Del Rey Books
Appearance
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Former logo | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Books, publishing |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founders | Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey |
Key people |
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| Products | Books |
| Parent | Random House |
| Website | delreybooks |
Del Rey Books is an imprint of the Random House Group, a division of Penguin Random House.[1] The imprint was established in 1977 under the editorship of Judy-Lynn del Rey and her husband, author Lester del Rey.[2][3] Today, the imprint specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and fantasy romance.[4]
The first new novel published by Del Rey was The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks in 1977.[5][6] Del Rey formerly published Star Wars novels under the Lucasbooks sub-imprint (licensed from Lucasfilm, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios division of The Walt Disney Company)[7][8] that are now published by its sister imprint, Random House Worlds.[9]
Authors
[edit]- Piers Anthony
- Isaac Asimov
- Stephen Baxter
- Amber Benson
- Ray Bradbury
- Max Brooks
- Terry Brooks
- Pierce Brown
- John Brunner
- Bonnie Burton
- Jack L. Chalker
- Cassandra Clare
- Arthur C. Clarke
- James Clemens
- Dan Cragg
- Brian Daley
- Maurice G. Dantec
- Philip K. Dick
- Stephen R. Donaldson
- David Eddings
- Philip José Farmer
- Mick Farren
- Joe Clifford Faust
- Heather Fawcett
- Lynn Flewelling
- Robert L. Forward
- Alan Dean Foster
- Gregory Frost
- Christopher Golden
- James L. Halperin
- Barbara Hambly
- Peter F. Hamilton
- Ward Hawkins
- Kevin Hearne
- Robert A. Heinlein
- Robert E. Howard
- Robert Don Hughes
- Danielle L. Jensen
- J. Gregory Keyes
- Rosemary Kirstein
- Katherine Kurtz
- H. P. Lovecraft
- James Luceno
- Anne McCaffrey
- Donald E. McQuinn
- China Miéville
- Terry Miles
- Elizabeth Moon
- Sylvain Neuvel
- Robert Newcomb
- Larry Niven
- John Norman
- Naomi Novik
- Frederik Pohl
- Michael Poore
- Christopher Rowley
- David Sherman
- Scott Sigler
- Lucy A. Snyder
- Michael J. Sullivan
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Harry Turtledove
- Lawrence Watt-Evans
Books published
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2025
- Water Moon (January 2025) by Samantha Sotto Yambao[10]
- At the Bottom of the Garden (January 2025) by Camilla Bruce[11]
- Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (February 2025) by Heather Fawcett[12]
- Cursebound (February 2025) by Saara El-Arifi[13]
- The Ragpicker King (March 2025) by Cassandra Clare[14]
- The Seventh Veil of Salome (May 2025) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia[15]
- Lady Macbeth (May 2025) by Ava Reid[16]
- The Ending Fire (May 2025) by Saara El-Arifi[17]
- Silver Elite (May 2025) by Dani Francis[18]
- A Curse Carved in Bone (May 2025) by Danielle L. Jensen[19]
- Lucy Undying: A Dracula Novel (June 2025) by Kiersten White[20]
- A Dance of Lies (June 2025) by Brittney Arena[21]
- Buried Deep and Other Stories (June 2025) by Naomi Novik[22]
- Candle & Crow (July 2025) by Kevin Hearne[23]
- Arcana Academy (July 2025) by Elise Kova[24]
- The Bewitching (July 2025) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia[25]
- Alchemised (September 2025) by SenLinYu[26]
2024
- The Tainted Cup (February 2024) by Robert Jackson Bennett[27]
- The Warm Hands of Ghosts (February 2024) by Katherine Arden[28]
- A Fate Inked In Blood (February 2024) by Danielle L. Jensen[29]
- Those Beyond the Wall (March 2024) by Micaiah Johnson[30]
- The Book of Elsewhere (July 2024) by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville[31]
- The Crimson Crown (August 2024) by Heather Walter[32]
- Blood Over Bright Haven (October 2024) by M. L. Wang[33]
- We Shall Be Monsters (November 2024) by Alyssa Wees[34]
- The Traitor Queen (November 2024) by Danielle L. Jensen[35]
2023
[edit]- The Endless War (November 2023) by Danielle L. Jensen[36]
2022
[edit]- The Inadequate Heir (May 2022) by Danielle L. Jensen[37]
2020
- A Blight of Blackwings (February 2020) by Kevin Hearne[38]
- Devolution (June 2020) by Max Brooks
- Mexican Gothic (June 2020) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Ink & Sigil (August 2020) by Kevin Hearne [39]
Series
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- Batman
- A trilogy based on the Dark Knight version of the character.
