It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with Star Trek Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and the many other iterations of Star Trek, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Star Wars in general, Doctor Who past and present, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Northman, Firestarter, The Innocents, Conan the Barbarian at forty, RoboCop at thirty-five, the wave of TV show cancellations at The CW and CBS, tributes to Fred Ward and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Lisa Tuttle shares the best recent science fiction and fantasy novels.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF series made up of standalone novels.
- Stina Leicht talks about villains, antiheroes and origin stories.
- Chloe Gong shares five SFF books about warring families.
- Kelley Grant shares five fantasy novels featuring prophecied chosen ones.
- James Davis Nicoll lists five SFF works with characters who make the most out of minor superpowers.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five science fiction stories in which aliens attempt to remake the Earth.
- Tor.com shares eleven unique science fiction tales about the education of clones.
- Rachel Taylor talks about the plight of artificial intelligences in the universe of Douglas Adams.
- Lana Harper shares five books that get demon-summoning right.
- Michael O'Krent explains that science fiction is the language of Chinese dreams and nightmares.
- Alex Woodroe talks about Romanian horror fiction.
- Colin Kuskie and Phil Nichols weigh in on the discussion about a potential science fiction canon.
- Lincoln Michel explains why reading the classics is important and can even be fun.
- James Wallace Harris talks about the 1953 science fiction magazine boom.
- Richard Newby lists fifteen Stephen King stories that have never been adapted, but should be.
- Ash Sarkar bemoans that men don't read literary fiction and manages to take a dump on speculative fiction in the process.
- Deuce Richardson recounts William Dean Howells' condemnation of adventure and speculative fiction as well as Henry Rider Haggard's rebuttal of William Dean Howells.
- John Coulthart discusses Jean Cocteau's fascination with the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
- Hillary A. Hallett talks about reclaiming the romance genre.
- Mike Glyer reports that Twitter has banned Jon Del Arroz's latest account.
- Robert Charles Cornett, author of science fiction and adventure fiction, has died aged 69.
Comics and Art:
- Alan Stuart revisits the July 1972 issue of Kull the Conqueror by Roy Thomas, Marie and John Severin.
- Keith Roysdon shares a brief history of newspaper crime comic strips.
- Rob Bricken shares a short comic entitled "Going Home" that Grant Morrison wrote and drew back in 1982.
- REH World shares a gallery of the Robert E. Howard inspired artwork of Stephen Fabian.
- Linda Codega reports that the rights to Stan Lee's likeness have been sold to Marvel.
- David Betancourt shares a tribute to George Pérez.
Film and TV:
- Alasdair Stuart reviews The Batman with Lego figures.
- Linda Codega praises Our Flag Mean Death for its representation of asexuality.
- Lauren Chval calls Night Sky a compelling science fiction family drama.
- Phil Hoad calls Ghosts of the Ozarks a shrewd Twin Peaks-like supernatural thriller.
- Brent Simon calls Monstrous a deadly dull psychological horror film.
- Phuong Le calls The Sadness an unapologetically gory horror film from Taiwan.
- Courtney Howard calls Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers overwhelmingly nutty.
- Jeremy Smith calls Lux Aeterna remarkably good for what is in essence an Yves Saint Laurent commerical.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Man Who Fell To Earth.
- Steve Rose interviews Michelle Yeoh, star of Everything Everywhere All At Once.
- Sabina Graves interviews some of the young stars of season 4 of Stranger Things.
- Alison Foreman interviews Jessie Buckley, star of Men.
- Germain Lussier interviews Mamadou Athie, star of Jurassic World Dominion and Archive 81.
- Rich Pelley interviews Udo Kier who was in everything.
- Todd Gilchrist interviews Todd Farmer, screenwriter of the 2002 horror film Jason X, for that film's twentieth anniversary.
- A.A. Dowd explains why the horror genre should dump clumsy metaphors.
- Ashley Biancuzzo shares five dark but not hopeless science fiction movies.
- Lucas Ropek shares ten times classic science fiction movies predicted the future completely wrong.
- Kali Wallace explains how she got into anime.
- Zach Grass shares ten subtly scary horror movies.
- Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1932 horror movie Vampyr for its ninetyeth anniversary.
- Germain Lussier revisits the 1993 dinosaur movie Jurassic Park.
- Ben Child wonders whether Avatar: The Way of Water will silence the naysayers.
- Gavia Baker Whitelaw reports that videogame fans are furious that the Halo TV show shows the Master Chief character having sex.
- Cora Buhlert shares a photo story about the secret identity of He-Man, featuring her collection of Masters of the Universe action figures.
- Cora Buhlert shares a photo story about the origin of Teela, featuring her collection of Masters of the Universe action figures.
- Lesley Goldberg explains why so many popular SFF shows that used to run on The CW network such as Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, Charmed, Roswell, Legacies, Naomi and others have been cancelled.
- Gabrielle Sanchez reports that Riverdale has been cancelled as well by The CW.
- Chris Murphy also reports about the wave of TV show cancellations to hit The CW as well as CBS.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports that fans are campaigning to save Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow.
- British actress Ann Davies, who appeared in Doctor Who, Z Cars and East Enders, died aged 87.
- Greek musician and electronic music pioneer Vangelis, who composed the soundtracks for Blade Runner, Cosmos and Chariots of Fire among many others, has died aged 79.
Tributes to Fred Ward:
Comments on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and the many other iterations of Star Trek:
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "Children of the Comet", the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "Children of the Comet".
- Rob Bricken declares that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the Star Trek show he has been waiting for.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- Damian Walter declares that Strange New Worlds is true Star Trek.
- Paul Levinson hosts a roundtable about season 2 of Star Trek Picard.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido declares that Star Trek Picard suffered a sophomore slump with its second season.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Enterprise episode "Shockwave".
- Gilma Avalos reports that teachers in Brooklyn, New York, are learning Klingon in order to better empathise with students for whom English is not their first language.
Comments on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general (spoilers):
- Artem Golub and Linda Codega note that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is more Sam Raimi than Marvel.
- Richard Brody calls Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness a formulaic corporate slog.
- James Whitbrook points out that the way Wanda Maximoff a.k.a. Scarlet Witch was handled in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is how the comics have treated the character for years.
- Adam B. Vary interviews Michael Waldron, writer of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
- Zack Sharf shares some background about some high profile cameo appearances in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.
- Joe Otterson reports that the Marvel animated series MODOK has been cancelled.
- Watch a trailer for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
Comments on Obi-Wan Kenobi and Star Wars in general:
- Anthony Breznican reports about the future of Star Wars and that it lies in television.
- Rob Bricken wonders whether Lucasfilm has learned anything from the mixed response to the recent Star Wars movies and TV shows.
- Linda Codega notes that according to Obi-Wan Kenobi showrunner Deborah Chow, the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin is a love story (yeah, we noticed).
- Germain Lussier lists ten Star Wars characters to remember before Obi-Wan Kenobi.
- Anthony Breznican interviews Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm.
- Jenn Fujikawa interviews Kelly Marie Tran, who played Rose Tico in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.
- Brian Cronin reports that George Lucas had to fight the studio about whether Chewbacca would have to wear shorts.
- Germain Lussier revisits the 2002 Star Wars prequel Attack of the Clones for its twentieth anniversary.
- James Whitbrok ranks the Jedi who appear in the Geonosis arena scene in Attack of the Clones.
Comments on Doctor Who past, present and future:
- Jessica Holmes revisits the 1967 Doctor Who serial "The Faceless Ones".
- How Fullerton reports that Tenth Doctor David Tennant and Catherine Tate, who played his companion Donna Noble, will return to Doctor Who for the sixtieth anniversary next year.
- Vanessa Armstrong reports that actress Yasmin Finney has been cast in Doctor Who to play yet another character named Rose Tyler.
- The Guardian weighs in on the recent Doctor Who casting news.
- Lauren Morris reports that Russell T. Davies planted some red herrings regarding the future of Doctor Who.
