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International publisher that specialises in science fiction and fantasy books

Orbit Books
Parent company Hachette Book Group(Lagardère Publishing)
Founded 1974
Country of origin United Kingdom
Headquarters location London
Distribution United Kingdom, United States, Australia, South Africa, France
Fiction genres Science fiction, fantasy
Imprints Redhook
Official website orbitbooks.net

Orbit Books is an international publisher that specialises in science fiction and fantasy books. It is a division of Hachette Book Group, owned by Lagardère Publishing.

Orbit Books was founded in 1974 as part of the Macdonald Futura publishing company. In 1992, its parent company was bought by Little, Brown & Co., at that stage part of the Time Warner Book Group (now Hachette Book Group). In 1997, Orbit acquired the Legend imprint from Random House.[1]

In 2006, Orbit's parent company Little, Brown was sold by Time Warner to the French publishing group Hachette Livre.[_citation needed_]

By summer 2006, Orbit began to expand internationally, with the establishment of Orbit imprints in the United States and Australia. Orbit Publishing Director Tim Holman relocated to New York to establish Orbit US as an imprint of Hachette Book Group. In June 2007, Orbit appointed Bernadette Foley as publisher for Orbit Australia, an imprint of Hachette Livre Australia. In 2009 Orbit expanded to France, used by the publisher Calman Levy.[_citation needed_]

Orbit Books planned to publish a horror novel titled Shy Girl in 2026, but ultimately cancelled the publication following widespread allegations that it was written using generative AI.[2]

  1. ^ Dozois, Gardner (1998). The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 9780312190330.
  2. ^ Alter, Alexandra (19 March 2026). "Horror Novel 'Shy Girl' Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

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