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#ICYMI- A Recap of TorCon 2020

June 15, 2020May 17, 2024Rachel Taylor1 Comment

We are so grateful to everyone who joined us for TorCon 2020, and we hope you had as much fun as we did!

If you’re bummed you couldn’t make it to all of the activities, don’t worry, we’ve got your back. You can see the recordings of almost all of TorCon plus some short recaps below!

On the first day of TorCon, Christopher Paolini ( opens in a new windowTo Sleep in a Sea of Stars) and Brandon Sanderson ( opens in a new windowRhythm of War) chatted about writing fantasy and science fiction, writing veeerrry long books, steak, and finding truth in fiction. Their event was only available at TorCon, but you’ll get a chance to see their conversation again this fall!

Later on, V. E. Schwab ( opens in a new windowThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) and Neil Gaiman ( opens in a new windowThe Annotated American Gods) came together live and in conversation. It was beautiful and inspiring and we stan two legends and we weren’t crying it was just raining directly over our faces.

Rewatch below through Crowdcast:

Nothing pairs better with brunch than books. So we grabbed a brunch cocktail and joined The Calculating Stars author Mary Robinette Kowal for a balanced brunchfest of book talk…and a sneak peek at her upcoming “Lady Astronauts” novel, The Relentless Moon. Books & Brunch was moderated by Den of Geek contributor Natalie Zutter.

Rewatch now via Crowdcast:

Authors can take inspiration from anything to write stories, and we got a special inside look into how some of our favorite authors did when WE were the inspiration. At Saturday’s Chaotic Communal Storytime, K. A. Doore ( opens in a new windowThe Unconquered City), S. L. Huang ( opens in a new windowCritical Point, opens in a new windowBurning Roses), Arkady Martine ( opens in a new windowA Memory Called Empire), and Kit Rocha ( opens in a new windowDeal With the Devil) used audience writing prompts to create a brand new story—filled with MURDER, of course.

Rewatch now via Facebook Live!

Books are portals to different worlds, or so people say—but what exactly goes into creating those worlds? We joined P. Djèlí Clark ( opens in a new windowRing Shout), Charlotte Nicole Davis ( opens in a new windowThe Good Luck Girls), Bethany C. Morrow ( opens in a new windowA Song Below Water), Tochi Onyebuchi ( opens in a new windowRiot Baby), and moderator Saraciea Fennell as they discussed worldbuilding, craft, and the fun of creating limitless new universes contained within the pages of their works.

Check it out now via YouTube!

What better way to enjoy brunch than to pair it with some books? Authors Jenn Lyons (The Ruin of Kings and the upcoming The Memory of Souls) and Nathan Makaryk (Nottingham and the upcoming Lionhearts) joined TorCon for a brunch to end all brunches…complete with MULTIPLE CAMERA ANGLES and dramatic readings from both authors! Books & Brunch was moderated by Den of Geek contributor Natalie Zutter.

Watch it again via Crowdcast:

Pop culture has shifted its attention to the messy, the morally ambiguous, and the weird, and we’re LOVING IT! We joined some of the genre’s most exciting authors at TorCon to discuss how chaos reigns in their fantasy worlds, the cosmos, and the real world alike. Our panelists included Kate Elliott (Unconquerable Sun), Andrea Hairston (Master of Poisons), Alaya Dawn Johnson (Trouble the Saints), and Ryan Van Loan (The Sin in the Steel) and was moderated by Kayti Burt of Den of Geek.

Rewatch the Chaos and Cosmos panel now on YouTube:

Technology. Science. Politics. Their books touch on all of these, and they had the chance to talk about it at TorCon. We joined critically acclaimed, award-winning authors Cory Doctorow (Attack Surface, Little Brother) and Nnedi Okorafor (Binti, Remote Control) for our last TorCon panel, and what an amazing way to close out the weekend!

Rewatch this discussion, moderated by Kayti Burt of Den of Geek, via Crowdcast:

Events

Tor Books and Tor.com at NYCC 2019

September 25, 2019May 16, 2024torforge2 Comments

New York Comic Con 2019 is coming up on October 3-6! Come catch up with Tor Books and Tor.com Publishing at Booth #2136.

We’ll be hosting author signings, giveaways, and gifts-with-purchase (including ARCs of opens in a new windowA Queen in Hiding, opens in a new windowBurn the Dark, and opens in a new windowThe Unspoken Name), and more!

Check out the schedule below to see where to find signings, panels, and giveaways throughout the con. For more information, check out the official website opens in a new windowhere!

