Eos Books will be changing its name in January, as parent company HarperCollins merges its three science fiction lines into one. Eos in the US will combine with the Voyager imprints in the UK and Australia/New Zealand, all to be rebranded as Harper Voyager.
Director of Publicity Pamela Spengler-Jaffee says the move “is anticipated to create a global genre-fiction powerhouse.”
HarperCollins Worldwide President and CEO Brian Murray said “We are already globally publishing some of the biggest names in science fiction, fantasy, urban fantasy, and horror, including Raymond E. Feist, Robin Hobb, Kim Harrison, and Sara Douglass. Uniting our sister companies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia/New Zealand allows readers globally unparalleled access to books and authors. This move enables us to offer authors a strong global publishing platform when signing with HarperCollins—whether the acquiring editor is in New York, Sydney, or London.”
Heading up the line will be Executive Editor Diana Gill in the US, Editorial Director Emma Coode in the UK (working with Publishing Director Jane Johnson), and Associate Publisher Stephanie Smith in Australia.
Spengler-Jaffee notes “each country has a vibrant, robust list of science fiction and fantasy icons; merging the lists under one imprint will bring readers around the world access to the masters of these fiction genres.”
Karen Azinger and David Wellington, writing as David Chandler, are expected to inaugurate the newly combined line, with their Harper Voyager and Voyager worldwide debut.