Herbert and Anderson will be on hand at Comic-Con at the following panels:
Thursday, July 23rd
* 3pm “Spotlight on Brian Herbert” Room 2
* 4pm Book signing in the autographing area (1 hour)
Friday, July 24th
* 3pm Spotlight on Kevin J. Anderson Room 2
* 3:30pm Care and Feeding of a Series with Brian Herbert
* 4:30 pm Book signing in the autographing area (1 hour)
Saturday, July 25th
* 11am Dune Panel w/ Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson Room 7AB
* 12pm Book signing in the autographing area (1 hour)
* 3pm Spotlight on Brian Herbert Room 2
* 4pm Book signing in the autographing area (1 hour)
GAME TIE-INS
Tor Books is also offering a number of free items associates with its offerings tied to the gaming industry. Tor Books has expanded a program of stand-alone science fiction and fantasy novels that flesh out dynamic virtual worlds with original stories through partnerships with industry-leading videogame developers and established writers. Three novels published within the Halo universe (Microsoft/Bungie Studio’s popular shooter franchise) was just the beginning.
In 2009-2010 Tor Books will continue to develop existing partnerships as well as new opportunities with prominent gaming studios like Bethesda, 2KBoston, CCP Games, and others, as they position themselves as the industry leader within this burgeoning subgenre of science fiction publishing.
Attendees may stop by Tor Booth (#2649) to pick up the following game tie-in novels while supplies last:
Thursday, July 23rd
* 2:30pm – 5pm HALO: Ghosts of Onyx
* 5pm – 7pm EVE: The Empyrean Age
MOVIE & TV TIE-INS
Tor’s success with I Am Legend, V: The Original Miniseries and American Gangster have been the foundation of our continuously growing movie and TV tie-in program. Fall 2009 will bring the release of the official tie-ins to ABCs Flash Forward, based on Robert J. Sawyer’s novel, and Warner Brothers The Box (Starring Cameron Diaz and directed by Richard Kelly) based on the classic Richard Matheson short story, Button Button.
Friday, July 24th
* 11:45am “Flash Forward” panel Room 6A
Saturday, July 25th
* 5pm – 7pm Button Button: And Other Stories give away @Tor Booth (while supplies last)
Seven Seas – Manga Booth #2649
In December 2008, Tor joined forces with Seven Seas to create the Tor/Seven Seas manga imprint. Titles include Takashi Okazaki’s popular Afro Samurai series; Inukami by Mamizu Arisawa with art by Mari Matsuzawa; and the wildly popular juvenile fantasy prose series Avalon. Author RACHEL ROBERTS will be just one of the authors participating in an in-booth signing. Read on for the full schedule!
GIVEAWAYS
Avalon: The Warlock Diaries manga posters
Friday, July 24th
* 2:30 – 3:30 pm Amazing Agent Luna & Destiny’s Hand signing with writers
Nunzio Defilippis & Christina Weir
* 3:30 – 4:30 PM Aoi House signing with writer Adam Arnold
Saturday, July 25th
12:00 – 1:00 PM Amazing Agent Luna & Destiny’s Hand signing with
writers Nunzio Defilippis & Christina Weir
* 5:30 – 6:30 PM Aoi House signing with writer Adam Arnold
Sunday, July 26th – Kid’s Day!
· Noon – 2:30pm My Rotten Life by David Lubar galley, poster and door hanger give away (while supplies last)
· Noon – 3:00pm Avalon: Web of Magic signing with author Rachel Roberts
Stop by the Tor Books booth for a full schedule of all the give aways, hear the latest news about Robert Jordan’s “Wheel of Time” finale and win a chance to pick up a free copy of “Eye of the World” and “Mistborn.”
Robert Jordan’s international bestselling “Wheel of Time” series begins the final book this November 200