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$2.99 eBook Sale: Mystic by Jason Denzel

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opens in a new windowImage Placeholder of - 46The ebook edition of opens in a new windowMystic by Jason Denzel is on sale now for only $2.99! This offer will only last for a limited time, so order your copy today!

About Mystic: I called to the Myst, and it sent us you.

For hundreds of years, high-born nobles have competed for the chance to learn of the Myst. Powerful, revered, and often reclusive, Mystics have the unique ability to summon and manipulate the Myst: the underlying energy that lives at the heart of the universe. Once in a very great while, they take an apprentice, always from the most privileged sects of society. Such has always been the tradition-until a new High Mystic takes her seat and chooses Pomella AnDone, a restless, low-born teenager, as a candidate.

Commoners have never been welcomed among the select few given the opportunity to rise beyond even the highest nobility. So when Pomella chooses to accept the summons and journey to Kelt Apar, she knows that she will have more to contend with than the competition for the apprenticeship.

Breaking both law and tradition, Pomella undergoes three trials against the other candidates to prove her worthiness. As the trials unfold, Pomella navigates a deadly world of intolerance and betrayal, unaware that ruthless conspirators intend to make her suffer for having the audacity to seek to unravel the secrets of the Myst.

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Events / What's New

On the Road: Tor/Forge Author Events in December

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opens in a new windowTor/Forge authors are on the road in December! Once a month, we’re collecting info about all of our upcoming author events. Check and see who will be coming to a city near you:

Jason Denzel, opens in a new windowMystic

Saturday, December 12
Barnes & Noble
Also with Brandon Sanderson.
Orem, UT
2:00 PM

William Forstchen,  opens in a new windowOne Year After

Saturday, December 5
Books Unlimited
Franklin, NC
5:00 PM

Michael Livingston,  opens in a new windowThe Shards of Heaven

Saturday, December 8
The Citadel
Charleston, SC
6:30 PM

Saturday, December 19
Fiction Addiction
Also with Clay and Susan Griffith.
Greenville, SC
1:00 PM

Brandon Sanderson,  opens in a new windowShadows of Self

Saturday, December 12
Barnes & Noble
Also with Jason Denzel.
Orem, UT
2:00 PM

Catherynne M. Valente,  opens in a new windowRadiance

Friday, December 8
Letterpress Books
Portland, ME
6:00 PM

Fran Wilde,  opens in a new windowUpdraft

Friday, December 8
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
12:00 PM

Anne A. Wilson,  opens in a new windowHover

Friday, December 12
Tempe Public Library
Also with Donis Casey.
Tempe, AZ
2:00 PM

Friday, December 15
Desert Foothills Library
Also with Shona Patel.
Cave Creek, AZ
1:00 PM

Monday, December 21
Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center
Also with Shona Patel.
Scottsdale, AZ
12:30 PM

Sweepstakes

SFF Holiday Sweepstakes

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SFF Holiday Sweeps Collections

Want to make your shelves the envy of genre fans everywhere this holiday season? We’re offering the chance to win your choice of boxes of sci-fi or fantasy novels, from authors like John Scalzi, Brandon Sanderson, Elizabeth Bear, and more. Sign up for the Tor Newsletter for you chance to win now!

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What's New

Stories That Helped Me Find the Power Within

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opens in a new windowMystic by Jason Denzel
Written by opens in a new windowJason Denzel

Over the years, I’ve often described The Wheel of Time as being like a heavyweight boxing champ. It’s big, bulky, powerful, and capable to blasting you to the ground with a massive uppercut of prose and conflict. The upper echelon of characters command titanic powers, making them almost god-like in stature. Balefire roars from their hands. Mountains and oceans fall from the sky when they gesture. Whole armies move at their command. Even dreams submit to their will, making no enemy safe.

More than that, the story, 4 million words long, spreads across fourteen novels (plus a prequel), commanding respect. Nobody is soon going to usurp WoT’s crown as the biggest, most expansive epic of our time. Even George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire or Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive are unlikely to unseat the champ in terms of sheer volume.

Robert Jordan created a world that can be used as a textbook example of thorough world-building. (If you want evidence of that, look no further than opens in a new windowThe Wheel of Time Companion. Love it or hate it, if you can survive 14 rounds (err, novels) with it, The Wheel of Time will leave you flat on your ass.

You would think that, with all its heft, and given the mighty presence it’s played in my life, the WoT would be the most inspiring force behind my own writing. But you’d be wrong. It certainly plays a huge role—there’s no way, after living and breathing Jordan’s world for twenty years that it couldn’t influence me—but the book that I most often come back to as the one that lights me up from inside is Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea.

Where WoT is the reigning heavyweight champ, I’ve always seen Earthsea as that stoic kung-fu master who can floor you with a single finger. The book is only ten chapters long. Under 55,000 words in length. Yet the impact of Le Guin’s masterpiece is equal to the slam of Jordan’s magnum opus. With perfect prose, flawless style, and a timeless message that pierces straight to my heart, Le Guin crafted a story about a young man learning to become an apprentice wizard. About what it’s like to find power from within. And likewise, it’s about how our greatest enemies are ourselves.

