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Orrex

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3. This is unambiguously excellent news.

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Sun May 4, 2014, 10:10 AM

May 2014

Only two things could have pre-emptively doomed the third trilogy:

1. Letting Lucas direct them.
2. Letting Zahn et al plot them.

The best summation I've seen is that the novels (comics, etc) are Star Wars fiction while the films are Star Wars fact.

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I felt a great disturbance in The Force [View all] 47of74 Apr 2014 OP

To be expected, but don't be surprised if some of these characters still show up. Exultant Democracy Apr 2014 #1

I'm hoping the following still show up; 47of74 Apr 2014 #2

This is unambiguously excellent news. Orrex May 2014 #3