The Difference Between Love and Time

The Difference Between Love and Time

[ad_1] Tor.com is pleased to reprint “The Difference Between Love and Time” by Catherynne M. Valente, as featured in Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance—available from Solaris. Even time travel can’t unravel love Time-travel is a way for writers to play with history and imagine different futures—for better, or worse. When romance is thrown … Read more

The Sufficient Loss Protocol | Tor.com

The Sufficient Loss Protocol | Tor.com

[ad_1] When an alien entity sneaks aboard a corporate spaceship, with no motive besides sabotaging the mission and murdering those aboard, commander Uzoma Ifiok launches an investigation—despite knowing that the real danger isn’t the one picking off her crew.   From my place at the center of The Preserver’s spacious bridge, I watched a world … Read more

Skeleton Song | Tor.com

Skeleton Song | Tor.com

[ad_1] Children have always disappeared under the right conditions—slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere . . . else. Adventures are always interesting, but they’re not always happy. From the worlds of Wayward Children comes a story … Read more

Of all the New Yorks in all the Worlds

Of all the New Yorks in all the Worlds

[ad_1] A student of multiversal time travel slips from  one version of New York to another, discovering that love may transcend timelines, but so too can heartbreak…     This version of Union Square unfolds in front of me like a gathering of New York City stereotypes. Hare Krishnas in diaphanous robes give the collective babble … Read more

How the Crown Prince of Jupiter Undid the Universe, or, The Full Fruit of Love’s Full Folly

How the Crown Prince of Jupiter Undid the Universe, or, The Full Fruit of Love’s Full Folly

[ad_1] Once upon a time the Crown Prince of Jupiter glimpsed a miniature of Esmerelda, Princess of the Sun, and fell instantly in love. But was that really such a good idea?     Once upon a time, in the great depths of his cloudy realm, in those tight and narrow lands where gravity makes … Read more

Choke | Tor.com

Choke | Tor.com

[ad_1] A night of food, fun, and festivities quickly turns sour. But what else can you expect when your ancestors say you will choke?     International Friends offers foreign students the opportunity to bond with local hosts and develop a mutual appreciation for one another’s cultures. Are you an international student? Apply today to … Read more

The Thief of Memory | Tor.com

The Thief of Memory | Tor.com

[ad_1] The Hero journeys across the desert to capture The Thief Of Memory and retrieve her stolen memories. What she finds in the end may destroy her.       Miquon set off across the endless desert to catch the Thief of Memory. On her belt she carried a knife made of ice, to freeze … Read more