Wheel of Time, Wax and Wayne, and Lower Decks!

To view this email as a web page, go [here.]( [Tor.com Newsletter]( [Forward to a Friend]( JORDAN'S LEGACY [On Finishing Origins of The Wheel of Time]( Author Michael Livingston describes the feeling of completing Origins of The Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies that Inspired Robert Jordan, his relationship with Jordan’s work and the writing process, and why this project was different from everything else he’s ever worked on… [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( FOR YOUR READING LIST [Five Classic SFF Collections That Are Too Good to Be Forgotten]( Classic SFF enthusiast James Davis Nicoll spotlights five vintage speculative fiction story collections that have stood the test of time, with many more recommendations discussed in the comments! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( MARK AS READ [Reading in the Cruelest Months]( We all have our own dark months, depending on the season, and some days it can be hard to even get out of bed, much less commit to a task. But what do you read when you’re trying to fight the urge to wallow? In a new Mark As Read column, Molly Templeton discusses reading when the sunlight hours get shorter, and how to get through the reading slumps of winter. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( IT'S MISTBORN TIME [Brandon Sanderson’s The Lost Metal: A Non-Spoiler Review by Wax and Wayne]( The previous book in the Mistborn series was released in 2016, which feels like a lifetime ago. The Lost Metal will be the final book in Era 2, before Sanderson jumps forward in time again and brings us Mistborn Era 3. With The Lost Metal out in just a few days, Lyndsey Luther and Ross Newberry channel Wax and Wayne to bring you a spoiler-free review of the newest addition to Sanderson’s ever-expanding Cosmere! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( UNBREAKABLE BONDS [Two Is Better Than One: Mindmelding in Space]( There is a long history of mindmelding and other psychic shenanigans in the space opera genre. The element features heavily in Hugo-winning modern science fiction like Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie and Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee; classics like Dune and Star Trek; every flavour of story in between. Everina Maxwell goes through some of the most iconic moments of mindmelding in space, and why this trope endures. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( LEE PACE IS 6'5" [Why My Love for Pushing Daisies Hasn’t Died, 15 Years Later]( “As of this writing, it’s been 15 years, 17 days, and 21 hours since Pushing Daisies premiered on ABC. The show was part romantic comedy, part murder mystery, and part musical, all liberally sprinkled with a heaping spoonful of sugar, spice, and everything nice.” Though the series ended too soon, love for the quirky piemaker-turned-necromancer and his friends endures. Diane Callahan dives into everything that makes Pushing Daisies such a fan favorite. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( LOWER DECKS [The Good, the Bad, and the Interesting — Star Trek: Lower Decks Third Season Overview]( The third season of Lower Decks has continued the good work of the second season—Mariner and Rutherford in particular have strong narrative arcs that develop their characters nicely, while Boimler and Tendi do more to channel their inner badasses. Keith R.A. DeCandido looks at the good, the bad, and the interesting from Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( YELLOW & RED [“Do Not Get Into Conversations”: How M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village Predicted the Future of the Internet]( "For a film about people lacking access to the Internet, The Village is remarkably prescient about the Internet.” The village of the 2004 folk horror film is a cross between a LARP and a Revolutionary War re-enactment, with a lot to say about the nature of Whiteness, old money, and nostalgia for a brand of early Americana that never really existed. Madeline Ashby delves into M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village and how it predicted the kind of bubbles and echo chambers people build themselves online. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( CONGRATULATIONS! [Announcing the 2022 World Fantasy Awards Winners]( The winners of the 2022 World Fantasy Awards were announced this weekend at the World Fantasy Convention, which took place in New Orleans, with the theme of “Old Souls and New Rhythms.” Samuel R. Delany and Terri Windling received Lifetime Achievement Awards. Check out the full list of winners here! [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( ORIGINAL FICTION [“Judge Dee and the Mystery of the Missing Manuscript” by Lavie Tidhar]( Judge Dee must himself stand trial before his fellow vampires for the loss of a valuable manuscript, even as those vampires are murdered, one by one, by an unknown hand. [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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