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Ace Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The American company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns. It soon branched out into other genres publishing its first science fiction (sf) title in 1953. This was a successful innovation and science fiction titles outnumbered both mysteries and westerns within a few years.