FORGE BOOKS
LEAD FICTION Hank Phillippi Ryan
What You See
Hank Phillippi Ryan weaves another taut and surprising tale in What You See, the fourth Jane Ryland novel of suspense
A wedding is planned in Jane Ryland's family, but there's a disaster instead. The flower girl has been taken by her stepdad. Where are they? Is the girl in danger? Reporter Jane Ryland learns there's a limit to the bonds of family—and learns to her peril what happens when loved ones are pushed too far.
Meanwhile, Detective Jake Brogan's got a doozy of a case. At Boston's historic Faneuil Hall, a man is stabbed to death in front of a crowd of tourists snapping photos. Solving the case should be easy, but the pictures and surveillance video lead him to a dark conspiracy of extortion and stolen ON-SALE DATE: 8/30/2016 lives. ISBN-13: 9780765374967 EBOOK ISBN: 9780765374981 Jane and Jake must explore where their loyalties lie—each other? Their PRICE: $7.99 / $10.99 CAN. families? Their careers? If they make the wrong decision, the consequences could be fatal. PAGES: 320 SPINE: 0.781 IN CTN COUNT: 48 KEY SELLING POINTS: ORIGIN: FORGE HC (10/15, * 2016 IS THE YEAR OF HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN: We are re-releasing 978-0-7653-7495-0) the award-winning Charlotte McNally series over several months followed AUTHOR HOME: BOSTON by the mass market of What You See in Sep, all of which builds to the pub of Say No More * AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Ryan has won the Mary Higgins Clark, Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards and has been nominated for the MARKETING Shamus, RT Reviewers Choice Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award * Digital outreach through Twitter, Facebook, and the Tor/Forge blog * GLOWING REVIEWS: What You See, a TOP PICK, dubbed "exceptional * National print advertising in mystery publications suspense" by RTBR, and has won glowing reviews, as well as being named a Social Media Stats: "Best Thriller of 2015" (Library Journal) * Author Website: http://hankphillippiryan.com * Active on Twitter: 16,700 followers * Active on Facebook: 8,371 followers For Truth Be Told
"Packs a powerful punch, and offers a clever mix of mystery, corruption, and romance. Mystery enthusiasts will want to drop everything and binge-read until the mind-boggling conclusion."-Library Journal, starred review
"Terrific-smart, edgy, and a thrilling read to the very last page. A
2 FORGE BOOKS JUNE 2015
Zane Grey, Helen Cody Wetmore
The Last of the Plainsmen and Last of the Great Scouts
From the legendary writer of the west: two complete novels in one low-priced edition
The Last of the Plainsmen The unsettled west is fast-disappearing, along with the wild creatures who call it home. This historical novel chronicles the last mission of the last of the plainsmen, the adventure that brought the west to vivid life for Zane Grey: track buffalo, mustang, and cougar, and bring them back, not as trophies, but alive and kicking!
ON-SALE DATE: 6/2/2015 Last of the Great Scouts ISBN-13: 9780765381491 The life story of Colonel William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill," as told by his EBOOK ISBN: 9781466889835 sister, Helen, and Zane Grey. This biographical novel begins with Bill's boyhood in Iowa and his first encounter with an Indian. We see him as a PRICE: $9.99 / $11.99 CAN. pony express rider, then near Fort Sumter as Chief of the Scouts, and later PAGES: 544 engaged in the most dangerous Indian campaigns. There is also an account SPINE: 1.115 IN of the travels of Cody's famous Wild West Show. Few other characters in CTN COUNT: 48 public life make a stronger appeal to the imagination of America than CPDA/CAT: 40/WESTERN Buffalo Bill, whose daring and bravery made him famous. ORIGIN: FORGE MM, 2/94, (978-0-8125-3537-2)FORGE MM, KEY SELLING POINTS: 7/96, (978-0-8125-6354-2) *This edition features two novels by Zane Grey for the price of one AUTHOR HOME: ZANE GREY - *Zane Grey was the bestselling author of over sixty-five western novels. His DECEASED works have been translated into twenty-three languages and have been made into more than one hundred movies *Grey was one of the most recognized and respected writers of western fiction *From 1910 to 1925, his books appeared regularly on bestseller lists. Even today, in both hardcover and paperback, his fiction remains extremely popular *In terms of popularity, Louis L'Amour is the only western author to rival Zane Grey
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LEAD FICTION Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
People of the Songtrail
500 years before Columbus, the first European visitors, the Vikings, sail for North America...
