Myrmidon Books

Myrmidon Books
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
FounderEd Handyside
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationNewcastle upon Tyne
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.myrmidonbooks.com

Myrmidon Books is a UK publisher of literary and genre fiction founded in 2006 by Ed Handyside. The company is based in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom. The Myrmidon book The Garden of Evening Mists, by Tan Twan Eng, was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize.[1][2]

Their catalogue comprises work in a relatively broad range of fictional styles, from high literature to comedic science fiction such as Toby Frost's Space Captain Smith series.

  1. ^ "2012 shortlist announced | The Man Booker Prizes". themanbookerprize.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Myrmidon Books news, pictures, analysis, briefings, comment & opinion | the Week UK". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.