WWDRD? Del Ray and the Legacy Line

Admiral_Stone · Aug 24, 2008

Zorrixor said:

Ulicus said:

DR can fill in the gaps between NJO-TDN and TDN-LotF.
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I think the only big challenge they have now if they do that is combating the inevitable "Why should we care about reading about Jacen anymore?" backlash they would probably get. I'd be happy to read about his soujourn myself, but I can see there being a lot who wouldn't see "the point" of reading about a character who they already know dies.
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To be fair though people read Outbound Flight, though I do understand your sentiment.

Jeff_Ferguson · Aug 24, 2008

Rouge77 said:

Randy_Stradley said:

I have in my archives a Del Rey/Lucasfilm document dated November 11, 2004 (with updates made in a different color dating from January 19, 2005) which lays out the rough direction of the whole nine-novel series (including the ending with Jacen's death, which is from the original 2004 document). At that time the series was as yet untitled, simply being referred to as "Something About a Sith." John Ostrander and Jan Duursema's first outline for Legacy was delivered in late June of 2005, five months after the LotF story was set.

[Legacy of the Force[/i] and Legacy were delivered to the public at about the same time, but Legacy the comics series was developed after Del Rey's plans were in place. In fact, the original 2004 document even names which authors will be writing which books in the series.
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Thank you, this is very interesting and much more than I think has been told before by DR or LFL representatives.

It was only a short time ago that I read a claim that one of the LotF writers wasn't even aware of Jacen's final fate even after already completing own share of the series.

Overall I have been under the impression that Legacy's development started before LotF was changed from OR era to it's current placement.
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Ditto, thanks for that info, Randy.

And to address your final statement, Rouge --- it was June 2004 that LOTF was changed from Old Republic to post-NJO, which we now know was a full year before the first outline of Legacy was delivered.

This is juicy info. I'll need to get editing the LOTF and Legacy Wookiee articles.

Darth_Lex · Aug 24, 2008

Yes, thanks for the info, Randy! It's always great to get those glimpses from behind the scenes.

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WWDRD? Del Ray and the Legacy Line

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