On the shores of the American wilderness, a small group of settlers have landed, seeking freedom to worship far from the religious strife and political upheaval that plague a war-ridden Europe.... 500 years before Columbus set sail.
While it has long been known that Viking ships explored the American coast, recent archaeological evidence suggests a far more permanent settlement. It is from this evidence that archaeologists and early American history experts Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear weave their extraordinary tale. ON-SALE DATE: 8/30/2016 ISBN-13: 9780765370938 People of the Songtrail is a story of a swift and violent clash of cultures, and EBOOK ISBN: 9781466832305 of extraordinary men and women who were brave enough to work for the PRICE: $9.99 / $13.99 CAN. fragile hope of peace. A story that has remained untold, until now. PAGES: 512 SPINE: 1.031 IN, TALL RACK KEY SELLING POINTS: CTN COUNT: 48 * CONNECTED, GROWING AUDIENCE: the Gears have spent the last CPDA/CAT: 00/GENERAL FICTION year revitalizing their social media efforts--recording a 400% increase in ORIGIN: TOR HC (5/15, Twitter followers, and over 100% increase in Facebook and Goodreads fans 978-0-7653-3725-2) (yearly stats as of 6/24/15) AUTHOR HOME: KATHLEEN O'NEAL * POPULAR SERIES: the Gears are one of Tor/Forge's highest-grossing GEAR - THERMOPOLIS, WY; W. all-time author teams, with sales of their North America's Forgotten Past MICHAEL GEAR - THERMOPOLIS, series over 6.4 million copies across all formats in North America * AUTHOR EXPERIENCE: as archaeologists and anthropologists in the WY field, with numerous states and federal citations for their scholarship in Native American and historical research, the Gears are fully committed to maintaining this nation's cultural heritage MARKETING * Digital outreach through Twitter, Facebook, and the Tor/Forge blog "Basing this new chapter in their ongoing Native American saga on current * National print advertising research and evidence, the Gears are able to communicate often-arcane historical and archaeological information within a compelling fictional format." --Booklist on People of the Morning Star
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Annie Wilder
Trucker Ghost Stories
A collection of true on-the-road ghost stories told by the people who lived them
In a uniquely entertaining book by a rising star, here are uncanny true tales of haunted highways, weird encounters, and legends of the road.
It may have happened to you; it's happened to almost everyone who's ever driven down a highway at night, or in the fog, or snow. Something suddenly appears: a flash of movement, a shadow...what was it? It could be, as the true stories in this book attest, a ghost.
These are true stories from the highways and byways of America. These first-hand accounts are as varied as the storytellers themselves—some are detailed and filled with the terror and suspense that made people feel they had to share what happened to them with others; others are brief and straightforward retellings of truly chilling events. ON-SALE DATE: 8/30/2016 ISBN-13: 9780765368133 Here is a chupacabra attack on the desert highway between L.A. and Las EBOOK ISBN: 9781429924580 Vegas; ghost trains and soldiers; UFOs; the prom girl ghost of Alabama; a PRICE: $8.99 / $12.99 CAN. demon in Texas, and other accounts of the creepy, scary things that PAGES: 240 truckers and other drivers and passengers told to editor Annie Wilder. SPINE: 0.594 IN With so many different stories, this collection moves beyond the usual CTN COUNT: 72 haunted house to offer stories to entice any ghost story reader--and anyone RIGHTS: AUDIO who's ever wondered....
