Blogging Roundup: 2 June to 1 August 2020

The Wertzone

News

THE DRAGON PRINCE wins an Emmy Award

BABYLON 5 fan re-renders shots in HD using original assets

Steven Erikson resumes work on delayed MALAZAN novel

Netflix confirms a live-action WITCHER spin-off series is in development

Patrick Rothfuss's editor confirms she is yet to read a single word of THE DOORS OF STONE

THE DRAGON PRINCE renewed for four more seasons

First trailer for HIS DARK MATERIALS Season 2 released

Obsidian announce new fantasy CRPG, AVOWED

Maria Doyle Kennedy's role on THE WHEEL OF TIME TV series revealed

Rumour: Donald Glover to return as Lando Calrissian in STAR WARS TV series

Cancelled GAME OF THRONES spinoff details leaked

Casting begins for Netflix's THE SANDMAN TV series

George R.R. Martin provides surprise updates on THE WINDS OF WINTER

Amazon announces new WHEEL OF TIME castmembers

GAME OF THRONES spinoff confirms Dance of Dragons setting

Valve tease next-generation HALF-LIFE game

THE LAST KINGDOM renewed for a fifth season

FALLOUT TV series in development at Amazon with WESTWORLD showrunners

Sales of THE WITCHER books pass 15 million

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS gets airdate

Scott Lynch and Elizabeth Bear named in SFF misconduct allegations

New, definitive LORD OF THE RINGS 20th anniversary edition in the planning stages

SFF field rocked by multiple allegations of improper behaviour and abuse

CD Projekt Red unveil new CYBERPUNK 2077 trailer and announce Netflix tie-in series

Marvel announce first WARHAMMER 40,000 comic

The best space combat game of all time has a new modding portal

Production of THE EXPANSE impacted by misconduct allegations

Apple releases first trailer for its FOUNDATION TV series

Animated JUDGE DREDD TV series in development

New STAR WARS dogfighting game announced

Creative Assembly hint at WITCHER and MIDDLE-EARTH TOTAL WAR video games

Richard Adams Estate wins back film and TV rights to WATERSHIP DOWN

Yoko Kanno to score the Netflix COWBOY BEBOP series

Reviews

Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

Freespace 2

Black Sails: Season 1

Conflict Freespace: The Great War & The Silent Threat

Desperados III

Watchmen: The Limited Series

The Breadwinner

Double Eagle by Dan Abnett

Black KkKlansman

Articles

The Hugo Awards 2020: Or How Not to Run an Awards Ceremony

The Grand WINDS OF WINTER Update Post

RIP Joel Schumacher

Gratuitous Lists: The Command & Conquer Games, Ranked

RIP Carlos Ruiz Zafón

RIP Ian Holm

Franchise Familiariser: Command & Conquer

Leaving Money on the Table: Why is there almost no new D&D fiction being published?

Atlas of Ice and Fire

Forgotten Realms Atlas: A New Map of Faerûn

Forgotten Realms Atlas: A Map of Maztica

Forgotten Realms Atlas: A Map of Zakhara

Forgotten Realms Atlas: A Map of Kara-Tur

Stellar Cartography: The Maps of Freespace

Patreon

Sequence Complete: The Acts of Caine by Matt Woodring Stover

Recommending SF for Fantasy Fans: Babylon 5

Dragonmount

The Wheel of Television: Min, Elayne &...Dana?

The Wheel of Television: The Season 1 Budget