Roc Books
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| Parent company | New American Library(Penguin Group) |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | John Silbersack |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
Roc Booksis afantasyimprintofPenguin Group,as part of itsNew American Library.It was launched in April 1990 after Penguin Chairman Peter Mayer asked John Silbersack, the editor in chief of New American Library's science fiction (SF) 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 theenormous predatory birdof theArabian Nights.After Penguin's merger with G.P. Putnam's Sons the imprint was aligned with Ace books and the current editorial team at Roc is the same team that edits theAceimprint, although the two imprints maintain a separate identity.[1]
Inaugural list
[edit]The first monthly list at Roc was:
- Robot Visions:Isaac Asimov
- The Warrior Lives:Joel Rosenberg
- Project Solar Sail:Arthur C. Clarke
- Among Madmen:Jim Starlin & Daina Grazuinas
- Barrow:John Deakins
List of authors
[edit]- Taylor Anderson
- Isaac Asimov
- John Steakley
- Stephen Baxter
- Peter S. Beagle
- Jim Murdoch
- Steve Bein
- Carol Berg
- Anne Bishop
- M. L. Brennan
- Jim Butcher
- Rachel Caine
- Jacqueline Carey
- J. Kathleen Cheney
- Karen Chance
- Nancy A. Collins
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Glen Cook
- James K. Decker
- Mary Gentle
- Charles L. Grant
- Simon R. Green
- Chris Marie Green
- Laurell K. Hamilton
- Barb Hendee
- J. C. Hendee
- Douglas Hulick
- Faith Hunter
- Guy Gavriel Kay
- Caitlin R. Kiernan
- Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
- E. E. Knight
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Dan McGirt
- Dennis L. McKiernan
- Devon Monk
- Grant Naylor
- Chloe Neill
- Andre Norton
- Terry Pratchett
- Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Kat Richardson
- Joel Rosenberg
- Jamie Schultz
- M. J. Scott
- Luke Scull
- Thomas E. Sniegoski
- Jim Starlin
- S. M. Stirling
- Harry Turtledove
- Anne Bishop
- Kathleen Tierney
- Rob Thurman
- Boris Vallejo
- Django Wexler
Roc was publisher of FASA's game-relatedBattletechandShadowrunnovels beginning withShadowrun: The Secrets of Power #2: Choose Your Enemies Carefullyby Robert N. Charette in February 1991.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^Amberstone, Celu."An Interview with Editor John Morgan".SF Canada. Archived fromthe originalon 8 October 2006.Retrieved10 May2006.
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