Pfluegermeister posted:

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That's actually one of the things that may cause me to call the book a success, despite all I've said. If I can get a true sense of Tarkin as a fully fleshed-out character, get a better sense of his backstory, close the book thinking I've been well and truly satisfied about old man Wilhuff, then I'll be happy with the book.

Same with Motti, who's an even BIGGER blank slate.

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Pfluegermeister posted:

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That's actually one of the things that may cause me to call the book a success, despite all I've said. If I can get a true sense of Tarkin as a fully fleshed-out character, get a better sense of his backstory, close the book thinking I've been well and truly satisfied about old man Wilhuff, then I'll be happy with the book.

Same with Motti, who's an even BIGGER blank slate.

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Pfluegermeister posted:

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That's not the point, Arawn. What people are implying that they're likely afraid of is that future Lucasfilm projects - i.e. the upcoming live-action television series - might just overwrite any history they choose to straighten out, and just make their job even harder. Remember that a quite suitable DS backstory was already produced once, largely by Kevin J. Anderson for his Jedi Academy trilogy of books and his subsequent book Darksaber. Then, come 2000, Rogue Planet reveals that the idea for a moon-sized space station came a lot earlier than previously assumed, and that had to be incorporated into things.

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