Timothy Zahn’s novel “Star Wars: Dark Force Rising”, the second in a trilogy of officially licensed follow-ups to the original trilogy, is released by Bantam Books. As with the first installment of the new trilogy (which will become known years later alternately as the Zahn Trilogy or the Thrawn Trilogy), “Dark Force Rising” requires no Jedi mind tricks to wind up at the top of the bestseller lists.
Continuum publishes Tom Stempel’s non-fiction book Storytellers To The Nation: A History Of American Television Writing, chronicling the craft of writing for television from the medium’s inception through the end of the 1980s. 
The ninth Doctor Who New Adventures novel, “Love And War” by Paul Cornell, is published. A pivotal point in the young book series, “Love And War” sees the exit of TV companion Ace and the introduction of an older companion, archaeologist Professor Bernice Sumemrfield, for the seventh Doctor. Using a non-sequitur mention of the “Hoothi and their great gas dirigibles” from the television story The Brain Of Morbius as a starting point for this book’s enemy, author Cornell crafts a novel that forces the series to grow into more mature territory, with a truly unsettling adversary for the Doctor to fight. An audio version will be produced by Big Finish Productions 20 years later.
Timothy Zahn’s novel “Star Wars: The Last Command”, the concluding part of the hugely popular trilogy of officially licensed follow-ups to the original trilogy, is released by Bantam Books. As with the first two installments of the new trilogy (which will become known years later alternately as the Zahn Trilogy or the Thrawn Trilogy), “The Last Command” climbs to the top of the bestseller lists, and the future of a sprawling print-fiction Star Wars empire is assured in the process. With no new movies for the books to clash with, many fans regard their story developments as “official.”
Baen Books publishes the first novel in the Honor Harrington series, “On Basilisk Station” by David Weber. A military science fiction story with a female protagonist set in the vein of the Horatio Hornblower novels, the book quickly gains a loyal audience; luckily, Weber and Baen have a second novel already prepared. 
Baen Books publishes the second novel in the Honor Harrington series, “The Honor Of The Queen” by David Weber. Written simultaneously with the first book (which was published two months prior), this novel introduces further complications and introduces Honor’s new home-away-from-home, the planet Grayson.
Virgin Publishing releases the 23rd book in the Doctor Who New Adventures series, “No Future” by Paul Cornell. This book concludes a five-book cycle involving someone trying to ensnare the Doctor by making paradoxical major changes to the Time Lord’s established history. “No Future” also explains the somewhat cryptic “breakdown” suffered by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart during the 1970s, leading to his retirement from UNIT.
Baen Books publishes the third novel in the Honor Harrington series, “The Short Victorious War” by David Weber.
Virgin Publishing releases the first Doctor Who: The Missing Adventures novel, Goth Opera by Paul Cornell, featuring the TARDIS team of the fifth Doctor, Nyssa, and Tegan. This novel forms a duology with the New Adventures novel Blood Harvest.
Baen Books publishes the fourth novel in the Honor Harrington series, “Field Of Dishonor” by David Weber.
Pocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine“, written and illustrated by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens.
Virgin Publishing releases the 32nd book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Daniel O’Mahony’s Falls The Shadow.
Virgin Publishing releases the 33rd book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Parasite by Jim Mortimore.
Virgin Publishing releases the 34th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Warlock by former Doctor Who TV script editor Andrew Cartmel.
Virgin Publishing releases the 35th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Set Piece by Kate Orman.
Virgin Publishing releases the 36th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Infinite Requiem by Daniel Blythe.
Virgin Publishing releases the 36th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Sanctuary by David A. McIntee.
Virgin Publishing releases the 38th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Human Nature by Paul Cornell. This book will be remade in the 21st century TV series as a heavily-reworked two-part story featuring the tenth Doctor rather than the seventh.
Virgin Publishing releases the 39th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Original Sin by Andy Lane. This book will be introduces two new companions original to the novels, Adjudicators Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej.
Premium cable channel Showtime airs the 15th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. Michael Dorn (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.
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Virgin Publishing releases the 40th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Sky Pirates! by Dave Stone.
Virgin Publishing releases the 41st book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Zamper by Gareth Roberts.
Baen Books publishes the fifth novel in the Honor Harrington series, “Flag In Exile” by David Weber.
Virgin Publishing releases the 42nd book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Toy Soldiers by Paul Leonard.
Virgin Publishing releases the 43rd book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Head Games by Steve Lyons.
Virgin Publishing releases the 44th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, The Also People by Ben Aaronovitch.
Virgin Publishing releases the 45th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Shakedown by Terrance Dicks.
Virgin Publishing releases the 46th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Just War by Lance Parkin.
Virgin Publishing releases the 47th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Warchild by Andrew Cartmel.
Virgin Publishing releases the 48th book in the Doctor Who: The New Adventures range, Sleepy by Kate Orman.