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The2ndQuest
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
By Sean Williams
Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
“The Sith always betray one another. . . . I’m sure you’ll learn that soon enough.”
The overthrow of the Republic is complete. The Separatist forces have been smashed, the Jedi Council nearly decimated, and the rest of the Order all but destroyed. Now absolute power rests in the iron fist of Darth Sidious–the cunning Sith lord better known as the former Senator, now Emperor, Palpatine. But more remains to be done. Pockets of resistance in the galaxy must still be defeated and missing Jedi accounted for . . . and dealt with. These crucial tasks fall to the Emperor’s ruthless enforcer, Darth Vader. In turn, the Dark Lord has groomed a lethal apprentice entrusted with a top-secret mission: to comb the galaxy and dispatch the last of his masters’ enemies, thereby punctuating the dark side’s victory with the Jedi’s doom.
Since childhood, Vader’s nameless agent has known only the cold, mercenary creed of the Sith. His past is a void; his present, the carrying out of his deadly orders. But his future beckons like a glistening black jewel with the ultimate promise: to stand beside the only father he has ever known, with the galaxy at their feet. It is a destiny he can realize only by rising to the greatest challenge of his discipleship: destroying Emperor Palpatine.
The apprentice’s journeys will take him across the far reaches of the galaxy, from the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to the junkyard planet of Raxus Prime. On these missions, the young Sith acolyte will forge an unlikely alliance with a ruined Jedi Master seeking redemption and wrestle with forbidden feelings for his beautiful comrade, Juno Eclipse. And he will be tested as never before–by shattering revelations that strike at the very heart of all he believes and stir within him long-forgotten hopes of reclaiming his name . . . and changing his destiny.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed TPB
Written By Haden Blackman, Art By Brian Ching & David Ross
TPB, 104 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2008
LucasArts' game The Force Unleashed, is poised to be the Star Wars event of the year. The game-play promises to be stunning, but we think it's the story that will blow you away.
Revealed here are the origins of Darth Vader's secret apprentice, the deadly missions on which he was sent to track down and destroy Jedi, and the awesome decision he is forced to make that will, literally, change the way you look at the Star Wars saga!
Scripted by the game's author, Haden Blackman, this graphic novel can be enjoyed alone, or as a companion to the amazing new game.
* An original graphic novel based on the upcoming game!
The Star Wars graphic novel of the year!
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The2ndQuest
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Given the somewhat unique nature of TFU, and in an effort to consolidate/limit the number of sticky threads we have at any given time, I'm gonna combine the release discussion threads for these two works as an experiment since they are essentially the same story, and will more easily facilitate the inevitable compare and contrast between the two.
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I wonder if the SA survives? You would think that LucasArts would leave the door open for a sequel to the game if it sells well enough. Another mystery is how will the book approach some of the more exotic Force powers seen in the game. A few examples I think of right the bat in this regard is the opponent who builds a exoskeleton from junk, the SA charging up foes who explode on contact with others, and the famous Star Destroyer crash landing. Also, will there be any additional background given on Darth Desolous, Darth Phobos or any other Sith Lords in general?
This is definitely a must read for myself.
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Good idea Quest. Hope it doesn't get confusing and turn into two separate discussions on the same thread! LOL.
Anyway, so basically Vader replaces the child he lost in Padme with the Force-sensitive child he discovers named Starkiller? And we get an idea of what Vader would have done with Luke had Luke joined him at Cloud City? You know, that doesn't sound half bad...
Also, I think I heard somewhere that Even Piell is in the story? I hope he gets sliced and diced! That guy was one pathetic looking Jedi Master!!
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fanboyskywalker posted:
Good idea Quest. Hope it doesn't get confusing and turn into two separate discussions on the same thread! LOL.
Anyway, so basically Vader replaces the child he lost in Padme with the Force-sensitive child he discovers named Starkiller? And we get an idea of what Vader would have done with Luke had Luke joined him at Cloud City? You know, that doesn't sound half bad...
Also, I think I heard somewhere that Even Piell is in the story? I hope he gets sliced and diced! That guy was one pathetic looking Jedi Master!!
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I didn't realize that the Graphic Novel was an original story.  That's actually fantastic. Now I don't have to worry about resisting the temptation to read it before completing the game. The book I can probably hold off on, but I was planning on reading the Graphic Novel soon.
As for the game, anyone else getting it for the Wii? I really want to buy and play this game. It just seems so exciting, even though I haven't bought a video game in about five years. I'm lucky we have a Wii here at my student house. 
Predictions for the novel: Since Sean Williams is a crazy Australian, the word "baleful" will be used noticeably often, just as it was all throughout Force Heretic!
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Jeff_Ferguson posted:
I didn't realize that the Graphic Novel was an original story. That's actually fantastic. Now I don't have to worry about resisting the temptation to read it before completing the game. The book I can probably hold off on, but I was planning on reading the Graphic Novel soon.
I had heard it was more like a film adaptation ala ROTS than a semi-original story ala SOTE.
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Dang, I forgot this was coming out so soon. I'm not going to play the game (lacking the time and inclination) so I'm depending on the adaptations. Frankly I'm skeptical of the entire Secret Apprentice plotline, but I trust Blackman and Williams so I'm on board.
I'm especially looking forward to the novel as it's been a while since we've had a new prequel hardcover--the last one being, I believe, Outbound Flight in Jan 06.
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Valin__Kenobi posted:
Dang, I forgot this was coming out so soon. I'm not going to play the game (lacking the time and inclination) so I'm depending on the adaptations. Frankly I'm skeptical of the entire Secret Apprentice plotline, but I trust Blackman and Williams so I'm on board.
I'm especially looking forward to the novel as it's been a while since we've had a new prequel hardcover--the last one being, I believe, Outbound Flight in Jan 06.
Technically, "The Clone Wars" by Karen Traviss comes out before this one.
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Oop, good catch.
OK, how about "a new prequel hardcover that I will pay money for instead of getting at the library"? 
EDIT: That probably reads as unnecessarily harsh, but I don't think there's any nice way of saying that I mentally wrote off the KT adaptation a long time ago. 
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I'm highly anticipating this one...but would like to be spoiled first before I might make the plunge. I'm looking forward to finding out about the exact nature of Starkiller's relationship with Juno Eclipse, the inner conflict between ideologies (Rebel/Jedi and Imperial/Sith), what revelations there might be etc. How much Maris Brood kicks derriere. And actually, all of us Aussies are crazy, Jeff, not just the one. 
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here we go: the novel is very very well written but it is no Stover, traviss or denning style (which is not bad). without spoiling anything yet, it has lots of surprises and cool turns storywise, very unexpected ones with heavy impact on the backstory of certain star wars key elements. but i promise, you'll like it.
the author rules and includes nice eu tidbits, and the fights, and characters are really well portrayed, if not to say awesome. the jedi enemies especially have very interesting ... well i'll post that later in the spoiler topic.
the perspective is very pro-imperial in the beginning, with the empires pov on the clone wars, jedi traitors, etc. and that explains a lot and is pretty cool. though it is hinted at that povs might change...
more later
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,,between ideologies (Rebel/Jedi and Imperial/Sith),,
Do sentient species have ideologies,or they have political positions.
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The synopsis is big on flowery words and dramatic opera. Lets see if Williams rivets the keel for sailing.
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CeiranHarmony
you have the book already?
not going to ask how or where but good job!
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Well, it's not very hard to get it, it's on sale in Germany
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