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Science fiction. Fantasy. The universe. And related subjects.
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The moment you've all been waiting for... Senior Books Editor
@cxorlando.bsky.social
's 30 MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS for 2026!!! Selecting the science fiction, fantasy, and horror reads from the first half of the year you can't miss:
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30 SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2026 - Reactor
And other SFF book highlights for the new year!
https://reactormag.com/30-sff-titles-to-look-forward-to-in-2026/
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Mike Flanagan to add another Stephen King adaptation to his ever-growing collection:
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Mike Flanagan to Tackle Film Adaptation of Stephen Kingās The Mist - Reactor
The movie will be distributed by Warner Bros.
https://reactormag.com/mike-flanagan-film-adaptation-stephen-king-the-mist/
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Imagine Miss Marple tackling mysterious babies left on doorstepsāin space! We're delighted to share an excerpt from
@oliviawaite.com
's Nobody's Baby, sequel to Murder By Memory!
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Read an Excerpt From Nobody's Baby by Olivia Waite - Reactor
Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in this cozy sci-fi mystery, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detective.
https://reactormag.com/excerpts-nobodys-baby-by-olivia-waite/
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THE FIRST MST3K MOVIE FOR THE THRASHING HAS BEEN REVEALEDDDDDDDDDDD!!!
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MST3K: RiffTrax Experiments To Kick Off With Deathsport as Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff Return - Reactor
Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff will return for the fourth episode
https://reactormag.com/mst3k-rifftrax-experiments-deathsport-trace-beaulieu-frank-conniff-return/
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Trad wives have finally hit horror lit, plus new Catriona Ward and a culty anthology!
@emilyhughes.bsky.social
covers the horror highlights for February 2026 šŖš©ø
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Urban Legends and Lifestyle Influencers: Horror Highlights for February 2026 - Reactor
This month's releases blend horror with mystery, family drama, and a touch of the apocalypse.
https://reactormag.com/urban-legends-and-lifestyle-influencers-horror-highlights-for-february-2026/
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Lucasfilm releases storyboards from The Empire Strikes Back, forcing us to consider what other behind-the-scenes stuff George Lucas has in the bottom of the lower left drawer of his desk:
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Star Wars: Behold, the Battle of Hoth Storyboard That Features Prancing AT-ATs - Reactor
The fight sequence in The Empire Strikes Back is a memorable one, even without AT-ATs that skip across the snow
https://reactormag.com/star-wars-battle-of-hoth-storyboard-video/
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Welcome to the One Piece menagerie of large, terrifying animals (and Chopper):
#OnePiece
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One Piece: Into the Grand Line Trailer Is Jam-Packed With Characters (And Dinosaurs and Whales) - Reactor
The show departs for the Grand Line in precisely one month
https://reactormag.com/one-piece-into-the-grand-line-trailer/
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Businesses think they can make jokes at their own "expense," but they can't. Not when they're holding the red veto pen.
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Project Orion was a bad idea that inspired plenty of sci-fi in its heyday. While science has moved on,
@r-emrys.bsky.social
looks back at Freeman Dyson's original concept as a potential source of new and exciting speculative stories!
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Not in My Atmosphere! ā The Pitfalls of Project Orion - Reactor
Can a terrible idea for spaceship propulsion inspire exciting new science fiction?
https://reactormag.com/not-in-my-atmosphere-the-pitfalls-of-project-orion/
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Disney wants you to know they're not a regular mega-conglomerate. They're a "cool" mega-conglomerate, and they'll let Josh Gad curse in Wonder Man to prove it:
#WonderMan
#Marvel
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Wonder Man Was Great, but Disney Corporate Synergy Still Messed It Up - Reactor
The series was a gem⦠except for the oversaturated branding
https://reactormag.com/wonder-man-and-the-problem-of-disney-corporate-synergy/
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Whatever your feelings toward Valentine's Day,
@lishmcbride.bsky.social
's Necessary Whimsy column has some excellent suggestions for feel-good reads (some full of romance, some focused more on fun and friendship and maybe a few murders)! ā¤ļø
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Suggested Reads for Heart-Eyed Romance Fans and Chocolate-Hungry Gollums - Reactor
However you feel about Valentine's Day, we can all use some extra whimsy this month!
https://reactormag.com/suggested-reads-for-heart-eyed-romance-fans-and-chocolate-hungry-gollums/
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On
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it's what could've been the series finale if the show hadn't been picked up for a fifth season, and it's a mixed bag to say the least. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch catches a "Rising Star."
reactormag.com/babylon-5-re...
