Star Wars: Scourge by Jeff Grubb (Hutt novel)

That cover looks awesome!
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Still much to learn, you have. Surrender, you should."

"You're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."

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Knight Joined: 19 May 2011 Posts: 365 Location: England

Shame that they can't find themselves a new lightsaber model though. Getting quite boring seeing Anakin's/Obi-Wan's lightsaber hilts everywhere because they can't be bothered to come up with something different.
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Words I vow
No f****** regrets
F*** these chains
No damn slave
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I think the cover is pretty good. It's worlds better than some, and I think it's better than Riptide. Course I prefer the style they used with Revan, LSATSOM, and Deceived.

And with the blurb, which I believe is basically the same as the earlier one but with slightly different wording, I think the doubts this Jedi Master has will probably be based on his doubts of whether he did a good enough job in training his apprentice who ends up dying. That would be my bet.

Edit: looking at that lightsaber, it looks just like my FX Darth Vader lightsaber, but with a green blade.
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Pretty good cover. Neat layout.
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Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.

They've used a real picture of a guy in a costume for this cover and then photoshopped it to look as it does.
The reason you keep seeing Anakin's and Obi-wan's sabers is because they all are FX lightsabers. Laughing

And I don't believe Del Ray has a prop departement that will create a custom hilt for every cover. Smile

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"Strong you are with the dark side, young one. But not that strong.
Still much to learn, you have. Surrender, you should."

"You're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."

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Padawan Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Posts: 14

Definitely looking forward to reading another book from the "enemies" perspective.. or maybe "employer" in some cases Smile

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- Corran Horn

I'm quite liking it. Sure, the tilted wording is a tad showy, but I like the grainy-sharpened look, and the pose.
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Anyone else disappointed we didn't see a Hutt on the cover though? Kind of surprising, really. I think the only time a Hutt has made it on a novel cover was one of the Japanese NJO books.
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Not so much disappointed. I wasn't surprised. For me, it would have been nice to see a Hutt on the cover, but they probably thought that new time buyers seeing a Hutt on the cover might not find it as appealing as a guy with a shiny lightsabre and looking like he's just about to use it.
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I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Maybe there will be a Hutt on the back cover.
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Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.

You know, if they are going to design all the covers with a sales emphasis, they really need to do more character guides with new artwork of the new characters. Companion guides would be really cool. Anything that add artwork and maybe some summary info of battles, new governments/factions/planets. Rather than just doing the occasional guide to blank, a companion guide could specifically focus on recent books, and could combine all the elements in one book (planets/characters/ships/equipment/battles). Plus they could stay current.
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