OT: Non-Trek Tie Ins discussion thread

[Defcon]

As @trampledamage has kindly allowed to have some non-Trek tie in discussion in here I thought we could start with presenting some tie in lines with their history and listing their upcoming titles. For the future this would also be the place to post about news about upcoming titles /tie in lines.

I'll leave the big elephants in the room out of the picture for now (like Doctor Who and Star Wars, which rival Star Trek in the vastness of their tie in lines) and start with a series that has a relatively long history by now, but probably is flying a bit under the radar:

Supernatural

The first novel, Nevermore by Trek's own @KRAD was actually published almost a decade ago in July of 2007, and despite a change of publishers after three books from Harper to Titan Books and one or two longer pauses between titles the tie in line has been running relatively smoothly:

Titles so far
Nevermore by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Witch's Canyon by Jeff Mariotte
Bone Key by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Heart of the Dragon by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Unholy Cause by Joe Schreiber
War of the Sons by Rebecca Dessertine and David Reed
One Year Gone by Rebecca Dessertine
Coyote's Kiss by Christa Faust
Night Terror by John Passarella
Rite of Passage by John Passarella
Fresh Meat by Alice Henderson
Carved in Flesh by Tim Waggoner
Cold Fire by John Passarella
Mythmaker by Tim Waggoner

Upcoming:
The Usual Sacrifices by Yvonne Navarro (March 2017)

A brand-new Supernatural novel that reveals a previously unseen adventure for the Winchester brothers, from the hit CW series! When Sam and Dean head to Kentucky to investigate a rash of unexplained disappearances in a town close to Mammoth Cave, they’re told local folk tales about the mysterious cave, and the sacrifices it requires to ensure the town’s prosperity. Could the disappearances be linked to the ritual, or is another brand of evil at work?

Note: please keep the discussion in line with @trampledamage comments in the Trek writers originals works thread:

Yes, I'd be okay with that - but it would need to be only one thread and not threads for each series etc. If you want to actually discuss other tie-ins there's the Science Fiction and Fantasy forum.

A thread like this one to discuss publication and what's coming would be fine.

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P.S.:
I won't be able to post much during the week most likely, but plan to post some kind of upcoming titles list next weekend.

 

[JD]

The Librarians
Next month Macmillan will begin publishing a series of tie-in novels for the TNT fantasy series.
Novels:
The Librarians and The Lost Lamp by Greg Cox (Oct. 11, 2016)
The Librarians and The Mother Goose Chase by Greg Cox

Planet of the Apes
Anthology:
Tales from the Forbidden Zone featuring stories by (Starred names are Trek writers):

Dan Abnett*
Nancy Collins
Will Murray
Bob Mayer
John Jackson Miller*
Greg Cox*
Paul Kupperberg*
Kevin J. Anderson*
Sam Knight
Andrew EC Gaska
Jim Beard
Robert Greenberger*
Greg Keyes
Ty Templeton*
Dayton Ward*
Rich Handley*
Johnathan Mayberry

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Are we leaving this with just active lines with books coming out in the near future?

 

[Defcon]

Are we leaving this with just active lines with books coming out in the near future?

I personally would be fine with talking about defunct/ currently inactive lines as well, but if I understand @trampledamage correctly that would have to be limited to overall comments, not in depth review stuff, but maybe she can clarify her comments, so we have an idea what can and can not fly here.

 

[Greg Cox]

FYI: I got my advance author copy of the first LIBRARIANS book on Friday, and turned in the latest revisions on Book 2 this morning.

Meanwhile, Amazon just posted a new movie novelization from Titan: xXx: Return of Xander Cage by Tim Waggoner.

https://www.amazon.com/xXx-Return-X...F8&qid=1474831583&ref_=tmm_mmp_title_0&sr=8-1

Not sure if Waggoner has ever done any Trek work, but he's done stuff for Stargate, Supernatural, and other franchises.

 

[Markonian]

Whatever became of The 4400?

 

[Greg Cox]

Whatever became of The 4400?

There were four books in total, two by me, one by Dave Mack, and one by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore. By the time the last two books came out, the TV series had been cancelled and that was the end of that. Presumably, no publisher was interested in signing up any more books at that point, since the show was no longer on the air.

I still occasionally get fan mail asking me to write more 4400 books, but, of course, that's not how it works.

 

[Plaristes]

Just a note about the Planet of the Apes anthology listed above: Rich Handley is a Star Trek author. He hasn't written any novels, but he's written other Trek material.

 

[Defcon]

FYI: I got my advance author copy of the first LIBRARIANS book on Friday, and turned in the latest revisions on Book 2 this morning.

For millennia, the Librarians have secretly protected the world by keeping watch over dangerous magical relics. Cataloging and safeguarding everything from Excalibur to Pandora s Box, they stand between humanity and those who would use the relics for evil."

Ten years ago, only Flynn Carsen, the last of the Librarians, stood against an ancient criminal organization known as The Forty. They stole the oldest known copy of "The Arabian Nights" by Scheherazade, and Flynn fears they intend to steal Aladdin s fabled lamp. He races to find it first before they can unleash the trapped, malevolent djinn upon the world.

Today, Flynn is no longer alone. A new team of inexperienced Librarians, led by Eve Baird, their tough-as-nails Guardian, investigates an uncanny mystery in Las Vegas. A mystery tied closely to Flynn s original quest to find the lost lamp. . . and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

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For millennia, the Librarians have secretly protected the world by keeping watch over dangerous magical relics. Cataloging and safeguarding everything from Excalibur to Pandora s Box, they stand between humanity and those who would use the relics for evil.

Stories can be powerful. In 1719, Elizabeth Goose of Boston Massachusetts published a collection of rhyming spells as a children's book, creating a spellbook of terrifying power. The Librarian of that age managed to dispose of all copies of the book except one, which remained in the possession of Elizabeth Goose and her family, temporarily averting any potential disaster.

