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Follow up series to Star Wars: Legacy of the Force announced

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Among the titles launching in 2009 are the first three in a new Star Wars multi-book, multi-author story arc following directly in the footsteps of the Legacy of the Force series. The nine-book, three-author series, Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, will break new ground by being the first multi-book Star Wars series to be published all in hardcover. The series, which will be published over the space of three years, will launch in April 2009 with Outcast, by Aaron Allston; the other two authors planning and penning the nine novels will be Christie Golden and Troy Denning.
Also Del Rey will publish 35 novels and ten non fiction books from 2009 through the end of 2013.
 
Kinda a lackluster, generic title, but, eh, what are you going to do?

I am curious to see where they go with it, given the new political situation by the end of LotF.
 
Pif. I gave up on the tedious, simplistic exercise in repetition that was Legacy of the Force four books in. This new series has the same format and author line-up, save for replacing one author I midly dislike for one I actively dislike. Pass.

For those who don't know, Golden is the author of the unspeakably bad post-series Voyager novels, Homecoming, The Farther Shore and the Spirit Walk duology. Have already endured Golden's "Sweet Valley Trek", I'm quite certain I've no desire to see her emo, schoolgirl style applied to an even less appropriate setting.

Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
 
Was "Season 8" of Voyager really that bad? :lol:

Also, please for the love of god... tap the damn KoTOR universe. I mean, it's not like they're trying to launch a full scale MMO in the same era or something!
 
Among the titles launching in 2009 are the first three in a new Star Wars multi-book, multi-author story arc following directly in the footsteps of the Legacy of the Force series. The nine-book, three-author series, Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, will break new ground by being the first multi-book Star Wars series to be published all in hardcover. The series, which will be published over the space of three years, will launch in April 2009 with Outcast, by Aaron Allston; the other two authors planning and penning the nine novels will be Christie Golden and Troy Denning.
Oh, Jesus kriffing Christ.
 
Pif. I gave up on the tedious, simplistic exercise in repetition that was Legacy of the Force four books in.

Ben's coming along nicely as a character. Jacen's less recognizable every book. Other than that, haven't missed much. (I've got two more to go.)
 
At least they got rid of the Boba Fett fangirl author. Traviss' books were a friggin joke so much so that by the end of the series Denning was just retconning or ignoring specific stuff in them.


But what's the deal with them all being in hardcover and how that makes it special?

Sounds like an attempt to just get more money.
 
But what's the deal with them all being in hardcover and how that makes it special?

Mostly it means the release date is a year behind where they're claiming it is, as far as I'm concerned.


heh I hear you. I actually prefer paperback books not just from a financial standpoint, but I don't know if its from typing and playing video games for upwards of 25 years but holding hardcover books can be irritating.

After awhile I just wanna put it down and rub my hand.
 
Would have been more excited if it were in the classic era ROTJ - pre-NJO or a post-KOTOR II period. With the KOTOR comics where they are not that surprised it isn't in the KOTOR era.

Not all that pleased about the all hardcover. Wonder if they have a "at least one female" rule with the authors? Would have preferred if Stover was in there instead.

Fate of the Jedi...well, we know the fate of the Jedi, in 100+ years time they will once again be forced underground by the Sith and the Republic they serve will fall. My guess that a big part of it will be the splintering of the Jedi Order and the formation of the Imperial Knights. It will be interesting to see how they have that happen, if they deal with it.
 
I should have said "Are they going to make the EU characters likeable?" It seems that the next generation of SW characters are all unlikeable prats like Jacen and Jaina Solo.
 
Don't judge a book by its cover. :D

On a more serious note, I'll most certainly take a look at the new series of SW novels ... but why are they all going to be hardcover?! It's not exactly the 1990s, before the tech bubble burst, in terms of economic conditions, right now.

Gatekeeper
 
Yay, more depressing follow-ups to how everything after the defeat of the Empire sucks even worse then it was under Palpatine. Maybe they'll get around to killing off the last Solo kid. I mean, what else are they gonna do?
 
FreezeC77 said:
But what's the deal with them all being in hardcover and how that makes it special?

Sounds like an attempt to just get more money.
It is. Del Rey knows not every one prefers or can afford hardbacks, so they're counting on being able to sell the books twice.
 
I honestly prefer hardbacks...I mean, its not like I am going to buy them...I check them out at the library.
 
I assume by multi-book they mean more than three. The Thrawn Trilogy and other two to three book series have been all in hardcover.
 
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