Resident Evil (S.D. Perry series)

The "S.D. Perry series" is a series of Resident Evil novels written by S.D. Perry and published originally by Pocket Books. The novels are set in their own continuity.

Series history

Following the success of Resident Evil 2 in 1998, Capcom began expanding its licensing deals, with two comic series; toy lines and a novel contract with Simon & Schuster existing by the year's end. Simon & Schuster's subsidiary, Pocket Books, edited by Marco Palmieri, originally asked for Television and sci-fi novel writer Steve Perry to write for the deal. However, he persuaded the company to assign it instead to his daughter, Stephani Danelle Perry, due to a heavy workload.

Limited contact was had between Capcom and Palmieri in the writing process, though Capcom did veto a proposed outlook on the Spencer Mansion's history. Story notes were sent over to Palmieri to be included in the novels, such as information from "BIOHAZARD The Beginning". However, these notes were badly translated, and only some were able to be of use.

S&S's contract expired at an unknown point after the release of Resident Evil 0, the last game Perry was hired to write an adaptation of. Around 2009, another company was in talks with Capcom for the license, but nothing became of it.

In 2012, Titan Books did 2nd edition printings of the series with new covers.

Installments

Original cover	Name	Initial release
File:RE TUC.jpg	Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy	October 1998
File:Resident Evil Caliban Cove - Pocket Books front cover.jpg	Resident Evil: Caliban Cove	October 1998
File:City of the Dead.JPG	Resident Evil: City of the Dead	May 1999
File:Underworld.jpg	Resident Evil: Underworld	May 1999
File:Nemesis novel.jpg	Resident Evil: Nemesis	October 2000
File:Code Veronica novel.jpg	Resident Evil Code: Veronica	November 2001
File:Zero Hour.jpg	Resident Evil: Zero Hour	October 2004

Sources

This article uses content from the Resident Evil wiki.