November 2011
Goodreads First Reads: An Irish Country Christmas →
Enter for a chance to win a copy on Goodreads! About An Irish Country Christmas: Barry Laverty, M.B., is looking forward to his first Christmas in the cozy village of…
Nov 22nd
Goodreads First Reads: A War of Gifts →
Enter for a chance to win a copy on Goodreads! About War of Gifts: Orson Scott Card offers a Christmas gift to his millions of fans with this short novel set during Ender’s…
Nov 21st
Sisterhood of Dune Sweepstakes →
Sign up for the Tor/Forge Newsletter for a chance to win the following prize pack: Here’s your chance to win an advance reading copy of Sisterhood of Dune, the newest addition to the…
Nov 17th
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Shadows in Flight Prize Pack →
Sign up for the Tor/Forge Newsletter for a chance to win the following prize pack: Here’s your chance to win an advance reading copy of Shadows in Fight, the newest addition to the…
Nov 16th
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#TorChat November 2011 Sweepstakes →
We hoped you enjoyed today’s #Torchat and look forward to your participation next month. Many thanks to our special guest, Brandon Sanderson, for joining us online today. Five lucky…
Nov 14th
November #TorChat lineup revealed! →
You guessed right…it’s Brandon Sanderson month Tor Books (@torbooks) is thrilled to announce November’s #TorChat, part of a monthly series of genre-themed, hour-long chats created…
Nov 12th
Sisterhood of Dune Sweepstakes →
The Thanksgiving holiday is around the corner. It’s a perfect time settle in with a good book. So as a holiday treat we’re offering up five advance reading copies of Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Comment below to enter for a chance to win.
Nov 9th
New Releases: 11/8/2011 →
See upcoming releases. Filed under: New Releases
Nov 9th
The Thirteen Hallows Sweepstakes →
The Thirteen Hallows releases next month but we have a chance for you to win one of four advance reading copies now. Comment below to enter for a chance to win. NO PURCHASE…
Nov 8th
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Book Trailer: The Thirteen Hallows →
About The Thirteen Hallows: A new adult novel from Michael Scott and Colette Freedman… The Hallows. Ancient artifacts imbued with a primal and deadly power. But are they protectors of…
Nov 4th
My 14-Year-Old Self Might Take Issue with The... →
By Brandon Sanderson As we get ready for the release of The Alloy of Law, I find myself wondering what the teenage me would think of what I’m doing in this book. You see, I became…
Nov 3rd
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Oxen and Sociopaths: Writing Endurance →
By Jay Lake Green is one of my favorites of my own characters. She’s strong, fiercely independent to the point of being annoyingly pig-head, and very much her own woman. When I wrote…
Nov 2nd
All Hallow’s Read Sweepstakes: Deadtime Stories... →
Now something for a younger audience. We’ve got three great titles from Starscape Books here, and two of them haven’t even been released yet! First is Attack of the Vampire Weenies and Other…
Nov 2nd
New Releases: 11/1/11 →
See upcoming releases. Filed under: New Releases
Nov 2nd
All Hallow’s Read Sweepstakes: The First Days and... →
Nov 1st
October 2011
Announcing the 2011 World Fantasy Award Winners! →
The World Fantasy Awards have been given annually since 1975, to fantasy authors the world over, and are announced every year, appropriately, at the World Fantasy Awards Convention, which…
Oct 31st
George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards To Be Adapted... →
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that George R. R. Martin’s popular superhero anthology series Wild Cards is to be made into a movie by SyFy Films and Universal Pictures. Regular Tor.com…
Oct 30th
Oh No! My Plugs Are Worn Out! (A Guest Blog by... →
Howdy folks. I’m still taking a little break from posting but will be back next week. Meanwhile, my good pal, John “J.A.” Pitts, author of Black Blade Blues and Honeyed Words, is back with…
Oct 29th
Book Cover Smackdown! 'Sisterhood of Dune'... →
Calling all armchair art critics! It’s time once again for another Book Cover Smackdown! Here are today’s contenders… Your Mission (should you choose to accept it): Tell us…
Oct 28th
Goodreads First Reads: Betrayal by Robert... →
Enter for a chance to win a copy on Goodreads! About Betrayal: The Jack Nicholson filmThe Departed didn’t tell half of their story. A poor kid from the slums, Robert Fitzpatrick…
Oct 28th
io9’s 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time, 40-31... →
What is the scariest science fiction or fantasy film of all time? Which movies stand above the rest off all horror flicks as the most terrifying? The staff at io9 has painstakingly…
Oct 28th
Writing Excuses 6.21: Brainstorming From Story... →
We’ve done brainstorming casts before. This time we’ve prepared something quite a bit different. It’s different, in fact, because we prepared it — in advance, even. Producer Jordo provided your…
Oct 27th
Goodreads First Reads: Hard Knocks by Howie Carr →
Enter for a chance to win a copy on Goodreads! About Hard Knocks: Following the lead of Boston crime-thriller writers like Dennis Lehane and Chuck Hogan,New York Times …
Oct 27th
Ender’s Game Film Has a Release Date! →
Though no casting has taken place yet, the Ender’s Game film adaptation has just received a release date from Summit Entertainment. The Gavin Hood-directed jaunt will come out in theaters on…
Oct 27th
Win a copy of Brandon Sanderson's THE ALLOY OF... →
I have three copies of Brandon Sanderson’s The Alloy of Law up for grabs, courtesy of the folks at Tor Books! For more info about this title: Canada, USA, Europe. Here’s the…
Oct 26th
New Releases: 10/25/2011 →
See upcoming releases. Filed under: New Releases