- Heather Greenaway reports that Scottish actress Karen Gillan, who played Amy Pond in Doctor Who and Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has gotten married comedian Nick Kocher in Scotland.
Comments on The Time Traveler's Wife:
- Natalie Zutter calls The Time Traveler's Wife Steven Moffat at his wibbly.wobbly timey wimey best.
- William Hughes declares that The Time Traveler's Wife struggles to be more than just a tragic love story.
- Paul Levinson declares that The Time Traveler's Wife is off to a fine, funny and complex start.
- Lucy Mangan declares that The Time Traveler's Wife features too much of an ick factor to be truly great.
Comments on The Northman:
Conan the Barbarian at forty:
RoboCop at thirty-five:
Comments on Firestarter:
Comments on The Innocents
Awards:
- The winners of the 2021 Bram Stoker Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2022 Theodore Sturgeon Award have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award have been announced.
- The nominations for the 2022 Eisner Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Tähtivaeltaja Award have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2022 Seiun Awards have been announced.
- The shortlist for the 2022 Nommo Awards has been announced.
- The finalists for the 2022 Premios Kelvin 505 have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2022 Roswell Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2022 Tomorrow Prize have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 New York Science Fiction Film Festival have been announced.
- Dale Skran has a proposal to reform the Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form Hugo.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- David B. Coe talks about clueless writing advice.
- Shelby Van Pelt shares lessons learned from a year of living with a fictional octopus in her head.
- Michael Morpurgo explains why teaching children to love writing is more important than grammar.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains how fear can cause writers to fail.
- Jacqui Lipton talks about trademarks and writing.
- John Scalzi shares his observations on audiobooks.
- Jason Hamilton shares a guide to TicToc for authors.
- Susan Furlong talks about the magic of libraries.
- Lev A.C. Rosen declares that the true purpose of the recent bans of LGBTQ books is to make LGBTQ kids scared.
- Andrew Albanese reports that more than twenty-five organisations have joined the American Library Association's "Unite Against Book Bans" campaign.
- Don Blyly shares an update on the status of the new domicile of the Uncle Hugo's and Uncle Edgar's specialty bookshops, which were burned down during the riots in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2020.
Interviews:
- Brian McClellan interviews John Scalzi.
- Vic James interviews N.K. Jemisin.
- Christiane Amanpour interviews Janelle Monáe.
- Scott Edelman interviews John Appel.
- Silvia Moreno-Garcia interviews Nalo Hopkinson.
- Simone Heller interviews Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki.
- Locus interviews Dhonielle Clayton.
- Mary Quattlebaum interviews Dhonielle Clayton.
- Fabienne Schwizer interviews Adam Oyebanji.
- Sarah Gailey interviews Nibedita Sen.
- Hilary Davidson interviews Alex Segura.
- Fabienne Schwizer interviews Andrew Caldecott.
- Cat Luria interviews Agnieszka Hałas.
- Oliver Brackenbury interviews Trevor Quachri.
- Liam's Lyceum interviews Ed Greenwood.
Reviews:
- Camestros Felapton reviews The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers.
- Camestros Felapton reviews Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki.
- Angela Maria Spring reviews Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse.
- Roger Cadenhead reviews A Touch of Death by Rebecca Crunden.
- Elizabeth Tabler reviews Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton.
- Fabienne Schwizer reviews Braking Day by Adam Oyebanji.
- Liam's Lyceum reviews Upon the Flight of the Queen by Howard Andrew Jones.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill.
- Roseanna Pendlebury reviews Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher.
- Paul Weimer reviews Nightwatch on the Hinterlands by K. Eason.
- Marion Deeds reviews Siren Queen by Nghi Vo.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
- Kat Hooper reviews Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron.
- Fabienne Schwizer reviews The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean.
- Vanessa Armstrong reviews The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah.
- Paul Weimer reviews Grayshade by Gregory A. Wilson.
- Jason McGee reviews Age of the Undead by C.L. Werner.
- Steve Green reviews Daughter of Redwinter by Ed McDonald.
- Fiona Denton reviews The Heron Kings' Flight by Eric Lewis.
