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Lit Books Stories of Jedi and Sith (Anthology 2022)

Discussion in 'Literature' started by ColeFardreamer, Oct 7, 2021.

  1. ColeFardreamer

    ColeFardreamer Force Ghost star 5

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    https://www.starwars.com/news/new-books-revealed

    STORIES OF JEDI AND SITH

    Edited by Jennifer Heddle
    Disney Lucasfilm Press
    Release date: June 7, 2022

    The battle between good and evil never ends….

    The brave Jedi. The devious Sith. These iconic heroes and villains embody the struggle between light and dark that is at the very heart of Star Wars. In this exciting middle grade anthology, ten acclaimed authors imagine all-new tales for some of the saga’s most popular characters, from Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader, from Obi-Wan Kenobi to Asajj Ventress, and beyond, complete with beautiful spot illustrations. Epic stand-offs, cunning plots, courageous action and ruthless anger are all here in this showcase of the enduring power of one of the greatest movie sagas of all time.

    Included are stories by the following authors:

    Roseanne A. Brown
    Sarwat Chadda
    Delilah S. Dawson
    Tessa Gratton
    Michael Kogge
    Sam Maggs
    Michael Moreci
    Alex Segura
    Vera Strange
    Karen Strong
    With illustrations by Jake Bartok!
     
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  2. Jedi Master Frizzy

    Jedi Master Frizzy Force Ghost star 8

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    Cant wait for this.
     
  3. ColeFardreamer

    ColeFardreamer Force Ghost star 5

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    Same, I smell this will while mostly feature known eras hop off into at least some new ones to teaser or test their waters!
     
  4. MercenaryAce

    MercenaryAce Chosen One star 6

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    With a name like that, I was thinking this would be some TOTJ or KOTOR like story about the setting's past.

    Oh well, still looks like some interesting material to see here, with a classic choice of characters and nice spread of authors.
     
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  5. ColeFardreamer

    ColeFardreamer Force Ghost star 5

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    10 Authors means 10 stories.. 5 Jedi 5 Sith? Or rather mixed?

    Movie Era alone they got enough to fill them but I hope at least some are further removed or at least like flashbacks with a framing in movie era of characters learning about past Sith or Jedi even.

    If I were to conceptualize the book, and sadly I was not hired, I'd feature different locations in each story too, different eras like a hop through the entire timeline. One story set on Ach-To, the next on Jedha, then Tython, Ossus, Korriban, Malachor, Exegol, Coruscant, etc.

    But nobody listens to me...
     
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  6. Jedi Master Frizzy

    Jedi Master Frizzy Force Ghost star 8

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    As long as I get feed with more Snoke, Maul and Dooku content im good.
     
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  7. MercenaryAce

    MercenaryAce Chosen One star 6

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    Very true and well said.

    Though...bringing up Ach-to and Tython...I would love it if the Luke story is about one of his journies with Lor San Tekka exploring ancient jedi ruins. That has been a woefully underused basis for stories ever since TFA first came out.
     
  8. ColeFardreamer

    ColeFardreamer Force Ghost star 5

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    Yub, Jedi archeology should be the theme for an entire series, be it tv, animation, books, comics, shorts or else. We have plenty if places to explore and the concept worked well for Galaxy of Fear, the Graf Kids stories or even Jedi Padawan and Quest with each new world they visited a new lesson about the Force. Even Aphra is a running series of flashbacks to past artifacts and deadly treasures.

    They even could throw them all together... have the Graf kids get tricked by Aphra, who then runs into the Arranda Twins and looses her toy to their luck, but they have to hand it over to Luke and Lor San Tekka who take off to the Unknown and meet Savi or Lando... and on it goes.
    Even stories for each of Maz Kanatas palace treasures, Dok Ondars collection items or Hondo Ohnakas gigs involving Jedi, Sith or artifacts come to mind.

    Corellia Antilles too.

    And that was only one of few storyhooks from TFA.. that movie set up a lot more, like the entire Forceback sequence and mysterious characters and clans.
     
  9. ColeFardreamer

    ColeFardreamer Force Ghost star 5

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    Look who stories will be about:[​IMG]

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    Barriss Offee!!!!!!!! @Barriss_Coffee
     
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  10. lordpixie

    lordpixie Jedi Master star 2

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    More Palpatine ! would be great if this tale is set in the ST.
     
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  11. Jedi Master Frizzy

    Jedi Master Frizzy Force Ghost star 8

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    Shame, no Snoke tough. But i hope Darth Maul is pre-TPM or post clone wars, Qui gon as aforce ghost or him training to be one, Barris Offee post clone wars, Rey Palpatine Skywalker post ST pls.
     
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  12. Sinrebirth

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  13. Ancient Whills

    Ancient Whills Chosen One star 6

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    Barriss, finally. Hope it won't be just a retelling of the Ahsoka arc from her POV.
     
  14. Jedi Master Frizzy

    Jedi Master Frizzy Force Ghost star 8

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    I hope they just reveal her living past clone wars,
     
  15. Daneira

    Daneira Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    The wording "ten acclaimed authors imagine all-new tales" makes me think that none of these are going to scenes from tv and film retold in prose form. Hopefully - we have enough of that sort of thing already.
     
  16. Jedi Master Frizzy

    Jedi Master Frizzy Force Ghost star 8

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    I hope Rey's story gives first new look intovthe new jedi and galaxy.
     
  17. CosmoHender

    CosmoHender Jedi Master star 4

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    Oh man...
     
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  18. Krueger

    Krueger Chosen One star 5

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    I was kind of hoping for some new Sith and Jedi characters. They're only going for established characters, which is slightly under whelming.
     
  19. MercenaryAce

    MercenaryAce Chosen One star 6

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    XD

    Don't forget the Shadow Academy!

    (But seriously, a comic series about Luke, Lor, and Mika Grey exploring ancient ruins with the Shadow Academy as the bad guys and Dr Aphra as a wildcard with a guest appearance of Corellia Antilles would be a dream come true)

    Barris Offeee eh? There is a surprise among this line up of giants.

    I am really excited to finally get more of her....but also knida nervous this means she isn't getting a bigger appearance anywhere else. Oh well, better something than nothing.
     
  20. AusStig

    AusStig Force Ghost star 5

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    This should be interesting.Not shocked they are keeping it to established characters. Still no Dooku is a shame. Hope they do something with Bariss.

    I wonder when some of these stories will be set; Luke, Rey, Palpatine could be interesting or standard.
     
  21. InterestingLurker

    InterestingLurker Force Ghost star 5

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    I never liked Dooku and I never will.

    But all the same:

    He really is owed something at this point. Like, seriously, he's "Fake Palpatine" before Snoke even existed.
     
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  22. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 10

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    Dooku Jedi Lost doesn't count?
     
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  23. Sinrebirth

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  24. Jedi Master Frizzy

    Jedi Master Frizzy Force Ghost star 8

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    Dooku jedi lost, master and apprentice made him into a more intresting character. Maybe in Padawan we get little more.

    Also I hope Rey be post ST, Palpatine post OT, Maul post clone wars and such.
     
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  25. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 10

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    Well, yes.