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Rocket Fuel
Rocket Fuel: Some of the Best From Tor.com Non-Fiction | Bridget McGovern, Chris Lough
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A collection of some of the best feature articles from Tor.coms 10 year history as an online sci-fi/fantasy literature magazine. Read: - An intimate moment under the covers that bloomed into a lifetime lived through sci-fi/fantasy. - A fierce defense of fan fiction. - The history of Wheel of Time author Robert Jordan, and the story of the reader who had her future rewritten in turn. - A deeply unwise thought experiment that explains how centaurs eat. - The story of one writers amazing day, starting out on her last dime and ending with her somehow hugging her idol, Terry Pratchett. - And much more! Rocket Fuel: Some of the Best From Tor.com Non-Fiction features essays from Seanan McGuire, Ursula Vernon, Jo Walton, Nisi Shawl, Kate Elliott, Becky Chambers, Kai Ashante Wilson, Sarah Gailey, Grady Hendrix, Judith Tarr, Lish McBride, Emily Asher-Perrin, Ryan Britt, Leah Schnelbach, Natalie Zutter, Molly Templeton, and more! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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I meant to make this nonfiction anthology my in between book, but nearly every piece spoke to my soul and I finished it in a day. It's a thoughtful, diverse selection of what Tor.com has to offer, and since it's currently free you should absolutely nab it if you've any interest in SFF-focused literary criticism.

Special shout out to Brit Mandelo's 4-part essay on the Raven Cycle. It's one of the best things I've read this year, full stop.

xicanti Also of note: many of these essays are LONG, so this anthology is especially valuable if you're like me and you hate reading lengthy stuff on your computer or phone. 6y
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Gonna start my day with an essay or two from ROCKET FUEL, the Tor.com nonfiction collection.

It's been a stressful week and I don't know how much time I'll be able to spend on the #reversereadathon today, but I hope I can lose myself in a book or two. Anxiety's been kicking me hard these last few days and I've messed up so, so often, which of course makes it worse. Maybe it'll help if I fight some fictional characters' battles instead of my own.

TobeyTheScavengerMonk I got Rocket Fuel too! Been enjoying it. I remember when this one was on the site. Also “How Do Centaurs Sleep?” 6y
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