Books Reign of the Empire Book Trilogy

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Interesting that they are addressing the fact that the leaders of the Rebellion are the rich and powerful from the old Republic.

 

Yes the elites were leading the Rebellion

 

"Twelfth-generation nobility" is also a good point, especially since it is an understatement.

 

Well how else are you going to fund a rebellion?

 

Just occurred to me that Leida was born around 18 BBY, wonder if this book will at least give a hint regarding her.

 

I wonder if we'll get why Mon and Perrin aren't on speaking terms. Perhaps relating to a missing son, named Jobin?

 

crowd source it.

 

A heist?

 

His return would be great, although it is more probable that he will be mentioned in Andor season 2 first.

 

I doubt it would get presented in the story but I'd kill to see a chapter or two of Saw stealing X-wings and U-Wings for the cause.

A robbery of an Imperial convoy with Benthic or Weetef by his side, we could see the seeds of Partisan activity start here (Maybe the Lasat mercenary gets involved early as well?)

 

In most full revolutions, the involvement of the elites is to flee or surrender.

I am using the "First French" and Russian Revolutions as my examples here, the American revolution is miss-named as it was a secession, not an attempt to change the government of the UK.

 

Aside from several that got killed by partisans per Children of the Jedi.

 

Except in canon the NR seems to have gone down the Iraq war route.

Though this maybe a reflection of the time as a lot of ex-Nazis reminded in West Germany post-ww2, which would influence how authors wrote.

Also if we consider leaving the old leadership in charge look at the Reconstruction in the US South and how post civil war, as a lot of the former elites were able to reverse their losses in the war, much to detriment of the oppressed (who were oppressed again under Jim Crow Law).

 

What about what we see in Mando?

We shall see, cannon is more "new people in charge" than legends that is for sure.

 

It definitely feels like a ctach-22: don't bring existing leadership and you get criticized for being a purely military movement with no ability to govern, bring them in and get criticized for being a hypocrite s\who changes nothing.

Though honestly I get the impression the rebel supporting elites are definitely in the minority, and most we see are either full empire backers or are apathetic because they are well position to be ok regardless of outcome - people like Perrin, or the extended Organa family in Kenobi, or that guy who jokes about not being able to remember which government is in charge in Mando season 3.

Edit: Certainly, it seems like a lot of the worlds we see being ravaged under the empire, other than Alderaan, are poorer ones.

 

use people from Rebel planets, though that would be easier in legends when the NR grew slowly over a couple of years.

 

Yeah, by winning so quickly it is a lot harder for the NR to scale up it's bureaucracy.

 

I am so excited for this trilogy!!!

 

I’m excited for any trilogy or anything that’s more than one book