- Batman: Dead White (2006 novel) by John Shirley
- Batman: Inferno (2006 novel) by Alex Irvine
- Batman: Fear Itself (2007 novel) by Michael Reaves and Steven-Elliot Altman
- Dragonriders of Pern
- Twenty-three Dragonriders of Pern novels by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey beginning with the first edition of the third novel—The White Dragon (1978)—and reprints of the first two novels.[40]
- Ghosts of Albion
- Accursed (2005 novel) by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
- Witchery (2006 novel) by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
- God of War
- God of War (2010 novelization) by Matthew Stover and Robert E. Vardeman
- God of War II (2013 novelization) by Robert E. Vardeman
- Halo
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (2001 novel) by Eric Nylund
- Halo: The Flood (2003 novel) by William C. Dietz
- Halo: First Strike (2003 novel) by Eric Nylund
- Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
- Ink & Sigil (2020 novel)
- Paper & Blood (2021 novel)
- Rabbits by Terry Miles
- Rabbits (June 2021 novel
- The Quiet Room (October 2023 novel)
- Robotech
- Twenty-one Robotech novels (1987–1996) by James Luceno and Brian Daley
- Shannara
- Eleven (and counting) Shannara novels by Terry Brooks
- Spider-Man by Peter David
- Spider-Man (2002 novelization) by Peter David
- Spider-Man 2 (2004 novelization) by Peter David
- StarFist
- Fourteen StarFist novels (1997–2009) and three StarFist: Force Recon novels (2005-2008) by David Sherman and Dan Cragg
- Southern Victory
- Eleven Southern Victory novels (1997–2007) by Harry Turtledove
- Star Wars
- Many Star Wars novels by various authors.
- Tarzan
- Time's Last Gift (1977 revised edition) by Philip José Farmer
- Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996) by R. A. Salvatore
- The Dark Heart of Time (June 1999) by Philip José Farmer
- Temeraire
- Nine Temeraire novels (2006-2016) by Naomi Novik, published by Del Rey books in the US.
- X-Men
- X-Men (2000 novelization) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith
- X-Men 2 (2003 novelization) by Chris Claremont
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006 novelization) by Chris Claremont
References
[edit]- ^ "Bradbury promoted to publishing director of PRH's sci-fi and fantasy imprint Del Rey". The Bookseller. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Wilson Wise, Dennis (October 24, 2024). "Judy-Lynn del Rey". JSTOR. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ "Publishing World". American Libraries. 9 (4): 238–239. 1978. ISSN 0002-9769. JSTOR 25623292.
- ^ "Del Rey UK". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Bouchard, G. A. (June 5, 1994). "A well-rounded individual; fantasy novels bring fame, but writer shrugs it off". Edmonton Journal. ProQuest 252045756. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Clute, John (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (2nd ed.). St. Martin's Griffin (published 1999). p. 142. ISBN 978-1-85723-368-1.
- ^ "USATODAY.com - 'Star Wars' books are soldiering on". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Alter, Alexandra (July 19, 2013). "OFF DUTY--- Culture & Entertainment -- Books: Star Wars: A Literary Force To Be Reckoned With". The Wall Street Journal Asia. ProQuest 1400841433. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ "Random House Launches New Imprint, Random House Worlds". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Yambao, Samantha Sotto. "Water Moon | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Bruce, Camilla. "At the Bottom of the Garden | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Fawcett, Heather. "Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ El-Arifi, Saara. "Cursebound | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Clare, Cassandra. "The Ragpicker King | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. "The Seventh Veil of Salome: A GMA Book Club Pick | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Reid, Ava. "Lady Macbeth | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ El-Arifi, Saara. "The Ending Fire | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Francis, Dani. "Silver Elite | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Jensen, Danielle L. "A Curse Carved in Bone | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ White, Kiersten. "Lucy Undying: A Dracula Novel | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Arena, Brittney. "A Dance of Lies | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Novik, Naomi. "Buried Deep and Other Stories | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Hearne, Kevin. "Candle & Crow | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ "Arcana Academy (Book One)". Elise Kova. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. "The Bewitching | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ SenLinYu. "Alchemised | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ Bennett, Robert Jackson. "The Tainted Cup | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Arden, Katherine. "The Warm Hands of Ghosts | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Jensen, Danielle L. "A Fate Inked in Blood | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Johnson, Micaiah. "Those Beyond the Wall | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Reeves, Keanu; Miéville, China. "The Book of Elsewhere | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Walter, Heather. "The Crimson Crown | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Wang, M. L. "Blood Over Bright Haven | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Wees, Alyssa. "We Shall Be Monsters | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Jensen, Danielle L. "The Traitor Queen | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Jensen, Danielle L. "The Endless War | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Jensen, Danielle L. "The Inadequate Heir | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Hearne, Kevin. "A Blight of Blackwings | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Hearne, Kevin. "Ink & Sigil | Random House Publishing Group". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Dragonriders of Pern series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
External links
[edit]- Del Rey on Random House Books
- Del Rey Books on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki