New Catalog covers and info- cover/info not final

[T'Ressa Dax]

This is the first I've seen of the A Choice of Catastrophes cover, and I quite like it.

As Christopher said, though, the blurb is pretty much a summation of the first paragraph or so of the outline, and it pretty much fails to mention any of the things that (I think) make the book interesting!

Well then I guess that means it'll be 10 times better than the description already sounds! lol

 

[Therin of Andor]

so I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't undermine me.

Gosh, I added the little devil icon and everything. I figured I'd get in with a pun before somebody else did.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Christopher doesn't have a sense of humor apparently.

 

[Christopher]

It's just that hearing memento pronounced "momento" is a pet peeve of mine. It really grates on me, and it's rooted in the completely wrong assumption that the word is somehow related to "moment." It isn't. Not even slightly. It's from the same root as memory, remember, etc. So making a joke based on the exact misconception I'm trying to correct just makes it harder to get that across. So no, I'm not inclined to be amused by that.

 

[ares93]

Christopher doesn't have a sense of humor apparently.

It appears that this week, nobody does...

It's just that hearing memento pronounced "momento" is a pet peeve of mine. It really grates on me, and it's rooted in the completely wrong assumption that the word is somehow related to "moment." It isn't. Not even slightly. It's from the same root as memory, remember, etc. So making a joke based on the exact misconception I'm trying to correct just makes it harder to get that across. So no, I'm not inclined to be amused by that.

It was a typo, mate. No need to get all wound up about it.

 

[Christopher]

Sorry, but like I said, it's a pet peeve.

 

[kkozoriz1]

I was just checking and the early descriptions and covers are up for Voyager: Children of the Storm, Vanguard: Declassified, and TOS: A Choice of Catastrophes and Cast No Shadow have been added to the S&S catalog.

I think it's already been stated that the blurb given for Declassified is incorrect; the stories described there are placeholder ideas proposed early in the process, and the actual stories they settled on are different. As for the cover, I assume the other authors' names will be added, and I bet that digital model of the Enterprise is a placeholder for another Connie.

I seem to remember David Mack saying as much about a blurb for Declassified was incorrect.

Is there any chance Misters Ward or Mack could comment either way though or somewhen else who is actually involved in Declassified.

I can confirm that absolutely everything on the S&S digital catalog page for Declassified is completely wrong: the incomplete author list at the top, the cover art, the description. They even call it a novel when it's actually an anthology of four novellas. Except for the fact that they associated my name with it as an author, they got nearly every detail wrong.

In the spirit of the season I offer...

Blackadder:
"A Merry Messy Christmas." `Christmas' has an H in it, Mr Baldrick.

Baldrick:
Oh...

Blackadder:
...and an R. Also an I, and an S. Also T and M and A... ...and another S. Oh, and you've missed out the C at the beginning. Congratulations, Mr Baldrick! Something of a triumph, I think -- you must be the first person ever to spell `Christmas' without getting any of the letters right at all.

 

[JD]

I was just checking and the early descriptions and covers are up for Voyager: Children of the Storm, Vanguard: Declassified, and TOS: A Choice of Catastrophes and Cast No Shadow have been added to the S&S catalog.

I think it's already been stated that the blurb given for Declassified is incorrect; the stories described there are placeholder ideas proposed early in the process, and the actual stories they settled on are different. As for the cover, I assume the other authors' names will be added, and I bet that digital model of the Enterprise is a placeholder for another Connie.

I seem to remember David Mack saying as much about a blurb for Declassified was incorrect.

Is there any chance Misters Ward or Mack could comment either way though or somewhen else who is actually involved in Declassified.

I can confirm that absolutely everything on the S&S digital catalog page for Declassified is completely wrong: the incomplete author list at the top, the cover art, the description. They even call it a novel when it's actually an anthology of four novellas. Except for the fact that they associated my name with it as an author, they got nearly every detail wrong.

Sorry, about that. I couldn't remember if that was the same one that was posted before. So I decided to post it just in case it wasn't, guess I should have gone with my gut and not posted it.

I'm really, really excited for all four of these. I've enjoyed stories by all of these authors in the past, and they all focus on topics or characters I'm interested in.

 

[Admiral_Young]

I will say that out of the four books listed there "A Choice of Catastrophes" and "Cast No Shadow" interest me the most.

 

[Lonemagpie]

Sorry, but like I said, it's a pet peeve.

"Emporer" is mine...

 

[James Swallow]

Is it by any chance Signum? That'd be logical to a great degree, being that it's owned by one half of the original publisher...

