Babylon 5 Novels and Books
Contents:
This is a guide to Babylon 5 in print, including the series of Babylon 5 novels published by Dell and Del Rey.
Original B5 Novels
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.
| Book # |
Release Date (US) |
Author |
Title |
| 1 |
1995/02/13 |
John Vornholt |
Voices |
| 2 |
1995/04/10 |
Lois Tilton |
Accusations |
| 3 |
1995/09/13 |
John Vornholt |
Blood Oath |
| 4 |
1996/01/10 |
Jim Mortimore |
Clark's Law |
| 5 |
1996/02/10 |
Neil Barrett, Jr. |
The Touch of Your Shadow, the Whisper of Your Name |
| 6 |
1996/05/10 |
S. M. Stirling |
Betrayals |
| 7 |
1997/03/14 |
Jeanne Cavelos |
The Shadow Within |
| 8 |
1997/04/14 |
Al Sarrantonio |
Personal Agendas |
| 9 |
1997/06/15 |
Kathryn Drennan |
To Dream in the City of Sorrows |
| 10 |
1998/09/04 |
J. Gregory Keyes |
Dark Genesis: The Birth of the Psi Corps |
| 11 |
1999/02/10 |
J. Gregory Keyes |
Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant |
| 12 |
1999/10/04 |
J. Gregory Keyes |
Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester |
| 13 |
1999/12/01 |
Peter David |
Legions of Fire: The Long Night of Centauri Prime |
| 14 |
2000/05/02 |
Peter David |
Legions of Fire: Armies of Light and Dark |
| 15 |
2000/10/31 |
Peter David |
Legions of Fire: Out of Darkness |
| 16 |
2001/02/?? |
Jeanne Cavelos |
The Passing of the Techno-Mages: Casting Shadows |
| 17 |
2001/??/?? |
Jeanne Cavelos |
The Passing of the Techno-Mages book 2 |
| 18 |
2001/??/?? |
Jeanne Cavelos |
The Passing of the Techno-Mages book 3 |
You may be still be able to contact the authors of books 1-9 via:
Dell Publishing
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
USA
Novelizations of Episodes
Links lead to the guide pages for the episodes, which contain notes about the novelizations as appropriate.
| Book # |
Release Date (US) |
Author |
Title |
| 1 |
1997/11/26 |
Peter David |
In the Beginning |
| 2 |
1998/07/03 |
Peter David |
Thirdspace |
| 3 |
1999/01/?? |
Robert Sheckley |
A Call to Arms |
Episode Scripts
- The Coming of Shadows which is included in JMS' The Complete Book of Scriptwriting.
- Day of the Dead with annotations by Neil Gaiman and a foreword by JMS.
Nonfiction
- 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.
- 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.
This page builds upon the Lurker's Guide collection (updated in November 6, 2000) of novels and [B5 related books]().