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 | Updated Fiction Publishing Schedule |
Greetings!
There have been a few changes to the Ballantine/Del Rey schedule -- below is a list of books and pub months for your information and anticipated enjoyment. (Included excerpts are noted -- doesn't mean that others won't have them, these are just the ones that have been decided)
2006
January: Dark Nest III: The Swarm War (Denning) mm (mass market paperback) (Includes Triple Zero excerpt)
February: Outbound Flight (Zahn) hc (hardcover)
March: Republic Commando: Triple Zero (Traviss) mm (Includes Betrayal excerpt, and "Targets")
June: Legacy 1: Betrayal (Allston) hc
July: Dark Lord (Luceno) mm reprint (Includes Path of Destruction excerpt)
September: Legacy 2: Bloodlines (Traviss) mm
October: Path of Destruction (Karpyshyn) hc
December: Legacy 3: Tempest (Denning) mm
2007
February: Allegiance (Zahn) hc
Outbound Flight (Zahn) mm reprint
March: Legacy 4 (Allston) mm
May: Legacy 1: Betrayal (Allston) mm reprint
June: Legacy 5 (Traviss) hc
September: Legacy 6 (Denning) mm
October: Deathstar (Reaves & Perry) hc
November: Path of Destruction (Karpyshyn) mm reprint
December: Legacy 7 (Allston) mm
2008
January: Allegiance (Zahn) mm reprint
February: Untitled and unassigned hc
March: Legacy 8 (Traviss) mm
May: Legacy 5 (Traviss) mm reprint
June: Legacy 9 (Denning) hc
July: Coruscant Nights: Jedi Twilight (Reaves) mm
August: Deathstar (Reaves & Perry) mm reprint
September: Coruscant Nights 2 (Reaves) mm
October: Untitled and Unassigned hc
November: Coruscant Nights 3 (Reaves) mm
That's it for now!
Happy Solstice!
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mptdr666@wmconnect.com
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date Posted: Dec 22, 2005 1:29 PM
thank you can you tell me when the next cartoon or tv show or move will come out happy new year
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mptdr666@wmconnect.com
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date Posted: Dec 22, 2005 1:29 PM
thank you can you tell me when the next cartoon or tv show or move will come out happy new year
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Mitth'raw'nuruodo
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date Posted: Dec 22, 2005 11:12 PM
The Swarm War has not been pushed back. In the publishing industry late December means January.
For example: Outbound Flight comes out Jan 31: in the list it says Feb.
Triple Zero comes out Feb 28: the list says March.
Betrayal comes out May 30: the list says June.
etc.
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RogueJedi86
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date Posted: Dec 26, 2005 10:13 PM
Nice list. I can't believe you have books planned out to November '08, almost 3 years away. It only takes a few months to write one, so that seems like a long time.
No offense, but why do you plan so far ahead for them? To avoid continuity issues?
(Yeah and I can't wait for the Legacy books!)
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General Tarfful
The Kachirho Daily Journal
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date Posted: Jan 01, 2006 12:34 PM
I must be falling out of the loop since I can't afford to buy anything right now, but what's Path of Destruction (it's possible I just forgot)?
It's the Darth Bane novel. See here. (I kind of forgot that name too...  )
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General Tarfful
The Kachirho Daily Journal
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date Posted: Jan 01, 2006 12:35 PM
No offense, but why do you plan so far ahead for them? To avoid continuity issues?
I'm not Sue, but here's my understanding of it: first of all, the Lucas / Del Rey contract, when it was signed, laid out a rough publishing schedule -- so, under the terms of the licensing agreement, Del Rey agreed to publish nine hardcovers (three per year), nine paperbacks (three per year), and six non-fiction paperbacks, like the Essential Guides (two per year). So the contract determines a lot of it.
[cont.]
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General Tarfful
The Kachirho Daily Journal
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date Posted: Jan 01, 2006 12:36 PM
[cont.]
Next, authors have schedules of their own, so they have to find times when the author is free to write a book. And when they contact the author they generally have to have a rough theme and timeline placement for the book, like "Dark Times Death Star novel."
And finally, yes, it likely has something to do with continuity as well. With 18 novels all in various stages of development at the same time, you want to know what you're doing ahead of time. For series (like Legacy of the Force) you need to plan even farther ahead, because you have several authors working very closely together. [cont.]
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General Tarfful
The Kachirho Daily Journal
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date Posted: Jan 01, 2006 12:36 PM
[cont.] And sometimes you want other standalone books, which may come out much sooner or later or who knows when, to tie into that series -- like Rogue Planet and the NJO.
So... I suppose the gist of it is that when you're coordinating one of the biggest book licenses in the world -- one of the biggest EVER -- and have to work with the publisher, a dozen different writers, and 18 books (ALL of which have to fit together seamlessly), you need to plan ahead... a lot.
In any case, thanks for the update Sue! And Happy New Year! 
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Sue Rostoni
Had a slight weapons malfunction. But everything's perfectly all right now.
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date Posted: Jan 03, 2006 11:43 AM
Right. The number of titles is determined by contract, and the contract is for a set number of years. We like to have a manuscript a year ahead of the actual pub date to give us time for reading, editing, author revisions, then into the production process of typesetting, etc. We generally get about 9 months though.... but will work with whatever we have to. Real life often interrupts the plans!
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