Messy Adaptations, Epic Trek Endings, and the Lonesome October

To view this email as a web page, go [here.]( [Tor.com Newsletter]( [Forward to a Friend]( MARK AS READ [It’s Time to Put Down the Beach Read and Pick Up a Crunchy Autumnal Book]( SFF is full of fall books no matter how you slice it. There are literal falls: empires and kingdoms and entire planets fall. But it’s more than that: There’s a sense in so many SFF tales, whether epic fantasies or space exploration, of things coming to a place of settling in or settling down. Molly Templeton takes a look at what autumnal reading feels like, and why SFF is the perfect genre to pick up as the leaves begin to fall. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( STAR TREK [Prelude to a Coda — What You Need to Know Ahead of Star Trek’s Most Epic Novel Trilogy]( Is it possible that Star Trek: Coda is the most epic literary trilogy in all the decades of Star Trek’s publishing history? The conclusion to the decades-long mega-story known as the Trek Litverse promises a satisfying ending to an era of interconnected plotlines featuring all of your favorite characters from various series. Alvaro Zinos-Amaro shares all the info you need to know before diving into the final novels. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( DOUBLE TROUBLE [When Authors Collide: Five SFF Works of Collaborative Fiction]( Writing is often depicted as a solitary activity. But of course, many writers partner up, and the results can be truly spectacular. James Davis Nicoll highlights five instances in which collaborative writing partnerships worked out well, with many, many more examples discussed in the comments! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( JET LI & BEYOND [Shang-Chi Made Me Fall in Love With Martial Arts Films All Over Again]( As a child in Nigeria, Zainab Onuh-Yahaya grew up watching martial arts movies with her uncle, which made Shang-Chi feel familiar and relatable in a way she never expected. In this personal essay, Onuh-Yahaya shares memories of falling in love with martial arts films, and the joy of revisiting that feeling as an adult. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( SPOOKY SEASON [A Night in the Lonesome October Is a Perfectly Tricky Halloween Treat]( A Night in the Lonesome October is Roger Zelazny’s last novel and is broken into chapters for each day of the month of October, making it a perfect autumnal read. Rachel Ayers celebrates all the things that make the book so memorable, and recommends reading along throughout the month as the best way to get into the Halloween spirit! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( PRATCHETT FOREVER [The Watch Made a Mess of Adapting Pratchett — But It Had Some Interesting Ideas]( Pratchett’s beloved novels are notoriously difficult to translate to the screen. The Watch attempted to take the core ideas and spirit of the novels and transliterate them into a new format...it was a good idea with poor execution. While the series itself wasn’t a success, however, it did manage to do some really interesting things along the way. Elizabeth Heritage dives into what worked and what didn’t. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( THE POWER OF READING [Finding Empowerment in Diaspora Identity: The Last Fallen Star and Lirael]( Protagonists who are outsiders are common touchstones in Children’s and Young Adult literature. The feeling of being outside of a community or culture is all too familiar for those who grow up in a diaspora, and a good story can help us feel seen. Wendy Chen shares how The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim and Lirael by Garth Nix helped her understand and navigate the complexities of her own experiences and identity. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( GOING ON AN ADVENTURE [The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Makes Some Puzzling Detours in Its Quest For More Box Office Gold]( After the phenomenal success of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, it was inevitable that a live-action Hobbit adaptation would follow. Unfortunately, the Hobbit films came traipsing along into a cinematic landscape vastly different than their animated precursor. Austin Gilkeson discusses The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and how the choice to expand the book to three films affected the narrative. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( ORIGINAL FICTION [“Questions Asked in the Belly of the World” by A.T. Greenblatt]( For the residents of this mycological ecosystem, creating art feeds the World around you and requires working in harmony with your inner voice. When one artist’s voice begins screaming, he’s forced to travel farther than he ever has before to reconcile with the noise in his head and find his true place in society before it’s too late. [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. Learn more and report suspicious activity [here.]( To subscribe to this or other email communications from Macmillan, please click [here](. 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