EBooks
In September 2011, Untreed Reads Publishing launched a new series of eBooks called "Space: 1889 & Beyond", edited by Andy Frankham-Allen. The first series was based, loosely, on the gaming book Tales from the Ether and introduced the key concepts of the series; the characters, the setting, the aether, the planets, and the politics. The first series ran until February 2012. The second series of six books began in August 2012, for the first time advancing the setting beyond the year 1889, and pushing the narrative forward to previously unexplored areas of the property. The opening book of series two, Conspiracy of Silence, is the first time any Space: 1889 product has been set entirely on Earth (featuring characters from Frank Chadwick's forthcoming prequel novel The Forever Engine).
Continuity: Journey to the Heart of Luna alludes to the appointment of the new governor of the British colony of Syrtis Major on Mars. This is a reference to Sir Henry Routledge, who was seen en route to his new position in the audio play Red Devils. The character is set to appear in A Fistful of Dust, confirming that The Mars Trilogy audio releases are part of the "Space: 1889 & Beyond" narrative. The Lunar Inheritance, however, is overwritten by Journey to the Heart of Luna and subsequent tales surrounding Luna and the inhabitants of that world.
The stories of series one are:
- Journey to the Heart of Luna by Andy Frankham-Allen
- Vandals on Venus by K.G. McAbee
- The Ghosts of Mercury by Mark Michalowski
- Abattoir in the Aether by L. Joseph Shosty
- A Prince of Mars by Frank Chadwick
- Dark Side of Luna by J.T. Wilson & Frank Chadwick
The stories of series two are:
- Conspiracy of Silence by Andy Frankham-Allen & Frank Chadwick
- Mundus Cerialis by Andy Frankham-Allen & Sharon Bidwell (based on an idea by Paul Ebbs)
- Leviathans of the Clouds by Steven Savile & David Parish-Whittaker
- The Forever Journey by Christian Mansell & Gwynfor Thomas (based on an idea by Mark Michalowski)
- A Fistful of Dust by Sharon Bidwell
- Horizons of Deceit by Jonathan Cooper
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