Bantam Spectra is the science fiction division of American publishing company
Bantam Books, which is owned by
Random House.
According to their website, Spectra publishes "science fiction, fantasy,
horror, and speculative novels from recognizable authors".[citation needed] Spectra authors have collectively won 31 such awards in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, and been nominated on 132 occasions.[2] These authors include the following:[3]
More than 20 Star Wars novels have been published under the Bantam Spectra Imprint. Notable Spectra Star Wars novels include
Timothy Zahn's blockbuster Thrawn Trilogy,
Barbara Hambly's Children of the Jedi, and others. Eventually
Lucasfilm, which owns Star Wars, decided to have
Scholastic and
Del Rey publish their books, leading to the end of the Bantam Spectra Star Wars era.
^
abjoint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft,
Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.
^joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.