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January 2010 |
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The following news items were posted
on Star Wars Books during January 2010:
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Book News: Thrawn to return in
2011:
Posted: 29th January
Lucasbooks' Executive Editor Sue Rostoni has hinted that Grand
Admiral Thrawn may feature in Timothy Zahn's, as yet untitled,
2011 novel. Commenting on StarWars.com's
Message Boards ,
Sue wrote: "Here's a line from the proposal from Tim Zahn's for
his novel scheduled for September, 2011: "Admiral Thrawn has
***** to ***** the ***** arrangements for the ****** at *****."
Well, sort of a line."
The untitled novel is a sequel to Zahn's 2007 novel Allegiance
and will be released to coincide with the 20th Anniversary in 2011
of his first Star Wars novel, Heir
to the Empire.
(Source: StarWars.com
Message Boards ) |
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Comic Release: The Old
Republic - Threat of Peace #25 now online:
Posted: 29th January
The twenty-fifth issue of Threat
of Peace, the introductory online comic for the forthcoming
MMO video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, is available to
read online .
The twenty-fifth issue of Threat of Peace begins in the heat of
the fight between the Jedi and the Sith in Dantooine's crystal
caves. Lord Baras confronts Satele Shan with the fact that her
Master was responsible for the attacks that threatened the peace
process. When Satele hesitates, Lord Baras tries to urge her towards
the dark side, even as Master Dar'Nala screams at Satele to strike
the Sith Lord down...
(Source: swtor.com ) |
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Book Release: Legacy Volume
7: Storms
Posted: 29th January
Now available in UK is Legacy
Volume 7: Storms, the latest graphic novel from the Legacy
series. In this latest volume, the Mon Calamari fight back against
Darth Krayt's genocide order, Cade Skywalker rushes to the planet
Kiffer in an attempt to save Azlyn Rae; and Gar
Stazi's Galactic Alliance fleet joins forces with deposed Emperor
Roan Fel's Imperials in their first combined strike against the Sith
Empire. Volume 7:
Storms collates Legacy
issues #32 & #33 (Fight
Another Day); #34 & #35 (Storms);
and #36 (Renegade). |
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Book Release: The Clone
Wars: Slaves of the Republic
Posted: 29th January
Now available in UK is latest The
Clone Wars graphic novella Slaves
of the Republic. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi
discover a dastardly plot by Count Dooku -- to enslave the entire
city of Kiros and its Togruta population! Along with Padawan Ahsoka
Tano, a Togruta herself, Anakin and Obi-Wan accept a mission to
liberate the droid-occupied city. But the Togruta have disappeared!
Our Jedi's search for the missing citizens leads them to a place in
the galaxy where pirates and slavers reign. They must find the
Togruta before Count Dooku can carry out his master plan. |
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Book News: New synopsis for Clone
Wars Gambit: Siege:
Posted: 28th January
Whilst both the cover and a synopsis for the final The
Clone Wars tie-in novel, Clone
Wars Gambit: Siege by Karen Miller, have been
in circulation for some time, StarWars.com has just
posted the cover
and a slightly expanded synopsis [SPOILER
WARNING] Highlight text between arrowheads to read>>>On
the Outer Rim, the planet Lanteeb has no strategic value, no
political power, and one enormous problem: it has been invaded by an
emboldened Separatist Alliance. To find out why, Jedi knights Anakin
Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have snuck onto Lanteeb -- and now look
oblivion in the eye...
Hiding their lightsabers beneath their dusty disguises, Anakin and
Obi-Wan draw on their Jedi skills to stay one step ahead of Lok
Durd's droid army on Lanteeb. The Jedi know that a captive scientist
has given Durd the keys to a terrifying bioweapon. Durd knows that
the Jedi are on his planet. With Yoda calling on the powers of the
Jedi Council, with a new Separatist technology jamming the
Guardians' communications, and a traitor at the heart of the
Republic's government, the wheels of war are turning. But the
Separatists have blockaded Lanteeb. The finishing touches are being
put on a weapon to destroy whole worlds. And it will be up to the
two Jedi Knights and their most trusted comrades to liberate Lanteeb
or forever suffer the consequences.<<<
Clone
Wars Gambit: Siege is due for release in trade paperback in
the US and hardback in the UK in the summer.
