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Jedi_Master_Medic Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 3/3/06 6:52am Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	razzy1319 posted: I finally finished the book... cant wait for the next one... ... need more clones... even the probability that the clones might become normal people is interesting although I have a feeling its a red herring or a quest for the fountain of youth... normal people meaning non age accelerated clones. Is there another book due out?
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Rogue_Follower Title: Manager: • Lit Registered: Nov '03	Date Posted: 3/3/06 9:09am Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	If this one sells well enough, almost certainly. Ms. Traviss has said before that she'd be interested in doing more...
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Jedi_Master_Medic Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 3/3/06 9:21am Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	Rogue_Follower posted: If this one sells well enough, almost certainly. Ms. Traviss has said before that she'd be interested in doing more... That is great news as I loved the first book and I have this one setting on my desk.
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Antilles2001 Registered: Oct '01	Date Posted: 3/3/06 10:43am Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	vong333 posted: Okay, in this book is there any action in there? Is it a lot of action or more stupid character development stuff that could come out of the USA TODAY or the BBC News? Sorry, but the clone wars have been quite shoddy in the novel department. Is there action in it? Yes or NO? Is it a lot? If you're going to base your opinion on a book by the amount of action in it, you might as well not read it at all. -----signature----- I have defied gods and demons. I am your shield. I am your sword. I know you. Your past; your future. This is the way the world ends. Oly Oly Oxen Free - 2007
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BobaKareu Registered: Feb '05	Date Posted: 3/3/06 3:28pm Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	Wow, my local college bookstore actually had this in stock. And it was almost out! So I greedily picked mine up fast! That is, in fact, the first time that my college has had a Star Wars paperback within a few days of the release date since August. -----signature----- If you play video games, you owe it to yourself to check out CandiedSkull http://www.candiedskull.com/forum/index.php
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Ordo Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 3/3/06 3:30pm Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	Jedi_Master_Medic posted: Is there another book due out? There's not another book....yet, but there is another short story in the next Insider. Direct from Karen herself- I'll have a new Republic commando short story in issue #87 of Insider. (That's the one that ships to subscribers around the end of March or early April.) The art is by the sublime Robert Hendrickson, who illustrated Targets in #81. The story is called ODDS and it's set a few months after the end of Triple Zero. It features Atin from Omega Squad and Null ARC Lieutenants Mereel and Prudii. Between them, they discover that the first casualty of war, as we all know only too well these days, is a precious and fragile thing called the truth. I've been sitting on this one for a few months; it answers a question that I wouldn't be drawn on at the time. But now, as we journos say, the real story can be told. -----signature----- "I think the ARCs wear those kama to show off to their enemies. 'Check it out-- we just kicked your asses AND we were wearing skirts when we did it.'" -Ryan Kaufman
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Antilles2001 Registered: Oct '01	Date Posted: 3/3/06 3:45pm Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	Two ARCs through the whole short story? Ms. Traviss, you spoil us. But then again, Delta Squad wasn't shown all that much in Triple Zero, even though that was one of the main seeling points of the novel - a cooperation between Omega and Delta squads. Despite being on the cover and all... Regardless, it was a fine look into the heads of the clones, although the focus seemed to drift from what makes a clone tick at times. And I really do love how it ends. Oya, Kal'buir! -----signature----- I have defied gods and demons. I am your shield. I am your sword. I know you. Your past; your future. This is the way the world ends. Oly Oly Oxen Free - 2007
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Charlemagne19 Registered: Jul '00	Date Posted: 3/3/06 3:56pm Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	Actually, I think that's Omega Squad. They just wear the same armor.
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Ordo Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 3/3/06 4:03pm Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	Nope. Definitely Delta on the cover. Omega wears matte-black throughout. Delta is mentioned as wearing the exact same armor as in the game (and on the cover). -----signature----- "I think the ARCs wear those kama to show off to their enemies. 'Check it out-- we just kicked your asses AND we were wearing skirts when we did it.'" -Ryan Kaufman
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Ive_Got_Two_Legs Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 3/3/06 8:21pm Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	Antilles2001 posted: But then again, Delta Squad wasn't shown all that much in Triple Zero, even though that was one of the main seeling points of the novel - a cooperation between Omega and Delta squads. Despite being on the cover and all... I imagine Traviss doesn't like working with characters she didn't make. -----signature----- "Where's your sense of optimism?" "It opted out."
