Tor books
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| Parent company | Macmillan |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Tom Doherty |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Flatiron Building, New York City |
| Key people | Tom Doherty |
| Publication types | Books, E-books |
| Imprints | Forge, Starscape, Tor Teen, Orb, Tor.com |
| Official website | us |
Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tom Doherty Associates LLC publishing company, based in New York City, US. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles, and publishes the online science fiction magazine Tor.com.
Tor was founded by Tom Doherty in 1980. Tor is an Anglo-Saxon word meaning the peak of a rocky mountain as its logo shows. Tor Books was sold to St. Martin's Press in 1987. Along with St. Martin's Press; Henry Holt; and Farrar, Straus and Giroux, it became part of the Holtzbrinck group, now part of the Macmillan in the US.
Tor is the primary imprint of Tom Doherty Associates. There is also the Forge imprint that publishes an array of fictional titles, including historical novels and thrillers. 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). Tor Books also has the Tor.com imprint that focuses on short works such as novellas, shorter novels and serializations.
A 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 UK maintains an open submission policy.
Orb Books publishes science-fiction classics such as A.E. Van Vogt's Slan.
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.
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