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Out this week

Republic Commando fans are no doubt already salivating over True Colors, the third book of the series, out tomorrow. Hopefully they’re all comic fans as well, seeing as there’s not much noteworthy coming out on Wednesday, merely a Revenge of the Sith photo-comic. (Although it is out early.)

Comic fans looking for some hints at a storyline they don’t already own at least once over can check out the latest Editor Note at DarkHorse.com for some Vector action.

And our book publication schdule has been updated.

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Another Fury summary, maybehaps?

This surfaced last week when I was embroiled in Darth Real Life. I didn’t blog it at the time because a) busy! and b) it seemed terribly generic and said absolutely nothing we all don’t know or could guess.

Then I read it again. That last bit? Hrm…

POSSIBLE LOTF SPOILERS / HIGHLIGHT TO READ: As Jacen struggles with the loss of many supporters and almost all his friends and loved ones in his bid to rule the galaxy, Luke must deal with grief and the guilt at having killed the wrong person in revenge. The leaders of both sides of the galactic civil war are increasingly losing control over their forces, the Jedi and their allies are hunting the wrong target as they seek to bring the unknown murderer to justice, and a hidden group of Sith have to figure out what to do about Jacen and their own secret agenda.

This about as unconfirmed as unconfirmed gets, and I’m deeply inclined to call bullshit. It was first reported by NJOE, which is currently down, and seems to have originated at Waterstone’s.

However, the Fury summary that has been confirmed by Sue Rostoni, the longer one we linked earlier, does hint that “a plan to destroy Jacen is unfolding deep in space.” So, who knows?

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Catching up with the Expanded Universe

I spotted The Star Wars Vault at Barnes & Noble today, though the TOS is listing it for October 30th release. Interesting.

Drew Karpyshyn talks about the recent EA buyout of Bioware, the Rule of Two manuscript and an event that happened… last Saturday. Whoops.

R.A. Salvatore talks a bit about his Star Wars novel experience about halfway through his interview with Fantasy Book Critic. The SW bits handily start just about where you see the Vector Prime book cover.

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Out this week

Today you ought to be able to nab the latest Star Wars Insider from your local bookstore (or, hopefully, mailbox.)

Wednesday brings Dark Times #6, Knights of the Old Republic #21 and a Boba Fett anniversary hardcover. Also due on the comic racks is Neozoic #1 from Red 5, written by someone you might recognize.

And one release from last week that I missed: Mad about Star Wars. John over at SF Signal was not impressed, but you simply can’t overestimate the value of nostalgia (not to mention the completest collectors) in this fandom.

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Revelation summary is here!

A Revelation synopsis found on amazon.co.uk has been confirmed by Sue Rostoni.

In his new mantle as Sith Lord, Jacen Solo’s dark powers reach a peak as he continues to crush opposition across the warring galaxy and bring his dream of a new order closer to fruition. But those who once fought at his side now turn against him, and as his unexpected enemies rally to the confederacy, Ben Skywalker discovers the full and terrible truth of how his mother died.

(Text contains Sacrifice spoilers – highlight to read.)

Sue also revealed that the publication date for the final Legacy of the Force book, Invincible, has been moved up to May 13, 2008.