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

D.I.Y | Tor.com

D.I.Y | Tor.com

[ad_1] When the the elitist institution of Ozymandias Academy and its headmaster, Vamon Kinctuarin, can’t find a solution to the city’s worsening drought, 2 self-taught magicians, Noah and his partner Manny, take it upon themselves to find a solution to the crisis.     People ask how Noah could possibly turn down the Ozymandias Academy. … Read more

Porgee’s Boar | Tor.com

Porgee’s Boar | Tor.com

[ad_1] An artist’s work attracts the eye of Andrey Porgee, a notorious gangster, who becomes her best customer.But when he commissions a painting based on a childhood photograph, the artist fears his reaction to the final product.       Porgee was not supposed to arrive for another half hour but the painter was already … Read more

Grow | Tor.com

Grow | Tor.com

[ad_1] For over 35 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpowered people in an alternate history. In Carrie Vaughn’s “Grow”, ace Maryam Shahidi makes a big splash in the news after one of her “experiments” goes awry.     Spring 1994 Leeds   “Give me that,” Maryam said, reaching … Read more

In Mercy, Rain | Tor.com

In Mercy, Rain | Tor.com

[ad_1] Jack Wolcott was only twelve years old when she and her twin sister Jill, descended the impossible staircase and found herself in the Moors, a world of drowned gods and repugnant royals.After abandoning her sister to a vampire lord, and under the tutelage of a mad scientist who can do impossible things with flesh … Read more

As Yet Unsent | Tor.com

As Yet Unsent | Tor.com

[ad_1] Culled from Judith Deuteros’ secret report on Blood of Eden activities, this story was originally published in the trade paperback edition of Harrow the Ninth.     COHORT INTELLIGENCE FILES As outlined in emergency planning guidance regarding kidnapping or hostage taking of any member of the Cohort, this report is made: To the best … Read more

India World | Tor.com

India World | Tor.com

[ad_1] One day, Rohit receives the opportunity of a lifetime; a job offer in India with promises of fulfilling the sense of purpose he’s so desperately sought after in a country that seems to have forgotten him. Or so he thinks.     Rohit took a tentative step out of Indira Gandhi International, ducking as … Read more

Arbitrium | Tor.com

Arbitrium | Tor.com

[ad_1] Vashti is a pathogenic diplomat—an ambassador to the world of viruses, whom she communicates with through a machine that can translate their chemical signals into images, tastes, smells, sounds, and memories. She begins a negotiation between the US Government and a diplomatic contingent from Arenavirus, a virus which has just begun spreading a deadly … Read more