Publisher:Sphere
Thomson Books founded the Sphere paperback imprint in 1966. In 1985 Thomson Books sold Hamish Hamilton, Michael Joseph, Sphere Books, Rainbird Publishing Group and TBD Book Service to Pearson-controlled Penguin. In 1989 Robert Maxwell bought Sphere Books from Pearson's Penguin for £13.75m.
Common ISBN Ranges:
- 07221 1970-1990 (Then taken over by Orbit)
- 074740 1988-1989 (Later used by Orbit)
The publisher Logo changed between 1968 and 1969: the circle divided in two horizontally, lower half black, upper half usually red (as seen here) changed to a more stylised Globe (as seen here). The latter may also be the beginning of a Publisher Series of "Science Fiction Classics" (see below).
Addresses
1970: 30/32 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1 Source: The Maker of Universes
1971: 30/32 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8JL Source: Neutron Star
1973: 30/32 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8JL Source: Next of Kin
1982: 30/32 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8JL Source: Dorsai!
1984: 30/32 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8JL Source: Tactics of Mistake
1989: Sphere Books Ltd, Published by the Penguin Group, 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ, England Source: The Chantry Guild
Sphere Science Fiction Classics (Incomplete)
- The Sands of Mars Arthur C. Clarke
- The Ice Schooner Michael Moorcock
- The World of Null-A A. E. van Vogt
- No. 1 Hothouse Brian W. Aldiss
- No. 4 The Syndic C. M. Kornbluth
- No. 5 The Pawns of Null-A A. E. van Vogt
- No. 7 Macroscope Piers Anthony
- No. 8 Neutron Star Larry Niven
- No. 10 The Einstein Intersection Samuel R. Delany
- No. 12 The Broken Sword Poul Anderson
- No. 13 Next of Kin Eric Frank Russell
- No. 14 The New Adam Stanley G. Weinbaum