Tom Toner

Tom Toner is the author of four critically acclaimed science fiction novels published by Gollancz and Solaris, and has been described by Locus magazine as “a wordsmith without peer”. His latest novel, the Immeasurable Heaven (published under the pen name Caspar Geon) was a finalist for the 2026 Philip K. Dick award. Tom specialises in far future, transhuman (and even completely nonhuman) space opera, but also writes horror and fantasy. He has been a developmental editor for a number of years, editing for Titan publishing and teaching creative writing and worldbuilding workshops at conventions and literary festivals around the country, as well as giving multiple talks to the British Interplanetary Society on possible solutions to the Fermi paradox. 

Testimonials

Tom Toner has been my mentor for the last 17 months and he has been instrumental in opening up the world of my book to me, encouraging me to dive and dig deeper and asking questions I could never have thought of that have widened the vision of my work in progress hugely. His eye for detail is exceptional, he has a raft of sage advice about the industry and is an absolute pleasure to work with. Camilla