A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Over here at Get Your Comic Con, I’d like to think that it’s known that I love Star Wars. The movies, animated series, the live-action series, toys and collectibles, comics, and books… I love it all, and thanks to Disney and Penguin Random House, I was given a very special opportunity. To celebrate the release of John Jackson Miller’s brand new novel Star Wars: The Living Force, I had the pleasure of talking to John about his latest creation, Star Wars in general, and his writing process. It was an absolute treat, and I’m so incredibly excited to show it to you all.
John Jackson Miller is the New York Times bestselling author of the Scribe Award-winning Star Wars: Kenobi, which was released in 2013 – and it was actually my first ever Star Wars novel. In addition to Kenobi, Miller also wrote Star Wars: A New Dawn, Lost Tribe of the Sith, Knight Errant, and the Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic graphic novel. Miller is also no stranger to major franchises, in fact Miller has contributed to some of the biggest franchises out there including Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Halo, Mass Effect, Iron Man, and The Simpsons.
Synopsis:
In the year before The Phantom Menace, Yoda, Mace Windu, and the entire Jedi Council confront a galaxy on the brink of change.
The Jedi have always traveled the stars, defending peace and justice across the galaxy. But, the galaxy is changing, and along with it, the Jedi Order. More and more, the Order finds itself focused on the future of the Republic, secluded on Coruscant, where the twelve members of the Jedi Council weigh crises on a galactic scale.
As yet another Jedi Outpost leftover from the Republic’s golden age is set to be decommissioned on the planet Kwenn, Qui-Gon Jinn challenges the Council about the increasing isolation of the Order. Mace Windu suggests a bold response: all twelve Jedi Masters will embark on a goodwill mission to help the planet, and remind the people of the galaxy that the Jedi remain as stalwart and present as they have been across the ages.
But the arrival of the Jedi leadership is not seen by all as a cause for celebration. Warring pirate factions have infested the sector in the increasing absence of the Jedi. To maintain their dominance, the pirates unite, intent on assassinating the Council. And they are willing to destroy countless innocent lives to secure their power.
Cut off from Coruscant, the Jedi Masters must reckon with an unwelcome truth: that while no one thinks more about the future than the Jedi Council, nobody needs their help more than those living in the present.
Check out the full interview below:
Star Wars: The Living Force is available right now. You can pick up your own copy from places such as Amazon, Waterstones, Blackwells, and Foyles. You can also enjoy it via Audible where the entire thing is narrated by Star Wars audibook veteran Marc Thompson.