Thursday

11:00 AM. In-Booth Signing/Book Giveaway (Booth #2136)

Myke Cole, opens in a new windowThe Armored Saint

1:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Lauren Shippen, opens in a new windowThe Infinite Noise

2:00 – 2:30 PM. In-Booth ARC Giveaway (Booth #2136)

Danny Tobey, opens in a new windowThe God Game

2:45 – 3:45 PM. Panel: Putting It All Out There: SFF and Mental Health (Room 1A18)

Is mental health treated well in SFF lit? From 1984 to The Magicians, does SFF handle mental illness and treatment in a fair way? Is its portrayal biased? Are there examples of mental health in SFF where use of medication and therapy are encouraged/helpful vs harmful? Shaun Hamill, Lauren Shippen ( opens in a new windowThe Infinite Noise), and Stephen Graham Jones , put it all out there in their discussion of their works in conversation with Princess Weekes (Assistant Editor, The Mary Sue).

3:00 PM. In-Booth Signing/Book Giveaway (Booth #2136)

Raymond Khoury, opens in a new windowEmpire of Lies

4:00 – 5:00 PM. Post-Panel Signing (Hall 1A Author Autographing Area Table 1)

Lauren Shippen, opens in a new window The Infinite Noise

Friday

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Panel: Magic x Mayhem (Room 1A18)

2019 is the year for breaking all the rules. Gone are the days of simple good-versus-evil narratives; these are complicated times that call for complicated characters. Pop culture has clearly shifted its attention to the messy, the morally ambiguous, and the weird. In short, fans want magic, and they want mayhem. Magic X Mayhem features an eclectic mix of daring new speculative fiction authors and new voices from Tor Books and Tor.com Publishing. Come join Annalee Newitz ( opens in a new windowThe Future of Another Timeline), V.E. Schwab ( opens in a new windowShades of Magic), Charlotte Nicole Davis ( opens in a new windowThe Good Luck Girls), Tochi Onyebuchi ( opens in a new windowRiot Baby), and Myke Cole ( opens in a new windowThe Killing Light) as they discuss how they are breaking traditional rules of genre fiction – and how magic and mayhem live in both fantasy and science fiction realms and the real world alike. Moderated by Lauren Shippen, creator of the Bright Sessions podcast and author of opens in a new windowThe Infinite Noise.

11:00 AM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

L. Penelope, opens in a new windowWhispers of Shadow & Flame

12:15 – 1:15 PM. Post-Panel Signing (Hall 1A Author Autographing Area Table 1)

Annalee Newitz ( opens in a new windowThe Future of Another Timeline), V.E. Schwab ( opens in a new windowShades of Magic), Charlotte Nicole Davis ( opens in a new windowThe Good Luck Girls), Tochi Onyebuchi ( opens in a new windowRiot Baby), Myke Cole ( opens in a new windowThe Killing Light), and Lauren Shippen ( opens in a new windowThe Infinite Noise)

1:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Michael Moreci, opens in a new windowWe Are Mayhem

3:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Annalee Newitz, opens in a new windowThe Future of Another Timeline

5:00 – 6:00 PM. In-Booth Giveaway (Booth #2136)

Sherrilyn Kenyon, opens in a new windowDeadmen Walking

Saturday

10:00 AM. In-Booth Ticket Giveaway

Buy any V. E. Schwab book and get a ticket for her signing at 5 p.m. and a Schwab tote. First 120 people only.

11:15 AM. In-Booth Signing/Book Giveaway (Booth #2136)

P. Djeli Clark, opens in a new windowThe Black God’s Drums

12:15 – 1:15 PM. Panel: Fighting Fascism in Fandom (Room 1A02)

During this current political moment, pros from across geek media talk about how we can protect fandom spaces from hatred and bigotry while also celebrating the geeky things we love. Featuring #1 NYT bestselling author Wesley Chu, writer/podcaster Jay Edidin, multiple award-nominated author P. Djeli Clark ( opens in a new windowThe Black God’s Drums), Hugo-winning author / disability advocate Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, mental health advocate / author Zin E. Rocklyn, and Hugo-winning journalist/editor Mimi Mondal. Moderated by editor Diana M. Pho.

12:30 PM. In-Booth Signing/ARC Giveaway (Booth #2136)

Tochi Onyebuchi, opens in a new windowRiot Baby

1:30 – 2:30 PM. Panel: Geeks of Color VII (Room 1B03)

Geeks of Color is the premiere NYCC panel on career-building in comics, book publishing, gaming, animation, and film/TV, now in its 7th year! Many professionals of color are tired of answering Diversity 101 questions. So here’s where we geek out about our jobs, instead! Featuring Locus & Nebula Award-winning author P. Djeli Clark ( opens in a new windowThe Black God’s Drums), Prof. Sargon Donabed, cosplayer Jay Justice, comic author/ editor Nadia Shammas, and comic author/artist Wendy Xu. Moderated by Hugo-Award nominated editor Diana M. Pho.