Mystic is my response to those ideas. It draws inspiration from both Jordan and Le Guin while striving to be its own thing. This is my take on what it’s like to have to fight for your birthright when others would deny it to you. It’s about finding your true self, and in doing so, finding your inner heavyweight boxing, kung-fu master.

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Events / What's New

On the Road: Tor/Forge Author Events in November

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opens in a new windowTor/Forge authors are on the road in November! Once a month, we’re collecting info about all of our upcoming author events. Check and see who will be coming to a city near you:

Kendare Blake, opens in a new windowUngodly

Monday, November 2
opens in a new windowUniversity Bookstore
Also with Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM

Tuesday, November 3
opens in a new windowBarnes & Noble
Also with Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.
Lynnwood, PA
7:00 PM

Saturday, November 7
opens in a new windowWoodstock: Portland’s Book Festival
Toil and Trouble: Monsters, Witches, and Ghosts, Oh My! – also with Virginia Boecker, Paige McKenzie, McCormick Templeman, April Genevieve Tucholke, and Cat Winters.
Portland, OR
12:00 PM

Orson Scott Card, opens in a new windowGatefather

Tuesday, November 10
opens in a new windowBarnes & Noble
Greensboro, NC
7:00 PM

Adam Christopher, opens in a new windowMade to Kill

Tuesday, November 3
opens in a new windowKGB Bar
New York, NY
7:00 PM

Wednesday, November 11
opens in a new windowJoseph-Beth Booksellers
Lexington, KY
7:00 PM

Thursday, November 12
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Richmond, VA
6:30 PM

Friday, November 13
opens in a new windowThe Doylestown Bookshop
Doylestown, PA
6:30 PM

Saturday, November 14
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Chapel Hill, NC
6:00 PM

Jason Denzel, opens in a new windowMystic

Tuesday, November 3
opens in a new windowBarnes & Noble
Also with Michael Livingston, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons.
Mt. Pleasant, SC
7:00 PM

Wednesday, November 4
opens in a new windowUniversity Temple United Methodist Church
Also with Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons.
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM

Thursday, November 5
opens in a new windowBorderlands Books
Also with Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons.
San Francisco, CA
6:00 PM

Friday, November 6
opens in a new windowCopperfield’s Books
Also with Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons.
Petaluma, CA

Saturday, November 7
opens in a new windowVroman’s Bookstore
Also with Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons.
Pasadena, CA
6:00 PM

Sunday, November 8
opens in a new windowMysterious Galaxy
Also with Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons.
San Diego, CA
2:00 PM

Monday, November 9
opens in a new windowClark County Library
Also with Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons
Las Vegas, NV
7:00 PM

Tuesday, November 10
opens in a new windowJean Cocteau Cinema
Also with George R.R. Martin, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons.
Sante Fe, NM
7:00 PM

Wednesday, November 11
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Also with Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons.
Houston, TX
6:30 PM

Thursday, November 12
opens in a new windowAnderson’s Bookshop
Also with Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons.
Naperville, IL
7:00 PM

Saturday, November 14
opens in a new windowBarnes & Noble
Sacramento, CA
2:00 PM

Sunday, November 15
opens in a new windowTrent’s Bookshelf
Elk Grove, CA
2:00 PM

Saturday, November 28
opens in a new windowAvid Reader
Davis, CA
7:30 PM

Team Jordan, opens in a new windowThe Wheel of Time Companion

Tuesday, November 3
opens in a new windowBarnes & Noble
Also with Michael Livingston and Jason Denzel.
Mt. Pleasant, SC
7:00 PM

Wednesday, November 4
opens in a new windowUniversity Temple United Methodist Church
Also with Jason Denzel.
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM

Thursday, November 5
opens in a new windowBorderlands Books
Also with Jason Denzel.
San Francisco, CA
6:00 PM

Friday, November 6
opens in a new windowCopperfield’s Books
Also with Jason Denzel.
Petaluma, CA
7:00 PM

Saturday, November 7
opens in a new windowVroman’s Bookstore
Also with Jason Denzel.
Pasadena, CA
6:00 PM

Sunday, November 8
opens in a new windowMysterious Galaxy
Also with Jason Denzel.
San Diego, CA
2:00 PM

Monday, November 9
opens in a new windowClark County Library
Also with Jason Denzel.
Las Vegas, NV
7:00 PM

Tuesday, November 10
opens in a new windowJean Cocteau Cinema
Also with George R.R. Martin and Jason Denzel.
Sante Fe, NM
7:00 PM

Wednesday, November 11
opens in a new windowMurder by the Book
Also with Jason Denzel.
Houston, TX
6:30 PM

Thursday, November 12
opens in a new windowAnderson’s Bookshop
Also with Jason Denzel.
Naperville, IL
7:00 PM

Saturday, November 21
opens in a new windowQuail Ridge Books & Music
Raleigh, NC
4:00 PM

