Subsidiary of Random House | |
Industry | Books, publishing |
Founded | 1977 |
Founder | Lester del Rey, Judy-Lynn del Rey |
Key people
|
Lester del Rey, Judy-Lynn del Rey |
Products | Books |
Owner | Penguin Random House |
Parent | Random House |
Website | sf-fantasy |
Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House and, in turn, by Penguin Random House. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in science fiction and fantasy books, and formerly manga under its (now defunct) Del Rey Manga imprint. It publishes the Star Wars novels under the LucasBooks imprint (licensed from Lucasfilm, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios division of The Walt Disney Company).