Tor.com's Great Reread Series

[Coír Draoi Ceítien]

Sometimes I just love to get lost on a website and see everything it has to say. Also, I like to find other opinions on things I enjoy, some of them confirming previously held notions and others shedding a new light on them. With all that in mind I'd like to draw your attention to one of the premiere websites for talking about fantasy and science fiction, Tor.com. Now Tor is a pretty well-respected publisher of speculative fiction, but their site is more of a catch-all for every type of media, with news and updates on current events, and I seriously suggest you check it out - I've linked a few times to them in the past.

What's gotten my attention personally is their Great Reread sections, where a specific contributor or two will cover the works of a significant writer in the field over a variable amount of time (it depends on the lengths of the works). I have to admit to not reading everything very closely as of this posting, but I have everything set aside on my Favorites, and I thought I would share them here as they seem pertinent to our discussions. I love how so many of these go in depth into a work and pick it apart, some more than others - there are those works that are covered wholly in a single post and others that go chapter by chapter. I should also point out that not all of these are technically complete; some are still in progress or have even just begun, and others stop at a certain point, whether the work in question is too long or it was never the intent of the authors to cover every entry in the series. I know that many of you probably have a lot less time on your hands than I do, and I understand that, but they're always around, so if you're ever curious, here's where you can find them for future reference.

Here's what they cover up to now:

-There and Back Again...Again: The Hobbit Reread by Kate Nevpeu (https://www.tor.com/series/the-hobbit-reread/)
-The Lord of the Rings Reread by Kate Nevpeu (https://www.tor.com/series/lotr-reread/)
-The Silmarillion Primer by Jeff LaSala (https://www.tor.com/series/the-silmarillion-primer/)*
-The Harry Potter Reread by Emily Asher-Perrin (https://www.tor.com/series/the-harry-potter-reread/)**
-The Chronicles of Amber Reread by Rajan Khanna (https://www.tor.com/series/chronicles-of-amber-reread/)
-The Elric Reread by Karin L. Kross (https://www.tor.com/series/the-elric-reread-on-torcom/)
-Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer (https://www.tor.com/series/rereading-the-vorkosigan-saga/)
-The Great Stephen King Reread by Grady Hendrix (https://www.tor.com/series/the-great-stephen-king-reread/)
-The Lovecraft Reread by Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth (https://www.tor.com/series/the-lovecraft-reread/)
-Rereading Shannara by Aidan Moher (https://www.tor.com/series/rereading-shannara/)
-The Wheel of Time Reread by Leigh Butler (https://www.tor.com/series/wot-reread/)
-Magic & Good Madness: A Neil Gaiman Reread (https://www.tor.com/series/neil-gaiman-reread/)
-Advanced Reading in Dungeons & Dragons by Mordicai Knode and Tim Callahan (https://www.tor.com/series/advanced-readings-in-dungeons-dragons/)
-Travels in Fairyland: Oz Reread by Mari Ness (https://www.tor.com/series/oz-reread/)
-Travels in Fairyland: Narnia by Mari Ness (https://www.tor.com/series/travels-in-fairyland-narnia/)
-Malazan Reread of the Fallen by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter (https://www.tor.com/series/malazan-reread-of-the-fallen/)
-Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Reread by Kate Nevpeu (https://www.tor.com/series/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell-reread/)
-Patrick Rothfuss Reread by Jo Walton (https://www.tor.com/series/patrick-rothfuss-reread/)
-Rereading Katherine Kurtz by Judith Tarr (https://www.tor.com/series/rereading-katherine-kurtz/)
-The Temeraire Reread by Kate Nevpeu (https://www.tor.com/series/the-temeraire-reread/)
-Dragonriders of Pern Reread by Mari Ness (https://www.tor.com/series/dragonriders-of-pern-reread/)
-Disney Read-Watch by Mari Ness (https://www.tor.com/tag/disney-read-watch/)
-The Great Alan Moore Reread by Tim Callahan (https://www.tor.com/series/the-great-alan-moore-reread/)
-Rereading Frank Herbert's Dune by Emily Asher-Perrin (https://www.tor.com/series/rereading-frank-herberts-dune/)
-Rereading The Handmaid's Tale by Natalie Zutter (https://www.tor.com/series/rereading-the-handmaids-tale/)
-A Read of Ice and Fire by Leigh Butler (https://www.tor.com/features/series/a-read-of-ice-and-fire/)
-Rereading Gene Wolfe by Fabio Fernandes (https://www.tor.com/series/rereading-gene-wolfe/)
-The Great C. S. Lewis Reread by Matt Mikalatos (https://www.tor.com/series/the-great-c-s-lewis-reread/)
-The Way of Kings Reread by Michael Pye and Carle Engle-Laird (https://www.tor.com/series/the-way-of-kings-reread-on-torcom/)
-Words of Radiance Reread by Alice Arneson and Carle Engle-Laird (https://www.tor.com/series/words-of-radiance-reread-on-torcom/)
-Edgedancer Reread by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther (https://www.tor.com/series/edgedancer-reread-brandon-sanderson/)
-Oathbringer Reread by Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther (https://www.tor.com/series/oathbringer-reread-brandon-sanderson/)
-Gideon the Ninth Reread by Liberty Hardy (https://www.tor.com/series/gideon-the-ninth-reread/)
-Ursula K. Le Guin Reread by Sean Guyles (https://www.tor.com/tag/ursula-k-le-guin-reread/)


Yeah....that's a LOT of reading. Maybe some of you have read these books, and if so, give these articles a read when you have the time - it might really be worth it to give them a second glance! For what you're unfamiliar with, you can either read the articles ahead of time to get a feel of what you want to check out or keep them on hold and read the books first, THEN come back for analysis. Either way, I hope you get a lot of fun out of this.



*As a follow-up, check out Megan N. Fontenont's The People of Middle-earth (https://www.tor.com/tag/people-of-middle-earth/) and Jeff LaSala's Deep Delvings into Middle-earth (https://www.tor.com/tag/deep-delvings-into-middle-earth/)
**Also check out Potterpalooza on Tor.com (https://www.tor.com/series/potterpalooza-on-torcom/)

NOTE: Updated to include the latest rereads