Babylon 5

Babylon 5 is an epic science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The music for the TV series and related TV movies was composed by Christopher Franke. The pilot movie, The Gathering, aired on February 22, 1993, and the regular series initially aired from January 26, 1994 through November 25, 1998, first in syndication on the short-lived Prime Time Entertainment Network, then on cable network TNT. Because the show was aired every week in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 without a break, the last four or five episodes of the early seasons were shown in the UK before the US.

Novels and novelizations

The Babylon 5 novels and novelizations are based on outlines written by Straczynski. The three trilogies are considered by fans to be the best of the lot.

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Mongoose Publishing, the publisher of recent Babylon 5 role-playing game (RPG) material, has announced that it will be releasing a line of Babylon 5 novels and graphic novels beginning in late 2005. More information is available at their website.

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Novels

Only Books 7 & 9 are considered to be part of the series canon, according to Straczynski. Straczynski does accept that the events described in the other novels did happen within the Babylon 5 universe, although not precisely in the way described by the novels themselves.

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• ' by John Vornholt (1995, ISBN 0440220572)
• ' by Lois Tilton (1995, ISBN 0440220580)
• ' by John Vornholt (1995, ISBN 0440220599)
• ' by Jim Mortimore (1996, ISBN 044022229X)
• ' by Neal Barrett Jr. (1996, ISBN 0440222303)
• ' by S.M. Stirling (1996, ISBN 0440222346)
• ' by Jeanne Cavelos (1997, ISBN 0440223482; 2002 edition: ISBN 0345452186)
• ' by Al Sarrantonio (1997, ISBN 0440223512)
• ' by Kathryn M. Drennan (1997, ISBN 0440223547; 2003 edition: ISBN 0345452194)

The Psi Corps Trilogy

All are considered canon: written by J. Gregory Keyes

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• ' (1998, ISBN 0345427157)
• ' (1999, ISBN 0345427165)
• ' (1999, ISBN 0345427173)

The Centauri Trilogy

All are considered canon: written by Peter David.

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• ' (1999, ISBN 0345427181)
• ' (2000, ISBN 034542719X)
• ' (2000, ISBN 0345427203)

The Technomage Trilogy

All are considered canon: written by Jeanne Cavelos.

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• ' (2001, ISBN 0345427211)
• ' (2001, ISBN 034542722X)
• ' (2001, ISBN 0345438337)

Novelizations

• ' (1998, ISBN 0345424522)
• ' (1998, ISBN 0345424549)
• ' (1999, ISBN 0345431553)