![]() And we've learned so much from each other. We have different ways that we come to story and if specifically "Star Wars" story is the Force, it remains what it is, but we bring our different views to it. Older: Because we're telling so many Jedi stories, we're getting to see different perspectives that different Jedi have on the Force, whether they see it as music or as the river or as a city. Gray: There are those people that are going to try every single one of the 31 flavors of Baskin Robbins, and then they're going to be the people who are in their 50th year of getting chocolate almond. You have a chance to have different storytelling opportunities, and that for me is really exciting. ![]() So, if you decide that you hate the kids books, it's cool because Daniel's writing the next one. I think in this case we have all the right people in the writers room because we have such different things we want. ![]() But we always hear about it when something is bad. That's one of the things we tend to forget because we gravitate to the storytelling we like most. Justina Ireland: I think one of the reasons that this works is because " Star Wars" has always been big enough for anyone. You knew from "A New Hope" that there are centuries, millennia, of history here and we keep getting to expand and find new corners and new paths. That's part of the joy of this galaxy that George Lucas created. The universe of it is still evolving as we keep thinking our way through it and keep telling our story. There wasn't any sense that any of us had to compromise that or change fundamentally who we are as storytellers in order to bring what we were going to bring to the story. How did all of that coalesce into a unified vision of "The High Republic"?Ĭlaudia Gray: I like the fact that I feel like each of us is still bringing our individual voice. : You all have very different backgrounds and storytelling approaches. I think we all feel pretty much the same. I was just reading the last couple chapters when I got my copies of the hardcover the other day and I'm glad this is the book I wrote. 5, when these books come into the world, they're going to feel good to a lot of people who read them. But the world that "The High Republic" is launching into is a world that could use some books about hope and functioning systems and a world where things are good and if you work together, good things happen.Īnd that is a happy accident for all of us. Then they come up against an unstoppable force that absolutely knocks them down and changes their view of everything.Ĭharles Soule: When we started writing these books and coming up with this initiative it was two and half years ago, and it was a very different world than it is today. The Jedi have been at their height for hundreds of years and the Republic is pushing out in every direction. We wanted to see the Jedi in the Republic at a point in time when they are comfortable, because it's always interesting to set these people up and then knock them down and see how they cope. ![]() In the era of "Star Wars" you love, there's largely some pretty dire things going on, and that's not to say "The High Republic" is not going to have its moments. We've always seen a galaxy which is tearing each other apart. And it's exciting to think about what that might look like and how that affects the Jedi's mind state and their choices.Ĭavan Scott: And we've never seen the elegant age, the more civilized age when you need elegant weapons. The Republic being out in the world and the Jedi especially helping people, being peacekeepers, living their best lives and being part of the world. Where we start out is a vision of the galaxy that is functioning, that is, good government that is good. : Why is this the perfect time to launch "The High Republic" with its hopeful, optimistic outlook?ĭaniel José Older: I think something that's really exciting is we get to see sci-fi imagine how terrible things can go so often with dystopias and this is an amazing opportunity for us as writers. And honestly, we struck upon these five immediately and happily they all said "yes" right away. Authors who could tell big expansive stories, but also very personal stories and, you know, we also were looking for fan favorite authors. Michael Siglain: We were looking for current authors that had a very distinct point of view. : What were some of the qualifications or qualities you were searching for in assembling this dream team of storytellers? This panel interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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