1:30 – 2:30 PM. Panel: From the Screen to the Page (Room 1A18)

These authors have flipped the script – literally, because they all have a background in film or television before (and even after) they wrote their novels. Jenni Hendriks , Ted Caplan, Max Brallier, Tochi Onyebuchi ( opens in a new windowRiot Baby) take the stage to talk about the differences in screen production and book writing, how one informs the other, and whether or not they’d go back to screen.

2:45 – 3:45 PM. Post-Panel Signing (Hall 1A Author Autographing Area)

Tochi Onyebuchi, opens in a new windowRiot Baby

3:00 – 4:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Seanan McGuire, opens in a new windowMiddlegame and opens in a new windowthe Wayward Children series

5:00 – 6:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

V. E. Schwab, opens in a new windowthe Villains series and opens in a new windowthe Shades of Magic trilogy. Ticket is required.

Sunday

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. In-Booth Signing/Book Giveaway (Booth #2136)

Nathan Makaryk, opens in a new windowNottingham

1:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Mark Oshiro, opens in a new windowAnger Is a Gift

1:30 – 2:30 PM. Panel: Calling All Book Lovers (Room 1A18)

From Robert Jordan to V.E. Schwab, Tor has been publishing the best of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror for almost as long as New York Comic-Con has been around. This will be a panel to shine a spotlight on the best of what Tor, Tor Teen, and Tor.com Publishing have to offer. Join the book lovers from the Tor team as they share a sneak peek of some of the most exciting new and upcoming SFF, and some updates from fan favorite authors. Every attendee will leave with a book in hand.

3:30 – 4:30 PM. In-Booth Signing/Book Giveaway (Booth #2136)

K. Arsenault Rivera, opens in a new windowThe Tiger’s Daughter

4:00 – 5:00 PM. Panel: Representation Matters (Room 1A24)

There’s nothing more powerful than seeing your own experience reflected in media. This panel about LGBTQIA literature and authors emphasizes the importance of representation and inclusivity. Authors Mark Oshiro ( opens in a new windowAnger Is a Gift), Heidi Heilig, amanda lovelace, Cyrus Parker, Sophia Elaine Hanson, and Danika Stone share their experiences of writing for and about the LGBTQIA community and why it’s more critical today than ever.

New Releases

New Releases: 10/2/18

October 2, 2018May 2, 2024torforge

Happy New Release Day! Here’s what went on sale today.

opens in a new windowEverlasting Nora by Marie Miranda Cruz opens in a new window

After a family tragedy results in the loss of both father and home, 12-year-old Nora lives with her mother in Manila’s North Cemetery, which is the largest shantytown of its kind in the Philippines today.

When her mother disappears mysteriously one day, Nora is left alone.

With help from her best friend Jojo and the support of his kindhearted grandmother, Nora embarks on a journey riddled with danger in order to find her mom. Along the way she also rediscovers the compassion of the human spirit, the resilience of her community, and everlasting hope in the most unexpected places.

opens in a new windowZero Sum Game by S.L. Huang opens in a new window

Cas Russell is good at math. Scary good. The vector calculus blazing through her head lets her smash through armed men twice her size and dodge every bullet in a gunfight, and she’ll take any job for the right price.

As far as Cas knows, she’s the only person around with a superpower…until she discovers someone with a power even more dangerous than her own. Someone who can reach directly into people’s minds and twist their brains into Moebius strips. Someone intent on becoming the world’s puppet master.

Cas should run, like she usually does, but for once she’s involved. There’s only one problem…

She doesn’t know which of her thoughts are her own anymore.

NEW FROM TOR.COM

opens in a new windowExit Strategy by Martha Wells

opens in a new windowMurderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right?

Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah—its former owner (protector? friend?)—submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending quest for profit.

But who’s going to believe a SecUnit gone rogue?

And what will become of it when it’s caught?

NEW IN MANGA

opens in a new windowCaptain Harlock: The Classic Collection Vol. 2 Story and art by Leji Matsumoto

opens in a new windowCrisis Girls Vol. 2 Story and art by Hiroaki Yoshikawa

What's New

Tor Books and Tor.com at NYCC 2018

September 27, 2018May 16, 2024torforge

New York Comic Con 2018 is coming up on October 4-7! Come catch up with Tor Books and Tor.com Publishing at Booth #2136.

We’ll be hosting author signings, giveaways, and gifts-with-purchase (including ARCs of opens in a new windowThe Ruin of Kings, opens in a new windowA Memory Called Empire, and opens in a new windowThe City in the Middle of the Night and opens in a new window#FearlessWomen and opens in a new windowVengeful totes), and more!

Check out the schedule below to see where to find signings, panels, and giveaways throughout the con. For more information, check out the official website opens in a new windowhere!