Michael Livingston, opens in a new windowShards of Heaven

Tuesday, November 3
opens in a new windowBarnes & Noble
Also with Jason Denzel, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons.
7:00 PM

Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear, An Apprentice to Elves

Tuesday, November 3
opens in a new windowPandemonium Books and Games
Cambridge, MA
7:00 PM

Michael Ransom, opens in a new windowThe Ripper Gene

Saturday, November 14
opens in a new windowThe College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ
2:00 PM

Monday, November 16
 opens in a new windowPenn Bookstore
Philadelphia, PA
6:00 PM

Hank Phillippi Ryan,  opens in a new windowWhat You See

Sunday, November 1
opens in a new windowBook Carnival
Orange, CA
3:00 PM

Tuesday, November 3
opens in a new windowPoisoned Pen
Scottsdale, AZ
7:00 PM

Monday, November 16
opens in a new windowBridgewater Library
Bridgewater, MA
6:30 PM

Tuesday, November 17
opens in a new windowTewksbury Public Library
Tewksbury, MA
7:00 PM

Wednesday, November 18
opens in a new windowAbington Public Library
Abington, MA
7:00 PM

Monday, November 30
opens in a new windowBookends
Winchester, MA
6:00 PM

Catherynne M. Valente,  opens in a new windowRadiance

Thursday, November 5
opens in a new windowThe Toadstool Bookshop
Milford, NH
6:30 PM

Sunday, November 8
opens in a new windowPhoenix Books
Burlington, VT
2:00 PM

Thursday, November 12
opens in a new windowGibson’s Bookstore
Concord, NH
7:00 PM

Anne A. Wilson, opens in a new windowHover

Saturday, November 7
opens in a new windowVelma Teague Branch Library
Glendale, AZ
1:00 PM

Wednesday, November 11
opens in a new windowChanging Hands Bookstore
Tempe, AZ
7:00 PM

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Excerpts

Sneak Peek: Mystic by Jason Denzel

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opens in a new windowMysticThe start of a new epic fantasy series by Jason Denzel, the founder of opens in a new windowDragonmount.

opens in a new windowMystic follows Pomella AnDone, a restless, low-born teenager who becomes a candidate for apprentice to the Mystics, a powerful group of people with the ability to manipulate the Myst: the energy that lives at the heart of the universe. Breaking law and tradition, Pomella undergoes trials against other candidates to prove her worthiness, but she must navigate a deadly world of intolerance and betrayal in the process of unraveling the secrets of the Myst. We hope you enjoy this excerpt.

CHAPTER ONE: SPRINGRISE

On the island of Moth, under a swollen moon, Pomella AnDone stormed out of her house, slamming the door behind her. She hurried, expecting Fathir’s yell to sound behind her. It was like waiting for thunder after a flash of lightning.

“You’re not a jagged noble!” he finally screamed from behind the door. “Cut your hair and know your place!”

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Sweepstakes

ARC Collection Sweepstakes

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We’ve got some fantastic fantasy titles coming this fall. Want to read some of them early? Sign up for the Tor Newsletter for your chance to win an amazing collection that includes, opens in a new windowShadows of Self, opens in a new windowDragon Coast, opens in a new windowMystic, and opens in a new windowDragon Heart!

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Author Features

The Turning of An Age, plus… Haiku

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The Turning of An Age, plus… Haiku

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Written by Jason Denzel

People ask me all the time what life after A Memory of Light will be like for me and Dragonmount.com. My answer is always the same: very little will change. The books will still be published, and new visitors will join our community. Conventions will still happen, and we’ll get the chance eventually, one way or another, to experience the series in video game or movie form. And there will be tidbits like the forthcoming River of Souls short story, and the Wheel of Time Encyclopedia. So don’t expect Dragonmount or the other major Wheel of Time communities to close anytime soon.

But that said, there’s no denying that an ending has arrived. These weeks leading up to January 8th are like the Last Days of the Third Age. The Age of the Books will wane, and give way to the new Age of…something else.

Like many of you, I’ve lived with this series a long time. I’ve already had the privilege of reading the end, and I’ve discussed it a few times already. I’ve had several months to adjust to a life where I know how the stories end—sometimes tragically—for characters I’ve read for nearly twenty years.

I will not spoil anything. I will not deny you your long-due experience of reading the final chapters for yourself. But I will, if you’ll indulge me, share with you some of my reactions to reading the final book, written in Haiku. Because really, who doesn’t enjoy Haiku?

Breathless I fall now
Away from this bedroom mine
Into theirs; Last time

The screams, the fury
Bleeding bone upon granite
Where has he led them?

Shined in silence once
Stone of impossibility
Dry her eyes for now

Cold the gaze and step
Breaks backs and hearts with thunder
With a name unknown

All at last are gone
He has come to prove them wrong
Oh so very wrong

Across the last note
A fleeting glimpse between us
I smile. And cry.

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From the Tor/Forge January Wheel of Time newsletter. Sign up to receive our newsletter via email.

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