ORIGIN: TOR TPB (8/12, KEY SELLING POINTS: 978-0-7653-3035-2) * True, first-person accounts of ghosts on the road, from truckers and AUTHOR HOME: MINNESOTA others who have driven America's highways and byways at night * Will appeal to horror readers and fans of ghost stories * Stories from all across the US * Macmillan Audio is did an audio CD edition for the highway convenience store/truck stop market
5 TOR FANTASY AUGUST 2016
LEAD FANTASY Orson Scott Card
Gatefather
The much-anticipated third installment in Card's New York Times bestselling Mithermages series
Danny North is the first Gate Mage to be born on Earth in nearly 2000 years, or at least the first to survive to claim his power. Families of Westil in exile on Earth have had a treaty that required the death of any suspected Gate Mage. The wars between the Families had been terrible, until at last they realized it was their own survival in question. But a Gate Mage, one who could build a Great Gate back to Westil, would give his own Family a terrible advantage over all the others, and reignite the wars. So they all had to die. And if the Families didn't kill them, the Gate Thief would--that mysterious Mage who destroyed every Great Gate, and the Gate Mage, ON-SALE DATE: 8/30/2016 before it could be opened between Earth and Westil. ISBN-13: 9780765365408 But Danny survived. And Danny battled the Gate Thief and won. EBOOK ISBN: 9781429952088 PRICE: $8.99 / $12.99 CAN. What he didn't know at the time was that the Gate Thief had a very good PAGES: 432 reason for closing the Great Gates--and Danny has now fallen into the SPINE: 1.031 IN power of that great enemy of both Earth and Westil. CTN COUNT: 48 CPDA/CAT: 32/FANTASY KEY SELLING POINTS: ORIGIN: TOR HC (10/15, * Gatefather is the third and final book in Card's Mithermages series. Both 978-0-7653-2659-1) previous books, The Lost Gate and The Gate Thief were New York Times AUTHOR HOME: GREENSBORO, NC bestsellers in hardcover * This series is contemporary fantasy and will appeal to fans of both urban fantasy and high fantasy MARKETING * Orson Scott Card is the bestselling author of Ender's Game and its sequels. He has a special talent for writing young characters who appeal strongly to * Digital outreach through Twitter, Facebook, and the Tor/Forge blog adult readers, and Danny North will engage everyone who reads his story * National print advertising in genre publications * Card's SF novels routinely appear on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. Ender's Game won the Hugo and Nebula awards, and in paperback is one of Tor's top backlist titles. It has been in print since 1985 and is an enduring classic of science fiction
Praise for The Lost Gate
"[Card's] legion of fans—especially devotees of his classic novel Ender's Game, which also features a boy discovering his unique gifts—should enjoy this similar 6 TOR SCIENCE FICTION AUGUST 2016
LEAD SCIENCE FICTION Steven Erikson
Willful Child
“A love letter to Star Trek--a pitch-perfect tour de force.”—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Fast Forward
These are the voyages (such as they are) of the Engage-Class Starship Willful Child. Its rambunctious mission: to seek out new worlds on which to plant the Terran flag, to subjugate and occasionally obliterate strange and disgusting lifeforms, and to boldly go…well, you get the idea.
