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". 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
Catherine Asaro
Catherynne Valente
Charles Platt
Christopher Barzak
Connie Willis
Dan Simmons
David Brin
David J Williams
Doug Beason
Elisabeth Vonarburg
Elizabeth Bear
Elizabeth Hand
Ellen Kushner
George R. R. Martin
Gregory Benford
Ian McDonald
Jamil Nasir
Joe Lansdale
John Ford
Justina Robson
Karen Fowler
Kelley Armstrong
Kevin J. Anderson
Kim Stanley Robinson
Lisa Goldstein
Liz Williams
M. K. Hobson
Maggie Furey
Margaret Ogden
Mark Budz
Michael McQuay
Neal Stephenson
Patrice Murphy
Patricia Geary
Paula Volsky
Richard Grant
Robert Charles Wilson
Roberta MacAvoy
Roger MacBride Allen
Scott Lynch
Sheri Tepper
T. A. Pratt
Tim Lebbon
William Gibson
William McCarthy
Bantam Spectra series
Star Wars
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.