Roc Books
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.
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Roc Books
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- Roc Books was established or created in 2002.
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- Roc Books has its headquarters at New York City.
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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.
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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 Magazine reported that Roc had been "quietly retired".
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• Parent — New American Library (Penguin Group) • Status — defunct, late 2017 • Founded — 1990 • Founder — John Silbersack • Country — United States • Headquarters — New York City
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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
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