Captain Hadrian Alan Sawback is the either the pride of the Terran Space Fleet or its biggest disgrace, depending on who you talk to. He’s never met a Secondary Directive he didn’t break, an order he didn’t disregard, a uniform he didn’t rip, or a curvaceous crew member he doesn’t want to make first contact with. Assigned to a routine shakedown cruise in search of smugglers, ON-SALE DATE: 8/30/2016 he instead embarks on a chaotic, calamitous and frequently inappropriate ISBN-13: 9780765374905 journey into Unknown Space, where he and his occasionally mutinous crew EBOOK ISBN: 9781466843615 encounter everything from oversexed extraterrestrial races and a PRICE: $8.99 / $12.99 CAN. self-aggrandizing time machine to a rogue Artificial Intelligence with gender issues. Along the way, Captain Sawback may even save the Affiliation of PAGES: 304 Civilized Planets from an all-out alien invasion—if he doesn’t get court- SPINE: 0.750 IN martialed first! CTN COUNT: 48 CPDA/CAT: 30/SCIENCE FICTION KEY SELLING POINTS: ORIGIN: TOR HC (11/14 * Willful Child is the first installment in an entirely new science fiction 978-0-7653-7489-9) universe created by Steven Erikson AUTHOR HOME: VICTORIA, B.C. * It's a quirky romp through space in the style of Hitchiker's Guide to the CANADA Galaxy * While it's a new universe, it still has the same voice and humor found in the Malazan Book of the Fallen's Bauchelain and Korbal Broach characters, MARKETING and is sure to appeal to Erikson's fans established in that series * Digital outreach through Twitter, Facebook, and the * The Crippled God, the last book in the Malazan Book of the Fallen, Tor/Forge blog * National print advertising in genre publications debuted at #12 on the New York Times trade paperback fiction bestseller list * Each of Erikson's novels gets picked up by the Science Fiction Book of the Month Club * Erikson recently moved back to Canada, and is able to participate in much more promotional activities than previously
“Steven Erikson is an extraordinary writer… My advice to anyone who might listen to me is: treat yourself.”—Stephen R. Donaldson
7 TOR SCIENCE FICTION AUGUST 2016
David Weber
Hell's Foundations Quiver
The exciting eighth volume in the New York Times bestselling Safehold series.
Centuries ago, humanity fought a war against aliens—and lost. A tiny population of humans fled to Safehold, where, centuries later, their descendants have forgotten their history. For them, life has been an eternal Middle Ages, ruled by the Church of God Awaiting, secretly erected to prevent the re-emergence of industrial civilization.
But not all of Safehold's founders agreed with the church. Merlyn Athrawes, cybernetic avatar of one of Earth's long-dead defenders, has now been ON-SALE DATE: 8/30/2016 reawakened to restart human progress and challenge the hegemony of the ISBN-13: 9780765361554 Church—keeping his identity a secret. EBOOK ISBN: 9781429949835 PRICE: $9.99 / $13.99 CAN. After a long and bloody fight, his allies seem to have finally gained the PAGES: 1088 upper hand. But then someone arrives who knows too many secrets —including Merlyn's own.... SPINE: 1.625 IN CTN COUNT: 28 KEY SELLING POINTS: CPDA/CAT: 30/SCIENCE FICTION ORIGIN: TOR HC (10/15, * The eighth novel in the Safehold series, by a mega-bestselling sf 978-0-7653-2187-9) phenomenon AUTHOR HOME: GREENVILLE, SC * All the books in this series have been New York Times bestsellers * This is EPIC SCIENCE FICTION, a tale of sweep and consequence comparable to Frank Herbert's Dune amd Isaac Asimov's Foundation series * David Weber is regularly compared to C. S. Forester (the creator of MARKETING Horatio Hornblower) as well as to SF greats like Heinlein and Asimov * Digital outreach through Twitter, Facebook, and the Tor/Forge blog * Weber is Baen Books' bestselling author * National print advertising in genre publications
"A complex and fascinating epic about change, identity, and the nature of faith." --Publishers Weekly on Like a Mighty Army
"A brilliant new saga.... Its focus remains on the people who embody the strengths and weaknesses of a flawed but ever hopeful humanity. Highly recommended." --Library Journal, starred review on By Schism Rent Asunder
"A superb cast of characters and plenty of action.... This fine book gives new 8 T O R B O O K S OCTOBER 1993
Robert Jordan
The Wheel of Time, Boxed Set I, Books 1-3
The first three books of Robert Jordan's bestselling The Wheel of Time®
Featuring:
The Eye of the World The Great Hunt The Dragon Reborn
ON-SALE DATE: 10/27/2005 "The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and ISBN-13: 9780812538366 the…evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised PRICE: $25.97 / $31.97 CAN. salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear PAGES: 2272 the marks of American national experience during the last three decades, just as SPINE: 4.510 IN the experience of the First World War and its aftermath gave its imprint to J. R. CTN COUNT: 12 R. Tolkien's work."—The New York Times on The Wheel of Time® CPDA/CAT: 32/FANTASY AUTHOR HOME: CHARLESTON SC
9 TOR SCIENCE FICTION OCTOBER 2006
Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
Dune Boxed Mass Market Paperback Set #1
The three volumes of the Legends of Dune in one boxed set ON-SALE DATE: 10/3/2006 ISBN-13: 9780765357113 Featuring: PRICE: $28.97 / $33.97 CAN. Dune: The Butlerian Jihad SPINE: 3.975 IN Dune: The Machine Crusade CTN COUNT: 12 Dune: The Battle of Corrin CPDA/CAT: 30/SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR HOME: BRIAN HERBERT - BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA; KEVIN J. "The kind of intricate plotting and philosophical musings that would make the ANDERSON - MONUMENT, CO elder Herbert proud…." —Publishers Weekly, starred review on Dune: The Butlerian Jihad?