(Source: StarWars.com ) |
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Book News: Hints at novels to
come:
Posted: 27th January
LucasBooks' Executive Editor Sue Rostoni has hinted at the
type of novels we can expect when Fate
of the Jedi ends in late 2011/ early 2012, or even after the
current contract with Del Rey ends in 2013. Writing on the StarWars.com
Message Boards, Sue wrote "Honestly, we're not presently
looking at another long series -- more stand-alones, duologies, and
trilogies. At least that's where we're headed today."
If the much-longed-for live-action TV series finally launches in the
next couple of years, it would make more sense to offer book readers
tie-in novels that are immediately accessible such as stand-alones
or duologies rather than having another long series that requires a
continuing loyalty from reading first title. We could also expect a
return to the short series' like Timothy Zahn's Thrawn
or Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi
Academy trilogies that so dominated the Bantam
Spectra years of the 1990s perhaps as TV series spin-offs such
as those written for Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, etc -
certainly many of the newer Star Wars authors have and still do,
write such TV series spin-off novels.
(Source: via StarWars.com
Message Boards ) |
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Comic Release: Legacy #44 (Monster
- part 2)
Posted: 27th January
Issue #44 of Legacy
comic book series, Monster
- part 2, ships today from Dark Horse Comics.
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New Release: Star Wars
Insider #115
Posted: 27th January
The latest issue of Star Wars Insider, issue #115, by Titan
Magazines is released today in US.
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Book Release: Crosscurrent
Posted: 26th January
Crosscurrent,
the first Star Wars novel by Paul S. Kemp is released today in
paperback in US.
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Book News: Coming soon - Star
Wars Adventures: The Will of Darth Vader by Tom Taylor:
Posted: 24th January
Affiliate Eddie van der
Heijden of StarWarsTimeline.com
has sent us some information about upcoming graphic
novellas from Dark Horse Comics due to be published under
their Star Wars Adventures line. According to Star
Wars Insider #115 (due for release on Wednesday 27th
January): "Luke
Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes is one tale
out of four that Tom Taylor proposed for future instalments of Star
Wars Adventures. A story centering on Han, Leia, and Lando
is in the works, but Taylor's next volume will take a more
villainous turn with Star Wars Adventures: The Will of Darth
Vader."
If The Will of Darth Vader is the next title to be
released, we can probably expect it late Spring / early Summer.
(Source: via StarWarsTimeline.com ) |
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Book News: Coming soon - The
Jedi Path by Daniel Wallace:
Posted: 23rd January
Affiliate Eddie van der
Heijden of StarWarsTimeline.com
has discovered an interesting entry in Becker&Mayer's
recent catalogue for a 160 page book by Daniel Wallace titled The
Jedi Path. It is described as "handed down through
generations, this venerable text reveals the history and training
practices of a Jedi Knight - progressing from Youngling to Padawan,
to Knight, and ultimately to Master. The ancient text is annotated
with comments from Jedi-in-training through the ages along with
notes, drawings, and objects they have left tucked in the pages".
The book will also include several items including a Jedi Code
poster, student’s map of the Jedi Temple, lightsaber diagram, Jedi
Starfighter patch, severed Padawan braid, and a commemorative
JedCred.
Not much is known about this book with some speculation that The
Jedi Path may be linked to Amazon.co.uk's listing for
The
Jedi Handbook
from DK Publishing due March 2011 (also listed on Borders.com ).
However, as Becker&Mayer sell the rights to their
publications to other publishers, i.e. the catalogue also lists the
forthcoming Star Wars
Sounds by J. W. Rinzler which will be published by Chronicle
Books, according to Becker&Mayer, the rights for The
Jedi Path have been sold to Amazon not DK
Publishing.
More news as we get it.
