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2003: Jan Feb-Mar-Apr-May-Jun Jul-Aug-Sep Oct-Nov-Dec
2004: Jan-Feb-Mar Apr-May-Jun

• Merry Christmas!

• The winners of the Strange New Worlds VII contest have been announced!

• Added the covers for the "Worlds of Deep Space Nine" trilogy, currently scheduled for June 2004, November 2004, and early 2005. Please note that the cover for Volume Two contains spoilers for "Unity"!

• A.C. (Ann) Crispin has announced the (tentative) titles for her upcoming TOS trilogy: "Return to Yesterday", "Yesterday's Vulcan", and "Yesterday's Destiny". These books will be a sequel to her previous novels "Yesterday's Son" and "Time for Yesterday". The books are not currently officially scheduled, but may come out in 2005.
• Added an excerpt from "Captain's Blood", written by William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens.

• Added the covers for the second, third, and fourth books in next year's "A Time to..." series of TNG novels, leading up to "Star Trek Nemesis". Also added a guide page for the series.

• I will be at the Indianapolis Star Trek convention [Warning: hideous webpage design] on Friday and Saturday. I plan on wearing a Psi Phi T-shirt each day (black on Friday, blue on Saturday), if anyone wants to find me.

• Happy Thanksgiving, America!

• Added the back cover description for "Star Trek Crosswords, Book 2", edited by John M. Samson.
• NF: "Stone and Anvil" has sold out and is going back for a second printing!

• Happy birthday to me.

• The complete (tentative) 2004 schedule (through January 2005) has been announced.
• Marco Palmieri has announced three new upcoming TOS projects at the Star Trek Books BBS.
• The first season of Star Trek: Voyager is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com for $90.99, 30% off the suggested retail price of $129.98. It is also available from Amazon.ca for CA$116.89 (though it is currently mis-listed as coming out January 24; it actually comes out February 24), and Amazon.co.jp for ¥14,163.

• Added the back cover text for "A Time to Die" by John Vornholt, and "A Time to Sow" by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore, the second and third books of 2004's TNG series. Cover artwork coming soon.

• Added the SCE crew and appearance charts through SCE #32, "Buying Time" and SCE #33, "Collective Hindsight, Book 1 of 2".

• Added the cover art for SCE eBooks 35-38. See the Upcoming Books page or the S.C.E. Guide to view the covers, including large versions.

• Editor Marco Palmieri has posted information about an incompatibility between the eBooks included with "Stone and Anvil" and version 6.0 of the Adobe Acrobat reader at Psi Phi's Star Trek Books BBS.

• Amazon.com has New Frontier: "Stone and Anvil" on sale for $14.37, 40% off the cover price, for a limited time.

• Off-topic, yes, but since there hasn't been any new book news in a week...
  Amazon.com is now selling Tea, Earl Grey. You'll have to heat it yourself, though. :-)

• Added an excerpt from "Daedalus, Part One of Two", by Dave Stern, the Enterprise novel scheduled for December. The sequel, "Daedalus's Children", will be published in May 2004.

• Editor Marco Palmieri announced today that from Friday, October 31 through Sunday, November 30, S.C.E. eBooks #1-33 will be reduced in cost from $2.99 to $1.99 each.
• SNW VI winner Geoffrey Thorne has a new website, which has been updated on the Author Website List.

• Added official description and cover artwork for "Captain's Blood", the upcoming hardcover by William Shatner and Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens.
• Editor Marco Palmieri reports that The Lost Era: "The Sundered", by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels, has sold out and gone back for a second printing. Congratulations, Michael and Andy!
• Amazon.com is now offering Free Regular Shipping on most toys, including several Star Trek figures and props.
• Added excerpts for the following books:
  • The Lost Era: "Deny Thy Father", by Jeff Mariotte
  • I.K.S. Gorkon, Book Two: "Honor Bound", by Keith R.A. DeCandido
  • S.C.E. #32: "Buying Time", by Bob Greenberger
  • S.C.E. #33: "Collective Hindsight, Book One", by Aaron Rosenberg

• Added an audio clip [RealAudio] from "Stone and Anvil", written by Peter David, read by Joe Morton. The audiobook is available on 4 CDs ($19.60) or 3 cassettes ($17.47).

• The upcoming novel "Daedalus's Children", written by Dave Stern, will be the first book to carry the new "Star Trek: Enterprise" logo, according to editor Margaret Clark.
• "Worlds of Deep Space Nine, Vol. I" will be published in June, 2004, according to editor Marco Palmieri.

• Added an excerpt for The Lost Era: "Well of Souls", by Ilsa J. Bick.

• Marco Palmieri announced today that the author of the Bajor story in "Worlds of Deep Space Nine, Volume II" is newcomer J. Noah Kym.