"Dune addicts will happily devour Herbert and Anderson's spicy conclusion to their second prequel trilogy." —Publishers Weekly on Dune:The Battle of Corrin?
"Dune fans will enjoy the sweeping philosophical power that surfaces, invoking the senior Herbert's remarkable vision." ?—Publishers Weekly on Dune: The Machine Crusade
10 T O R B O O K S MARCH 2010
Various Various Authors
Halo Boxed Set
The official novels of the award-winning Xbox game!
Featuring: Halo: Ghosts of Onyx by Eric Nylund Halo: The Cole Protocol by Tobias S. Buckell Halo: Contact Harvest by Joseph Staten
ON-SALE DATE: 3/2/2010 ISBN-13: 9780765364678 PRICE: $26.97 / $32.97 CAN. SPINE: 3.110 IN CTN COUNT: 17 CPDA/CAT: 30/SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR HOME: HARTSDALE, NY
11 TOR FANTASY NOVEMBER 2009
Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set
From New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson: The Mistborn Series Boxed Set
Featuring: Mistborn The Well of Ascension ON-SALE DATE: 11/3/2009 The Hero of Ages ISBN-13: 9780765365439 PRICE: $26.97 / $32.97 CAN. SPINE: 3.690 IN "Intrigue, politics, and conspiracies mesh complexly in a world Sanderson CTN COUNT: 15 realizes in satisfying depth and peoples with impressive characters." —Booklist CPDA/CAT: 32/FANTASY on Mistborn AUTHOR HOME: UTAH "This entertaining read will especially please those who always wanted to know what happened after the good guys won." —Publishers Weekly on The Well of Ascension
"Sanderson is an evil genius. There is simply no other way to describe what he's managed to pull off in this transcendent final volume of his Mistborn trilogy." —RT Book Reviews, Gold Medal, Top Pick, on The Hero of Ages
12 T O R B O O K S NOVEMBER 1997
Robert Jordan
The Wheel of Time, Boxed Set II, Books 4-6
Books four through six in Robert Jordan's bestselling The Wheel of Time®
Featuring:
The Shadow Rising The Fires of Heaven Lord of Chaos
ON-SALE DATE: 10/27/2005 "The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and ISBN-13: 9780812540116 the…evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised PRICE: $26.97 / $32.97 CAN. salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear SPINE: 4.900 IN the marks of American national experience during the last three decades, just as CTN COUNT: 11 the experience of the First World War and its aftermath gave its imprint to J. R. CPDA/CAT: 32/FANTASY R. Tolkien's work."—The New York Times on The Wheel of Time® AUTHOR HOME: CHARLESTON SC
13 T O R B O O K S SEPTEMBER 2002
Robert Jordan
The Wheel of Time, Boxed Set III, Books 7-9
Books seven through nine in Robert Jordan's bestselling The Wheel of Time®
Featuring:
A Crown of Swords The Path of Daggers Winter's Heart
ON-SALE DATE: 8/29/2002 "The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and ISBN-13: 9780765344939 the…evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised PRICE: $25.97 / $31.97 CAN. salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear PAGES: 2400 the marks of American national experience during the last three decades, just as SPINE: 4.650 IN the experience of the First World War and its aftermath gave its imprint to J. R. CTN COUNT: 12 R. Tolkien's work."—The New York Times on The Wheel of Time® CPDA/CAT: 32/FANTASY AUTHOR HOME: CHARLESTON SC
14 TOR FANTASY NOVEMBER 2011
Robert Jordan
Wheel of Time, Boxed Set IV
Books ten through twelve in Robert Jordan's bestselling The Wheel of Time®
Featuring: Crossroads of Twilight Knife of Dreams The Gathering Storm
