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2021 books announced

Noticed that it's using the post-finale DS9 logo - I guess they've dropped the idea of using the original series logo for things set during the show, as they did with Hollow Men and the Prophesy and Change anthology.
Collateral Damage went from the post-Nemesis TNG logo back to the show's logo, so I think that battle was already lost. At this point it seems like they're using the logo that's most distinctive.
 
StarTrek.com just released the cover art for Revenant, and it is fantastic!

https://intl.startrek.com/news/chec...reveal-for-star-trek-deep-space-nine-revenant

Noticed that it's using the post-finale DS9 logo - I guess they've dropped the idea of using the original series logo for things set during the show, as they did with Hollow Men and the Prophesy and Change anthology.
A brilliant cover. I'm glad they didn't go with Worf on the cover like the TNG novel.
 
I'm so excited about Revenant! I've been reading the author's Alien books to see how they do with tie-in fiction and they're amazing. Tight plotting and pacing, excellent character work, and a deep understanding of and respect for the source material coupled with a willingness to dig into the concepts. If White vibes with DS9 as well as they do with Alien this book is going to be a treat.
 
A brilliant cover. I'm glad they didn't go with Worf on the cover like the TNG novel.

That depends on when the book takes place - I haven’t seen anything that spoke to when it’s taking place, so the door’s open for it to be set in the first three seasons.

Though Kira’s hair on that cover does make me think season four-ish. But that’s not always an indicator.
 
Don’t know why but I got the impression that it’s set during Season 6. Can’t find anything to back that up though.
 
I haven't seen this mentioned by anyone yet?:
"Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events" by Brent Spiner with Jeanne Darst (St Martin's Press, October, 2021). Will also be an audio book narrated by Brent.


"Fan Fiction" book by Brent Spiner
by Ian McLean, on Flickr

"Brent Spiner’s explosive and hilarious novel is a personal look at the slightly askew relationship between a celebrity and his fans. If the Coen Brothers were to make a 'Star Trek' movie, involving the complexity of fan obsession and sci-fi, this noir comedy might just be the one.

"Set in 1991, just as 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' has rocketed the cast to global fame, the young and impressionable actor Brent Spiner receives a mysterious package and a series of disturbing letters, that take him on a terrifying and bizarre journey that enlists Paramount Security, the LAPD, and even the FBI in putting a stop to the danger that has his life and career hanging in the balance.

"Featuring a cast of characters from Patrick Stewart to Levar Burton to 'Trek' creator Gene Roddenberry, to some completely imagined, this is the fictional autobiography that takes readers into the life of Brent Spiner, and tells an amazing tale about the trappings of celebrity and the fear he has carried with him his entire life.

"'Fan Fiction' is a zany love letter to a world in which we all participate, the phenomenon of 'Fandom'."
 
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That depends on when the book takes place - I haven’t seen anything that spoke to when it’s taking place, so the door’s open for it to be set in the first three seasons.

Though Kira’s hair on that cover does make me think season four-ish. But that’s not always an indicator.
I should have clarified; these two novels were announced, together, as having a focus on the female characters of DS9 and TNG. That will probably be true, but the fact that the TNG cover featuring Worf and Worf only seems disingenuous.
 
SOT: There is only one TOS novel this year, AFAIR. Are there any scheduled for 2022?

We’re a little while yet before hearing about what is on next year’s schedule - I think it’s usually not until August or so that we start hearing announcements that go in to the following year.
 
SOT: There is only one TOS novel this year, AFAIR. Are there any scheduled for 2022?
My guess is there will be at least one. But if I were a betting man, with the litverse being wrapped up with Coda in 2021, most of 2022 will tie into the different paramount+ series. With maybe a sprinkling of TOS, TNG, DS9 and/or VOY set during the different tv series runs. I think these new TNG and DS9 books in 2021 are test runs to see how well they sell. I for one cant wait to get both.
 
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