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Well, we promised you an announcement regard our next slate of releases. Well, here we go!
Space: 1999 Spider’s Web AUDIOBOOK, by William Latham, read by Rupert Booth
The Prisoner: The Prisoner’s Dilemma AUDIOBOOK by Jonathan Blum and Rupert Booth, read by Rupert Booth
Space: 1999 Eternity Unleashed AUDIOBOOK by William Latham, read by Rupert BoothSpace: 1999 Android Planet by John Rankine, foreword by John Mason
Space: 1999 Phoenix of Megaron by John Rankine, foreword by John Mason
Space: 1999 The Whispering Sea by John Kenneth Muir
The Prisoner: Freedom Day by Rupert Booth and Barry Williams
Space: 1999 YEAR ONE by Brian Ball, John Rankine, E.C. Tubb, featuring Rupert Booth and William Latham
Space: 1999 Prodigal Moon ANTHOLOGYThese are scheduled to be released over the next year or so, some sooner than others. And there may be some surprise releases mixed in that we are keeping up our sleeves at the moment.
Mateo
Oh yeah, and reissues of out of print books!
interesting. I saw the listing of Android Planet and Phoenix of Megaron on Wikipedia just now (before coming here and seeing it verified), and thought that that listing had to be a mistake.
But then I suddenly realized where that short novel excerpt you posted came from – Android Planet.
It will be interesting to see how Phoenix of Megaron is tweaked to work out the Rhoda situation at the end of the novel.Awesome news… Thanks for the info. I’m already excited waiting for them. Have to say, though, that I’m surprised to see [i]Android Planet[/i] and [i]Phoenix of Magaron[/i] on the list. You have stated in the past that those four original 1970’s books do not fall within the Powys storyline. So what has changed?
Anyway, great announcement. By the way, any news on when you will be taking reservations for the Year One Omnibus?
Regarding Year One, don’t know. It’s still got a ways to go.
As for Android Planet, etc. I spoke to John Rankine’s son a few years ago, and again recently, and he agreed to license the books to Powys and agreed when I said that we wanted to revise them to fit into the Powysverse. Any “rewriting” will be done by John Mason (Rankine’s son and a fine author in his own right).
As there is no electronic file of this book, I am typing it in the computer myself. I will then send it to John Mason with the requested/suggested alterations. He is the best person to be able to match his father’s writing style.
I altered the paragraph posted just as a sampler, meant to generate buzz.
Mateo
Yes please, I want them all right now… :laugh:
It will be interesting to read new versions of Android Planet and Pheonix of Megaron. I always felt that those books were a little off in some way, that they didn’t quite fit with the rest of the story. It is probably more to do with the different writing styles of the authors than anything else. I might have to sit down and re-read them to get them more firmly in my mind again so I can make comparisons when the new versions are released. 🙂
Thanks again Powys, it looks like you have been hard at work and will be for some time to come.
We want to build a body of work that honors the original series and the work of Johnny Byrne, Christopher Penfold, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and everyone else who made the series what it is. I’ve said it before. We hope to build a large, internally consistent, unified epic saga. One that includes all 49 episodes and all the Powys material as well.
I believe we are the ONLY publishing company to ever attempt to alter the existing novelizations of a series to support future continuity, to add in thoughts of past events that weren’t even conceived of when those books were written. To foreshadow episodes and novels. And in doing so we try to give characters personal arcs and GROWTH, rather than just hitting the restart button with each new book.
The older editions are still there–we all have them and love them–but these new versions, even though the changes are subtle, breathe new life into them. Spark readers curiousity to read them again–even both versions!
I have been asked if certain changes we made to Year Two, etc., were in there in the original books or were Powys additions to the manuscript. My thinking is that if an addition was seamless enough to make the reader question whether it was always there in the original book–THEN WE’VE SUCCEEDED! We want to alterations to be so logical and grow out of the previous events of earlier stories that you DON’T notice them. And if you do, we want you to say what Stewie said, mop on head, “It feels RIGHT”.
At the same time, we want to change as little as possible–otherwise what is the point of republishing them?
And you can expect some great new covers from Cesar Gallegos: Spider’s Web, Eternity Unleashed, and Ken Scott: Android Planet and Phoenix of Megaron. Not to mentions forewords from people like John Mason! It’s a win, win, win situation for all involved.
And if you like them–and buy them :P–then add another WIN!
