SWCE 2016: Publishing Panel Reveals Upcoming Titles + Author for Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel Announced!
Lucasfilm’s creative director of publishing, Michael Siglain, took the stage with several Star Wars authors and editors this morning for the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel, where they discussed many upcoming titles in store for readers of all ages. Hit the jump for a preview of what’s to come…
Along with a plethora of children’s books by Lucasfilm Press and Egmont, a healthy amount of source books seem to be on the horizon for Star Wars fans, certainly not the least of which is the upcoming comprehensive Ralph McQuarrie illustration book (see images below).
There will also be a Rogue One publishing program, similar to what they did with Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens last year. However, the list of titles (at least as far as adults are concerned) doesn’t seem to be nearly as daunting as what was available in 2015.
Besides the source books, the upcoming book, Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, seems to be the only adult novel on the slate. One cool thing about that though, is that we now have an author to associate with the book – none other than the well-established fan-favorite James Luceno (Darth Plagueis, Tarkin).
Check out starwars.com‘s live blog for full coverage on the panel. In the meantime, check out some of the images for what’s coming soon in the world of Star Wars publishing…
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Hm, nothing not for us oldies after Catalyst. Novels seems to be slowing down considerably.
And then there was a new book coming. A book by someone called Timothy Zahn..!
Wait what? Was this announced somewhere?
There was an announcement at the rebels panel (which is still going on). You might read it somewhere else, so here goes:
Thrawn’s back baby !
Where’s all the novel announcements? Disappointing!
the final aftermath isn’t listed?!? That comes out in January. What about the Ahsoka novel that comes out in October?!? They should at least have those included even though there were already announced. It makes us adults feel neglected.
There is also the novel adaptation for the Rogue One film by Alexander Freed who did the Battlefront: Twilight Company novel last year (but I don’t think they mentioned this on the panel). They did actually list the Ahsoka novel. It seems like they were focusing on stuff for 2016 though, which is probably why they didn’t mention Aftermath: Empire’s End. But I agree; I felt that they didn’t go into the adult novels very much at all.
Need more stories set between 6 and 7