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The [[Cryptobibliography]] article provides a list of '''Traveller''' books that were proposed by various publishers, but which ultimately never saw the light of day (...for various reasons). 
* Some of these books have ''ISBN'' numbers; please note that, despite having been allocated ISBN numbers, these books were never published and thus '''''cannot''''' be purchased.

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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
Creative teams often pitch a multiplicity of ideas. Not all of them see the light of day for a variety of reasons. These are the books that didn't reach publication... that we know about. 

=== GDW ===
==== {{CT}} ==== 
From p. 48, [[Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society (No. 13)]]: By Christmas, we should have the ''[[The_Traveller_Adventure|Traveller Adventure]]'' ready, and volumes coming in the 12-24 months include: 
* ''The Traveller Alien'', 
* ''The Traveller Encyclopedia'', 
* ''The Traveller Fleet'', and... 
* ''The Traveller Soldier''.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="5"| GDW Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
|-
| The Traveller Alien
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| 1980's
| Aliens were instead covered in a series of "Alien Races" books. None
|-
| The Traveller Encyclopedia
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| 1980's
| The Encyclopedia was split into two Supplements, [[Library Data (A-M)]] and [[Library_Data_(N-Z)|Library Data (N-Z)]].
|-
| The Traveller Fleet
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| 1980's
| The Fleet became [[Fighting Ships|Supplement 9: Fighting Ships]].
|-
| The Traveller Soldier
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| 1980's
| It simply never happened.
|-
|}
''NOTES:'' Contributor's Note: ''[[The Traveller Adventure]]'' was published in 1983. 
* The other volumes mentioned above were '''not''' published, at least not in the original format.

==== {{MT}} ====
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!colspan="5"| GDW Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
|-
| '''FLASHBACK: Historical adventuring in the Imperium's past'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's
| Somewhere, ages ago, a squad caught the edges of a devastating radiation blast. Rather than die lonely deaths, its members swore a pact to seek out a cure, then they retired to cold sleep. Every time they awake, they come out in a nexus of history. They are there when the [[Long Night]] falls, when the Imperium is founded, when [[Nicholle]] is assassinated, when the [[Civil War]] ends, and more. They are travellers in time the only way possible forward, ever forward. And their greatest challenge awaits them when they reach the present!
* 96 pages
* Stock Number 0217
* $10.00
* Publisher: [[GDW]]
* ISBN 1-55878-034-3
|-
| '''REBELS’ TALES'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's
| '''5 Desperate Adventures in the Rebellion.'''
* '''Sourcebook and Adventure Module.'''
* The Rebellion is sweeping the Imperium, and in its wake, it has disrupted the very fabric of Imperial society. Rebels’ Tales is a sourcebook of information about the Rebellion and its effects on the Imperium. Rebels’ Tales provides an opportunity for players to use the information in the sourcebook as they play five desperate scenarios set against the background of the Rebellion.
* Coming in November 1990.
* 96 pages
* Stock Number 0220
* $10.00
* Publisher: [[GDW]]
|-
| '''ASLAN: The proud warrior race'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's
| The Aslan are a young race of intelligent beings, evolving on their own world of Kusyu to spinward of Sol, and their emergence on the interstellar scene has been relatively recent. Proud male Aslan are bent on the possession of land in large quantities, and the ''ihatai'', or second sons, have propelled the race through the stars. Female Asian, typically more business-minded and practical, administer the businesses of the clans, running a huge star-spanning nation known as the [[Aslan Hierate]].
* 48 pages
* Stock Number 0254
* $7.00
* Publisher: [[GDW]]
* ISBN 0-943580-03-X
|-
| '''ROBOTS & CYBORGS: Complete design rules for robots in the MegaTraveller universe.'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's
| The high-tech stellar [[civilization]] of the Imperium has been developing the [[science]] of [[robotics]] for centuries -improving, adapting, modifying robots for all types of tasks. At the lower end of the spectrum are common working robots, capable of carrying out a few routine tasks At the upper end are [[pseudobiological robot]]s able to imitate human beings almost down to the finest detail. Get robots into your '''[[MegaTraveller]]''' campaign!
* 48 pages
* Stock Number 0344
* $6.00
* Publisher: [[GDW]]
* ISBN 0-943580-10-2
* This book was published as Book 8 in {{CT}}. Its replacement by DGP was to be called "ROBOTS AND CYBORGS".
|-
|}
''NOTES:'' Contributor's Note: None of the above books were ever published, as [[MegaTraveller]] was superceded by the publication by GDW of [[TNE|Traveller: The New Era]].