It's not Signum. The Reynolds & Hearn back catalog have been sold lock stock to another company. I don't think it's been officially announced yet, so I can't say any more than that.

 

[Defcon]

Not Trek, but there's also a description for Greg Cox's Warehouse 13 novel A Touch of Fever:

An original, official tie-in novel by New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox based on the hit Syfy drama Warehouse 13!


Hidden away in the Badlands of South Dakota, Warehouse 13 is a top-secret repository for historical artifacts imbued with dangerous supernatural properties. Warehouse agents Pete Lattimer and Myka Bering are on the lookout for loose artifacts raising havoc. Reports of a genuine psychic healer, along with a possibly related epidemic of mysterious illnesses, lead Pete and Myka on an investigation that stretches back to the bloody history of the Civil War. But when Pete is infected with a deadly fever, Myka and the rest of team must track down a pair of cursed gloves—before a madman unleashes a virulent plague upon America...and the Warehouse team loses one of their own.

I guess its accuracy is similar to the Star Trek books, but maybe Greg can chime in on that.

 

[Greg Cox]

Not Trek, but there's also a description for Greg Cox's Warehouse 13 novel A Touch of Fever:

An original, official tie-in novel by New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox based on the hit Syfy drama Warehouse 13!


Hidden away in the Badlands of South Dakota, Warehouse 13 is a top-secret repository for historical artifacts imbued with dangerous supernatural properties. Warehouse agents Pete Lattimer and Myka Bering are on the lookout for loose artifacts raising havoc. Reports of a genuine psychic healer, along with a possibly related epidemic of mysterious illnesses, lead Pete and Myka on an investigation that stretches back to the bloody history of the Civil War. But when Pete is infected with a deadly fever, Myka and the rest of team must track down a pair of cursed gloves—before a madman unleashes a virulent plague upon America...and the Warehouse team loses one of their own.

I guess its accuracy is similar to the Star Trek books, but maybe Greg can chime in on that.

Actually that's 100% accurate, probably because I pretty much wrote the copy myself!

(Although I should probably throw in the proviso that the manuscript is still being edited and looked at by syfy, so there could be some editorial revisions down the road. I doubt if the basic plot will change, though, since that was approved in advance.)

Can't wait to see the cover!

(Thanks for posting that, btw.)

 

[Defcon]

You're welcome.

And nice to hear that for once a blurb from the catalog is accurate.

 

[Smellincoffee]

I don't think I've ever see Voyager's belly before. Of this set, I think Vanguard looks the best -- though the McCoy novel is close, too.

 

[Greg Cox]

You're welcome.

And nice to hear that for once a blurb from the catalog is accurate.

So far. (Knock on wood!)

 

[JD]

Not Trek, but there's also a description for Greg Cox's Warehouse 13 novel A Touch of Fever:

An original, official tie-in novel by New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox based on the hit Syfy drama Warehouse 13!


Hidden away in the Badlands of South Dakota, Warehouse 13 is a top-secret repository for historical artifacts imbued with dangerous supernatural properties. Warehouse agents Pete Lattimer and Myka Bering are on the lookout for loose artifacts raising havoc. Reports of a genuine psychic healer, along with a possibly related epidemic of mysterious illnesses, lead Pete and Myka on an investigation that stretches back to the bloody history of the Civil War. But when Pete is infected with a deadly fever, Myka and the rest of team must track down a pair of cursed gloves—before a madman unleashes a virulent plague upon America...and the Warehouse team loses one of their own.

I guess its accuracy is similar to the Star Trek books, but maybe Greg can chime in on that.

Actually that's 100% accurate, probably because I pretty much wrote the copy myself!

(Although I should probably throw in the proviso that the manuscript is still being edited and looked at by syfy, so there could be some editorial revisions down the road. I doubt if the basic plot will change, though, since that was approved in advance.)

Can't wait to see the cover!

(Thanks for posting that, btw.)

I understand if you won't answer this, but I was wondering if The Artifact in the based on real history ?

 

[Greg Cox]

I'm going to be vague here, but the "cursed gloves" belong to an actual historical personage, although I made up the glove bit myself.

There are also a number of fun secondary artifacts that pop up.

 

[JD]

Cool, that's all I wanted to know. I love the way they tie The Articacts into real history.

 

[Greg Cox]

Cool, that's all I wanted to know. I love the way they tie The Articacts into real history.

Me, too. Before I even got started, I made up a two-page list of famous historical events, people, or objects I might want to use. Just for brainstorming purposes.