Legacy Era: Tempest

[Suzanne (ex CoS Leia)]

Although we don't have a cover or official blurb for this book, we now have an online blurb from Blackwell's Online (http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/bobuk/scripts/welcome.jsp)

I have included it in my blog regarding Tempest:

http://blogs.starwars.com/suzanne/26

[Jediwan]

Wow, sounds like it will be a very specatular awesome book.

[DarthSolo]

Wow, that blurb was...wow.

[JackBauer24]

http://www.starwars.com/eu/lit/novel/news20060523.html

The Tempest cover is up, along with a new summary of the novel!

[Jediwan]

<div onClick="openClose('51dfc15ec799e5edbb794be1b181046c')" style="font-weight: bold">[ Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide]</div><div id="51dfc15ec799e5edbb794be1b181046c" style="display:none">Is it just me, or does Tenel Ka look like she's pregnant in this picture? http://www.starwars.com/eu/lit/novel/img/20060523_sm.jpg</div>

[JackBauer24]

<div onClick="openClose('4f71a5a350d65f67f4f372b125e40fa9')" style="font-weight: bold">[ Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide]</div><div id="4f71a5a350d65f67f4f372b125e40fa9" style="display:none">Nah. Just a bad angle on her.</div>

[Nathan Butler]

Heh, all hail Queen Stumpy McRancorTooth. I like.

[glassgalleons]

<div onClick="openClose('9469a3cd87cb1e3a44680001ae2b6ec9')" style="font-weight: bold">[ Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide]</div><div id="9469a3cd87cb1e3a44680001ae2b6ec9" style="display:none">
But, the plot poses a moral quandry for Han and Leia Solo, who cannot abide deliberately spreading the war any more than they can the murder of the Hapan Queen Mother, ex-Jedi Knight Tenel Ka. Taking it upon themselves to save her life - and that of her young daughter, Allana - the Solos set in motion a firestorm of confusion and mayhem that will pit children against parents

If the "children against parents" includes Jacen, I wonder -- what if, while turned, he also turns against Tenel Ka/Allana? (Since Han and Leia are protecting them.)</div>

[DarthSolo]

This series, it seems, is going to be so twisted and turned by character alliances, betrayals, loyalties, and vendettas that it's going to be hard to predict anything, I think. Man, I can't wait!

[Whuffa]

It seems it's going to change the Skywalker/Solo dynamics forever, I can't wait!

[Soontir Solo]

Betrayal did that already.

[Luvinna]

Sue Rostoni posted the dramatis personae for Tempest at sw.com (http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=222689&messageID=15727323#15727323). And no, the all-caps on a certain person's name is not my doing, as much as I am doing a :happydance: !

Allana
Alema Rar
Ben Skywalker
C-3PO
Dur Gejjen
Han Solo
Jacen Solo
JAGGED FEL
Jaina Solo
Lalu Morwan; former flight surgeon (human female)
Leia Organa Solo
Luke Skywalker
Lumiya
Mara Jade Skywalker
Nashtah: assassin (human/unknown female)
Nek Bwua'tu; Galactic Alliance admiral (male bothan)
R2-D2
Tenel Ka
Zekk

[Vesper]

After what Lumiya told Jacen in Bloodlines, it looks like this one's gonna have a very interesting event/plot.

[Ripley]

Return of Jagged equals crying fangirls will stop crying, which is always a plus.

Return of the EU Gilderoy Lockhart is eh. Wonder what his commando raid will be this time.

[DarthSolo]

'twill be interesting to have Jag back in the mix. Maybe he will blow Zekk out of the sky! That kid annoys me. I don't care for any sort of Jaina romance plot (though I think it'll be Jag), but Zekk just annoys me. So does Tenel Ka.

[Suzanne (ex CoS Leia)]

I wouldn't mind at all if Jacen succeeds in his quest to kill Tenel Ka, but I doubt he will. I'm pretty sure the baby will be safe though.

As for Zekk - I've just never been able to develop any interest in him at all.

And Jag's back!

:happydance:

[DarthSolo]

I agree with you on all points, Suz!

