Veronica Mars Novels Coming In 2014, Picking Up Where the Movie Leaves Off

Rob Thomas, creator of Veronica Mars and director of the upcoming film adaptation of the long-cancelled, cult-favorite TV series, will co-write and oversee a series of novels based on the characters, to be published by Random House's Vintage Books imprint. So far Vintage say they've acquired two novels from rights-holder Alloy Entertainment, which will contain completely new, stand-alone stories that will appeal to fans of the show, as well as general mystery readers. The plot of the first book in the series will begin where events of the upcoming "Veronica Mars" film end, and will feature an adult Veronica Mars. Thomas, the author of several novels prior to his television career, will develop and co-write the book series. "I started my career as a novelist. Veronica Mars was first imagined as a novel. I'm thrilled that I'm going to get the opportunity to continue telling Veronica Mars stories in a form I've loved and missed," Thomas said. "Veronica Mars has always been a one-of-a-kind character, and, as a longtime fan of the series, I've always thought there is an immense amount of story left to be told. Our goal for the book series is to appeal to fans of the show, but also to appeal to mystery readers and lovers of series featuring strong, intriguing female protagonist," said acquiring editor Andrea Robinson.  "Veronica Mars is a contemporary update to the tradition of noir crime fiction that was established by Vintage's Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, so it's exciting that we'll also publish her here." The first novel is set to be released in Spring 2014. Veronica Mars is expected on DVD and Blu-Ray in March 2014. It will finish filming in less than a week, and its first footage will be screened at Comic-Con later this week.