Lost (TV series) have been released by Hyperion Books, a publisher owned by Disney, ABC's parent company. They are "Endangered Species" () and "Secret Identity" () both by Cathy Hapka and "Signs of Life" () by Frank Thompson. Additionally, Hyperion published a metafictional book titled "Bad Twin" (), written by Laurence Shames, and credited to fictitious author "Gary Troup", who ABC's marketing department claimed was a passenger on Oceanic Flight 815. Several unofficial books relating to the show have also been published. "Finding Lost: The Unofficial Guide" () by Nikki Stafford and published by ECW Press is a book detailing the show for
SS Oceanic (1965) service. Home Lines (incorrectly) marketed her as "the largest ship ever designed for year-round cruises". In their marketing material, Home Lines also used British tonnage measurement for the ship (giving her tonnage as ), even though she was registered in Panama, and by Panamanian measurements she was only . "Oceanic" was delivered to Home Lines in March 1965. On 31 March, she left on a transatlantic crossing with fare-paying passengers (only 200 of them) from Genoa to New York City. She made a short series of transatlantic crossings, following which she entered cruise service from New York to the Bahamas