Let's Watch The Wheel of Time, The Expanse, and Cowboy Bebop!

To view this email as a web page, go [here.]( [Tor.com Newsletter]( [Forward to a Friend]( WATCH ALONG! [The Wheel of Time Sees Two Strangers Come to Town in “Leavetaking”]( The first three episodes of Amazon’s The Wheel of Time are finally here! We’ll be reviewing each new episode, and we can’t wait to watch this show with all of you. Click here for Sylas K Barrett’s discussion of episode one, “Leavetaking”. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( EPISODE 2 [The Wheel of Time Brings Us to a Cursed Place in “Shadow’s Waiting”]( Sylas reviews episode two of The Wheel of Time, in which Egwene learns more about how the Aes Sedai work, and everyone has some disturbing dreams. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( EPISODE 3 [The Wheel of Time Heads East in “A Place of Safety”]( In episode three, the gang is off on their various adventures, the visuals are stunning, and we’re very, very excited about Lan and Nynaeve’s interactions! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( GATHER 'ROUND [Five Stories About Embracing Found Family, Just in Time for the Holidays!]( The winter season bursts at the seams with family-focused language and jokes--but in sci-fi and fantasy, our favorite protagonists tend to form their own circles, building communities with those that love them for who they are. Around the holidays, these stories offer a gentle reminder that there are many ways to define family. Cole Rush spotlights five stories featuring found and chosen families and the wonderful, unconventional love they share. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( MARK AS READ [To Finish Reading The Expanse Books or Watching The Expanse TV Series First, and Related Adaptation Dilemmas]( On November 30th, the final book in The Expanse series will be published. On December 10th, the sixth season of the series adaptation begins its six-episode closing run. So, one question rises to the top: which are we going to finish first? The books or the adaptation? Molly Templeton ponders how to handle series and adaptations that are catching up to each other. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( TIME FOR NOODLES [The Pros and Cons of the New Cowboy Bebop]( The Cowboy Bebop of the 1990s was a delightful show, following Jet and Spike as they bounced from job to job, and ended up adopting Ein, Faye, and Ed along the way. The show gave us the adventures of a found family of misfits. Netflix’s update of the show has reconfigured that old balance. Leah Schnelbach reviews the series. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( DISCOVERY [Winning a No-Win Scenario — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Kobayashi Maru”]( Burnham, Book, and the crew are back, and the fourth season premiere of Discovery is exactly what the Star Trek franchise is all about: our heroes helping people. Keith R.A. DeCandido reviews the new episode. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( ROMANCEABLE NPCS [Roll for Romance: The Forgotten D&D Romance Novels of 1983]( Created in 1974 by Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons has gone through many, many different iterations in pop culture—but did you know there was a series of Choose Your Own Adventure-style D&D romance novels? Meghan Ball takes a look at this attempt to get more young women involved in the game (despite the fact that girls have been playing since the beginning). [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](. 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.