Firefly book of short stories coming!
POSTED BY: Miraxian
UPDATED: Monday, January 18, 2010 01:11
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Bout time they did this!
http://scifiwire.com/2010/01/firefly-to-live-on-in-new.php
Joss Whedon's beloved Firefly/Serenity is long gone, but you can't stop the signal: Fans can look for more adventures of Capt. Mal Reynolds and the crew of the doughty ship in a series of short stories coming soon from Titan Books.
Writer/producer Jane Espenson—who wrote one episode of the Fox sci-fi series but is a longtime friend and colleague of Whedon's going back to her days on Buffy the Vampire Slayer—told us that she will be writing one of the stories, centering on the characters of Kaylee and Wash (obviously set in a time period before the events of the movie Serenity).
"I'm writing a short story set in the Firefly universe that someone's putting together," Espenson said in an interview on Sunday in Pasadena, Calif., where she was promoting her upcoming Syfy series Caprica. "Titan Books is putting together a collection written by various of the Firefly writers, but very short story so it's 2,000 words."
She added: "Oh, I just came up with a very clever little short story that involves Kaylee and Wash, two characters that we haven't seen together that much."
Espenson's Firefly episode was "Shindig," the fourth episode in the series, which deals with a society dance and a duel. It's best loved by fans for Kaylee's appearance in an over-the-top flouncy ruffled dress.
Espenson is an executive producer of Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel series, which debuts on Syfy at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Jan. 22.
We'll try to get more information about the book and when it might be coming out soon, so check back!
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Originally posted by Miraxian:
"Titan Books is putting together a collection written by various of the Firefly writers, but very short story so it's 2,000 words."
Is this collection going to be in that new Firefly Visual Companion that's coming out soon?
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ooh yes please.
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I think I remember hearing about a short story collection awhile back that was going to have material from Espenson, Edlund, and Molina. Same deal or are there two collections in the works?
I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.
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A firefly short stories book; Brilliant!!!! I can't wait. Shame they didn't continue with the tv series though (I'm actually one of the people who watched the movie first and then out of curiosity watched the series, and what a wicked series that was!!! gutted there was no 2nd season)
BrightEyes009
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Ooooh, shiny if true! I will buy!
The laughing Chrisisall
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Um...I'd rather "A Shepherd's Tale" be released since that goram thing has been promised for the past 3 years.
Still...won't look a gift horse in the mouth.
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I would much rather see some novels than more comics. I have Better Days and Those Left Behind and and find them lacking. Those Left Behind is a great idea for a story as I really like the premise, but it just lacks the details and depth that a novel could bring it. At best, this is like reading the Cliffs Notes version of what could be a good novel.
The idea of finding out about Book's history is killer and I want to know that. Give it to us is a full on novel and not a comic.
Joss has stated that he does not think there is enough background material to release Firefly as a regular publication series. Right, not from the TV show aspect, but from an expansion of current knowledge, it is completely untapped. Just let us have some good Firefly stories.
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Quote:Me too.
Originally posted by Miraxian:
I would much rather see some novels than more comics.
The laughing Chrisisall
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