So we’ve had Sue Rostoni, Troy Denning, and now Aaron Allston showing up at StarWars.com to answer LOTF questions! Aaron’s posts start on page 439 of the BACT VIPs thread, and he’s posted in his StarWars.com blog as well.
Download Betrayal for free tomorrow
Dragging your heels on Legacy of the Force? Well, starting Tuesday at 9am you can get at least one book for free – Del Rey is offering Aaron Allston’s Betrayal, the first LOTF novel, as a (free!) download starting tomorrow morning. According to StarWars.com, fans will have a choice of downloading the book from various online retailers as a PDF, audio book, and eBook.
Head on over to LegacyOfTheForce.com in the morning to get your copy. Or, Hyperspace members can get the download right now as part of the online fan kit.
Fury holds its ground
Usually a book drops down the bestsellers lists from the first to second week of release, but Aaron Allston’s latest LOTF offering is bucking that trend. Fury remains at #4 on the Publishers Weekly listing and slipped only one spot to #4 on the New York Times.
We’re not too surprised since it’s a fabulous read, but all of us at CJ are doing the Happy Emperor Dance nonetheless!
Yub, yub, Emperor!
Aaron in Texas Monthly
Texas Monthly magazine interviews Aaron Allston, who, you may recall, has a Star Wars book coming out on Tuesday…No doubt the locals can pick up the magazine (page 74, I’m told) but the online version is longer.
Go Green! See Authors!
Trina reports that those of you who save the Earth (and your sanity) by riding buses in systems served by Transit TV (LA, Chicago, Atlanta, Orlando and Milwaukee) can see an interview with Aaron Allston and Troy Denning, this month.
Always nice to start or end your day with Star Wars!
Possible Fury summary surfaces
NJOE has found what may be the publisher’s summary for Fury, the seventh Legacy of the Force novel coming out this November. The summary has not been verified by VIPs, but looks probable enough. It does contain spoilers for Inferno and Sacrifice, so head under the cut to read it.
Aaron Allston and Troy Denning fight!
Maxi-big, the Dragon*Con!
The Dragon*Con schedule was released last week… (Direct link to 2.4M PDF.) The ‘Matters of the Force’ track is on pages 46 and 47 of the PDF (and separated by what will be, in the actual program book, a pull-out.) You also might want to check out the autograph sessions (20-21,) readings (34-36) and the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature track (39-41) for several familiar names.
In the bad news category… Aaron Allston is no longer attending, prompting rampant sadfacing among the attending CJers.
Speak of the devil
Back cover copy of Inferno, plus a larger look at the cover, over at the official site.