1969 science fiction novel The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey. 
• Maureen Hogan revisits the 1971 science fiction novel Furthest by Suzette Haden Elgin, George Pritchard revisits the 1971 alternate histoy novel The Chilian Club by George Shipway, Winona Menezes revisits the 1971 southern gothic novel The Other Side of the Sun by Madeleine L'Engle and Kris Vyas-Myall revisits the 1971 science fiction novel The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Louise Engdahl and the 1971 technothriller The Black Room by Colin Wilson
• Alan Brown revisits the 1981 science fiction collection Federation by H. Beam Piper, edited by John F. Carr 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1988 alternate history novel Fire on the Mountain by Terry Bisson 
• Alissa Burger revisits the 1990 YA horror novel Haunted and the 1991 YA horror novel The Secret Bedroom by R.K. Stine.

 

Con and event reports:

• Daniel Dern reports about the 2026 Arisia in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
• Delaina Dixon shares her experiences at the 2026 BlerDCon in Washington, DC.
• Ella Creamer shares a round-up of news from the London Book Fair in London, UK. 
• Mike Glyer reports that Farah Mendlesohn has won the 2026 GUFF fan fund race.  
• Mike Glyer reports that the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society will officially open their new clubhouse in Northridge, California  
• Priya Bharadia reports that Rydal Mount and Gardens, the former home of poet William Wordsworth, in Ambleside, UK, will remain open to the public. 
• Tristram Kenton shares photos of the stage adaptation of  My Neighbour Totoro, which is currently playing on London, UK.

 

Crowdfunding:

• Nigerian SFF writer Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki was injured in a serious traffic accident and needs some help with medical expenses.

 

Science and technology:

• Eric Lagatta reports that astronomers witnessed evidence of two planets colliding 11000 lightyears away from Earth. 
• Elly LaPointe reports that the asteroid Ryugu contains all five DNA and RNA building blocks
• Evelyn Hart reports about Chrysalis, a proposed 36-mile tnterstellar generation ship designed to carry one thousand humans beyond Earth… forever 
• Ellyn LaPointe reports that new research on muscle loss suggests humans will really suffer on Mars  
• James Davis Nicoll shares one more reason why aliens might be avoiding us
• Petra Stock talks about the environmental costs of generative AI. 
• Jason Sanford declares that AI is providing ever-faster ways for the rich and powerful to do what they want 
• Margaret Atwood recounts her rather unsatisfying interactions with Anthropic's AI chat bot Claude. 
• Kelsey Day talks about the dissociative horrors of virtual reality and social media 
• Erin Griffith reports that passengers of self-driving taxis in San Francisco, California, have found themselves trapped inside the vehicles during anti-robot attacks. 
• Eric Niiler reports that the Trump government is planning to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. 
• Ian Sample reports that researchers at CERN plan to transport volatile antimatter for first time
• Neville Morley talks about people disappearing from academia. 
• Eilzabeth Howell remembers Robert Goddard launching the first liquid fuelled rocket in 1926. 

 

Gaming: 

• C.T. Phipps reviews the video game Resident Evil: Requiem
• Cam Winstanley lists six of the best board games based on video games 
• Stefan Fatsis reports about competitive Scrabble. 
• Helen Vogelsong-Donahue explains how the rise of AI is negatively affecting gaming. 

 

Toys and collectibles:

• Adam Power reviews the Mythic Legions Manisha Cinderhorn action figure from Four Horsemen Studios
• Adam Power reviews the Mythic Legions Diis Patar action figure from Four Horsemen Studios 
• Adam Power reviews the Mythic Legions Bodvar action figure from Four Horsemen Studios
• Nitya Rao shares eight rare McDonald's Happy Meal toys worth a small fortune

 

Free online fiction: 

• "An Encounter at the Dawn of the Time War" by J.T. Petty in Lightspeed.  
• "Lotus Dew for the Emperor’s Tea" by Vanessa Fogg in Lightspeed.
• "Cutting Corners" by Yoon Ha Lee in Reactor. 
• "Her Dark Places" by Adam-Troy Castro in Nightmare Magazine.  
• "This Obituary Has Been Redacted" by P.C. Verrone in Strange Horizons.  
• "First Human Ghost on Mars" by R.L. Meza in Clarkesworld. 
• "Scion" by Thomas Ha in Clarkesworld. 
• "Zeynep’s Judgment" by Luana Saitta in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.  
• "The Island of Sea Turtles and Blood" by Angela Liu in Apex Magazine.
• "The Sea Child" by Justin Wesley Ferguson in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. 
• "Mother’s Hearth" by W.A. Hamilton in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
• "The Empty Vessel" by Rhys Hughes in The Dark.
• "Self-Portrait with Bones" by Alex Irvine in The Sunday Morning Transport. 
• "Sole" by Aliya Whiteley in The Deadlands. 
• "Sandbag Squidward" by Ashlee Lhamon in Grist: Imagine 2200 
• "A Woman Is Screaming" by Joe Koch in The Deathlands.

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. 
• Watch a trailer for part 3 of Dune. 
• Watch a trailer for Shaun The Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom   
• Watch a trailer for Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
• Watch a trailer for Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord   
• Watch a trailer for Pizza Movie.