2023 book releases

[tenmei]

That release date is about right for it to be a Picard Season 3 tie-in.

 

[Brendan Moody]

More likely to be the Dayton Ward Discovery novel discussed upthread, given it links him indirectly as the author and given he noted in a recent blog post (https://daytonward.wordpress.com/2022/10/06/the-semi-sorta-late-september-writing-wrap-up/) that more data about his next project, which had an incorrect working title floating around online, was likely to hit the Internet this weekend.

 

[Eduardo]

Non-fiction, I haven't seen this one before I think:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/...-art-and-making-of-the-series-by-titan-books/
https://www.bookdepository.com/es/Star-Trek-Picard-Art-Making-Series-Joe-Fordham/9781803363677

Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series
Hardback, Joe Fordham, March 28 2023

An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek: Picard, a three-season spin-off of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and a must-have for all Star Trek fans.

Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The book explores each of the three separate season-long narratives, which tell the story of Picard in later years, as he is brought out of retirement on his family chateau to face old enemies such as the Borg, take command of a new starship, and ultimately reconcile with his past.

New characters such as Doctor Jurati (Alison Pill), Cristóbal Rios (Santiago Cabrera), Soji (Isa Briones) and Elnor (Evan Evagora) feature alongside appearances by old enemies and friends, such as Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), the Borg Queen (Annie Wersching), Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg), Data (Brent Spiner), and Q (John de Lancie). Season 3 sees a full-scale Next Generation reunion, featuring Worf (Michael Dorn), Dr. Beverley Crusher (Gates McFadden), and Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton).

Alongside interviews with showrunners, writers, cast, and crew, discussing concepts and character arcs, “Spotlight” features explore makeup, costumes, art, and visual effects. A final section, Bon Voyage Picard, features Patrick Stewart’s reflections on the much-beloved character he has played from its original incarnation in Star Trek: The Next Generation through to its final satisfying conclusion.

This beautifully illustrated hardback, featuring behind-the-scenes and on-set photography, and a range of production art, is an in-depth exploration of a hugely popular and seminal Star Trek character.

 

[Eduardo]

From the NYCC IDW Panel, a spin off of the new comic series announced:

Announcement time! A SECOND ongoing series: Star Trek Defiant by Christopher Cantwell and Angel Unzeta.

https://www.thepopverse.com/idw-sta...on-lanzing-collin-kelly-liana-kangas-and-more

EDIT: IDW releases the covers for Defiant #1
https://twitter.com/IDWPublishing/status/1578765579804377089

 

[Jinn]

From the NYCC IDW Panel, a spin off of the new comic series announced:

Announcement time! A SECOND ongoing series: Star Trek Defiant by Christopher Cantwell and Angel Unzeta.

https://www.thepopverse.com/idw-sta...on-lanzing-collin-kelly-liana-kangas-and-more

EDIT: IDW releases the covers for Defiant #1
https://twitter.com/IDWPublishing/status/1578765579804377089

Spoiler: Picard Season 3 trailer that was just released

Lore was just revealed to be in Picard season 3, so that's some interesting timing.

Also of note, Cantwell wrote the most recent Iron Man series at Marvel, which I heard somewhat mixed things about (praise for the story in general, but some felt that his characterization of Iron Man wasn't in line with previous portrayals).

 

[Leto_II]

LOL, countdown until this series gets contradicted by Lower Decks or Picard season 3:

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[Markonian]

LOL, countdown until this series gets contradicted by Lower Decks or Picard season 3:

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PIC s3, at least that's what I reckon with inclusion of some old lore from previous Trek.

 

[Christopher]

PIC s3, at least that's what I reckon with inclusion of some old lore from previous Trek.

I see what you did there...

 

[DarkHorizon]

More likely to be the Dayton Ward Discovery novel discussed upthread, given it links him indirectly as the author and given he noted in a recent blog post (https://daytonward.wordpress.com/2022/10/06/the-semi-sorta-late-september-writing-wrap-up/) that more data about his next project, which had an incorrect working title floating around online, was likely to hit the Internet this weekend.

Proper details out now:

Star Trek: Discovery - Somewhere to Belong; to be released 30 May 2023. (So "Untitled STB" was not the indicator of the series!)

Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery are finding that each day is a critical adjustment to their new lives and new missions in an Alpha Quadrant more than nine hundred years in the future. It’s here that Discovery is reconnecting with various worlds where the cataclysmic event known as “the Burn” has decimated Starfleet and, with it, the United Federation of Planets. There’s been precious little time for the crew to truly come to terms with their present reality, as their devotion to duty hides the emotional stress that could impact their effectiveness, and even threaten themselves or others.

After a successful journey to yet another planet cut off from the Federation, Discovery picks up a distress signal located in a nearby star system—a plea that harbors roots from their past lives in the 23rd century, and which may now lead to an entirely new crisis, plunging them all into mortal danger…

 

[GaryH]

Spoiler: Picard Season 3 trailer that was just released

Lore was just revealed to be in Picard season 3, so that's some interesting timing.

Also of note, Cantwell wrote the most recent Iron Man series at Marvel, which I heard somewhat mixed things about (praise for the story in general, but some felt that his characterization of Iron Man wasn't in line with previous portrayals).

Cantwell’s Doctor Doom maxi series was superb though

 

[Markonian]

Proper details out now:

Star Trek: Discovery - Somewhere to Belong; to be released 30 May 2023. (So "Untitled STB" was not the indicator of the series!)

Cool!

I wonder if that world could be one we saw in the show? Could be Terralysium or Xahea? Pahvo is another option but it's fate plays a role in the current "Terran Gambit" storyline in Star Trek Online.

Also, I wonder if there'll be any nods to the previous 32nd century novel, Una McCormack's Wonderlands?

 

[David cgc]

As a big fan of what I described as "the low-key adventures of the starship Discovery" in Dead Endless, I'm counterintuitively excited for this.

 

[Enterprise1701]

Proper details out now:

Star Trek: Discovery - Somewhere to Belong; to be released 30 May 2023. (So "Untitled STB" was not the indicator of the series!)

Ah, so I see Somewhere to Belong has superseded New Horizons as the novel's title!

 

[Tuskin38]

 

[Jinn]

I don't believe anyone mentioned this before, but a third Prodigy book was announced for May 2023:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/bo...a-Rose-Clarke/Star-Trek-Prodigy/9781665921206

We also have covers for the first two:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/series/Star-Trek-Prodigy

 

[The Wormhole]

Obviously I have no way of knowing for sure, but I think the blurb for that new Prodigy book might contain a spoiler for season 1's ending.

 

[Tuskin38]

I agree.

 

[Eduardo]

IDW for January

Star Trek: Resurgence #3
Alternate Cover
(W) Andrew Grant (A/CA) Josh Hood
Continue the story in IDW's exclusive five-issue comic prequel to Dramatic Labs' highly anticipated narrative adventure game, Star Trek: Resurgence! With the Theseus crew's rescue of infamous warp scientist Dr. Leah Brahms having gone awry and new revelations calling the Federation's choices into question, Captain Solano and his crew are forced to determine whether the scientific ends justify the military means to join the enemy.
In Shops: Jan 18, 2023

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #2
Alternate Cover B
(W) Kirsten Beyer (A) Megan Levens (CA) Kieron McKeown
With Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise caught in the Pryllia colony, home to the illusive Illyrians, the mission objective quickly shifts from gathering evidence to exonerate Una to... breaking out. Continue the journey to new reaches in this exclusive comic tie-in set between seasons one and two of fan-favorite Paramount+ series Strange New Worlds!
In Shops: Jan 18, 2023

Star Trek #4
Alternate Cover B
Alternate Cover C
(W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A/CA) Ramon Rosanas
Fueled by an unsettling discovery that makes their mission all the more urgent, the Defiant crew come face to face with the god killer. Written by Star Trek: Year Five duo Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Batman Beyond, Captain America) and illustrated by Ramon Rosanas (Star Wars), IDW's brand-new flagship Star Trek ongoing series continues the bold adventure!
In Shops: Jan 25, 2023

 

[tenmei]

Do the Resurgence and Star Trek descriptions not read really odd?

Or is the Theseus crossing over into the Resurgence story too? And are we getting the Defiant much earlier in Star Trek as well as the Theseus?

 

[Eduardo]

In Resurgence it probably should be the Resolute, but someone got confused while writing the solicitations.

Not sure about the Defiant, it could and it couldn't be appearing early to set up the spin off already.