{"id":7044,"date":"2024-02-19T00:03:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T06:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/?p=7044"},"modified":"2024-02-17T12:33:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T18:33:53","slug":"tor-coms-new-website-reactor-worth-visiting-and-not-just-for-its-stories-about-the-prometheus-award-and-prometheus-winning-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lfs.org\/blog\/tor-coms-new-website-reactor-worth-visiting-and-not-just-for-its-stories-about-the-prometheus-award-and-prometheus-winning-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Tor.com\u2019s new website Reactor worth visiting \u2013 and not just for its stories about the Prometheus Award and Prometheus-winning fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tor Published Group, one of the major sf\/fantasy publishers, has redesigned and renamed its Tor.com website to reflect the online magazine\u2019s independence and enhanced publisher neutrality.<\/p>\n

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Libertarian Futurist Society members should keep track of the new website, now named Reactor.<\/p>\n

And not only for its broad coverage for 15 years of \u201cSFF (science fiction and fantasy) books and pop culture.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn addition to the daily commentary on science fiction, fantasy, and related subjects that readers have come to expect, the site will also now cover all aspects of genre, including horror, romance and and more, from a wide range of writers from all corners of the genre world, creating a true pop culture destination,\u201d according to the TOR announcement.<\/p>\n

Since its founding in 2008, the website (now at https:\/\/reactormag.com<\/a>) has become well known not only for its reviews and commentary on novels, stories, anthologies, movies and TV series within the broad SFF realm, but also for occasionally sharing short fiction (some of which has gone on to win Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy awards) and hosting discussions of the field.<\/p>\n

HOW THE WEBSITE COVERS THE PROMETHEUS AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

LFS members may recall the website publishing in 2019 one of the most sympathetic and admiring articles in LFS history about the Prometheus Awards and its surprisingly diverse track record.<\/p>\n

James Davis Nicoll\u2019s article, \u201c40 Years of the Prometheus Award,<\/a>\u201d described the award as \u201can interesting case \u2026 The results are as remarkable as the award’s longevity \u2026 the LFS ranges far outside the borders of conventional American libertarian thought \u2026 with equally diverse selections on the nominee lists.\u2026 Following this particular award can be rewarding for readers of all stripes.”<\/p>\n

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Who will win the next Prometheus Award for Best Novel in 2024?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So the Prometheus itself – one of the oldest continually presented awards in the sf\/fantasy field after the Hugos and the Nebulas – is rightfully part of the online magazine\u2019s overall coverage.<\/p>\n

Some of the magazine’s thoughtful and insightful comparative-literature essays, commentaries and discussions are of further interest to LFS members when they happen to include Prometheus-winning writers and any works (whether recognized by our award yet or not) with more anti-authoritarian and libertarian themes.<\/p>\n

Occasionally, such references inspire interesting Prometheus Blog posts or are worth mentioning here as a sign of the continuing pop-cultural relevancy of \u201clibertarian SFF\u201d, so please bring to our attention<\/a> any you come across as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

If the past track record of reviews and comparative-literature essays on Tor.com is any guide, Reactor will continue to be one of the websites to visit (along with online booksellers and publishers) \u2013 especially when LFS members and Prometheus judges are looking around to find potentially eligible fiction that fits our awards\u2019 distinctive dual focus, at once literary and thematic.<\/p>\n

WHY THEY RENAMED TOR.COM<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rebranding of Tor.com eliminates a \u201cvery confusing name\u201d and distingushes Reactor from Tor Books, Tordotcom Publishing, and even the TOR browser, \u201c3 things that we are not!\u201d according to the news release.<\/p>\n

The name reactor was chosen for several reasons. The word (which has \u201ctor\u201d in it as a bonus) refers to spaceship components but also reflects the goal of \u201creacting\u201d to genre fiction and related pop culture with articles and essays, according to the release.<\/a><\/p>\n

Happily, the rebrand doesn’t eliminate Stubby, the stubby rocketship (pictured above) that’s become the lovable image of the online magazine.<\/p>\n

* Reactor can be found across social media, including Instagram (@reactorSFF<\/a>), Threads (@reactorSFF<\/a>), X (@reactormag<\/a>), BlueSky (@reactorsff.bsky.social<\/a>), and Facebook (Reactor Magazine<\/a>).<\/p>\n

P.S. Did you know that the Libertarian Futurist Society has its own Facebook page<\/a>? Check it out!<\/p>\n

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IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Prometheus winners:\u00a0<\/strong>For the full list of Prometheus winners, finalists and nominees \u2013 including the annual Best Novel and Best Classic Fiction (Hall of Fame) categories and occasional Special Awards \u2013 visit the enhanced\u00a0Prometheus Awards page<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on the LFS website, which now includes convenient links to all published essay-reviews in our Appreciation series explaining why each of more than 100 past winners since 1979 fits the awards\u2019 distinctive dual focus.<\/p>\n

* Read \u201cThe Libertarian History of Science Fiction,\u201d<\/strong><\/a>an essay in the international magazine\u00a0Quillette<\/em>\u00a0that favorably highlights the Prometheus Awards, the Libertarian Futurist Society and the significant element of libertarian sf\/fantasy in the evolution of the modern genre.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>*\u00a0Watch <\/strong>videos of past Prometheus Awards ceremonies (including the recent 2023 ceremony with inspiring and amusing speeches by Prometheus-winning authors Dave Freer and Sarah Hoyt),Libertarian Futurist Society panel discussions with noted sf authors and leading libertarian writers, and other LFS programs on the Prometheus Blog\u2019s\u00a0Video page.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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*\u00a0Join us! <\/em><\/strong>To help sustain the Prometheus Awards and support a cultural and literary strategy to appreciate and honor freedom-loving fiction,join<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0the Libertarian Futurist Society, a non-profit all-volunteer association of freedom-loving sf\/fantasy fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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