==== {{TNE}} ====
From an advertisement in [[The Guilded Lilly]] (pg. 47)
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!colspan="5"| GDW Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
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| '''Reformation Coalition Player's Handbook'''
| [[TNE]]
| Early 1990's
| None
|-
|}

From an advertisement in [[Regency Combat Vehicle Guide]] (pg. 48)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="5"| GDW Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
|-
| '''The Regency Starship Guide'''
| [[TNE]]
| Early 1990's
| None
|-
|}
''NOTES:'' Both were planned but ''never'' completed.

=== Paranoia Press ===
From the back cover of [[Merchants & Merchandise]]:
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!colspan="4"| Paranoia Press Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
|-
| 
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| Early 1980's
| 
|-
| 
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| Early 1980's
| 
|-
| 
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| Early 1980's
| 
|-
|}
Aliens & Artifacts: Four new races (mentioned in the Library Data in the [[Vanguard Reaches]] and [[Beyond]]) with complete character generation system and artifacts and weapons used by them. Nr 01006. ''Available Soon''
* Traveller data sheets: Large format booklet containing several copies of our popular Data Sheets series: Planetary, System, Personal, Ship's Papers, and Starship Log Entry. Also featured are new tables and system s for determining additional details of the ''Traveller'' universe. Nr. 2501. ''Available Soon''
* Ryker's catalog of arms vol 1, Nr 1: First edition in a continuing series of military and civilian weapons, vehicles, and other equipment for use with ''Traveller''. Catalog sheets in a ziplock bag: Nr 03101. ''Available Soon''

=== [[DGP]] ===
From page 1, '''[[Vilani_&_Vargr|Vilani & Vargr]]: ''The Coreward Races'' (volume 1)''':
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="4"| DGP Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
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| '''[[Alien_-_Solomani_&_Aslan|Solomani and Aslan]]: ''The Rimward Races'' (volume 2)'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| None
|-
| '''Zhodani and Droyne: ''The Psionic Races'' (volume 3)'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| None
|-
| '''K'kree and Hiver: ''The Exotic Races'' (volume 4)'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| None
|-
| '''Humans and Nonhumans: ''The Minor Races'' (volume 5)'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| None
|-
|}
''NOTES:'' Contributor's Note: Only volumes 1 and 2 were ever published. Volumes 3, 4 and 5 were never published, as DGP went out of business.

The following information is taken from the editorial on page 3 of [[Travellers Digest number 20]]:
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!colspan="4"| DGP Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
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| '''[[Manhunt_-_The_Onnesium_Quest,_Vol._1|Manhunt (Onnesium Quest Trilogy, Vol 1)]]:''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| The first in a trilogy of adventures where the player characters seek out the fabled [[Victory Belt]], a mythical [[planetoid belt]] of untold wealth in [[Onnesium-118]]. 
* A GenCon '90 release. 
* 56 pages, 
* $8.95.
* ''On schedule (more or less)...''
* (The [[Alien_-_Solomani_&_Aslan|Solomani and Aslan]] book and Flaming Eye campaign book are mentioned in the above paragraph, but omitted here as those books were published.)
* Finally completed in Spring 2022 and on sale at DriveThruRPG.
|-
|}

''In the works, but no definite release date...'' - DGP Annoucement
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="4"| DGP Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
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| '''Robots and Cyborgs'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| Updated robot design rules for MegaTraveller, plus new rules for creating [[cyborg]] characters. Also incorporates [[101 Robots]], with new art.
|-
| '''Starship Operator's Manual (Vol 2)'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| More information on [[jump drive]] physics, annual maintenance, skill certification, acquiring used starships, and [[alternative drive]] systems. Includes copious details of the 100-ton [[Scout-Courier]] and its many variations.
|-
| '''Grand Explorations'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| Going beyond [[charted space]] into the great unknown. Includes new rules on exploratory missions and colonization as well as a new world generation system for [[star system]]s beyond [[charted space]]. Also incorporates four adventures to give the [[referee]] ideas on how to run exploratory adventures in [[MegaTraveller]].
* It is available on [[CotI]] thanks to [[Mike Mikesh]].
|-
|}

