Of Sex and Crocodiles
Chocolatiers and musicians are masters of the mash-up. Why not writers? Brian Staveley found his own inspiration for Skullsworn by combining the unexpected.
Tag: Fantasy
Never Out of Date: The Past as Fantasy, and Our Fantasies of the Past
Amberlough author Lara Elena Donnelly takes on the tropes and trappings of vintage-inspired media.
Sneak Peek: Treachery’s Tools by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Treachery’s Tools is L. E. Modesitt’s tenth novel in the New York Times bestselling Imager Portfolio fantasy series and begins thirteen years after the events of Madness in Solidar. Please enjoy this excerpt.
A Twist in Prophecy’s Tale
The past and the prophesized future: Spellbreaker author Blake Charlton takes on the challenge of writing prophecy.
Ghost Talkers Deleted Scene
Read a deleted scene from Ghost Talkers, Mary Robinette Kowal’s new historical fantasy novel, set in the trenches of World War I.
The Dreaming Cities Sweepstakes
We’re offering you the chance to win a copy of Guy Haley’s The Emperor’s Railroad, available now from Tor.com Publishing, plus an advance reading copy of the upcoming sequel, The Ghoul King! Global war devastated the environment, a zombie-like plague wiped out much of humanity, and civilization as we once understood it came to a standstill. But…
New Releases: 6/28/16
Here’s what went on sale today! The Damned of Petersburg by Ralph Peters As Grant pinned Lee to Petersburg and Richmond, the Confederacy’s stubborn Army of Northern Virginia struggled against a relentless Union behemoth, with breathtaking valor and sacrifice on both sides. That confrontation in the bloody summer and autumn of 1864 shaped the nation…
The Eye of the World eBook is Now on Sale for $2.99
The ebook edition of Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World is on sale for only $2.99!* About The Eye of the World: The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again.…
Reflecting on the Completion of The Symphony of Ages
Elizabeth Haydon reflects on the completion of The Symphony of Ages series.
Sneak Peek: The Dinosaur Knights by Victor Milán
Paradise is a sprawling, diverse, often cruel world. There are humans on Paradise but dinosaurs predominate: wildlife, monsters, beasts of burden, and of war. Armored knights ride dinosaurs to battle legions of war-trained Triceratops and their upstart peasant crews. Karyl Bogomirsky is one such knight who has chosen to rally those who seek a way…