[Tenel Ka]

I would definitely mind if Jacen killed TK. Now, I'm a Jacen fan, but I'm a bigger TK fan. So for him to waste a good character, I'd be a tad livid. The others he's wasted so far I haven't liked (Miss Nel from Betrayal acted like an annoying 12-year-old -_-, etc.) -- so I haven't cared as much. Hehe~ I'm indifferent about Jag back on the list, he never did anything for me. O_O Alema's return is quite interesting though. I miss Kyp. And not for a OMG FANGIRL YAY HALO THAR KYP/JAINA aspect, just for Kyp. He's awesome in an evil, snarky kind of way. XD

[Jediwan]

Alema Rar is back?

[Luvinna]

Yes, Alema Rar is back. If I'm not halucinating, she's in Bloodlines very briefly at the end.


Allana
Alema Rar
Ben Skywalker
C-3PO
Dur Gejjen
Han Solo
Jacen Solo
JAGGED FEL
Jaina Solo
Lalu Morwan; former flight surgeon (human female)
Leia Organa Solo
Luke Skywalker
Lumiya
Mara Jade Skywalker
Nashtah: assassin (human/unknown female)
Nek Bwua'tu; Galactic Alliance admiral (male bothan)
R2-D2
Tenel Ka
Zekk

[DarthSolo]

I'm missin' Kyp, too. He really should be playing a larger role.

[JediKeri]

Yayyy...it's about time they brought Jag back!

[TuskenRaider1]

Not that he hasnt been shot down enough times already...heh.

[Luvinna]

Sue Rostoni posted four short lines from Tempest at the sw.com forums...

Click here to be transported to the quasi-spoiler. (http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=222689&messageID=15832259#15832259)

[Darth Massacrus]

I would hope that the 'returning character' would be none other than Kir Kanos or Admiral Daala. Or maybe Blackhole, or Sate Pestage, or a Thrawn Clone, but it may just be Lumiya

Also, General Maximillian Veers really ought to return...

[TuskenRaider1]

Really? No more interest in this since October? What about the little preview in the back of Bloodlines. What about the complete lack of Wedge in Book 2. What about the fact that not much is being discussed about this series? Are we that let down? That uninterested>? Or have we all seen this before? thoughts?

[DarthSolo]

I'm surprised we aren't getting bits and pieces of spoiler on this one. I'm still looking forward to it, though. Tuesday, I believe, is when it comes out.

[JackBauer24]

Plenty of spoilers and discussion here:

http://p105.ezboard.com/funjoefrm121

[Arica]

Hi all. Arica and Luvinna here. We just wanted to say that yes.. Tempest does come out on Tuesday. However, we have it four days early!! :P We found it at Arica's local Wal-Mart. :)

[Darth Massacrus]

What!?! How? What happens???

[DarthSolo]

Well, I'm about to go all JACEN SOLO on you!!!

[Luvinna]

Well, I'm about to go all JACEN SOLO on you!!!
Now that I've finished the book, that line has so much more meaning.

I'm going to go :crazy: waiting three months for the next book! :yell:

Give me a few minutes and I'll probably have a rant posted at my LJ (http://luvinna.livejournal.com/54394.html). Don't want to put the spoilers here since the book technically isn't out yet. :P

[DarthSolo]

EEEEEEVIL!

I hope I have time to pick this thing up tomorrow.

[JackBauer24]

Should be out today.

[Galahad_Skywalker]

^It is. Grabbed it first thing this morning.

[JackBauer24]

I'm gonna pick it up after work tonight. Reading Betrayal now, hope to start Bloodlines today, too.

[Luvinna]

After every one of these books has come out, I've gone back and read my notes from the Legacy panel at C3. It amazes me how they twisted their words so that they were telling the truth "from a certain point of view."

Case in point, someone asked if there were going to be "anymore Solo children." Their response was, "There are no more children planned for Han and Leia."

Allanna's last name may not be Solo, but I think she qualifies as a "Solo child."

Now I'm wondering if their hints about Anakin Solo are explained in Tempest. We all assumed they were talking about an Anakin Solo ghost (at least, I did). Now I think I may know what they were talking about.

And you all will too, when you finish the book. :superhappy:

[DarthSolo]

Just finished it. I loved this book! I really love this series, and this book is the best so far. Just so many awesome things and heart-wrenching twists! More later!

[Cydon]

*sigh* I really do need to catch up...

[TuskenRaider1]

Finished it this weekend, re-read the last 5 chapters to make sure I got it all. Nicely done. (heh, when did everything become a salon?) Really liked the Exile preview as well.

