Sceptre (imprint)

Sceptre is an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, a British publishing house which is a division of Hachette UK.

Founded in 1986 as the literary imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, Sceptre’s remit is to publish original fiction and non-fiction that aims not just to entertain and absorb but also to stretch the mind: to be thought-provoking, stimulating, surprising and enlightening.

Notable publications

 * David Mitchell
 * - Cloud Atlas (2004) - winner of the British Book Awards Literary Fiction Award, Richard & Judy Book of the Year Award, shortlisted for the 2004 Booker Prize, Nebula Award, and Arthur C. Clarke Award. Adapted into a film (2012) of the same name, starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry.
 * - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (2010) - winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional prize, long-listed for the Booker Prize, shortlisted for the 2011 Walter Scott Prize.


 * Thomas Keneally
 * - Schindler's Ark (1982) - winner of the Booker Prize, adapted into the film Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg
 * - The Widow and Her Hero (2007) - shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and for the Prime Minister's Literary Award
 * - The Daughters of Mars (2012)


 * Andrew Miller
 * - Ingenious Pain (1997)
 * - Oxygen (2001) - shortlisted for the Booker Prize and for the Whitbread Novel Award
 * - Pure (2011) - winner of the Costa Prize


 * Chris Cleave
 * - The Other Hand (2008) - shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Book Award
 * - Gold (2012)


 * Jenn Ashworth
 * Siri Hustvedt
 * Ned Beauman
 * - Boxer, Beetle (2010) - shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2010