I’ve never read Android Planet or Phoenix of Megaron so I look forward to adding them to my collection. 🙂
Personally, I’m not much of a continuity junkie. I enjoyed reading the two EC Tubb novelisations that Fanderson put out even though they didn’t really fit in with series continuity.
As long as the stories are well told I’m not too bothered by how it all fits together. B)I agree. Every novel should be able to be read independently. But that is just one level of storytelling. There is also something to be said for a series of books that collectively reveal and tell an overarching story while simultaneously working independently.
Good to see reprints of Android Planet & Phoenix of Megaron. Know mention of the two E.C. Tubb Books Alien Seed & Rogue Planet. Will these two books be reprinted
[b]gcamo@netconnect.com.au wrote:[/b]
[quote]…Know mention of the two E.C. Tubb Books Alien Seed & Rogue Planet. Will these two books be reprinted[/quote]I was just thinking the same thing! I’ve just sourced copies of these novels (incl. a MINT condition copy of Eagle One Media’s reprint of “Alien Seed”). Have to admit, have read 2 chapters of Alien Seed and am absolutely hooked. Brilliant novel! Would love these 2 works to receive a Powys re-print with additional material tying the 2 novels in to the Powys SPACE: 1999 Chronology B)
VERY excited about several of the other releases. Can’t wait for “The Whispering Sea”. At last, we’ll get a novel set entirely within Year 2 and written by someone who [i]really[/i] understands all that’s good about it – John Kenneth Muir! Bring it on that’s what I say! LOL! ;-D
I must admit that E C Tubb was always my favourite 1999 author as a kid. I always went back to his novelisations first, not that I didn’t like the others (after all it was Space 1999 🙂 ) but I just clicked with Tubb’s style. Alien Seed is one of my favourite books. The imagery in the opening chapters when they first encounter the seed is truly beautiful. Damn, now I have to re-read that one too. I will never get any work done at this stage. The Powys releases have given Space 1999 a new lease of life, especially for me. I am really getting baclk into the whole thing. Now, if we can just get a new series off the ground… :woohoo:
Yes, I will be approaching E.C. Tubb through his agent for the rights to reprint his two original Space: 1999 novels. Earthfall has already been republished by Fanderson (beautiful book, btw) and I don’t want to interfere with their releases. However, if Alien Seed’s publishing rights are available, along with Rogue Planet, I hope to bring both books out again under the Powys imprint.
Rogue Planet and Android Planet are my two favorites of the 70s original novels.
Mateo
[b]Zack wrote:[/b]
[quote]I must admit that E C Tubb was always my favourite 1999 author as a kid. I always went back to his novelisations first, not that I didn’t like the others (after all it was Space 1999 🙂 ) but I just clicked with Tubb’s style. [/quote][b]and Mateo wrote:[/b]
[quote]Rogue Planet and Android Planet are my two favorites of the 70s original novels.Mateo[/quote]
Hmm. Interesting. Although I enjoyed the storylines, ([u]Rogue Planet[/u] more preferably), Tubb’s style never clicked with me. I found his characters too brusque. Working into the Powys time line will be a welcome addition.
That being said, I would [i]love [/i]to get my mitts on the revised [u]Earthfall[/u], and [u]Earthbound[/u]. Fanderson, are you listening….? How ’bout printin’ a few more? I know Earthfall is available, but to justify a Fanderson membership to my checkbook, I’d like to see both available.
I find it fascinating to see where Powys believes these stories meld, e.g., [u]Android Planet[/u] right after “The Infernal Machine.” What was the impetus not to put it right after “Testament of Arkadia?”
-Pat.
I don’t know that they will fit “right after” The Infernal Machine. I haven’t really decided. I saw a fan timeline on the net that had those novels set IN Year One and I started thinking of them that way. I added a reference to Cellini which would place them before Testament of Arkadia, but I could change that. If I do set them post-Testament, pre-Forsaken, I’d add in a growing tension between Koenig and Morrow to bolster the state of mind Morrow is in in The Forsaken.
We had originally planned for Shane Johnson’s story to take the post-Testament spot–and it still may, whether it be before or after these novels, I don’t know.
I try to order our consecutive novels: planet story, space story, planet story, space story. The four 70s originals contain two of each. Android and Phoenix involved planets, Alien and Rogue are space encounter stories.
Lots of things to consider.
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