Myriad Universes-Full novels?

[WarsTrek1993]

After reading the two full-length Mirror Universe novels, and reading a few pages of Myriad Universes #2, that got me thinking, would anyone else support the writing of a few full-length Myriad Universe books?

i.e. A full-on expansion of Thelin the Andorian's story where he replaces Spock on the Enterprise?

 

[bfollowell]

After reading the two full-length Mirror Universe novels, and reading a few pages of Myriad Universes #2, that got me thinking, would anyone else support the writing of a few full-length Myriad Universe books?

i.e. A full-on expansion of Thelin the Andorian's story where he replaces Spock on the Enterprise?

I love you Mirror Universe & Myriad Universes books, anthologies and full-length novels alike and would definitely love to see more of each from both series.

- Byron

 

[bullethead]

i.e. A full-on expansion of Thelin the Andorian's story where he replaces Spock on the Enterprise?

I think the first story in the third anthology would be better suited for expansion, since it covers a lot of stuff.

I'd be down for some totally original stories too. I'm surprised we haven't seen more comics, but I don't know how well the MyU comic sold.

 

[The Wormhole]

Hells yeah! The Myriad Universes stories are some of the best Trek Lit from recent years. I'd totally dig some original stories done as full novels.

 

[JD]

Me too. I'd love to see an expanded version of pretty much any of the stories in the first two collections. I'd also be up for some full length novels with new stories.

 

[Thrawn]

I want to see Christopher's Voyager story expanded like I can't even tell you. SO brilliant.

I'd also take DRGIII's, from the third collection, the name of which I can't remember.

 

[Reanok]

Count me in The Myriad Universe and the Mirror Universe bookshave been some the best Startrek boosk that's been published the few years I'd definitely to see several of the stories in the first 2 volumes turned into full length novels.The story with Thelin and Saavik and David Marcus I definitely to see that story as a full length novel.

 

[DonIago]

Yes on the one hand, though I'm so behind in my reading (and a friend just asked me to edit a 100+ page story) that as a consumer, I admittedly don't know quite when I'd get to them.

 

[ATimson]

Maybe if these were in addition to the current output. But they aren't even putting out a (new) mass-market book each month anymore. I'd rather see the limited number of slots go to novels in the Marcokradiverse continuity than anything else.

 

[RandyS]

Hells yeah! The Myriad Universes stories are some of the best Trek Lit from recent years. I'd totally dig some original stories done as full novels.

Agreed. Count me in too.

 

[Christopher]

Maybe if these were in addition to the current output. But they aren't even putting out a (new) mass-market book each month anymore.

What makes you say that? There were 10 new MMPBs published in 2011, and 11 known MMPB titles so far slated for 2012. That's comparable to the number of MMPBs that have come out every year since it dropped from 2 per month back to 1 per month (since most years did have at least one reprint included among the 12 MMPBs).

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Honor in the Night (from Myriad III) was my favorite out of all these stories. I'd love to see it expanded into a full novel.

Also I wouldn't mind other stories from TOS retold in universes like Seeds of Dissent which features Khan's empire victorious...

 

[JD]

I'd rather continue on from SoD left off with Picard on the way.

 

[captcalhoun]

i'd like a longer version of ALPU or more in that 'verse. along with SoD, HitN, ToE and PoE.

 

[ATimson]

Maybe if these were in addition to the current output. But they aren't even putting out a (new) mass-market book each month anymore.

What makes you say that? There were 10 new MMPBs published in 2011, and 11 known MMPB titles so far slated for 2012. That's comparable to the number of MMPBs that have come out every year since it dropped from 2 per month back to 1 per month (since most years did have at least one reprint included among the 12 MMPBs).

"Anymore" wasn't meant to indicate a recent change - I think that you're right and most/all years since the drop from 2 books a month had at least one reprint, which doesn't count as new, and so my comment applies to them too.

 

[Sci]

Maybe if these were in addition to the current output. But they aren't even putting out a (new) mass-market book each month anymore.

What makes you say that? There were 10 new MMPBs published in 2011, and 11 known MMPB titles so far slated for 2012. That's comparable to the number of MMPBs that have come out every year since it dropped from 2 per month back to 1 per month (since most years did have at least one reprint included among the 12 MMPBs).

"Anymore" wasn't meant to indicate a recent change - I think that you're right and most/all years since the drop from 2 books a month had at least one reprint, which doesn't count as new, and so my comment applies to them too.

Your statement makes it sound like there are much fewer MMPBs being put out every year. But the fact is that they still publish an MMPB every month, and that only one or two months a year are given over to reprints, if any. We're getting at least ten STAR TREK novels a year, which is still an incredibly aggressive media tie-in output; unless I'm mistaken, the only domestic media tie-in output that rivals that is the novel line for STAR WARS.

 

[bfollowell]

Your statement makes it sound like there are much fewer MMPBs being put out every year. But the fact is that they still publish an MMPB every month, and that only one or two months a year are given over to reprints, if any. We're getting at least ten STAR TREK novels a year, which is still an incredibly aggressive media tie-in output; unless I'm mistaken, the only domestic media tie-in output that rivals that is the novel line for STAR WARS.

I think he was referring back to when we would get 20-25 titles a year. Of course, a lot of what we got back then, back in the old "numbered" title era, was crap. I kind of equate it to what shovelware is for software.

Personally, I'd much prefer getting fewer, better novels. There's much to be said for quality over quantity.

- Byron

 

[Christopher]

^But he didn't say "they aren't putting out two new MMPBs each month," he said "a new" one.

 

[ATimson]

^But he didn't say "they aren't putting out two new MMPBs each month," he said "a new" one.

I wasn't trying to establish my desired output (which would be back to the two-books-a-month level), but rather trying to establish a minimum output bar at which point I think there's time to spare for side trips.

 

[E-DUB]

One book a month is easier on the wallet, but I rather that reprints not count in that figure. As for the central question of full-length Myriad novels, probably not. The "mirror universe" has it's place in accepted continuity, the "myriad universes" do not. But one annual Trade paperback of those is darned good too. Every one had one story that I dug the snot out of, but also one that I could have done without. Three stories gives you something for everybosy.