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Books Journey to the Last Jedi: Phasma

Discussion in 'Literature' started by spicer, Apr 14, 2017.

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  1. Karl0413

    Karl0413 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I know! But it is so worth it! [face_devil]
     
    Karl0413, Apr 14, 2017
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  2. SWpants

    SWpants Force Ghost star 5

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    That's how I feel too. There was so much hype about her before TFA and we had like an entire minute total with her.

    Dawson's a good author (I say only having read The Perfect Weapon) so I do have hopes overall about this :)
     
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  3. Force Smuggler

    Force Smuggler Chosen One star 7

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    I'll give these stories a chance, but if they don't do much with her in TLJ, then ugh.

    Make the hype worth it!
     
    Force Smuggler, Apr 14, 2017
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  4. Revanfan1

    Revanfan1 Force Ghost star 6

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    YESSSSS! [face_dancing]
     
    Revanfan1, Apr 14, 2017
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  5. Todd the Jedi

    Todd the Jedi Mod & Bewildered Conductor of SWTV Lit &Collecting star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    On the one hand, god there's just no creativity with any names in SW nowadays- almost every novel and comic series is "CHARACTER NAME". But on the bright side, I imagine this will cover her origin à la Tarkin and Thrawn. Speaking of which it's kinda loltastic that almost half of the NuCanon Del Rey books are about villains.
     
    Todd the Jedi , Apr 14, 2017
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  6. DarthInternous

    DarthInternous Editorial Director - Random House Worlds star 3 VIP

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    Todd the Jedi a reason for that is, well, simplicity helps a lot. Technically the name of this book is:

    Star Wars: Journey to the Last Jedi: Phasma. Or, Journey to the Last Jedi: Star Wars: Phasma (def more the former than the latter, but sometimes retail sites and online databases list things weirdly)

    Those are LONG titles before you even get to just "Phasma". Even if we remove that, but added some other modifier or subtitle, it becomes ridiculous and well, that's also way too much text for a cover that already has a lot going on. You wouldn't even be able to see her helmet!
     
    DarthInternous, Apr 14, 2017
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  7. Todd the Jedi

    Todd the Jedi Mod & Bewildered Conductor of SWTV Lit &Collecting star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    Easy, use slightly smaller font. ;)

    No really though I agree in cases of colon cancer brevity is warranted. But I miss the days of titles being more than one word, as well as varied and unique titles. Sure there's a few now (Heir to the Jedi and A New Dawn being good examples), and while I'm all for these "bio books" where the point is to draw attention to a specific character, it's like they should at least have something that pops. Just using the subject's name works with books like Twilight Company and Inferno Squad because those are a bit more dynamic and sound kickass as well, and while I get that calling a book Tarkin makes it 100% clear who the book's about, imagine just a little addition as Tarkin's Spike or something (I know, I'm one to talk, I can't name books either :p ).
     
    Todd the Jedi , Apr 14, 2017
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  8. GrandAdmiralJello

    GrandAdmiralJello Comms Admin ❉ Moderator Communitatis Litterarumque star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    I just want to hear about the Emperor's yacht armor.


    Missa ab iPhona mea est.
     
    GrandAdmiralJello , Apr 15, 2017
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  9. SilentGuy66

    SilentGuy66 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    So what?

    Comic= Escape from the trash compactor?
    Novel= Origin behind character?
     
    SilentGuy66, Apr 15, 2017
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  10. mattman8907

    mattman8907 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    pretty much LOL.
     
    mattman8907, Apr 15, 2017
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  11. Darkslayer

    Darkslayer Hater of Mace Windu star 7

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    Really hope this covers the events immediately following Empire's End in the Unknown Regions.
     
    Darkslayer, Apr 15, 2017
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  12. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 10

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    Well, it would be quite the pick-up for the tall girl among Rex's kiddie killers to be Phasma.....
     
    Jedi Ben, Apr 15, 2017
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  13. Darkslayer

    Darkslayer Hater of Mace Windu star 7

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    You won't hear me complaining.
     
    Darkslayer, Apr 15, 2017
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  14. SilentGuy66

    SilentGuy66 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Comics suffer the same problem, would it have been too much trouble to give Phasma's marvel comic (Or pretty much any characters comic) a subtitle

    Star Wars Phasma: The Escape
     
    SilentGuy66, Apr 15, 2017
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  15. Cynical_Ben

    Cynical_Ben Force Ghost star 4

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    So this just dropped at the Del Rey panel that I'm sitting in on: this book does cover some of Plasma's backstory. Not sure what or when still to early for that, but there you go.

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    Cynical_Ben, Apr 15, 2017
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  16. Endol

    Endol Jedi Master star 3

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    Hopefully tie into Empires end which hints at phasma
     
    Endol, Apr 15, 2017
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  17. Darkslayer

    Darkslayer Hater of Mace Windu star 7

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    Consider me shocked that a book titled "Phasma" covers the backstory of Captain Phasma :p
     
    Darkslayer, Apr 15, 2017
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  18. SilentGuy66

    SilentGuy66 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Maybe Phasma was at Endor as a regular stormtrooper especially considering that battlefront II's campaign will center on an imperial who was at Endor and still around at Starkiller base?
     
    SilentGuy66, Apr 15, 2017
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  19. Darkslayer

    Darkslayer Hater of Mace Windu star 7

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    I doubt it. Gwendoline Christie isn't old enough to fit that.
     
    Darkslayer, Apr 15, 2017
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  20. starocean90

    starocean90 Chosen One star 8

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    http://www.starwarsunderworld.com/2017/04/new-leia-book-announced-phasma-details.html
     
    starocean90, Apr 15, 2017
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  21. General_Leia_Organa

    General_Leia_Organa Jedi Knight star 3

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    I'm so pumped for this one. Phasma's mystery does kind of fascinate me and I'm really into exploring the woman underneath the armor! It'll be interesting to see how her loyalties will differ from the imperials we met....she's also going to be our first good glimpse into the First Order and maybe even Snoke? Or the weird force sensitive who just showed up one day and had a high ranking who might be Ben Solo? Ahhh there's so much this novel can do!

    Now if we could just get Gwen to do the audio book...:p
     
    General_Leia_Organa, Apr 18, 2017
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  22. Rennzwerg

    Rennzwerg Jedi Master star 2

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    Have to be honest, the TFA Phasma was so underwhelming for me, anything this book contains just has to make her more interesting by default...

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    Rennzwerg, Apr 18, 2017
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  23. Landb

    Landb Jedi Knight star 1

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    She was on Endor, you just have to look... deeper

    Gwendoline Christie age as of TFA filming: 36/37
    TFA: 34 ABY
    Cindel Towani age as of 34 ABY: 36/37

    Phasma = Cindel Towani confirmed.

    This book will actually be the long awaited Caravan of Courage + Battle for Endor novelization!
     
    Landb, Apr 18, 2017
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  24. SilentGuy66

    SilentGuy66 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Even without TLJ Phasma's rep is only going to improve. Especially when we inevitably get to play as her during Battlefront II's single player campaign.
     
    SilentGuy66, Apr 18, 2017
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  25. Nibelung

    Nibelung Jedi Padawan star 2

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    I read this thread title as saying "Journey to the Last Jedi, who is Phasma."
     
    Nibelung, Apr 20, 2017
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