2018 Releases

And once upon a time, there were two MMPB's out each month as well as more Trades and even Hardbacks. There is a real possibility that the line might be reduced further to allow better quality and allow them to be more of an "event"

 

Totally, as it is Trek actually publishes significantly more novels per year than most other tie-in franchises, which typically only do around six novels per year, if that.

 

Must admit that fewer new novels per year would enable me to catch up a bit.

 

And having "event" novels may also allow "nu-blood" into the mix of writers used.

 

Or new blood on the editorial side ...

 

That too.

 

But Star Trek is different from other tie-in franchises.

There are six tv series plus the spin-off series that Pocket have created.

We rarely get more than one or two novels based on each series every year.

 

DS9 had three novels this year (four if you count Control) & an eBook. Pretty great.

 

Has the Voyager novel To Lose the Earth been conformed by Pocket or is it just something that Kirsten Beyer has talked about.

 

I believe it's confirmed. It is listed on Memory Alpha as a future release. They usually only post things that are confirmed. There's not much information about it, no synopsis yet. I'm not sure if she's in the midst of writing it, is it near done, or has she started it yet?

 

Yeah, but Star Trek only just became active again after a dozen year hiatus. Franchises which are active tend to get more activity than ones which aren't.

Considering Kirsten Beyer only just handed in her manuscript for Architects of Infinity a week or so ago, any work done for To Lose the Earth is very early stages, if she's even started it at all.

 

Nor much in English.

 

Last thing we heard was that the outline had been approved (albeit that was in May 2016):

So, she isn't starting from scratch on it, if nothing else.

 

I’m in South Wales and you don’t hear a lot of Welsh being spoken.

The majority of the Welsh speakers are in the north.

 

Although every road sign is in Welsh as well as English.

 

And most letters and leaflets from the council etc

 

Shouldn't that be all letters and leaflets from your local governments and from the Welsh Assembly?

 

NHS, the Doctor, the pharmacy...

The list goes on.

 

I am fully aware.

My meaning (if I need to explain myself) is that ALL, not most communications from your local government and the Welsh Assembly need to written in Welsh and English.

 

And I wonder how much taxpayers money is used doing it when only a small minority actually speak Welsh.