I forgot to ask something

[5billionof5billion]

What's the deal with Wesley getting another sibling? Why are the books allowed to make such dramatic changes? Also, can someone please give me a link to a recording of Gul Dukat's voice without making me look for it?

We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
God bless, Jason Irelan

 

[JD]

They're allowed to make the changes because they are moving forward from the last place we saw the characters in the shows and movies, and there are no more stories with these characters (at least at the moment) so they don't have to worry about contradicting anything.

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[TwoJakes]

Why are they allowed? The novels are in their own universe and because it's fiction. If the author wanted to, they could make Wesley one of triplets that Beverly gave birth to about ten minutes apart, we just never heard of the other two during TNG.

 

[Bibliomike]

Why are the books allowed to make such dramatic changes?

Probably, in this case, because it is extremely unlikely Wesley will ever be revisited in live-action Trek. (Heck, who knows, maybe even the entire Prime universe is unlikely to be revisited now, who knows?) I suspect CBS would clamp down more if they thought it would interfere in any substantive way with future Trek TV projects.

 

[Bibliomike]

Why are they allowed? The novels are in their own universe and because it's fiction. If the author wanted to, they could make Wesley one of triplets that Beverly gave birth to about ten minutes apart, we just never heard of the other two during TNG.

Eh, maybe. My impression is moving forward is one thing; radically revising a character's onscreen established background is something else, and maybe not so kosher.

 

[Greg Cox]

Every book still needs to be approved by CBS. But since Next Generation is no longer on the air or movie screens, the authors have a bit more freedom to move beyond where the TV series left off.

But, no, we can't just ignore what's already been established. The books have to stay consistent with the TV episodes and movies--but can move the story forward.

With CBS's permission, of course.

 

[JD]

CBS handles everything, right? You don't need to get separate approvals from Paramount when you use stuff from the movies, do you?

 

[Jinn]

CBS handles everything, right? You don't need to get separate approvals from Paramount when you use stuff from the movies, do you?

I think they can't use stuff from the new movies, but I am not entirely sure.

 

[Tosk]

Another sibling? When did he have one before?

 

[Avro Arrow]

^ Surely you've heard of his sister, Leslie Crusher?

 

[The Wormhole]

I think they can't use stuff from the new movies, but I am not entirely sure.

That's right, anything from the Abrams movies is off limits for the novels, including that thing involving Romulus in 2387. But in regards to the first ten movies, no Pocket doesn't need separate permission from Paramount, CBS can take care of that themselves.

 

[JD]

Yeah, sorry I should have been more specific, I knew the Abramsverse movies were off limits, so I meant just the TOS & TNG movies.

 

[The Wormhole]

TOS novels set in the movie era only have the CBS logo, and no mention made to Paramount anywhere I notice.

 

[JD]

I just double checked my e-book of Cast No Shadow and the copyright page just has credits CBS and Pocket/Simon & Schuster, and the only logo on it's version of the back cover is the Pocket Books one.
I also checked the first two Myriad Universes books, and they have four logos on the back, Star Trek, Paramount, Pocket Books, and CBS Consumer Products. The copyright pages only list CBSCP and Pocket/S&S.

 

[Greg Cox]

TOS novels set in the movie era only have the CBS logo, and no mention made to Paramount anywhere I notice.

For what it's worth, I'm not aware of any distinctions between tv-era and movie-era books. They run through the same approval process, past the same people at CBS, past the same editors, even the same copyeditors sometimes, and we can freely reference both the movies and the TV shows without any special restrictions. I write movie-era books, I write 5-year-mission books, I write Pike-era books . . . they're all handled the same way and by the same people.

 

[Mage]

Why does it matter if he has a sibling? Does it fundamentally change the character or something? It ain't no biggie bro!

 

[Greg Cox]

I used to be an only child. Then I wasn't.

It works that way sometimes.

 

[JD]

I've never been an only child.

 

[Greg Cox]

I've never been an only child.

Clearly due to bad timing on your part . . .

 

[sojourner]

Clearly due to bad timing on your part . . .

Actually, I would think that would be bad timing on the parent's part.