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The Star Wars: Kenobi Ask-Me-Anything (spoiler edition)

In advance of my posting of the production notes for Star Wars: Kenobi, I am following past practice on the blog by soliciting questions about the book from folks who’ve read it. Simply post your questions in the comments field below, and I will get to as many as I can in a series of later posts on here in the days and weeks to follow. This method also reminds …

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E-signing: Autographed copies of Kenobi, KOTOR Omnibus Vol. 1 now available!

I have signings upcoming in several states over the next month, starting with Star Wars Reads Day in Madison, Wis. on October 5 and continuing with New York Comicon the following weekend. I’ll also be appearing in Charleston, West Virginia at the end of the month. But if you’re not in any of those places and are looking to get a signed copy of Star Wars: Kenobi or the first …

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Kenobi hits the NYT bestseller list — and a slew of interviews!

It’s getting so I don’t know when to update the website any more. There have been a slew of interviews, reviews, and podcasts released since Star Wars: Kenobi released a week ago, but there are more that are about to come out, and so I keep holding off. And then there’s news, like yesterday’s announcement that Kenobi will debut at #12 on the New York Times bestseller list. Busy time, …

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Guest blogger: Richard Ellis Preston, Jr. on Star Wars and steampunk

(Editor’s note: I’m beyond busy this week between travel and the release of Star Wars: Kenobi — thanks for the great response on that, more pictures and links to come! Here, I present my first Guest Blogger — Richard Ellis Preston, Jr., one of my fellow authors at 47North and the creative mind behind Romulus Buckle and the City of the Founders. Enjoy!) THE STAR WARS AND STAR TREK IN …

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Star Wars: Kenobi wanders into town!

The wait is over… Star Wars: Kenobi goes on sale today at your local book retailer and online emporium! I’ve been on a whirlwind tour of various podcasts and blogs — not to mention this past weekend’s appearance at Geek-Kon in Madison, which was a lot of fun. And here’s a round-up of some of the other cool things we worked up: James Arnold Taylor reads Kenobi! In an exclusive …

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Knights of the Old Republic Omnibus releases — plus Geek-Kon schedule, and more!

Okay, I admit it — I’ve got a whole bunch going on right now, and it’s impacted my ability to blog in any kind of a regular fashion. I just finished work on Star Trek: Titan – Absent Enemies — and went headlong into preparations for the release of Star Wars: Kenobi on August 27. I’ve already done a half-dozen podcasts, most yet to go online — and there are …

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Overdraft reaches Earth — plus, an e-signing!

Another addition to the bookshelf! And another addition to the bookshelf! The print edition of Overdraft: The Orion Offensive has arrived in my offices, and is now available. Amazon in the U.S. is shipping them right now, but they’ll come online at other booksellers soon. Overdraft, as discussed here, is set 125 years in the future, at a time in which Earth has joined the commercial network of the Orion …

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San Diego 2013 convention highlights — guest-starring the Rebel Legion!

Thanks to Joseph Setele for the photo! Back from San Diego, and quite a bit to round up here. In addition to being a great show, it was a trip book-ended on both sides with surprising Star Wars meetings. On the flight from Minneapolis, first off, I met another author, John Flynn, whose name I recognized. It turns out that years ago he wrote the Fall of the Republic fan …

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My San Diego Comic-Con 2013 schedule

Third Comic-Con International – San Diego in a row for me, and that’s the first time since… maybe 1997-99? I can’t remember. What I can remember to do is to post my schedule: Friday, 12-1 p.m.: Star Wars Authors Panel, room 7AB: panelists include Troy Denning, Frank Parisi, Jen Heddle, Jonathan Rinzler, Leland Chee Friday, 2-3 p.m.: Signing, Del Rey booth, #2913D in the Lucasfilm section of the main hall …

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Reporting for duty: Star Trek: Titan – Absent Enemies!

I mentioned with my Conan post yesterday that I’d been broadening my horizons this year with work in some other science fiction and fantasy sandboxes — and here is some quite fun news indeed that I’ve been sitting on for a while. I am delighted to report that I am writing a Star Trek: Titan novella for electronic release by Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books. Coming soon: Absent Enemies! The Star …

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