Star Trek has some new publishing partners for a number of new Star Trek-themed novels and other works. The franchise, which is owned by CBS Consumer Products, has inked deals with CBS-owned Simon & Schuster and Pocket Books as well as Abrams, and Haynes Publishing. It has already released one title and plans to roll out several more in the next year. The new titles include a YA series of paperbacks focusing on Starfleet Academy and a novel based on the Star Trek Online game that launched earlier this year.
“There are always more stories to be told in the Star Trek saga,” said Liz Kalodner, executive v-p and general manager of CBS Consumer Products. “Books have accompanied the Star Trek series since the very beginning in 1968, and these new Star Trek publishing projects will give fans and newcomers alike a new way to explore and indulge in their favorite universe.”
In March, Pocket released The Needs of Many, based on Star Trek Online, the online role-playing game that launched in February. In September, Abrams will release Star Trek 365, part of the house’s 365 Days series. Also this fall, S&S will publish a YA series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, in paperback, hardcover, and e-book formats; and Haynes Publishing will release Haynes Enterprise Manual, an illustrated guidebook.
