Pyr was the science fiction and fantasy

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of Prometheus Books, launched in March 2005 with the publication of

John Meaney John Meaney (born 1957 in London) is a British science fiction author. Biography Meaney grew up in London and Slough, England with his brother Colm (who is not the same as the Star Trek actor Colm Meaney). He has studied martial arts since chil ...

's ''Paradox''. In November 2018 it was sold to

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. Prometheus Books' name was derived from Prometheus, the Titan from Greek mythology who gave fire to humans. The name Pyr, the Greek word for fire, was chosen to continue this connection to fire and the liveliness of imagination.

Lou Anders Lou Anders is the author of the ''Thrones & Bones'' series of middle grade fantasy novels. Anders is a Hugo Award-winning American editor, a Chesley Award-winning art director, an author and a journalist. Early life Lou Anders is originally f ...

served as Pyr's editorial director from its inception until 2014.

Authors published

Joe Abercrombie Joseph Edward Abercrombie (born December 31, 1974) is a British fantasy writer and film editor. He is the author of ''The First Law'' trilogy, as well as other fantasy books in the same setting and a trilogy of young adult novels. His novel '' ...

* Fiona Avery * Michael Blumlein * Keith Brooke *

Storm Constantine Storm Constantine (12 October 1956 – 14 January 2021) was a British science fiction and fantasy author, primarily known for her Wraeththu series,Encyclopedia of Science Fictio"Constantine, Storm" Retrieved 2010-01-21. which began as one trilog ...

Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...

* Gardner Dozois *

David Louis Edelman David Louis Edelman is an American novelist and web programmer. He was raised in Orange County, California and graduated from Villa Park High School in 1989. He majored in Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins, where he graduated in 1993. His fir ...

Charles Coleman Finlay Charles Coleman Finlay (born July 1, 1964 in New York City, NY) is an American science fiction and fantasy author and editor. He grew up in Marysville, Ohio and attended Ohio State University. His first story, ''Footnotes'', was published in 20 ...

Alan Dean Foster Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts. Career ''Star Wars'' Foster was the ghos ...

Mark Hodder Mark Hodder is an English author, since 2008 living in Spain. His six-part series of 'Burton & Swinburne' steampunk novels opened with ''The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack'', which went on to win the 2010 Philip K. Dick Award. The following tw ...

K. V. Johansen K.V. Johansen (born 1968) is a Canadian fantasy, science fiction, and children's author. Krista Victoria Johansen was born in Kingston, Ontario. She holds Master's degrees in Medieval Studies and English literature. She lives in Sackville, Ne ...

Kay Kenyon Kay Kenyon (born July 2, 1956 ) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer currently living in Wenatchee, Washington Wenatchee ( ) is the county seat and largest city of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within t ...

* Alexis Glynn Latner *

Scott Mackay Scott Mackay is a Canadian mystery and science fiction author from Toronto, Ontario, where he still lives with his wife and two children. He is the author of eleven novels and over forty short stories. His short story, ''Last Inning'', won the 19 ...

* Ian McDonald *

* Michael Moorcock * Mike Resnick * Chris Roberson * Adam Roberts *

Justina Robson Justina Robson (born 11 June 1968 in Leeds, England) is a science fiction author from Leeds, England. Biography and publishing history Justina Robson was born in Leeds on 11 June 1968, and studied philosophy and linguistics at the University o ...

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 now ...

Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand ...

* Martin Sketchley *

Adrian Tchaikovsky Adrian Czajkowski (spelled as Adrian Tchaikovsky for his books) is a British fantasy and science fiction author. He is known best for his series ''Shadows of the Apt'', and for his novel '' Children of Time''. ''Children of Time'' was awarded t ...

* David Walton * Sean Williams *

George Zebrowski George Zebrowski (born December 28, 1945) is an American science fiction writer and editor who has written and edited a number of books, and is a former editor of The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He lives with author Pamela ...

Awards and nominations

* 2011

John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell Memorial Award, is an annual award presented by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best science fiction no ...

winner: Ian McDonald ''The Dervish House'' * 2011 Hugo Award for Best Novel nominee: Ian McDonald ''The Dervish House'' * 2011

Arthur C. Clarke Award The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. It is named after British author Arthur C. Clarke, who gave a grant to establish the award i ...

nominee: Ian McDonald ''The Dervish House'' * 2011

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel The Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is one of the annual Locus Awards presented by the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus''. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year. The award f ...

nominee: Ian McDonald ''The Dervish House'' * 2010

Philip K. Dick Award The Philip K. Dick Award is an American science fiction award given annually at Norwescon and sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) the Philip K. Dick Trust. Named after science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, ...

