Details on new "Heir to The Empire" anniversary edition
- Thread starter Whofan
- Start date
Tim Zhan has a fan page now on facebook and is interacting with fans.
http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Timothy_Zahn_Joins_Facebook_Starts_Chatting_138378.asp
http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Timothy_Zahn_Joins_Facebook_Starts_Chatting_138378.asp
I don't get that at all. Sure, Mara got the drop on Luke in Heir, but then she had to appeal for his help in DFR. Likewise, when Kaarde tries to keep Han and Lando in the dark on Myrkr, they snoop around and get the better of him. Zahn's added characters are perfectly matched against the regulars.
Timothy Zahn's books are easily the best thing about Star Wars in general.
^ I think I just fell in love.
The new 'footnotes' revealed on facebook haven't been anything interesting (imho) or even unknown...I was hoping for more/better behind-the-scenes info.
Try "Secret History of Star Wars PDF" in Google.
The first edition was a freebie download; it's been mirrored on dozens of sites and never removed.
Had not heard of this before, but downloaded and started reading it last night. Some very interesting stuff. Thanks for the heads-up!
^ Not heard of it before? I've practically been singing it's praises in most of the Star Wars threads here lol. J/K. It is a fascinating book and must read for fans of the saga.
HttE was almost twenty years ago. I'm sure Zahn forgot most of the details.
Keep in mind too that those are just snippets of the annotations. I would assume that they're not the full versions included in the book. They're just meant to give an example of them.
Have only recently been paying attention to the SW-related threads.
The audiobook sounds like it might be more interesting to get rather than the actual novel. It is read by Tim Zahn himself along with his editor on the book Betsy Mitchell. It is the full novel recorded (not abridged) along with Zahn's commentary.
http://www.randomhouse.com/book/216...-the-empire-behind-the-scenes-by-timothy-zahn
http://www.randomhouse.com/book/216...-the-empire-behind-the-scenes-by-timothy-zahn
Read the description more closely - that's a special audiobook that's mostly commentary, with excerpts from the full audiobook regarding text being "footnoted".
Either way it sounds more interesting than than book. The link I posted above has an expert from it.
I saw the book in Barnes & Noble on Saturday. I didn't buy it, as I'm getting it at work on Wednesday.
Anyone pick this up yet? Thoughts?
Just from my cursory look, I'm a little disappointed in the paper quality. The annotations vary, and some are more interesting than others.
I still have the mad dream that the next LEGO Star Wars game should be an Expanded Universe game, with levels based on the Thrawn trilogy. And Shadows of the Empire and Force Unleashed (since there's a LEGO set based on it already), and perhaps even KOTOR.
Anyone pick this up yet? Thoughts?
Just from my cursory look, I'm a little disappointed in the paper quality. The annotations vary, and some are more interesting than others.
I still have the mad dream that the next LEGO Star Wars game should be an Expanded Universe game, with levels based on the Thrawn trilogy. And Shadows of the Empire and Force Unleashed (since there's a LEGO set based on it already), and perhaps even KOTOR.
As a fan of the books, Zahn's work especially, I enjoyed the annotations. I liked learning about "what might have been" and reading about the genesis of the book.
On the one hand, I'd like to see similar editions of the next two books in the trilogy. On the other hand, so much ground was covered here that's relevant to the trilogy as a whole that I'm not sure how informative they could be.
(And finally, an answer as to what the puns in Etherway and Starry Ice were supposed to be!)
I think it would have to be the Thrawn trilogy or the other three; if you mix in all 6, that's only 3-4 levels per book/game, which doesn't seem like enough.
I've been waiting for the library to get in copies of it before getting it. I think though i might just get that special audiobook version I linked to above.
Here is Zahn's Facebook Q and A interview from a couple days ago...the most important thing here is that a Del Ray editor chimes in and says that there are no plans for the release of 20th Anniversary editions for the next two books in the series. Also Zahn says that he has plans for four or five more Star Wars novels.
http://www.theforce.net/books/story/Timothy_Zahn_Facebook_QA_Recap_140828.asp
http://www.theforce.net/books/story/Timothy_Zahn_Facebook_QA_Recap_140828.asp
Similar threads
