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The Ones Who Look
Katharine Duckett - 2020
By offering custom-built afterlives through full-brain uploads, they answered the needs of a society pushed to the brink by climate change and cascading antibiotic failure. But for Zoe, who works daily to assess the sins of users and decide who's worthy of salvation, heaven is not so simple. Despite the urging of the angels on her shoulder, she is determined to uncover heaven's secrets, no matter the cost.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Exile's End
Carolyn Ives Gilman - 2020
An artifact of indescribable and irreplicable beauty created by an "extinct" culture has been the basis of another culture's origin stories. The race who created the artifact has survived on a distant world and has sent a representative to reclaim it, throwing everything into question. Inspired by the SF camp in Danzhai, China, which is co-hosted by the Future Administration Authority (FAA) and Wanda Group.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Flight
Claire Wrenwood - 2020
Now, years later, she has wings of her own. But an encounter in the woods forces her to reckon with her past—and the painful price her wings demanded.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
That Game We Played During the War
Carrie Vaughn - 2016
The people of Enith are not. The two countries have been at war for decades, but now peace has fallen, and Calla of Enith seeks to renew an unlikely friendship with Gaantish officer Valk over an even more unlikely game of chess, in Carrie Vaughn's novella That Game We Played During The War.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Go Fish
Ian Rogers - 2020
A team of psychic investigators are assigned to examine the grisly death of a night watchman in an abandoned fish processing plant.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Touches
Brenda Peynado - 2019
Brenda Peynado's "The Touches" is a Tor.com Original short story set in a post-apocalyptic world Salipa and Telo have perfect lives in the virtual reality world that humanity has retreated to after bacteria and viruses resistant to all medications take over the outside world.But when the robots that take care of the necessities in the dirty outside world start glitching, Salipa must figure out what it means to truly live if they can never return to the world they once knew.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
We're Here, We're Here
K.M. Szpara - 2020
A close-knit group of friends, the chance to model a beautiful masculinity, and a vocal implant that lets him sing even better than he did before transitioning. But deep on tour, Tyler realizes he wants more from one of his bandmates, yearns for a love that would never fit the image that has been carefully crafted for him. His manager wants him to be the heartthrob: available, wholesome, and pure. And since his manager gave Tyler his voice, he can always take it away again.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Solution
Brian Evenson - 2020
As climate change wreaks havoc on the earth and the fate of humanity grows dire, a scientist makes a plan to save humanity that would shame the devil.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Any Way the Wind Blows
Seanan McGuire - 2019
In the original Tor.com story Any Way the Wind Blows, New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire presents a sweet tribute to Manhattan's iconic Flatiron building--celebrating the longtime home of Tor Books as the publisher bids farewell for new office space.Composed of travelers from nine different parallel dimensions, the Cartography Corps crew aboard the airship Stalwart Trumpet of Glory descends on the New York City in our universe to collect and preserve artifacts from the legendary turn-of-the-twentieth century landmark Flatiron building.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
How Quini the Squid Misplaced His Klobučar
Rich Larson - 2020
The object in question is in the hands of a dangerous crime lord.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections
Tina Connolly - 2018
The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections is a Tor.com Original from fantasy author Tina Connolly.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Art of Space Travel
Nina Allan - 2016
In 2047, a first manned mission to Mars ended in tragedy. Thirty years later, a second expedition is preparing to launch. As housekeeper of the hotel where two of the astronauts will give their final press statements, Emily finds the mission intruding upon her thoughts more and more. Emily's mother, Moolie, has a message to give her, but Moolie's memories are fading. As the astronauts' visit draws closer, the unearthing of a more personal history is about to alter Emily's world forever.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Elephants and Corpses
Kameron Hurley - 2015
When his assistant Tera recognizes the most recent waterlogged cadaver they bought off the street, though, he finds that his new body is carrying more trouble than he bargained for.
Old Media
Annalee Newitz - 2019
The story of a freed slave and a robot professor, trying to figure out what it means to be in love while they watch old anime from the 21st century.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Lady Astronaut of Mars
Mary Robinette Kowal - 2012
For years she's been longing to go back up there, to once more explore the stars. But there are few opportunities for an aging astronaut, even the famous Lady Astronaut of Mars. When her chance finally comes, it may be too late. Elma must decide whether to stay with her sickening husband in what will surely be the final years of his life, or to have her final adventure and plunge deeper into the well of space.