(Source: Becker&Mayer
(PDF - 3.5Mb) via StarWarsTimeline.com ) |
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Book News: First look at Lost
Tribe of the Sith: Paragon:
Posted: 22nd January
StarWars.com
have posted the front cover and brief summary for the third Lost
Tribe of the Sith short story, Paragon.
Written by John Jackson Miller (Knights
of the Old Republic comic series), Paragon
follows both Skyborn
and Precipice
in chronicling the untold story of the forgotten Sith castaways that
figure prominently in the Fate
of the Jedi novel series.
Lost Tribe of the Sith:
Paragon will be released as a free PDF download from StarWars.com
on 10th February as well as from online eBook retailers.
(Source: StarWars.com ) |
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Book News: First look at sixth
and final Rebel Force book:
Posted: 20th January
StarWars.com
have posted the front cover and brief summary for the sixth Rebel
Force book, Uprising.
Written by Alex Wheeler, Rebel
Force is a book series for young readers that follow the
exploits of the Rebellion's greatest heroes Luke Skywalker, Princess
Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca in the time after Luke destroys the
first Death Star above Yavin IV.
Uprising
will also be the final book in the Rebel
Force series and is due for release in paperback in May from
Scholastic.
(Source: StarWars.com ) |
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Book News: StarWars.com reveal
front and back covers for The Making of The Empire Strikes Back:
Posted: 20th January
StarWars.com
have posted images of the front and rear covers from this summer's The
Making of The Empire Strikes Back book by LucasFilm
executive editor J. W. Rinzler. They have also posted an extended
description of the book that promises:
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the evolution of the script,
from story conference and treatment to fifth draft, as
conceived, written, and rewritten by George Lucas, famed
science-fiction author Leigh Brackett, and screenwriter Lawrence
Kasdan
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the development of new key
characters, including roguish hero Lando Calrissian, sinister
bounty hunter Boba Fett, and iconic Jedi Master Yoda
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the challenges of shooting the
epic ice planet battle in the frozen reaches of Norway and of
conjuring up convincing creatures and craft - from tauntauns and
snowspeeders to Imperial walkers
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the construction of a
life-sized Millennium Falcon and the swamp planet Dagobah inside
a specially built soundstage in Elstree Studios
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the technique behind master
Muppeteer Frank Oz's breathing life into the breakthrough
character Yoda
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the creation of the new,
improved Industrial Light & Magic visual effects facility
and the founding of the now legendary Skywalker Ranch
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Making of The Empire Strikes Back is due for release in
hardback from Ballantine Books/ Del Rey in US on 20th July. |
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Comic Release: Knights of the
Old Republic #49 (Demon - part 3)
Posted: 20th January
The penultimate issue of Knights
of the Old Republic comic book series, issue #49 (Demon
- part 3), ships today from Dark Horse Comics.
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Comic Release: Dark Times #15 (Blue
Harvest - part 3)
Posted: 20th January
The fifteenth issue of Dark
Times comic book series, Blue
Harvest - part 3, ships today from Dark Horse Comics.
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Book News: The Force
Unleashed II to get novelisation?: UPDATE: It's listed on
Amazon.com:
Posted: 10th January
(UPDATED 18th January)
According to the PubEasy catalogue, Random House will be
publishing an, as yet, "Untitled SW Game Tie-in" hardback
novel written by Sean Williams due for US release on 5th October
2010. Since Williams' tie-in novel for The Old Republic
videogame has already been titled, Fatal Alliance, and
given a US release date, 27th July, the only other "SW
Game" recently
announced
was The Force Unleashed II.
Sean Williams penned the novelisation for the first The
Force Unleashed adaptation back in 2008 and so it would be
fitting for him to write its sequel.
(Source: via NJOE.com )
UPDATE:
Although lacking any official confirmation of The Force
Unleashed II novelisation from either LucasBooks or Del
Rey, the fact that Amazon.com
has now listed The Force Unleashed II hardback
novelisation by Sean Williams with a US release date of 5th October,
in no small measure, confirms the previous rumours of this book's
existence.