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Master_Keralys Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 3/3/06 8:34pm Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	I can't say as I blame her, either, as doing so is considerably more difficult, in that your options are much, much more limited in terms of the storytelling. On the other hand, there was her story about Vader in Insider, which was well-received by all, as I recall, which would suggest that while she probably likes writing her own characters better, she's more than happy to write the big ones, too. - Keralys -----signature----- God made man. Man rejected God. God became the man Jesus Christ, died and rose again to life, saving man from himself. The craziest story ever told. The truest.
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Ive_Got_Two_Legs Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 3/3/06 8:48pm Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	Master_Keralys posted: I can't say as I blame her, either, as doing so is considerably more difficult, in that your options are much, much more limited in terms of the storytelling. But then again, she is the one who agreed to make a book set in in an expanded universe, that was the spinoff of a game that was itself the spinoff of a movie. Given that, she should probably have been a bit more willing to work around others. I'm still scratching my head as to why the official RC spinoff novel had nothing to do with the game. -----signature----- "Where's your sense of optimism?" "It opted out."
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Master_Keralys Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 3/3/06 10:06pm Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	I've wondered the same thing a few times, but then I'm not terribly inclined to complain, because I've yet to see a good "game tie-in" and I've seen plenty of bad ones. I'm not arguing that she might have been somewhat better from a marketing point of view to have included the original squad a bit more, nor am I arguing that she shouldn't use characters not her own. I was simply saying that, as someone who has done a fair bit of writing and is currently working on a project he hopes to get published someday - I'd much rather tell my own story, too. And apparently LFL agreed more with her idea for it than with the idea of an actual game tie-in, probably thanks to Ruins of Dantooine. I'd also posit that she is using the regular characters of the universe in her own books. And here's a thought for you: the X-Wing books were basically game tie-ins, especially when they first started coming out. Yet not a one of those characters is in any way related to the games. How does that square? And do we have an issue with the fact that they're not? Quite the opposite, I'd say, for at least a simple majority of the people who are on these boards. I'm not trying to argue with you here (for that matter, I really don't even know if we're actually in disagreement about any of this), just pointing out some things for consideration while we're on the topic. - Keralys -----signature----- God made man. Man rejected God. God became the man Jesus Christ, died and rose again to life, saving man from himself. The craziest story ever told. The truest.
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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 3/3/06 11:53pm Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	Ive_Got_Two_Legs posted: Antilles2001 posted: But then again, Delta Squad wasn't shown all that much in Triple Zero, even though that was one of the main seeling points of the novel - a cooperation between Omega and Delta squads. Despite being on the cover and all... I imagine Traviss doesn't like working with characters she didn't make. Oh, not this again. She's writing LOTF, with plenty of characters she didn't create. The reason seems to be that Delta's story is primarily told through the games, and she doesn't want to step on that. Therefore she made her own squad, and it seems that she plotted out a nice arc for them, which meant that when she was given another book, she worked largely on that. Anyway, the book was ori'kandosii. And Bardan Jusik is kriffing spectacular! -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?" "I . . . don't know what department I want. I need . . . pants."
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LtNOWIS Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 3/4/06 12:13am Subject: RE: The Official Republic Commando: Triple Zero Discussion Thread (spoilers allowed)
	Just finished reading the book. Overall I'd say it's quite good. Very dark and character-driven. It is very Mandalorian-y. IMO, it's 2nd only to Open Seasons in it's coverage of Mandos. The glossery in the back isn't just for kicks; there's tons of Mando terms. Usually it says what they mean in the text, or it's a common word, so you don't really need to flip to the back. One interesting thing: We never see anything from the terrorist's point of view, ever. I guess that's how it is in real life. Also, a number of Star Wars issues are addressed. The idea that clones are "programmed" is discredited. The long lifespans of the GFFA are mentioned; Skirata is middle-aged at 60. Also, I think there was a brief note about female jedi remembering their births? I don't remember where though. -----signature----- A little bit about me: http://tinyurl.com/bnmcck
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