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The following news items were posted
on SWBooks.co.uk during March 2009:
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Book News: Wild Space
nominated for Scribe award:
Posted: 27th March
Karen Miller's debut Star Wars novel The
Clone Wars: Wild Space has been shortlisted for a Scribe![[External site - opens in a new window/tab]](../../../images/external_link.png)
award. The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers
has shortlisted Miller's novel in their Best Speculative Fiction
Adapted category. Commenting on her blog
Karen Miller said she was "massively chuffed!".
Controversially Sean Williams' The
Force Unleashed was also nominated
but never made the final shortlist. The winners will be announced
during San Diego's ComicCon (23rd-29th July).
(Source: via ClubJade.net) |
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Comic News: Dark Horse titles
for November & December:
Posted: 24th March
Affiliate StarWarsTimeline.com
have discovered listings on Amazon.ca for three new graphic
novels from Dark Horse Comics. First is The Clone Wars:
Slaves of the Republic, collecting the 6 issues of the Slaves
of the Republic storyline. While Knights of the Old
Republic: Volume 7 - Dueling Ambitions will collate Knights
of the Old Republic comic issues 36 thru 41 featuring Prophet
Motive, Faithful
Execution and Dueling
Ambitions story arcs. Both are listed for release in
November. Then in December Legacy: Volume 7 - Storms
is expected to collate Legacy comic issues 32 thru 36: Fight
Another Day, Storms
and Renegade.
(Source: StarWarsTimeline.com) |
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Book News: Outcast
released today:
Posted: 24th March
Fate of the Jedi:
Outcast, the first book in a new nine-book series is
published today in the US in hardback from Del Rey. |
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Book News: Allston's Outcast
tour:
Posted: 24th March
To coincide with the US release of Fate
of the Jedi: Outcast today, the book's author Aaron Allston
is on a seven day promotional tour of selected US booksellers:
- Tuesday, March 24 – Lexington, KY
Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 7:00 pm
161 Lexington Green Circle #B, Lexington, KY 40503
- Wednesday, March 25 – Chicago, IL
Borders, Oak Brook, 7:30 pm
1500 16th Street, Oak Brook, IL, 60181
- Thursday, March 26 – Kansas City, MO
Borders, Lee’s Summit, 7:00 pm
1664 NW Chipman Road, Lee’s Summit, MO 64081
- Friday, March 27 – Seattle, WA
University Book Store, Mill Creek, 7:00 pm
15311 Main Street, Mill Creek, WA 98012
- Saturday, March 28 – Sacramento, CA
Borders, Folsom, 2:00 pm
2765 E. Bidwell Street, Folsom, CA 95630
- Sunday, March 29 – Phoenix, AZ
Changing Hands, 2:00 pm
6428 S. Mcclintock Drive #C101, Tempe, AZ 85283
- Saturday, April 4 – Austin, TX
Barnes & Noble Booksellers Arboretum, 2:00 pm
10000 Research Blvd. #158, Austin, TX 78759
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Media News: First DVD volume of
The Clone Wars TV series released today:
Posted: 24th March
A Galaxy
Divided, the first DVD volume release from The
Clone Wars TV series is released today in the US. It features
the first four episodes: Ambush, Rising Malevolence, Shadow
of Malevolence and Destroy Malevolence. It will be
released in the UK on 13th April. |
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Book News: Art of The Clone
Wars to finally arrive:
Posted: 21st March
It looks like The
Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be published this
summer. This title was first hinted at nearly a year ago by Publishers
Weekly and since then there has been little or no
information about from a vague intimation in Star Wars Insider
#104: "rest assured that books examining The Art and Making
of Star Wars: The Clone Wars are on tap from Chronicle, to arrive in
2009". Now affiliate
StarWarsTimeline.com have found a listing on Amazon.co.uk
for this title (as published by Titan Books, UK licensee holder)
with a UK release date of 22nd July and it is a 272 page hardcover.
We now await confirmation from LucasBooks with US release
information and details if a The Making of Star Wars: The
Clone Wars will be a separate title (or included within the
aforementioned Art of title) with abated breath.
(Source: Amazon.co.uk
via StarWarsTimeline.com) |
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Comic News: Hollow Moon of
Khorya available in UK:
Posted: 20th March
Han Solo and
the Hollow Moon of Khorya, the first volume in Star
Wars Adventures, Dark Horse Comics' new series of graphic
novellas, is available now in the UK. This is two months ahead of
its US release on the 20th May. |
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Book News: Introductions to Fate
of the Jedi:
Posted: 19th March
With Outcast
being released in less than a week in the US, Del Rey have
published a short introduction to Fate
of the Jedi and a Dramatis Personae of the principal
characters. It also includes a sample chapter excerpt from Outcast.
You can download the PDF introduction from StarWars.com
or alternatively you can read Star Wars Books' A
Beginner's Introduction to Fate of the Jedi. |
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Book News: Postcards from the
edge:
Posted: 18th March (UPDATE:
24th March)
In the run up to the release of Outcast,
the first novel in the new Fate
of the Jedi series, Amazon.com have posted an
exclusive e-postcard from Ben Skywalker to his cousin Jaina Solo as
he travels the galaxy with his father, Luke, trying to discover why
Jacen Solo fell to the Dark Side. You can view it here
[pdf].
(Source: Amazon.com
via ClubJade.net)
UPDATE:
Borders.com have also got an exclusive Fate
of the Jedi e-Postcard from Ben to Jaina. You can read it here
[pdf]. |
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Book News: First look at The
Clone Wars: The Visual Guide sequel:
Posted: 18th March
StarWars.com have posted a first
look
at DK's sequel to their The
Clone Wars: The Visual Guide, namely The Clone Wars:
Visual Guide - Ultimate Battles. This new glossy hardback book
will be packed with images from the first two seasons of The
Clone Wars and according to StarWars.com is expected in
September, although Amazon.com are stating 20th July (US).
(Source: StarWars.com) |
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Affiliates News: Interview with
Randy Stradley :
Posted: 17th March
Affiliate EUCantina.net
have posted their interview with Randy Stradley, Vice President
of Publishing, Dark Horse Comics. You can read it here. |
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Book News: Learn how to draw The
Clone Wars:
Posted: 14th March
Coming this August from Klutz Books (a division of Scholastic) is Draw
Star Wars: The Clone Wars by Bonnie Burton and Grant Gould
(artist on The
Clone Wars Webcomic): Learn to draw like a Jedi Master
with this hands-on workbook. Draw Star Wars: The Clone Wars
is packed with tips and techniques, practice space to draw right in
the book, and translucent overlays that make tracing a snap. Master
the art of drawing from within — beginning with stick figures,
then on to basic shapes, and finishing with details. Learn to draw
20 different Clone Wars characters, including C-3PO, Obi-Wan Kenobi,
Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, General Grievous, Asajj Ventress, and
others. The book comes with everything you need, including a black
marker, double-tipped metallic colored pencils, and an always-sharp
mechanical pencil with a green lightsaber barrel. Of course, we also
include perhaps the most essential tool for any artist… an eraser.
Because sometimes even a Jedi Master could use a do-over.
(Source: via StarWarsTimeline.com) |
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Comic News: Star Wars: The
Old Republic - Threat of Peace #2 now online:
Posted: 14th March
The second issue of Threat of Peace, the introductory
online comic for the forthcoming MMO video game Star Wars: The
Old Republic, is available to read online.
Threat of Peace occurs approximately 3,500 years
before the Battle of Yavin, about 300 years after the events of the Knights
of the Old Republic video games. It is written by Rob
Chestney with art by Alex Sanchez and produced by Dark Horse
Comics.
