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Picturing Winter, a Solstice Celebration
“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape – the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.” — Andrew...
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‘Tis the Season to be Sorry: Snowblind by Christopher Golden
Winter is upon us, and with it, inklings of Christmas. There is no finer time, I find, for families and friends to get together, to share warmth and wine—mulled or otherwise—over stories of sleds and...
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FYI: Ragnarok is Probably Still Happening
Everyone thought we’d hit the 22nd of February and everything would be fine and dandy once we made it to the 23rd, right? Because end of the world stories generally throw everything out with a big...
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11 Winter’s Tales For Your Chilly Reading Needs!
It’s cold outside. There’s snow fluttering through the air, the sun is swallowed by that jerk serpent by like 3:30 in the afternoon, and there are never enough layers, it sucks. But at least we’re not...
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16 Snow-Swept Winter Reads!
As a small rocket, Stubby spends most of its time in the outer reaches of SPACE, and thus, is always what you humans would call “cold.” However Stubby understands that some of the citizens of Earth are...
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The Most Beautiful and Brutal Snow Planets from Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Back in 2011 we asked our Twitter followers to name as many snow planets as they could. Seven years later we’re revisiting the list, as the entire east coast finds itself pummeled by a “bomb cyclone”...
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19 Chilly Winter Books to Read by a Roaring Fire
After yesterday’s “bomb cyclone” ravaged the east coast, many of you may be taking a welcomed snow day, settling down beneath the blankets with a mug of something hot and a good book or three. Some...
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5 Books About the Horror of Winter
I live on a rainy peninsular at the edge of Europe. In winter the beaches are bleak, battered by wild storms and overlooked by strange clifftop houses. It’s Daphne Du Maurier country, and you only have...
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Chilly Winter Books to Read by a Roaring Fire
With many parts of the U.S trudging through one of the snowiest months on record, you may find yourself settling down beneath the blankets with a mug of something hot and a good book or three. Some...
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Five Chilly SF Stories to Help Beat the Summer Heat
There’s nothing quite like walking a kilometer and a half in 30° C—80° F—heat (almost 40°—104° F, allowing for humidity) while carrying a large sack of potatoes to make one think of winter. Which,...
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Writing Horses: Horses in Winter
Even if I hadn’t already decided to answer commenter Acyn’s question and talk about horses in winter, the universe would have made sure I will do exactly that. First as I was avoiding work—er, noodling...
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5 Books About the Bleak Horror of Winter
I live on a rainy peninsular at the edge of Europe. In winter the beaches are bleak, battered by wild storms and overlooked by strange clifftop houses. It’s Daphne Du Maurier country, and you only have...
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Six Wintry SFF Romances That Will Melt Your Heart
When romance and snowflakes mingle in the air, we cuddle up with our loved ones. And there’s nothing better than a happily-ever-after combined with three of my greatest loves: genre fiction, mythology,...
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Winter Is for Rereading
The year is almost over, the wick burned down to the candle’s very dregs. The solstice is days away. Christmas, for those who celebrate, just a bit further in the distance. Everything feels very near...
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Cozy Up With 22 Chilly Winter Reads
With winter upon us (in the northern hemisphere, at least), you may find yourself settling down beneath the blankets with a mug of something hot and a good book or three. Some prefer to escape in...
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Five SFF Worlds Threatened by Endless Winter
Across the Earth’s northern hemisphere, many Western cultures celebrate the cooling year: fall with Halloween and Thanksgiving, the winter solstice with Christmas. The days grow shorter, the...
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Monsters, Snow, and Survival: Five Horror Stories Set During Winter
Snow can be magical, softly blanketing the landscape, making everything look beautiful and unreal. But snow and ice can also be dangerous and menacing, and in the hands of horror authors, cold weather...
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