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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is The Island by T.M. Wright, a 1998 horror novel about a remote lakeside inn staying open in the winter. The cover art is by Hector Garrido, who also illustrated covers for Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is The Golden Fool by Robin Hobb! This US Edition of book two in the Tawny Man Trilogy was illustrated by Stephen Youll.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Midnight! This horror short story collection was edited by Charles L. Grant and featured works from authors like Ramsey Campbell, Janet Fox, and William F. Nolan

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy! This illustration is by Pauline Ellison

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A survivor of the Martian war and its apocalyptic aftermath attempts to put the past to rest while raising his young son in the world that remains. This Wednesday. "After the Tripods" by Dale Bailey! Art by @jdombrowski.bsky.social Edited by @datlow.bsky.social

An enormous metallic beast stalks through a field of red vines while planes fly overhead

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is The Armageddon Rag by George RR Martin! Before there was Game of Thrones, Martin wrote a fantasy/mystery meditation on rock music. The cover artist is Milton Charles.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

what an aesthetically pleasing hand-drawn graphic of the books we've reviewed at Reactor recently who drew this

Slide 1: Text reads “Book Reviews; Reactor Magazine; August 24th - September 15th” over a hand-drawn stack of books: Among the Thorns by Jennifer K. Lambert, Find Me Way Down to You by Julian Winters, Offerings for Ordinary Gods by Ali Trotta, She Haunts Me Still by De Elizabeth, Brides by Charlotte Cross, and The Red Sacrament by Sara Hinkley

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Stowaway to Mars by John Wyndham writing as John Beynon! Chris Foss illustrated this edition's cover

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Connie Willis's 1994 short story collection Impossible Things! John Jude Palencar illustrated the cover

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

An American family vacationing in a formerly war-torn country encounters the echoes of the city's recent past as it bleeds into the present... Next week. "Occupants" by @stevetem.bsky.social! Art by @owengent.bsky.social Edited by @datlow.bsky.social

Four shadowy figures sit under an umbrella on the beach. One figure is turned to us, eyes glowing, as a red and black sky bears down on them

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is The Thief's Gamble by Juliet E. McKenna! This edition was illustrated by Geoff Taylor

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Did you know we are giving away FOUR (4) books on our Instagram page to THREE (3) people??? Our 10K Giveaway ends tonight–go enter while you still can!

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A neurauditor must find out why three artifical minds–a military drone controller, a counseling chatbot, and a dating app–are failing in their jobs. Next week. "Audit of the Collapse and Convalescence of Minds" by @renanbernardo.com Art - @mirkoilic.bsky.social Editor - @annvandermeer.bsky.social

A woman's crying face overlaps with a blankly staring robot

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

As we enter the 'ber months, we lay down our dusty scrolls and sacred candles and somberly pose the question to you, dear reader...which Gothic protagonist do you identify with best?

The words "Which Gothic Protagonist Are You?" hovers over four quadrants: Haunted Scholar, Tortured Heroine, Wretched Beast, and Lovesick Fool, each accompanied by a collection of strange and mysterious objects

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke! This 1973 first edition was illustrated by Hal Seigel.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

playing dress-up with murderbot but it's not a huge fan

Picture of Alexander Skarsgård wearing a shirt that says "Alexander Skarsgård is a sexy bitch"

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Rhapsody by Elizabeth Haydon! This edition was illustrated by Spanish artist Luis Royo, who also created covers for Heavy Metal magazine.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

mhm mhm and let me not forget my big hat

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Rider at the Gate by CJ Cherryh! This first edition cover was illustrated by Ciruelo Cabral

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Alamut by Judith Tarr! This 1989 Crusades-era historical fantasy was illustrated by Thomas Canty.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In the late 1950's, a Hollywood fixer undertakes an epic quest to form a fellowship of actors who will film a series of novels that cannot be filmed. Next week. "Turned All to Silver Screens" by @madelineashby.bsky.social at Reactor! Art by Megan Inghram Edited by @annvandermeer.bsky.social

An eye stares out of a box TV set, hovering over a man in a cape, a man holding a sword, and a woman with a white and yellow gown

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Widow's Bay has won the Television Critics Award for Outstanding New Program! But mostly importantly I need Kevin Carroll's Babadook at the Grown-Ups Drinking Wine Vibe shirt @tvcritics.org

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It's time to let our Patricias out into the world and run free. Congratulations to Kate O'Flynn on winning the Television Critics Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy for Widow's Bay! @tvcritics.org

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Rhea Seehorn takes home the Television Critics Award for Individual Achievement in Drama in Pluribus! @tvcritics.org

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Widow's Bay takes home the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, and Matthew Rhys is definitely not cursed @tvcritics.org #WidowsBay

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Heated Rivalry has won the TCA Award for Program of the Year!! 🎉🏒🎉 @tvcritics.org

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson! This 1989 edition was illustrated by Steve Crisp

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Senior Books Editor @cxorlando.bsky.social has the new SFF books hookup 😎

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson! This 1959 first edition was published through The Viking Press, though the cover artist is unknown.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Reactor Social Media Manager liked this book and would like more similar to it

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier! This edition was illustrated by John Jude Palencar, who also created covers for Octavia Butler, Ursula K Le Guin, and Stephen King.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Following a terrible attack on an Antarctic city, a man races across Mars to get access to a satellite that will allow him to see if his loved ones are still alive. Next week. "The Fastest Martian Mile" by Thoraiya Dyer! Art by @westonweiart.bsky.social Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social

A figure in a spacesuit sprints along a Martian road, colorful smoke trailing behind him.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany! The first edition of this science fiction novel about identity and linguistics was illustrated by Jerome Podwil

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Today is August 4, 2026". Happy "There Will Come Soft Rains" Day!

"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Today's Classic Cover is Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip! This edition of book three in the Riddle Master trilogy was illustrated by Michael Mariano.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A creature wearing a woman's body becomes a lonely man's girlfriend, but the woman suit and his interest start to rot... Next week. "Not Like Other Girls" by @ghoulpus.bsky.social at Reactor! Art by A.W. Sommers Edited by @annvandermeer.bsky.social

A woman whose faces explodes into crustaceans and tentacles

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Last week, we shared an American edition of Katharine Kerr's Daggerspell. Today, we're showing off the UK edition! This version came from the now-defunct publisher Grafton, and has a gorgeous cover by artist Geoff Taylor

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge! The first edition was illustrated by Bob Eggleton

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Guy Gavriel Kay's 1995 novel The Lions of Al-Rassan! The first edition was illustrated by Gerard Gauci

The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr! This edition was illustrated by Keith Parksinson

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A translator is forced to confront whether or not she has become an unwitting collaborator with the people who have invaded her home when she translates important religious texts...perhaps too well. Next week. "Into Your Sun-Blessed Life" by @visyap.bsky.social!

A redheaded woman stands in front of a shadowed figure. Matching white and yellow swirls hover over their foreheads

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

One of fantasy's chicest subgenres, Gaslamp Fantasy often (but not always) pulls from the Victorian and Edwardian periods and adds something...extra! That might be dragons. Or it might be fae. Or it might be Mr. Norrell. What are your gaslamp fantasy favorites?

Six books on a black background with the words “Gaslamp Fantasy” in white text. The books are Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke; Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeanette Ng; A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan; His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik; Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho; and Half A Soul by Olivia Atwater

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Crash by JG Ballard, illustrated by Chris Foss. This novel about people who are sexually attracted to car crashes inspired a David Cronenberg movie of the same name

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