120 ratings | 56 reviews | avg rating:4.12

more photos (2)

Tor’s Year In Books

Tor’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Tor’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Tor’s 2025 Year in Books

Tor Roxburgh’s Followers (49)

Tor’s Bookshelves

to-read (29)
currently-reading (4)
read (198)
did-not-finish (1)

Tor’s Friends (102)

Donna Foster

2,453 books | 5,000 friends

Pete Aldin

1,321 books | 284 friends

David Whish-Wilson

184 books | 292 friends

Vikki Petraitis

1,148 books | 128 friends

Lucy

145 books | 63 friends

Jane Routley

1,162 books | 224 friends

Narrelle

1,877 books | 217 friends

Allyse Near

1,564 books | 159 friends

More friends…

Tor Roxburgh

Goodreads Author

Born

Melbourne, Australia

Website

https://torroxburgh.com

Twitter

torroxburgh

Genre

Epic Fantasy, Feminist Epic Fantasy, Short Stories

Member Since

June 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/tor_roxburgh

edit data

I write fiction and non-fiction.
My books and stories have been published by William Heinemann Australia, Pan Macmillan, Pan UK, Australian Consolidated Press, Greenhouse Publications, The Federation Press, Curious Crow Books (which is my imprint), and Clan Destine Press.
I co-host a podcast about technology and innovation with Patrick Bonello, called OK Smart Ass. Listen to Ok Smart Ass via your favourite podcasting service. Follow me on social media for news about my writing. Sign up for my newsletter for reading, listening, and viewing recommendations.

	The Light Heart of Stone 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Then... The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales! Vol 1 by Ruth Wykes (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kylie Fox (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Janeen Webb (Introduction) 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And It Will Be Splendid: A Guided Journal for 2021 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lean On Me by Tor Roxburgh (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lean On Me sexual assault support group (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1991	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And That’s How It Went: a year’s end guide for journaling 2020 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taking Control: Help for women and children escaping domestic violence it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1989 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And It Will Be Splendid (Kindle edition): 100+ prompts for your personal development notebook in 2021 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Weeks by Tor Roxburgh (Goodreads Author), Sarah Boehme (Illustrator), Jane M. Ussher (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Pregnancy Weeks: Your baby’s development from conception to birth 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rush of Stone (Promise of Stone Book 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Tor Roxburgh…

Tor is Currently Reading

Tor is currently reading

Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy

by David J. Chalmers

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 14, 2025 03:27AM

Tor is currently reading

The Rush of Stone (Promise of Stone Book 2)

by Tor Roxburgh (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 14, 2025 03:25AM

Tor is currently reading

The Light Heart of Stone

by Tor Roxburgh (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Feb 24, 2025 01:23AM

rss
Tor’s Recent Updates

Tor wants to read The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything by James Barrat (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 13, 2026 01:47AM · like
Tor finished reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 13, 2026 01:42AM · like
Tor finished reading The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 13, 2026 01:41AM · like
Tor wants to read Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 13, 2026 01:38AM · like
Tor wants to read The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 13, 2026 01:38AM · like
Tor wants to read The Compound by Aisling Rawle Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Science Fiction	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 13, 2026 01:37AM · like
Tor wants to read Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Fantasy	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 13, 2026 01:37AM · like
Tor has read Time Kneels Between Mountains (Seka Torlak Mystery Book 1) by Amra Pajalic (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Amra Pajalić is a colleague. I know her writing well, so I was excited to pick up Time Kneels Between Mountains. My youngest was still an infant when the siege of Srebrenica began. With each of my children, when they were tiny, I shied away from reall ...more
Apr 05, 2026 10:25PM · like · see review
Tor wants to read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 06, 2026 02:58AM · like
Tor has read Blood Moon Bride by Demet Divaroren (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Demet is such a wonderful writer and Blood Moon Bride captures themes that really matter to me: feminism and loyalty to family and friends that’s motivated by love and empathy. Sometimes we think the dramas in speculative fiction are unrelated to the ...more
Jul 18, 2025 05:49PM · like · see review

More of Tor's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Australian Women ...: Speculative fiction reviews	145	102	Jul 01, 2013 06:47PM
Sci-Fi & Fantasy ...: Science Fiction Books by Female Authors	10	25	Aug 04, 2014 02:27PM