(Source: Amazon.com
via StarWarsTimeline.com ) |
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Book News: Crosscurrent
reviews:
Posted: 17th January
Two more reviews of Paul S. Kemp's debut Star Wars novel Crosscurrent
have been posted online. The first is spoiler free and comes from
Jeff Preston at FlamesRising.com :
without spoiling anything I can say that the story (stories)
definitely nail the Star Wars vibe. Sith vs. Jedi showdowns, space
battles, star fighter chases, smarmy cantinas, cryptic force-visions
and how they play out…all really well done. You can read
Jeff's full review here .
The second review is also spoiler free and comes from Dave at Dave
Brendon's Fantasy and Sci-fi weblog :
this is a Star Wars novel that fans of the Expanded Universe will
love, but it’s also a novel that will get someone who has never
read a Star Wars novel before hooked; it has all the hallmarks of
Episodes 1 through 6 – the beautiful and strange scenery of
distant planets, the wisdom and valor of the Jedi, exciting space
battles and lightsaber duels, and the kind of philosophical
questions that make Star Wars great. You can read Dave's full
review here .
Crosscurrent
will be released in paperback in the US on 26th January and in the
UK on 4th February.
(Source: Blog
of Paul S. Kemp ) |
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Book News: Another summary for The
Old Republic: Fatal Alliance:
Posted: 17th January
Following our previous report of 3rd January and
the first summary for this summer's MMO videogame The Old
Republic tie-in novel, Fatal
Alliance by Sean Williams, being released, Random House's
Summer 2010 online catalogue has released a new summary:
[WARNING CONTAINS POSSIBLE SPOILERS] Highlight
between arrowheads to read >>>Smuggler
Jet Nebula has stumbled across a treasure richer than he ever
dreamed. The Hutts want to auction it to the highest bidder, be it
the Republic or the Empire, both of whom hope to bolster their
chances in the coming conflict. But the Sith are interested, too,
and they don't bargain with anyone; the Jedi High Council is sending
someone to investigate; a mysterious Mandalorian is chasing
something connected to a long-forgotten crime; while a spy plays
every side at once. What Jet has unearthed will surprise all of
them, and leave none of them unchanged.<<<
The Old
Republic: Fatal Alliance by Sean Williams is due to be
released in hardback in the US on 27th July.
(Source: Random
House Summer 2010 Catalogue
via ClubJade.net ) |
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Book News: Backlash's
release confirmed for 9th March:
Posted: 16th January
Sue Rostoni has announced on StarWars.com
Message Boards
that Backlash will
be released on the 9th March in the US.
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Comic News: The Old Republic
- Threat of Peace #24 now online:
Posted: 15th January
The twenty-fourth issue of Threat
of Peace, the introductory online comic for the forthcoming
MMO video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, is available to
read online .
The twenty-fourth issue of Threat of Peace drops us right back
into the action as Jedi Knight Satele Shan and Master Dar’Nala
press their attack against Lord Baras. Satele is given pause,
however, when Baras reveals the truth—that Master Dar’Nala was
responsible for the recent violent attempts to undermine the peace
treaty. As Satele considers the implications, Baras makes the bold
attempt he’s been planning—now that Satele sees the true
weakness of the Jedi, Baras urges her to join the Sith...
(Source: swtor.com ) |
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Book News: First look at Millennium
Falcon: A 3-D Owner's Guide:
Posted: 14th January
StarWars.com
has posted a first look at a new children's book, Millennium
Falcon: A 3-D Owner's Guide: written by Ryder Windham,
the book is not only filled with fascinating insights into the
Falcon's systems, but it is built around a series of meticulously
detailed cutouts that layer together to create a three-dimensional
model of the classic Star Wars starship. Artists Chris Trevas and
Chris Reiff provide new illustrations and schematics of the various
Falcon subsystems, including its armaments, sensors, crew quarters,
life support, engineering and much more!
