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Claudia Gray and E.K. Johnston are returning to theStar Warsgalaxy with novel novels . Gray will pen " Master and Apprentice , " star Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi , while Johnston will write " Queen ’s Shadow , " exploring Padme ’s history .
TheStar Warsfranchise has always been more than just a series of heavy - cover blockbuster hitting . For age , Lucasfilm has also published a range of New York Times bestselling novel , exploring the broad story of the galaxy . Some of these books are used to carefully link up the thread ofStar Warscontinuity together , like James Luceno ’s " Tarkin " and " Catalyst . " Others are part pieces , focusing in on single characters and helping to flesh them out . Claudia Gray’sLeia : Princess of Alderaan , for example , revealedhow Leia first became involved with the Rebellion .
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AtSDCC 2018 , Lucasfilm Publishing announce two brand newStar Warsnovels , both by popular source who are return to the crimp . Claudia Gray will write " Master and Apprentice , " a narrative centre on the grapheme Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi . E.K. Johnston will write a vernal - grownup novel " Queen ’s Shadow , " focused on the family relationship between Padme and her handmaidens . Although cover nontextual matter for Gray ’s story is n’t yet finalized , the cover of Johnston ’s book was share at the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel . The source himself take aim toTwitterto deal a high - quality image .
Gray is best make love for her two Leia - concentre novels , BloodlineandLeia : Princess of Alderaan . The latter was actually published after the tragic destruction of Carrie Fisher , and feels like a poignant homage to the beloved actor . But Gray expanded herStar Warsrange last year , when she penned a short story - also called " Master and Apprentice " - in an anthology book . This story was a bewitching one , exploring how Qui - Gon ’s Force flavor taught Obi - Wan during his years of isolation on Tatooine . It ’s interesting that Lucasfilm Publishing has chosen to reprocess the title , and mayhap suggests some of the themes from that short story come across into the novel . If so , this may well give hint as to how Qui - Gon learned how to survive beyond decease as part of the Force .
Meanwhile , there have beenrumors of a Padme - centrical novel since Novemberof last year , even suggesting an April release . fan had recently give up on the book , believe it just to be a myth , but will now be enthralled to see an official announcement . Until now , theStar Warsnovels have mostly avoided the prequel era . book have generally been pose in the metre between the trilogy , during the Rebellion , or - more recently - in the make - up toThe Force Awakens . It ’s exciting to see that Lucasfilm Publishing destine to focalise in on these characters , flesh out the keen submarine sandwich of the prequels .
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