Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction
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!
And don’t forget to let us know which collection you’d like to win below.
Tor/Forge authors are on the road in September! Once a month, we’re collecting info about all of our upcoming author events. Check and see who’ll be coming to a city near you:
W. Bruce Cameron, The Dog Master
Sunday, September 6
AJC Decatur Book Festival
Decatur, GA
2:30 PM
Monday, September 21—Tuesday, September 22
McLean & Eakin Booksellers
Booktopia 2015
Petoskey, MI
William S. Kirby, Vienna
Thursday, September 3
Tattered Cover
Denver, CO
7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 8
Boulder Bookstore
Boulder, CO
7:30 PM
Wednesday, September 9
Poisoned Pen
Scottsdale, AZ
7:00 PM
Thursday, September 10
Murder by the Book
Houston, TX
6:30 PM
Friday, September 11
Auntie’s Bookstore
Spokane, WA
7:00 PM
Sunday, September 13
Mysterious Galaxy
Also with Reed Farrel Coleman
San Diego, CA
2:00 PM
Jane Lindskold, Artemis Invaded
Saturday, September 5
National Book Festival
Washington, D.C.
11:50 PM Presentation
1:00 PM Signing
Saturday, September 12
NMSU Bookstore
Also with Victor Milán and Melinda Snodgrass
Las Cruces, NM
1:00 PM
Tuesday, September 22
Sip Coffee & Beer House
Books provided by Poisoned Pen
Also with Victor Milán and Melinda Snodgrass
Scottsdale, AZ
7:00 PM
Ian McDonald, Luna: New Moon
Thursday, September 24
The Last Bookstore
Also with Melinda Snodgrass
Los Angeles, CA
7:00 PM
Saturday, September 26
Borderlands Books
San Francisco, CA
3:00 PM
Monday, September 28
Powell’s Books
Beaverton, OR
7:00 PM
Victor Milán, The Dinosaur Lords
Saturday, September 12
NMSU Bookstore
Also with Jane Lindskold and Melinda Snodgrass
Las Cruces, NM
1:00 PM
Tuesday, September 22
Sip Coffee & Beer House
Books provided by Poisoned Pen
Also with Jane Lindskold and Melinda Snodgrass
Scottsdale, AZ
7:00 PM
John Scalzi, The End of All Things
Tuesday, September 1
Books and Company
Beavercreek, OH
7:00 PM
Thursday, September 3
Barnes & Noble at Ohio State
Columbus, OH
7:00 PM
Melinda Snodgrass, The Edge of Dawn
Saturday, September 12
NMSU Bookstore
Also with Victor Milán and Jane Lindskold
Las Cruces, NM
1:00 PM
Tuesday, September 22
Sip Coffee & Beer House
Books provided by Poisoned Pen
Also with Victor Milán and Jane Lindskold
Scottsdale, AZ
7:00 PM
Thursday, September 24
The Last Bookstore
Also with Ian McDonald
Los Angeles, CA
7:00 PM
Michael Swanwick, Chasing the Phoenix
Wednesday, September 9
The Future of Philly Sci-Fi and Fantasy at the Free Library of Philadelphia
Presented by Geekadelphia
Also with Gregory Frost, Stephanie Feldman, Fran Wilde, and Siobhan Carroll, moderated by Jon McGoran
Philadelphia, PA
7:00 PM
Monday, September 21
Penn Bookstore
Philadelphia, PA
6:00 PM
Greg van Eekhout, Dragon Coast
Tuesday, September 15
Borderlands Books
Also with Seanan McGuire and Fran Wilde
San Francisco, CA
5:00 PM
Saturday, September 19
Mysterious Galaxy
Also with Adam Rakunas and Fran Wilde
San Diego, CA
2:00 PM
Fran Wilde, Updraft
Tuesday, September 1
Barnes & Noble
Philadelphia, PA
7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 2
The Doylestown Bookshop
In conversation with Chuck Wendig
Doylestown, PA
6:30 PM
Sunday, September 6
AJC Decatur Book Festival
New Fantasy Fiction with Cindy Dees, moderated by Justin Colussy-Estes
Decatur, GA
3:45 PM
Wednesday, September 9
The Future of Philly Sci-Fi and Fantasy at the Free Library of Philadelphia
Presented by Geekadelphia
Also with Gregory Frost, Stephanie Feldman, Michael Swanwick, and Siobhan Carroll, moderated by Jon McGoran
Philadelphia, PA
7:00 PM
Saturday, September 12
Writers with Drinks
The Elbo Room
Also with Eli Horowitz, Ruth Galm, Bucky Sinister, Maisha Z. Johnson, and Debbie Yee
San Francisco, CA
7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 15
Borderlands Books
Also with Seanan McGuire and Greg van Eekhout
San Francisco, CA
5:00 PM
Saturday, September 19
Mysterious Galaxy
Also with Adam Rakunas and Greg van Eekhout
San Diego, CA
2:00 PM
Monday, September 21
University Bookstore
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
Thursday, September 24
The Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
12:00 PM
September 26—27
Baltimore Book Festival
Baltimore, MD
Monday, September 28
Main Point Books
Also with Gregory Frost
Bryn Mawr, PA
7:00 PM
Anne A. Wilson, Hover
Tuesday, September 1
Barnes & Noble
Scottsdale, AZ
7:00 PM
In Artemis Invaded, Jane Lindskold returns to the world of Artemis, a pleasure planet that was lost for millennia, a place that holds secrets that could give mankind back unimaginable powers. We hope you enjoy this excerpt.
