With our plans covered for RPGs and miniatures games in 2007, it is now time for us to have a look at the various ancillary projects we have going on. As it turns out, there are some quite exciting things here too. . .
Babylon 5 Novels
There has been a lot of talk about the forthcoming range of Babylon 5 novels. However, I can now reveal that we have been engaged in talks with Mr Straczynski, and the entire range will now be approved by him – right down to every word, comma and technical detail. We will be launching with a Rangers series and a trilogy covering the activities of Susan Ivanova beyond season four, with the first books appearing in November, ready for the release of the Lost Tales DVD in the UK. We are hoping to reach an agreement for distribution into the US the following year.
The Anla’Shok Archives
If you cannot wait for officially approved novels, how about an officially approved encyclopaedia series? The Anla’Shok Archives will feature a comprehensive coverage of the Babylon 5 universe, from the Earth-Minbari War to the innermost workings of the Kha’Ri. Each volume will come with an original print from the very best of Babylon 5 artists, and anyone who collects them all will receive, free of charge, a replica of Valen’s Denn’Bok, as presented to him after the Shadow War one thousand years before the main Babylon 5 timeline. This is an extremely high quality collector’s item, only available to those who make a thorough study of the Anla’Shok Archives – it will not be available anywhere else.
Lone Wolf
2007 is where everything begins to happen for fans of Lone Wolf. There are several people in Mongoose (myself included) who were introduced to RPGs via the original Lone Wolf gamebooks, and the chance to bring something back to Magnamund has got us very excited. So, what can you expect? Well, throughout 2007, you will see;
* The re-release of the original Lone Wolf gamebooks – however, all of these will have added material with all new artwork, and Flight From the Dark is currently being re-written by Mr Dever to create a kind of ‘Director’s Cut’. Now, you will have to fight your way out of the monastery as the Dark Lords attack!
* A new range of gamebooks, featuring Banedon as the central character, fully tying in with Lone Wolf’s own adventures across Magnamund.
* A new range of novels, covering the latest events to shake Magnamund, as directed by Mr Dever. A ripping read, two trilogies are already planned.
* We saved the best until last. . . Mr Dever is about to commence work on gamebooks 29-32, finally rounding off the epic tale that was started so many years ago. Quite how the tale ends, we do not know yet, but we are waiting with breath as bated as yours!
Babylon 5 Novels
There has been a lot of talk about the forthcoming range of Babylon 5 novels. However, I can now reveal that we have been engaged in talks with Mr Straczynski, and the entire range will now be approved by him – right down to every word, comma and technical detail. We will be launching with a Rangers series and a trilogy covering the activities of Susan Ivanova beyond season four, with the first books appearing in November, ready for the release of the Lost Tales DVD in the UK. We are hoping to reach an agreement for distribution into the US the following year.
The Anla’Shok Archives
If you cannot wait for officially approved novels, how about an officially approved encyclopaedia series? The Anla’Shok Archives will feature a comprehensive coverage of the Babylon 5 universe, from the Earth-Minbari War to the innermost workings of the Kha’Ri. Each volume will come with an original print from the very best of Babylon 5 artists, and anyone who collects them all will receive, free of charge, a replica of Valen’s Denn’Bok, as presented to him after the Shadow War one thousand years before the main Babylon 5 timeline. This is an extremely high quality collector’s item, only available to those who make a thorough study of the Anla’Shok Archives – it will not be available anywhere else.
Lone Wolf
2007 is where everything begins to happen for fans of Lone Wolf. There are several people in Mongoose (myself included) who were introduced to RPGs via the original Lone Wolf gamebooks, and the chance to bring something back to Magnamund has got us very excited. So, what can you expect? Well, throughout 2007, you will see;
* The re-release of the original Lone Wolf gamebooks – however, all of these will have added material with all new artwork, and Flight From the Dark is currently being re-written by Mr Dever to create a kind of ‘Director’s Cut’. Now, you will have to fight your way out of the monastery as the Dark Lords attack!
* A new range of gamebooks, featuring Banedon as the central character, fully tying in with Lone Wolf’s own adventures across Magnamund.
* A new range of novels, covering the latest events to shake Magnamund, as directed by Mr Dever. A ripping read, two trilogies are already planned.
* We saved the best until last. . . Mr Dever is about to commence work on gamebooks 29-32, finally rounding off the epic tale that was started so many years ago. Quite how the tale ends, we do not know yet, but we are waiting with breath as bated as yours!
