Bantam Spectra
Bantam Spectra is the science fiction division of American publishing company Bantam Books, which is owned by Random House.
Parent company | Bantam Books/Random House |
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Founded | 1945 |
Founder | Walter B. Pitkin, Jr.; Sidney B. Kramer; and Ian and Betty Ballantine[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York City, New York |
Publication types | Books |
Fiction genres | Science fiction, Fantasy |
Official website | www |
According to their website, Spectra publishes "science fiction, fantasy, horror, and speculative novels from recognizable authors".[2] Spectra authors have collectively won 31 such awards in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, and been nominated on 132 occasions.[3] These authors include the following:[4]
- David Brin
- Connie Willis
- Bruce Sterling
- Kim Robinson
- George R. R. Martin
- Gregory Benford
- William Gibson
- Dan Simmons
- Ian McDonald
- Elizabeth Hand
- Margaret Ogden
- Elisabeth Vonarburg
- Mark Budz
- Liz Williams
- Sheri Tepper
- Robert Charles Wilson
- Roberta MacAvoy
- Justina Robson
- Elizabeth Bear
- Anthony Ballantyne
- Scott Lynch
- Catherynne Valente
- Tim Lebbon
- Christopher Barzak
- Patrice Murphy
- Doug Beason
- Kevin J. Anderson
- Karen Fowler
- Maggie Furey
- William McCarthy
- Neal Stephenson
- Jamil Nasir
- John Ford
- Charles Platt
- Ellen Kushner
- Paula Volsky
- Catherine Asaro
- Joe Lansdale
- Richard Grant
- Patricia Geary
- M. K. Hobson
- Michael McQuay
- Lisa Goldstein
- T. A. Pratt
- David J Williams
- Roger MacBride Allen
- Kelley Armstrong
Notable Bantam Spectra series
Star Wars
More than 20 Star Wars novels have been published under the Bantam Spectra Imprint. Notable Spectra Star Wars Books include Timothy Zahn's blockbuster Thrawn Trilogy, Barbara Hambly's Children of the Jedi, and more. Eventually Lucasfilm decided to have Scholastic and Del Rey publish their books, leading to the end of the Bantam Spectra Star Wars era.