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Babylon 5 Rewatch: āRising Starā - Reactor
The civil war is over, but there are consequences for Sheridan...
https://reactormag.com/babylon-5-rewatch-rising-star/
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Akwaeke Emeziās Son of the Morning is the perfect queer, sexy paranormal romance to share with friends or indulge in on your own. Check out
@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
's review!
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Akwaeke Emezi's Son of the Morning Is a Fiery Romantasy that Engages With Its Tropes - Reactor
Alex Brown reviews a high heat, queer romantasy.
https://reactormag.com/book-review-son-of-the-morning-by-akwaeke-emezi/
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Authors Alix E. Harrow, Olivie Blake, and more raise concerns about BookCon 2026
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Authors Publish Open Letter Condemning BookCon Organizerās Parent Company RELX Over ICE Ties - Reactor
Authors Alix E. Harrow, Olivie Blake, and more raise concerns about BookCon 2026
https://reactormag.com/authors-open-letter-condemning-bookcon-ice/
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Jo Walton (
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Jo Waltonās Reading List: January 2026 - Reactor
Compelling memoirs, Vikings, Heyer, and early experiments in authoritarianism
https://reactormag.com/jo-waltons-reading-list-january-2026/
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My newest article on the series best āSevenā for
#Aknightofthesevenkingdoms
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Open your heart and learn to believe in hope again with the latest episode of "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," which highlights all the reasons Dunk and Egg are worth rooting for, even in the grim, cynical world of Westeros...
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Good Deeds Shine in a Weary World in AĀ KnightĀ of the Seven Kingdoms: "Seven" - Reactor
Carving out a space for hope and earnestness, even in the darkest moments...
https://reactormag.com/tv-review-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-season-1-episode-4/
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Season 4, episode 20 of Babylon 5 was originally conceived as the series finale, without confirmation of a season five. And it actually does a pretty good job of that. Let's discuss "Rising Star"!
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Babylon 5 Rewatch: āRising Starā - Reactor
The civil war is over, but there are consequences for Sheridan...
https://reactormag.com/babylon-5-rewatch-rising-star/
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Today's Classic Cover of the day is Decision at Doona by Anne McCaffrey, with a cover illustration by Richard Powers!
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An estate agent is forced to choose between a sale and his humanity when facing the inhuman eldritch forces that feed off rental tenants across the United Kingdom. Next week... "Agency" by
@georgesandison.bsky.social
Edited by
@datlow.bsky.social
Art by Jamie Keenan
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"But I think one reason why Heated Rivalry has hooked so many of us is that Shane and Ilyaās romance insists that queer desire and love belong at the heart of the world, not on the margins. It gets you where you live." Author
@oliviawaite.com
on how
#HeatedRivalry
presents queer life as thriving:
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On Heated Rivalry and Queer Desire as an Unequivocal Good - Reactor
In a world where queer desire is nearly always framed as something that destabilizes, this series gives its audience an alternate narrative
https://reactormag.com/heated-rivalry-shows-queer-desire-as-an-unequivocal-good/
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We don't know how Spot got to the USS Enterprise, but we do know we (and Data) love her:
#StarTrek
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The Wisdom of Star Trekās Spot - Reactor
Long before Data has the chip that allows him to feel what humans feel, Spot is his emotional rock...
https://reactormag.com/the-wisdom-of-star-treks-spot/
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"What will get me to pull a book off the shelf?" asks @jdnicoll.bsky.social--cover art, blurbs, word of mouth...when it comes to bookstore browsing, what filters do *you* use to pick up new and unfamiliar works?