ON-SALE DATE: 11/1/2011 "The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and ISBN-13: 9780765368614 the…evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear PRICE: $26.97 / $32.97 CAN. the marks of American national experience during the last three decades, just as SPINE: 4.640 IN the experience of the First World War and its aftermath gave its imprint to J. R. CTN COUNT: 12 R. Tolkien's work."—The New York Times on The Wheel of Time® CPDA/CAT: 32/FANTASY AUTHOR HOME: CHARLESTON SC
15 T O R B O O K S NOVEMBER 1998
Terry Goodkind
The Sword of Truth, Boxed Set I, Books 1-3
Books one through three in Terry Goodkind's bestselling Sword of Truth series
Featuring:
Wizard's First Rule Stone of Tears Blood of the Fold
ON-SALE DATE: 11/15/1998 "Wonderfully creative, seamless, and stirring." —Kirkus Reviews on Wizard's ISBN-13: 9780812575606 First Rule PRICE: $25.97 / $31.97 CAN. PAGES: 2480 SPINE: 5.625 IN CTN COUNT: 8 CPDA/CAT: 32/FANTASY AUTHOR HOME: HENDERSON, NEVADA
16 TOR FANTASY OCTOBER 2006
Terry Goodkind
Sword of Truth, Boxed Set III, Books 7-9
Books seven through nine in Terry Goodkind's bestselling Sword of Truth series
Featuring:
The Pillars of Creation ON-SALE DATE: 10/3/2006 Naked Empire ISBN-13: 9780765356857 Chainfire PRICE: $26.97 / $32.97 CAN. PAGES: 2405 SPINE: 4.030 IN "Wonderfully creative, seamless, and stirring." —Kirkus Reviews on Wizard's First Rule CTN COUNT: 12 CPDA/CAT: 32/FANTASY AUTHOR HOME: HENDERSON, NEVADA
17 TOR SCIENCE FICTION NOVEMBER 2008
Orson Scott Card
The Ender Quartet Boxed Set
The first four books of the Ender Quartet, in one boxed set
Featuring:
Ender's Game Speaker for the Dead ON-SALE DATE: 11/4/2008 Xenocide Children of the Mind ISBN-13: 9780765362438 PRICE: $33.96 / $41.96 CAN. PAGES: 1760 "Intense is the word for Ender's Game… An affecting novel full of surprises SPINE: 4.500 IN that seem inevitable once they are explained." —The New York Times Book CTN COUNT: 12 Review CPDA/CAT: 30/SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR HOME: GREENSBORO, NC "A gripping tale of adventure in space and a scathing indictment of the military mind." —Library Journal
18 TOR SCIENCE FICTION NOVEMBER 2008
Orson Scott Card
The Ender's Shadow Series Boxed Set
The first four books of the Ender's Shadow series, in one boxed set
ON-SALE DATE: 11/4/2008 Featuring: ISBN-13: 9780765362445 Ender's Shadow PRICE: $33.96 / $41.96 CAN. Shadow of the Hegemon PAGES: 1712 Shadow Puppets SPINE: 4.030 IN Shadow of the Giant CTN COUNT: 12 CPDA/CAT: 30/SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR HOME: GREENSBORO, NC "The wonders of Battle School and flash suits and children's armies should keep readers turning pages." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The author's superb storytelling and his genuine insight into the moral dilemmas that lead good people to commit questionable actions make this title a priority purchase for most libraries." —Library Journal
19 T O R B O O K S SEPTEMBER 2002
Terry Goodkind
The Sword of Truth, Boxed Set II, Books 4-6
Books four through six in Terry Goodkind's bestselling Sword of Truth series
Featuring:
Temple of the Winds Soul of the Fire Faith of the Fallen
ON-SALE DATE: 8/29/2002 "Wonderfully creative, seamless, and stirring." —Kirkus Reviews on Wizard's ISBN-13: 9780765344946 First Rule PRICE: $26.97 / $32.97 CAN. PAGES: 2405 SPINE: 5.250 IN CTN COUNT: 10 CPDA/CAT: 32/FANTASY AUTHOR HOME: HENDERSON, NEVADA
20 T O R B O O K S AUGUST 2012
Various Various Authors
Halo Boxed Set II
The official novels of the award-winning Xbox game!
