Jonathan Safran Foer emerged as one of the most original writers of his generation with his best-selling debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated. Now, with humor, tenderness, and awe, he confronts the traumas of our recent history.

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell has embarked on an urgent, secret mission that will take him through the five boroughs of New York. His goal is to find the lock that matches a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11. This seemingly impossible task will bring Oskar into contact with survivors of all sorts on an exhilarating, affecting, often hilarious, and ultimately healing journey.

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

In the sixth volume Faith of the Fallen of Terry Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" series, things have, as usual, gone from bad to worse. Richard Rahl, understanding that the sanctimonious Imperial Order of Jagang is too vast for him to defeat by military might, has retreated into the wilderness to think things through, and to allow his beloved Kahlan to heal from nearly fatal injuries, and left his supporters to fight for their own freedom. Part of the point of Goodkind's series has been that people need to work out their own salvation ; Jagang, with his creed of universal mutual support and habit of committing atrocity to bring it closer, is just as sincere a messiah, after all, as Richard. And then Richard is kidnapped by Nicci, a Sister of Darkness, who has Kahlan magically hostage and is determined to persuade him that Jagang is right by taking him to the heart of the Empire and showing him how it works. Goodkind's tic of aphorism, and some laboured Libertarian satire on the welfare state, do not prevent this being an effective continuation of this popular series. Battles, revolts and the creation of art are things Goodkind does well—and there are plenty of them here. —Roz Kaveney

In the best-selling sequel to Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs open to reveal their secrets to seven pilgrims, secrets that will change the shape and nature of the universe forever. Reissue.

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and go. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.

Eine einsame Gondel gleitet die Kanäle eines abgelegenen Stadtviertels von Venedig entlang. An Bord befinden sich zwei Mädchen, die einem ungewissen Schicksal entgegenfahren. Der berüchtigte Spiegelmacher Arcimboldo hat Merle und die blinde Junipa aus dem Waisenhaus holen lassen und nimmt sie bei sich als Lehrlinge auf. Seine Werkstatt liegt am Kanal der Ausgestoßenen, wo die beiden Waisenkinder von der Haushälterin Unke in Empfang genommen werden. Unke begrüßt sie freundlich, aber warum trägt sie eine Maske, die ihre untere Gesichtshälfte verdeckt? Und warum steigt sie nachts heimlich in den tiefen Brunnen im Innenhof hinab?

Das Venedig in Die fließende Königin entspricht nur teilweise der Stadt, wie wir sie kennen. Gardesoldaten auf steinernen, fliegenden Löwen patrouillieren durch die Straßen und Kanäle, die Stadt wird von den Truppen des wieder geborenen Pharaos belagert, und die Geschichtsbücher berichten von einer Expedition, die auf ein unterirdisch lebendes Volk gestoßen ist. Für Merle ist all dies völlig normal. Sie möchte einfach nur ihre Arbeit zur Zufriedenheit der Erwachsenen bewältigen und Junipa eine gute Freundin sein. Doch eines Nachts belauscht sie ein Gespräch, das für das Schicksal Venedigs von einschneidender Bedeutung ist, und mit Entsetzen muss sie feststellen, dass nur sie die Stadt retten kann.

Die fließende Königin ist der erste Band einer Trilogie voller Magie und fantastischer Geschöpfe. Kai Meyer kommt ganz ohne gängige Märchenklischees aus und führt seine Leser an der Seite der tatkräftigen Heldin Merle durch eine abenteuerliche Welt, die origineller und farbenfroher nicht sein könnte. Beeindruckend ist die Einfühlsamkeit, mit der er seine weiblichen Hauptfiguren zeichnet. Wer bisher der Meinung war, dass es an deutschsprachigen Autoren fehlt, die der Autorin von Harry Potter und anderen Kollegen das Wasser reichen können, wird eine Überraschung erleben. Und ungeduldig die Tage bis zum Erscheinen von Band zwei zählen. —Hannes Riffel

For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future—to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire—both scientists and scholars—and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for a fututre generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.

But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. Mankind's last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and be overrun—or fight them and be destroyed.

Tarmon Gai’don, the Last Battle, looms. And mankind is not ready.

The final volume of the Wheel of Time, A Memory of Light, was partially written by Robert Jordan before his untimely passing in 2007. Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn books, was chosen by Jordan’s editor—-his wife, Harriet McDougal—-to complete the final book. The scope and size of the volume was such that it could not be contained in a single book, and so Tor proudly presents The Gathering Storm as the first of three novels that will make up A Memory of Light. This short sequence will complete the struggle against the Shadow, bringing to a close a journey begun almost twenty years ago and marking the conclusion of the Wheel of Time, the preeminent fantasy epic of our era.

In this epic novel, Robert Jordan’s international bestselling series begins its dramatic conclusion. Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. As he attempts to halt the Seanchan encroachment northward—-wishing he could form at least a temporary truce with the invaders—-his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself.

Egwene al’Vere, the Amyrlin Seat of the rebel Aes Sedai, is a captive of the White Tower and subject to the whims of their tyrannical leader. As days tick toward the Seanchan attack she knows is imminent, Egwene works to hold together the disparate factions of Aes Sedai while providing leadership in the face of increasing uncertainty and despair. Her fight will prove the mettle of the Aes Sedai, and her conflict will decide the future of the White Tower—-and possibly the world itself.

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.