Read an Excerpt From Grace Curtis’ Floating Hotel

Misfits, rebels, found family—and a mystery that spans the stars The post Read an Excerpt From Grace Curtis’ Floating Hotel appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Beacon 23 Season Two Trailer Tees Up First Contact

We're heading back to the space lighthouse for more, uh, conflicting agendas...? The post Beacon 23 Season Two Trailer Tees Up First Contact appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Unapologetically Queer: Saara El-Arifi’s Faebound

A review of the first book in a new romantasy series. The post Unapologetically Queer: Saara El-Arifi’s Faebound appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Live-Action Naruto in The Works, With Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton Directing

Is this the reason why the director left Avengers: The Kang Dynasty? The post Live-Action Naruto in The Works, With Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton Directing appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Backlist Bonanaza: 5 Underrated Romantasy Books

Five books with all the magic and swooning you could want. The post Backlist Bonanaza: 5 Underrated Romantasy Books appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Adapting Dune to the Screen: Three Different Interpretations of Herbert’s Vision

Which of these adaptations is the most faithful to the book—and does that make it the best? The post Adapting Dune to the Screen: Three Different Interpretations of Herbert’s Vision appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Keeping It Mysterious: Snowbeast (1977)

A set of oversized footprints. A massive, shaggy forearm with enormous claws. A monster mask with terrifying fangs... The post Keeping It Mysterious: Snowbeast (1977) appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Never Mind the Torment Nexus, Here’s Five SF Ideas I’d Like to See in Reality

Hey, tech billionaires—if you want to steal ideas from science fiction, start with these... The post Never Mind the Torment Nexus, Here’s Five SF Ideas I’d Like to See in Reality appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Game of Thrones Could Have Ended in a Film Trilogy… or Filmed Vertically, Both Terrifying Options

It's the worst kind of Chose Your Own Alt-History. The post Game of Thrones Could Have Ended in a Film Trilogy… or Filmed Vertically, Both Terrifying Options appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Brandon Sanderson Will Soon Add “Picture Book Author” to His Resume

The Most Boring Book Ever is coming in September. The post Brandon Sanderson Will Soon Add “Picture Book Author” to His Resume appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Terry Pratchett Book Club: Making Money, Part IV

One last look at Ankh-Morpork's odd banking situation… The post Terry Pratchett Book Club: Making Money, Part IV appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Five A.I. Characters I’d Be Proud to Call My Friend

From a stuffed tiger to a sentient music player, these A.I. characters would all be terrific companions. The post Five A.I. Characters I’d Be Proud to Call My Friend appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Josh Brolin In Talks To Replace Pedro Pascal in Zach Cregger’s Weapons

Horror in the vein of MAGNOLIA, you say? The post Josh Brolin In Talks To Replace Pedro Pascal in Zach Cregger’s Weapons appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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This House Has Old Bones: Shubnum Khan’s The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

Maura Krause reviews The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan The post This House Has Old Bones: Shubnum Khan’s The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Supe up! The Boys Season 4 Is Coming This Summer

Prime Video’s The Boys is coming back in a few months, and the show’s fourth season, if the trailer is any indication, hints that democracy is about to come crashing down in a way that I’m sure isn’t meant to reflect anything happening in the real world. If you were wondering whe … | Continue reading


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Boy Kills World Trailer: Bill Skarsgård’s Inner Voice Sounds Like H. Jon Benjamin As He Murders People, Among Other Things

Boy Kills World looks like a violently zany film, something that—if the trailer is any indication—will either be utterly terrible or a masterpiece of cinema. The movie takes place in a dystopian future, where Bill Skarsgård’s character trains to become a killing machine seeking v … | Continue reading


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Shopping Montages and Food Court Terrors: Richie Tankersley Cusick’s The Mall

No Orange Julius is worth this The post Shopping Montages and Food Court Terrors: Richie Tankersley Cusick’s The Mall appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Godzilla vs. Kong Director Adam Wingard Is Developing an Adaptation of Django Wexler’s How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying

The book will become a series for Legendary Television The post Godzilla vs. Kong Director Adam Wingard Is Developing an Adaptation of Django Wexler’s How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Christian Slater is Hungry for Humans in the First Trailer for Roku’s The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi adaptation finally arrives in April The post Christian Slater is Hungry for Humans in the First Trailer for Roku’s The Spiderwick Chronicles appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Read the First Chapter of Martha Wells’ The Death of the Necromancer

The second volume of The Book of Ile-Rien, in an Updated and Revised Edition. The post Read the First Chapter of Martha Wells’ The Death of the Necromancer appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Here Are the Nominees for the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards

Winners will be announced June 1st! The post Here Are the Nominees for the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Here Are the Finalists for the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction

Tananarive Due and Victor LaValle are among this year's SFF finalists The post Here Are the Finalists for the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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His Mother’s Monster: Percy Jackson’s Nuanced Take on Medusa

Monster, victim, or survivor? The post His Mother’s Monster: Percy Jackson’s Nuanced Take on Medusa appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Elantris Reread: Chapter Sixty-Two

