Latest Updates: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
There has been quite a bit of news today regarding the upcoming Clone Wars novels by Karen Traviss and Karen Miller. Karen Miller will be taking the reins with the fifth and final book, due to scheduling conflicts, while Karen Traviss will remain the author for the third book.
The first bit of news is from Karen Miller's livejournal page, where she states:
Because she's such a great writer, and so insanely in demand, Karen Traviss has found herself up against horrific deadlines that can't be switched around. As a result, I've been asked to take on the fifth of the Star Wars Clone Wars novels ... and have said yes. So now I'm writing #s 2, 4 and 5. Wheee! Also, yikes! Have I mentioned how scary this is?
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Karen Traviss's page also has the following notice:
Folks, I have to apologise - I've hit yet another log-jam of books, and that means I need to drop something. Schedules change, deadlines shift, and I had to make tough choices, because my diary now says I can't do it all. So I've pulled out of the fifth Clone Wars book to accommodate other novels. My good friend Karen Miller - who's already writing the other two books in the series - has stepped up like a good 'un to take it on. So that's one more beer I owe her. (Thanks, mate!)
So, Karen Traviss is slated for books 1 and 3, while Karen Miller is slated for 2, 4 and 5. Karen Traviss is certainly busy, with her next book being released in a week's time, Order 66, which is the final installment of the Republic Commandos series.
Finally, The official Star Wars site has also announced the shakeup, and also some tidbits regarding the next book, by Karen Miller, entitled Wild Space:
Following the New York Times-bestselling Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the Karen Traviss novel that brought the animated movie of the same name to the printed page, Del Rey Books will publish four more Clone Wars novels to tie-in to the forthcoming animated television series. Beyond novelizations, these books will serve as companion adventures, featuring new stories set against the backdrop of the television episodes.
The first of these new adventures, The Clone Wars: Wild Space, is due out in trade paperback format this December. In this tale by Karen Miller, Senator Bail Organa has received some explosive intelligence that could turn the tide of war in the Republic's favor--if his information is legitimate. While Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano embark on a risky mission against General Grievous, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi accompanies Bail Organa on a journey of discovery... and deadly danger.
Karen Traviss will return to pen the third book, The Clone Wars: No Prisoners. While it was originally planned that Traviss would also write the fifth book in the series, she's had to pull out because of clashing deadlines. Karen Miller will continue the series with the remaining two Clone Wars novels.
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With the television series being released on October 3rd, I'll be interested to see just how these five books follow the action - Karen has been noted to saying that the books are loosely based off of the movie, which, in my opinion, was a step up. Hopefully Miller will be able to carry on the action and prove to be another fantastic addition to the Star Wars lineup.
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