: Mark Hodder ''The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack'' * 2010 British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel winner: Ian McDonald ''The Dervish House'' * 2010 British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel nominee: Ken MacLeod ''The Restoration Game'' * 2010

nominee: Paul J. McAuley ''Gardens of the Sun'' * 2010

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

nominee: James Enge ''Blood of Ambrose'' * 2009

Chesley Award for Best Art Director The Chesley Award for Best Art Director is given by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) to recognize the achievements of a science fiction or fantasy art director eligible in the year previous to the award. Winners and n ...

: Lou Anders * 2009

nominee: Ian McDonald ''Cyberabad Days'' * 2009

nominee: Paul J. McAuley ''The Quiet War'' * 2008 Hugo Award for Best Novel nominee: Ian McDonald ''Brasyl'' * 2008 Nebula Award for Best Novel nominee: Ian McDonald ''Brasyl'' * 2008

nominee: Ian McDonald ''Brasyl'' * 2008

Hugo Award for Best Editor Long Form The Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The award is available for editors of magazines, ...

, nominee:

* 2008

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer The ''Astounding'' Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer) is given annually to the best new writer whose first professional work of science fiction or fantasy was published within the two previous ...

nominee:

* 2008

nominee:

* 2008

nominee:

''Fast Forward 2'' * 2007 British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel winner: Ian McDonald ''Brasyl'' * 2007

nominee: Adam Roberts ''

Gradisil ''Gradisil'' is a science fiction novel by British author Adam Roberts. Plot summary ''Gradisil'' takes place over several generations of the Gyeroffy family, the novel's timeline spanning from 2059 to the first half of the 22nd century, ci ...

'' * 2007

nominee: Adam Roberts ''

'' * 2007

Quill Award The Quill Award was an American literary award that ran for three years in 2005-2007. It was a "consumer-driven award created to inspire reading while promoting literacy." The Quills Foundation, the organization behind the Quill Award, was support ...

nominee: Ian McDonald, ''Brasyl'' * 2007

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Chesley Award for Best Art Director
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* 2006 World Fantasy Award - Special Award, Professional nominee:

* 2006

John W. Campbell Memorial Award The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell Memorial Award, is an annual award presented by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best science fiction no ...

for Best Novel nominee: David Louis Edelman, ''Infoquake'' * 2006 Independent Publisher Book Award winner:

, ''Paradox'' * 2005 Philip K Dick Award nominee:

, ''Silver Screen'' * 2006

nominee: Chris Roberson * 2005

nominee: Chris Roberson * 2005 World Fantasy Award - Best Artist, for Pyr covers nominee:

Jeremy Caniglia Jeremy Caniglia (born July 13, 1970) is an American figurative painter and illustrator, primarily in fantasy and horror genres. He has done book and magazine illustration, conceptual artwork, book and album covers, and comic books, and his work ...

Further recommendations and endorsements

* Kay Kenyon, ''Bright of the Sky'' - selected as one o
PW's Best Books of the Year
for 2007. * Ian McDonald, ''Brasyl'' - selected as the number two title in Amazon'

for 2007. * Ian McDonald, ''Brasyl '' - selected as one of Amazon'

for 2007. * ''Locus'' magazine Recommended Reading: 2006 : Joe Abercrombie - ''The Blade Itself'', Justina Robson - ''Keeping It Real'' * Pyr Books included in the B&N Editor's Choice: Top Ten SF&F Novels of 2006: David Louis Edelman - ''Infoquake'' (#1), Sean Williams - ''The Crooked Letter'', John Meaney - ''Resolution'' * 2 Pyr Books included i

Joel Shepherd - ''Crossover'', Chris Roberson - ''Paragaea: A Planetary Romance'' * 3 Pyr Books included i
Bookgasm's Top Five SciFi Books of 2006
- Ian McDonald - ''River of Gods'' (#1), Joel Shepherd - ''Crossover'', David Louis Edelman - ''Infoquake'' * Sean Williams, ''The Hanging Mountains'' selected as a BookSense Notable Book for July * Kay Kenyon, ''Bright of the Sky'' - one of four novels selected by ReaderCon "the con that assigns homework" for their attendees to read pre-convention * Justina Robson, ''Silver Screen'' selected for Kirkus Reviews Best SF&F Books of 2005 * John Meaney, ''Paradox'' - #2 on Barnes & Noble's Editor's Choice: Top Ten SF&F Novels of 2005

References

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External links

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WWEnd Publisher Profile for Pyr
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