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Golden dragon poised to eat a delicious burrito

What Kind of Burrito Would You Feed a Dragon? John Scalzi Answers!

March 3, 2023March 2, 2023Rachel Taylor3 Comments

John Scalzi has an almost endless amount of accomplishments under his belt. A Hugo Award winner. A New York Times bestseller (most recently of The Kaiju Preservation Society, now out in paperback). Critic-at-large for the Los Angeles Times. But we’re here to utilize possibly his most important skill of all: burrito expert extraordinaire. For Dragon Week 4: Dragons 4Ever, John weighs in on what burrito he, personally, would feed a dragon.

Pets From SFF We’d Adopt in a Heartbeat

February 26, 2023February 27, 2023Rachel Taylor21 Comments

In real life, we love our pets. In fantasy, the pets might be larger, dangerous-er, and/or undead, but the love remains! In celebration of John Scalzi’s upcoming The Kaiju Preservation Society, we’ve prepared this resource highlighting some of our favorite candidates for fantastical pet adoption from across all the many, many realms.

Do You Have What It Takes To Join The Kaiju Preservation Society?

February 4, 2023February 6, 2023A Cat3 Comments

The incorrigible John Scalzi has given us another rousing romp of a book that delivers an adrenaline flood of Kaiju action wrapped in trademark hilarity. Readers everywhere are wondering, could I do it? Am I scrappy enough to preserve Kaiju?

Well. Answers are one short quiz away, courtesy of our Kaiju preservation experts at Tor Books.

Check it out!

$3.99 eBook Sale: February 2023

February 1, 2023January 31, 2023Rachel Taylor4 Comments

It’s a new month and that means…NEW EBOOK DEALS! Check out the below to find out which books you can snag for only $3.99.

Cover of John Scalzi's The Kaiju Preservation Society over a jungle background

On Giant Monsters and Having Fun, A Letter from John Scalzi

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023A Cat4 Comments

Renowned Burrito Expert and bestselling author John Scalzi wrote a really cool book about escaping from your old life to start a new job and also caring for giant monsters, and now it’s out in paperback!

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune / The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake / Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Black Friday eBook Sale!

November 25, 2022October 26, 2022A Cat2 Comments

Deals on deals on deals, y’all! Buy before midnight tonight, because these hot deals won’t last until tomorrow!

(Deals valid Friday, 11/25/22)

Everfair by Nisi Shawl / The Beautiful Ones by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia / Redshirts by John Scalzi

$2.99 eBook Sale: November 2022

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022A Cat1 Comment

It might be NOvember, but just look at these hot eBook deals! You could never say NO to books like Gil’s All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez or The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu!

Anyway, check out these epic deals!

New York Comic Con ; October 6 - 9, 2022

Tor Books at NYCC 2022!

September 29, 2022February 2, 2023A Cat1 Comment

We couldn’t be more thrilled to get back to the Big Apple—Tor Books is coming to New York Comic Con! Join the convention from October 6-9 (tickets for physical & virtual access can be bought here) for some amazing panels, listed below, and don’t forget to follow us on social media and the hashtag #TorNYCC2022 for announcements, sweepstakes, and more!

Star-studded space with a dragon that's the size of planet earth next to planet earth

But What if You Added a Dragon? How Jenn Lyons Would Improve 6 Books

July 28, 2022July 26, 2022A Cat3 Comments

Jenn Lyons is the author of the epic A Chorus of Dragons series, and she’s also one of the foremost dragonic scholars of the contemporary age. Here we consult her comprehensive knowledge of dragon lore to understand what SFF titles would benefit from the inclusion of one (or more) dragon(s).

Gray night with much moonlight bathing a distant castle as a dragon approaches through the sky

Every Dragon Book Coming from Tor in 2022

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022A Cat

We. Love. Dragons. We’re all about dragons. At any given moment, we’ve got dragons on our mind, and often, dragons in our books! In celebration of Dragon Week 4: Dragons 4ever, we’ve compiled a list of every book we’re releasing this year within whose pages you might encounter a dragon.

Check out this epic list of flying fantasy lizards!