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We’re giving you a chance to win every book we’ve published from our launch in September 2015 to the first week of June—from Kai Ashante Wilson’s The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps to Malka Older’s Infomocracy. That’s right: Every. Single. Book. Our line includes everything from contemporary fantasy to spine-tingling horror to science fiction adventure, and we want to give one lucky winner the chance to brag to all of their friends about having the whole Tor.com Publishing line on their bookshelf.

Just go here to sign up for the Tor.com Publishing newsletter and enter to win your very own novella library, and head below for a complete list of what you might win!

 

Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell

Witches of Lychford Paul Cornell modern witchesThree rural witches struggle to keep a demonic big box store from destroying their sleepy English town. Nominated for the British Science Fiction Association Award.

“At once epic and terribly intimate. This is the story of a village, not a city, and all the more powerful for that; not all big fantasy needs an urban setting. Beautifully written, perfectly cruel, and ultimately kind. This is Cornell at the height of his craft.” —Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of the InCryptid and October Daye series

 

Runtime by S. B. Divya

Runtime S.B. Divya sweepstakesMarmeg pawned her college tuition to enter this cyborg race, so she’d better hope these mountain men and sexy genderqueers don’t get in her way.

“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, Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award winner and author of The Grace of Kings

 

The Drowning Eyes by Emily Foster

drowning-eyes-coverQueer sailors and a benighted weather wizard hunt down vikings to steal back the magic of the Windspeakers.

“The story made me want to sail the coastline on a boat of my own and see if I could call up a storm. […] So vividly rendered, you’ll be tempted to wash the salt-spray from your clothing after reading The Drowning Eyes.” –Fran Wilde, author of Updraft

 

The Emperor’s Railroad by Guy Haley

emperors-railroadWhen the Knight Quinn is finished dealing with the post-apocalyptic zombies, he’ll have to deal with the cyborg dragon, but that’s why he has two swords.

“Haley serves up equal helpings of horror, fantasy adventure, and SF in this stark, intriguing story of a ruined Earth where the remaining humans are determined to survive.” –Publishers Weekly

 

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

BlackTom-coverA young black street performer tries to decide whether he’d rather deal with Lovecraftian horrors or, like, normal cops in 1920s New York City.

“LaValle’s novella of sorcery and skullduggery in Jazz Age New York is a magnificent example of what weird fiction can and should do.” –Laird Barron, author of The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All

 

The Assassins Series by Tim Lebbon

Assassins-seriesAn immortal guy chases a demon across history for his chance at revenge. Pieces of Hate takes the chase to both cowboy and pirate settings, while A Whisper of Southern Lights is staged in the midst of World War II.

A Whisper of Southern Lights is full of a beautiful melancholy that nobody does better than Lebbon. A tale of immortals engaged in a blood-spattered, centuries-old cat-and-mouse game… Read it!” —Christopher Golden, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Dead Ringers and Snowblind

 

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

every-heartThis boarding school is the perfect place for that kid who says they came back from a fantasy kingdom, especially if you ignore all the murders.

“With Every Heart a Doorway, McGuire has created her own mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy—a jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll’s and C. S. Lewis’ classics, even as it carves its own precocious space between them.” –NPR

 

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

binti-coverA young Himba woman’s journey to space university and self-discovery is interrupted by deadly alien jellyfish pirates. Winner of the Nebula Award, finalist for the Hugo Award and the British Science Fiction Association Award.

“Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It’s a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!” –Wanuri Kahiu, award-winning Kenyan film director of Punzi and From a Whisper

 

Infomocracy by Malka Older

Infomocracy coverYou know this book is about global microdemocracy, cybercrimes, and disaster mitigation, but did y’all know it also has blood glitter?

“A fast-paced, post-cyberpunk political thriller… If you always wanted to put West Wing Aaron Sorkin in a particle accelerator with Snow Crash to see what would happen, read this book.” —Max Gladstone, author of Last First Snow

 

The Last Witness by K. J. Parker

The Last WitnessA man who can steal memories runs afoul of the many criminals who wish he didn’t remember all their misdeeds.

“A brilliantly original and breathtakingly ambitious tale which explores power, identity and redemption. The Last Witness is Inception meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” –Geek Syndicate

 

The Devil You Know by K. J. Parker

The Devil You Know KJ Parker sweepstakesWho’s the bigger devil: The devil, or the dude trying to steal back his soul from the devil?

“Parker generates a fair degree of suspense… an accomplished performance.” –Gary K. Wolfe

 

The Builders by Daniel Polansky

Builders-coverThere’s no country for old mice, so the Captain has to gather all his furry and feathered friends for revenge. Finalist for the Hugo Award.

