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Books The Last Jedi by Jason Fry

Discussion in 'Literature' started by GrandAdmiralJello , Jul 21, 2017.

  1. darthcaedus1138

    darthcaedus1138 Force Ghost star 5

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    Jason Fry? THE Jason Fry? The guy who has an incredible grasp on the entire Star Wars universe?

    it could be alright :p
     
  2. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 9

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    Once more I will have to break the don't buy novelisations rule.
     
  3. Derek_J_Reda

    Derek_J_Reda Author: • BFATROTDF • DFOTROTDF VIP

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    It was close, but Jason won out like a pro. I'm still proud to have been the runner up.

    Congratulations to the victor!
     
  4. darthcaedus1138

    darthcaedus1138 Force Ghost star 5

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    maybe we'll luck out and get the Reda cut of the book too
     
  5. Derek_J_Reda

    Derek_J_Reda Author: • BFATROTDF • DFOTROTDF VIP

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    Alas, I have other projects to attend to.

    Hint: I'm psyching myself up for a panel, drooling over this marvelous Bib Fortuna statue at Comic-Con. I hear it's one of an ongoing series.
     
  6. my kind of scum

    my kind of scum Force Ghost star 4

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    Psyched that Jason got this break - he certainly deserved it. I will definitely be buying this one day one.
     
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  7. Nobody145

    Nobody145 Force Ghost star 5

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    He's writing a novel?! And its the TLJ novelization?! Yay! [face_party] Guess I'll have to go pick up that book after I see the movie then (had been planning to skip it after how the TFA novelization was).
     
  8. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    Happy to have interviewed Jason several times over at ETE and gotten him the extra publicity that undoubtedly made this happen. :cool:
     
  9. Tzizvvt78

    Tzizvvt78 Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Congratulations to Jason, this is huge, even in SW-terms. I think he's done so well with different types of SW literary works they want him to tackle an actual novelization now. :D

    Wonder how much EU lore he can sneak in where appropriate? Order of the Terrible Glare, an elaboration on the Legions of Lettow? :cool:
     
  10. AdmiralNick22

    AdmiralNick22 Retired Fleet Admiral star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    JASON IS BOSS!

    In some of the larger threads, the cheering went on for hours!

    --Adm. Nick
     
  11. Vthuil

    Vthuil Force Ghost star 5

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    Calling it now, TLJ reveals Snoke is Xendor.
     
  12. Charlemagne19

    Charlemagne19 Chosen One star 8

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    It's still a Super Star Destroyer-class.
     
  13. Revanfan1

    Revanfan1 Force Ghost star 6

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    Seriously, though, I don't know how I can properly portray my excitement over this through text.

    Just Weapon of the Jedi alone is all that I needed to know Fry is exactly the man to be writing this book.
     
  14. Jedi Master Scorpio

    Jedi Master Scorpio Star Wars Television star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    Yeah this is great news. I really enjoyed Weapon of the jedi. Kudos sir. :)
     
  15. starfish

    starfish Chosen One star 5

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    Is it December yet?
     
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  16. Todd the Jedi

    Todd the Jedi Mod and Loving Tyrant of SWTV, Lit, & Collecting star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    Just echoing the boundless happiness that's been expressed here. It was only a matter of time before Jason got to do a full novel, and what better than such a tentpole story. :)
     
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  17. LelalMekha

    LelalMekha Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Pretty sure the Order of the Terrible Glare should now be treated as the same as the Ordu Aspectu.
     
  18. DarthTalgus

    DarthTalgus Force Ghost star 4

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    Jason Fry writing the TLJ novel ?
    [​IMG]
     
  19. jasonfry

    jasonfry VIP star 4 VIP

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    Thank you all for the kind words -- really excited to dig into a wonderful story. (And glad I made it to the reveal without messing up and letting anything slip!) Not much I'm allowed to add right now, but please keep watching this space.
     
  20. Tzizvvt78

    Tzizvvt78 Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Yeah, but he already wrote it into canon, just with no big details. Maybe they'll be competing sects or something. Or they do the right thing and allow the Pius Dea storyline back into canon. :D

    Well, if any of the Jedi lore-related leaks from the past year are correct and will be in the film itself, I'll be very interested in seeing you handle that material.
     
  21. AdmiralNick22

    AdmiralNick22 Retired Fleet Admiral star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I love the novelization for TFA, but its entirely another thing when a veteran SW author well versed in the lore of the universe writes a novelization. Jason writing this is truly the coolest thing since Matt Stover wrote the novelization for ROTS. :D

    --Adm. Nick
     
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  22. Sith Iratus

    Sith Iratus Jedi Master

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    Best news of the week,really looking forward to this.
     
  23. Grand Admiral Paxis

    Grand Admiral Paxis Jedi Master star 3

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    Congratulations, Jason! I'm sure this must be a proud moment for you. I think that it's a reflection of your talents as an author (to say nothing of your wonderful dorkery) that this announcement of you writing a full-length adult novel got me excited about what you might get tapped to write in future, to say nothing of now. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come (Not that I'm unhappy with all the books you're currently working on, which I'll definitely be ordering).

    At the risk of pre-empting the decision, I think I speak on behalf of everyone when I say I look forward to welcoming Star Wars: Xim the Despot and its roughly 400 pages to canon in 2019/20 depending on the publishing schedule. :p
     
  24. TheRedBlade

    TheRedBlade Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    We could actually get a canon Xim the Despot reference!
     
  25. comradepitrovsky

    comradepitrovsky Jedi Master star 4

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    Xendor and Trioculus met Snoke on the Marvelous Wheel!