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Tor.com Bundle 5 - February 2016
by Andy Remic Michael R. Underwood Victor LavalleTor.com Publishing's fifth ebook bundle contains all our novellas published in February 2016: A Song for No Man's Land by Andy Remic, The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle, and The Absconded Ambassador by Michael R. Underwood.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Tor.com Publishing 2020 Debut Sampler
by Nino Cipri Kathleen Jennings K.M. Szpara Nghi VoTor.com Publishing is proud to present a sneak peak of its 2020 debut authors.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Tor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #1: A Selection of Novellas
by Jy Yang Kai Ashante Wilson S. B. Divya Corey J. White Tade Thompson Carl Engle-LairdTor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #1 is a curated selection of novellas by editor Carl Engle-LairdThis collection includes:The Black Tides of Heaven by JY YangRuntime by S.B. DivyaThe Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante WilsonKilling Gravity by Corey J. WhiteThe Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson"Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended."—The New York Times on The Black Tides of Heaven“A thrilling romp through a gleaming cybernetic future that's neither dystopia nor utopia, but embedded in our reality—I wish more science fiction were as exciting and relevant as Runtime.”—Ken Liu on Runtime"Wilson is doing something both very new and very old here: he's tossing aside the traditional forms of sword and sorcery in favor of other, older forms, and gluing it all together with a love letter to black masculinity. The result is powerful and strange and painful in all the right ways."—N.K. Jemisin on The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps"Clear and snappy prose."—Warren Ellis on Killing Gravity"A bold outpouring of flesh and crisis at once horrifying and familiar."—The New York Times on The Murders of Molly SouthbourneAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Tor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #2: A Selection of Novellas
by Martha Wells Lee Harris Nnedi Okorafor Paul Cornell Seanan McGuire Jeremy C. ShippTor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #2 is a curated selection of novellas by editor Lee HarrisThis collection includes:Binti by Nnedi OkoraforWitches of Lychford by Paul CornellDusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuireAll Systems Red by Martha WellsThe Atrocities by Jeremy C. Shipp"Prepare to fall in love with Binti."—Neil Gaiman"Beautifully written, perfectly cruel, and ultimately kind. This is Cornell at the height of his craft."—Seanan McGuire on Witches of Lychford"A spooky, atmospheric love letter to New York and its shifting moods, skylines and people."—Sophia McDougall on Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day"I love Murderbot!"—Ann Leckie on All Systems Red"One of the most vital younger writers to have colonized horror literature in the past decade."—Peter Straub on The AtrocitiesAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Tor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #3: A Selection of Novellas
by Jeffrey Ford Stephen Graham Jones Victor LaValle Kelly RobsonTor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #3 is a curated selection of novellas by editor Ellen DatlowThis collection includes:The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleThe Twilight Pariah by Jeffrey FordMapping the Interior by Stephen Graham JonesGods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson“LaValle cleverly subverts Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos by imbuing a black man with the power to summon the Old Ones, and creates genuine chills with his evocation of the monstrous Sleeping King, an echo of Lovecraft’s "Dagon"… [The Ballad of Black Tom] has a satisfying slingshot ending.”—Elizabeth Hand on The Ballad of Black Tom"Poignant and punchy."—The New York Times on Mapping the Interior"Brilliantly structured . . . with a delicious tension carefully developed among the wonderful characters."—The New York Times on Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky PeachAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Tor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #4: A Selection of Novellas
by Brian Evenson Liz ZiemskaTor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #4 is a curated selection of novellas by editor Ann VanderMeerThis collection includes:Mandelbrot the Magnificent by Liz ZiemskaThe Warren by Brian Evenson"Liz Ziemska has fashioned a beautiful story about one famous survivor and the magic and mathematics he’s brought to the world."—Karen Joy Fowler on Mandelbrot the Magnificent"A creepy, mind-bending quest of identity and mystery, told with a master's skill. No one explores inner landscapes quite like Brian Evenson."—Jeff VanderMeer on The WarrenAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Tor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #5: A Selection of Novellas
