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THRAWN007 Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 8/10/05 11:54am Subject: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	I was at CIII and I heard Zahn speak about Outbound Flight and asked him questions about his classic era book Alliegance and told him he was the "Elvis Presley of the SW novelists". But what was interesting was the fact that Zahn has expressed interest in writing a book about Luke,Mara and Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era after the events of LOTF. In the Wiki SW enclyopedia article it mentions that Zahn is interested in writing a novel in the Legacy era about a new threat and a clone Thrawn arises to defeat it who is unsure of himself and knows that he is not Thrawn. I also told Zahn at CIII that I was all for him doing a Luke/Mara/Ben book post-Legacy. I think maybe the Empire of the Hand might show up to defeat this threat if this book occurs. I hope that it's one of the unassigned hardcovers that's coming out in Oct 2007 or Febraury or October of 2008. Zahn has he love to do it depending on how well Ben is developed in Legacy or if Lucasfilm or Del Rey are interested.
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Alixen Registered: Aug '03	Date Posted: 8/10/05 12:14pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	Rofl Clone of Thrawn? i wasnt intrested in the REAL one, i think it would probobly be another book i'd ignore. Though so far the new book post-NJO is more to my liking, but then i'm not a hundred pages into it. Meh, i didnt mind Zahn's books, he does a Mara that i dont mind rather than simply being indiffrent to. -----signature----- KOTOR/Old Republic era EU fan - I feel the post-PT/OT EU is too Grim. [////////////////;----o=(=__________________________________) 'Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."' - John 14:6
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Tiershon_Fett Registered: Oct '00	Date Posted: 8/10/05 1:02pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread - Date Edited: 8/10/05 1:04pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Tiershon_Fett
	What a nightmare. He already thinks his Mary Sue Mara, is smarter than God. I guess Ben would be the "real" Chosen one, since he has the most powerful force user that galaxy has ever known for a parent. Mara. And he isn't the "elvis" of SW. Elvis was original. A hack isn't original, you butt kissing groupie. -----signature----- It's been an experience. 8000, and done!
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Divia Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 8/10/05 1:09pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	Tiershon_Fett posted: What a nightmare. He already thinks his Mary Sue Mara, is smarter than God. I guess Ben would be the "real" Chosen one, since he has the most powerful force user that galaxy has ever known for a parent. Mara. Yeah, screw that Anakin being the chosen one powerful stuff...hell Bens has to be 1000xs more powerful cause of Mara. If the man never writes another SW book I will be a happy woman. -----signature----- Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Be Evil.
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Durnar Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 8/10/05 1:10pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
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Tiershon_Fett Registered: Oct '00	Date Posted: 8/10/05 1:18pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	So? And you don't think pandering to the guy by calling him "elvis" is a bit much? Get a room. -----signature----- It's been an experience. 8000, and done!
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Durnar Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 8/10/05 1:20pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	Im not dissing people who like zahn. I just put zahnbash cos it saves me having to repeat what everyone else has said (except I dont think he Amry Sues that much) -----signature----- The Dead Jedi of Waru Remembered in Republic 76 Winner of an Aunt Beru in Metal Bikini Awarded Corellian Ewokstripes, 2nd Class
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Shelley Registered: Sep '01	Date Posted: 8/10/05 1:25pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread - Date Edited: 8/10/05 1:41pm (3 edits total) Edited By: Shelley
	Zahn is nowhere near on the level of Elvis Presley. I'm not really a fan of Elvis per se, but he broke ground and was one of the original people to bring rock 'n roll into the mainstream. Zahn hasn't done anything remotely like that. And he didn't start the EU. The EU existed long before he ever sullied the SW universe with his mediocre stories and obnoxious Mary Sues/Gary Stus. Tiershon posted: What a nightmare. He already thinks his Mary Sue Mara, is smarter than God. I guess Ben would be the "real" Chosen one, since he has the most powerful force user that galaxy has ever known for a parent. Mara. You said it. He would build Ben up to ridiculous levels, degrading Vader as much as possible at the same time. He really has an inferiority complex with regards to Vader; he's been sure to dis or degrade him in every SW book he's written. And he's been more than happy to divest the Son of Vader, Luke, of his spine, and also make him out to be a dumb country bumpkin who feels awkward next to the "elegant, classy" Mara. First of all, Mara is about as elegant and classy as a dead platypus. Second of all, since when is Luke an awkward country bumpkin? Maybe he was in ANH, but that was 30 years ago GFFA time. By now he's become quite urbane and sophisticated. With a Ben Skywalker novel, it'd be a one-two punch: Mara will be built up to be the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy, as well as have her past retconned again so that she was uber-powerful, practically Palpy's Sith apprentice, so much stronger than that doofus Vader (Zahn will lay the foundation in his upcoming Mara novel set between ANH and ESB shudder), but, of course, she was NEVER EVER DARK, she was all pure and good on the inside. The second punch will be building up Ben into the the TRUE Chosen One, unlike that big fake Anakin Skywalker. Divia posted: Yeah, screw that Anakin being the chosen one powerful stuff...hell Bens has to be 1000xs more powerful cause of Mara. Heh. Ben is the son of (flourish of trumpets, fireworks) MARA JADE, and...um...what's his name, Lance? Luther? Oh yeah, Luke Skywalker, the son of that guy...what's his name...Death...Doth...Darth Vader. Who was just one of three people that Palpy replaced the all-important Kinman Doriana (Zahn OC) with, the other two being Thrawn (Zahn OC) and Mara (Zahn OC). -----signature----- A bona fide conservative exposes Ann Coulter as the liar, bigot, extremist, and hatemonger that she is: http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00001939.htm Protect America...impeach Bush.