Chapter One: Forbidden Areas
“‘Forbidden,’ you say? That sounds promising.”
“Yes, I think it is. Look at this codex, Griffin. Maiden’s Tear has been a forbidden area since before the slaughter of the seegnur and death of machines. There were other such prohibited zones, but they were not as absolutely off-limits as Maiden’s Tear seems to have been.”
Adara the Huntress looked to where two heads—one deep gold, the other a warm, dark brown—were bent with excited concentration over the map spread between them on the polished boards of the long table. Two heads, two men, two friends, both of herself and of each other.
Once a month, we’re spotlighting a Tor book that’s about to become available in paperback. Today, we’re featuring Artemis Awakening, the first of the Artemis series by Jane Lindskold, publishing March 31.
In Artemis Awakening, young archaeologist Griffin Dane is stranded on Artemis, a forgotten but dangerous pleasure planet. With the help of Adara, he struggles to uncover the secrets Artemis has been keeping for centuries. We hope you enjoy this excerpt:
CHAPTER 1
A falling star! What luck!
Adara the Huntress froze in place, watching as a thin white line with a heart of fire grew into a wider streak that rushed earthward at an incredible speed. She frowned thoughtfully.
It must be huge to be visible in daylight.
The moment the streak vanished below the tree line, the ground trembled. A crashing louder than any thunder caused Adara to press her hands protectively over her ears. In the glade around her, spring pale leaves shook and dry needles showered from the evergreens.
Immediately, Adara sent out a mental cry. Sand Shadow had been ranging near where the star must have hit. The puma should be unharmed—Adara would have felt its death or pain.
Tor/Forge authors are on the road in July! Once a month, we’re collecting info about all of our upcoming author events. Check and see who’ll be coming to a city near you:
Thursday, July 3
Jo Walton, My Real Children
Flights of Fantasy
Albany, NY
7:00 PM
Thursday, July 10
Kevin J. Anderson, The Dark Between the Stars
Connecticon, July 10-13
Connecticut Convention Center
Hartford, CT
Saturday, July 12
Jane Lindskold, Artemis Awakening
Bookworks
Albuquerque, NM
3:00 PM
Sunday, July 13
Paul Park, All Those Vanished Engines
Brian Staveley, The Emperor’s Blades
Max Gladstone, Full Fathom Five
Felix Gilman, The Revolutions
Barnes & Noble
Burlington, MA
3:30 PM
Monday, July 14
D. B. Jackson, A Plunder of Souls
BooKnack
Rock Hill, SC
6:00 PM
Tuesday, July 15
D. B. Jackson, A Plunder of Souls
Books A Million
With authors Faith Hunter and A. J. Hartley
Gastonia, NC
6:30 PM
Max Gladstone, Full Fathom Five
Pandemonium Books & Games
Cambridge, MA
7:00 PM
Thursday, July 17
D. B. Jackson, A Plunder of Souls
Fountain Bookstore
Richmond, VA
6:30 PM
Paul Park, All Those Vanished Engines
Barnes & Noble
Holyoke, MA
7:00 PM
Friday, July 18
Tracy and Laura Hickman, Unwept
Barnes & Noble
Orem, UT
7:00 PM
Paul Park, All Those Vanished Engines
Amherst Bookstore
Amherst, MA
7:00 PM
Monday, July 21
Glen Hirshberg, Motherless Child
Literati Bookstore
Ann Arbor, MI
7:00 PM
D. B. Jackson, A Plunder of Souls
Quail Ridge Books
Raleigh, NC
7:30 PM
Wednesday, July 23
Max Gladstone, Full Fathom Five
Barnes & Noble
Framingham, MA
7:00 PM
Saturday, July 26
Jane Lindskold, Artemis Awakening
Steven Gould, Impulse
Barnes & Noble, Coronado Mall
Albuquerque, NM
2:00 PM
Julia Mary Gibson, Copper Magic
Benzie Shores District Library
Frankfort, MI
3:00 PM
Sunday, July 27
Tobias Buckell, Hurricane Fever
Borderlands Books
San Francisco, CA
3:00 PM
Monday, July 28
Tobias Buckell, Hurricane Fever
University Book Store
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
Tuesday, July 29
Tobias Buckell, Hurricane Fever
Mysterious Galaxy
San Diego, CA
7:00 PM