Science Fiction Book Club (United States)
The Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC) is a US-based on science fiction specialized -Titel Book Club . Established around 1953, the company originally belonged to the Nelson Doubleday publishing house , which was sold to Bertelsmann in 1986 together with Doubleday . From 1989 the title appeared under the imprint GuildAmerica , but then again as Science Fiction Book Club .
The titles produced included original editions, hardcover editions of paperback titles elsewhere, and omnibus editions of novel cycles . Especially up to the point of sale on, SFBC published a relatively large number of original editions by well-known authors.
From 1986 to 1996, the Science Fiction Book Club Award (also SFBC Award ) was given for an outstanding title in the annual production . Prize winners were:
- 1986: Anne McCaffrey for Killashandra
- 1987: Stephen R. Donaldson for The Mirror of Her Dreams
- 1988: Stephen R. Donaldson for A Man Rides Through
- 1989: Anne McCaffrey for Dragonsdawn
- 1990: Anne McCaffrey for The Renegades of Pern
- 1991: Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey for The Elvenbane
- 1992: Anne McCaffrey for All the Weyrs of Pern
- 1993: Anne McCaffrey for Damia's Children
- 1994: Anne McCaffrey for The Dolphins of Pern
- 1995: Robert Jordan for Lord of Chaos
- 1996: Robert Jordan for A Crown of Swords
literature
- Malcolm Edwards, Peter Nicholls , John Grant, John Clute , David Langford : Science Fiction Book Club. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated August 23, 2016.
Web links
- Overview of the SFBC Awards , accessed on December 26, 2017