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Mavrick889 Registered: Feb '99	Date Posted: 8/10/05 1:31pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	I've heard what Zahn actually said at C3. He said the ONLY way he'd every consider bringing a Thrawn clone back (which he didn't seem to like) would be as a sort of character study...that is, as Thrawn07 mentioned, a "Thraawn" with feelings of inadequacy, trying to live up to an impossible legacy. T'would be interesting, to say the least, though I agree that this would really be the only way this kind of storyline could be done without it being derivative and stupid. -----signature----- http://blogs.starwars.com/clibretto2/ A Member of the Star Wars Fanboy Association. http://www.myuselessknowledge.com/swfa
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jawajames Title: Vice President/Chapt er Rep San Diego, CA Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 8/10/05 3:11pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	didn't 2q record the zahn panel and post a link to it on the lit forum.. at any rate, i'd rather have other authors cover this period. we don't need a thrawn clone. -----signature----- Prophet of the Church of Waru. "Jawajames, can I have your girlfriend? Please?" - TalonCard and my eye just fell off...
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THRAWN007 Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 8/10/05 3:11pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	Is there anybody besides me who wants to see a Luke/Mara/Ben book by Zahn in the Legacy era? I think by then Ben would be a kick-ass starpilot flying that strange starship as Luke envisioned in Rebirth. I think it could feature Luke,Mara and Ben teaming up with the Empire of the Hand and facing a new threat in the Unknown Regions.
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Durnar Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 8/10/05 3:13pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	As much as I like Zahsn books (and I really do), I think after Allegiance he shoudl leave it for a while. There are other authors Id much prefer to see write stuff now. -----signature----- The Dead Jedi of Waru Remembered in Republic 76 Winner of an Aunt Beru in Metal Bikini Awarded Corellian Ewokstripes, 2nd Class
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TwiLeksRokMySox Registered: Jan '04	Date Posted: 8/10/05 4:01pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	Once again, I feel it is my duty to remind you that Zahn did not write Mara into the so-called Mary Sue that you all bash. That's other authors faults. Zahn's Mara is in no way a Mary Sue. Just ask Karen Traviss, anyhow. -----signature----- Killin' threads ain't like dustin' crops, boy.. President of the Sio Bibble fan club But..this post was so artistically done. A good writer is only as good as his editor. The is no such thing as an EU...its all Star Wars.
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Mavrick889 Registered: Feb '99	Date Posted: 8/10/05 4:34pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	Anyway, it sounds like Zahn has his hands full. He's got Allegiance coming up in 2007 and, as he mentioned at CIII, two possible follow-up books both set during the Rebellion era as well. -----signature----- http://blogs.starwars.com/clibretto2/ A Member of the Star Wars Fanboy Association. http://www.myuselessknowledge.com/swfa
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Fist_of_Mandalore Registered: Mar '05	Date Posted: 8/10/05 4:38pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	Wow, it tok this long to make it into a Zahn bashing thread? You should get a cookiee. A really big one. -----signature----- Mortis est Gloriam
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THRAWN007 Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 8/10/05 4:39pm Subject: RE: Timothy Zahn would love to write a book about Ben Skywalker in the Legacy era thread
	They haven't been confirmed. However I would also love to see two other Rebellion era books by Zahn as long as they have the big 3 in them. By the way I don't want this to be a bashing Zahn thread. I would love to see some positive feedback about the possibility of Zahn writing a Ben Skywalker book.
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