Teleportation, epic showdowns, unrequited love (and also requited love), and math! The post Elantris Reread: Chapter Sixty-Two appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Read an Excerpt From Vanessa Le’s The Last Bloodcarver

Nhika is a bloodcarver. A coldhearted, ruthless being who can alter human biology with just a touch… The post Read an Excerpt From Vanessa Le’s The Last Bloodcarver appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Cate Blanchett as a Grumpy Redhead Is the Best Thing About the Borderlands Trailer

The videogame adaptation comes from horror director Eli Roth. The post Cate Blanchett as a Grumpy Redhead Is the Best Thing About the Borderlands Trailer appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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An Uneven Look at the Future and A.I.: Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi

A review of Wole Talabi’s latest short story collection. The post An Uneven Look at the Future and A.I.: Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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It’s a Tough Life for a Space Toaster in Mars Machines

Toasters on Mars! The post It’s a Tough Life for a Space Toaster in Mars Machines appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Tlotlo Tsamaase’s Womb City Needs More Time to Gestate Its Radical Speculative Visions

Africanfuturist debut tackles infertility and the surveillance state via a body-hopping ghost story. The post Tlotlo Tsamaase’s Womb City Needs More Time to Gestate Its Radical Speculative Visions appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Tools for Thinking About Censorship

One price of free speech is eternal humility, recognizing that none of us is immune to becoming a tool of censorship if we fail to recognize its manipulative tactics. The post Tools for Thinking About Censorship appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Rogue One’s Gareth Edwards Is Directing the Next Jurassic World

Probably the dinosaurs won't go to space, though. The post Rogue One’s Gareth Edwards Is Directing the Next Jurassic World appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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The Second Trailer for Alex Garland’s Civil War Is No More Illuminating Than the First

Actually this trailer is practically obfuscatory, but okay. The post The Second Trailer for Alex Garland’s Civil War Is No More Illuminating Than the First appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Avatar-Inspired Reading Recommendations: Books for (Nearly) Every Bending Style

Ever wonder which fantasy novels pair best with earthbending? We've got you covered... The post Avatar-Inspired Reading Recommendations: Books for (Nearly) Every Bending Style appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Poor Things Director Yorgos Lanthimos Will Remake the Korean Film Save the Green Planet

Emma Stone is likely to appear in her fifth collaboration with the director. The post Poor Things Director Yorgos Lanthimos Will Remake the Korean Film Save the Green Planet appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Read an Excerpt From Hafsah Faizal’s A Tempest of Tea

An orphan girl is willing to do whatever it takes to save her self-made kingdom… The post Read an Excerpt From Hafsah Faizal’s A Tempest of Tea appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Five SFF Books About Healers and Medicine

Featuring space hospitals, magical amulets, and blood sorcery! The post Five SFF Books About Healers and Medicine appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Nine Stories From a Master: Night of the Cooters by Howard Waldrop

From aliens to centaurs, Western movies to French history, Waldrop spins unforgettable tales. The post Nine Stories From a Master: Night of the Cooters by Howard Waldrop appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Suffering and Bliss: The Fountain and Putting in Work on the Road to Awe

A look back on Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain, and films that demand a little extra on the part of their audiences. The post Suffering and Bliss: The Fountain and Putting in Work on the Road to Awe appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Bigfoot: King of the Cryptids

The legend of a huge hairy creature that lives beyond the edges of the human world... The post Bigfoot: King of the Cryptids appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Revealing Lady of Steel and Straw by Erica Ivy Rodgers

A tenacious heroine with a dark gift must defend her family's legacy and faith from a handsome enemy... The post Revealing Lady of Steel and Straw by Erica Ivy Rodgers appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Love and Death Is in the Air in New The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Trailer

Lovers walk The post Love and Death Is in the Air in New The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Trailer appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: January 2024

Alex Brown highlights ten recent short speculative fiction stories. The post Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: January 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Madame Web, Reviewed by the Spiders From Arachnophobia

We were promised webs The post Madame Web, Reviewed by the Spiders From Arachnophobia appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Five Fantasy Frogs and Toads Who’ve Hopped Into Our Hearts

From lovable animal companions to all-powerful hypnotoads... The post Five Fantasy Frogs and Toads Who’ve Hopped Into Our Hearts appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Season 4 of Evil Will Be Its Last, Though Series Will Get Some Bonus Episodes

Evil returns! For a little while The post Season 4 of Evil Will Be Its Last, Though Series Will Get Some Bonus Episodes appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Trailer for Invincible Season 2 Part 2 Is All About Family Literally Ripping People Apart

The back half of Invincible’s second season is coming our way in about a month, and Prime Video has released a teaser trailer to show us what’s in store for Mark (Steven Yeun) as he tries to be a better superhero than his dad. As the trailer reveals, it looks like Mark is heading … | Continue reading


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The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Gets a Release Date

Netflix has finally announced that we’ll see the fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy this summer. According to the streamer, the new episodes will be available starting on August 8, 2024. We also got a first look of that season, which you can take a gander at above. N … | Continue reading


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Kacen Callender Strikes Gold with Infinity Alchemist

Maura Krause reviews Kacen Callender's YA debut. The post Kacen Callender Strikes Gold with Infinity Alchemist appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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