Thursday

12:15 – 1:15 PM. Panel: Women In [Everything]: Intersectional Feminism Across Genres (Room 1A18)

Representation matters, whether you’re reading a comic book, playing a video game, watching a superhero movie, or reading a YA fantasy novel. The world of genre fiction across platforms has always been ahead of the curve in its representation. But how are we doing today? And is one area lagging behind another? Join the panel of experts from publishing, comics, games, and film, including Charlie Jane Anders ( opens in a new windowThe City in the Middle of the Night), to discuss how women are being represented in nerdy media of all kinds.

1:30 PM. Post-Panel Signing (Hall 1A Author Autographing Area Table 1)

Charlie Jane Anders, opens in a new window The City in the Middle of the Night

2:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

S.L. Huang, opens in a new windowZero Sum Game

4:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

K Arsenault Rivera, opens in a new windowThe Phoenix Empress

8:30 – 10:00 PM. Panel: This All Happened Before and It Will Happen Again (Shop Studies – 528 W 39th St)

Authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross talk about their new book, opens in a new windowSo Say We All, an oral history of four decades of Battlestar Galactica from Glen Larson’s 1978 classic to Ron Moore’s brilliant re-invention – as well as the far less brilliant Galactica 1980 as we discuss the lonely quest from A to Dr. Zee. Post-panel signing to follow. Buy tickets opens in a new windowhere.

Friday

11:00 AM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Mark Oshiro, opens in a new windowAnger is a Gift

1:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Charlie Jane Anders, opens in a new windowThe City in the Middle of the Night

2:45 – 3:45 PM. Panel: Geeks of Color VI: Fight the Power (Room 1B03)

Geeks of Color is the premiere NYCC panel on diverse career-building in comics, book publishing, gaming, animation, and film/TV, now in its sixth year! Featuring YA author Mark Oshiro ( opens in a new windowAnger Is a Gift), CAKE Literary co-founder & author Sona Charaipotra, NYT bestselling comics writer John Jennings, children’s TV writer Geri Cole (Sesame Street), and moderated by Tor Books editor Diana M. Pho.

3:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

V.E. Schwab, opens in a new windowVengeful

3:30 – 5:00 PM. Master Class: Ronald D. Moore, hosted by Mark Altman (Shop Studies – 528 W 39th St)

Join Ronald D. Moore, one of the most talented, passionate and fascinating figures working in television today, as he shares insights, secrets and advice you would never hear in an average convention setting. This NYCC Master Class will be steered by Sony Picture Television Co-President Chris Parnell and Mark A. Altman, trekspert and author of opens in a new windowSo Say We All and The Fifty Year Mission. Buy tickets opens in a new windowhere.

5:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Sherrilyn Kenyon, opens in a new windowStygian

5:15 – 6:15 PM. Panel: Tor Presents: #FearlessWomen (Room 1A18)

Tor Presents: #FearlessWomen, highlighting amazing women in SF/F. #FearlessWomen is our celebration of women in publishing: their worlds, their voices, and their unique stories. Authors featured include V.E. Schwab ( opens in a new windowVengeful), Charlie Jane Anders ( opens in a new windowThe City in the Middle of the Night), Annaleee Newitz ( opens in a new windowAutonomous), and K Arsenault Rivera ( opens in a new windowThe Phoenix Empress). Moderated by Kayti Burt from Den of Geek.

Saturday

11:00 AM. In-Booth Signing/ARC Giveaway (Booth #2136)

Arkday Martine, opens in a new window A Memory Called Empire

12:15 – 1:15 PM. Panel: V.E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic: From Red London to Four Color (Titan Comics) (Room 1B03)

Victoria (V.E.) Schwab’s opens in a new windowShades of Magic novel series has been a runaway international hit, and now she’s bringing her visionary saga to the four color page in her new comics series, The Steel Prince, from Titan Comics. Find out more about the world, how her writing process differs, and what makes comics the perfect medium in this special chat with Victoria and librarian Kate Kosturski (Multiversity Comics, Women Write About Comics).

2:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Annalee Newitz, opens in a new windowAutonomous

4:00 – 5:00 PM. Panel: We Need Diverse Books Presents: Does Your Fantasy or SFF World Have to be Woke? (Room 1B03)

Featured authors, including V.E. Schwab ( opens in a new windowVengeful), will discuss whether or not writers have a responsibility to make sure they are “woke” when creating new worlds.

5:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Seanan McGuire, opens in a new windowWayward Children Series

5:15 – 6:15 PM. Pre-Panel Signing (Hall 1A Author Autographing Area)

Annalee Newitz, opens in a new windowAutonomous

6:30 – 7:30 PM. Panel: Flood, Fire, Famine, Fear: How Science Fiction Tackles the Challenges of Climate Change When Politicians Won’t (Room 1B03)

Featured authors, including Annalee Newitz ( opens in a new windowAutonomous), will discuss writing about the near-future and climate change in their novels.