by Kij Johnson Gwyneth Jones Ian McDonald Caitlin R. Kiernan Ellen KlagesTor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #5 is a curated selection of novellas by editor Jonathan StrahanThis collection includes:The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij JohnsonPassing Strange by Ellen KlagesAgents of Dreamland by Caitlin R. KiernanProof of Concept of Gwyneth JonesTime Was by Ian McDonald"A remarkable accomplishment that repays rereading."—Pamela Sargent on The Dream-Quest of Vellit Boe"Ellen Klages's love for queer San Francisco is evident in every line: its history, its mystery, and its people in all their variety and glory. I smiled as I read. You will, too."—Nicola Griffith on Passing Strange“Kiernan’s writing—starkly visual, tongue in cheek and disturbingly visceral—carries the day.”—The New York Times on Agents of Dreamland"A delicious portrayal of what it feels like when that nagging voice in your head telling you something is wrong is in fact your only ally."—The Washington Post on Proof of Concept"With echoes of H. G. Wells’s The Time Machine and replete with the inimitable scent of used bookstores, Time Was weaves an exquisite spell of love, war and quantum physics that is timeless in its appeal. A scientific romance in the most evocative sense of the word."—Nina AllanAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Tor.com Publishing's 2017 Hugo Finalist Bundle
by Alyssa Wong Carrie Vaughn Fran Wilde Kai Ashante Wilson Kij Johnson N. K. Jemisin Nina Allan Victor Lavalle Seanan McGuirePlease enjoy this convenient anthology of Tor.com Publishing's 2017 Hugo finalists, including four novellas, two novelettes, and three short stories.Best NovellaThe Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleThe Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij JohnsonEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireA Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante WilsonBest Novelette“The Art of Space Travel” by Nina Allan“The Jewel and Her Lapidary” by Fran WildeBest Short Story“The City Born Great” by N. K. Jemisin“A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers” by Alyssa Wong“That Game We Played During the War” by Carrie VaughnAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2)
by Sabaa TahirTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of Time Magazine&’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time Book two in the New York Times bestselling seriesA USA Today bestsellerA Wall Street Journal bestseller&“Spectacular.&”—Entertainment Weekly&“Fresh and exciting...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning complex villains.&”—A.V. Club"Even higher stakes than its predecessor… thrilling." —Publishers Weekly, starred review&“[An] action-packed, breathlessly paced story.&” —Booklist, starred reviewSet in a rich, high-fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Sabaa Tahir's AN EMBER IN THE ASHES told the story of Laia, a slave fighting for her family, and Elias, a young soldier fighting for his freedom. Now, in A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, Elias and Laia are running for their lives.After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire&’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene—Elias&’s former friend and the Empire&’s newest Blood Shrike. Bound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own—one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape...and kill them both.
Torched
by John BrosnanFirst, you feel uncomfortably hot. But it's no use turning up the air conditioning or reaching for a long, cool drink. Whatever you do, the temperature inside you keeps rising. And rising. Soon you're in agony beyond your wildest nightmares as your whole body is engulfed in searing, unbearable heat. You go mad briefly with the pain. Then, with luck, you black out. If your luck holds, you're dead soon after. Very dead. But your involuntary cremation continues. Your blood boils in your veins for a few seconds - before it bursts them. As your tortured corpse dries out from the horror-heat inside it, your skin blisters, pops, bursts - and then flares into scorching flame fueled by your own melding body-fat. Clouds of choking, greasy smoke join the searing blaze consuming what's left of you. You have become your own funeral pyre...
Torched
by John BrosnanFirst, you feel uncomfortably hot. But it's no use turning up the air conditioning or reaching for a long, cool drink. Whatever you do, the temperature inside you keeps rising. And rising. Soon you're in agony beyond your wildest nightmares as your whole body is engulfed in searing, unbearable heat. You go mad briefly with the pain. Then, with luck, you black out. If your luck holds, you're dead soon after. Very dead. But your involuntary cremation continues. Your blood boils in your veins for a few seconds - before it bursts them. As your tortured corpse dries out from the horror-heat inside it, your skin blisters, pops, bursts - and then flares into scorching flame fueled by your own melding body-fat. Clouds of choking, greasy smoke join the searing blaze consuming what's left of you. You have become your own funeral pyre...
Torched: A Dragon Romance (Dark Kings #13)
by Donna GrantThe King of Silvers. Cunning, perceptive, resourceful. Determined. Banished from Dreagan eons ago because of a betrayal that shattered his entire existence, his sole focus in life is to exact revenge against the Dragon Kings. A formidable fighter with centuries of rage on his side, Ulrik will stop at nothing to take down those who exiled him.He has been alone, trusting no one for thousands of years. Until she walks into his life. He should not yearn for her, but there is no stopping the fiercely burning attraction. When he’s with her, he isn’t thinking of war or revenge. He only thinks of her, craves her. Burns for her. But soon he will be forced to choose: Will he continue on his course of destruction or will he be able to set aside his vengeance to save the woman who risked everything for him.