- Alexis Ong reviews All the Seas in the World by Guy Gavriel Kay.
- Ian Mond reviews Sea of Tranquility by Emily St, John Mandel.
- Alexander Larman reviews Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel.
- Phoebe Wagner reviews Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore.
- Adrienne Martini reviews The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart.
- Leah Schnelbach reviews The Between by Tanarive Due.
- Cole Rush reviews Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger.
- Alex Brown reviews Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor.
- Colleen Mondor reviews The Temperature of You and Me by Brian Zepka.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews A Sh*tload of Crazy Powers by Jackson Ford.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews One Arm Shorter Than The Other by Gigi Ganguly.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews 'Til Death by Carol J. Perry.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Momenticon by Andrew Caldecott.
- Fabienne Schwizer reviews Momenticon by Andrew Caldecott.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Tell Me An Ending by Jo Harkin.
- C.T. Phipps reviews Bigfoot Hunters by Rick Gualtieri.
- John Valeri reviews Child Zero by Chris Holm.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Masters of Science Fiction: Robert Sheckley by Robert Sheckley.
- Kat Hooper reviews The Best of Walter Jon Williams by Walter Jon Williams.
- Arley Sorg reviews Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa, edited by Rachel Zadok, Karina Szczurek and Jason Mykl Snyman.
- Bill Capossere reviews Phasers on Stun! by Ryan Britt
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Outlander and the Real Jacobites: Scotland's Fight for the Stuarts by Shona Kinsella
Classics reviews:
- Ed McBride revisits the 1916 sword and planet novel Thuvia Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- Kat Hooper and Sandy Ferber revisit the 1918 lost world novel The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- James Maliszewski revisits the 1928 Solomon Kane dark fantasy story "The Right Hand of Doom" by Robert E. Howard.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1932 Conan sword and sorcery story "The Phoenix on the Sword" by Robert E. Howard.
- M. Porcius revisits the 1941 sword and planet novel Sojarr of Titan by Manly Wade Wellman.
- G.W. Thomas revisits the 1951 science fiction story "Skag with the Queer Head" by Murray Leinster.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the December 1957 issue of Satellite Science Fiction.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1961 YA science fiction novel The Star Dwellers by James Blish.
- Victoria Silverwolf revisits the 1967 science fiction novels The Rival Rigelians by Mack Reynolds, Nebula Alert by A. Bertram Chandler and The Dolphins of Altair by Margaret St. Clair, Kris Vyas-Myall revisits the 1967 science fiction novel To Outrun Doomsday by Kenneth Bulmer and Gideon Marcus revisits the 1967 science fiction novel The Time Hoppers by Robert Silverberg.
- Steve Carroll revisits the 1968 Fafhrd and Gray Mouser sword and sorcery collection Swords Against Wizardry by Fritz Leiber.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1974 science fiction novel Time War by Lin Carter.
- Young People Read Old SFF revisit the 1976 science fiction story "Tricentennial" by Joe Haldeman.
- James Maliszewski revisits the December 1982 issue of White Dwarf.
- Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys revisit the 1984 horror story "In the Hills, the Cities" by Clive Barker.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1987 dystopian novel A Mask for the General by Lisa Goldstein.
- Alissa Burger revisits the 1989 YA horror novel The Overnight by R.L. Stine and the 1993 YA horror novel Camp Fear by Carol Ellis.
- Murray Ewing revisits the 1994 fantasy novella Merlin's Wood by Robert Holdstock.
- Emmet Asher-Perrin revisits the 1995 Discworld novel Maskerade by Terry Pratchett.
- Diana Callahan revisits the 1997 YA fantasy novel Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine.
- Joe Sherry revisits the 2012 October Daye urban fantasy novel Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire.
Crowdfunding:
Con and event reports:
- Chris M. Barkley notes that if con runners want to be more welcoming to fans of colour, they should listen to what fans of colour are telling them about their experiences at cons.
- Alison Scott, John Coxon and Liz Batty discuss Reclamation, the 2022 Eastercon in Heathrow, UK, and particularly the spread of covid at the convention.
- Ellen Datlow shares some photos of the 2022 StokerCon in Denver, Colorado.
- The souvenir book of DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon in Washington DC, is now available as a PDF download.
- Bill Cavalier looks ahead at the 2022 Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains, Texas.
- Mike Glyer reports that DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon in Washington DC, has passed along funds to Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon in Chicago, Illinois.
- Alex Mateo reports that Anime Central in Chicago, Illinois, has changed its covid policy a few days before the event was due to take place.
- Sabina Graves reports about Batuu Bounty Hunters, a new attraction coming to the Star Wars Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
- Sabina Graves interviews Disney executive Zach Riddley about the future of Epcot at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
- Sabina Graves ranks the thrill rides at the Universal Studios Orlando and Islands of Adventure theme parks in Orlando, Florida.
Science and technology:
- Anugraha Sundaravelu reports that the Curiosity Rover has taken a photo of what looks like a doorway on Mars.
- Passant Rabie reports that the Mars helicopter Ingenuity suffered a communications failure due to the Martian winter depleting its solar batteries.
- Shannon Stirone points out that Mars is a hellhole.
- Dennis Overbye reports that the Event Horizons telescope has caught an image of the black hole at the cnetre of our galaxy.
- Charles Montgomery reports that Huntsville International Airport in Huntsville, Alabama, will become the first commercial airport approved for the landing of commercial spacecraft.
- Passant Rabie reports that space astronauts were shocked to be expected to work aboard the International Space Station.
- Paul Sutter explains how to build a wormhole.
- Serhii Plokhy explains why the future of power can't be nuclear.
- Dave Kindly shares some new research regarding how the dinosaurs died.
- Robin Farrar Maas talks about the language of flowers.
Free online fiction:
- "Hearts of Stone" by Emma Newman in Tor.com.
- "I Will Sing Your White Bones Home" by Cat Hellisen in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "The Splinters of Our Bond" by Marissa Lingen in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Eliza Sky and the Lodestar Warrior" by Neil Willcox in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
- "The Great Spell" by Simon Kewin in Wyngraf Magazine.
- "The Gift of the Eons" by Steve Dilks in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly.
- "A Monster in the Shape of a Boy" by Hannah Yang in Apex Magazine.
- "A Manual on Different Options of How To Bring a Loved One to Life" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees in Clarkesworld.
- "The Possibly Brief Life of Guang Hansheng" by Liang Quingsan, translated by Andy Dudak in Clarkesworld.
- "Component Parts of a Belated Apology" by AnaMaria Curtis in Fireside Magazine.
- "If We Do Not Fly at Sunset" by Andi C. Buchanan in Lightspeed.
- "It Came Gently" by Aigner Loren Wilson in Lightspeed.
- "Soul Mate" by Paulene Turner in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "Esther (1855)" by Juan Martinez on Nightmare Magazine.
- "Mulo" by Nelson Stanley in The Dark.
- "Madam Aisirhiowen’s Greatest Invention" by Amadin Ogbewe in Omenana.
- "Mirage Stories" by Ernesto Fuentes in Fantasy Magazine.
- "My Father Treats Merril Like All the Women in His Life" by Saswati Chatterjee in Anathema.
- "The Transplant" by Karl El-Koura in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Cryopreservation Archaeology" by Anastasia Kharlamova in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Proof of Life" by L.C. Finkelstein in Daily Science Fiction.
- "The Tyrant's Statue Is Still Falling" by Sean Vivier in Daily Science Fiction.
Trailers and videos:
- Watch a trailer for The Orville: New Horizons.
- Watch a trailer for season 3 of The Boys.
- Watch a trailer for season 3 of The Umbrella Academy.
- Watch a trailer for Spiderhead.
- Watch a trailer for Brian and Charles.
- Watch a trailer for Volume 3 of Love, Death + Robots.
- Watch a trailer for First Kill.
- Watch a trailer for Tom Swift.
- Watch a trailer for Shin Kamen Rider.
- Watch a trailer for Prey.
- Watch a trailer for All About Evil.
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