Sunday

12:00 PM. In-Booth Signing (Booth #2136)

Myke Cole, opens in a new windowThe Queen of Crows and David Mack, opens in a new windowThe Iron Codex

12:15 – 1:15 PM. Panel: America’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers (Room 1A18)

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy series is the premier annual showcase of the country’s finest writers in the genre. This year’s anthology features an absolute knockout lineup selected by guest editor Nebula and Hugo award-winner N.K. Jemisin and series editor John Joseph Adams: from National Book Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado to Nebula and World Fantasy finalist Maria Dahvana Headley to Hugo and Nebula winner Charlie Jane Anders ( opens in a new windowThe City in the Middle of the Night). Come hear these genre titans discuss the ever-expanding and changing world of science fiction and fantasy.

1:30 – 2:30 PM. Post-Panel Signing (Hall 1A Author Autographing Area)

Charlie Jane Anders, The City in the Middle of the Night

What's New

New Releases: 9/18/18

September 18, 2018May 1, 2024torforge

Happy New Release Day! Here’s what went on sale today.

opens in a new windowLegion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds by Brandon Sanderson

opens in a new window Stephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It’s his hallucinations who are mad.

A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people—Stephen calls them aspects—to hold and manifest the information. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. He uses them to solve problems…for a price.

opens in a new windowThrough Darkest Europe by Harry Turtledove

opens in a new window Senior investigator Khalid al-Zarzisi is a modern man, a product of the unsurpassed educational systems of North Africa and the Middle East. Liberal, tolerant, and above all rich, the countries and cultures of North Africa and the Middle East have dominated the globe for centuries, from the Far East to the young nations of the Sunset Lands.

But one region has festered for decades: Europe, whose despots and monarchs can barely contain the simmering anger of their people.

NEW FROM TOR.COM

opens in a new windowThe Armored Saint by Myke Cole

opens in a new window In a world where any act of magic could open a portal to hell, the Order insures that no wizard will live to summon devils, and will kill as many innocent people as they must to prevent that greater horror. After witnessing a horrendous slaughter, the village girl Heloise opposes the Order, and risks bringing their wrath down on herself, her family, and her village.

opens in a new windowThe Queen of Crows by Myke Cole

opens in a new window In this epic fantasy sequel, Heloise stands tall against overwhelming odds—crippling injuries, religious tyrants—and continues her journey from obscurity to greatness with the help of alchemically-empowered armor and an unbreakable spirit.

No longer just a shell-shocked girl, she is now a figure of revolution whose cause grows ever stronger. But the time for hiding underground is over. Heloise must face the tyrannical Order and win freedom for her people.

NEW IN MANGA

opens in a new windowCaptain Harlock: The Classic Collection Vol. 2 Story and art by Leiji Matsumoto

opens in a new windowGetter Robo Devolution Vol. 2 Story by Ken Ishikawa and Eiichi Shimizu; Art by Tomohiro Shimoguchi

opens in a new windowHigh-Rise Invasion Vol. 3-4 Story by Tsuina Miura; art by Takahiro Oba

opens in a new windowTrue Tenchi Muyo! Vol. 2 Story by Masaki Kajishima and Yousuke Kuroda

New Releases

New Releases: 9/11/18

September 11, 2018May 1, 2024torforge

Happy New Release Day! Here’s what went on sale today.

opens in a new windowThe Echo Room by Parker Peevyhouse

opens in a new window The only thing worse than being locked in is facing what you locked out.

Rett Ward knows how to hide. He’s had six years of practice at Walling Home, the state-run boarding school where he learned how to keep his head down to survive.

But when Rett wakes up locked in a small depot with no memory of how he got there, he can’t hide. Not from the stranger in the next room. Or from the fact that there’s someone else’s blood on his jumpsuit.

opens in a new windowNomad by James Swallow

opens in a new window Marc Dane is a MI6 field agent at home behind a computer screen, one step away from the action. But when a brutal attack on his team leaves Dane the only survivor—and with the shocking knowledge that there are traitors inside MI6—he’s forced into the front line.

Matters spiral out of control when the evidence points toward Dane as the perpetrator of the attack. Accused of betraying his country, he must race against time to clear his name.

opens in a new windowPort of Shadows by Glen Cook

opens in a new window The soldiers of the Black Company don’t ask questions, they get paid. But being “The Lady’s favored” is attracting the wrong kind of attention and has put a target on their backs–and the Company’s historian, Croaker, has the biggest target of all.

