Well, since Karen was kind enough to start this thread....
Here are the new projects that were announced at NY Comic-Con at the very well attended
Star Trek Books panel this afternoon, which was run by Marco Palmieri, Margaret Clark, David Mack, Christopher L. Bennett, and myself. (Note that these are just the new things announced here for the first time; the panel presentation included the entire current schedule, but the other stuff has already been announced and is easily findable on the 'net.) (Note also that the following is tentative and subject to change, as always.)
September 2008:
Star Trek 101 by Terry J. Erdmann & Paula M. Block
February 2009:
A Singular Destiny by Keith R.A. DeCandido
March 2009:
TOS: Mere Anarchy by Mike W. Barr, Christopher L. Bennett, Margaret Wander Bonanno, Dave Galanter, Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore, and Howard Weinstein
Titan: Over a Torrent Sea by Christopher L. Bennett
April 2009:
VOY: Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer
May 2009:
Vanguard Book 4 by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore
There is also now an author list for
Mirror Universe: Shards and Shadows, still set for January 2009 release:
- Christopher L. Bennett
Margaret Wander Bonanno
Peter David
Keith R.A. DeCandido
Michael Jan Friedman
Jim Johnson
Rudy Josephs
David Mack
Dave Stern
James Swallow
Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore
Susan Wright
Other notes:
Vanguard Book 4 doesn't have a title yet. My money's on it being a Rush song......
The February, March, and April books are jokingly being referred to as "cleaning up Mack's mess."
All three will follow up on the events of
Destiny.
Full Circle will actually pick up initially where
Spirit Walk Book 2 left off, and take
Voyager aaaaaaall the way through to
Destiny and beyond -- which means the book will cover a few years, all told, and it will set the tone for future post-finale
VOY fiction.
Over a Torrent Sea will pick up where
Destiny leaves off, as Christopher picks up the pieces from whatever Dave leaves of
Titan.
Yes, that's really
Mere Anarchy on an actual schedule.
It'll probably also have an introduction or afterword or some such by me.....
Star Trek 101 is a book designed for people who don't read this board.
It's meant as a primer for the casual fan, someone who's been hearing the buzz about this movie, and knows that
Star Trek exists, but doesn't know much about it. Having said that, there are fun things there for the more dedicated fans. My personal favorite: there'll a list of the 10 essential episodes of each live-action series, as well as a "Spock's Brain" award for each series.
(I asked Margaret if "Spock's Brain" won the "Spock's Brain" award, and she assured me it did...)
Finally,
A Singular Destiny is a little bit of a different beast. The people who've been clamoring for a Clancy-style political thriller will like this one, as it's about the political fallout from
Destiny's events (which will be considerable). It won't feature any of the main crews, although a ship that plays a big role in
Destiny will also play a big role here, as well as familiar faces from other parts of the
Trek universe. The protagonist will be a civilian character of my own creation.
Oh, and those of you who want to see more of the Bacco Administration from
Articles of the Federation, both the
Destiny trilogy and
A Singular Destiny will feature those characters in good-sized roles.
I think that covers the high points. Dave or Christopher may remember other stuff I've forgotten....
Oh, the covers for
Greater than the Sum, Kobayashi Maru, and
Destiny Book 2:
Mere Mortals have also been revealed, but I don't want to post them until I check with M&M tomorrow.
