Books Bloodline by Claudia Gray (book spoilers permitted)

I'm more inclined to think Snoke got the New Republic to help him wipe out Luke's Jedi Academy.

That's why I also assumed they used Ben to track down the Academy and simply let it appear Ben was responsible so Han & Leia would assume it was a lie Snoke had leaked so they'd assume Ben wasn't beyond help.

The combined force would explain why Luke went into hiding if he thought he was endangering Han & Leia if he remained.

 

Oh, HELL no. She was singlehandedly responsible for the most awkward and least funny episode of The Big Bang Theory that ever existed.

 

So I've just finshed reading this, I must admit claudia grey sure knows how to get you to feel for characters. Take Casterfo for exampel first I hated him then I felt sorry for him then I liked him and then hate and finaly I felt sorry for him. Good book, good story, this being the first of the new canon novels I've read (still have aftermath untuched on my kindle) I'm hoping we get a sequel.

 

Snoke would know Luke is Darth Vader's son, given how they reacted to Leia who didn't find out she was his daughter until after Darth Vader was dead how would they react to Luke?

Given how infiltrated they were it wouldn't stretch much for Snoke to persuade them into making an unprovoked attack on what they'd see as a terrorist camp filled with a new generation of Darth Vader.

That and the fact Luke was trying to keep out of New Republic politics meaning the Senate had no control over him would only exasperate the situation as far as those who either didn't want either the Jedi or Sith to regain their former standing and those who wanted to make sure they answered to the Senate.

The fact it ended in tragedy and Ben would end up claiming the credit for the slaughter would allow them to deny involvement but seriously what else would send Luke into hiding?

 

Relevant to today's news

 

Star Wars: Rise of the BoJo

 

So... England's going to build an Empire again?

 

Bojo will finish what George III started

 

I'm fairly confused by that comment. I tend to view humans as a sad lot in general. Much as I tend to deplore my country's politics right now, I don't imagine that there is some other country or culture out there just waiting to do a better job. There isn't.

Especially not a former contributor of the empire trope.

If you wanted to go off making painfully stretched analogies, a closer one for Britain taking America back would be the remnants of the Imperial starfleet hooking up with the Centrist planets to create the official First Order. Certainly not dismantling Starkiller Base.

Again, Painfully stretched.

When America goes down the drain, some other power will fill the vacuum and fail to uphold moral standards it claims to believe in. And maybe do a worse job. And so history will continue to go.

And there will always be versions of all of us making trite and painfully stretched analogies.

Anyhoo.

 

Meanwhile [OFFICIAL STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE DETAILS RELEASED BY ENTERETAINMENT WEEKLY IN THE TAGS]

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I tweeted Claudia Gray asking if she knew about Saw Guerra being in Rogue One and to quote her, she didn't know "but when they suggested Saw Gerrera might fit in one of Ransolm's rants, I had silent suspicions." [/spoilers]

 

I'm not sure where the initial assumption comes from though. The only people talking about Luke as if he were a myth are Rey and Finn, one who lives in a junkyard planet, the other who had been raised from birth in a Stormtrooper regiment. I don't think there's much of a public school system on Jakku, and the First Order would have depicted Luke as a boogeyman to terrify and inspire their child-soldiers.

 

I just finished the book today. Congratulations, Claudia Gray. You have written my two favorite Star Wars books in the new canon.

 

I wouldn't say star wars is giving an anti democratic message they are pointing out that Governmental Systems, Civilizations crumble it is bound to happen to even the USA especially if a guy like Trump wins, just look at this whole Brexit mess. one question I have, by the time of TFA when Hosnian Prime is destroyed is there still a New Republic and a senate or have the Resistance replaced it totally?

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[I loved the connection to how the rebels started in the Rebels TV Show to how Leia started the Resistance movement, I did not see that coming at the end of the book but it makes sense that it would start that way...]

 

ABSOLUTELY NO MOVIE LEAKS OF ANY KIND ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF THE MOVIE THREAD.

 

Again, I'd like to stress that Benicio Del Toro doesn't look like Casterfo at all.

 

*cough* No Episode VIII spoilers/rumors/leaks outside of the movie thread *cough*

 

I just finished Bloodline last night, the reason it took me so long Is because I was busy reading, Stephen Kings, The Drawing Of The Three, I started reading this thread for the first time at 3 AM last night or rather this morning, I was just to tired to read it all and see the warnings, sorry my bad

is it ok to post things about the movie spoilers that relate to the New EU books in the thread, New Canon Material (novels, TV shows, comics, games) and Eps. 8 & 9 in the Episode 8 Spoiler forum?

 

Well, depends, they don't always serve Litizens in those parts.

 

After reading this I would really like to see Claudia Grey take on a padme novel set just before ROTS. I really feel like Claudia could get in Padme's head and expand on her marriage to Anakin and the last days of the Republic.

 

Just finished reading and enjoyed it.

 

If I haven't said It already I loved the book! so far I think Claudia Gray Is the best New EU writer!