Now you can find out. We've got an exclusive excerpt from the new novelization of The Man of Steel, by veteran media tie-in author Greg Cox. Get a look inside Jor-El's head as he outwits General Zod's goons and prepares to send his only son to another planet.

The Logan's Run movie has been in the pipeline for years — and it was starting to look as though this classic dystopian tale was going to be stuck in development hell forever. But at least now there's some movement.

Check out this story of a super-assassin versus a magical thief with demonic powers, by up-and-coming fantasy author Django Wexler. Warning: You'll probably be hooked on Wexler's insane "flintlock fantasy" worldbuilding. Luckily, this is a prequel to Wexler's new novel The Thousand Names.

Will World War Z be the zombie apocalypse movie we deserve? We'll find out in a few days — but in the meantime, you have to admit some of the scenes of rampaging zombie mobs look pretty intense. And here's some stark, thrilling concept art showing just where those images come from.

In June, we're reading Lauren Beukes' intense time-traveling serial killer novel The Shining Girls. (Our review of it is here.) We'll meet July 2 to discuss it, and we hope Beukes will join us later that week for a discussion!

True Blood is BAAAAAaaaaaaack! And we're so excited. Here it is — the first super spoilery recap to the 6th season premiere episode stuffed to the brim with HOT VAMPIRE BOOK READING ACTION.

At long last, Ray Bradbury's masterpiece about faith, history and human nature, The Martian Chronicles, has been published in Iran.

I don't know what's cooler: That someone drew such amazing Game of Thrones fan art at their office, or that the cleaning staff left it there when they erased everything else. There are a lot of Stark supporters lurking in corporate America.

Jules Verne is one of the best-known authors who ever lived. A record 300 movies, TV shows and plays have been based on his work and more are on their way. But although everyone knows Jules Verne much of what they know is wrong.

Just a month before his passing, Iain M. Banks did a final interview with the Guardian, and it's a must-read in general. In particular, he answers one of the great longstanding questions about his Culture novels: why didn't he ever write a novel about the fall of the Culture, his massive spacefaring civilization?