Preview Excerpt From 'Black Spire' Released

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm has released the first preview excerpt from the upcoming novel Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Black Spire by Delilah S. Dawson, which hits shelves later this month on August 27th.  The novel takes place between the events of The Last Jedi and The Rise Of Skywalker, and takes place in Black Spire Outpost on the planet Baatu, aka in the in-universe location of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, the recently opened Disney theme park expansion.  It also features the characters Vi Moradi and Cardinal, who first appeared Dawson's 2017 novel, Star Wars: Phasma.

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Recap Of The Lucasfilm Publishing Panel At #SDCC

By: Benjamin Hart & Dominic Jones

We've had a busy day of Star Wars panels at San Diego Comic-Con today, and it's not over yet! The Lucasfilm Publishing panel was just held moments ago at the convention and we were treated to some intriguing insight and exciting reveals. Our very own Dominic Jones was there to report back on all that was talked about.

The panelists included E.K. Johnston, Charles Soule, Timothy Zahn, Katie Cook, Zoraida Cordova, Kevin Schinik, Lou Anders, Delilah Dawson, George Mann, Cavam Scott, Rebecca Roahorse, and Michael Siglain. The creators shared their experiences writing and enjoying Star Wars, and we even got a big reveal at the end. 

You can read through Dominic's live recap of the panel via Twitter below:

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Cover and Synopsis For 'Star Wars: Black Spire' Revealed

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm and Del Rey publishing have released the cover and official synopsis for the upcoming novel Star Wars: Black Spire.  The novel ties-in with the upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge theme park expansion coming this summer to Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida.  Black Spire is written by Delilah S. Dawson, who has previously written the The Last Jedi tie-in novel Star Wars: Phasma in 2017.  The book will be released on August 27th (two days before Galaxy's Edge opens at Disney World).

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Collection Of 'Galaxy's Edge' Tie-In Novels Announced

By: Benjamin Hart

2019 is looking to be one of the best years in Star Wars ever, and one of the biggest things happening this year is the opening of Galaxy's Edge at Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California. The 14-acre addition to the theme parks will transport guests to a Galaxy far, far away like never before. To make the experience even more immersive, Lucasfilm has begun unveiling a selection of tie-in materials that will connect directly to your experience at Galaxy's Edge.

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Seven 'Star Wars' Authors Annouced As Guests For Celebration Chicago

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm announced today seven authors of Star Wars books who will be appearing at Star Wars Celebration Chicago next year.  The list covers several genres, including adult novels, YA novels, and kids books.  The authors will be on hand to meet with fans, sign autographs, and take part in panel discussions (previous Celebrations have featured writing workshops and discussions hosted by Star Wars authors, in addition to the big announcements panel).

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Watch The Lucasfilm Publishing Panels From New York Comic Con

By: Dominic Jones

Last weekend during New York Comic Con, Lucasfilm publishing hosted two major panels about the recent and upcoming releases of Star Wars books and now Penguin Random House has uploaded high quality versions of the panels to YouTube so that everyone can watch them.  The first panel, held on Friday, featured twelve authors who have written Star Wars books talking about their history with Star Wars and making announcements about what's to come.  The second panel, held on Saturday, features 19 of the 43 authors who contributed to the From A Certain Point Of View collection of short stories.  You can check out both panels below,

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NYCC: "From A Certain Point Of View" Panel Recap

By: Dominic Jones

Today at New York Comic Con, Lucasfilm and Del Rey publishing hosted a special panel all about the recently released short story collection, Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View.  The books was released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of A New Hope in 1977 and features 40 short stories, by 40 authors, each from the point of view of a different secondary or background character. The panel was moderated by Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group, who also wrote a story for the book, and featured 19 other authors who wrote stories for the book.

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NYCC Lucasfilm Publishing Panel Recap

Image via: @theroarbots (Twitter)

By: Dominic Jones

Earlier today at New York Comic Con, Lucasfilm hosted a special panel focused on their upcoming books and comics.  The panel was moderated by Michael Siglain, the creative director of Lucasfilm publishing, and featured eleven authors who had written Star Wars books and comics.  The authors discussed their history with Star Wars and shared some behind the scenes stories about working on Star Wars.  Below are my tweets from the panel.

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New Preview Excerpt From 'Star Wars: Phasma' Released

By: Dominic Jones

Del Rey Publishing and Lucasfilm have released a new preview excerpt from the upcoming novel Star Wars: Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson on StarWars.com today.  The novel, which hits shelves on September 1st (aka "Force Friday II"), is part of the Journey to The Last Jedi publishing line and tells the backstory of Captain Phasma (the stormtrooper Captain in chrome-armor played by Gwendoline Christie in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi).  The excerpt features Phasma on her homeworld of Parnassos meeting the First Order for the first time.  You can read the new excerpt below,

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New Official Synopsis for 'Star Wars: Phasma' Released