[DarthSolo]

Yeah, everything becoming a "Salon" was a little weird. Oh well.

[Soontir Solo]

I read the book, and like its two predecessors I have mixed feelings about it. Jacen continues to both intrigue me and disappoint me. Luke finally seems to have gotten the picture and I doubt Ben will be with Jacen for much longer. Anyone else expecting Lumiya to make some appearance later on in the series? The reappearance of Jagged Fel also adds some more intrigue to this series. I am really not sure how this series will end. I know there will be a good guy ending, but in this we can't point the finger at one side and call them the good side.

The preview for the next book makes it quite interesting. Strictly speaking they should have made Jacen a Jedi Master right after he defeated Onimi, but that is just my opinion.

[Darth Massacrus]

agreed. and I do hope that Lumiya returns. Did you know that she is in possession of the Holcron of King Adas, the first ever Sith Holocron? Perhaps Jacen inherits it, and gets his Darth name from it. Perhaps that Darth name will be Darth Massacrus?

[DarthSolo]

I read the book, and like its two predecessors I have mixed feelings about it. Jacen continues to both intrigue me and disappoint me. Luke finally seems to have gotten the picture and I doubt Ben will be with Jacen for much longer. Anyone else expecting Lumiya to make some appearance later on in the series? The reappearance of Jagged Fel also adds some more intrigue to this series. I am really not sure how this series will end. I know there will be a good guy ending, but in this we can't point the finger at one side and call them the good side.

The preview for the next book makes it quite interesting. Strictly speaking they should have made Jacen a Jedi Master right after he defeated Onimi, but that is just my opinion.
Good to see you around Soontir. About the series ending, I'm right there with you, and that's why I am so loving this series. You just don't know who to root for and you cannot at all predict what is going to happen. I am almost positive Lumiya will return at some point. There would be no point in planting the suspicion if not. The question is, "when?" The other question is if another Sith (because Lumiya implied there were more) will come to Jacen's aid at some point, and of course, when?

Massacrus, I'm sure you entered your name into the contest, but I don't think it's at all fitting of Jacen, and I don't think they'll pick it. Jacen isn't really setting up massacers, at this point. His Sith career is not sonomomys with mass amounts of killing. It is sononomys with manipulation, strict adhearance to "rules", possibly familial sacrifice, and destiny.

[Darth Massacrus]

perhaps, perhaps the Yuuzhan Vong would think differently...

[DarthSolo]

Jacen never slaughtered masses of Yuuzhan Vong. He killed their corrupt leader, which was a huge act in giving them a chance to eventually live peacefully in the galaxy. He was a soldier in a war, so yes, Jacen did kill a sufficient amount of Yuuzhan Vong, but I can't reacall any incident that might be deemed a "massacre." Keep in mind it was Ganner not Jacen who took down those thousands at once, and that was all in self-defense, meaning that that event wouldn't be considered a massacre. Even Jacen's actions in that event (befriending/corrupting the World Brain) did not result in the deaths of Yuuzhan Vong, only the irritation of the Yuuzhan Vong.

[Darth Massacrus]

thats a very HUMAN viewpoint. I'm talking about Vong perception,

[DarthSolo]

Yes, the Vong may (or may not) hate him. But, somehow I think that the Yuuzhan Vong will have absolutely no part in his naming. Those who will give him his name will likely have a much more HUMAN point of view, so again, Massacrus isn't really a candidate for the name, IMO. Save it for a Sith it fits.

As far as the YV hating Jacen, that could be debated. The heretics almost definetly love him, being that he is the one who defeated the caste system via Onimi. Now they live in equality on Zonama Sekot. Probably those from the intendent and warrior castes who benefitted from the war and from the caste system have a negative view of Jacen, but we don't know the population demographics to get a majority or minority opinion.

[Darth Massacrus]

Still, "Massacrus" is a very good name for a Sith Lord...

[DarthSolo]

Not debating that. Just not a good title for Jacen.

[Darth Massacrus]

We shall see...

[Soontir Solo]

Jacen Solo's actions on in the war versus the Yuuzghan Vong were truely remarkable. Darthsolo is right, he didn't commit any massacres in the war. He killed hundreds, possibly thousands of Yuuzghan Vong in combat, but never a number at one time that could be defined as a massacre. I highly doubt his Sith name would have any kind of evil connotations at all. In fact I don't even think he would want a traditional Sith name, at least not in the "Darth" fashion. He doesn't want to become a Sith for the sake of becoming a Sith, but merely for what he believes is the good of the galaxy, misguided as he is.

