Dick, Cory Doctorow, Steven Erikson, Sarah Gailey, Terry Goodkind, Steven Gould, Eileen Gunn, James Gunn, Brian Herbert, Glen Hirshberg, Robert Jordan, Richard Matheson, L. Anderson, Steven Brust, Orson Scott Card, Jonathan Carroll, Myke Cole, Charles de Lint, Philip K. Fischer Tor also publishes the German online magazine Tor Online, which is based on the same concept as the English Tor.com online magazine, but has its own independent content.Īuthors published by Tor and Forge include Kage Baker, Kevin J. It publishes international titles translated into German, as well as original German works. Fischer Verlag (which also belongs to Holtzbrinck Publishing Group). Tor Teen publishes young-adult novels such as Cory Doctorow's Little Brother and repackages novels such as Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game for younger readers.Ī German sister imprint, Fischer Tor, was founded in August 2016 as an imprint of S. Orb Books publishes science-fiction classics such as A.E. Tor UK briefly maintained an open submission policy, which ended in January 2013. Tor Books also has the Tordotcom imprint that focuses on short works such as novellas, shorter novels and serializations.Ī United Kingdom sister imprint, Tor UK, also exists and specializes in science fiction, fantasy, and horror, while also publishing young-adult crossover fiction based on computer-game franchises. Tor Books also publishes two imprints for young readers: Starscape (for readers 10 years of age and up) and Tor Teen (for readers 13 years of age and up). There is also the Forge imprint that publishes an array of fictional titles, including historical novels and thrillers. Tor is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group. In June 2019, Tor and other Macmillan imprints moved from the Flatiron Building, to larger offices in the Equitable Building.

Martin's Press Henry Holt and Farrar, Straus and Giroux, it became part of the Holtzbrinck group, now part of Macmillan in the US. Tor is a word meaning a rocky pinnacle, as depicted in Tor's logo.

They were soon joined by Barbara Doherty and Katherine Pendill, who then composed the original startup team. Tor was founded by Tom Doherty, Harriet McDougal, and Jim Baen in 1980.

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