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Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson, book five of The Stormlight Archive. Cover artwork by Michael Whelan.

Interview

Exclusive: Brandon Sanderson meant for parts of Wind and Truth to "make people uncomfortable"

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time stars spread the word about renewal petition

The Winds of Winter

Where all the Game of Thrones characters will be at the start of The Winds of Winter

Sci-Fi Movies and Shows

Review: Murderbot is a hilariously great adaptation that makes the most of its new medium

House of the Dragon

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Madeleine Madden (Egwene al’Vere), Ayoola Smart (Aviendha) in The Wheel of Time season 3 finale. Image: Prime Video.

WiC Weekly: May 4-10, 2025

Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO

Corlys Velaryon has some "real heroic moments" in House of the Dragon season 3

Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO

CEO cites House of the Dragon when celebrating HBO, commits to one-episode-per-week model

House of the Dragon season 2

Losing Eve Best (Rhaenys Targaryen) on House of the Dragon was "wrenching" for her castmates

Fantasy Movies & Shows

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Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn: Wax & Wayne #2).

Brandon Sanderson has been waiting 20 years to write Ghostbloods, his third Mistborn series (Exclusive)

Elden Ring

Here's who should be cast in the rumored Elden Ring movie

2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards - Special Access Arrivals

Tom Felton to appear in new Harry Potter TV show?

Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon) in The Last Kingdom Season 4

4 fantasy book series to read if you loved The Last Kingdom

Sci-Fi Movies & Shows

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Photograph by Liane Hentscher/HBO

The Last of Us season 2: The cordyceps are airborne, what now?

Bella Ramsey (Ellie) in The Last of Us season 2 Episode 5

Ellie peers over the edge in a solid new episode of The Last of Us, "Feel Her Love"

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5 SyFy shows that need a reboot or revival

Star Wars: Andor Season 2, episode 8, "Who Are You?" with K-2SO. Image Credit: StarWars.com

10 Easter Eggs in Andor season 2 Episodes 7-9 you may have missed

All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries #1). Image: Tordotcom.

Books

WiC Reads: The Murderbot Diaries #1, "All Systems Red"

Game of Thrones

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Photograph by Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner marvels at the return of dire wolves

Image: George R.R. Martin — Not A Blog

7 best scenes and characters from "A Game of Thrones" cut from season 1

Pedro Pascal (Joel) in The Last of Us season 2. Photograph by Liane Hentscher/HBO.

Is The Last of Us HBO's "successor" to Game of Thrones?

Bella Ramsey.photo: courtesy of HBO

When Bella Ramsey helped Kit Harington with his lines on Game of Thrones

Editorial

Anthony Molinari as Lt. Houseman, Keir Gilchrist as Pierce, Jasmin Walker as the Governor Charlie Byrd, Dascha Polanco as Narvaez - The Walking Dead: Dead City _ Season 2, Episode 2 - Photo Credit: Robert Clark/AMC

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead: Dead City review: Episode 202, "Another Shitty Lesson"

Josha Stradowski (Rand al’Thor) in The Wheel of Time season 3 finale. Image: Prime Video.

The Wheel of Time

Is The Wheel of Time TV show increasing sales of the original books?

Star Wars: Andor Season 2, episode 9, "Welcome to the Rebellion" with Mon Mothma. Image Credit: StarWars.com

Star Wars

Star Wars: Andor season 2 strikes a powerful blow with Episodes 7-9

Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced) in The Last of Us season 2

The Last of Us

I'm surprised The Last of Us is sticking this close to the structure of the game

Kaitlyn Dever (Abby) in The Last of Us season 2

Editorial

Did revealing Abby's backstory early in The Last of Us season 2 make the story worse?

Fantasy author Joe Abercrombie

Books

Interview: Joe Abercrombie talks The Devils, grimdark fantasy humor, Best Served Cold and more

Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Bob (Lewis Pullman), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbour), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan)in Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS*. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. © 2025 MARVEL.

Marvel

Thunderbolts* review: Florence Pugh wears Yelena Belova's pain like skin

Noma Dumezweni (Mensah) and David Dastmalchian (Gurathin) from Apple TV+'s new sci-fi series Murderbot

Sci-Fi Movies and Shows

Murderbot stars tell us about Doctor Mensah, Gurathin, and why their sci-fi show is like nothing else on TV

Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan - The Walking Dead: Dead City _ Season 2) - Photo Credit: Robert Clark/AMC

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead: Dead City review: Episode 201, "Power Equals Power"

Josha Stradowski (Rand al’Thor) in The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time book club: Rand battles saidin and Asha'man in 'Winter's Heart'

The Last of Us season 2 on HBO and Max

The Last of Us

Ellie and Dina's love story rises above the fray in The Last of Us season 2, Episode 4

Alexander Skarsgård in Apple TV+'s Murderbot.

Sci-Fi Movies and Shows

10 sci-fi and fantasy shows to watch in May 2025