Summary
Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in Science Fiction and Fantasy books.
It has been responsible for the publishing of Halo: The Fall of Reach, Halo: The Flood, and Halo: First Strike by Eric Nylund and William C. Dietz. It is liklely that they will also produce future Halo books, including Halo: Ghosts of Coral.