Just days after the last one, StarWars.com posts a new Hyperspace short story: Crossroads by Christopher Cerasi, featuring Leia only three months before Courtship of Princess Leia.
New short story from Jason Fry on Hyperspace!
Deader than a Triton Moon is a brand new short story from Jason Fry, co-author of the upcoming Essential Atlas.
Hyperspace: New Lando short story!
Yet more brand new fiction for Hyperspace members! The latest selection is Lando Calrissian: Idiot’s Array, set pre-ESB, by Rich Handley.
Which old-schooler will be next? Dare we guess?
New story on StarWars.com tonight!
‘Precipice,’ the second brand new Hyperspace short story, is up on StarWars.com – and it’s by our own Chris Cassidy! She tells me that it takes place while Obi-Wan is held prisoner on Geonosis during Attack of the Clones.
And the new Hyperspace short stories are a go
Knights of the Old Republic writer John Jackson Miller’s ‘Labor Pains’ is up on StarWars.com with illustrations by Pablo Hidalgo.
All-new fiction coming to Hyperspace
According to Knights of the Old Republic writer John Jackson Miller on the TFN boards, StarWars.com’s Hyperspace will soon be bringing us original Star Wars short stories. (They’ve been reprinting previously-published short stories from magazines and anthologies for quite a while now, as well as original webstrips.) Miller’s “Labor Pains” will be among the first offerings.
TOSsing Off: A complete coincidence
- Vagueness time! Hyperspace in 2008 will bring us… stuff! And things! (Wait a minute, did that say original fiction? Tease!)
- Humor: Jawas, so uncivilized.
- Video: Star Wars Merch Circa 1979.
- Buy stuff! One StarWarsShop exclusive, and another (Shadow Trooper?) to come today?
- Bantha Tracks: Interview with the winner of CIV’s Lawrence Noble bust; Youngling fans.
- Source Archive: More Dark Empire with The Full Power of the Dark Side, Lost For Over 300 Years, and For a Thousand Generations. The latest two, Festival Public Executions Canceled and ISO Announces Mid-Rim Tour, hail from the Adventure Journal’s Galaxywide NewsNets olumn.
“I wanted to send Boba Fett to Hell. Instead he had a bad couple days in San Bernardino.”
The Mando bug has never bitten me, but for those of you into the whole Boba Fett thing (or just want a brief behind-the-scenes look at the 90’s EU) check out this blog entry by Daniel Keys Moran reminiscing about Star Wars, as well as a two-part interview over at bobafett.com. Moran wrote a handful of SW shorts, most notably The Last One Standing, aka the Fett piece from Tales of the Bounty Hunters. (Warning: Some language, bitterness.)
And for the hardcore Fett fans who’ve already seen this all – Moran showed up yesterday in the TFN thread I nabbed the links from. (Thanks, Trip!)
Hyperspace fiction returns!
Nora Mayers’ The Capture of Imperial Hazard is the latest WEG story to gain new life through Hyperspace. According to the Wookieepedia, it originally appeared in the Star Wars Adventure Journal 10.
In other Hyperspace/WEG (OTP!) news, I’ve been lax in reporting the Source Archive, where various bits and pieces from the sourcebooks of ye olden gaming days are being revived. It appeared shortly after C4, and was the result of a request at the con. (See, it pays to come to the Fan Club Lounge!)
CIV: The Expanded Universe
First things first: all the EU fans were scrambling for the early copies of Sacrifice, which promptly sold out before noon on Thursday morning. I was working all morning and thus missed out, but enough CJers grabbed copies that I was able to borrow one and check on a few spoilers. The second shipment came in Saturday morning, and I was finally able to grab a copy of my own. I only hope that next time the hotly anticipated book can come out a few weeks before the con, if for no other reason than…
Friday’s Legacy of the Force panel was the major EU event, at least for those of us with a focus on the books. All three series authors, both editors, and Pablo moderating. No Sacrifice spoilers allowed, which is a shame. I can understand the reasoning, but how long will it be before fans have access to that entire lineup again, with the pivotal book of the series hot on everyone’s mind? Hrrm. We did learn that the final LOTF book is titled Invincible. There were the usual allotment of questions regarding Jaina’s harem and the oh-so-hot topic of traditional Mandalorian dance. Quite a few Mando questions, actually – enough to warrant a dedicated panel next time, I’d say. (Please.) There was also some sort of recording going on during the panel, so it may be that audio will go up on the TOS in time.
Saturday was the Publishing/Continuity and Dark Horse panels. Continuity was sparsely attended, but whether that was due to it being the first panel on a day where folks were having trouble getting in or a general lack of interest I’ve no idea. The folks who did show up were quite enthusiastic, and the Wookieepedians were excited to get a look at the mighty and mysterious Holocron. And we learned that Plagueis is still a Muun, even with his book canceled. (Curses!) They also may reprint the Making of books for ESB and ROTJ, adding new photos and material.
The Dark Horse panel, later in the day, was packed, but they’re holding back any big announcements until later in the year. Something big is planned for 2008 and 2009… Let’s hope it’s not just TFU tie-ins. They did, however, talk about reviving the Tales concept as an annual… And there were a lot of Legacy questions, but nothing particularly groundbreaking.
Other EU news
- Hasbro is coming out with a Baron Fel and Hobbie two-pack. I guess Wes and Hobbie’s love is just not pure enough for plastic immortality.
- Karen Traviss and Tom Hodges had a meeting at the con with the new Star Wars Insider folks about original fiction.
- Short fiction on Hyperspace will return.
- Two original web strips, available to all, will start on StarWars.com this summer.
- What’s the Story is being retired, but the concept of letting fans contribute to the EU isn’t.
And of course, the Clone Wars footage…