Solaris Books is animprint which focuses on publishing science fiction, fantasy anddark fantasy novels andanthologies. The range includes titles by both established and new authors. The range is owned byRebellion Developments and distributed to the UK and US booktrade via local divisions ofSimon & Schuster.
Solaris Books was founded in February 2007 byBL Publishing, to trade alongside their existing licence-based imprint theBlack Library, and the then-existingBlack Flame imprint. When asked why BLP had started the new imprint, Consulting EditorGeorge Mann stated that "...between... the major corporate publishers... and... the small and independent press... there seems to be little or no room left for the midlist,"[1] and that Solaris would provide a mass-market platform for up-and-coming writers, or established writers with smaller readerships.
In September 2009, it was announced that Solaris Books had been bought byRebellion Developments, who also publish comics and graphic novels under2000 AD imprint and genre fiction under theAbaddon Books imprint, for an undisclosed sum.[2] The imprint came under the leadership of Abaddon editorJonathan Oliver, who ran both imprints side by side as Editor-in-Chief, along with editors David Moore and Jenni Hill.[3]
As of August 2023, Solaris had published over 300 titles,[4] including anthologies and new editions of out-of-print titles.
Alastair Reynolds' story "The Fixation", fromThe Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three, won the 2009Sidewise Award for Alternate History (Short Form).[5]
Mary Rosenblum's story "Sacrifice", fromSideways in Crime, won the 2008Sidewise Award for Alternate History (Short Form).[11]Tobias Buckell's story "The People's Machine", andKristine Kathryn Rusch's story "G-Men", both fromSideways in Crime, were nominated in the same category.
Paul Cornell's story "One of Our Bastards is Missing", fromThe Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three, was nominated for the 2010Hugo Award forBest Novelette.[12]
