I would expect the TOS novels to continue because, AIUI, they were the best selling of the Trek series.
Spoilers New Picard TV Series and Litverse Continuity (may contain TV show spoilers)
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I would expect the TOS novels to continue because, AIUI, they were the best selling of the Trek series.
Well, To Lose The Earth is still contracted, and probably won’t be cancelled. Plus at this point in time, while Section 31 and other shows are in development, 31’s probably furthest in, and no one has spoken like there are scripts for it yet.
So there’s still SOME time for some sort of grand wrap up of the main lines of the novels before putting the majority focus on new shows to the exclusion of the old, if they want to. I mean, there’s only one Picard novel on the schedule and no word on when the next Discovery novel is due. And it’s certainly been suggested that some ideas are being bounced around to tackle the future of the Litverse.
Still hoping that there might be a new market for in-series novels of the older shows, though - I mean, to watch the new shows, it does mean you have access to the older ones, after all.
So there’s still SOME time for some sort of grand wrap up of the main lines of the novels before putting the majority focus on new shows to the exclusion of the old, if they want to. I mean, there’s only one Picard novel on the schedule and no word on when the next Discovery novel is due. And it’s certainly been suggested that some ideas are being bounced around to tackle the future of the Litverse.
Still hoping that there might be a new market for in-series novels of the older shows, though - I mean, to watch the new shows, it does mean you have access to the older ones, after all.
I still think a timey-wimey reset (kind of already established) around what we used to call the Hobus Supernova is most likely to finish the current litverse continuity and lead into some sort of reset to the Picard continuity.
More creative minds than I may have other ideas...
More creative minds than I may have other ideas...
Although nothing has been announced, Amazon has a place holder for an untitled Discovery novel in July.
And it was announced at STLV, I believe, that John Jackson Miller was working on another Discovery novel.
And it was announced at STLV, I believe, that John Jackson Miller was working on another Discovery novel.
Not really, if you have Amazon Prime you can watch Picard, but not the other series (at least for free), you'd have to subscribe to Netflix for that
Things may be different in some countries, but I believe that's the case everywhere in Europe at least
Section 31 begins filming in May.
https://twitter.com/TheTrekCentral/status/1220337343015591939?s=20
I have to say I'm a bit disappointed where I see Picard is going.
From what I've read and seen so far it seems it's yet another 'our hero vs. the establishment' story where our hero has to go rogue because the establishment has become corrupt in one way or another.
Why can't we just have a story where the establishment (the Federation/Starfleet) in this case is actually helping out hero, Picard, where they are all on the same side. Was TNG a bit too positive? Maybe. But it's nice to have a positive show now and again.
There is lots of angst and conflict in our world today. It would have been nice to have a show that reflected an opposite reality. It doesn't mean everything has to be right and cheery on the show. There can still be conflict and challenges Picard has to deal with. I was just hoping that he and Starfleet could be on the same side working together.
If I want depressing and foreboding I'll just turn on the news.
From what I've read and seen so far it seems it's yet another 'our hero vs. the establishment' story where our hero has to go rogue because the establishment has become corrupt in one way or another.
Why can't we just have a story where the establishment (the Federation/Starfleet) in this case is actually helping out hero, Picard, where they are all on the same side. Was TNG a bit too positive? Maybe. But it's nice to have a positive show now and again.
There is lots of angst and conflict in our world today. It would have been nice to have a show that reflected an opposite reality. It doesn't mean everything has to be right and cheery on the show. There can still be conflict and challenges Picard has to deal with. I was just hoping that he and Starfleet could be on the same side working together.
If I want depressing and foreboding I'll just turn on the news.
That's one reason I like the litverse continuity. Sure there's Section 31 and conflict within Starfleet. But at the end of the day Starfleet, and Admiral Akaar, the C&C, was behind Captain Picard and trying to help him. And while the Federation hit a rough patch under President Zife's concluding days, they still managed to move in a positive direction and is trying to set right wrongs done under Zife's administration.
It's not that the Federation is perfect. It's run by mortals who are imperfect after all. It's that in the grand scheme the Federation is trying to move in a positive direction and when mistakes are made they try to fix them.
It's not that the Federation is perfect. It's run by mortals who are imperfect after all. It's that in the grand scheme the Federation is trying to move in a positive direction and when mistakes are made they try to fix them.
good point - but unless I missed something they were always stand-alone done in ones (I guess the vanguard stuff is an attempt to do a bit of the litverse approach especially as it's mentioned in TNG books).
Why not just do a Litverse Alternate reality crossover that has the characters end up in the TV show reality, then end it with them back in the Litverse, and just continue it.
That way the Litverse is established as an alternate timeline officially and we can have both and not have to worry about the Litverse going away.
That way the Litverse is established as an alternate timeline officially and we can have both and not have to worry about the Litverse going away.
Because the Litverse is going away.
Contracts to writers will pretty soon be exclusively for tie-ins to the current shows or if they're for older series they will still be expected not to contradict any on screen developments.
Yeah, I agree. It's not an issue of can they. They can do anything they want. They could continue them as an alternate, or parallel universe. But they won't. Other than a few standalone stories (like Duane's Rihannsu novels) the novels are usually expected to be consistent with canon. Once the Picard show came out and scattered the current litverse they were over.
But it's more than that really. It's also marketing. As much as I hate to admit it, it makes marketing sense. They're not even putting out a book a month anymore. And even if they were, S&S wants to capitalize on shows that are currently running, not on shows that ended 15+ years ago at this point. There will always be original series books because that's the basis of all Star Trek. They're in it to make money and it's more likely two Star Trek Discovery books will make more money than one Discovery book and one Deep Space Nine book tied to a 20 year continuing storyline.
I keep waiting to see some sort of "soft" reboot in the upcoming Picard novel The Last, Best Hope in February. It wouldnt surprise me if going forward into 2020 all we see are books focusing on the CBS All-Access shows now.
Don't forget the TOS books.
I wish. Ain’t gonna happen though.
That would be great because I I am more interested in those novels then in Picard of Disco novels
I really don't see that at all. Starfleet refuses to help him, but refusing to help is very different from actually working against. Nothing I have seen has made me thing it's going to be the later. They're just not interested in helping
a synth who isn't even supposed to exist.
If that happens, I doubt it will be in Last Best Hope, they're going to want to leave that as open to new readers as possible. I would like to think any book that resets the continuity to fit Picard is going to focus solely on tying up the Novelverse, and resetting the timeline, rather than being a minor part of a Picard prequel.
Even if the Novelverse continues, which is very unlikely, they're not going to just ignore Picard. At the very least they're going to need to find someway to set themselves up as a alternate reality from Picard.
There's really no reason to stop the Novelvers if they don't want to. The existence of alternate realities has been a part of the franchise since the beginning, and they did 9 Myriad Universes novellas, so they're not completely against doing stories set in them.
Now the big question is whether it's smart from a business perspective. The books do seem to sell fairly well, but I'm not sure if it's enough to sustain them now that there is new Prime Trek coming out.
S&S are in business to make money for their shareholders. And I think they will think there is more money to be made from novels based on currently airing shows than shows that haven’t aired for 15+ years.
I will mourn the passing of the litverse but take comfort in the knowledge that we will still be getting new Trek novels from our favourite authors.
I will mourn the passing of the litverse but take comfort in the knowledge that we will still be getting new Trek novels from our favourite authors.
Yep.
