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Well, it’s official. I’ve accepted a gig with Tor.com and will now be running their new satellite site called Tor.com Fantasy. It’s located on Facebook and twitter (@tordotfantasy) and it’s my job to troll the Internet, find all the cool and interesting Fantasy-related shit and write about it. We’re covering it all: books, movies, videogames and anything else that catches our eye. Really, it’s not a whole lot different than what I do now, just with a bigger audience. The goal isn’t to promote just Tor material (in fact, only a small percentage of the content there will be from Tor) but to promote all corners of Fantasy nerdom equally.

How will things change around here? Well, they won’t really. I’ll still be running A Dribble of Ink as I always have.

“But Tor’s paying you now!” you might be thinking. Well, yeah… they are. But, I hope I’ve proven in the past three-and-a-half years that I’m an honest, upfront blogger and writer. I hope my integrity’s been established and I’ll continue to run A Dribble of Ink with the same blueprint I’ve always used. I told this to Tor.com when I was offered the job and they replied, “Good! We’d expect no less.” It’s an independent blog and I have complete freedom to run A Dribble of Ink however I like. I wouldn’t be where I was without ruffling a few feathers, right?

I understand that people might be skeptical when I review Tor material, which is fine. That’s your right and it’s my responsibility to prove otherwise. You might find my reviews of Tor novels (and all novels, really) to shift somewhat in style, to a more essay-like analysis of the text, rather than a Red Light/Green Light style of buying guide, but I hope that my reputation as a reviewer has earned me at least a bit of trust. If not, I’ll start back at the beginning and gain your trust again. The proof, as they say, should be in the pudding.

It’s going to be a very organic learning experience as we get Tor.com Fantasy (and its sister site called Tor.com Steampunk) off the ground, so I hope you’ll all join me for the ride. We’ll be doing a ton of cool giveaways and hosting a lot of cool exclusive content.

Got questions about the job? Ask away. Suggestions about how to make Tor.com Fantasy awesome? Let me know.

She called herself Audra, though that wasn’t her real name; he called himself Miles, but she suspected it wasn’t his, either.

She was young (how young she would not say), beautiful (or so her Emil had told her), and she had a keen interest in stories. Miles was old, tattooed, perverted, and often mean, but he knew stories that no one else knew, and she was certain that he was the only one who could help her get back home.

She found him among the artists, makers, and deviants. They called him Uncle, and spoke of him sometimes with loathing, sometimes respect, but almost always with a tinge of awe-a magician in a world of technicians, they did not know what to make of him.

But Audra saw him for what he truly was.

Christie Yant is one of the hardest working, most genuine people you’ll find in the publishing industry. She’s been a well of wisdom for me as I’ve pursued the publication of my own fiction, and so it’s an absolute delight to see her story, ‘The Magician and the Maid and Other Stories’, from the John Joseph Adams-edited The Way of the Wizard, featured in its entirety on the almighty io9.

Go check it out. And if you enjoy it, her story ‘The Gift’ is also available for free!

Via Tor.com:

Man, and I thought the previous one-minute teaser was cool! This latest behind-the-scenes look is a wonderful collection of new footage, old footage and interviews with the cast and the crew. Frankly, it’s hard not to be impressed. I’m so happy that HBO’s being so proactive in encouraging fans to get close to the development of the show. We Fantasy nerds are an intense lot, and videos like this just make the wait for the show even more difficult.

My favourite part of the video? Varys’ little wave as he shuts the door. Perfect. And holy shit at Littlefinger. It’s like they went inside my head and stole my interpretation of the character.

In the video, Peter Dinklage says,

Every single character is incredibly complex. You think you know them, you think you have them pegged as what they seemingly are… but they really aren’t.

No kidding. Wonder if he’s read the rest of the series?