 In the 1990s, Byron Preiss published a series of novels based on Marvel Comics, edited by Keith R. A. DeCandido, and written by various authors including Adam-Troy Castro, Tom DeFalco, and Diane Duane; Preiss also published two Spider-Man short-story anthologies.Byron Preiss' license eventually lapsed, and the new licensee, Pocket Star (an imprint of Pocket Books), released "Down These Mean Streets," by DeCandido, in 2005.In 2006, they released "The Darkest Hours" by Jim Butcher, and in 2007, "Drowned in Thunder" by Christopher L. Bennett.