Berkley Publishing Corporation

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About Berkley Publishing Corporation:

Started in business:1955

Berkley Books is an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) that began as an independent company in 1955. It was established by Charles Byrne and Frederic Klein, who were working for Avon and formed "Chic News Company". They renamed it Berkley Publishing Co. in 1955. They soon found a niche in science fiction works. They were bought out in 1965 by G. P. Putnam's Sons and became their paperback publisher.

Books published by Berkley Publishing Corporation in the database

• Beachheads in Space (1957)

• The Earth Book of Stormgate (1978)

• The Dragon Lord (1979)

• Riverworld and Other Stories (1979)

• Children of the Lens (1982)