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Steven Brust, author of the popular Dragaeran Series, “Cowboy Feng’s Space Bar and Grille,” and many others, is still planning on releasing his already-written Firefly novel one way or another. From his LJ post:

In other news, I'm finishing up a last polish on the Firefly novel, after which I'll send it to my agent, and, presumably, some time after that I'll figure out how to publish it as fanfic.  Those who know, hang on to your information for a little while.

Having heard the first chapter, I'm… well, we'll go with "eager" because "pathetically happy, with a bit of drool", accurate though it may be, doesn't sound as good.

As you may or may not know — and how could you not? — when Pocket Books announced last year they would be publishing two original Serenity novels a number of authors jumped at the chance and submitted their proposals. Keith R.A. DeCandido (author of the Serenity novelization) was one, and Jamie Chambers and Margaret Weis (creators of the Serenity RPG) put in another. Those submissions and others are still in a holding pattern with Pocket Books and Joss, for whatever reason, and the longer the delay the less chance we'll ever get to read any new Serenity novels.

Except for one: Steven Brust's, because he went and wrote his already and plans to get it out to the public one way or another.

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