Terry Brooks reflected on the Shannara series as The Sword of Shannara wraps filming, and later, the studio debuted a trailer at San Diego Comic-Con.

Speaking of Comic-Con, there were a lot of Expanse related happenings, which you should absolutely get caught up on.

She Who Brings Gifts, the film adaptation of M. R. Carey’s THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS (UK | US | ANZ), has also wrapped.

In more SF TV- and movie-related news, Terminator: Genisys is out and Jamie Sawyer has the low down on what to expect from Arnie’s latest, plus here’s a pretty great list by a pretty great guy of some space-based TV shows you should definitely be watching right now.

Are you a tetrachromat? Maybe the next Prism even? Chances are…likely not and here’s why.

There were a whole host of AMA’s on Reddit this month. Read through the archives below:

• Angus Watson author of AGE OF IRON (US | UK | ANZ)
• James S. A. Corey author of The Expanse series.
• Karen Miller author of THE INNOCENT MAGE (US | UK) and THE FALCON THRONE (US | UK | ANZ)
• D. J. Molles author of The Remaining series.

Several SF authors will be featured in this year’s Dispatches From The Future presented by Popular Science including our very own Kim Stanley Robinson, Ann Leckie, Will McIntosh, N. K. Jemisin, Seanan McGuire (aka Mira Grant) and James S. A. Corey. Check it out online or in their August issue.

Markus Heitz’s THE DWARVES (US | UK | ANZ)  has inspired a video game! Check out the teaser trailer for this upcoming tactical rpg.

NASA’s Kepler spacecraft may have just discovered Earth 2.0, but Kim Stanley Robinson says that interstellar colonization may not be the solution to all our problems. Check out the discussion on Science Friday.

Julius Thomas, Tight End for the Jacksonville Jaguars, has a list of recommended reads up at the Player’s Tribune including the Night Angel Trilogy and Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks.