Old Republic Book Saga

Knight Joined: 18 Nov 2011 Posts: 442

Ok we have had Book series set in the Legacy era but how about a 9 book series set in the OR times?

With thousands of years to pick from there could be a great series based on the sith and jedi of that era. They wouldnt overly impact on the movies as it would be so far back and would be a very interesting period to cover.

Have Aaron allston, Drew and James Luceno do the series. Could be really great.

What do you guys think?
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Master Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 1410

Del Rey has said they aren't doing any more 9 book, 3 author series. However, I'd love to see a series of books based on TOR.

Given that the game is launching Dec. 20 though, idk how soon we'd see a series. They're not going to write a bunch of books that give away the ending, and kill off the game.
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Knight Joined: 18 Nov 2011 Posts: 442

How many years are being covered in TOR game?

The books wouldnt have to cover the game. Although some people may think theres a connection. Theres thousands of years to cover.

Pity there will be no more 9 books arcs from them.
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I wouldn't want a nine book series, but I would like more books set in that era. There is a lot of time to play around in - but I admit that it may be tricky. If they write a book that covers a large time span (as if they do a history of the New Sith Wars), then that could potentially kill off certain stories set within that time span, or at least make a big headache with retcons. But that's only a minor worry.
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Knight Joined: 18 Nov 2011 Posts: 442

A trilogy might be good covering a small period of TOR.

Say the final days of THe Golden Age Of The Sith.

The writer could create new Sith, new Jedi and a smuggler or two. Revisit classic planets like Tatooine, Coruscant and maybe Bespin before it became a Tibanna Gas mining facility.

Or seeing Nar Shadaa before the Hutts arrived.

Id write it myself if I could. Laughing

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Actually Del Rey was going to write a nine-book series placed in the Old Republic Era (well, technically the Sith Era back then) but it was replaced by Legacy of the Force.

I don't want a Legacy Era nine-book series for a good while, but I wouldn't mind one in a different era.
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Master Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 813 Location: Maryland

We already know the ending to TOR.

Good guys win, bad guys lose.

It's the story of Star Wars. Rinse and repeat.

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EUC Staff Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 1204 Location: Nirn

^ Exactly! The Sith won the the Clone Wars, the Sith-Imperial War and possibly others. So there. Wink

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Master Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 1410

^ In that case no one wins. Not really. The other side will always come back.
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