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Heir to the Empire Anniversary Hardcover

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max jaybo		#21	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5917 Dec 2 10 2:23 AM	Remove this ad Summer Catalog Yields Some New Info about what's in store for the book... The 20th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel that jump-started two decades of Star Wars publishing--more than 2.3 million copies in print! This special edition is updated and annotated and contains a brand-new short story. In 1991, at a time when there had been no new Star Wars novels in eight years and none at all continuing the story of the saga past the events of the original movie trilogy, a brand-new novel burst on the scene: Heir to the Empire, the first book of the Thrawn Trilogy, by Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn. The cover boldly announced "The Saga Continues," and the novel, which was set five years after the events of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and introduced the wildly popular blue-skinned, red-eyed character known as Grand Admiral Thrawn, shot to the #1 spot on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list. Now, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this publishing phenomenon, here is a special edition, annotated throughout by the author and including a brand-new, never-before-published short story featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn! The Death Star: So Named Because Living On It Means Almost Certain Death.
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MrNomAnor		#22	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13966 Dec 2 10 6:56 AM	Please let it be the story of how Thrawn met Pellaeon. Please let it be the story of how Thrawn met Pellaeon.
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Kirr Mistwelder		#23	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6887 Dec 2 10 9:53 AM	IF they do this for the rest of the Thrawn Trilogy, we could wind up with three brand new short stories. Excellent news.
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Iurus		#24	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10578 Dec 3 10 8:04 PM	It's not in Omnibus form? Damn. I don't know if I can buy three hardcovers and the hardcover GN omnibus. Max Jaybo: "Ah Darth Plagueis... he had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the books written about him from dying."
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max jaybo		#25	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5917 Dec 3 10 8:43 PM	If I'm reading you correctly, Iurus, I think you have become mixed up. This is not an omnibus. Nor is it all three books in the trilogy being released at once. It is just the first book in the trilogy. For now. If it sells well, or if there's enough demand, maybe they'll do the rest of the trilogy on their own respective 20th anniversaries. The Death Star: So Named Because Living On It Means Almost Certain Death.
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MrNomAnor		#26	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13966 Dec 4 10 4:35 AM	This probably won't ever happen, but it would be really nifty if they could do this for Jedi Search and Truce at Bakura.
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Fettster		#27	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1264 Dec 8 10 1:02 AM	Well I hope these additions make it to a paperback edition sometime. I've sworn off SW hardcovers while rebuilding my collection.
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max jaybo		#28	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5917 Dec 16 10 11:28 PM	Probably temp art... It's in black and white because it's from the RH summer catalog. (Which I've already mined for blurbs, so don't bother.) The Death Star: So Named Because Living On It Means Almost Certain Death.
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Iurus		#29	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10578 Dec 16 10 11:56 PM	If that's a foil cover, I want it to be the final. Granted, that would be a LucasBooks first, but I'd still feel like I was justified paying full Borders price for it. Max Jaybo: "Ah Darth Plagueis... he had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the books written about him from dying."
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Kirr Mistwelder		#30	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6887 Dec 17 10 2:17 PM	Remove this ad While not particularly "news" (since we'd have probably guessed this is what the annotations would cover) the catalog does hint at what it will encompass: ANNOTATED EDITION: For this anniversary edition, Zahn has gone through and annotated the entire novel with tidbits about the creation and history of the story, characters, and publishing process.
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MrNomAnor		#31	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13966 Dec 17 10 7:13 PM	I am really looking forward to this. Noghri, Pellaeon and Mara, oh my!
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Iurus		#32	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10578 Dec 22 10 12:20 AM	Star Wars Books Just saw the proposed cover for the 20th Anniversary edition of SW: Heir to the Empire. It's really cool! Can't wait for it to be approved so we can show you guys! (DP) Max Jaybo: "Ah Darth Plagueis... he had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the books written about him from dying."
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Acky12		#33	[url]	[-]
Posts: 16140 Dec 22 10 1:30 PM	I really wanted to a respond with a link to this thread saying "you mean this one?"
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Iurus		#34	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10578 Dec 22 10 2:44 PM	I'm hoping it's that one, anyway. Max Jaybo: "Ah Darth Plagueis... he had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the books written about him from dying."
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Kirr Mistwelder		#35	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6887 Jan 13 11 11:45 AM	EUCast (via EUCantina) talked wth Erich Schoeneweiss (editor of non-fiction Star Wars books at Del Rey) and he had this to say: EUCast asked about the preliminary cover art shown for the 20th Anniversary Edition of Heir to the Empire. Erich says that the cover that appeared in the latest Random House catalog is not just a placeholder, but is the direction they’re going. He states that: “To my knowledge it hasn’t been completely approved yet, but that’s definitely the direction that we want to go. I believe the plan is that that will be the jacket, and it will have sort of treatment, some sort of silver foil treatment on it. But then when you take the jacket off of it, underneath, (kind of similar to what we did with the Death Troopers hardcover) it will have the original book cover as the paper-over-board cover.” Erich says that the new material being added to the book is “phenomenal.” He gave the first mention that Timothy Zahn will not be the only contributer for the annotations; Betsy Mitchell, the original editor of the book, and some of the folks at Lucasfilm will add notes as well. Follow the link to hear the entire interview.
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MrNomAnor		#36	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13966 Jan 13 11 4:08 PM	That's a bit exciting. Tim Zahn end notes would've been enough, but they're spoiling us with other people's as well. That's a bit exciting.
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Kirr Mistwelder		#37	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6887 Jan 31 11 3:37 PM	Just as a few leaks had suggested, that prior artwork is very similar to the final cover which was just revealed over at the official website: Also, the new Zahn novella (featuring Thrawn) is called Crisis of Faith.
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max jaybo		#38	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5917 Jan 31 11 4:10 PM	Also? Looks like Iurus was right - this is a metallic/reflective cover. And they confirm as Kirr reported earlier, this is just the book jacket... the original cover will also be printed underneath (like what they did with Death Troopers.) The Death Star: So Named Because Living On It Means Almost Certain Death.
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Kirr Mistwelder		#39	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6887 Jan 31 11 4:20 PM	I love that new look - printing the cover directly on the hardcover itself (when we're talking about the original cover art, or Death Troopers). I've always hated dust jackets, so I really like this trend.
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Iurus		#40	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10578 Jan 31 11 4:50 PM	Remove this ad I'm liking this idea. All of it. Max Jaybo: "Ah Darth Plagueis... he had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the books written about him from dying."
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