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This is a guide to Babylon 5 in print, including the series of Babylon 5 novels published by Dell and Del Rey.

Original Novels

Note! Since the novel series contains stories that run concurrently with the TV series, some of these pages contain spoilers for the show. Each novel's guide page will indicate (if known) when it takes place in the show's timeline; a novel can be expected to spoil earlier episodes. Proceed with caution.

Novels 1-9 are published by Dell in the US. Novels after that are published by Del Rey.

Release
Date (US)  Author             Title
95/02/13   John Vornholt      Voices
95/04/10   Lois Tilton        Accusations
95/09/13   John Vornholt      Blood Oath
96/01/10   Jim Mortimore      Clark's Law
96/02/10   Neil Barrett, Jr.  The Touch of Your Shadow,
                               the Whisper of Your Name
96/05/10   S. M. Stirling     Betrayals
97/03/14   Jeanne Cavelos     The Shadow Within
97/04/14   Al Sarrantonio     Personal Agendas
97/06/15   Kathryn Drennan    To Dream in the City of Sorrows

98/09/04   J. Gregory Keyes   Dark Genesis: The Birth of the Psi Corps
99/02/10   J. Gregory Keyes   Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant
99/10/04   J. Gregory Keyes   Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester
99/12/01   Peter David        Legions of Fire: The Long Night of Centauri Prime
00/05/02   Peter David        Legions of Fire: Armies of Light and Dark
00/10/31   Peter David        Legions of Fire: Out of Darkness
01/02/??   Jeanne Cavelos     The Passing of the Techno-Mages: Casting Shadows
01/??/??   Jeanne Cavelos     The Passing of the Techno-Mages: Summoning Light
01/??/??   Jeanne Cavelos     The Passing of the Techno-Mages: Invoking Darkness

The authors of novels 1-9 can be written care of:

In addition, some of the authors have E-mail access and/or Web sites:

• Jeanne Cavelos - jcavelos@hawk.anselm.edu
• Lois Tilton - l.tilton@genie.com
• John Vornholt - vornholt@indirect.com

Novelizations of Episodes

Links lead to the guide pages for the episodes, which contain notes about the novelizations as appropriate.

97/11/26   Peter David        In the Beginning
98/07/03   Peter David        Thirdspace
99/01/??   Robert Sheckley    A Call to Arms

Episode Scripts

The Coming of Shadows

Included in JMS' The Complete Book of Scriptwriting.

Day of the Dead

With annotations by Neil Gaiman and a foreword by JMS. Available from Amazon.com.

Nonfiction

Most links lead to books' pages on Amazon.com or Internet BookShop which contain ISBN, publisher name, and other details, as well as online ordering.

• The Complete Book of Scriptwriting by J. Michael Straczynski, B5's creator, is a guide to the world of writing for television, theater, and movies. The sample script in the appendix is the unabridged shooting script for the Hugo-award-winning episode "The Coming of Shadows."
• Babylon 5 Security Manual by Jim Mortimore. A handbook for rookie members of B5's security team, including station maps, lifeform listings, and technical information.
• The Babylon File and The Babylon File: Volume 2 by Andy Lane. An unauthorized guide to the show, including an episode listing, behind-the-scenes information, and background on the B5 universe.
• Creating Babylon 5 by David Bassom. Originally titled "Babylon 5 Behind the Scenes." All about the production of Babylon 5, from set design to CGI to writing.
• The A-Z Guide to Babylon 5 by David Bassom. An alphabetical B5 encyclopedia with information on alien races, historical incidents, and characters, all cross-referenced with attributions to episodes.
• Babylon 5 Season by Season by Jane Killick. One book per season, this series details the episodes and the overall story arc, and includes comments from cast and crew members.
  • Signs and Portents covers season one and includes a foreword by Michael O'Hare and information on the making of the pilot movie.
  • The Coming of Shadows covers season two and includes a section titled "By Any Means Necessary: Making Babylon 5 on a Budget" which details the show's innovative money-saving techniques.
  • Point of No Return covers season three and includes a chapter on B5's special effects.
  • No Surrender, No Retreat covers season four and includes a chapter titled "Script to Screen" covering the lifecycle of an episode.
  • Wheel of Fire Covers season five. Supplementary material unknown.
• A couple of supplements to the B5 roleplaying game by Chameleon Eclectic:
  • EarthForce Sourcebook
  • Gamemaster's Resource Kit
• Dining on Babylon 5 by Steve Smith. A B5 cookbook with recipes for Minbari flarn, Centauri hot jala, Jovian Sunspots, and other foods mentioned on the show. Not yet published in the US, but can be shipped from the UK.
• The Parliament of Dreams: Conferring on Babylon 5 is a collection of academic essays from a conference sponsored by The Science Fiction Foundation in 1998.

Last update: November 6, 2000