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| Parent company | New American Library (Penguin Group) |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | John Silbersack |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Official website | www |
Roc Books is afantasyimprint ofPenguin Group, as part of itsNew 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. Roc was named after theenormous predatory bird of theArabian Nights. After Penguin's merger with G.P. Putnam's Sons the imprint was aligned with Ace books and the current editorial team at Roc is the same team that edits theAce imprint, although the two imprints maintain a separate identity.[1]
The first monthly list at Roc was:
Roc was publisher of FASA's game-relatedBattletech andShadowrun novels beginning withShadowrun: The Secrets of Power #2: Choose Your Enemies Carefully by Robert N. Charette in February 1991.
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