Thread by @TorDotComPub

Looking for something to #read?
Here is a thread full of FREE READS from some of our authors:

Precious Little Things by @aptshadow:
A prequel to the magical novella Made Things (out now)!
tor.com/2019/11/20/pre…

St. Valentine, St. Abigail, St. Brigid by @clpolk:
All magical requests come with a price. A girl with witchcraft, no friends, and only her mother’s bees to confide in will pay whatever’s necessary to keep the girl she loves safe.
tor.com/2020/02/05/st-…

Sinew and Steel and What They Told by Carrie Vaughn:
Graff has been keeping a big secret from his closest friends. He expected to die before they ever discovered what he really is. But he’s not dead, & now he has to explain.
tor.com/2020/02/26/sin…

Circus Girl, The Hunter, and Mirror Boy by @jyneonyang:
Lynette, an orphaned 16-year-old, was haunted by the ghost of Mirror Boy, the drowned child who replaced her reflection. Years later, her new life is threatened when Mirror Boy returns.
tor.com/2019/01/30/cir…

Any Way the Wind Blows by @seananmcguire:
A farewell to the iconic Flatiron building that we called home.
tor.com/2019/06/05/any…

Hello, Moto by @Nnedi Okorafor:
There is witchcraft in science and a science to witchcraft. Both will conspire against you eventually…
tor.com/2020/03/12/hel…

If You Take My Meaning by @charliejane:
As an ex-smuggler and two-time reluctant revolutionary, Alyssa is used to staring into the razor-sharp jaws of death. But now she’s embarking on the most terrifying adventure of her life...
tor.com/2020/02/11/if-…

As the Last I May Know by @sl_huang:
An alternate history short story looking at decisions and consequences, and what it takes to pull the trigger.
tor.com/2019/10/23/as-…

The Hundredth House Had No Walls by @PennyRed:
The King was bored.
For five hundred years he had been King of the country of Myth and Shadow, and he was a good king, if a slightly bewildered one.
tor.com/2019/09/11/the…

A Dead Djinn in Cairo by @pdjeliclark:
In an alternate Cairo infused with the otherworldly, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine.
tor.com/2016/05/18/a-d…

The Word of Flesh and Soul by @R_Emrys:
Polymede and Erishti believe they’ve made a discovery that could blow open the field’s unexamined assumptions, and they’re ready to face expulsion to make their mark.
tor.com/2018/11/14/the…

Deriving Life by @matociquala:
Love has no time limits, but life does. Elizabeth Bear gives us a future where life and love and identity have so many more options than they do today.
tor.com/2019/01/31/der…

No Flight Without the Shatter by @BBolander:
After the world’s end, the last young human learns a final lesson from Earth’s remaining animals.
tor.com/2018/08/15/no-…

Into the Gray by @magpiekilljoy:
One is the Lady of the Waking Waters, an immortal mermaid. The other is a thief, who steals lives until a wish can be fulfilled, and a life-changing choice must be made.
tor.com/2018/04/25/int…

Black Friday by @alexirvine:
In a dark future America where consumerism and gun culture are unchecked, a young family teams up to celebrate the first shopping day of the Christmas season in the most patriotic way possible.
tor.com/2018/05/30/bla…

Worth Her Weight in Gold by @gaileyfrey:
Winslow Remington Houndstooth has just finished a lucrative job, but he’s faced with a hippo-sized problem that would test even the most seasoned of hoppers.
tor.com/2018/04/18/wor…

The Heart of Owl Abbas by @tanaudel:
A composer in an unstable city-state accidentally discovers the perfect singer for his work—a clockwork man—and sows the seeds of revolution.
tor.com/2018/04/11/the…

A Terror by @jeffreyford8:
A dark fantasy/horror novelette about a strange encounter Miss Emily Dickinson has one early September morning, and the consequences for her and others.
tor.com/2013/07/24/a-t…

The Ghosts of Christmas by @Paul_Cornell:
Which is harder: seeing your own future – or truly knowing your past?
tor.com/2012/12/19/the…

Rag and Bone by Priya Sharma:
Tom, who buys unwanted household items and scavenges other materials (including bones) and resells them in an alternative 19th century Liverpool.
tor.com/2013/04/10/rag…

These Deathless Bones by @casskhaw:
A horror tale about the Witch Bride, second wife of a King, and the discord between her and her young stepson.
tor.com/2017/07/26/the…

The Night Cyclist by @SGJ72:
A horror novelette about a middle-aged chef whose nightly bicycle ride home is interrupted by an unexpected encounter.
tor.com/2016/09/21/the…