Furst would, in fact, return to the historical spy genre three years later, with Dark Star in 1991. He's still writing WWII-era espionage novels thirty-one years and more than a dozen novels after Night Soldiers, however his next book will have some significant changes from his customary formula. Where previous books have focused on single characters over several episodes of their lives, Furst plans to use multiple narrators for Dark Star, which he describes as "a novel about two cities and the people who work in them." He's also planning to go beyond Europe this time around, saying in an interview that he has "some ideas for other places" besides Germany and France. Dark Star is scheduled to be published by St. Martin's Press in the fall of 2011. In addition to writing, Furst has been involved in politics throughout his career. He was an adviser to President Carter and represented California in the House of Representatives for eight years. His political articles have appeared in publications such as The New York Times Magazine and Foreign Policy magazine. When asked by a reporter if he planned to continue writing after Night Soldiers sold poorly at first but eventually became a bestseller, Furst replied: "I don't know. I have no idea what'll happen now that I've written one too many novels set in Germany during World War II. But maybe they'll let me get away with it this time."