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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Books, publishing |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founders | Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey |
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| Products | Books |
| Parent | Random House |
| Website | randomhousebooks |
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.