(Source: swtor.com)
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Book News: Title for holostar
novel - Star Wars: Holostar :
Posted: 14th March
As reported on TheForce.net, Michael Reeves and Maya Kaathryn
Bohnoff's 2011 novel featuring a promising holostar - a rags to
riches story set against the backdrop of the early days of the
Rebellion will be titled Star Wars: Holostar
according to Bohnoff's blog.
(Source: TheForce.net) |
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Comic News: Comics for June:
Posted: 10th March
StarWars.com have posted solicitations from Dark Horse
Comics for June releases including Knights
of the Old Republic #42: Masks (a one-shot issue linking the
comic series to the videogame of the same name!); Dark
Times #15 (part 3 of Blue
Harvest); Legacy
#42 (part 1 of a four part story: Tatooine);
and confirmation of the latest Omnibus
release: Menace
Revealed.
(Source: StarWars.com) |
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Comic News: Ostrander &
Duursema talk Legacy:
Posted: 10th March
Legacy comic
series writer John Ostrander and artist Jan Duursema discuss their
creative work on this series in a video
interview with Newsarama.com.
Contains minor spoilers for forthcoming issues.
(Source: Newsarama.com
via EUCantina.net) |
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Book News: Omen, Abyss
and Dynasty of Evil covered:
Posted: 5th March
StarWars.com have released front
and rear cover
images for the second Fate
of the Jedi book, Omen;
the front
cover
for the third Fate
of the Jedi book, Abyss;
and the front
cover
for the third Darth Bane novel, Dynasty
of Evil. StarWars.com have also published the first
official synopsis for Abyss
(warning: contains spoilers). |
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Book News: New children's The
Clone Wars books today:
Posted: 5th March
Today sees the official release of two new The Clone Wars
children's books in the US from Grosset and Dunlap. Both are
adaptations for children of episodes from The Clone Wars TV
series: Jar
Jar's Big Day and R2-D2
Adventures. |
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Book News: Random House release
audiobook sampler for Outcast:
Posted: 3rd March
Just ahead of its US release on March 24th, Random House have
published an online excerpt for the audiobook release of Outcast.
You can listen to it, as read by Marc Thompson, on our Outcast
listings page or at RandomHouse.com.
(Source: RandomHouse.com
via EUCantina.net)
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Book News: New children's The
Clone Wars books today:
Posted: 2nd March
Today sees the official release of three new The Clone Wars
children's books in the UK from Dorling Kindersley. The first
two are young reader educational titles: Jedi
Adventures (reader level 4) and Yoda
in Action! (reader level 3) while the last is The
Clone Wars Ultimate Sticker Collection: 96 pages of sticker
fun! |
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Media News: Sansweet confirms The
Clone Wars DVD boxed set and Blu-Ray releases for first season:
Posted: 1st March (UPDATED:
2nd March)
Talking at WonderCon 2009, Steve Sansweet (LucasFilm's
Director of Content Management and Head of Fan Relations) confirmed
that The Clone Wars first TV season will be released as a
complete deluxe boxed set, "complete with value-added bonus
material" including "a “Show Reel” made very
early from rough concept art and paintings that helped explain what
The Clone Wars could be" and a Blu-Ray release. As yet no
dates for either of these releases.
(Source: The
Official Star Wars Blog)
UPDATE: Affiliate
EU Cantina are reporting that the DVD boxed set will be
released on November 17th in the US after a photo was taken at Toy
Fair showing The Clone Wars' schedule for 2009.
(Source: EUCantina.net) |
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Comic News: Stradley discusses Invasion
with Official Star Wars Blog:
Posted: 1st March
Dark Horse Comics' Senior Editor Randy Stradley has had a
short talk with The Official Star Wars Blog about Star
Wars: Invasion druing WonderCon. Stradley explains the
reasons for Star Wars: Invasion: "we felt that
Luke’s early years had been the focus for too long"; and
why Dark Horse Comics have waited until now: "now
that [Del Rey have] done their part, it’s easy for us to
see clear paths through the larger story of the Yuuzhan Vong
invasion". You can read the full conversation here.
(Source: The
Official Star Wars Blog) |
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