Orbit Books is an international publisher that specialises in science fiction and fantasy books. It is a division of Lagardère Publishing.

History

Orbit Books was founded in 1974 as part of the Macdonald Futura publishing company. In 1992, its parent company was bought by Little, Brown & Co., at that stage part of the

Time Warner Book Group Hachette Book Group, Inc. (HBG) is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world. Hachette Livre is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagard� ...

. In 1997, Orbit acquired the Legend imprint from

Random House Random House is an imprint and publishing group of Penguin Random House. Founded in 1927 by businessmen Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer as an imprint of Modern Library, it quickly overtook Modern Library as the parent imprint. Over the foll ...

. In 2006, Orbit's parent company

Little, Brown Little, Brown and Company is an American publishing company founded in 1837 by Charles Coffin Little and James Brown in Boston. For close to two centuries, it has published fiction and nonfiction by American authors. Early lists featured Emil ...

was sold by Time Warner to the French publishing group

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. By summer 2006, Orbit began to expand internationally, with the establishment of Orbit imprints in the United States and Australia. Orbit Publishing Director Tim Holman relocated to New York to establish Orbit US as an imprint of

Hachette Book Group USA Hachette Book Group, Inc. (HBG) is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world. Hachette Livre is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardè ...

. In June 2007, Orbit appointed Bernadette Foley as publisher for Orbit Australia, an imprint of Hachette Livre Australia. In 2009 Orbit expanded to France, used by the publisher Calman Levy.

Authors

Rachel Aaron Rachel Aaron (born c. 1982) is an American author of fantasy and (under the pen name Rachel Bach) science fiction. Work The first book in the Paradox Series, ''Fortune's Pawn'' (2013), is a type of space opera which was called "lots of fun" by ...

Joe Abercrombie Joseph Edward Abercrombie (born December 31, 1974) is a British author of epic fantasy books and a film editor. He is the author of '' The First Law'' and '' The Age of Madness'' trilogies, as well as other fantasy books in the same setting, an ...

* Daniel Abraham (also as M. L. N. Hanover) *

Brian W. Aldiss Brian Wilson Aldiss (; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for oc ...

Kevin J. Anderson Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for ''Star Wars'', '' StarCraft'', ''Titan A.E.'' and ''The X-Files'', and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the ''Dune'' pr ...

Kelley Armstrong Kelley Armstrong (born 14 December 1968)Bio for school projects Luke Arnold Luke Arnold (born 1984) is an Australian actor and author, who is known for portraying Long John Silver, John Silver in the Starz (TV channel), Starz drama series ''Black Sails (TV series), Black Sails'' (2014–2017) and INXS singer Michael Hu ...

* Stephen Aryan *

Paolo Bacigalupi Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi (born August 6, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell Memorial, Compton Crook, Theodore Sturgeon, and Michael L. Printz awards, and has been nominated ...

* R. Scott Bakker * Josiah Bancroft * Iain M. Banks *

Robert Jackson Bennett Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984) is an American writer of speculative fiction. Early life and education Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Texas with special honors in English in 2005 ...

Patricia Briggs Patricia Briggs (born December 21, 1965) is an American writer of fantasy since 1993, and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Biography Patricia Briggs was born in 1965 in Butte, Montana, United States. She now resides in Benton ...

David Brin Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American science fiction author. He has won the Hugo Award, Hugo,

Terry Brooks Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly high fantasy, epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times Best Seller List, ''New York Times'' ...

* Robert Buettner * Jesse Bullington *

Jim Butcher Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American author., He has written the contemporary Fantasy literature, fantasy ''The Dresden Files'', ''Codex Alera'', and ''Cinder Spires'' book series. Personal life Butcher was born in Independence, M ...

Trudi Canavan Trudi Canavan (born 23 October 1969) is an Australian writer of fantasy novels, best known for her best-selling fantasy trilogies '' The Black Magician'' and '' Age of the Five''. While establishing her writing career she worked as a graphic de ...

Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. , he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award in List of joint ...

* Mike Carey (also as M. R. Carey) * Amanda Carlson *

Gail Carriger Gail Carriger (born May 4, 1976) is an American archaeologist and author of steampunk fiction. She was born in Bolinas, an unincorporated community in Marin County, California, and attended high school at Marin Academy. She received her undergr ...