Featuring: Halo: First Strike by Eric Nylund Halo: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund Halo: The Flood by William C. Dietz
ON-SALE DATE: 8/28/2012 ISBN-13: 9780765370129 PRICE: $26.97 / $31.97 CAN. SPINE: 3.570 IN CTN COUNT: 15 CPDA/CAT: 30/SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR HOME: HARTSDALE, NY
21 FORGE BOOKS SEPTEMBER 2012
Patrick Taylor
Patrick Taylor Irish Country Boxed Set
Welcome to Ballybucklebo!
Featuring:
An Irish Country Doctor An Irish Country Village ON-SALE DATE: 8/28/2012 An Irish Country Christmas ISBN-13: 9780765370136 PRICE: $23.97 / $29.97 CAN. SPINE: 3.400 IN "Taylor masterfully charts the small victories and defeats of Irish village life." CTN COUNT: 15 —Irish America Magazine AUTHOR HOME: SALTSPRING "Full of stories and vivid characters, [An Irish Country Village] recalls a good ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, night in a pub. Good, light entertainment." —Booklist CANADA "With an unerring eye for detail, the talents of a natural storyteller, and the ability to pepper his anecdotes with large doses of wit and humor, Patrick Taylor has written a delightful novel." —Calgary Herald on An Irish Country Doctor
22 TOR SCIENCE FICTION AUGUST 2014
David Weber
Safehold Boxed Set 1
The first three book in David Weber's Safehold series—now in their own boxed set
Includes one copy each of:
Off Armageddon Reef (978-0-7653-5397-9, $8.99/$10.99) By Schism Rent Asunder (978-7653-5398-6, $8.99/$10.99) By Heresies Distressed (978-0-7653-5399-3, $7.99/$9.99)
ON-SALE DATE: 8/26/2014 ISBN-13: 9780765377531 "Weber brings the political maneuvering, past and future technologies, and EBOOK ISBN: 9781466870864 vigorous protagonists together for a cohesive, engrossing whole." —Publishers PRICE: $25.97 / $31.97 CAN. Weekly, starred review on Off Armageddon Reef SPINE: 89.000 IN CTN COUNT: 8 "A superb cast of characters and plenty of action... This fine book gives new CPDA/CAT: 30/SCIENCE FICTION luster to Weber's reputation and new pleasure to his fans." —Booklist, starred review on By Schism Rent Asunder AUTHOR HOME: GREENVILLE, SC
"A brillant new saga... Highly recommended." —Library Journal, starred review on By Schism Rent Asunder
ALSO AVAILABLE: How Firm a Foundation | 7/12 | 9780765361257 | $8.99 / $10.99 Can. A Mighty Fortress | 3/11 | 9780765354075 | $9.99 / $11.99 Can. By Heresies Distressed | 3/10 | 9780765353993 | $7.99 / $9.99 Can. By Schism Rent Asunder | 6/09 | 9780765353986 | $8.99 / $10.99 Can.
23 TOR SCIENCE FICTION SEPTEMBER 2014
John Scalzi
Old Man's War Boxed Set 1
John Scalzi's Old Man's War: now in a boxed set!
Includes one copy each of:?
