I am working on a new series of novella titled 'Star Wars: The New Republic.' It may not appeal very much to very young readers, and may not even be appropriate for those under 14.
I was extremely dissappointed with how George Lucas did the Star Wars prequels. For one, they were far too 'little kiddish.' Jar Jar Binks, and the overly simplistic one-dimensional characters of Count Dooku and Anakin Skywalker were not Han Solo (who was caught between heart and money) or Darth Vader (whose inner conflict was even visible slightly in the first star wars movie).
So here I bring an extremely rough draft of The New Republic. Rather than taking off like a Space Opera (as the original star wars movies did) a socio-political drama of intrigue and personal struggle launches. There are few swashbuckling Jedi Knights. Life for the rest of the galaxy that are not Jedi comes alive, showing that heroes aren't necessarily strong in the Force.
Now, I may be taking a gamble by removing what many in the Star Wars fanbase love: flashy jedi power battles between beings of immense power. However, one of the reasons I posted the prologue and Chapter 1 here were to judge reaction to the concept of a story about 'the darker side of Star Wars.'
Please take a look, and see what you think.
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