tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Feb 09 16:16:25 1997
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News from Pocket Books!
- From: "Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen" <[email protected]>
- Subject: News from Pocket Books!
- Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 19:23:31 -0500
Because the KLI sells merchandise from Pocket Books and Simon & Schuster, I
regularly receive advance catalogs of upcoming new books and similar items.
The 1997 Spring/Summer catalog arrived in yesterday's mail and I was
thumbing through it earlier this evening. There are several Star Trek
items in it (there always are), but of particular interest to this mailing
list, and to Klingonists everywhere, is a new book by Marc Okrand!
The book is entitled: KLINGON FOR THE GALACTIC TRAVELER.
Here's the blurb that appears in the catalog:
"Didn't get a chance to buckle down and study the Klingon dictionary before
your trip to Qo'noS? Don't worry, here's a user-friendly version to help
out on that next vacation. Whether one needs to buy extra sunblock or order
the gagh [sic] extra-lively, this is the book to have in hand. It may not
teach Hamlet's soliloquy in the original Klingon, but this translation
guide is just the ticket for galactic travelers."
The marketing notes in the catalog also indicate that the book is scheduled
for September 1997, is 224 pages in length (suggesting to me at least that
it's going to be half photographs like TKW), and will retail for US$12.
Also, there will be some kind of "sweepstakes" involving winning a trip to
the Paramount set. Sweepstakes coupons will be part of the book display
available to retellers.
So, while the book won't be out in time for the qep'a', it does appear that
the folks at Paramount continue to see the profit in marketing Klingon
materials.
We'll of course carry this book on the KLI's merchant page as soon as it
becomes available. And if Marc's willing to endure a bit of <<ngav>>
perhaps we'll even have some autographed copies to sell.
taHjaj wo',
Lawrence
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