Tor Books

Summary

Tor Books is a publishing house^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of publishing_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (978 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tor Books is in the country of United States^[3].
• Tor Books's instance of is recorded as imprint^[4].
• Tor Books's founder is recorded as Tom Doherty^[5].
• Tor Books is owned by Tor Publishing Group^[6].
• Tor Books's genre is science fiction^[7].
• Tor Books's genre is fantasy^[8].
• Tor Books's headquarters location is recorded as Equitable Building^[9].
• January 1, 1980 marks the founding of Tor Books^[10].
• Tor Books's parent organization or unit is recorded as Tor Publishing Group^[11].
• Tor Books's legal form is recorded as subsidiary company^[12].
• Tor Books's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+288989'}^[13].
• Tor Books's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+296323'}^[14].
• Tor Books's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+302771'}^[15].

Product Details

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• Type: Imprint^[16]

• Country: US^[17]

• Began / founded: 1980^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: ba757f2d-991c-4609-be37-229b9f571f09^[19]

Body

Founding

Tor Books's founder is recorded as Tom Doherty^[5]. January 1, 1980 marks the founding of it^[10].

Operations

Tor Books's headquarters location is recorded as Equitable Building^[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Tor Publishing Group^[11].

Ownership

Tor Books is owned by Tor Publishing Group^[6].

Why It Matters

Tor Books ranks in the top 2% of publishing_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (978 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]