It's time for the weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with tributes to Gary Kurtz, the new series of Doctor Who, Iron Fist, The House With A Clock In Its Walls, Maniac, The Dragon Prince, Batman's penis, Comicsgate as well as the usual mix of awards news, writing advice, interviews, reviews, con reports, crowdfunding campaigns, science articles, free online fiction and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Tor.com shares 17 science fiction and fantasy books coming out in fall.
- Drew McCaffrey shares his favourite ten completed science fiction and fantasy series.
- Joe Sherry shares his appreciation for the Deverry Cycle by Katharine Kerr.
- T.W. O'Brien compares the drowned cities of Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140 and Sam J. Miller's Blackfish City.
- Camestros Felapton talks about bootstrap worldbuilding.
- M.M. Owen takes a look at the current golden age of horror.
- Anne Leigh Parrish explains why we need woman-driven stories.
- Garrick Webster explains that reading makes you smarter.
- Alex Acks reports about the removal of FIYAH Magazine from Goodreads.
- Mike Glyer reports that the FIYAH Magazine has reappeared on Goodreads after being deleted for supposedly not meeting the qualifications.
- Batman artist Norm Breyfogle has died aged 58.
Film and TV:
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on The First.
- Paul Levinson also shares his thoughts on the first episode of Manifest.
- Germain Lussier declares that the dystopian movie Level 16 channels The Handmaid's Tale in the best possible way.
- Germain Lussier calls the remake of Suspiria a living and breathing work of art.
- Rosemary Benton revisits the 1963 horror film The Haunting.
- J.W. Ocker revisits the 1983 film adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes.
- Lisa Granshaw remembers Babylon 5 on the event of its 25th anniversary and interviews some of the surviving cast and crew.
- Gwynne Wilkins reports about a racism uproar spawned by the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald trailer.
- Justin Kroll reports that Disney is planning series focussed on Loki and Scarlet Witch among others for the launch of its planned streaming service.
Tributes to Gary Kurtz:
- Gary Kurtz, producer of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and The Dark Crystal among other, has died aged 78.
- Craig Miller remembers Gary Kurtz.
- Chris Taylor remembers Gary Kurtz.
- James Whitbrook shares a tribute to Gary Kurtz.
Comments on series 11 of Doctor Who:
- Jodie Whittaker, who plays the 13th doctor, explains how Doctor Who can change your life.
- Alex Brown explains how it feels to want to watch Doctor Who again.
- James Whitbrook reports about the red carpet season premiere of Doctor Who in Sheffield, UK, and shares several photos.
- Ian Youngs also reports about the red carpet premiere of series 11 of Doctor Who.
Comments on The House With A Clock In Its Walls:
- Matthew Dessem calls The House With A Clock In Its Walls the perfect gateway horror film for children.
- Scott Tobias calls The House With A Clock In Its Walls an eyesore.
- Renaldo Matadeen explains the ending of The House With A Clock In Its Walls.
- Grady Hendrix revisits John Bellairs 1973 novel on which The House With A Clock In Its Walls is based.
Comments on Maniac:
- Daniel D'Addario calls the Netflix science fiction series Maniac an imaginative thriller.
- Darren Franish declares that Maniac fails in every reality.
- Lucy Mangan calls Maniac a career highlight for Jonah Hill and Emma Stone.
- Jeff Somers shares ten science fiction books Maniac fans will enjoy.
Comments on season 2 of Iron Fist:
- Keith R.A. DeCandido declares that season 2 of Iron Fist handles the martial arts aspects better, but isn't quite there yet.
- Dave Richards shares his thoughts on the last few episodes of season 2 of Iron Fist.
Comments on Batman's penis:
- Eric Francisco declares that there is more than Batman's penis to Batman Damned and that those censoring the controversial panel miss the point.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore declares that Batman's penis is the least interesting thing about Batman Damned.
- Josie Rhodes Cook explains that the creative team of Batman Damned wanted to expose Batman's humanity and vulnerability with that scene.
- Comedian Seth Meyers has a field day with Batman's exposure.
Comments on Comicsgate:
- Al Letson and Amanda Robb report about "Comicsgate".
- Camestros Felapton explains how a recent dustup inside the "Comicsgate" movement reminds him of the Sad and Rabid Puppies movements.
- Camestros Felapton finds more parallels between the recent "Comicsgate" dustup and previous persecuation narratives on the right.
Comments on The Dragon Prince:
- Aidan Moher shares his thoughts on the animated Netflix show The Dragon Prince.
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on The Dragon Prince.
Awards:
- Tanarive Due has won the 2018 Octavia Butler/L.A. Banks Memorial Award.
- The winners of the 2018 Elgin Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2018 Niels Klim Award have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2018 People's Choice Awards have been announed.
- The SFWA shares the 2018 Nebula reading list.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- August Birch explains how to keep writing when you're worried, upset, angry, depressed or frustrated.
- Pamela Pan explains how reading can make you a better writer.
- Jackie Williams explains how surrealism can help you to make your writing weird.
- S.L. Huang talks about writing women with sharp edges.
- Oren Ashkenazi shares six ways to create conflict via your worldbuilding.
- Julie Ann Dawson shares some suspicions regarding the sale of the popular self-publishing forum KBoards to VerticalScope.
