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Read an excerpt from Jo Walton’s The Philosopher Kings, a tale of gods and humans, and the surprising things they have to learn from one another. CHAPTER ONE: APOLLO Very few people know that Pico della Mirandola stole the head of the Winged Victory of Samothrace. In fact he stole it twice. The first time he stole…
Tor/Forge at the 2015 American Library Association Conference Join Tor/Forge Books at the American Library Association’s 2015 Annual Conference in San Francisco from June 26th to June 29th. Galleys, posters, and other giveaways will be available throughout the show in the Tor/Forge Books booth (#1013)! Join us for the following events: Tor Books and the…
We’re proud to share the news that Jo Walton has won the 2014 James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award for My Real Children! Calling it a “moving, thought-provoking novel,” the Tiptree Award explains, “My Real Children is important for the way it demonstrates how things could have been otherwise — and might still be.” The other…
Tor/Forge authors are on the road in March! 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: Ellen Datlow, The Doll Collection Tuesday, March 10 Morbid Anatomy Museum Books provided by WORD Bookstore. Brooklyn, NY 7:00 PM Monday, March 16…
We’re pleased to announce our winners and short list selections from the 2015 RUSA Reading Lists: Fantasy winner: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Women’s Fiction winner: My Real Children by Jo Walton Science Fiction short list selection: Lock In by John Scalzi Mystery short list selection: The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man by W.…
Author Jo Walton talks about “high culture,” Plato, and her new novel The Just City .
“As skilled in execution as it is fascinating in premise, Walton’s new work (after 2013’s My Real Children) doesn’t require a degree in classics, although readers might well be inspired to read Plato after seeing the rocky destruction of his dream. Although rich with philosophical discussions, what keeps this novel from becoming too chilly or…
“The award-winning Walton has written a remarkable novel of ideas that demands—and repays—careful reading. It is itself an exercise in philosophy that often, courtesy of Socrates, critically examines Plato’s ideas. If this sounds abstruse, it sometimes is, but the plot is always accessible and the world building and characterization are superb. In the end, the…
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Tor Books is heading to San Diego Comic-Con! We hope to see many of you there. Stop by Booth #2707 to say hi or to participate in one of our many events and signings. But for those of you who couldn’t make it out to California, we wanted to offer you the chance to grab…