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What Lures Readers Into Picking Up an Unfamiliar Book? - Reactor
What elements do you look for when browsing the shelves?
https://reactormag.com/what-lures-readers-into-picking-up-an-unfamiliar-book/
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For the uninitiated
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"I was pretty adamant that for this episode, it was our job to make this an homage, a celebration, and really a bit of a correction for what I feel has been an oversight in a lot of modern Trek."
#StarTrek
#StarfleetAcademy
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Avery Brooks Gave His Blessing to Starfleet Academyās Big Sisko Episode - Reactor
Writer Tawny Newsome breaks down the battle to pay tribute to Captain Sisko and Avery Brooks in Starfleet Academy's latest episode
https://reactormag.com/avery-brooks-approved-starfleet-academy-sisko-episode/
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It's Friday. Treat yourself to some new books with
@cxorlando.bsky.social
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Give yourself the gift of Ian McKellen reciting Shakespeare this weekend.
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What to Watch and Read This Weekend: January Was a Rough Year, So Here's Ian McKellen Reading Shakespeare - Reactor
Plus: A fantasy retelling of Charles Dickens and a rare chance to recommend Venom: The Last Dance
https://reactormag.com/what-to-read-and-watch-this-weekend-february-6-2026/
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Reading Infinite Jest stands as one of the best experiences I've ever had with a book, and I really enjoyed re-reading it a few years back in conversation with Snow Crash.
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Mamoru Hosada's Scarlet provides gorgeous animation and an enormous flying electricity dragon within a gender-swapped Hamlet retelling, even when it struggles with its own stakes:
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Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Gives Us a Gender-Swapped, Purgatorial Hamlet - Reactor
I'm not sure which afterlife includes the GIANT FLYING ELECTRICITY DRAGON, but I want to go to that one.
https://reactormag.com/movie-review-scarlet-mamoru-hosoda/
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On the 30th Anniversary of Infinite Jest, we revisit Leah Schnelbach's discussion of the DFW's classic alongside Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, asking how two different stories might imagine comparable dystopias:
#InfiniteJest
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Snow Crash and Infinite Jest Both Predicted Our Cyberpunk Present - Reactor
If you walked into a middle-class early ā90s living room, it would look pretty similar to what youād see today: TVs, personal computers, video game consoles. Our stuff is just smaller now, and we use ...
https://reactormag.com/cyberpunk-snow-crash-and-infinite-jest/
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Scary Movie 4 Writer to Adapt Baldur's Gate 3 For HBO
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HBO Is Making a Baldurās Gate 3 Series, and the Gameās Creators Aren't Involved - Reactor
The show will pick up where Baldur's Gate 3 left off but feature new characters and storylines
https://reactormag.com/hbo-baldurs-gate-3-series-larian-studios/
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Recommending some romantasy books by Black authors for your TBR šøšŖā¤ļø
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The Onion
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āLord Of The Ringsā Reader Canāt Believe How Long It Taking Sam And Frodo To Fuck
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An estate agent is forced to choose between a sale and his humanity when facing the inhuman eldritch forces that feed off rental tenants across the United Kingdom. Next week... "Agency" by
@georgesandison.bsky.social
Edited by
@datlow.bsky.social
Art by Jamie Keenan
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The Witch is dead. Dorothy will claim her throne on broadcast television once more. May she have mercy on us all.
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After Almost 30 Years, The Wizard of Oz Will Once Again Air on Broadcast TV - Reactor
The movie will air on the classic television channel, MeTV
https://reactormag.com/30-years-the-wizard-of-oz-air-on-broadcast-tv/
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A24 is the only studio willing to confront the analog horror of podcasting:
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Undertone Trailer Proves Even Ghosts Have Podcasts Now - Reactor
The A24 film delves into the true horrors of podcasting
https://reactormag.com/undertone-trailer-podcasts/
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"Stewart Hotstonās Project Hanuman is an epic story of life and death ripped from Hindu folklore and filtered through the wilds of space opera...at once thoughtful and rollicking." Check out
@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
's review of Project Hanuman!
