| Founded | 2008 |
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| Founder | Stuart Douglas, Paul Magrs |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Distribution | United Kingdom, Australia, United States |
| Publication types | Books |
| Fiction genres | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Adventure |
| Official website | www.obversebooks.com |
Obverse Books is a British publisher, best known for publishing books relating to the character Iris Wildthyme. The imprint was founded by Stuart Douglas in 2008 to provide an outlet for adult-oriented fiction relating to Doctor Who,[1][2]. The second book released, The Panda Book of Horror, came to the attention of Pan Macmillan and was mentioned in the introduction to that company's re-issued Pan Book of Horror and in articles in various mainstream magazines, including SFX[3], as an example of the cultural impact the original book has had.
In 2010, Douglas announced on Facebook and the Gallifrey Base Doctor Who forum that Obverse were expanding their remit, and would be publishing single author collections and non science fiction collections.
Additionally, Obverse Books acquired the rights to publish short story collections based on Faction Paradox, with the first volume to be released in 2011.[4][5]
The first single author collection, With Deepest Sympathy, by noted horror writer and award-winning editor, Johnny Mains, was released in October 2010 to generally good reviews ('a distinctive and impressive debut collection' according to a review in the British Fantasy Society magazine, Prism)[6][7], alongside a collection of ghost stories, edited by Cavan Scott and featuring some of the biggest names on the UK horror scene.[8].
In 2011, The Obverse Quarterly was launched, a series of paperback books aimed at genre fans. Amongst early contributors are Conrad Williams, Reggie Oliver, Michael Moorcock, Mark Hodder and George Mann.[9].
Also in 2011, Obverse released the first in a series of tete-beche collections, as part of the resurgence of such books in the speculative fiction market.[10][11]
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