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Star Wars: The Old Republic Book In Stores
Dark Horse's Old Republic comic series started earlier this month. Random House's Old Republic book just hit store shelves. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to connect the dots and make the assumption that the Old Republic game was originally scheduled to release around this time as well.
Truth be told, I'm glad it's still a ways off. If the PC in my house is on, there's a 99.9 percent chance that it will be playing StarCraft II.If I'm not stepping into the boots of the horribly-named Jim Raynor, I'll likely be reading Random House's Star Wars: The Old Republic – Fatal Alliance. I had no idea that a book was in the works, and truth be told, I stumbled upon it by happenstance this morning at my local Barnes & Noble. I haven't read any of it yet, but the synopsis does sound promising – far more so than Dark Horse's comic series. Here's the build up:
Tassaa Bareesh, a matriarch in the Hutt crime cartel, is holding an auction that’s drawing attention from across the galaxy. Representatives of both the Republic and the Sith Empire are present, along with a Jedi Padawan sent to investigate, a disenfranchised trooper drummed out of the Republic’s elite Blackstar Squad, and a mysterious Mandalorian with a private agenda. But the Republic’s envoy is not what he seems, the Empire’s delegate is a ruthless Sith apprentice, the Jedi Padawan is determined to do the right thing and terrified that he can’t, the trooper hopes to redeem her reputation, and the Mandalorian is somehow managing to keep one step ahead of everyone.
None of these guests—invited or uninvited—have any intention of participating in the auction. Instead they plan to steal the prize, which is locked inside an impregnable vault: two burned chunks of an exploded star cruiser, one of which may hold the key to the wealth of an entire world.
But the truth about the treasure is dangerous and deadly. And in the end, Sith and Jedi, Republic and Empire, must do something they’ve never done before, something that all the agents of good and evil could never make them do: join together to stop a powerful threat that could destroy the galaxy.
I haven't read any of Sean Williams' stuff (which is odd since he's attached to a handful of different Star Wars projects), but if you have, please make note of his work in the comments below. And if you've read any of the book, feel free to give your two cents.
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