When is the next Myriad Universes Collection?

[LutherSloan]

I just noticed in the signature of one poster here that they have written a story that is coming out in the next 'Myriad Universes' book. However, I do not recall hearing that there was going to be another book from that series coming out this year. Has it not been scheduled yet, or did I miss something?

 

[Turbo]

It was delayed until early 2010, unfortunately. I think that this happened before Marco's dismissal, so that might delay it even further.

 

[Thrawn]

No, it happened as a result of Marco's dismissal; unless there are other, random publishing delays, it should be out August 2010.

(IIRC, there are three trades scheduled for next year, all delayed from this year - Seven Deadly Sins, in March, Myriad Universes: Shattered Light, in August, and the next SCE, in December.)

 

[Turbo]

Oh. It did? My bad. What am I thinking of?

Was Seven Deadly Sins delayed before his dismissal, or have I simply lost it?

 

[LutherSloan]

Man that's down the road...

 

[Thrawn]

No, all the delays happened after his dismissal.

 

[Turbo]

Man that's down the road...

It is, but at least we're getting a wide variety of series this year.

No, all the delays happened after his dismissal.

Ah, I'm just crazy. Carry on then.

 

[JD]

Huh, I didn't realize Seven Deadly Sins had been delayed.

 

[Thrawn]

It's so unfortunate. This still is looking to be the best year for Treklit in a long time, but even still, missing those three Trades really does diminish it.

Ah well.

 

[LightningStorm]

No, all the delays happened after his dismissal.

Ah, I'm just crazy. Carry on then.

Perhaps what you were thinking of was this January's release of Mirror Universe: Shards and Shadows, that was delayed, and happened before the Marco situation.

 

[LutherSloan]

I like that we are getting 1-2 books from every series this year. I can't remember the last time this happened, but maybe it wasn't that long ago.

I also have my fingers crossed that 'The Soul Key' will wrap up the current story arc so that it won't be as bad to wait another 1, 2, or 3 years until the next DS9-R book. It doesn't look to me like 'The Never Ending Sacrifice' is really a DS9-R book, instead it's a Cardassian-centric post-Dominion War book. The blurb on the back also makes it sound like it will cover most of the DW, including the Klingon-Cardassian War before the real Dominion War got rolling.

 

[Thrawn]

IIRC (and it's possible I don't), Fearful Symmetry was originally supposed to wrap up the Mirror Universe thing, but for whatever authorial or scheduling difficulties was assigned to a different author (Woods) who took it in a very different direction, one too large to fit in one novel. So that would seem to indicate that Soul Key will be wrapping that up. I enjoyed Warpath and Fearful Symmetry a lot, but I'd still like to see the series moving on in 2010 to some of those big events that've been foreshadowed since the Gateways story; 9 years of foreshadowing is plenty, I think!

 

[LutherSloan]

From what I remember, 'Fearful Symmetry' essentially had to be re-started from scratch when the last author bailed out. I could be wrong.

 

[Thrawn]

Right, exactly, and the new version was two-books-worth instead of one, hence The Soul Key. But after that, I'd imagine they're on to other things.

 

[Aaron McGuire]

It's so unfortunate. This still is looking to be the best year for Treklit in a long time, but even still, missing those three Trades really does diminish it.

Ah well.

2010 is already shaping up to be boss and we don't even have a schedule for it yet. The three trades mentioned here, Margaret Bonanno's Saavik book, Mike Barr's Captain April book and a big ol' Typhon Pact miniseries.



Aaron McGuire

 

[Turbo]

I like that we are getting 1-2 books from every series this year. I can't remember the last time this happened, but maybe it wasn't that long ago.

2005 was the last time we got a fairly "even" distribution of novels. The last few years have been weighted more towards one series (TOS in 2006, TNG in 2007, miniseries in 2008), while Voyager hasn't seen a new book since March 2006.

 

[SicOne]

Aaron McGuire, could you please elaborate about the Typhon Pact?

 

[BryanSorensen]

If you guys are saying 2009 is gonna be a great year for trek lit, then thats a lot to say being that i thought 2008 was huge. There were so many great books out this past year; and now your saying this years gonna be great too! I have much to look forward to then

 

[Thrawn]

Aaron McGuire, could you please elaborate about the Typhon Pact?

Read A Singular Destiny.

 

[SicOne]

Just picked it up tonight, Thrawn...but must finish Destiny 2 and 3 first!