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Imprint of Hodder & Stoughton
Sceptre is an
imprint of
Hodder & Stoughton ,
[1] a British publishing house which is a division of
Hachette UK .
Founded in 1986 as the literary imprint of
Hodder & Stoughton , Sceptre’s remit is to publish original fiction and non-fiction that aims not just to entertain and absorb but also to stretch the mind: to be thought-provoking, stimulating, surprising and enlightening.
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Notable publications
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Cloud Atlas (2004) - winner of the
British Book Awards Literary Fiction Award,
Richard & Judy Book of the Year Award, shortlisted for the 2004
Booker Prize ,
Nebula Award , and
Arthur C. Clarke Award . Adapted into a
film (2012) of the same name, starring
Tom Hanks and
Halle Berry .
-
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (2010) - winner of the 2011
Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional prize, long-listed for the
Booker Prize , shortlisted for the 2011
Walter Scott Prize .
-
Schindler's Ark (1982) - winner of the
Booker Prize , adapted into the film
Schindler's List , directed by
Steven Spielberg
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The Widow and Her Hero (2007) - shortlisted for the
Miles Franklin Award and for the
Prime Minister's Literary Award
- The Daughters of Mars (2012)
-
Ingenious Pain (1997)
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Oxygen (2001) - shortlisted for the
Booker Prize and for the
Whitbread Novel Award
-
Pure (2011) - winner of the
Costa Prize
-
The Other Hand (2008) - shortlisted for the 2008
Costa Book Award
-
Gold (2012)
-
Boxer, Beetle (2010) - shortlisted for the
Guardian First Book Award 2010
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