Tor.com Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Dead Man's Hand
James J. Butcher
We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from James J. Butcher’s debut novel DEAD MAN'S HAND, an urban fantasy about a young man who must throw out the magical rule book to solve the murder of his former mentor, available from @AceRocBooks https://t.co/wLGHkRdToG
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston
Somewhere out there is an ideal timeline where you and your lover can be together... A look at some recent time loop romances, from @casey_mcquiston's ONE LAST STOP to @maxgladstone + @tithenai's THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR https://t.co/Vjll9UZz2H
Paperback, 2021
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
We're taking a look back at Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, which helped lift science fiction out of the pages of pulp magazines and into the hands of mainstream literary audiences: https://t.co/2BmcP9e5Km
Paperback, 2011
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr
The only thing we love more than a fictional long-forgotten book is a celebration of story itself—and Cloud Cuckoo Land gives us both! Check out @mattkeeley's review of Anthony Doerr's highly-anticipated new novel: https://www.tor.com/2021/09/28/anthony-doerrs-cloud-cuckoo-land-is-a-book-of-wonders/
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
"Both writers have merrily magpie-like minds, lacing their books with eclectic allusions to other literary works." On the threads that wind between C.S. Lewis' Narnia and Susanna Clarke's Piranesi: https://t.co/DrYJFVR9N9
Paperback, 2021
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett
Our Discworld reread (finally) gets to Tiffany Aching! Join us for part 1 of Terry Pratchett's The Wee Free Men: https://t.co/de4OBkHTpX
Paperback, 2015
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
White Cat, Black Dog: Stories
Kelly Link
"It breaks my heart and it stitches it right up again." @mollytempleton reviews WHITE CAT, BLACK DOG, a new collection of fairy tale transformations from Kelly Link and @randomhouse https://t.co/NCYOVJ3WF7
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Strange
Nathan Ballingrud
"I was thirteen when the Silence came to Mars, settling over us like a smothering dust..." Read an excerpt from @NBallingrud’s THE STRANGE, the story of one girl’s quest for revenge amidst a spent and angry world — out from @SagaSFF on March 21st https://t.co/iMFHhy5QTW
Paperback, 2024
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Elatsoe
Darcie Little Badger
"It’s a novel that tells a unique, compelling story brimming with legends and magic — a story that’s ready-made for the onscreen treatment." @ColeRush1 makes the case for an adaptation of Darcie Little Badger's ELATSOE: https://t.co/JLBuMNngB4
Hardcover, Large Print, 2022
$26.99Member price:$26.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Nona the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
Join your favorite local indie bookstores for a one-of-a-kind book launch to celebrate @tazmuir's NONA THE NINTH! Check out events at @MystGalaxyBooks @OFirehouseBooks @booksmithtweets and @BookPeople https://t.co/NpyYerACfK
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book