Many Trek stories have used that trope. Doesn't bother me, Time Travel is my favourite genre
2026 Novel Releases
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Since it looks increasingly unlikely that we'll see the Picard characters in live-action again anytime soon, I'm delighted to hear what this book is about. (I'm still irked that Wil Wheaton had no on-screen reunion with the rest of the cast.) Really looking forward to reading this. And I agree with Christopher that it's lovely to see painted covers making a return, and I also had no problem recognising either character.
Assuming Wesley in this novel is contemporaneous with Prodigy, than the Temporal Wars are already finished from his perspective.
Things can be up to interpretation. For example, most people thought the Borg conquest timeline was negated by the end of Star Trek: First Contact, but the Coda trilogy showed that it managed to persist.
With Wesley coming back I wonder if the Soji from the 2020s will be the mystery character or at least make an appearance. Also, for comedy’s sake, I hope Picard gets run over by another Tesla.
Will it only be released in hardcover or will there be a non-30 dollar option as well?
Will it only be released in hardcover or will there be a non-30 dollar option as well?
If it follows the path of the other Picard novels, it will eventually get released as a trade paperback. You’ll probably just have to wait a while.
And, of course, it will presumably have an ebook option.
Maybe your local library system?
A recent post by Dayton mentioned another pitch that was made, before returning to a different idea, and that is perhaps waiting for another time. That sounded like the Shaw story, I think?
As only one's been announced so far (which takes place in the 25th century) we don't know. If I were to guess, possibly not. Assuming we get three novels for 2026 (that seems to be average for recent years) the other two are likely to be TOS and SNW.
Cannot get 4 to 6 novels in 2026???
Who even knows? PIC - To Defy Fate is scheduled for April 2026. There is not much lead time left.
I'd expect one for Starfleet Academy and one for Strange New Worlds,
Apologies for the double post, but To Defy Fate now appears to be listed for May 2026, at least physical copies
I think that's just the differential that naturally crops up because the designated date is Tuesday the 28th of April.
Generally books get released in the latter part of the month preceding their nominal publication date.
I'd be willing to wager that at least parts of To Defy Fate are going to take place in the 24th century.
I try to avoid all PIC-related things due to some real disappointments when it comes to books based on that series. I don't want anything to do with the "canon" in that series and books. I'm sure that you know why.
Correct me if I'm wrong but is everything Trek-related now focused on either the flogging of the dead horse that TOS has become, I mean SNW and similar things plus the "canon" and scenarios created in the incredible bad DSC?
Is that the only things to find in the books too?
