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Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, based in New York City. In the Publishing Industry, an imprint can refer to two different things It can mean a Brand name under which a work is published It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, was formed by Tom Doherty in 1980, and sold to St. Martin's Press in 1986. Tom Doherty (born April 23, 1936) is an American publisher and the founder of Tor Books. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) St Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the iconic Flatiron Building in New York City. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Along with St. Martin's Press, Henry Holt, and Farrar Straus Giroux, it is now part of the Holtzbrinck group. Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck is a Stuttgart -based Publishing holding company which owns publishing companies worldwide

In March 2006, Holtzbrinck forced Tor Books, which is owned by Holtzbrinck, to stop making its books available as eBooks via Webscriptions because of concerns regarding the lack of Digital rights management (DRM). An e-book (for electronic book: also ebook) is the Digital media equivalent of a conventional printed Book. Webscription services References and Notes Digital rights management ( DRM) is a generic term that refers to Access control technologies used by hardware manufacturers publishers and Copyright holders These concerns abated in 2007 and selected Tor titles will soon be available as e-books via Baen and a variety of other online retailers.

Tor has won the Locus Magazine poll for best science fiction publisher every year since 1988. Locus is a monthly American Magazine, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field"

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Authors published by Tor

Editors at Tor

Imprints

Tom Doherty Associates publishes a number of imprints:

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