Stuff’s gonna blow up! Okay, we now know that book 6 will be Inferno, Karen Traviss’ Leia is quite snarky, and you crazy Jaina/Jag kids shouldn’t give up hope.
Also… two more Republic Commando novels are on the way.
From the Blogside
Jedi Wampa’s treatise on the die hard fan. His State of the Fandom speech is a must-read for all Starwars.com blog regulars.
Sunnyskywalker is rereading Courtship of Princess Leia and taking notes. We salute your bravery, ma’am! Meanwhile, Gabri Jade analyzes Bantam whipping-book Children of the Jedi.
Snarky taglines for popular movies from The Jay.
Kenobi-fan rises to the challenge with entries on moonlighting mercenaries and dust cavities.
In the land of VIPs, Don Bies addresses the sale of ILM’s model unit and other fun and games, Aaron Allston is inducted into a gaming Hall of Fame, Pablo Hidalgo reviews Dead Man’s Chest, and Ryan Kaufman wonders if Luke would listen to Nirvana.
Expanded Universe updates
SF Crowsnest has an interview with Aaron Allston about Betrayal.
Science Fiction Book Club Editor Andrew Wheeler has read Bloodlines and has a brief word. No spoilers, just general observations.
The Dark Horse website, including the Star Wars section, has been redesigned.
Dan Wallace has posted endnotes for The New Essential Guide to Droids.
Catching up with Aaron
Aaron Allston has been getting some mainstream press coverage lately, thanks to the release of Betrayal. Check out his interviews with Austin’s Channel 8 News and KUT 90.5-FM.
He also did an interview with Star Wars Action News.
Today on Starwars.com…
Where Science Meets Imagination opens in Columbus. They even have a blog. Included is a list of the upcoming locations for the exhibits: Portland, Los Angeles, (where it leaves just before C4!) Philadelphia, Chicago, Fort Worth, and St. Paul.
Cinema by the Bay, the first release from George Lucas Books, out now. I thought it was already out?
Star Wars Kids explores Dagobah.
Kir Kanos and Mystery Figure 2 pack. This is the second of Hasbro’s line of Expanded Universe figures, which appear to be exclusive to Star Wars Shop.
New VIP blog: Aaron Allston’s “Pretty. What do we blow up first?”
Chewbacca doesn’t die, I promise
Aaron’s Legacy of the Force: Betrayal is out today. Do you have your copy yet?
If you have, don’t forget the starwars_eu chat tonight.
First Betrayal review
The Publishers Weekly review of Aaron Allston’s Betrayal is up at Amazon.com. It’s quite favorable but does contain a bit of new information.
Allston live (and in color!)
Aaron Allston is going out on tour next month for Betrayal, the first in the Legacy of the Force series. The tour tips off in Orlando for Disney’s Star Wars Weekends and continues to Indianapolis, St. Louis, Austin, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Dates and details beneath the cut!
Oh wow…
The cover of Darth Bane: Path of Destruction is awesome. It’s by John Jude Palencar, one of those fantasy artists whose work I like but never expected to see on a Star Wars cover.
We’ve also got names for book 4 and 5 of Legacy – #4 is Exile and #5 is Sacrifice, by Allston and Traviss respectively.
And for you NJO fans, Hyperspace is now running Greg Keyes’ Emissary of the Void, a six-part story previously printed in Star Wars Gamer and the Insider.
Three authors, one mp3
Requiem of the Outcast has done a a podcast interview with Timothy Zahn, Aaron Allston, and Mike Stackpole at StellarCon. Click on the ‘listen’ link to download the mp3 file.