By: Dominic Jones 

Del Rey Publishing and Lucasfilm have released a new official synopsis for the upcoming novel Star Wars: Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson.  The novel, which hits shelves on September 1st (aka "Force Friday II"), is part of the Journey to The Last Jedi publishing line and tells the backstory of Captain Phasma (the stormtrooper Captain in chrome-armor played by Gwendoline Christie in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi).  You can read the new synopsis below,

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Del Rey Unveils Force Friday II Exclusive 'Phasma' Character Posters

By: Dominic Jones

"Force Friday II" (aka the day the first wave of The Last Jedi tie-in products are released) is just weeks away now (September 1st), and among the many new products hitting shelves that day is the novel Star Wars: Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson.  Del Rey Publishing announced today that fans who buy the novel on "Force Friday II" will receive a special double-sided poster.  One side of the poster will feature Captain Phasma herself, while the other will feature a different character depending on what retailer you buy it from.  Del Rey tweeted the four designs, which you can check out below,

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Lucasfilm Offers New Insight Into 'The Last Jedi' Tie-In Books

By: Dominic Jones

In the lead up to a new Star Wars film, part of the fun is to read the tie-in books and comics in search of clues about the new film and The Last Jedi will be no different.  Today, Lucasfilm and Disney executives spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the Journey to The Last Jedi publishing wave coming later this year.  The focus is mainly on the two Young Adult novels, The Legend of Luke Skywalker by Ken Liu and Leia: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray (Lost Stars, Bloodline), as well as the adult novel Star Wars: Phasma by Deliah S. Dawson.

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New Leia Book Announced, 'Phasma' Details Revealed!

By: Trey Atwood

In an unexpected and unplanned turn of questioning today at Star Wars Celebration's Del Rey Books panel, head of Lucasfilm Publishing Jennifer Heddle revealed that a new kids book about Leia entitled Rebel to Leader is under development.

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Captain Phasma Novel Announced at #SWCO

By Zac Arnold
@Zac_dfw

The Star Wars Celebration in Orlando announced today the newest novel helping lead up to The Last Jedi. The Lucasfilm Publishing Writers' roundtable in Orlando announced a story centered around Captain Phasma, played by Gwendoline Christie in the movies, is slated to release in September. It is intended to help prepare fans for the movie - hence the book's series name "Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi."

The book is to be written by Delilah S. Dawson, who previously wrote the short stories "The Secret Weapon" telling adventures leading up to The Force Awakens.

In case you missed it, the teaser trailer for The Last Jedi also released today. December can't get here soon enough! For the impatient, hopefully this September release will help add to the hype.


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'Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View' Anthology Book Announced

By: Dominic Jones

Yesterday, Del Rey Publishing teased a new Star Wars project with the code name "Operation Blue Milk". Today they announced that "Operation Blue Milk" refers to an anthology book titled Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View.  The book is being released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars and will retell the story of A New Hope from the point of view of the background characters.  Forty authors are involved in the project, each having written one chapter from the point of view of a different character.

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Del Rey Teases New 'Star Wars' Announcement Coming Tomorrow, "Operation Blue Milk"

By: Dominic Jones

Del Rey Books, the publishers of the Star Wars adult fiction novels, are teasing a new announcement coming tomorrow, with the code name "Operation Blue Milk".  Del Rey took to their social media to tease the project posting a picture of a manila folder "Operation Blue Milk" promising more details tomorrow and encouraging those seeking out hints to click on the hashtag.

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Del Rey Announces Star Wars Celebration Schedule & Exclusives

By Ciaran Duggan,

Del Rey are coming to the Behind the Scenes stage at Star Wars Celebration Orlando next month.

Unbound Worlds have reported that there will be author signings (of all of which are free and the schedule of which is subject to change) purchasing books and meeting members of the Del Rey team. 

This is deemed to be the place to be if you are a fan of Star Wars books.

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Upcoming Star Wars Insider Short Story Will Tie-Into 'Star Wars: Bloodline'

By: Benjamin Hart

The 30 years between Episodes VI and VII have drawn much intrigue recently. The Force Awakens inferred that much had happened since we last saw our heroes, leaving the door wide open for future stories to reveal the events of that era. One of those stories is the upcoming novel "Star Wars: Bloodline", written by Claudia Gray(Lost Stars). The book won't be hitting bookshelves until May 3rd, but it appears we'll be introduced to the time period a but sooner. Del Rey has announced that Star Wars Insider magazine #165 will feature a short story titled "Scorched". The story will be written by Delilah S. Dawson(The Perfect Weapon) and will be focused on the character Greer Sonnel, a popular Starfighter racer who is preparing to participate in a treacherous race. Sonnel is a close ally to Leia Organa and will be a key player in Bloodline, which is said to focus on the soon-to-be-General of the Resistance. The story is set prior to Bloodline and promises to shed light on Sonnel's background.

The Star Wars Books Facebook page revealed some accompanying artwork created by artist Joe Corroney which features Greer Sonnel next to her A-Wing the Ossifrage. You can check that out below:



Star Wars Insider #165 is set to hit both physical and digital newsstands on April 27th!

Source: Del Rey

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