SFF Siblings, Dead Protagonists, and Kissing

To view this email as a web page, go [here.]( [Tor.com Newsletter]( [Forward to a Friend]( GOTTA LOVE 'EM [Five SFF Books That Showcase Siblings at Their Core]( Where do all the siblings go? From Ida in Maurice Sendak’s Outside Over There taking matters into her own hands to rescue her baby sister, to the the Pevensies, to Meg Murry and her brother Charles Wallace, stories show us that siblings can be maddening, but they are important. Sarah Pinsker shares five books featuring sibling dynamics. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( LOVE & MONSTERS [“Kissing Can Ruin Lives”: How Laini Taylor Weaves Real Magic Into Fantasy Romance]( Diane Callahan blames Laini Taylor for giving her unrealistic expectations of kissing. Taylor’s work is a master class in how to intertwine romance with fantasy. In these stories, a kiss takes on the same level of magic as any spell—they are fantastical, transcendent, and almost metaphysical experiences for her characters. Callahan discusses how Taylor’s work makes romance and magic one and the same. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( CELEBRATING AAPI HERITAGE MONTH [The AAPI Star Trek Characters Who Broke Barriers]( In its mission to boldly go where no one has gone before, Star Trek has always given us some of the most diverse crews in the galaxy. For many AAPI people, the Star Trek franchise is where we saw ourselves for the first time. This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Amanda Reiko Andonian highlights some of the AAPI characters and actors who’ve had a lasting impact on Star Trek and beyond. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( FROM STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES [Open Letter to Cons From the Indians No Longer in the Background of a John Wayne Movie]( “Indians aren’t furniture: You don’t have to put us all together over in the corner like a set. And understand that ‘corner’ here means the All-Native panel you think makes perfect sense.” Author Stephen Graham Jones pens a powerful statement to industry conventions about the tokenization of Native writers. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( TIME FOR A NAP [Space Hibernation: Five Stories Featuring Sleeper Ships]( Space is way, way big. Bigger than you can imagine. Among the options open to travellers who do not want to invest large fractions of their conscious lives getting from A to B, hibernation might be the best one. Given the correct technology, travellers can just take a chill pill and sleep the dark light years away. James Davis Nicoll shares five works where space travel on sleeper ships doesn’t go according to plan... [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( AND MY AXE [Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship of the Ring Turned Tolkien into a Pop Culture Behemoth]( Tolkien’s works and world have cast an outsized shadow over fantasy for decades, spawning countless imitations and making halflings, orcs, dwarves, and elves mainstays of fantasy literature and games. But there’s no doubt that Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy changed the cinematic landscape forever. Austin Gilkeson continues his series on The Movies of Middle-earth by exploring the lasting impact of the first film, The Fellowship of the Ring. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( DEAD AND LOVING IT [Dead But Still Leaping off the Page: Five (Mostly) YA Books With Deceased Major Characters]( The duality of living and dead can make for undeniable drama between two characters. A number of novels and stories feature protagonists or major characters who are no longer living--what makes them tick, and more importantly, what makes them compelling? A.M. Strickland turns a spotlight on five books where the living and the dead interact. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( TRUE IDENTITY [The Nevers Finale Explodes Its Entire Premise With an Old Trick]( HBO’s The Nevers has reached its Part One finale, introducing a twist that recontextualizes the whole show. It’s well acted and features some excellent surprise casting, but it’s a trick we’ve seen before--and one which arguably distracts from the characters at the heart of the series, the Touched. Natalie Zutter dives into what worked and didn’t work in the finale. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( ORIGINAL FICTION [“Ripple Effects” by Laura J. Mixon]( For over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpowered people in an alternate history. Nine years after the ace John “The Candle” Montaño first wielded his fire powers as a teenager on the reality TV show “American Hero”, he’s landed a job as the lead investigator for a prestigious arts insurer. His latest assignment, providing security for a traveling art show featuring Satchmo’s golden trumpet, threatens to be a disaster when some of John’s long-buried secrets come calling with a vengeance. [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 120 Broadway New York, NY, 10271, US We respect your right to privacy - [view our policy]( Macmillan believes piracy hurts writers, readers and everyone who loves books. 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