Best Tor Books products in the Fiction category
On this page you'll find a ranking of the best Tor Books products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've already ranked the most important information about the products for you.
1. Tor Books Rythm of War
The fourth book in the Stormlight Archive series, Rhythm of War, marks the eagerly awaited sequel to the number one New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from epic fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson. After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move.
Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin's scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.
At the same time, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, while his Windrunners face their own problem: as more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honourspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition's envoy to the honourspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium or personally face the storm of failure.
2. Tor Books The Atlas Six
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok must-read fantasy novel of the year. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education, you'll love this. The book includes gorgeous new illustrations.
Secrets, betrayal, and seduction await as you enter the Alexandrian Society.
When the world's best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited to fill five places.
Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath who sees the mind's deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist who can perceive and understand the flow of life itself. Callum Nova is an empath who can manipulate the desires of others. Finally, there's Tristan Caine, whose powers mystify even himself.
Following recruitment by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they travel to the Society's London headquarters. Here, each must study and innovate within esoteric subject areas. If they can prove themselves over the course of a year, they'll survive. Most of them.
The story continues in The Atlas Paradox, the heart-stopping sequel.
"I don't think anything will ever compare with this." - Reader Review
"To say I can't wait for the sequel is an understatement. Do yourself a favour and buy this immediately!" - Reader Review
"I had to convince myself magic isn't real." - Reader Review
Originally a self-published sensation, this edition has been fully edited and revised.
3. Tor Books Last Flight
"Last Flight" takes readers back to Thedas, the setting of BioWare's award-winning dark fantasy role-playing game, Dragon Age. In this captivating story, the legend of the Grey Wardens is reexamined as the protagonist Valya, a young elven mage, is tasked with investigating the historical records of past Blights. Despite the apparent end of the threat posed by dark creatures, Valya uncovers disturbing clues about new dark phenomena in her research on the Fourth Blight. Her discoveries lead her to a secret diary and the hidden secrets of the last griffon rider, Issenya. As the dark secrets of Issenya's story come to light, Valya begins to question everything she thought she knew about the heroic Grey Wardens. This gripping narrative weaves together elements of adventure, discovery, and the exploration of heroism and betrayal.
4. Tor Books The Discord of Gods
Gods, demons and dragons collide in one final epic battle in The Discord of Gods, the unmissable conclusion to A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons.
The end times have come.
Relos Var's final plans to enslave the universe are on the cusp of fruition. He believes there's only one being in existence that might be able to stop him: the demon Xaltorath.
As these two masterminds circle each other, neither is paying attention to the third player on the board, Kihrin. Unfortunately, keeping himself classified in the 'pawn' category means Kihrin must pretend to be everything the prophecies threatened he'd become: the destroyer of all, the sun eater, a mindless, remorseless plague upon the land. It also means finding an excuse not to destroy the people he loves (or any of the remaining Immortals) without arousing suspicion.
Kihrin's goals are complicated by the fact that not all of his 'act' is one. His intentions may be sincere, but he's still being forced to grapple with the after-effects of the corrupted magic ritual that twisted both him and the dragons. Worse, he's now tied to a body that is the literal avatar of a star - a form that is becoming increasingly, catastrophically unstable. All of which means he's running out of time.
After all, some stars fade - but others explode.
The Discord of Gods is the fifth and final book in Jenn Lyons' epic fantasy series A Chorus of Dragons, which starts with The Ruin of Kings.
Praise for A Chorus of Dragons:
'Everything epic fantasy should be: rich, cruel, gorgeous, brilliant, enthralling and deeply satisfying. I loved it' - Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians
'A fantastic page-turner' - John Gwynne, author of A Time of Dread
'This is top-notch adventure fantasy' - Kirkus Reviews, starred review.
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6. Tor Books Witch King
From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes a remarkable story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose. "I didn't know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I'm the demon." Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' Witch King. After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai's magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well. But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence? Kai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions. He's not going to like the answers. Witch King is Martha Wells's first new fantasy in over a decade, drawing together her signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with, alongside breathtaking action and adventure, and the wit and charm we've come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation.
7. Tor Books Nettle & Bone
An instant USA Today and Indie bestseller, from Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure. This isn't the kind of fairy tale where the princess marries a prince; it's the one where she kills him. Marra, a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter, is relieved not to be married off for the sake of her parents' throne. Her older sister wasn't so fortunate, though, and her royal husband is as abusive as he is powerful. From the safety of the convent, Marra wonders who will come to her sister's rescue and put a stop to this. But after years of watching their families and kingdoms pretend all is well, Marra realizes if any hero is coming, it will have to be Marra herself. If Marra can complete three impossible tasks, a witch will grant her the tools she needs. But, as is the way in stories of princes and the impossible, these tasks are only the beginning of Marra's strange and enchanting journey to save her sister and topple a throne.
"Wholly entertaining." - Buzzfeed
"The kind of book that immediately feels like an old friend." - Melissa Caruso, author of The Tethered Mage
"Clever and bold-hearted... this rollicking feminist fairy tale is filled with redemption, community and courage, its dark passages the road to a satisfyingly uplifting endgame." - Shelf Awareness, starred review
"A modern classic." - Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart A Doorway
"Pure delight. T. Kingfisher uses the bones of fairy tale to create something entirely her own." - Emily Tesh, author of Silver in the Wood
"Highly recommended for fans of Naomi Novik's Uprooted and Helen Oyeyemi's Gingerbread." - Booklist, starred review.
8. Tor Books Dune: The Heir of Caladan
In Dune: The Heir of Caladan, the climactic novel in the Caladan trilogy by New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, we step into the shoes of Paul Atreides. Not yet a man in years, he is about to enter a world he could never have imagined.
The story that began with Duke Leto Atreides's rise to power, then continued with the consequences of Lady Jessica's betrayal, will now conclude with Paul becoming the leader he needs to be on the way to his pivotal role as Muad'Dib.
Any Dune fan will devour this tale of a legend coming into his own.
9. Tor Books The Chosen and the Beautiful
"The Chosen and the Beautiful" by Nghi Vo is a captivating reinterpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic Jazz Age novel. The story follows Jordan Baker, a queer Asian American protagonist, who grows up in the glamorous and often superficial circles of the 1920s. With a sharp mind and a talent for magic, Jordan navigates the challenges of her identity and the expectations of society. The narrative is not only a tribute to the original story but also offers a fresh perspective on themes such as race, sexuality, and the quest for belonging. Vo's writing style is both lush and engaging, drawing readers in from the very first page. This reinterpretation is not just a literary work but also a cultural statement that celebrates the diversity and complexity of the human experience.
10. Tor Books Blindsight
Hugo and Shirley Jackson award-winning author Peter Watts stands on the cutting edge of hard science fiction with his acclaimed novel, Blindsight. Two months since the stars fell... two months of silence, while a world held its breath. Now, some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune's orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever's out there isn't talking to us. It's talking to some distant star, perhaps, or perhaps to something closer, something en route.
So who do you send to force introductions with an unknown and unknowable alien intellect that doesn't wish to be met? You send a linguist with multiple personalities, her brain surgically partitioned into separate, sentient processing cores. You send a biologist so radically interfaced with machinery that he sees x-rays and tastes ultrasound. You send a pacifist warrior in the faint hope she won't be needed. You send a monster to command them all, an extinct hominid predator once called a vampire, recalled from the grave with the voodoo of recombinant genetics and the blood of sociopaths. And you send a synthesist—an informational topologist with half his mind gone—as an interface between here and there. Pray they can be trusted with the fate of a world. They may be more alien than the thing they've been sent to find.
