Bantam Spectra is the science fiction division of American publishing company Bantam Books, which is owned by
Random House
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.
According to their website, Spectra publishes "science fiction, fantasy, horror, and speculative novels from recognizable authors". Spectra authors have collectively won 31 such awards in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, and been nominated on 132 occasions. These authors include the following:
* Anthony Ballantyne
* Bruce Sterling
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Catherine Asaro
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Biography
Catherine Asaro was bo ...
Christopher Barzak
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Connie Willis
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Dan Simmons
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David Brin
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Doug Beason
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Elizabeth Bear
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Ellen Kushner
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George R. R. Martin
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Gregory Benford
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John Ford
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Justina Robson
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Biography and publishing history
Justina Robson was born in Leeds on 11 June 1968, and studied philosophy and linguistics at the University o ...
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Karen Fowler
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She is best known as the author of the best-selli ...
Lisa Goldstein
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Liz Williams
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M. K. Hobson
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Maggie Furey
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Margaret Ogden
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Paula Volsky
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Biography
Paula Volsky was born in Fanwood, New Jersey. She majored in English literature at liberal arts college, Vassar College, Vassar, in New York (state), New York State, where she became friendly ...
Robert Charles Wilson
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) is an American-Canadian science fiction author.
Career
Wilson was born in the United States in California, but grew up near Toronto, Ontario. Apart from another short period in the early 1970s ...
Roger MacBride Allen
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Scott Lynch
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Sheri Tepper
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Tim Lebbon
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Life
Lebbon was born in London. He lived in Devon until he was eight and then in Newport until the age of 26. He now lives in Goytre, Monmouthshire with his ...
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William Gibson
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More than 20 ''Star Wars'' novels have been published under the Bantam Spectra Imprint. Notable Spectra ''Star Wars'' novels include
Timothy Zahn
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's blockbuster ''Thrawn Trilogy'',
Barbara Hambly
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's ''
Children of the Jedi
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'', 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.