Heather Child Heather Josephine Child (3 November 1911 – 18 June 1997) was an English calligrapher, heraldic artist, botanical illustrator and author. Biography Child was born in Winchester, the daughter of Francis Child, a doctor. She was the great-ni ...

* James Clemens * Michael Cobley * James S. A. Corey * David Dalglish *

Marianne de Pierres Marianne de Pierres (born 1961) is an Australian science fiction author. Born in Western Australia, she finished her undergraduate studies at Curtin University in Perth and later studied a Postgraduate Certificate of Arts in Writing, Editing and P ...

* Terry DeHart * Amanda Downum *

Nicholas Eames ''Kings of the Wyld'' is a 2017 fantasy novel by Nicholas Eames. It is the first in the trilogy, ''The Band''. The book is about a retired band of mercenaries that come out of retirement to save the daughter of one member. Background The nove ...

* Kate Elliott * David Farland * Charlie Fletcher * Pamela Freeman *

Celia Friedman Celia S. Friedman (born January 12, 1957) is an American speculative fiction author who often writes as "C. S. Friedman". Originally a costume designer, Friedman began her publishing career in 1986. She quit costuming in 1996 to write full-time. ...

* John R. Fultz * Ian Graham *

Jo Graham Jo Graham (born 1968) is an American author who debuted in 2008 with her novel ''Black Ships'', a re-imagination of ''The Aeneid''. She lives in Maryland. ''Black Ships'' received a star rating when reviewed by ''Publishers Weekly'' and was no ...

Mira Grant Seanan McGuire (pronounced SHAWN-in; born January 5, 1978) is an American author and filker. McGuire is known for her urban fantasy novels. She uses the pseudonym Mira Grant to write science fiction/ horror and the pseudonym A. Deborah Baker to w ...

* Kate Griffin * Jon Courtenay Grimwood *

Laurell K. Hamilton Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American fantasy and romance writer, who is best known as the author of two series of stories. Her ''New York Times''-bestselling '' Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter'' series centers on Anita Bla ...

Kevin Hearne Kevin Hearne (born December 9, 1970) is an American-Canadian fantasy novelist originally hailing from Arizona, now residing in Ontario. Hearne is the author of twenty novels published by Del Rey. These include the ''New York Times'' bestsellin ...

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and

J. C. Hendee ''Saga of the Noble Dead'' (also known as ''The Noble Dead Series''), written by Barb Hendee and J. C. Hendee, wife and husband duo, is a set of chronological books in series, and chronological series in a saga that tells the story of protagonis ...

Tanya Huff Tanya Sue Huff (born 1957) is a Canadian fantasy author. Her stories have been published since the late 1980s, including five fantasy series and one science fiction series. One of these, her ''Tanya Huff bibliography#Blood series, Blood Books'' ...

Charlie Huston Charlie Huston is an American novelist, screenwriter and comic book writer. His twelve novels span several genres from crime to horror to science fiction. His books have been published in English by Ballentine, Del Rey, Mulholland and Orion, and ...

Ian Irvine Ian Irvine (born 1950) is an Australian fantasy and eco- thriller author and marine scientist. To date Irvine has written 27 novels, including fantasy, eco-thrillers and books for children. He has had books published in at least 12 countries a ...

* James Islington *

Trent Jamieson Trent Jamieson is an Australian writer of speculative fiction. Biography Jamieson was first published in 1994 with the short story "Threnody" which was published in the winter edition '' Eidolon (Australian magazine)''. In 2003 Jamieson was nom ...

* N. K. Jemisin * J. V. Jones * Celine Kiernan * Russell Kirkpatrick *

Mur Lafferty Mur Lafferty (born July 25, 1973) is an American podcaster and writer based in Durham, North Carolina. She was the editor and host of ''Escape Pod'' from 2010, when she took over from Serah Eley, until 2012, when she was replaced by Norm Sherman. ...

Glenda Larke Glenda Larke, born Glenyce Larke, is an Australian writer. Biography Larke grew up in Western Australia. She obtained a degree in history and a diploma in education at University of Western Australia and has taught English in Australia, Vienna ...

Tim Lebbon Tim Lebbon (born 28 July 1969, London) is a British horror and dark fantasy writer. Life Lebbon was born in London. He lived in Devon until he was eight and then in Newport until the age of 26. He now lives in Goytre, Monmouthshire with his ...

