You're the Editor: 2017

[Sto-Vo-Kory]

January

• The Original Series: Pike Early Voyages continuation ebook

July

• The Original Series: Pike Early Voyages continuation ebook 2

These I would love to see!!!!

Often thought of dabbling with a little fanfic carrying on the Early Voyages comics as I love the premise and characters.

Plus July is my birthday month, so that'd be a huge perk

Yeah, those would be great. The comic writers have said for years that they were game to finish the series as a novel. I'd love for them to have the opportunity.

 

[Reanok]

I would add another Star Trek Enterprise novel that wasn't part of the Rise of the federation series it would take place during the tv series and more Ds9 novels. A Data novel too.

 

[Paris]

I like the current distribution that Pocket seems to be pumping out, but if I had the choice, my 12 books of 2017 would be:

-2 Voyager Relaunch books by Kirsten Beyer
-2 Deep Space 9 books (2386 and on)
-S31: Control by David Mack
-2 TNG books
-Rise of The Federation #5
-TOS movie era book
-another Lost Era book
-a Titan book
-a tie in for the new series

I know Pocket will do at least one 5YM TOS book, but as i'm not the biggest fan, I left them off. I'd also like it if Pocket began to print some of the enovella's again. I'd like PAD's latest New Frontier book, as well as Christopher's DTI stories...and as always, i'd also like to see Slings and Arrows collected in print.

 

[JD]

Even though I am a big e-book read, and don't really have any personal interest in print versions of the e-books, I am rather surprised we haven't seen them in print yet. The Star Wars books, and the Kate Daniels series have included a lot of theirs as extra content in the backs of later paperbacks, I don't see why they can't do something like that for Trek.

 

[Tim Thomason]

I'd publish thousands of books, ebooks, short story collections, audiobooks, and photobooks, from all seven series and also from the various novel-only series (Excalibur, Stargazer, Klingon Empire, Seekers, Challenger, DTI, Prometheus, Excelsior, Lost Era...). And of course, Abramsverse, Shatnerverse, Star Trek Online, Early Voyages, Starfleet Academy, and Star Trek Trexels novels.

 

[Kor]

I would insist that somebody secure the rights for novels set in the AbramsVerse, and then do a few of those throughout the year. And have them be in continuity with the IDW comics.

Kor

 

[Idran]

I'd publish thousands of books, ebooks, short story collections, audiobooks, and photobooks, from all seven series and also from the various novel-only series (Excalibur, Stargazer, Klingon Empire, Seekers, Challenger, DTI, Prometheus, Excelsior, Lost Era...). And of course, Abramsverse, Shatnerverse, Star Trek Online, Early Voyages, Starfleet Academy, and Star Trek Trexels novels.

I think the idea is to describe what you would do if you were an editor from January to December 2017 under the same restrictions of the realities of publication that Pocket Books' current editorial staff is, not a dream situation where you can get anything published without any restrictions either financial or physical.

 

[flandry84]

I would ask for a re-think on the new restrictions placed on Titan's remit.

Which are?

An end toTitan's long range exploratory mission in favour of being available for alpha quadrant scut-work.

 

[Eav'oqative]

I would shit-can the DTI series, we've had enough books based on trying to tie in every episode, book, and comic together.

Funny: I've considered the DTI novels to be the best thing that's happened to ST literature in a long time.

I'd put an end to this e-book-only bovine scat. Once and for all.

Is that just because you don't read e-books, or do you have some other objection to them? I love that they are doing e-book stories. It's a great way to get some shorter Trek stories since they no longer do the anthologies. It also gets us a few more stories in each year outside of the regular 12 novels.
My 2017 schedule:
January: TNG Post Prey novel by David Mack with more material for Faur, Elfiki, and Den
February: DS9 post Ascendance novel by someone other than DRG III, new DTI: novella By CLB
March: post Pocket Full of Lies VOY novel by Kirsten Beyer
April: first novel in an ongoing serialized TOS series set between The Final Frontier and The Undiscovered Country with Saavik and some new recurring lower decks characters by Greg Cox
June: Titan novel by James Swallow, Ent short story anthology
July: 2nd Post- Prey TNG novel
August: unundecided novel, 1st novella in new e-book series focused on world building for major races, like Vulcan's, Klingons, Romulans humans ect. focusing on Kigons by KRAD
Sept: Rise of the Federation book 5 by CLB
Oct: 2nd TFF - TUC TOS novel by undecided author
Nov: Seekers book 5 by David Mack
Dec: Seekers book 6 by Wardilmore
focusing on Cardassiansby Una McCormack

Let's be friends.

 

[DS9forever]

A DS9 novel by Margaret Wander Bonanno. She said DS9 & TOS were her favourite series and that she would love to write a DS9 novel.

 

[E-DUB]

Nathan did not say that he would put an end to e-books, but that he would put an end to e-book only.

And the fact that "they no longer do the anthologies", is part of the problem.

 

[Timewalker]

Anything that is only available in e-book format is not going to be purchased by me. I prefer physical books.

 

[Jedi_Master]

Anything that is only available in e-book format is not going to be purchased by me. I prefer physical books.

I will buy the e-book, then wait for the hardback/paperback to end up in the bargain bin.

 

[Timewalker]

Anything that is only available in e-book format is not going to be purchased by me. I prefer physical books.

I will buy the e-book, then wait for the hardback/paperback to end up in the bargain bin.

So you buy it twice?

 

[trampledamage]

Anything that is only available in e-book format is not going to be purchased by me. I prefer physical books.

I will buy the e-book, then wait for the hardback/paperback to end up in the bargain bin.

So you buy it twice?

That's not as weird as it sounds - I have bought hardbacks of books I was keen to read and then later bought the paperback for ease of carrying and then the e-book variant once I had the phone for it. Okay... maybe it's still weird, but it's not as rare

 

[BritishSeaPower]

More non-DRGIII DS9 novels that advance the overall arc. Maybe giving us some better glimpses at the main DS9 characters, which feel a little lost currently. (Miles? Jake? Kas?)

More KMFB Voyager novels.

Definitely some E-A era novels. Heck even some "Second Five Year Mission" novels. Just something a little different than the umpteenth FYM book. (Yes, I know they sell well.)

TNG 30th stuff. Perhaps another short story collection that touches on some major milestones (7 years of the show, 4 for each movie, Pre-Destiny, Post-Destiny, etc.) Maybe a set of linked stories that touch on a few eras of the characters?

 

[DimesDan]

That's not as weird as it sounds - I have bought hardbacks of books I was keen to read and then later bought the paperback for ease of carrying and then the e-book variant once I had the phone for it. Okay... maybe it's still weird, but it's not as rare

Yeah I've done that a few times aswell when it comes to a book only being in hardback and not mass or trade for a while.

 

[RandyS]

More non-DRGIII DS9 novels that advance the overall arc. Maybe giving us some better glimpses at the main DS9 characters, which feel a little lost currently. (Miles? Jake? Kas?)

TNG 30th stuff. Perhaps another short story collection that touches on some major milestones (7 years of the show, 4 for each movie, Pre-Destiny, Post-Destiny, etc.) Maybe a set of linked stories that touch on a few eras of the characters?

Now we're getting some good ideas. I'd like both of these.