UNITY by S.D. Perry, the next novel in the DS9 post-finale series, has been pushed back from April to November 2003. Palmieri reports that the novel needs extra time to complete due to delays caused by new additions to both his and Perry's families recently. "[The books] will close out our DS9 tenth anniversary celebration rather than opening it as originally planned," Palmieri noted in the announcement.

Palmieri also announced six all-new DS9 novels for 2004, which will continue to post-finale series of novels in the form of three two-book standalone stories called WORLDS OF DEEP SPACE NINE: "Each standalone story will immerse readers in a different alien culture while at the same time tying directly into the continuing storyline of the post-finale DS9 novels," Palmieri said.

The alien worlds featured throughout the series will be Cardassia, The Dominion, Ferenginar, Trill, and Andor, and the books will begin publication in early 2004 with subsequent volumes in succession every three to four months.

In addition, the editor announced the author line up for the forthcoming DS9 Tenth Anniversary anthology celebration, PROPHECY AND CHANGE:

• Christopher L. Bennett (SCE: Aftermath)
• Elizabeth Braswell (first published Star Trek story)
• Keith R.A. Decandido (DS9: Demons of Air and Darkness)
• Heather Jarman (DS9: This Gray Spirit) Jeffrey Lang (DS9: Abyss)
• Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels (DS9: Cathedral)
• Una McCormack (first published Star Trek story)
• Terri Osborne (first published Star Trek story)
• Andrew J. Robinson (DS9: A Stitch in Time)
• Kevin G. Summers (DS9: "Isolation Ward 4," from Strange New Worlds IV)

PROPHECY AND CHANGE is currently shooting for a September 2003 publication.

Pocket Books author and editor of the Star Trek Communicator, Larry Nemecek, will chat with fans at several venues in the next few days to promote his new edition of the ST:TNG COMPANION (TrekWeb's review).

You can catch Nemecek live on Internet radio talk show I-Sci-Fi tonight, January 30th, @ 6:30p PT. You can call into the show toll-free at 1-866-532-5160. Nemecek will also join fans in an online chat at StarTrek.com next Tuesday, February 4th. Nemecek will chat for an hour before handing the mic over to fellow author Geoffrey Mandel, who will discuss STAR TREK: STAR CHARTS.