Roc Books

Roc Books
Parent companyNew American Library (Penguin Group)
Statusdefunct, late 2017
Founded1990
FounderJohn Silbersack
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
Official websitewww.penguin.com

Roc Books was a fantasy imprint of Penguin Group, part of its New 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 the enormous predatory bird of the Arabian Nights.

After Penguin's merger with G.P. Putnam's Sons, the imprint was aligned with Ace Books and operated by the same editorial team. In February 2018 Locus reported that Roc had been "quietly retired".[failed verification]

Inaugural list

The first monthly list at Roc was:

List of authors

Roc was publisher of FASA's game-related Battletech and Shadowrun novels beginning with Shadowrun: The Secrets of Power #2: Choose Your Enemies Carefully by Robert N. Charette in February 1991.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Amberstone, Celu. "An Interview with Editor John Morgan". SF Canada. Archived from the original on 8 October 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2006.
  2. ↑ "Issue 685 Table of Contents, February 2018". Locus. No. 685. Locus SF Foundation. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2026.