Fantasy and sci-fi fans at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 are in for a great weekend of programming, especially if you’re looking forward to titles from or authors published by Tor Books. The publisher revealed its programming slate including several panels and author signings, as well as giveaways for attendees. You can find Tor at booth #2701 on the show floor.
For those who aren’t in San Diego this weekend, Tor is also hosting a sweepstakes for a chance to win early copies of books including Swordcrossed by Freya Marske, The Devils by Joe Abercrombie, Januaries by Olivie Blake, and more. Click here to enter.
Read on for Tor’s complete SDCC ’24 programming schedule. All times are in PST.
Tor Books SDCC ’24 Panels
Thursday, July 25
Don’t Stick Me in a Box: Genre Mashup Edition
10:30-11:30 a.m., Room 24ABC
Rules were meant to be broken and genres were meant to be mashed—or however the saying goes. Leave your ideas of conventional genre at the door and join genre legends Olivie Blake (The Atlas Complex), Sarah Beth Durst (The Spellshop), TJ Klune (Somewhere Beyond the Sea), Seanan McGuire (Tidal Creatures), and Chuck Tingle (Bury Your Gays) as they gather to talk fantasy, romance, horror, and everything in between. Moderated by Maureen Lenker (Entertainment Weekly).
Supporting Women’s Wrongs
11 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 23ABC
This panel dedicated to the damsels dishing out distress features Ava Reid (Lady Macbeth; A Study Drowning), CJ Leede (American Rapture), Rachel Howzell Hall (The Last One), and Comic-Con special guests Cecy Robson (Bloodguard) and Kiersten White (Lucy Undying) discussing writing powerful female characters who aren’t afraid of committing a few wrongs to make things right. Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy’s Michelle Bucud.
Friday, July 26
Romantic Retellings
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 24ABC
It’s time to take a fresh look at classic tales. Authors Alexene Farol Follmuth (Twelfth Knight), Christina Lauren (Tangled Up in You; The Paradise Problem), Nikki Payne (Sex, Lies, and Sensibility), and Scarlett St. Clair (A Touch of Chaos) share how they take famous stories from once-upon-a-time to a whole new happily ever after. Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy’s Jenni Marchisotto.
Across the Universes with Tor
5:30-6:30 p.m., Room 29CD
Tor Publishing Group publishes some of the greatest sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and horror books around. This panel will shine a spotlight on some of the exciting upcoming titles that Tor, Tor Teen, Tordotcom Publishing, Nightfire, and their newest imprint, Bramble, have to offer. The book lovers from the Tor teams—Laura Etzkorn (senior publicist), Giselle Gonzalez (publicist), Emily Honer (marketing associate), and Rachel Taylor (senior marketing manager)—share a sneak peek at new and upcoming books that you will definitely have to add to your TBR list.
Saturday, July 27
Robots and Other Mechanical Beings
10-11 a.m., Room 4
Explore works with robots, cyborgs, androids, and other mechanical characters in central and supporting roles created by John Barber (SIGNA), Alexene Farol Follmuth (My Mechanical Romance), Frederick L, Jones (Clock Striker), and Greg van Eekhout (Cog, Happy Town). Maryelizabeth Yturralde (publishing maven, Pan-Universal Galactic Worldwide) will drill down into what it takes to construct stories featuring automated machines in meaningful ways.
In Our Villain Era: Tor’s Version
10:30-11:30 a.m., Room 10
Everyone has their favorite era, and Tor is here to tell you why their Villain Era is fiercer than the rest. Jenn Lyons (The Sky On Fire), Moses Ose Utomi (The Truth of the Aleke), and Ken Bebelle (Blood Jade) dive into the villains—and maybe even some heroes—of their stories. Moderated by Ryka Aoki (Light from Uncommon Stars).
How to Bookend a Bestselling Series
1:30-2:30 p.m., Room 10
The End is often the two hardest words an author writes. Is it captivating enough? Is it satisfying to loyal readers? How do you wrap up the pieces? Or will the threads be left open enough for a companion? No one knows this better than bestselling authors Tricia Levenseller (The Darkness Within Us), Alexandra Bracken (The Mirror of Beasts), and Aiden Thomas (Celestial Monsters), who have all crafted compelling endings to beloved young adult series. Be warned: spoilers are a risk! Moderated by Sarah Henning (The Lies We Conjure).
Let There Be Dragons
3-4 p.m., Room 23ABC
Take to the skies with a panel dedicated to the mythical creatures that have inspired fear and awe across the globe for centuries: dragons. Jenn Lyons (The Sky on Fire), Ken Bebelle (Blood Jade), and Comic-Con special guests Naomi Novik discuss what it’s like to bring these magical and mercurial beings to life. Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy’s Matthew Berger.
Sunday, July 28
Take Me Away
12-1 p.m., Room 7AB
We’re getting out of town without getting out of bed thanks to these fantastic tales. Book your ticket out of this world as Jordan Ifueko (The Maid and the Crocodile), TJ Klune (Somewhere Beyond the Sea), Rebecca Thorne (Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea), Sara Wolf (Heavenbreaker), and Deeba Zargarpur (Farrah Noorzad and the Ring of Fate) discuss how to create the worlds and characters that readers want to visit (and revisit). Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy’s Jenni Marchisotto.
