Del Rey Books

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Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House. It is a separate imprint (brand name) established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in science fiction and fantasy books, as well as manga under its Del Rey Manga imprint.

[edit] Authors

• Christopher Rowley
• Mike Shupp
• Frederik Pohl
• Ward Hawkins
• Alan Dean Foster
• Isaac Asimov
• Robert L. Forward

• Amber Benson
• Terry Brooks
• Jack L. Chalker
• Arthur C. Clarke
• Dan Cragg
• Philip K. Dick
• Stephen Donaldson
• David Eddings
• Gregory Frost
• Christopher Golden
• Barbara Hambly
• Katherine Kurtz
• James Luceno
• Anne McCaffrey
• Larry Niven
• H. P. Lovecraft
• David Sherman
• Elizabeth Moon

[edit] Series

• The first book published by the imprint was The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks in 1977.
• Del Rey novelized the Robotech series across over 20 books since 1987.
• Del Rey is currently the publisher of the adult Star Wars novels while Scholastic Press deals with young reader Star Wars books.
• Del Rey novelized the popular video game series Halo.
  • Halo: The Fall of Reach
  • Halo: The Flood
  • Halo: First Strike
• Del Rey is the publisher for the Ghosts of Albion novels by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden.
  • Accursed (October 2005)
  • Witchery (September 2006)
• A series of tie-in novels with the film Batman Begins was published throughout 2006 and 2007.
  • Batman: Dead White (July 2006)
  • Batman: Inferno (October 2006)
  • Batman: Fear Itself (February 2007)

[edit] External links

• Del Rey Online - official site