Wild Cards Reread, Nebula Nominees, and Troublesome Horse Tropes!

Plus Rewatching Barbarella! To view this email as a web page, go [here.]( [Tor.com Newsletter]( [Forward to a Friend]( AWARDS [Congratulations to the 2016 Nebula Award Nominees!]( The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced this year's Nebula Awards nominees, as well as the Ray Bradbury Award and Andre Norton Award nominees; Tor.com is honored to have seven works of fiction nominated for the 2016 Nebulas! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( THE SFF EQUINE [The SFF Equine: Troublesome Tropes About Horses]( Will genre fiction ever stop treating horses like eager dogs? Judith Tarr weighs in on this and other oddly persistent equine tropes... [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( WILD CARDS [Announcing George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards: The Reread!]( With three new books and a TV series on the way, we are delighted to announce our official reread of George R.R. Martin's acclaimed Wild Cards series! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( BOOKS [Catch a FIYAH: Notes on Building a Black Speculative Fiction Revolution]( P. Djèlí Clark and Troy L. Wiggins on the historical roots of FIYAH, a new literary magazine dedicated to Black SFF. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( LOVE STORIES [5 SF and Fantasy Love Stories About Overcoming a Language Barrier]( From Miranda and Caliban to Saga, here are five stories of finding common ground after learning a new language, or relearning an old one. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( MOVIES ["Make Love, Not War" in Cheesy Sci-fi Form: Barbarella]( Campy sci-fi classic Barbarella may not technically be a good film, but at least it's a thoroughly entertaining one... [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( BOOKS [Collecting Philip K. Dick: Science Fiction's Most Powerful Gateway Drug]( Joshua Sky on learning to love-and eventually becoming an avid collector of-the occasionally perplexing, always fascinating work of Philip K. Dick. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( ORIGINAL FICTION [Losing Heart Among the Tall, by A.M. Dellamonica]( A.M. Dellamonica sets sail again! The thrilling adventures of Gale Feliachild and Captain Parrish continue in a series of prequel stories that offers to take us deeper into the fascinating world of Stormwrack. When the crew of the Nightjar find a merman of the fleet wounded and stranded in the ocean, Gale's sister, Beatrice, is forced to take a back seat while Gale and Parrish work to find out who would assault a member of the nation of Tallon's intelligence service. They soon discover a plot that could shake the foundations of the fleet, and Beatrice might be the key to preventing a catastrophic disaster. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( EXCERPTS [Agents of Dreamland]( A government special agent, a cult leader, and a woman floating outside of time face an unexpected future in Caitlín K. Kiernan's new Lovecraftian novella. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [The Beast Is An Animal]( Alys was seven when the soul eaters came to her village. Fear of the soul eaters-and the Beast believed to guide them-rule village life. But the Beast is not what they think it is. And neither is Alys. [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 Avenue New York, NY, 10010, USA 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.