Old Man's War (978-0-7653-4827-2, $7.99/$9.99) The Ghost Brigades (978-7653-5406-8, $7.99/$9.99) The Last Colony (978-0-7653-5618-5, $7.99/$9.99)
ON-SALE DATE: 8/26/2014 ISBN-13: 9780765379382 "Thought provoking." —Entertainment Weekly on Old Man's War EBOOK ISBN: 9781466871304 PRICE: $23.97 / $29.97 CAN. "Astonishingly proficient." —Publishers Weekly, starred review SPINE: 2.880 IN "Gripping and surpassingly original. It's Starship Troopers without the lectures. CTN COUNT: 10 It's The Forever War with better sex. It's funny, it's sad, and it's true." —Cory AUTHOR HOME: OUTSIDE DAYTON, Doctorow OHIO "Scalzi has a finely tuned sense of balance between personal drama and the 'big picture.'" — Library Journal, starred review on The Ghost Brigades
ALSO AVAILABLE: Fuzzy Nation | 3/12 | 9780765367037 | $7.99 / $9.99 Can. Agent to the Stars | 11/10 | 9780765357007 | $8.99 / $10.99 Can. Zoe's Tale | 4/09 | 9780765356192 | $8.99 / $10.99 Can. The Last Colony | 7/08 | 9780765356185 | $7.99 / $9.99 Can.
24 TOR SCIENCE FICTION AUGUST 2016
Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
Formic Wars Trilogy Boxed Set
ON-SALE DATE: 8/30/2016 ISBN-13: 9780765390707 PRICE: $25.97 / $31.97 CAN. SPINE: 7IN H | 4IN W IN CTN COUNT: 8 CPDA/CAT: 30/SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR HOME: ORSON SCOTT CARD - GREENSBORO, NC; AARON JOHNSTON - LOS ANGELES, CA
25 FORGE BOOKS AUGUST 2016
Joel C. Rosenberg
The Last Jihad
A gripping and prescient tale from New York Times bestselling author Joel C. Rosenberg
Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy are two of the shrewdest strategists on Wall Street, and close friends of the president of the United States. Their secret project: a billion-dollar oil deal off the coast of Tel Aviv and Gaza that could form the basis of a historic peace treaty and bring enormous wealth to every Israeli and Palestinian. But nothing has prepared Jon or Erin for the terror that lies ahead.
The Last Jihad is the first of Joel C. Rosenberg's New York Times bestselling series, with more than 500,000 in print. The first page puts readers in the cockpit of a hijacked jet on a kamikaze mission into an American city...but ON-SALE DATE: 8/30/2016 it was written nine months before 9/11/01. As the plot unfolds, White ISBN-13: 9780765392350 House advisers Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy are under attack in Jerusalem EBOOK ISBN: 9781429976039 as the US goes to war with Iraq over weapons of mass destruction...but The PRICE: $9.99 / $13.99 CAN. Last Jihad was published four months before the actual Iraq war began. PAGES: 352 SPINE: 7IN H | 4IN W IN KEY SELLING POINTS: CPDA/CAT: 00/GENERAL FICTION * Rosenberg's The First Hostage (12/2015) is a #1 bestseller on the ECPA ORIGIN: FORGE HC (12/02, Christian Fiction Bestsellers list 978-0-7653-0715-6)FORGE MM (2/05, * Rosenberg has been visible in Christian and conservative media in 2016, 978-0-7653-5243-9) with interviews on Fox Business News, the Christian Broadcast Network (CBN), Glenn Beck's The Blaze network, the 700 club, and other online AUTHOR HOME: CENTREVILLE, VA media * As the 2016 primaries heat up, conservative outlets will continue to bring in experts such as Joel to discuss Middle East extremism. This reissue will be available for the exciting months leading up to the election * In hardcover, The Last Jihad spent eleven weeks on the New York Times bestseller list
"A provocative, conservative political thriller that reads like a major Hollywood blockbuster. In the spirit of Tom Clancy's Sum of All Fears, Rosenberg's The Last Jihad absolutely crackles with high energy and a chilling premise--what if the war on terror goes nuclear." --Rush Limbaugh, host of the nationally syndicated Rush Limbaugh Radio Show
"A high speed, heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat roller coaster ride into the heart of darkness." --Sean Hannity, host of the nationally syndicated Sean Hannity Radio Show and Fox News' Hannity & Colmes
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