Dedalus Books Ltd

Dedalus Books Ltd Dedalus is a publisher of literary fiction and began publishing on November 30th 1983.

Our first list consisted of three first novels, one of which The Arabian Nightmare by Robert Irwin has been translated into twenty languages and is now considered a modern classic. The Dedalus list includes contemporary English language fiction, translated European fiction in the Decadence from Dedalus, Dedalus European Classics, Dedalus Europe 1992 -2012, Dedalus Euro Shorts Series and Dedalus An

thologies. Dedalus also publishes literary non-fiction in the Dark Master, City Noir and Concept Book Series. Dedalus has invented its own distinctive genre, which we term distorted reality, where the bizarre, the unusual, the grotesque and the surreal meld into a kind of intellectual fiction which is very European. Dedalus has sold rights in the books it has originated into twenty-three languages and twenty-eight different territories, finding a worldwide audience for its authors. Our mission is to be unique: an exciting, innovative and distinctive alternative to commercial publishing; to find new talent and put British publishing at the heart of Europe.

It’s lovely to be back in the Peaks and we particularly love this beautiful village and its history. The weather has bee...
22/07/2026

It’s lovely to be back in the Peaks and we particularly love this beautiful village and its history. The weather has been glorious and we haven’t been drenched once… lots of lovely walks, just not as long as we used to do…

What a beautiful spot in County Clare! Picturesque Ballyvaughan is a couple of kilometres down the road, the Burren is t...
27/05/2026

What a beautiful spot in County Clare! Picturesque Ballyvaughan is a couple of kilometres down the road, the Burren is to one side and in front of our house and the sea is a short walk behind us! The views are superb! It has been a real pleasure getting to know this unique area again after over 30 years…

Thanks to everyone who came to our lovely lively event last week at Hodges Figgis Bookshop, Dublin to celebrate the publ...
27/05/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to our lovely lively event last week at Hodges Figgis Bookshop, Dublin to celebrate the publication of Wild Iris by Ruth McKee. Special thanks as always to Stephen and Jamie of Hodges Figgis for all their hard work…

An excellent piece in The Guardian by our author Diego Marani on the advantages and disadvantages of AI…
10/05/2026

An excellent piece in The Guardian by our author Diego Marani on the advantages and disadvantages of AI…

Machines may soon translate every conversation flawlessly. But language is more than information – it is curiosity, intimacy and cultural discovery

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