The Orville: Sympathy for the Devil
By (Author) Seth MacFarlane
Hyperion
Hyperion Avenue
13th January 2026
21st October 2025
United States
General
Fiction
Paperback
128
Width 139mm, Height 209mm
First time in print- an original The Orville novella set in season three of TV series, with new and exclusive content straight from Seth MacFarlane. First time in print- an original The Orville novella set in season three of TV series. When Captain Ed Mercer and the crew of the U.S.S. Orville come face-to-face with one of humanity's most vile ideologies, they must solve the moral conundrum of who to hold accountable for evil deeds real... and imagined. Occurring just after episode 308, this is the Orville like you've never seen it before. This title was originally released as an e-book and an audiobook narrated by Bruce Boxleitner.
Im not sure what I was expecting in a book based on The Orville, but it definitely was not this. peak Orville storytelling, and for that I loved it.
Arcadia Pod
A heck of a story Also, a word needs to be said about the amazing cover by veteran comic book artist Bill Sienkiewicz. That word is, WOW.
TrekMovie.com
Seth MacFarlane is an Academy Award-nominated and five-time Emmy-winning creator, writer, actor, director, and singer behind some of today's most popular entertainment content. In addition to The Orville, he created the hugely successful animated shows Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, as well as the commercially successful films Ted, Ted 2, and A Million Ways to Die in the West, for which he also co-authored the companion novel of the same name. With a deep appreciation of the Great American Songbook, he has released seven critically lauded studio albums, garnering him five Grammy nominations and several No. 1 iTunes Jazz Charts debuts. Through his Seth MacFarlane Foundation, he is an avid supporter of science communication, cancer research, climate conservation, free speech, and equal rights for all.