'X-Files' star Gillian Anderson to pen sci-fi novels

Gillian Anderson has recently revealed that she's currently working on a sci-fi book series titled 'EarthEnd Saga' with co-writer Jeff Rovin.

Anderson, who gained popularity from playing the role of FBI agent Dana Scully on the 'X Files' told Entertainment Weekly that after nine years of living in a semi-science-fictional universe, she believes she has ingrained knowledge and rhythm for it, the Verge reported.

The series, which will follow the exploits of a child psychiatrist named Caitlin O'Hara, who meetss a young girl with a particularly difficult problem that will usher in the story's sci-fi elements, will see its first volume 'A Vision of Fire' launching in October.