• SCE author Glenn Hauman is leading a drive to increase the sales rank at Amazon.com for the New Frontier books "Gods Above", "Stone and Anvil", and "No Limits", which as of this writing are ranked at number 286, 1205, and 1035.

• Added an excerpt for ENT: "The Expanse", novelized by J.M. Dillard.

• Added an excerpt for DS9: "Unity" by S.D. Perry.

• Editor Keith R.A. DeCandido has announced the tentative story line-up for the "Tales of the Dominion War" anthology today.

• The description for "Unity", the DS9 hardcover by S.D. Perry, has been released.

• SCE eBook #31, "Ishtar Rising, Book 2 of 2", by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels, is now available from Amazon.com in MS Reader.
• The McCoy and Khan figures from Art Asylum are now available for $9.99 each.

September 19, 2003

• Added an excerpt from "Alice, on the Edge of Night", Ilsa J. Bick's short story about Morgan Primus from the New Frontier anthology "No Limits", edited by Peter David.

September 18, 2003

• Added an excerpt for NF: "Gods Above" by Peter David.
• Added upcoming S.C.E. author John S. Drew's website to the Author Website List.

• Added a list of recent Star Trek action figures and toys.

• Amazon.com is currently offering Peter David's (non-Trek) novel "One Knight Only" in hardcover for 40% off the regular price ($23.95 regular price, $14.38 sale price).

• Added revised cover artwork for the following books:
  • New Frontier: "Stone and Anvil", by Peter David (new text circle, corrected Starfleet insignia on sword hilt)
  • Enterprise: "Daedalus, Part One of Two", by Dave Stern (added "Part One of Two" to title)
  • Gorkon, Book One: "A Good Day to Die", by Keith R.A. DeCandido (added text circle, deleted text from top)

• Reminder: The entry deadline for Strange New Worlds VII is October 1.

• Added the back cover descriptions for the following books:
  • Signature Edition: "Worlds in Collision", by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens ("Memory Prime" and "Prime Directive")
  • Signature Edition: "The Q Continuum", by Greg Cox
  • Signature Edition: "Imzadi Forever", by Peter David ("Imzadi" and "Triangle: Imzadi II")
  • Enterprise: "The Expanse", novelized by J.M. Dillard
  • New Frontier: "Stone and Anvil", by Peter David
  • "Captain's Peril", by William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens

• SCE eBook #30, "Ishtar Rising, Book 1 of 2", by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels, is now available from Amazon.com in MS Reader and Adobe Reader formats.

• Added an excerpt from I.K.S. Gorkon Book One: "A Good Day to Die".

• Added the SCE crew and appearance charts through SCE #29, "Aftermath" and SCE #30, "Ishtar Rising, Book 1 of 2".
• The hardcover edition of NF: "Stone and Anvil" will include a CD-ROM containing eBook editions of all 16 pre-2003 New Frontier novels, novellas, and short story. (The CD-ROM will not contain eBook editions of "Gods Above", "No Limits", or "Stone and Anvil" itself.)

• Added the cover artwork for the upcoming Enterprise novelization "The Expanse", written by J.M. Dillard. Artwork by Doug Drexler.

• Editor John Ordover will be leaving Pocket Books, but he will remain involved with the Star Trek line. Read more at the Psi Phi Star Trek Books BBS.
• Added an excerpt from The Lost Era: "The Art of the Impossible", by Keith R.A. DeCandido.
• The Lost Era page has also been updated.

• Added an excerpt from Stargazer: "Oblivion", by Michael Jan Friedman.
• Added the front cover artwork and back cover text for New Frontier: "No Limits", edited by Peter David.
• John Ordover gives a look at how font size and page layout can affect the length of a book at the Psi Phi Books BBS.

• Joe Morton will be the reader of the audiobook adaptation of NF: "Stone and Anvil", written by Peter David. The audiobook will be available on Cassette or Audio CD.

• The author interviews included in the four Signature Editions were conducted by Kevin Dilmore.

• Added the back cover description for "Pantheon", by Michael Jan Friedman.

• Added the cover artwork and back cover text for "A Time to Be Born" by John Vornholt, the first book of 2004's 12-part TNG series leading up to Star Trek Nemesis.

• Added the cover artwork for the four "Signature Editions", coming out one per month from September through December:
  • "Pantheon", by Michael Jan Friedman
  • "The Q Continuum", by Greg Cox
  • "Worlds in Collision", by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
  • "Imzadi Forever", by Peter David

• Added the back cover text for "Oblivion", the Stargazer novel coming out next month.

• "The Expanse", a novelization by J.M. Dillard based on the Enterprise episodes "The Expanse" and "The Xindi", has been re-scheduled for October.

• SCE eBook #29, "Aftermath", by Christopher L. Bennett, is now available in MS Reader format from Amazon.com.

• Re-added several older books to the database. Thanks to those who have contributed so far.

