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Every Tor Essential in 2020

We at Tor Books believe the true ‘golden age’ of science fiction and fantasy is now, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot of love for the SFF published in the past. And thus, our Tor Essentials line was born, reintroducing readers to some of our favorite classics from decades past. Need to catch up? Check out this list below for a roundup of every Tor Essential that came out in 2020!

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The Easier Part

by Vernor Vinge There are two main subplots in my novel, A Fire Upon the Deep: the galactic starfaring of Ravna, Pham, and the Skroderiders; and the adventure with the creatures of the Tines World. Of the two, the tale of Ravna and Company was by far the harder for me to write, and probably…