''Behind schedule'' - DGP Annoucement
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="4"| DGP Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
|-
| '''Black Duke'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| We've all agreed on a working outline (finally). Writing is now underway.
|-
| '''World Builder's on Computer'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| The software was partially done and went back to drawing board for redesign. Trust us: the wait will be worth it!
|-
| '''Second Survey on Computer'''
| [[MegaTraveller]]
| Late 1980's to early 1990's
| Roughly half of the 37 [[sector]]s of data has been updated to the current Imperial date of [[1120]]. Once the other half has been updated, this will be released. Again. You will be glad we took the extra time to make sure this data is right!
|-
|}

=== [[Games Workshop]] ===
According to [[Dark Star (1981 fanzine)|Dark Star I]] the following books were planned, but not published:

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!colspan="4"| GW Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
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| '''Trojan Reach Sector'''
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| 1980's
| It was to be a supplement by [[Bob McWilliams]].
|-
| '''Riftspan Reaches Sector'''
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| 1980's
| It was to be a supplement by [[Andy Slack]].
|-
|}

===  [[FASA]] ===
According to the [[Far Future Enterprises]] page, the following books were planned, but not published:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="4"| FASA Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
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| '''Adventure 10 - Target: Assassin'''
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| Summer 1982
| None
|-
| '''Double Adventure - Piracy / Stardust'''
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| Summer 1982
| None
|-
| '''Starport Module Two - Orbiting Base'''
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| 1980's
| None
|-
| '''Far Frontiers Sector''' 
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| 1980's
|  A ''Far Frontiers'' sector supplement manuscript was prepared by [[Dale Kemper|Dale L. Kemper]] for FASA, but was unpublished when FASA ended their Traveller line. The details were later republished in [[Ares Magazine]] and the [[Traveller Chronicle]]. The author also occasionally sells copies of his manuscript.
|-
| '''Issue #3 of [[Far Traveller]]'''
| [[Classic Traveller]]
| 1980's
| It was also prepared by [[Dale Kemper|Dale L. Kemper]] for FASA, but remained unpublished by FASA. The author occasionally sells copies of his manuscript.
|-
|}

=== [[Imperium Games]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- 
!colspan="4"| Imperium Games Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
|-
| '''Book F Nobles'''
| [[T4]] [[Marc Miller's Traveller]]
| 1990's
| It was supposed to be "Nobles", a look at the [[Sylean]] and early [[Imperial Nobility]]. The book never got beyond the concept stage before [[Imperium Games]] folded.
|-
|}

=== [[Steve Jackson Games]] ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="4"| GURPS Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
|-
| '''GURPS Traveller: Imperial Navy'''
| [[GURPS Traveller]]
| Early 2010's
| A book long on the wish list, and still seen on the list of [[GURPS Traveller]] books. A manuscript for this book was written, and went into playtest. Shortly after the playtest was completed, the book was withdrawn for unknown reasons. 
* A second manuscript was written by [[Martin Dougherty]] and [[Neil Frier]] but never made it past the first draft stage. Several years later Martin published his manuscript, minus the game rules, as [[Grand Fleet]].
|-
|}

=== [[Avenger Enterprises]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="4"| Avenger Enterprises Traveller Cryptobibliogrpahic Titles "Lost Books" 
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! Title
! Version
! Period
! Remarks
|-
| Various
| [[Traveller D20]] 
| 2000's
| [[Avenger Enterprises]] is [[Martin Dougherty]]'s company for publishing gaming materials including Traveller material. 
* At the end of November 2008, Avenger's official license to publish Traveller materials expired and Avenger could no longer sell any of [[:Category:Avenger Enterprises Books|their books]]. 
* Some of these books have been republished through [[Mongoose Publishing]].
|-
|}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
In most cases, the hopefuls didn't reach publication, but the manuscripts were kept. A few such [[author]]s sell these often unfinished and unpublished manuscripts.

== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
{{Intermediate}}
{{Sources
|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}


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