Copyright/trademark applies such that a major part of the content has been created by Fred Ford and Paul Reiche and thus the books exist thanks to their approval. I have indeed made a deal with them.
I don't have a deal with Stardock for several reasons, one being that the project was well under way when I learned they had bought the rights to Star Control trademark. When I did learn that, I included a note that Star Control is a registered trademark of Stardock. If the title of the books would include "Star Control", then I think I would need to get their approval as well. If it becomes a problem that the cover says "based on the universe of Star Control" then I could simply erase that part or replace it with something like "based on the universe of The Ur-Quan Masters".
That being said, Stardock is aware of these books as I have contacted them some time ago. My latest word from them is that there is no problem. Of course with the big legal issues at hand that might change some day, but hopefully not.
Then, regarding your worries about availability...
Both books Groombridge Log and Eternal Doctrine are still available everywhere. If they appear as no longer available to you, it might be a regional issue.
Here are some links:
Groombridge Log (Kindle) on Amazon (There's a link to the paperback as well.)
Eternal Doctrine (Kindle) on Amazon (There's a link to the paperback as well.)
Eternal Doctrine (ebook) on Kobo
For Finnish readers the most convenient place to buy them has proven to be Suomalainen kirjakauppa (
Groombridge Log ,
Eternal Doctrine)
In addition, according to Google search both books are available in a number of online book stores all around the world. If you still can't find them anywhere, let me know where you're from and I'll look into it. You can also check
my webpage in case there are updates to the availability of the books.
Copyright/trademark applies such that a major part of the content has been created by Fred Ford and Paul Reiche and thus the books exist thanks to their approval. I have indeed made a deal with them.
I don't have a deal with Stardock for several reasons, one being that the project was well under way when I learned they had bought the rights to Star Control trademark. When I did learn that, I included a note that Star Control is a registered trademark of Stardock. If the title of the books would include "Star Control", then I think I would need to get their approval as well. If it becomes a problem that the cover says "based on the universe of Star Control" then I could simply erase that part or replace it with something like "based on the universe of The Ur-Quan Masters".
That being said, Stardock is aware of these books as I have contacted them some time ago. My latest word from them is that there is no problem. Of course with the big legal issues at hand that might change some day, but hopefully not.
Then, regarding your worries about availability...
Both books Groombridge Log and Eternal Doctrine are still available everywhere. If they appear as no longer available to you, it might be a regional issue.
Here are some links:
[url=http://a.co/528kkEI]Groombridge Log (Kindle) on Amazon[/url] (There's a link to the paperback as well.)
[url=http://a.co/dsFqdMx]Eternal Doctrine (Kindle) on Amazon[/url] (There's a link to the paperback as well.)
[url=https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/eternal-doctrine]Eternal Doctrine (ebook) on Kobo[/url]
For Finnish readers the most convenient place to buy them has proven to be Suomalainen kirjakauppa ([url=http://www.suomalainen.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/fi/skk/groombridge-log-p9789515684189--77]Groombridge Log[/url] , [url=http://www.suomalainen.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/fi/skk/eternal-doctrine-p9789515683946--77]Eternal Doctrine[/url])
In addition, according to Google search both books are available in a number of online book stores all around the world. If you still can't find them anywhere, let me know where you're from and I'll look into it. You can also check [url=https://tommisalminenbooks.com/]my webpage[/url] in case there are updates to the availability of the books.