For those that have been following the slow release of my "Crossing" project, I'm happy to announce the release of the series' 3rd episode today.


What is "The Crossing" you ask? The Crossing is a Star Trek / Star Wars crossover series of my own creation. Although the first three scripts don't feature Star Wars elements, the next one to be released will bring it on in full force including Jedi and YUUZHAN VONG. This newest release is an important bridge that takes us from the known Star Trek into this new mixture of universes. You DO NOT need prior Star Trek knowledge to understand this script or series!

We're looking for a continuity manager and more writers and we're ALWAYS looking for an audience - please share the link with your friends if you enjoy. More information on all that, including links to the other released scripts, can be found in our Fan Creations forum. Meanwhile, onto...

0.03 - Valkyrie
It is necessary for you to accept the fact that you are going to have many questions go unanswered today.
Months have passed since the USS Voyager became trapped over 21st century earth and their period of relative quiet is about to end. In order to better protect Voyager's identity, Captain Ry drafts a trio of young students into the Voyager crew, but as they struggle to balance their new 24th century life with everything from relationships to homework, a deadly and personal attack changes everything.

For those readers in the US, the following locations will be celebrating the release of "The Clone Wars" novelization by Karen Traviss on July 26th:

Roseville, MN
Tallahassee, FL
Las Cruces, NM
Highland IN
Colorado Springs, CO
Rochester, NY
Murray, UT

(for full details on these locations, check our message boards)

"Help celebrate the release of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS this Saturday, July 26th! Check out the list of events and see if your favorite STAR WARS characters will be at a bookstore near you. Pose for pictures with Sith Lords, Stormtroopers and others, and pick up a clone trooper tattoo (while supplies last)!"

And be sure to report to NJOE on your experience!

Thanks to the Random House/Del Rey Catalog, we have two small news items for today.

Karen Traviss told us to look out for a new cover for Order 66, and this boldly texted but dynamically-challenged picture appears to be it.


Thanks to kevinmhk for pointing it out to us in this thread.

We also have news on the second the Clone Wars book to be released this fall. The Karen Miller authored trade paperback is to be titled "The Clone Wars: Wild Space"

Thanks to yours truly for finding it in the catalog today. :p

And as always, you can discuss these stories in this forum on the boards.

New Aaron Allston Star Wars book coming? Forumer BobaKareu finds an Amazon.com link for a book called "Fate of the Jedi 1" by Aaron Allston set for release in March 2009. No other details are out there, but join the forums for discussion on what this novel might be and what era it might be set in.

Does this (in addition to all the other new book announcements that seem to be sneaking out) seem to be enough confirmation for DelRey's continuation of the book contract?

Forumer Iurus has announced a Fan Fiction Contest to win a free copy of Millennium Falcon by James Luceno! The rules are thus:

The entry must be at least 1000 words, begin before, and end after, the end of Invincible. It can be submitted any time between now and the official release of Millennium Falcon, and must address at least three ambiguities and/or plotholes from Legacy of the Force. The story must not contradict existing canon, and should contain no spoilers for upcoming Star Wars products.

The "comment on our message board" link below takes you to the "official" contest thread, and entries should be submitted in our Fan Creations forum.

Get writing!

As one mystery is revealed, another springs up.

The Random House catalog finally revealed that the untitled Traviss Clone Wars book is indeed the novelization of The Clone Wars movie.

But a new mystery has cropped up thanks to a new listing for, get this, Untitled SW Game Novel. And this time, they don't even list an author!

Ugh. Here we go again!

So might this simply be the mass market reprint of The Force Unleashed, or something entirely new? And will we once again have to wait until it's almost upon us to know what is really is? Discuss on our boards, just follow the familiar link.