The one person who was taken into The Lady’s Tower and returned unchanged has earned the special interest of the court of sorcerers known as The Ten Who Were Taken. Now, he and the company are being asked to seek the aid of their newest member, Mischievous Rain, to break a rebel army. However, Croaker doesn’t trust any of the Taken, especially not ones that look so much like The Lady and her sister…

opens in a new windowState Tectonics by Malka Older

opens in a new window The future of democracy must evolve or die.

The last time Information held an election, a global network outage, two counts of sabotage by major world governments, and a devastating earthquake almost shook micro-democracy apart. Five years later, it’s time to vote again, and the system that has ensured global peace for 25 years is more vulnerable than ever.

NEW IN PAPERBACK

opens in a new windowThe Beginning Place by Ursula K. Le Guin

opens in a new window Fleeing from the monotony of his life, Hugh Rogers finds his way to “the beginning place”—a gateway to Tembreabrezi, an idyllic, unchanging world of eternal twilight. Irena Pannis was thirteen when she first found the beginning place. Now, seven years later, she has grown to know and love the gentle inhabitants of Tembreabrezi, or Mountaintown, and she sees Hugh as a trespasser.

But then a monstrous shadow threatens to destroy Mountaintown, and Hugh and Irena join forces to seek it out. Along the way, they begin to fall in love. Are they on their way to a new beginning…or a fateful end?

opens in a new windowThe Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin

opens in a new window In Victoria on a former prison colony, two exiled groups—the farmers of Shantih and the City dwellers—live in apparent harmony. All is not as it seems, however. While the peace-loving farmers labor endlessly to provide food for the City, the City Bosses rule the Shantih with an iron fist. When a group of farmers decide to form a new settlement further away, the Bosses retaliate by threatening to crush the “rebellion.”

NEW IN MANGA

opens in a new windowThe Ancient Magus’ Bride Vol. 9 Story and art by Kore Yamazaki

opens in a new windowDidn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (Light Novel) Vol. 3 Story by FUNA; Art by Itsuki Akata

opens in a new windowDragon Goes House-Hunting Vol. 1 Story by Kawo Tanuki; Art by Choco Aya

opens in a new windowThe Testament of Sister New Devil STORM! Vol. 4 Story by Tetsuto Uesu; Art by Fumihiro Kiso

opens in a new windowToradora! Vol. 8 Story by Yuyuko Takemiya; Art by Zekkyo

New Releases

New Releases: 8/21/18

August 21, 2018May 2, 2024torforge

Happy New Release Day! Here’s what went on sale today.

opens in a new windowAssassin’s Run by Ward Larsen

opens in a new window Ward Larsen’s Assassin’s Run revives globe-trotting, hard-hitting assassin David Slaton for another breathless adventure. When a Russian oligarch is killed by a single bullet on his yacht off the Isle of Capri, Russian intelligence sources speculate that a legendary Israeli assassin, long thought dead, might be responsible. However, David Slaton—the assassin in question—is innocent. Realizing the only way to clear his name is to find out who’s truly responsible, he travels to Capri.

opens in a new windowThe Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal

opens in a new window Mary Robinette Kowal continues the grand sweep of alternate history begun in The Calculating Stars, The Fated Sky looks forward to 1961, when mankind is well-established on the moon and looking forward to its next step: journeying to, and eventually colonizing, Mars.

Of course the noted Lady Astronaut Elma York would like to go, but there’s a lot riding on whoever the International Aerospace Coalition decides to send on this historic—but potentially very dangerous—mission?

opens in a new windowSo Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica by Edward Gross & Mark A. Altman

opens in a new window Four decades after its groundbreaking debut, Battlestar Galactica — both the 1978 original and its 2004 reimagining ? have captured the hearts of two generations of fans. What began as a three-hour made for TV movie inspired by the blockbuster success of Star Wars followed by a single season of legendary episodes, was transformed into one of the most critically acclaimed and beloved series in television history. And gathered exclusively in this volume are the incredible untold stories of both shows – as well as the much-maligned Galactica 1980.

opens in a new windowThe Stars Now Unclaimed by Drew Williams

opens in a new window Think big guns, smugglers, epic space battles, and a telekinetic girl with all the gifts.

Jane Kamali is an agent for the Justified. Her mission: to recruit children with miraculous gifts in the hope that they might prevent the pulse from once again sending countless worlds back to the dark ages.

Hot on her trail is the Pax—a collection of fascist zealots who believe they are the rightful rulers of the galaxy and who remain untouched by the pulse.

