| Parent company | New American Library (Penguin Group) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Peter Mayer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
Roc Books is a fantasy imprint of Penguin Group, as part of their New American Library. The imprint was launched in April 1990 after Penguin Chairman, Peter Mayer, asked John Silbersack, the editor in chief of New American Library's science fiction program, to launch a new imprint that would draw more attention to Penguin's SF presence. The name Roc Books was chosen as a homage to Penguin's many famous bird named publishing imprints. Roc was named after the enormous predatory bird of the Arabian 2001 Nights. After Penguin's merger with G.P. Putnam's Sons the imprint was aligned to Ace books and the current editorial team at Roc is the same team that edits the Ace imprint, although the two imprints maintain a separate identity.[1]
Inaugural List:
The first monthly list at Roc was:
Roc's authors have included:
Roc was publisher of FASA's game related Battletech and Shadowrun novels beginning with Shadowrun: The Secrets of Power #2 : Choose Your Enemies Carefully by Robert N. Charette in February 1991.