[shive4]

Aren't 99% of the Sith considered misguided. Jacen is heading down a path that can only lead to his destruction. Luke or Leia will have to destroy him so he doesnt become like Vader...thats if Han doesn't get him first ( "They named a ship after my DEAD BOY" ) Han is pissed and he has a right to be

[Soontir Solo]

Han does have a right to be pissed, but its not as if Jacen, Luke, and the others don't have the right to be pissed at him either. He has supported the Rebellion/New Republic/GFFA for 40 years and yet now all the sudden he decides to become a Corellian patriot. Please.........He has had problems with the GFFA/NR in the past, but he never over-reated like this. What he is doing now is treason, pure and simple. And Leia is being even more ridiculous, basically just blindly following Han supporting what Han wants to do at the expense of the GFFA, the Jedi Order, and the rest of her family.

[DarthSolo]

Yeah, Han and Leia have definetly not been doing the right things this series, but I really don't think anyone has been. I mean, how can you? The GFFA is become more and more corrupt, and Luke is doing nothing to change it from the inside. I don't really blame the likes of Han and Wedge for supporting Corellia in theory, but their actions have been less-than-admirable. Jacen is obviously turning into a strict, no-nonsense control freak, arrogantly bent on the notion that he can change it all, and Jaina, Zekk, Tesar, and Lowbacca are just being GFFA pawns.

What the Galaxy needs is someone to step up and say both sides are idiots. Maybe that will be Kyp or Tahiri or someone else who has been obnoxiously absent so far.

[Darth Massacrus]

Actually, Jacen will get a "Darth'' title. There is a contest going on about that. I of course made certain to submit Darth Massacrus...

[Ripley]

What the Galaxy needs is someone to step up and say both sides are idiots.
Going to happen. :p

[Soontir Solo]

On another issue, anyone else wondering when we might get a taste of teh Yuuzghan Vong and Sekot in the series. Or better yet, anyone else think that the person or entity that will come in too moderate and tell both sides they are being stupid is Sekot? I think Sekot will play a role in this series eventually, hopefully a significant one, and it wouldn't surprise me to see Sekot playing the role of moderator too some extent.

[DarthSolo]

Going to happen. :p
hahahah, nice!

Soontir, I agree with you, I hope Sekot plays some sort of role. Maybe the living planet will play a role to remind Jacen what he once was. Maybe it will humble him somehow.

[Darth Massacrus]

I think that Lumiya was able to defeat Luke because she has had many many years since thier last meeting to hone her skills and bathe in the knowledge of the Sith Lords, especially since she has the oldest Sith Holocron, that of Adas, which likely also contains Rakatan secrets as well...

[Soontir Solo]

^first off Lumiya almost defeated Luke. In the end he did beat her, maybe not how we would have thought but he did beat her. Secondly Luke has been getting stroner over the years as well. You don't beat the likes of Shimrra and Raynar without being incredibly powerful.

[TuskenRaider1]

Of course, I remember Luke thinking his wound from Shimmras staff would never fully heal. Hopin Jacen remembers that if they throw down. Plus, Luke taking down Lumiya like Obi taken out GG was a nice throw back.

[DarthSolo]

I think that Lumiya was able to defeat Luke because she has had many many years since thier last meeting to hone her skills and bathe in the knowledge of the Sith Lords, especially since she has the oldest Sith Holocron, that of Adas, which likely also contains Rakatan secrets as well...

Yeah, Lumiya didn't beat Luke, she just gave him trouble. And that had everything to do with being able to distract him with Alema's ambush. I don't know why you keep bringing up this Holocron, which we have very little information about.

[Soontir Solo]

^ditto

[DarthSolo]

I haven't read Tatooine Ghost but someone on another board said that Leia had the same vision Jacen had with the face saying "mine". I thought that was interesting. Both books written by Denning so it's obviously not a coincidence. Any thoughts?

[Morridini]

Yeah i read about Leia haveing the "mine" vision aswell, and that was about the time she was worried that having children could create a new Darth Vader.

[TuskenRaider1]

its nice when an author ties together something that was just ok in the first book, but now makes sense. gotta love it.