Hey all you Browncoats out there, I've got some good news for you. Even though Joss Whedon's Firefly may be dead as a TV show and movie franchise, the adventures of Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his crew aren't over just yet. It has been announced that an officially licensed series of short stories about the folks from Firefly will be released soon by Titan Books, and best of all in my opinion is the fact that the amazingly talented sci-fi writer Jane Espenson will be writing one of the stories.
From the Sci-Fi Wire:
Writer/producer Jane Espenson—who wrote one episode of the Fox sci-fi series [Shindig] 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 [it's a] very short story, ... 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."
I've actually been wondering for a while now why we haven't already seen a book series about the Firefly universe. All of the other popular sci-fi properties I can think of have their own book series. Just wander into the sci-fi/fantasy section of any bookstore and you'll find tons of books for franchises like Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica and even Doctor Who. This just begs the question, where the hell have our Firefly books been? Sure, there have been some comic book mini-series runs here and there, but what about full-on novels?
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that we are getting a collection of short stories here, but why hasn't a full length book about Firefly been commissioned? You just know that fanboys like myself would scoop that thing up in a heartbeat. What happened after the events of Serenity? How does Zoe handle Wash's death? How well adjusted does River become after finally getting her issues over the whole Miranda thing resolved? What happens to the Reavers after their major clash with the Alliance? All of these questions would make for some great books, and we loyal Browncoats would buy these books in droves. Seriously Mr. Whedon, why hasn't this been done yet?
Maybe these short stories are just their way of testing the waters for a book series? If so, be sure to buy this set when it comes out. Maybe if it sells well we'll finally get the full story continuation that Firefly fans have been craving for years.
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