“A living, breathing world of vivid, winsome characters hellbent on their blaze of glory and as unforgiving as a runaway train carrying all your friends over a cliff. I haven’t cared about animals this much since Watership Down.” –Delilah S. Dawson, author of Hit and Wicked as They Come

 

Sunset Mantle by Alter S. Reiss

sunset-mantleA disgraced general sees a scarf so beautiful that he decides he has to save a city from barbarians and from itself.

“A beautifully structured story, with solid and original characters who could have come from no other time and place than this fascinating imagined history.” –Jo Walton

 

A Song for No Man’s Land by Andy Remic

remic_ASongForNoMan'sLandBecause World War I wasn’t rough enough, check out how it goes when demons and angels are involved.

 

 

Forest of Memory by Mary Robinette Kowal

Forest of Memory Mary Robinette Kowal sweepstakesHer: a woman who sells verifiable historical moments. Him: some dude with a tranq gun with a mysterious agenda.

“Kowal has created a mystery that is satisfying and consistent, and this delightful and thought-provoking novella is exactly as long as it needs to be. ” –Publisher’s Weekly

 

Of Sorrow and Such by Angela Slatter

Of Sorrow and Such by Angela SlatterAn errant shapeshifter lands Mistress Gideon in a bit of a pinch, and the witch must decide whether to sell out her sisters or be burned at the stake. Winner of the Ditmar Award, finalist for the Aurealis Award.

Of Sorrow and Such takes you to dark, unsettling places. Angela Slatter’s magic is earthy, bodily and beleaguered; in the hands of tough, clever Patience Gideon it’s a powerful instrument for wresting justice from a hostile world. A riveting read.” –Margo Lanagan, World Fantasy Award winning author of Black Juice and Sea-Hearts

 

Domnall and the Borrowed Child by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

Domnall and the Borrowed ChildThe crankiest faerie in town has to get mother’s milk to save a young fae’s life. Sheep, priests, and other beasts prove uncooperative.

“Tastes like fairy wine; delightful and refreshing.” –Ishbelle Bee, author of The Singular and Extraordinary Tale of Mirror and Goliath

 

Patchwerk by David Tallerman

Patchwerk David Tallerman sweepstakesTo get the Palimpsest back and save the multiverse, Dran Florrian’s gonna need help from D’ren Florein, Daniella Furian, & Doran Floranov.

“Tallerman deftly pulls his characters through multiple quick changes in identity, location, and possible futures, always keeping the plot and action unbroken so the dizzying shifts never become confusing. He throws open a surreal and suspenseful hall of science fiction mirrors, and readers will enjoy watching Florrian smash through them all.” –Publishers Weekly

 

The Genrenauts Series by Michael R. Underwood

GenrenautsWhen stories go wrong, it’s up to the Genrenauts to put things back together. In Episode 1, The Shootout Solution, a cowboy in Western World decides not to show up at high noon, so the Genrenauts have to set him right. And Leah Tang gets her first taste of space flight after a peace treaty goes awry in Science Fiction World in Episode 2, The Absconded Ambassador.

“Who hasn’t wanted to imagine themselves parachuting into a story gone wrong and putting it back on track? It’s storytelling as heroism, genre savviness as power. Endless fun. Catnip for genre geeks.” –Marie Brennan, World Fantasy nominated author of A Natural History of Dragons

 

A Sin du Jour Affair by Matt Wallace

SinduJourA series following New York’s only catering firm specializing in serving the palates of demons, goblins, Easter Bunnies, and all other manner of supernatural patrons. In Envy of Angels, the staff at Sin du Jour would really rather not kill and cook the heavenly dish brought to their kitchen; and they would really really rather not be transformed into enormous sex-crazed lizard people as the cater a wedding in Lustlocked.

“No one makes me think, ‘Dammit, I should have thought of that!’ like Matt Wallace. The Sin du Jour series is something I read with equal amounts of envy and delight.” –Mur Lafferty, Campbell Award winning author of The Shambling Guide to New York City

 

The Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran Wilde

jewel-lapidaryJewel Lin and Lapidary Sima’s only hope to save the kingdom is to get down with the scary magic of the spookiest gems there are.

“A splendid tale of courage and transformation in a world as exquisite as Wilde’s prose. You will be utterly entranced.” –Ken Liu, Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award winner and author of The Grace of Kings

 

The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson

The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps Kai Ashante WilsonA sorcerer with divine blood, an unbreakable spear, and a bag of holding fights a sabertooth tiger in a forest that spans all time and space. Winner of the Crawford Award, finalist for the Locus Award.

“The unruly lovechild of Shakespeare, Baldwin, George RR Martin and Ghostface Killah—this was a book I could not put down.” –Daniel José Older, author of Half-Resurrection Blues

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