Oct 26th
Join Tor Books’ Lev Rosen, with Ryan Britt &... →
Since Tor.com staffer Ryan Britt is too shy to mention it, let me shout it out loud. This Tuesday night he will be amongst a great line-up of writers at The Next Chapter’s Halloween edition of…
Oct 25th
Goodreads First Reads: Sisterhood of Dune by Brian... →
Enter for a chance to win a copy on Goodreads! About Sisterhood of Dune: It is eighty-three years after the last of the thinking machines were destroyed in the Battle of Corrin,…
Oct 24th
Welcome to Tor.com’s Monster Mash! →
In the days leading up to Halloween, ghosts, candy, and “sexy” costumes might start pervading your thoughts, but there’s something even more frightening lurking around the corner: monsters!…
Oct 24th
VIDEO: The Center for Fiction Celebrates Science... →
If you missed The Center for Fiction’s recent celebration of sf/f, check out these video goodies… Margaret Atwood on SF and the Human Imagination (All 3 Parts) Big Read: Utopia/Dystopia…
Oct 24th
A Conversation with Jonathan Case, Artist and... →
Jonathan Case is the artist and writer of Dear Creature, a charmingly off-beat graphic novel about a Shakespeare-loving sea creature and his quest for true love. An homage to the creature feature…
Oct 23rd
Daring to Delve into Deep Emotion: A Guest Blog... →
Howdy folks. Alas, I’m needing to take a little break. My father-in-law passed away unexpectedly in his sleep last weekend just four days after eulogizing his mother — Jen’s grandmother — at her…
Oct 23rd
October Books Bring Vampires, Magic, and A Trip To... →
Just in time for Halloween, this month’s new book releases bring vampires! High sorcery! And wine magic! Plus: new books from Terry Pratchett, N.K. Jemisin, Vernor Vinge, and Richard K….
Oct 22nd
Kitty's Greatest Hits →
I’ve been a Carrie Vaughn fan ever since I read Kitty and the Midnight Hour a few years back. At the time, no one really knew the author and her endearing protagonist, Kitty Norville, the…
Oct 22nd
Did Ursula Le Guin Change the Course of SFF? →
Only a brainwashed alien from a dimension in which creativity didn’t exist would be unaware that Ursula K. Le Guin is a prolific badass of a writer. But did she literally change both the fields…
Oct 21st
Cheating Death in SFF →
In some modern fantasy, death seems like a revolving door. Characters sacrifice themselves and die, and come alive again so fast that it feels like no cost. The trouble with this is that you’re…
Oct 20th
Grace Immaculate →
Presenting a new original story, “Grace Immaculate,” by science fiction author Gregory Benford. When we encountered the aliens, we thought we knew the story they were telling. But we were…
Oct 19th
Goodreads First Reads: EVE: Templar One by Tony... →
Enter for a chance to win a copy on Goodreads! About EVE: Templare One: “There will be neither compassion nor mercy; Nor peace, nor solace For those who bear witness to these…
Oct 19th
Some Fascinating Upcoming Books: A Little Brother... →
In a year or so, we’ll have some utterly mind-blowing books to read, judging from some of the recently announced book deals. Here are some of the newly announced book deals that we’re…
Oct 19th
Goodreads First Reads: The Thirteen Hallows by... →
Enter for a chance to win a copy on Goodreads! About The Thirteen Hallows: A new adult novel from Michael Scott and Colette Freedman… The Hallows. Ancient artifacts imbued with…
Oct 19th
Download Tor/Forge Author Voices Volume #3 →
Now available as a free download wherever ebooks are sold! For over three decades Tor and Forge have been proud to publish some of the most beloved and respected works of genre fiction. With this sampler, we are pleased to present a one-of-a-kind collection of articles written by our authors, along with excerpts of their books. We’re highlighting a cross-section of our exciting new and popular...
Oct 18th
The Gathering Storm Read-Through #49: Chapter 46... →
By Linda WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT Siuan seems politically clueless in this chapter. I know she is a mere foil to Egwene by this stage – a means to show Egwene in the…
Oct 16th
Real Steel and Other Futuristic Visions Of... →
For the most part, we’re used to seeing Hugh Jackman’s characters as champions in their fields, representing the pinnacle of human achievement: A superpowered mutant, a star magician, the…
Oct 15th
No Entry Title today. Just the GIRL OF NIGHTMARES... →
This showed up in my inbox unexpectedly. There’s no official release date yet, but I wasn’t waiting! I love just about everything about this, and I hope you do too! It’s from the same team…
Oct 14th
My New York Comic Con Schedule →
NYCC is this weekend, and I’ll be there Saturday only. Here’s my schedule. Hope to see you there! But if you live in the area and can’t make it to the convention, I’ll be back in November for the…
Oct 14th
#Not at NYCC 2011 Sweepstakes →
Tor Books is heading to New York Comic-Con! We hope to see many of you there. Stop by booth #945 to chat or participate in one of our many events and signings. But for those of you…
Oct 14th
SF Signal Mind Meld: Most recent recommended book →
SF Signal asked me, and a bunch of other writers, which recently read book we would recommend to our friends. My answer is there, along with many other interesting suggestions.
Oct 13th
Tor Books Announces Programming for New York Comic... →
Join us as we welcome New York Times bestselling authors Cory Doctorow and Brandon Sanderson, and meet some of the newest authors on our list as well. Opportunities abound at panels throughout…
Oct 13th
Eyes To See (Excerpt) →
Eyes to See, a brand new urban fantasy novel by Jospeh Nassise, comes out today from Tor Books, and we thought we would give you a taste of what awaits…. Jeremiah Hunt has been…
Oct 12th
New Releases: 10/11/2011 →
See upcoming releases. Filed under: News
Oct 11th