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Unite or Die: Project Hanuman by Stewart Hotston - Reactor
Alex Brown reviews a soaring space opera epic that has some structural issues.
https://reactormag.com/book-review-project-hanuman-by-stewart-hotston/
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February welcomes an influx of cats and magical bookstores from across the genre space. Plus a kpop idol's ghost trapped in a vacuum. Here's all the SFF crossover books coming out this month!
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All the New SFF Crossover Books Arriving in February 2026 - Reactor
This February, get entangled with a magical necklace or violin, play a game to the death, and much more...
https://reactormag.com/new-sff-crossover-books-february-2026/
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Deadly bargains vs. deadly bodies vs. deadly summer camp vs. deadly duels... It's a difficult time to be a YA protagonist. Everything is trying to kill you. We offer them these new books in this trying time:
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All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in February 2026 - Reactor
This February, break into magical universities, get tips on how to date a demon, and more...
https://reactormag.com/new-young-adult-sff-books-february-2026/
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Wake up! Michael Shannon will star in a remake of the 1920 horror silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari:
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Michael Shannon Will Star in Doctor Caligariās Cabinet of Wonders - Reactor
The remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari comes from the Dowdle brothers
https://reactormag.com/michael-shannon-doctor-caligaris-cabinet-of-wonders/
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Today's Starfleet Academy episode moved
@kradec.bsky.social
to tears. Make sure you stay past the credits in "Series Acclimation Mil"
#StarfleetAcademy
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What Was Left Behind ā Star Trek: Starfleet Academyās āSeries Acclimation Milā - Reactor
"I loved this episode and it made me cry."
https://reactormag.com/tv-review-star-trek-starfleet-academy-series-acclimation-mil/
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Did you forget about Disney+'s Eragon (re)adaptation? It didn't forget about you:
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Disney+ās Eragon Series Has Finally Found Its Showrunners - Reactor
Can there ever be too many dragons on TV?
https://reactormag.com/disney-eragon-series-adaptation-showrunners/
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Molly Templeton
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this one's a rerun but, you know, it felt relevant!!!!
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In a time of book bannings, AI, and decreased library funding, the best thing you can do to support books is be very, very loud about them.
@mollytempleton.com
on how we can help the authors we love:
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It's Time to Get Loud About the Books You Love - Reactor
Some ideas to help keep literature and the book community alive.
https://reactormag.com/its-time-to-get-loud-about-the-books-you-love/
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It's always fascinating when science fiction conjures up a truly alien perspective--here are five short stories presented through a non-human point of view, including classics by Peter Watts, Terry Bisson, and Iain M. Banks!
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Five Sci-Fi Short Stories Told Through an Alien POV - Reactor
Clever, compelling stories filtered through a distinctly non-human consciousness
https://reactormag.com/five-sci-fi-short-stories-told-through-an-alien-pov/
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We are delighted to share the cover for F. A. Davidson's debut YA fantasy Flickerstate!! Norah Sullivan must use her power over probability to compete in the Academy of Navigation's trials and save her father...we predict a high chance of release on July 28, 2026 from Sourcebooks Fire š²
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Revealing Flickerstate by F. A. Davidson - Reactor
A new YA fantasy arriving in July 2026!
https://reactormag.com/cover-reveal-and-excerpt-flickerstate-by-f-a-davidson/
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Some alternate titles for season four of From: The Fromining Get Frommed 2 From 2 Furious The Man From From
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Knowledge Comes With a Cost in Fromās Season 4 Teaser Trailer - Reactor
We also now know when the new episodes will premiere on MGM+
https://reactormag.com/from-season-4-teaser-trailer/
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Humans must be silent. Humans must be obedient. Humans must be good. We're excited to share an excerpt from
@edashtonwriting.bsky.social
's buddy comedy/alien invasion story/workplace satire After The Fall!
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Read an Excerpt From After The Fall by Edward Ashton - Reactor
Humans must be silent. Humans must be obedient. Humans must be good.
https://reactormag.com/excerpts-after-the-fall-by-edward-ashton/
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