What has been the longest delay for a rifts book Release?

[Froward Firimar]

I think it started with a Summer of 2012 release date for the Megaverse In Flames.
I was so excited for the release of this book, but after years of waiting, my purchase will be when I get around to it--not as soon as it is finally released.
I know delays happen but wow!

[keir451]

Lemuria. It had been promised to us since about '94 or '95 and was not finally released unitl the last OFFICIAL Palladium Open House.

[Akashic Soldier]

Not the same thing really, the original Lemuria was cancelled years and years and years ago. The Lemuria that was released was a completely different book with a completely different author.

[The Beast]

IIRC, Mechanoid Space was originally planned for a future release back in '92.

[eliakon]

Not the same thing really, the original Lemuria was cancelled years and years and years ago. The Lemuria that was released was a completely different book with a completely different author.

I would say that's a good reason for the delay. But its still a delay. Of course I would say that once you put, in writing, that a book is coming out and give a release date, that you have promised said book. Canceling it just gives you a delay of "indefinite/infinite" since the book is, by definition, not being released on time.

[Kagashi]

IIRC, Mechanoid Space was originally planned for a future release back in '92.

This. I was still in HIGH SCHOOL when this was announced. Im about to RETIRE.

Edit: I get it if a title is axed for one reason or another...but the project is STILL listed in the online book store...assuming its going to be made eventually.

[Hannibal]

What ever happened to plans for the Urban Jungle book being hyped at the first open house? And the Deep South / Voodoo rifts books on the radar many years ago?

[Tor]

Lemuria being cancelled and revamps... I'm not sure if that qualifies as excepting it from the waiting period.

Far as I'm concerned, if a book is promised, the counter is still ticking, regardless of Palladium announcing 'well, we decided not to do it'.

Although we can monitor the distinct sub-group of things promised where the promise hasn't been explicitly rescinded.

A "list of broken promises" official list that acknowledges these obscure references would be pretty cool.

[Kagashi]

What ever happened to plans for the Urban Jungle book being hyped at the first open house? And the Deep South / Voodoo rifts books on the radar many years ago?

Not sure. I'd like to throw my name in the hat for Deep South, but from what I understand there was already a manuscript being worked on back in 2008 or so, so I never continued to pursue. Now it seem the project is all but forgotten at Palladium.

[Blastaar]

Rifts: Africa 2, rifts China 3, rifts world book :Lazlo (some placed in rifters books), rifts adventure sourcebook :the lyboc saga, rifts scotland and rifts Australia 2 and 3 are examples of books not appearing

I sometimes like going through the rifters books and seeing some of the books not available
granted I still want to see rifts :Antarctica....

but I will buy the books til I am dead. and fact my daughter wants to learn is a reason to keep supporting

[jaymz]

United Worlds of Warlock...Dimension Book 9............to which there are 5 books after it now.....

[Balabanto]

UWW is fairly high on the list. I wonder who was originally supposed to write it.

[Jerell]

I think Braden Campbell or Carl Gelba would be prime candidates.

[Vrykolas2k]

There's also supposed to be a Rifts: Scotland...

[kaid]

Rifts Chi-town is listed in some older books as coming soon. I kinda wonder if the break down into the various chi town adventure books like burbs and black vault and what not took the place of it.