Torchwood: Another Life
by Peter AnghelidesThick black clouds are blotting out the skies over Cardiff. As twenty-four inches of rain fall in twenty-four hours, the city centre's drainage system collapses. The capital's homeless are being murdered, their mutilated bodies left lying in the soaked streets around the Blaidd Druig nuclear facility. Tracked down by Torchwood, the killer calmly drops eight storeys to his death. But the killings don't stop. Their investigations lead Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and Toshiko Sato to a monster in a bathroom, a mystery at an army base and a hunt for stolen nuclear fuel rods. Meanwhile, Owen Harper goes missing from the Hub, when a game in Second Reality leads him to an old girlfriend... Something is coming, forcing its way through the Rift straight into Cardiff Bay. Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones a played by Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoki Mori and Gareth David-LIc in the hit series created by Russell T. Davies for BBC Television.
Torchwood: Almost Perfect (Torchwood #13)
by James GossEmma is 30, single and frankly desperate. She woke up this morning with nothing to look forward to but another evening of unsuccessful speed-dating. But now she has a new weapon in her quest for Mr Right. And it's made her almost perfect.Gwen Cooper woke up this morning expecting the unexpected. As usual. She went to work and found a skeleton at a table for two and a colleague in a surprisingly glamorous dress. Perfect.Ianto Jones woke up this morning with no memory of last night. He went to work, where he caused amusement, suspicion and a little bit of jealousy. Because Ianto Jones woke up this morning in the body of a woman. And he's looking just about perfect.And Jack Harkness has always had his doubts about Perfection.Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoki Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television.
Torchwood: Another Life (Torchwood #3)
by Peter Anghelides'The twenty-first century is when it all changes, and you've got to be ready.'Separate from the government; outside the police, beyond the United Nations: Torchwood sets its own rules.A team of investigators, using alien technology to solve crime - both alien and human. This new British sci-fi crime thriller, created by Russell T Davies, sees them delve into the unknown. A group of people fighting the impossible.A terror hides at the bottom of Cardiff Bay - waiting, feeding, controlling... this novel is a gripping Torchwood adventure
Torchwood: Bay of the Dead (Torchwood #4)
by Mark MorrisWhen the city sleeps, the dead start to walk...Something has sealed off Cardiff, and living corpses are stalking the streets, leaving a trail of half-eaten bodies. Animals are butchered. A young couple in their car never reach their home. A stolen yacht is brought back to shore, carrying only human remains. And a couple of girls heading back from the pub watch the mysterious drivers of a big black SUV take over a crime scene.Torchwood have to deal with the intangible barrier surrounding Cardiff, and some unidentified space debris that seems to be regenerating itself. Plus, of course, the all-night zombie horror show.Not that they really believe in zombies.Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit science fiction series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television.
Torchwood: Border Princes (Torchwood #10)
by Dan Abnett'The twenty-first century is when it all changes, and you've got to be ready.'Separate from the government; outside the police, beyond the United Nations: Torchwood sets its own rules.A team of investigators, using alien technology to solve crime - both alien and human. This British sci-fi crime thriller, created by Russell T Davies, sees them delve into the unknown. A group of people fighting the impossible. Stars Captain Jack Harkness last seen in Doctor Who.
Torchwood: Consequences (Torchwood #17)
by Andrew Cartmel David Llewellyn James Moran Joseph Lidster Sarah PinboroughSaving the planet, watching over the Rift, preparing the human race for the twenty-first century... Torchwood has been keeping Cardiff safe since the late 1800s. Small teams of heroes, working 24/7, encountering and containing the alien, the bizarre and the inexplicable.But Torchwood do not always see the effects of their actions. What links the Rules and Regulations for replacing a Torchwood leader to the destruction of a supermarket? How does a witness to an alien's reprisals against Torchwood become caught up in a night of terror in a university library? And why should Gwen and Ianto's actions at a local publisher's affect Torchwood more than a century earlier?For Torchwood, the past will always catch up with them. And sometimes the future will catch up with the past...Featuring sci-fi stories by writers for the hit Torchwood series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television, including James Moran and Joseph Lidster, plus Andrew Cartmel, Sarah Pinborough and David Llewellyn.