  Enterprise By the Book · Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch Surak's Soul · J.M. Dillard Star Trek Spock's World · Diane Duane The Lost Years · J.M. Dillard Prime Directive · Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens The Ashes of Eden · William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens Avenger · William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens The Abode of Life · Lee Correy Battlestations! · Diane Carey Assignment: Eternity · Greg Cox Across the Universe · Pamela Sargent & George Zebrowski In the Name of Honor · Dayton Ward

  Star Trek: The Next Generation Requiem · Michael Jan Friedman & Kevin Ryan The First Virtue · Michael Jan Friedman & Christie Golden Diplomatic Implausibility · Keith R.A. DeCandido Star Trek: Deep Space Nine A Stitch in Time · Andrew J. Robinson Avatar, Books One and Two · S.D. Perry Section 31: Abyss · David Weddle & Jeffrey Lang Star Trek: New Frontier House of Cards · Peter David Star Trek: Stargazer Gauntlet · Michael Jan Friedman Progenitor · Michael Jan Friedman Strange New Worlds, vol. I, II, and IV · Dean Wesley Smith, ed.

• Five of the six authors or writing teams for the upcoming "The Worlds of Deep Space Nine":
  • Book One, Cardassia story, written by Una McCormack
  • Book One, Andor story, written by Heather Jarman
  • Book Two, Bajor story, written by TBA
  • Book Two, Trill story, written by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin
  • Book Three, Ferenginar story, written by Keith R.A. DeCandido
  • Book Three, Dominion story, written by David R. George III
  The three books will be released throughout 2004; the first book is tentatively scheduled for May. The six stories will carry the DS9 story on past "Unity" and expand the series' scope by visiting diverse locations across the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants.

• Added the back cover for SCE Book Five: "Foundations", by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore, scheduled for March 2004. Artwork by Sonia R. Hillios.

• Kilian Melloy has reviewed John Vornholt's "Genesis Force", awarding it four stars.
• Wigglefish has interviewed Dave Galanter, co-author of TNG: "Maximum Warp" and SCE: "Ambush", among other titles.

• "Homecoming" and "The Farther Shore" are both going back for a second printing, making them the fastest selling Star Trek books so far this year.

• Added the front cover artwork for I.K.S. Gorkon Books One and Two, "A Good Day to Die" and "Honor Bound", by Keith R.A. DeCandido.

• Added an index of Author Websites.
• Updated the tentative early 2004 schedule:
  • January 2004:
    • The Lost Era: "Catalyst of Sorrows", by Margaret Wander Bonanno
    • Star Trek: "The Case of the Colonist's Corpse: A Sam Cogley Mystery", by Tony Isabella and Bob Ingersoll
    • SCE eBook #35: (TBA)
  • February 2004:
    • TNG: "A Time to Be Born", by John Vornholt
    • Star Trek: "Captain's Peril", by William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (paperback reprint)
    • Star Trek: "I'm Working on That", by William Shatner with Chip Walter (trade paperback reprint, non-fiction)
    • SCE eBook #36: (TBA)
  • March 2004:
    • TNG: "A Time to Die", by John Vornholt
    • SCE Book Five: "Foundations", by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore (paperback collection)
    • SCE eBook #37: "Ring Around the Sky", by Allyn Gibson
  • April 2004:
    • TNG: "A Time to Sow", by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore
    • Another paperback TBA
    • Star Trek: "Vulcan's Soul, Book One: Exodus", by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz (hardcover)
    • SCE eBook #38: "Orphans", by Kevin Killiany
  • May 2004:
    • TNG: "A Time to Harvest", by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore
    • DS9: "The Worlds of Deep Space Nine, Book One", authors TBA
    • SCE eBook #39: "Grand Designs", by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore
  Other items TBA may include another Enterprise novel. As always, this schedule is tentative and subject to change.

• Added the front cover artwork and back cover text for "The Case of the Colonist's Corpse: A Sam Cogley Mystery", by Tony Isabella and Bob Ingersoll, scheduled to come out in January 2004.
• Added an example puzzle from "Star Trek: Crosswords, Book 1", edited by John M. Samson.

• SCE eBook #28, "Breakdowns", by Keith R.A. DeCandido, is now available in MS Reader format from Amazon.com.
• Jackie Bundy's review of "Breakdowns" has been posted at The Trek Nation.
• "Genesis Force", by John Vornholt, is now available in MS Reader and Adobe Reader formats.

• Added the description for the first book in the new I.K.S. Gorkon series, "A Good Day to Die", written by Keith R.A. DeCandido. The book is scheduled for November.
• Added an excerpt from "Face Value", Una McCormack's short story in the DS9 anthology "Prophecy and Change", coming this September.
• J.G. Hertzler's answers to fan-submitted questions about "The Left Hand of Destiny" have been posted at The DS9 Avatar Website.

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