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I just realized that the current political atmosphere has transformed into Star Wars. Examine it and see. I'll let you decide which side represents the Alliance and the Republicans, oops, sorry, I mean the Empire.
Anyway, will there ever be a Star Wars book where someone just stays on their own side? It seems that in every single one I have read with the exception of 2 (Red Harvest and Death Troopers) either a Sith is forced to help Jedi and gains a new respect for the enemy he/she now realizes they never knew or a Jedi begins to like and enjoy the dark side a little too much. There are literally hundreds of Star Wars books out there so that can't be the content of all of them can it?
Wendig has produced a passable Star Wars novel but it still has a couple of characters that are almost becoming cliche in the series: the headstrong and too-smart teenager, the Imperial officer who turns his back on his own kind, and the too-good rebel that nobody can kill. And for God's sake stop with the similes comparing things to Kowakian monkey lizards!
Ultimately the book is meant to show the unwinding of the Empire (or re-entrenching some may say) throughout known space. There are several little vignettes showing activities on other planets that break up the main story line. It is supposed to start building a bridge between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. I guess it succeeds as a start. I just hope that we can get away from the cliches and produce some good stories featuring the characters and worlds we've all come to love. The Wendig book is good but not as good as it could have been. Disney, I am available to help on a consulting basis if you need some ideas. . .
Anyway, will there ever be a Star Wars book where someone just stays on their own side? It seems that in every single one I have read with the exception of 2 (Red Harvest and Death Troopers) either a Sith is forced to help Jedi and gains a new respect for the enemy he/she now realizes they never knew or a Jedi begins to like and enjoy the dark side a little too much. There are literally hundreds of Star Wars books out there so that can't be the content of all of them can it?
Wendig has produced a passable Star Wars novel but it still has a couple of characters that are almost becoming cliche in the series: the headstrong and too-smart teenager, the Imperial officer who turns his back on his own kind, and the too-good rebel that nobody can kill. And for God's sake stop with the similes comparing things to Kowakian monkey lizards!
Ultimately the book is meant to show the unwinding of the Empire (or re-entrenching some may say) throughout known space. There are several little vignettes showing activities on other planets that break up the main story line. It is supposed to start building a bridge between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. I guess it succeeds as a start. I just hope that we can get away from the cliches and produce some good stories featuring the characters and worlds we've all come to love. The Wendig book is good but not as good as it could have been. Disney, I am available to help on a consulting basis if you need some ideas. . .