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		Sue Rostoni Member Profile Total Posts: 2798 Member Since: 11/01

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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 07:32 PM

and just out of curiosity, do the authors and editors of the series have a consensus of what the legacy of the force is, besides a catchy title ?

It's a long story and one that involves other people, so I'll have to get their clearance before I type. I'm not one to tell stories at the water cooler.

AnAkAiNsOlO
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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 07:40 PM

> Oh, I'm slightly offended! I admit, I didn't read
> the entire thread from when I had to sign out for a
> bit, so if you have a particular negative comment
> that I missed and you want me to respond to, just
> point it out.

Sorry, it wasn't meant as an attack - even though someone seems to have thought it wise to delete it oddly (free speech is allowed, isn't it?) - I was just pointing out what seemed evident from the posts you'd responded to so far. Sorry again. I haven't even read the book yet, just seems a lot of people are a bit cranky with it.

What I really think has been learnt with this series though is that rotating authors just doesn't work. NJO worked far better when authors were allowed to start and resolve their own plots without having other authors in between trying to stay consistent but maybe not knowing where a particular author was going with an idea.

Solo out

		Sue Rostoni Member Profile Total Posts: 2798 Member Since: 11/01

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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 07:46 PM

Sorry, it wasn't meant as an attack -

I didn't read it as one --

AnAkAiNsOlO
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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 07:49 PM

Ok, and again sorry, I realise I came off a bit inapropriately, but understandably a bit of frustration around the board had built up in the absence of you or any VIP, and when you came back I thought you were just going to ignore any negatives. Sorry.

Solo out

		Sue Rostoni Member Profile Total Posts: 2798 Member Since: 11/01

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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 07:51 PM

What I really think has been learnt with this series though is that rotating authors just doesn't work. NJO worked far better when authors were allowed to start and resolve their own plots without having other authors in between trying to stay consistent but maybe not knowing where a particular author was going with an idea.

Without rotating, there would be a year between books. That works pretty good for a shorter series, but 9 years to finish a series -- that's asking a lot. There are a lot of things to think about though, about how to do it better. Thanks for your feedback.

		Sue Rostoni Member Profile Total Posts: 2798 Member Since: 11/01

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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 07:54 PM

AnAkAiNsOlO
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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 07:56 PM

Then how come the NJO didn't take that long with a staggering 19 books?

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		Sue Rostoni Member Profile Total Posts: 2798 Member Since: 11/01

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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 08:01 PM

Then how come the NJO didn't take that long with a staggering 19 books?

Because there were many authors and the authors for the upcoming couple of years of books were all writing at the same time.

AnAkAiNsOlO
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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 08:05 PM

Ah I see.

Well I'm reading the NJO at the moment - LOTF actually makes it a lot more powerful in terms of Jacen - and am in the middle of Star By Star, and Denning's mentions of Wraith Squadron - presumably to tie in with Allston's duology, and use of his own characters flows seamlessly, whereas in LOTF it seemed very jerky jumping between the Mandalorians, the Hapans, and the Pilots. I dunno, that might just be me though.

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Jeff Ferguson
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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 08:05 PM

Welcome back, Sue! It's great to see you on the forums again. I hope that you are doing well and enjoying times with loved ones and everything good.

You seem to be on fiyah with your question-answering. You wouldn't mind a timeline question, would ya?

Based on the LOTF timeline you did, and with Revelation taking place twelve weeks (which I believe are five-day weeks, but I could be wrong) after Sacrifice, it seems that Invincible could possibly take place at the beginning of 41 ABY. Are there plans for the LOTF timeline to be completed, and a definite placement for Invincible?

I just don't know whether Millennium Falcon is going to be in 42 or 43 ABY!

Jaina SoIo
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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 08:20 PM

Wow, reading your posts Sue, I already feel a lot better about everything. I realize now that you have to market Star Wars to a larger crowd than just the small group of hardcore fans that read everything and anything with the words "Star Wars" on it, who spend their free time (and even some working hours!) debating on the forums, who attend Comic Con and Celebration just to hit up the Legacy of the Force panels (I was at both! And I'll be there at Comic Con this year!) just to have their voice heard. The way you explained things, about having a series too dark or angsty for the average reader, makes a ton of sense. As much as I love to see those things, I'll be very mindful in the future about those things. I'll keep my fingers crossed that Jim will write a well-balanced book that draws from the events in LotF, but pushes things forward into a positive light.

Jaina SoIo
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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 08:21 PM

P.S. An e-book would be KILLER AWESOME. I would TOTALLY be fine if MF leaves LotF behind without too much reference if there was a short story or e-book about how people are coping. Heck, if you want to get Jaina and Jag together in an e-book instead of a novel, I'd be down with that too. Or a comic.

As long as we saw something official and canon, I'd be totally satisfied. I just don't want to go out and have to write a fanfiction in order to satiate my desire to see something I want to see happen. (I'm really easy to please, honest!)

		Sue Rostoni Member Profile Total Posts: 2798 Member Since: 11/01

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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 08:22 PM

Based on the LOTF timeline you did, and with Revelation taking place twelve weeks (which I believe are five-day weeks, but I could be wrong) after Sacrifice, it seems that Invincible could possibly take place at the beginning of 41 ABY. Are there plans for the LOTF timeline to be completed, and a definite placement for Invincible?

Wow. You know, my timeline wasn't correct. I was basing it all on Ben's birthday and I know I didn't do something right. i always wanted to fix it and make it right, but i could never get the time to get on top of it again. Maybe someone here has figured it all out.

The2ndquest
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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 08:52 PM

I can try to get an ebook or something in between.... But there has to be a story for it to be set in too and people have to carry on somehow.

"Niathal Kicking Butt While Something Happens To Jacen Elsewhere" has a nice ring to it...

Jeff Ferguson
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Date Posted: May 20, 2008 09:13 PM

This message was edited by Jeff Ferguson on May 20, 2008 09:16 PM

Wait... what? No no, your timeline was correct in regards to Ben's birthday, with Exile taking place about two-thirds through the year, just as Edge of Victory II: Rebirth did in 26 ABY. I was just wondering if the rest of the books caused the finale to spill over into 41 ABY.

Were there any problems with the timeline? I didn't think so...

Edit: What was it with your timeline that is incorrect, Sue? I think it makes sense... some fans have put together this estimated timeline, which has Revelation beginning sixty days after Sacrifice ends, which is 12 weeks x 5 days.

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