NEW IN PAPERBACK

opens in a new windowInvisible Planets ed. by Ken Liu

opens in a new window Science fiction readers the world over have recently become familiar with Ken Liu’s Chinese translation work via The Three-Body Problem, the bestselling and Hugo award-winning novel by acclaimed Chinese author Cixin Liu. Ken Liu has now assembled, translated, and edited an anthology of Chinese science fiction stories, the most comprehensive collection yet available in the English language, sure to thrill and gratify readers developing a taste and excitement for Chinese SF.

opens in a new windowJudgment at Appomattox by Ralph Peters

opens in a new window Written with the literary flair and historical accuracy readers expect from Ralph Peters, Judgment at Appomattoxtakes readers through the Civil War’s last grim interludes of combat as flags fall and hearts break.

A great war nears its end. Robert E. Lee makes a desperate, dramatic gamble that fails. Richmond falls. Each day brings new combat and more casualties, as Lee’s exhausted, hungry troops race to preserve the Confederacy. But Grant does not intend to let Lee escape. . . . In one of the most thrilling episodes in American history, heroes North and South battle each other across southern Virginia as the armies converge on a sleepy country court house.

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opens in a new windowThe Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

opens in a new window In an alternate New Orleans caught in the tangle of the American Civil War, the wall-scaling girl named Creeper yearns to escape the streets for the air – in particular, by earning a spot on-board the airship Midnight Robber. Creeper plans to earn Captain Ann-Marie’s trust with information she discovers about a Haitian scientist and a mysterious weapon he calls The Black God’s Drums.

But Creeper also has a secret herself: Oya, the African orisha of the wind and storms, speaks inside her head, and may have her own ulterior motivations.

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opens in a new windowAkashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor Vol. 4 Story by Hitsuji Tarou; Art by Tsunemi Aosa

opens in a new windowArpeggio of Blue Steel Vol. 13 Story and art by Ark Performance

opens in a new windowSaint Seiya: Saintia Shō Vol. 3 Story by Masami Kurumada; Art by Chimaki Kuori

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New Releases: 8/14/18

August 14, 2018May 1, 2024torforge

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opens in a new windowBall Lightning by Cixin Liu

opens in a new window When Chen’s parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of this mysterious natural phenomenon. His search takes him to stormy mountaintops, an experimental military weapons lab, and an old Soviet science station.

The more he learns, the more he comes to realize that ball lightning is just the tip of an entirely new frontier.

opens in a new windowDenied by Cathy Clamp

opens in a new window Anica Petrovic used to be human, until she was kidnapped and turned into a shapeshifter. Now she’s a bear. Political strife in Serbia led Anica, her father, and her brother to settle in the Pacific Northwest, in a shifter community where all are welcome.

The town is rocked by a series of brutal murders which appear to have been committed by a bear. Anica and her family are all bears, but she knows they are all innocent. Not so innocent is newcomer Tristan, also a bear—Anica’s sensitive nose tells her he’s hiding something, but she can’t believe he’s a killer.

opens in a new windowThe Moons of Barsk by Lawrence M. Schoen

opens in a new window Years after the events of Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard, the lonely young outcast and physically-challenged Fant, Pizlo, is now a teenager. He still believes he hears voices from the planet’s moons, imparting secret knowledge to him alone. And so embarks on a dangerous voyage to learn the truth behind the messages. His quest will catapult him offworld for second time is his short life, and reveal things the galaxy isn’t yet ready to know.

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opens in a new windowEnhanced by Carrie Jones

opens in a new window Seventeen-year-old Mana has found and rescued her mother, but her work isn’t done yet. Her mother may beout of alien hands, but she’s in a coma, unable to tell anyone what she knows.

Mana is ready to take action. The only problem? Nobody will let her.

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opens in a new windowThe Million by Karl Schroeder

opens in a new window Every thirty years, ten billion visitors overrun Earth during one month of madness: partying, polluting, and brawling. In between, the world is ruled by the Million; the inheritors and custodians of all of humanity’s wealth and history, they lead unimaginable lives of privilege and wealth, and they see it as their due.

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opens in a new windowAccomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter Vol. 1 Story by Reia; Art by Suki Umemiya

opens in a new windowMonster Musume Vol. 14 Story and art by OKAYADO

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New Releases: 8/7/18

August 7, 2018May 2, 2024torforge

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opens in a new windowAn Informal History of the Hugos by Jo Walton

opens in a new window Between 2010 and 2013, Jo Walton wrote a series of posts for Tor.com, surveying the Hugo finalists and winners from the award’s inception up to the year 2000. Her contention was that each year’s full set of finalists generally tells a meaningful story about the state of science fiction at that time.

opens in a new windowGirl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black

opens in a new window A mother hanged for murder. A daughter left to pick up the pieces of their crumbling estate. Can she clear her family’s name if it means facing her own dark past?

Debut author Teri Bailey Black unearths the long-buried secrets of a small New England town in this richly atmospheric Gothic tale of murder, guilt, redemption, and finding love where least expected.

opens in a new windowNull States by Malka Older

opens in a new window The future of democracy is about to implode.