Interviews:
- Locus interviews Rebecca Roanhorse.
- The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy interviews Peter F. Hamilton.
- Ilana C. Myer interviews Rena Rossner.
- Christian A. Coleman interviews John Joseph Adams.
- Amanda Marcotte interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson.
- Stephen Geigen-Miller interviews James Banbury.
- Jason Cohen interviews Josh Willamson.
Reviews:
- Adri Joy reviews Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang.
- Adri Joy reviews The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken.
- Alex Brown reviews Vengeful by V.E. Schwab.
- Ardi Alspach reviews Vengeful by V.E. Schwab.
- Arley Song reviews Dread Nation by Justina Ireland.
- Adrienne Martini reviews Clockwork Boys and The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher.
- Ana Grilo reviews Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
- Feliza Casano reviews Warcross and Wildcard by Marie Lu.
- The Qwillery reviews Dark Sky and Dark Deeds by Mike Brooks.
- Alex Brown reviews A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney.
- Liz Bourke reviews The Adventure of the Dux Bellorum by Cynthia Ward and Alysha Forrest: Sword of the Alliance by M.C.A. Hogarth.
- Melanie Sanderson reviews Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven.
- Rob Bedford reviews In the Shadow of the Gods by Rachel Dunne.
- Mark Yon reviews The Ember Blade by Chris Wooding.
- Martin Cahill reviews Barren by Peter V. Brett.
- Ross Johnson reviews Rosewater by Tade Thompson.
- Ian Mond reviews The Gone Away Place by Christopher Barzak.
- The Qwillery reviews Little Heaven by Nick Cutter.
- Jana Nyman reviews The People's Republic of Everything by Nick Mamatas.
- Martin Cahill reviews The Many Lives of Stephen Leads by Brandon Sanderson.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews All I Ever Dreamed and Thoreau's Microscope by Michael Blumlein.
- John Langan reviews Apart in the Dark by Ania Ahlborn.
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews The King of Plagues by Jonathan Maberry.
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews The Bedding of Boys by Edward Lorn.
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews The House by the Cemetery by John Everson.
Classic reviews:
- Ryan Harvey revisits The Best of Leigh Brackett, a 1977 collection of science fiction stories from the 1940s.
- Kurt Reichenbaugh revisits Robert Silverberg's 1963 science fiction novel Time of the Great Freeze.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the 1963 science fiction novel The Sign of the Labrys by Margaret St. Clair.
- Tobias Carroll revisits David R. Bunch's 1971 science fiction collection Moderan.
- Em Nordling revisits Ursula K. Le Guin's 1978 novel The Eye of the Heron and her 1980 novel The Beginning Place.
- Alan Brown revisits the 1980 science fiction novel The Probability Broach by L. Neil Smith.
- Judith Tarr revisits Kristen Britain's 1998 fantasy novel Green Rider.
- Amy Brennan shares her experiences at Nine Worlds Geekfest in London, UK.
- Hector Gonzalez, a member of the Mexicanx initiative, shares his experiences at WorldCon 76 in San José, California, and talks about doing the catering for a reception there and the challenges he faced.
- Dan Berry reports about a panel at Long Beach Comic Con in Long Beach, California.
- Sam Stone lists the biggest must-see panels at New York Comic Con in New York City.
- Edmund Schluessel reports about Fantasticon 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Edmund Schluessel reports about Eurocon 2018 in Amiens, France.
- Mike Glyer reports that the biggest ever Oxonmoot, an event to celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien, takes place this weekend in Oxford, UK.
- James Bacon announces that the upcoming WorldCon 77 in Dublin, Ireland, will soon stop offering its cheap "first WorldCon" rates.
- Vonn McKee reports about the Western Fictioneers Convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Science and technology:
- Johnny Brayson reports that astronomers have discovered an earthlike planet in the 40 Eridani system, which is where Spock's homeplanet Vulcan was said to be located in Star Trek.
- Devin Coldewey reports that the Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter has found the Mars rover Opportunity, which went silent earlier this year.
- Ethan Siegel explains why most astronomers believe that the rumoured ninth planet of our solar system does not exist.
- Dan Boyce talks about mining and resource management in space.
- Mike Wehner reports that Japan is about to launch a mini space elevator.
- The BBC reports that a new electrical implant can help paralysed people to walk again.
- Sarah Emerson reports that drug lord Pablo Escobar's captive hippos have taken over the rivers near Medellin in Columbia since his death and keep multiplying.
Free online fiction:
- "The Frequency of Compassion" by A. Merc Rustad in Uncanny Magazine.
- "How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps" by A. Merc Rustad in Lightspeed.
- "You Pretend Like You Never Met Me, and I'll Pretend Like I Never Met You" by Maria Dahvana Headley in Lightspeed.
- "The Babe" by Laura Ann Gilman at Daily Science Fiction.
- "A Siren's Cry is a Song of Sorrow" by Stina Leicht in Apex Magazine.
- "Ruby, Singing" by Fran Wilde in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Shadowdrop" by Chris Willrich in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Coyote Now Wears a Suit" by Ani Fox in Apex Magazine.
- "Phantom Limb" by Reiko Scott in The Book Smugglers.
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