The Torchwood Encyclopedia (Torchwood #16)
by Gary RussellFounded by Queen Victoria in 1879, the Torchwood Institute has been defending Great Britain from the alien hordes for 130 years. Though London's Torchwood One was destroyed during the Battle of Canary Wharf, the small team at Torchwood Three have continued to monitor the space-time Rift that runs through Cardiff, saving the world and battling for the future of the human race.Now you can discover every fact and figure, explore every crack in time and encounter every creature that Torchwood have dealt with. Included here are details of: The secret of the Children of Earth Operatives from Alice Guppy to Gwen Cooper Extraterrestrial visitors from Arcateenians to Weevils The life and deaths of Captain Jack Harknessand much more. Illustrated throughout with photos and artwork from all three series, this A-Z provides everything you need to know about Torchwood.
Torchwood: Exodus Code (Torchwood #9)
by Carole E. Barrowman John BarrowmanIt starts with a series of unexplained events. Earth tremors across the globe. Women being driven insane by their scrambled senses. Governments and scientists are bewildered and silent. The world needs Torchwood, but there's not much of Torchwood left. Captain Jack Harkness has tracked the problem to its source: a village in Peru, where he's uncovered evidence of alien involvement. In Cardiff, Gwen Cooper has discovered something alien and somehow connected to Jack. If the world is to be restored, she has to warn him – but she's quickly becoming a victim of the madness, too...
Torchwood: First Born (Torchwood #20)
by James GossGwen and Rhys are on the run. Rhys was hoping this meant a windswept cottage on a cliff top, but he's had to settle for a miserable caravan in the isolated village of Rawbone. With the locals taking an unhealthy interest in their daughter, Gwen and Rhys start to realise that something is very wrong.As they uncover the village's terrible past, Gwen discovers that Torchwood will never leave her behind, and now she and Rhys stand alone in defence of the Earth. And the children of Rawbone can only bring her closer to the secret forces that want her out of the way.Based on the hit sci-fi series created by Russell T Davies, First Born is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper, with Kai Owen as Rhys Williams.
Torchwood: The House That Jack Built (Torchwood #7)
by Guy AdamsJackson Leaves - an Edwardian house in Penylan. Built 1906, semi-detached, three storeys, spacious, beautifully presented. Left in good condition to Rob and Julia by Rob's late aunt. It's an ordinary sort of a house. Except for the way the rooms don't stay in the same places. And the strange man that turns up in the airing cupboard. And the apparitions. And the temporal surges that attract the attentions of Torchwood.And the fact that the first owner of Jackson Leaves in 1906 was a Captain Jack Harkness...Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television.
Torchwood: Into The Silence (Torchwood #5)
by Sarah PinboroughThe body in the church hall is very definitely dead. It has been sliced open with surgical precision, its organs exposed, and its vocal cords are gone. It is as if they were never there or they've been dissolved...With the Welsh Amateur Operatic Contest getting under way, music is filling the churches and concert halls of Cardiff. The competition has attracted the finest Welsh talent to the city, but it has also drawn something else - there are stories of a metallic creature hiding in the shadows. Torchwood are on its tail, but it's moving too fast for them to track it down.This new threat requires a new tactic - so Ianto Jones is joining a male voice choir...Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit sci-fi series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television.
Torchwood: Long Time Dead (Torchwood #21)
by Sarah PinboroughCardiff Bay. The government has ordered the excavation of the wreckage of a secret underground base. DCI Tom Cutler is watching from a distance, fascinated by the process. There are people in his dreams. People he feels he should know.The disbanded Torchwood Institute spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what - or who - might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, Suzie Costello is long gone.Based on the hit science fiction series created by Russell T Davies, Long Time Dead is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper. It features Suzie Costello, as played by Indira Varma.
Torchwood: The Men Who Sold The World (Torchwood #1)
by Guy AdamsWhen Oscar Lupe appears 20,000 feet up in the air, his body is frozen solid and free-falling to earth. It shatters on impact. Soon after, a CIA Special Activities Division squad goes rogue with a cargo marked 'Torchwood' that they've been escorting from somewhere called Cardiff.The Agency puts Rex Matheson on the case. As the strange deaths pile up, Rex realises there must be experimental tech out there, but someone is obstructing him at every turn. Rex is the CIA's golden boy - but has he met his match in the evasive Mr Wynter...?Based on the hit science fiction series created by Russell T Davies, The Men Who Sold The World is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper, with Mekhi Phifer as Rex Matheson.