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Del Rey Books

Publisher

Summary

Publisher

FieldValue
nameDel Rey Books
logo[[Image:Del Rey logo.svg150pxFormer logo]]
logo_captionFormer logo
typeSubsidiary
industryBooks, publishing
foundation
foundersJudy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey
key_people{{Plain list
productsBooks
parentRandom House
homepage
  • Judy-Lynn del Rey
  • Lester del Rey
  • Tricia Narwani (editor-in-chief since 2013)

Del Rey Books is an imprint of the Random House Group, a division of Penguin Random House. The imprint was established in 1977 under the editorship of Judy-Lynn del Rey and her husband, author Lester del Rey. Today, the imprint specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and fantasy romance.

The first new novel published by Del Rey was The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks in 1977. 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) that are now published by its sister imprint, Random House Worlds.

Authors

  • 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

2025

  • Water Moon (January 2025) by Samantha Sotto Yambao
  • At the Bottom of the Garden (January 2025) by Camilla Bruce
  • Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (February 2025) by Heather Fawcett
  • Cursebound (February 2025) by Saara El-Arifi
  • The Ragpicker King (March 2025) by Cassandra Clare
  • The Seventh Veil of Salome (May 2025) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • Lady Macbeth (May 2025) by Ava Reid
  • The Ending Fire (May 2025) by Saara El-Arifi
  • Silver Elite (May 2025) by Dani Francis
  • A Curse Carved in Bone (May 2025) by Danielle L. Jensen
  • Lucy Undying: A Dracula Novel (June 2025) by Kiersten White
  • A Dance of Lies (June 2025) by Brittney Arena
  • Buried Deep and Other Stories (June 2025) by Naomi Novik
  • Candle & Crow (July 2025) by Kevin Hearne
  • Arcana Academy (July 2025) by Elise Kova
  • The Bewitching (July 2025) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • Alchemised (September 2025) by SenLinYu

2024

  • The Tainted Cup (February 2024) by Robert Jackson Bennett
  • The Warm Hands of Ghosts (February 2024) by Katherine Arden
  • A Fate Inked In Blood (February 2024) by Danielle L. Jensen
  • Those Beyond the Wall (March 2024) by Micaiah Johnson
  • The Book of Elsewhere (July 2024) by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville
  • The Crimson Crown (August 2024) by Heather Walter
  • Blood Over Bright Haven (October 2024) by M. L. Wang
  • We Shall Be Monsters (November 2024) by Alyssa Wees
  • The Traitor Queen (November 2024) by Danielle L. Jensen

2023

  • The Endless War (November 2023) by Danielle L. Jensen

2022

  • The Inadequate Heir (May 2022) by Danielle L. Jensen

2020

  • A Blight of Blackwings (February 2020) by Kevin Hearne
  • Devolution (June 2020) by Max Brooks
  • Mexican Gothic (June 2020) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • Ink & Sigil (August 2020) by Kevin Hearne

Series

;Batman : A trilogy based on the Dark Knight version of the character.

  1. Batman: Dead White (2006 novel) by John Shirley
  2. Batman: Inferno (2006 novel) by Alex Irvine
  3. 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.

;Ghosts of Albion : Accursed (2005 novel) by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden : Witchery (2006 novel) by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden

;God of War

  1. God of War (2010 novelization) by Matthew Stover and Robert E. Vardeman
  2. God of War II (2013 novelization) by Robert E. Vardeman ;Halo
  3. Halo: The Fall of Reach (2001 novel) by Eric Nylund
  4. Halo: The Flood (2003 novel) by William C. Dietz
  5. Halo: First Strike (2003 novel) by Eric Nylund

;Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne

  1. Ink & Sigil (2020 novel)

  2. Paper & Blood (2021 novel) ;Rabbits by Terry Miles

  3. Rabbits (June 2021 novel

  4. 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'''''

  1. Spider-Man (2002 novelization) by Peter David
  2. 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

  1. X-Men (2000 novelization) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith
  2. X-Men 2 (2003 novelization) by Chris Claremont
  3. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006 novelization) by Chris Claremont

References

References

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  2. Wilson Wise, Dennis. (October 24, 2024). "Judy-Lynn del Rey".
  3. (1978). "Publishing World". American Libraries.
  4. "Del Rey UK".
  5. Bouchard, G. A.. (June 5, 1994). "A well-rounded individual; fantasy novels bring fame, but writer shrugs it off.". Edmonton Journal.
  6. Clute, John. (1997). "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy". St. Martin's Griffin.
  7. "USATODAY.com - 'Star Wars' books are soldiering on".
  8. Alter, Alexandra. (July 19, 2013). "OFF DUTY--- Culture & Entertainment -- Books: Star Wars: A Literary Force To Be Reckoned With". The Wall Street Journal Asia.
  9. "Random House Launches New Imprint, Random House Worlds".
  10. Yambao, Samantha Sotto. "Water Moon {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  11. Bruce, Camilla. "At the Bottom of the Garden {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  12. Fawcett, Heather. "Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  13. El-Arifi, Saara. "Cursebound {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  14. Clare, Cassandra. "The Ragpicker King {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  15. Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. "The Seventh Veil of Salome: A GMA Book Club Pick {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  16. Reid, Ava. "Lady Macbeth {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  17. El-Arifi, Saara. "The Ending Fire {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  18. Francis, Dani. "Silver Elite {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  19. Jensen, Danielle L.. "A Curse Carved in Bone {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  20. White, Kiersten. "Lucy Undying: A Dracula Novel {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  21. Arena, Brittney. "A Dance of Lies {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  22. Novik, Naomi. "Buried Deep and Other Stories {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  23. Hearne, Kevin. "Candle & Crow {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  24. "Arcana Academy (Book One)".
  25. Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. "The Bewitching {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  26. SenLinYu. "Alchemised {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  27. Bennett, Robert Jackson. "The Tainted Cup {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  28. Arden, Katherine. "The Warm Hands of Ghosts {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  29. Jensen, Danielle L.. "A Fate Inked in Blood {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  30. Johnson, Micaiah. "Those Beyond the Wall {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  31. "The Book of Elsewhere {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  32. Walter, Heather. "The Crimson Crown {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  33. Wang, M. L.. "Blood Over Bright Haven {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  34. Wees, Alyssa. "We Shall Be Monsters {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  35. Jensen, Danielle L.. "The Traitor Queen {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  36. Jensen, Danielle L.. "The Endless War {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  37. Jensen, Danielle L.. "The Inadequate Heir {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  38. Hearne, Kevin. "A Blight of Blackwings {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  39. Hearne, Kevin. "Ink & Sigil {{!}} Random House Publishing Group".
  40. "Dragonriders of Pern".
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