Sanderson, Schwab, and Mysterious Space Objects...

Plus Brain Ghosts! To view this email as a web page, go [here.]( [Tor.com Newsletter]( [Forward to a Friend]( MIND GAMES [Get Out of My Head: SFF Stories About Sharing Brain-Space With Somebody Else]( Mental timeshares—in which two or more characters must coexist in the same headspace—are a rich source of plot for science fiction and fantasy authors. James Davis Nicoll discusses seven books/series in which characters share a consciousness with demons, the dead, alien symbiotes, and more! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( SANDERSON [A Full-Spoiler Discussion of Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward]( Skyward, the first book in a new series from Brandon Sanderson, hit bookstore shelves this week, so beta readers Deana Whitney and Darci Cole are here to share their reactions and lead a spoiler-filled discussion of the novel! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( V. E. SCHWAB [What to Expect if You Find Yourself in a V.E. Schwab Novel]( If you should suddenly find yourself inside a V.E. Schwab novel, what might you expect? An urban setting, perhaps, and likely some magic—but magic always comes with a price. Ian Martínez Cassmeyer is your guide to the aspects of Schwab’s worldbuilding and characters that make her fiction so unique…and rather dangerous… [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( DAYS IN THE SUN [Five Books With Manipulated Memories]( Author W.L. Goodwater recommends five wonderful books that each wrestle with the implications of manipulated memories in their own way, asking often heartbreaking questions: What is the cost of forgetting the sins of the past? How do our shared memories bind us together, and how can losing them tear us apart? [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( THE SILMARILLION [The Dúnedain and the Deep Blue Sea: On Númenórean Navigation]( In Tolkien’s universe, the world—Arda—was flat until it was reshaped following the Downfall of Númenor. And yet the people of Númenor were famous for being skilled mariners, so…how did they navigate the seas before the Changing of the World? Jonathan Crowe explores some possible answers. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( ALIENS! [Recent Interstellar Asteroid May Have Been Alien Artifact, Speculates New Paper]( Did we just blink and miss first contact? ‘Oumuamua, the first ever verified interstellar object traversing our solar system, was first spotted late last year. A new paper speculates on its origins and behavior, while James Davis Nicoll ruminates on the implications of this surprise visitor…. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( SPIDERFREUDE [“Easy, Bug Boy!” — The Amazing Spider-Man]( When Sam Raimi departed the Spider-Man franchise, Sony made the decision to reboot everything from the ground up, leading to 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. It was a weird choice, and one that didn’t necessarily pay off, according to Keith R.A. DeCandido. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( AWARDS [Announcing the 2018 World Fantasy Award Winners]( The winners for this year’s World Fantasy Awards were announced in Baltimore earlier this week. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, especially Ellen Klages (for Passing Strange), Best Artist Gregory Manchess, and Lifetime Achievement Award winners Charles de Lint and Elizabeth Wollheim! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( Follow Tor.com to get updates on all of our original fiction. FOLLOW US: [Follow Us on Facebook]( [Follow Us on Twitter]( [Follow Us on Tumblr]( [Follow Us on Pinterest]( This email was sent by: Macmillan 175 Fifth Ave., 6th Floor New York, NY, 10010, US We respect your right to privacy - [view our policy]( Macmillan believes piracy hurts writers, readers and everyone who loves books. Learn more and report suspicious activity [here.]( To subscribe to this or other email communications from Macmillan, please click [here](. Visit our [profile center]( to update your email address and/or other information. If you no longer wish to receive this email communication, click [here]( to unsubscribe.