Millennium Falcon: A 3-D Owner's Guide will be
published by Scholastic in September. |
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Book Release: Shadows of the
Empire Omnibus:
Posted: 13th January
Released today in the US by Dark Horse Books is their latest Omnibus
Edition, Shadows
of the Empire, which collates the
following comic stories: Mara
Jade: By the Emperor's Hand, Shadows
of the Empire and Shadows
of the Empire: Evolution. |
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Book Release: Knights of the
Old Republic Volume 8: Destroyer:
Posted: 13th January
Released today in the US by Dark Horse Books is Knights
of the Old Republic Volume 8: Destroyer which collates
Knights of the Old
Republic issue #42 (Masks); #43 & #44 (The
Reaping); and #45 & 46 (Destroyer) in
graphic novel format. |
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Book News: Updates on Imperial
Commando II, Schreiber's second horror novel & Death
Troopers:
Posted: 12th January
In an update to the saga of the cancelled Imperial Commando II
novel in which we reported last
month that there was a possibility that it was to be reprieved
using a different author following Karen Traviss's announcement that
she would not be writing the book, LucasBooks' Executive
Editor Sue Rostoni confirmed on the StarWars.com Message Boards
that "the plans are to move forward with Imperial Commando
#2. No definite pub[lication] date yet".
In other news, Sue also stated that the release date for the next
horror novel by Joe Schreiber (reportedly a prequel to Death
Troopers) has been moved from October 2010 to "tentatively"
February 2011. While the US mass market paperback reprint of Death
Troopers (the UK release of Death
Troopers in November 2009 was in paperback) has also been
moved from September 2010 to either December 28, 2010 or January 25,
2011, Sue's "not sure yet".
(Source: StarWars.com
Message Boards ) |
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Comic News: Knights of the
Old Republic: Commencement now available on iTunes:
Posted: 8th January
Extending their range of comic stories available on iTunes
for the iPhone and iPod Touch, Dark Horse Comics have added
the first volume from their Knights
of the Old Republic comic book series, Commencement
to the Apple AppStore. Told through 606 screen pages, Commencement
is the eighth Star Wars comic story to be adapted for a digital
medium as part of Dark Horse Comics' Dark
Horse Mobile project.
You can purchase Commencement
from the Apple AppStore here
(requires iTunes). |
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Comic News: The Old Republic
- Threat of Peace #23 now online:
Posted: 8th January
The twenty-third issue of Threat
of Peace, the introductory online comic for the forthcoming
MMO video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, is available to
read online .
The twenty-third issue of Threat of Peace brings us beneath the
surface of Dantooine where Sith Lords Baras and Angral are waiting
in the planet’s ancient crystal caves; they know the Jedi will
attack. Sure enough, Master Dar’Nala leads Jedi Knight Fortris
Gall and Lieutenant Tavus to the caves to slay the Sith and lay the
blame on them for destroying the peace treaty. When Jedi Knight
Satele Shan tracks down her friends and realizes her Master yet
lives, however, anything can happen...
(Source: swtor.com )
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Book News: First looks at Adventures
in Hyperspace:
Posted: 8th January
(UPDATED: 28th January)
StarWars.com has posted the cover
from the first title in Scholastic's new illustrated series for
younger readers, Adventures
in Hyperspace.
Fire Ring Race is written by Ryder Windham and features
Han Solo and Chewbacca in a story before they joined the
Rebellion against the Empire, when they made their living by
transporting cargo across the galaxy in the Millennium Falcon. But
when Jabba the Hutt hires them to pick up a cargo container at
Fornax Station, Han and Chewie pick up something else . . . trouble!
Adventures
in Hyperspace: Fire Ring Race is due to be released in June.
(Source: StarWars.com )
UPDATE:
StarWars.com has confirmed that the title for the second title
in the new Adventures in Hyperspace series will be Shinbone
Showdown and has posted its cover .
They have also revealed a brief synopsis: After transporting rude
aliens and unusual plants for Jabba the Hutt, Han and Chewbacca are
in the mood for an easy job. But after Jabba sends them to the
mining planet Shinbone for delivery and pick up, Han and Chewie
learn that working for Jabba is never easy.
Adventures
in Hyperspace: Shinbone Showdown is also due to be released
in June at the same time as Adventures
in Hyperspace: Fire Ring Race.