After the last controversial global election, the global infomocracy that has ensured thirty years of world peace is fraying at the edges. As the new Supermajority government struggles to establish its legitimacy, agents of Information across the globe strive to keep the peace and maintain the flows of data that feed the new world order.

opens in a new windowPrivateer by Margaret Weis & Robert Krammes

opens in a new window The swashbuckling adventures of Captain Kate Fitzmaurice continues in this thrilling continuation of the epic tale of the Dragon Corsairs.

Captain Kate soon escapes from prison and saves her crew with the help of Prince Tom. She and her crew are drawn ever deeper into the intrigue and danger of doing business in the kingdom. With them running out of allies and left with nowhere to turn, Kate and Tom strike out on their own.

opens in a new windowRogue Protocol by Martha Wells

opens in a new window Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah’s SecUnit is.

And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good.

opens in a new windowWithout Fear by Col. David Hunt & R. J. Pineiro

opens in a new window Southern Afghanistan, 2005. NATO forces are battling the Taliban across Kandahar Province. In a terrifying twist, the rebels unearth a tactical nuclear bomb lost in the final days of the Soviet occupation. The years buried in the sand have damaged it, so the Taliban seeks the help of al Qaeda to secure replacement parts through its contacts in Saudi Arabia, the Opium Cartel, and the Russian Mafia. Doing so, however, inadvertently alerts the Americans, the Russians, and the Israelis.

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opens in a new windowIn a Time of Treason by David Keck

opens in a new window Fighting under the banner of Lord Lamoric, Durand and his companions have thwarted a mad duke’s ambition and saved the crown, but their victory has brought them scars, empty purses, and little else. The fragile peace they forged with their sacrifices cannot hold. Too many barons have plotted against the king, driving him to vengeful madness, sending the kingdom into chaos.

Can Durand’s loyalties and the land of his birth survive the forces that threaten to tear them asunder during a time of treason?

opens in a new windowWild Cards VIII: One-Eyed Jacks by George R.R. Martin

opens in a new window Something is stirring on Ellis Island, something strange and dangerous enough to subdue even the white-hot tensions between Wild Cards and normal humans. They call themselves the Jumpers: a vicious gang with the power to transport their minds into others’ bodies, using them to commit acts of terror and violence, before abandoning them and leaving their victims to face the consequences.

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opens in a new windowArifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest (Light Novel) Vol. 3 Story by Ryo Shirakome; Art by Takaya-ki

opens in a new windowDevilman VS. Hades Vol. 2 Story by Go Nagai; art by Team Moon

opens in a new windowDidn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (Light Novel) Vol. 2 Story by FUNA; Art by Itsuki Akata

opens in a new windowToradora! (Light Novel) Vol. 2 Story by Yuyuko Takemiya, Art by Yasu

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New Releases: 7/31/18

July 31, 2018May 1, 2024torforge

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opens in a new windowArabella: The Traitor of Mars by David D. Levine

opens in a new window The tyrant, Napoleon, has been defeated with Arabella and the crew of the Diana leading the final charge. But, victory has come at a tremendous cost. Britain’s savior, Lord Nelson, has not survived the final battle and the good people of the Diana must now return to London as both heroes and pallbearers.

At last husband and wife, Arabella and Captain Singh seem to have earned the attention of great men, ones who have new uses in mind for the Mars Company captain and his young wife. Both Company and Crown have decided that it is time to bring Mars into the folds of Empire, and they think Singh is the perfect man to do it.

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opens in a new windowThe Descent of Monsters by JY Yang

opens in a new window You are reading this because I am dead.

Something terrible happened at the Rewar Teng Institute of Experimental Methods. When the Tensorate’s investigators arrived, they found a sea of blood and bones as far as the eye could see. One of the institute’s experiments got loose, and its rage left no survivors. The investigators returned to the capital with few clues and two prisoners: the terrorist leader Sanao Akeha and a companion known only as Rider.

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opens in a new windowAn Irish Country Love Story by Patrick Taylor

opens in a new windowDark Light: Dawn by Jon Land & Fabrizio Boccardi

opens in a new windowDesert Gold and The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey

opens in a new windowGraveyard Shift by Michael F. Haspil

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opens in a new windowDreamin’ Sun Vol. 7 Story and art by Ichigo Takano

opens in a new windowHollow Fields (Color Edition) Vol. 2 Story and art by Madeleine Rosca

opens in a new windowMade in Abyss Vol. 3 Story and art by Akihito Tsukushi

opens in a new windowNon Non Biyori Vol. 10 Story and art by Atto

opens in a new windowOccultic;Nine Vol. 3 Story by Chiyomaru Shikura; Art by pako

opens in a new windowSpecies Domain Vol. 5 Story & Art by Shunsuke Noro