Crosscurrent & Riptide

I want to let you all know that I'll be writing a novel in the Star Wars line from Del Rey. I'm both honored and excited to be a part of Star Wars. The novel, currently untitled, will be a standalone, occurs after the events of the Legacy of the Force series, and will feature a Jedi who has been mentioned by name only a handful of times in previous Star Wars novels, and who has (as far as I know) never been developed at all (I tried very hard to convince the Del Rey editors to allow me to use a previously unused character, and they were gracious in that regard; the story is also entirely of my own creation, so that's pretty cool, too). I'm not yet authorized to give any more detail on the character or story, but will when I can.

Long story short, I get to play in this incredible sandbox with characters and a story that is basically my own (which is pretty much the way it is in the Realms, too, come to think of it). I think that's damned cool.

The novel is scheduled for release in very early 2010. I'm in the process of writing it now. This will have no effect on my next Forgotten Realms trilogy, the first book of which will also release in 2010.

Jaweco a écrit:C'est exactement ce que je dis... "la version officielle serait "mâle humain, fin côté lumineux"".

January 2010 -- Paperback: Untitled by Paul Kemp. This one sort of takes place during the Great Hyperspace War, and then.... well, you'll see.

It appears that a spokesperson for Del Rey indicated that my Star Wars novel will take place during The Great Hyperspace War. I have already indicated that the novel will feature Jaden Korr, a Jedi born millenia after The Great Hyperspace War, and these two statements, taken together, have caused some confusion.

I don't want to give away major plot points, but in an effort to lessen some of the confusion, I will say this: The novel does contain a scene or scenes that take place during The Great Hyperspace War, and scenes that take place in the present, post LotF period, and the plot of the novel turns on the (I hope interesting) way that past and present intersect.

Hope that is helpful to those who have an interest.

Jaweco a écrit:Ben ça paraît logique, on sait depuis le début que c'est du post-LOTF... or Jedi Academy se déroule en +14. Et le post-LOTF après +40. Il se passe au moins 26 ans entre les deux. Si on suppose que Jaden a une vingtaine d'années dans Jedi Academy... il serait proche de la cinquantaine dans ce roman. Rien d'extraordinaire, tu t'attendais à quoi?

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