Outer Rim Sieges

Does The Clone wars take place during the Outer Rim Sieges? I thought they took place near the end of the war, but Karen Miller's new novel, Stealth, says the show takes place in this time.

 

No, the sieges took place between late 20 BBY through 19 BBY
The show, mainly, takes place in 22 BBY, which is the beginning of the war. The S1 episode guide, though, said certain missions (the Blue Shadow Virus) took place c. eleven years after the Invasion of Naboo, which is 21 BBY.

Sort of confusing for those who are not familiar with these dates, but once Mr. Chee establishes the new timeline, I'm sure it will be clarified.

I haven't got the chance to read Miller's new novel yet, but I don't know why she would state the show primarily takes place during the outer rim sieges. That's false. Maybe that's not what she meant. People even say this novel takes place after "Defenders of Peace", which is early in the war.

 

People should also keep in mind that this is an intergalactic war with various battles happening in many different places.

It's possible that the "Outer Rim Sieges," refers to any and all battles that took place in the Outer Rim during the course of the Clone Wars with the battles heating up around the end of the war.

 

Where in the episode guide does it say that Blue Shadow Virus took place at a different time than the reat of the episodes? Is there a reason?

 

The sieges are a series of battles that took place in the outer rim, but only between the years 20-19 BBY. That doesn't entitle it to take place throughout the war.

 

It seems like the whole war takes place in the outer rim... so not sure what the outer rim sieges even means exactly.

Personally, unless it's absolutely neccessary I don't think anyone - especially authors - should be too specific amout timeless. Being specifi just makes it more confusing as we move forward. In Blue Shadow Virus I understand why they did it - because it took place on Naboo and they kind of had to explain when these underground labs were built and why no one knew about them.

I would also like to see more of the war taking places in places other than the outer rim, in populated areas with big cities like Corellia and Chandrilla and Taris where mass populations can begin to freak out (though wait until toward the end of the war for those bad boys since I find it ironic that all these planets are in the Senate deciding what to do about the war even though they haven't seen any fighting first hand). But since the Clone war does seem to all take place in the outer rim let's see that explored in a little more depth - rather than just fighting, in planet conflicts they get caught up in. The Jabba/Hutt trade route thing was a good start, for instance.

 

I still don't understand why Blue shadow Virus has to be moved on the timeline. I don't see anything wrong with it staying where it is now.

 

As much as the show is jumping around, for all we know some of it could be. "The Deserter", for example, might be taking place during the second year of the war, which would give Cut more time to become part of Suu's family.

 

That's right. Very good summary of the whole thing.

What was the novel where Obi-Wan and Anakin chase the Neimoidians off Neimoidia? Drawing a blank.

 

That business on Cato Neimoidia doesn't, doesn't count.
A very good novel that I recommend if someone is interested in the Sieges is "Labyrinth of Evil."

 

heehee, I love the drunken Obi Wan part of that novel.

 

Ah, James Luceno... one of the last good SW writers left.

 

Yes Labyrinth of Evil.

Yes, the Drunki-Wan Kenobi, when he smelled the fungus or whatever it was.......

 

Labyrinth of Evil is most likely the only EU book I have ever enjoyed.