Ann Leckie Ann Leckie (born March 2, 1966) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. Her 2013 debut novel ''Ancillary Justice'', which features artificial consciousness and gender-blindness, won the 2014 Hugo Award for "Best Novel", as well as ...

* Marjorie M. Liu * Helen Lowe *

Ken MacLeod Kenneth Macrae MacLeod (born 2 August 1954) is a Scottish science fiction writer. His novels ''The Sky Road'' and '' The Night Sessions'' won the BSFA Award. MacLeod's novels have been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke, Hugo, Nebula, Locus ...

* Devin Madson * Gail Z. Martin * T. C. McCarthy * Fiona McIntosh * Karen Miller *

Elizabeth Moon Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her other writing includes newspaper columns and opinion pieces. Her novel ''The Speed of Dark'' won the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award. Pri ...

* Christopher Moore *

Simon Morden Simon Morden is an English science fiction author, best known for his Philip K. Dick Award–winning ''Metrozone'' series of novels set in post-apocalyptic London. Biography Morden was educated as a scientist, attaining a BSc (Hons) in Geology ...

* Rachel Neumeier *

Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz (born May 7, 1969) is an American journalist, editor, and author of both fiction and nonfiction. From 1999 to 2008, Newitz wrote a syndicated weekly column called ''Techsploitation'', and from 2000 to 2004 was the culture editor o ...

* Kristen Painter *

Philip Palmer Philip Palmer is a British novelist and screenwriter. Originally from Port Talbot, Wales, he studied English at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in 1978. Writing career His first novel was ''Debatable Space'', published in January 2008 by Or ...

* K. J. Parker * H. G. Parry * Nicole Peeler * Jennifer Rardin * Andy Remic *

Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes and feature scientists as heroes. Robinson has ...

* Brian Ruckley * Lilith Saintcrow *

Brandon Sanderson Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the '' Mistb ...

Andrzej Sapkowski Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his series of books '' The Witcher'', which revolves around the eponymous monster-hunter, Geralt of Rivia. The saga has been popularized through television ...

Joel Shepherd Joel Shepherd (born 1974 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian science fiction author. He moved to Perth, Western Australia with his family when he was seven, where he later studied film and television arts at Curtin University. He no ...

* Jeff Somers *

Allen Steele Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. (born January 19, 1958) is an American journalist and science fiction author. Background Steele was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 19, 1958. He was introduced to science fiction fandom attending meetings o ...

Charles Stross Charles David George "Charlie" Stross (born 18 October 1964) is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Between 1994 and 2004, he was also an active writer for the magazine ' ...

* Michael J. Sullivan *

Tricia Sullivan Tricia Sullivan (born July 7, 1968 in New Jersey, United States) is an American science fiction writer. She also writes fantasy under the pseudonym Valery Leith. She moved to the United Kingdom in 1995. In 1999 she won the Arthur C. Clarke Awar ...

* Tasha Suri *

Tade Thompson Tade Thompson FRSL is a British-born Nigerian psychiatrist and writer of Yoruba descent. He is best known for his 2016 science fiction novel ''Rosewater'', which won a Nommo Award and an Arthur C. Clarke Award. Life and career Thompson was bor ...

Karen Traviss Karen Traviss is a science fiction author from Wiltshire, England. She is the author of the '' Wess'Har'' series, and has written tie-in material based on ''Star Wars'', '' Gears of War'', '' Halo'', '' G.I. Joe'' and the newest ''Nomad'' Series ...

* Angus Watson *

Brent Weeks Brent Weeks (born March 7, 1977) is an American fantasy writer. His debut novel, '' The Way of Shadows'', was a ''New York Times'' best seller in April 2009. Each of the five books in his ''Lightbringer'' series made the ''NYT'' list as well, st ...

* Jaye Wells * Sean Williams *

Tad Williams Robert Paul "Tad" Williams (born March 13, 1957) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is the author of the multivolume ''Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn'' series, ''Otherland'' series, '' Shadowmarch'' series, and ''The Bobby Dollar'' ...

Walter Jon Williams Walter Jon Williams (born October 28, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Previously he wrote nautical adventure fiction under the name Jon Williams, in particular, ''Privateers and Gentlemen'' (1981–1984), a series of hi ...

* Evan Winter * Philip Fracassi

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