Del Rey

Del Rey is a science-fiction and fantasy imprint of Random House. They began as an imprint of Ballantine Books in 1977. The imprint is responsible for most of Random House's science-fiction publications, including all of their Star Wars books (with the exception of novels published between 1991 and 1999, which are still reprinted as Bantam Spectra books).

In late June 2004, it renewed its contract with Lucas Licensing to extend its book licensing agreement through December 2008. On September 12, 2008, the contract was renewed through the end of 2013.

Forthcoming novels

 * Lords of the Sith (April 2015)
 * Dark Disciple (July 2015)
 * Aftermath (September 2015)
 * Battlefront: Twilight Company (November 2015)
 * The Force Awakens (December 2015)

Canceled books

 * The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide: Siege
 * The New Jedi Order: Knightfall I: Jedi Storm
 * The New Jedi Order: Knightfall II: Jedi Fire
 * The New Jedi Order: Knightfall III: Jedi Blood
 * The Essential Guide to Episode I
 * Escape from Dagu
 * Untitled Boba Fett novel
 * Imperial Commando 2
 * Blood Oath
 * Mandorla
 * Sword of the Jedi (trilogy)

Published reference books

 * The Art of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (November 1979/October 1994/January 1997)
 * Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back (August 1980)
 * The Art of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (October 1980/October 1994/January 1997)
 * The Art of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983/October 1994/May 1997)
 * A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (March 1984)
 * A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition (December 1994)
 * The Essential Guide to Characters (November 1995)
 * The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels (March 1996)
 * The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (August 1996)
 * Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays (September 1997)
 * The Art of the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition (October 1997)
 * The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology (November 1997)
 * Star Wars Encyclopedia (June 1998)
 * The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (July 1998)
 * The Essential Guide to Droids (February 1999)
 * Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace: Illustrated Screenplay (April 1999)
 * Star Wars: The Making of Episode I: The Phantom Menace (May 1999)
 * The Art of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (September 1999)
 * The Essential Chronology (April 2000)
 * A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition (October 2000)
 * The Essential Guide to Alien Species (April 2001)
 * Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide (August 2001)
 * The Art of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (April 2002)
 * The New Essential Guide to Characters (April 2002)
 * Mythmaking: Behind the Scenes of Attack of the Clones (October 2002)
 * The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels (September 2003)
 * The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology (October 2004)
 * Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith: Illustrated Screenplay (April 2005)
 * The Art of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (April 2005)
 * The Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith (April 2005)
 * The New Essential Chronology (October 2005)
 * The New Essential Guide to Droids (July 2006)
 * The New Essential Guide to Alien Species (October 2006)
 * The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film (April 2007)
 * MAD About Star Wars: Thirty Years of Classic Parodies (October 2007)
 * Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (November 2007)
 * The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (December 2008)
 * The Essential Atlas (August 2009)
 * The Star Wars Craft Book (September 2010)
 * The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (October 2010)
 * Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual (November 2011)
 * The Essential Guide to Warfare (April 2012)
 * The Essential Reader's Companion (October 2012)
 * The Making of Return of the Jedi (October 2013)