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3 Action-Packed Thriller Series to Spice Up Your To-Read List

October 12, 2018May 1, 2024torforge

This year is quickly drawing to a close and what better way to close out the year than with a bang! Well, in your books anyway. We’ve got the perfect action-packed thriller series to spice up your to-read list and keep you hooked for the rest of the year.

opens in a new windowMcGarvy Series by David Hagberg

opens in a new windowFollow CIA agent Kirk McGarvey as he fights terrorism, espionage, and all the biggest threats to the United States. With over 20 books in the series, including novellas, Hagberg’s thrilling series continues to bring in new readers while keeping long time fans engaged.

opens in a new windowFace Off, the latest McGarvey tale, features a nail-biting race to prevent World War III between the US and Russia.

opens in a new windowDavid Slaton Series by Ward Larsen

opens in a new windowDavid Slaton has been trained by Mossad to be the perfect assassin. His preparation is meticulous, his marksmanship unparalleled. The one thing he never saw coming–a wife, a son, and a past he can’t escape.

The intense globe-spanning latest installment, opens in a new windowAssassin’s Run, is on sale now!

opens in a new windowJack McClure/Alli Carson Series by Eric Van Lustbader

opens in a new windowJack has had a troubled life. His dyslexia always made him feel like an outsider. He escaped from an abusive home as a teenager and lived by his wits on the streets of Washington D.C. It wasn’t until he realized that dyslexia gave him the ability to see the world in unique ways that he found success, using this newfound strength to become a top ATF agent. His greatest liability is his greatest asset.

opens in a new windowBeloved Enemy, the most recent McClure thriller, featured an edge-of-your-seat manhunt and a shocking conclusion.

New Releases

New Releases: 10/9

October 9, 2018May 1, 2024torforge

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

opens in a new windowFace Off opens in a new window by David Hagberg opens in a new window

Kirk McGarvey is lunching in the Eiffel Tower when terrorists attempt to bring the Paris icon down. He springs into action to stop the attack, only to find there’s a much larger plot at stake. One that aims to force the incompetent US President out by pitting him against Russia.

But Putin himself is eager to avoid World War III. When a Russian nuclear weapon goes missing and is found heading to the US, Putin enlists McGarvey’s help in stopping it.

The stakes couldn’t be higher, and the outcome couldn’t be more in doubt. Only McGarvey stands a chance of intervening before it’s too late, in a race against time across Paris, Istanbul, Moscow, and Washington, D.C.

opens in a new windowPower Failure by Ben Bova opens in a new window

Dr. Jake Ross came to Washington to try to make a difference, but he’s learned the only way to get something done in Washington, assuming your ideals survive the corrosive atmosphere, is to gather power. Ross has gathered a great deal, riding in the wake of Frank Tomlinson. But now Tomlinson has decided to shoot for the moon. If they win, they get it all. If they lose, the game is over for Jake Ross.

In the Power trilogy, Bova’s vision of a future powered by solar satellite transmission is tantalizingly within reach.

NEW IN PAPERBACK

opens in a new windowThe Phoenix Empress by K Arsenault Rivera opens in a new window

Once they were the heirs to a prophecy that predicted two women would save an empire.

Now Shefali is dying—and her wife is unaware of the coming tragedy. Shizuka is too busy trying to reunite a fractured empire and right the wrongs of her ancestors.

As the Imperial Army gathers against a demonic invasion, Shizuka must do all she can with an empire on the brink of civil war.

NEW IN MANGA

opens in a new windowHimouto! Umaru-Chan Vol. 3 Story and art by Sankakuhead

opens in a new windowHow to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal Vol. 2 Story and art by Kaziya

opens in a new windowSatoko and Nada Vol. 1 Story and art by Vupechika

opens in a new windowSpirit Circle Vol. 5 Story and art by Satoshi Mizukami

Events

On the Road: Tor/Forge Author Events in October

October 1, 2018May 6, 2024torforge

opens in a new windowYour favorite Tor/Forge authors are hitting the road in October! See who’s coming to a city near you this month.

Mary Robinette Kowal, opens in a new windowThe Fated Sky

V. E. Schwab, opens in a new windowShades of Magic Trilogy / opens in a new window Vengeful

V. E. Schwab, opens in a new windowVengeful

Marie Miranda Cruz, opens in a new windowEverlasting Nora

David Hagberg, opens in a new windowFace Off

Mark Oshiro, opens in a new windowAnger Is a Gift

Malka Older, opens in a new windowState Tectonics

Matt Goldman, opens in a new windowBroken Ice

Paddy Hirsch, opens in a new windowThe Devil’s Half Mile

William Martin, opens in a new windowBound for Gold

John Scalzi, T opens in a new windowhe Consuming Fire

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

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

K Arsenault Rivera, opens in a new windowThe Phoenix Empress

Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross, opens in a new windowSo Say We All

Sherrilyn Kenyon, opens in a new windowStygian

Arkady Martine, opens in a new windowA Memory Called Empire

Annalee Newitz, opens in a new windowAutonomous

Seanan McGuire, opens in a new windowWayward Children Series

Myke Cole, opens in a new window The Queen of Crows

David Mack, opens in a new windowThe Iron Codex