'The X-Files Origins' release date, news & update: Two-novel series narrates Scully and Mulder's backstory

"The X-Files Origins" is the novel version resulting from the renowned TV series that tells the story of Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in their teenage years. The two novel series written by Kami Garcia and Jonathan Maberry shows the readers why Mulder becomes a devout believer and Scully a skeptic.

The first novel entitled "Agent of Chaos" is set in Mulder's residence, while the second "Devil's Advocate" is Scully's own story. Here readers see how life-changing experiences made them successful as FBI agents. In fact, it promises to give the series' fans a satisfying way to show how the two young detectives develop themselves.

In Garcia's "Agent of Chaos," readers will be brought back to the spring of 1979, when all kinds of crimes and government conspiracies were the highlight of every news station, and the opportunity for a 17-year-old Mulder to uncover these secrets. In the upcoming YA novel, fans of the franchise will understand what drove the teen Mulder to pursue his profession. Readers will witness the life-changing moments that led Mulder to be the character that he is in the popular TV series.

Like Garcia's upcoming novel, Maberry's "Devil's Advocate," will be set in the spring of 1979. But the highlight of Maberry's book will be the highs and lows of a 15-year-old Scully. What she experiences in the spring of this year will ultimately lead her to become the well-loved character of the "X-Files" franchise. 

Entertainment Weekly recently managed to get a hold of excerpts from both of the upcoming novels. A portion of the "Devil's Advocate" revealed a scared young Scully. She revealed that she was petrified of an entity which she couldn't exactly identify. She knew that it was coming after her, but she was too scared to move. Towards the end of the excerpt, the teenage Scully "screamed herself awake."

The excerpt for "Agent of Chaos" revealed a young Mulder who couldn't wait to turn 18 and get to college. The segment showed more than enough to reveal that the upcoming YA novel will feature his frustrations with his parents, especially towards his father. Moreover, the excerpt teased that Mulder will be uncovering the mystery behind his sister's disappearance.

Both of the "The X-Files Origins" YA novels are expected to release on Jan. 3, 2017.

Watch out for more updates on Kami Garcia and Jonathan Maberry's "The X-Files Origins."