(Source: StarWars.com )
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Comic News: Spring comics from
Dark Horse Comics:
Posted: 7th January
StarWars.com
has posted solicitations from Dark Horse Comics for their
Spring and early Summer releases. April releases feature Purge
- The Hidden Blade, a standalone story by Haden Blackman
where Darth Vader is instructed to guard an Imperial manufacturing
facility from anti-Imperial natives, there he learns that a Jedi
Master and his Padawan are in league with the natives! Also released
in April is issue 47 of Legacy,
The Fate of Dac,
by John Ostrander.
Then in June, the next Omnibus
edition, A Long Time Ago... Volume 1, will collate the
first twenty-six issues of the Marvel Comics Star Wars series that
launched in 1977 with future volumes promising material not
previously collected along with the consecutively numbered Marvel
run: the comics adaptation of Return of the Jedi, material from
Marvel UK, the Droids and Ewoks series, and other rare Star Wars
comics. Lastly, also due in June, is the graphic
novella release of the three-part In
Service of the Republic comic
book series. This graphic novella
also looks to include 2009's Free Comic Book Day story The
Gauntlet of Death.
(Source: StarWars.com ) |
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Book Release: The
Clone Wars: Day One:
Posted: 7th January
Released today in the US by children's book publisher Grosset
and Dunlap is The
Clone Wars: Day One by Rob Valois a 48-page, full-colour
reader that follows the story of a rookie clone trooper who teams up
with Anakin and Captain Rex on a daring mission to stop a deadly
menace that could bring an end to the Galactic Republic |
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Book Release: The
Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny - Tethan Battle Adventures:
Posted: 7th January
Released today in the US is the third title in Grosset and
Dunlap's children's adventure series Decide Your
Destiny. Tethan
Battle Adventures is written by Sue Behrent and the reader
must discover the secrets of B'Omarr Monastery, dodge blaster
fire and come face to face with Asajj Ventress! |
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Comic Release: The Clone Wars
Comic #3
Posted: 7th January
The third issue of Titan Comics' The
Clone Wars Comic is released today in the UK. Included is the
short comic story In
Triplicate by Rik Hoskins. |
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Comic Release: The Clone Wars
#12 (Hero of the Confederacy - part 3)
Posted: 6th January
The final issue of The
Clone Wars comic book series, issue #12 (Hero
of the Confederacy - part 3), ships today from Dark Horse
Comics. |
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Book News: Crosscurrent
excerpts:
Posted: 17th November
(UPDATED: 4th January)
Crosscurrent
author Paul S. Kemp has posted a short excerpt from his forthcoming
novel on his own blog .
Crosscurrent
is set just before the end of Legacy
of the Force and features Jedi Knight Jaden Korr who experiences
a Force vision so powerful he has little choice but to act on it. Enlisting
two salvage jocks and their ship, Jaden sets out into space. But
what Jaden and his crew find confounds them. A
five-thousand-year-old dreadnaught, bringing with it a full force of
Sith and one lone Jedi, has inadvertently catapulted eons from the
past into the present.
(Source: Blog
of Paul S. Kemp )
UPDATE: StarWars.com
has posted an excerpt from chapter two of Crosscurrent
here .
Crosscurrent
is due to be published in paperback in the US on 26th January and in
the UK on 4th February. |
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Book News: First The Old
Republic: Fatal Alliance summary:
Posted: 3rd January
Horizon
Information Portal
has posted what appears to be the first summary for this summer's Star
Wars: The Old Republic MMO videogame tie-in novel, Fatal
Alliance by Sean Williams: Three and a half millennia
before the Clone Wars, the Treaty of Coruscant has tabled an uneasy
peace between the Galactic Republic and the re-emerging Sith Empire.
However, with new skirmishes becoming a regular occurrence, even on
the relatively peaceful planet of Alderaan, the Jedi Order finds
itself in an all too familiar position: protecting the Republic from
a looming all-out war. Readers shouldn't be overly surprised by
this summary as the novel is a tie-in to the forthcoming MMO
videogame and most of the information in this summary is available
at the official The Old Republic website .
(Source: Horizon
Information Portal
via NJOE.com )
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