However, strange things are happening, A window washer in San Diego who was blown off his elevated perch by a freak gust of wind, but miraculously survived by landing on a canopy over the building entrance. A woman in rural Pennsylvania who was attacked by mutant rodents without any eyes. And, a college professor in England who somehow found herself trapped inside a prize pumpkin at a local farmer s market. Baird and her team of Librarians suspect that the magic of Mother Goose is again loose in the world, and with Fynn Carson AWOL once again, it is up to Cassandra, Ezekiel, and Stone to track down the missing spellbook before the true power of the rhymes can be unleashed.

 

[Greg Cox]

Thanks for posting those covers. Just to show off, Library Journal has already give the first book a rave review . . . although I suppose a book about swashbuckling librarians might find a receptive audience there.

 

[Defcon]

Found the review:

Eve Baird, Guardian of the newest Librarians, takes her group to Las Vegas to unravel a mystery about a man who is striking it rich in a quick and strange manner. They soon discover that their case ties back to a quest by Librarian Flynn Carsen ten years ago to find Aladdin’s magic lamp before it was discovered by an ancient criminal organization called the Forty. Like Flynn, the Librarians and Baird get caught up in a race with their opponents to find the lost artifact before an angry genie escapes his confined quarters. Fans of the quirky TNT series The Librarians won’t be disappointed by this novel, which captures the show’s spirit of risk.
VERDICT Daring, high-stakes action is in no short supply, as Cox, winner of three Scribe Awards from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, brings his best in this tie-in novel that will please lovers of the show and aficionados of adventure fantasies alike.—KC

http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2...s-lineup-sffantasy-reviews-september-15-2016/

 

[trampledamage]

I personally would be fine with talking about defunct/ currently inactive lines as well, but if I understand @trampledamage correctly that would have to be limited to overall comments, not in depth review stuff, but maybe she can clarify her comments, so we have an idea what can and can not fly here.

I don't mind posting about old series but what I want to avoid is indepth discussions of the books - that rightly belongs in SF&F.

Basically, I want the same level of discussion as the current Trek Writers other books thread.

 

[Greg Cox]

Found the review:



http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2...s-lineup-sffantasy-reviews-september-15-2016/

Can't complain about that review! Thanks for posting it!

 

[JD]

So Greg, does Flynn appear in either of the books?
If you don't want to answer I understand.

 

[Greg Cox]

So Greg, does Flynn appear in either of the books?
If you don't want to answer I understand.

Flynn is very much in the first book, mostly via flashbacks to a previous adventure ten years earlier, which relates to the current adventure. I wanted to sample both the TV-movie era AND the current TV series era.

As for Book 2 . . . I'm going to be a little more coy there, since it's still a bit down the road and I don't want to give away too much at this point.

 

[JD]

Just a note about the Planet of the Apes anthology listed above: Rich Handley is a Star Trek author. He hasn't written any novels, but he's written other Trek material.

Just a note about the Planet of the Apes anthology listed above: Rich Handley is a Star Trek author. He hasn't written any novels, but he's written other Trek material.

Ok, I edited the post to add a star by his name.

 

[Bibliomike]

I'm excited to know about that Planet of the Apes antho. I saw the first film a long time ago, and saw the 2001 Tim Burton and the two more recent reboots as they came out, but am only now watching the rest of the classic film series for the first time (currently on Conquest) (I know, points off my geek cred)... There are some excellent writers on that roster; I'll be sure to pick it up!
How did this project come about? I read there was originally going to be a third reboot movie this year, but I guess that's not happening--- are any more in the works? I didn't care for Rise so much, but Dawn was fantastic. I'd love to see the series continue - and with 2018 being the 50th anniversary, they'd have enough time (maybe) to mark the occasion right!

 

[Dayton Ward]

How did this project come about? I read there was originally going to be a third reboot movie this year, but I guess that's not happening--- are any more in the works?

The third film, War for the Planet of the Apes, will be out in July 2017.

 

[Bibliomike]

Oh, cool! Thanks.

 

[JD]

24
Beginning in 2005 Harper Entertainment released a series of 11 24 novels called 24: Declassified. I'm a little confused on when the series ended before it has the 11th book coming out in 2008 and the 10th in 2009. I haven't read them so I don't know for sure, but I believe all of this took place before the first season of the original series.
24 Declassified:
Operation Hellgate by Marc Cerasini
Veto Power by John Whitman
Trojan Horse by Marc Cerasini
Cat's Claw by John Whitman
Vanishing Point by Marc Cerasini
Chaos Theory by John Whitman
Storm Force by David Jacobs
Collateral Damage by Marc Cerasini
Trinity by John Whitman
Head Shot by David Jacobs
Death Angel by David Jacobs

A new publisher, Forge Books (Tor imprint), recently picked up the license and in 2014 started a new series of novels. So far they have released 3 books, with two set between the original series and Live Another Day, and one before the original series. All three books are by Trek authors and posters on the boards.
Deadline by James Swallow
Rogue by David Mack
Trial by Fire by Dayton Ward

 

[Greg Cox]

Forge Books, btw, is Tor Books. "Forge" is just the imprint we use on mainstream titles. "Tor" goes on sci-fi and fantasy; "Forge" goes on thrillers and historicals and such. But it's pretty much the same staff and editors.

True story: "Forge" was invented, some twenty years ago, because Tor had become so well known for SF/Fantasy that bookstores would sometimes automatically shelve all Tor books in the SF section, even if they were westerns or spy thrillers or historical romances or whatever. It was becoming an issue, so we invented "Forge" for more mainstream titles like, say, "24" tie-in novels.