Page-Turning Thrillers and Mysteries
11 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 24ABC
If you like high-stakes, twisty mind games, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and stories that feel like the big screen, you are in for a treat! Sarah Henning (The Lies We Conjure), Trish Lundy (The One That Got Away with Murder), and Caitlin Schneiderhan (Medici Heist) discuss their thrillers and mysteries that will leave you glued to your reading nook until the very last page. Moderated by Lily Anderson (Scout’s Honor).
There’s Something About YA
2:30-3:30 p.m., Room 23ABC
Bestselling YA authors Alexene Farol Follmuth (Twelfth Knight), Terry J. Benton-Walker (The White Guy Dies First), Sarah Henning (The Lies We Conjure), Tricia Levenseller (The Darkness Within Us), and Christine Riccio (Attached at the Hip) discuss spinning stories that bring the heat in romantasy, the snark in romcoms, the death in horror and the sabotage in thrillers/mysteries for teens. Moderated by Erika Lewis (Kelcie Murphy series).
Deadly Deeds
3-4 p.m., Room 4
Creators of dark and creeptastic works discuss their tales and debate not only when readers might choose to root for the monsters but also what and who defines monsters. Lily Anderson (Killer House Party), Desiree S. Evans (The Black Girl Survives in This One), Stephen Graham Jones (I was a Teenage Slasher) , CJ Leede (American Rapture), Trish Lundy (The One That Got Away with Murder), Comic-Con special guest Kiersten White (Lucy Undying), and Justine Puncella Winans (One Killer Problem) chill out with Maryelizabeth Yturralde (publishing maven, Pan-Universal Galactic Worldwide).
Tor Books SDCC ’24 Signings
Thursday, July 25
- 12-1 p.m.: Jonathan Maberry signing Dragon in Winter (galley giveaway), booth #2701
- 12-1 p.m.: Olivie Blake, Sarah Beth Durst, Seanan McGuire, TJ Klune, and Chuck Tingle, AA09
- 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Kendare Blake, Rachel Howzell Hall, CJ Leede, Ava Reid, Cecy Robson, and Kiersten White, AA02
- 1-2 p.m.: Seanan McGuire signing Tidal Creatures and others, booth #2701
- 2-3 p.m.: Sarah Beth Durst signing The Spellshop, booth #2701
- 4-5 p.m.: CJ Leede signing American Rapture (galley giveaway), booth #2701
Friday, July 26
- 1-2 p.m.: Moses Ose Utomi signing The Lies of Ajungo and The Truth of the Aleke, booth #2701
- 1-2 p.m.: Alexene Farol Follmuth,Christina Lauren, Nikki Payne, and Scarlett St. Clair, AA09
- 3-4 p.m.: Alexene Farol Follmuth signing Twelfth Knight and others, booth #2701
Saturday, July 27
- 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Sarah Henning signing The Lies We Conjure (galley giveaway), booth #2701
- 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: John Barber,Alexene Farol Follmuth, Andrew Lee Griffith, Frederick L Jones, and Judd Winick, AA09
- 12-1 p.m.: Roger Clark signing Red Dead’s History, booth #2701
- 12-1 p.m.: Ryka Aoki, Ken Bebelle, Jenn Lyons, Moses Ose Utomi, and Julia Vee, AA06
- 1-2 p.m.: Ryka Aoki signing Light from Uncommon Stars, booth #2701
- 2-3 p.m.: Adam Christopher signing The Burning Dark, booth #2701
- 3-4 p.m.: Rebecca Thorne signing A Pirate’s Life for Tea, booth #2701
- 3-4 p.m.: Alexandra Bracken,Sarah Henning, Tricia Levenseller, and Aiden Thomas, AA06
- 4-5 p.m.: TJ Klune, booth #2701
- 4:30-5:30 p.m.: Ken Bebelle, Jenn Lyons, and Naomi Novik, AA09
- 5-6 p.m.: Ken Bebelle signing Blood Jade, booth #2701
Sunday, July 28
- 10-11 a.m.: Terry J. Benton-Walker signing The White Guy Dies First, booth #2701
- 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Erika Lewis, signing Kelcie Murphy series, booth #2701
- 12-1 p.m.: Jenn Lyons, signing The Sky on Fire, booth #2701
- 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lily Anderson, Sarah Henning, Trish Lundy, and Caitlin Schneiderhan, AA09
- 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Jordan Ifueko, TJ Klune, Rebecca Thorne, Sara Wolf, and Deeba Zargarpur, AA04
- 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Lily Anderson, Trish Lundy, CJ Leede, Alison Saft, Justine Puncella Winans, AA09
- 4-5 p.m.: Terry J. Benton-Walker, Alexene Farol Follmuth, Sarah Henning,Tricia Levenseller, andErika Lewis, AA09
Stay tuned for more SDCC ’24 coverage from The Beat.
