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17 May 2013
GARY GIBSON ON FUTURE THINKING – PLUS BOOKS TO WIN!
Perhaps sparked by recent news of 3D photocopiers and the like, I’ve been thinking about SF and new technologies. One [...]
Posted by: Gary Gibson Tor Authors
Tags: Empire of Light, Gary Gibson, Nova War, Shoal series, Stealing Light -
16 May 2013
COVER REVEAL: KINSLAYER BY JAY KRISTOFF
How many times have I heard someone say ‘Steampunk is dead’? A lot. But it seems to be alive and [...]
Posted by: Julie Crisp Tor Staff
Tags: Cherie Priest, Cover reveal, Japanese, Jay Kristoff, Kinslayer, Patrick Rothfuss, Steampunk, Stephen Hunt, Stromdancer, The Hunger Games, Thunder Tiger -
15 May 2013
TIDAL: NEW LOOK COVER LAUNCH
We’ve been busy beavers here at Tor, designing the covers for the next couple of books in Amanda Hocking‘s fantastically [...]
Posted by: Louise Buckley Tor Staff
Tags: Amanda Hocking, Cover art, Design, Elegy, Tidal, Watersong series, young adult -
14 May 2013
TOR TOUR: HEAD OF WEB DEVELOPMENT
My job is pretty much what it says on the tin. I work in the Communications department and am part [...]
Posted by: James Luscombe Blog
Tags: DRM-free ebooks, Team Tor, Tor Tour, Torbooks.co.uk -
10 May 2013
COMPETITION: FUTURE CITIES
Star Trek Into Darkness landed this week (whoop!), and in the middle of all the whiz and bang there’s a pretty [...]
Posted by: Rob Cox Tor Staff
Tags: book bundle, China Mieville, Competition, future cities, Paul Cornell, Peter F Hamilton, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness -
09 May 2013
GARY GIBSON’S SHOAL SERIES: THE FIVE QUESTION INTERVIEW
This month we are reissuing the fantastic trilogy of space adventure that is Gary Gibson’s Shoal trilogy. Our all-new cover livery [...]
Posted by: Bella Pagan Tor Staff
Tags: Empire of Light, Final Days, Gary Gibson, Nova War, Shoal series, space adventure, Stealing Light -
08 May 2013
JEFF NOON AND HIS COVER ART: A DESIGNER’S PERSPECTIVE
Our 20th anniversary edition of Jeff Noon’s Vurt was published last month. And, as Jeff won the Arthur C. Clarke Award [...]
Posted by: Bella Pagan Tor Staff
Tags: Cover design, Jeff Noon, Mobius Engine, Picture research, Pollen, Vurt -
07 May 2013
TOR TOUR: PRODUCTION CONTROLLER
As part of our Tor Tour, a series of regular posts covering the varied publishing roles within the Tor imprint and across [...]
Posted by: Louise Buckley Tor Staff
Tags: Tor Tour -
03 May 2013
ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARDS 2013
Earlier this week some of us were lucky enough to attend the Arthur C. Clarke awards, one of our most prestigious science [...]
Posted by: Louise Buckley Tor Staff
Tags: Arthur C Clarke Award -
02 May 2013
LOST WORLDS: FIVE QUESTION INTERVIEW WITH YOUNG SHERLOCK’S ANDREW LANE
Andrew Lane is the author of the best-selling YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES books. Not only is he a life-long fan of Arthur Conan [...]
Posted by: Sally Oliphant Tor Staff
Tags: Andrew Lane, Young Sherlock Holmes