Dark Horse Comics and Del Rey Books have announced that they will be joining forces to explore a new time frame in the Star Wars galaxy with author John Jackson Miller leading the way.

Star Wars Knight Errant will first arrive as an ongoing comic series published by Dark Horse Comics later this year. Then, next year, Del Rey will publish a Knight Errant novel, also written by Miller, featuring an all-new adventure.

The story takes place more than 1,000 years before the events of A New Hope, during the Dark Age of the Republic when the Sith were powerful. It’s more than a generation before Sith in-fighting led to the rise of Darth Bane, and his restrictive “rule of two” that restructured the order to operate in the shadows. In this timeframe, the Republic is in shambles, crippled by plague and war, and the Sith are dominant.

“While the Jedi are doing their best to keep order in what remains of the Republic, those living in this crazy-quilt of Sith dominions are in constant danger,” Miller said. “If their abusive rulers weren’t bad enough, constant internal warfare means no place is safe. Knight Errant asks what it means to be a Jedi outside the Republic, in a time and place where no other hope exists. I’ve greatly enjoyed working with Dark Horse and Del Rey on KOTOR and Lost Tribe, and I’m really excited about the opportunity to develop a new part of the timeline in two media at once.”

Keep checking back for additional updates about this project as it comes closer to publication.

LucasArts and TT Games have announced the development of Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars which will be released at the end of this year, combining all the best elements of all previous Lego games while adding brand new gameplay to make it the most action-packed Lego videogame to date.

Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will include all the characters from both seasons of the hugely popular animated television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as well as some fan-favorite characters from the beloved theatrical Star Wars Saga. The game will feature brand new battle modes, giving players unique, head-to-head combat and an upgraded level builder, allowing the creation of customized bases and in-game battlefields. Play either as a Jedi or Separatist with all-new character abilities, such as Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks and Grapple Tie-Ups, all within a new, easy-to-navigate hub.

Star Wars: Clone Wars Gambit – Stealth
Author: Karen Miller
Released: 25 Feb 2010

Clone Wars Gambit Stealth is the first installment of a two-book Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker adventure, set against the backdrop of the Clone Wars.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are on a secret mission to one of the many worlds caught in the middle of the struggle between the Republic and the Separatists. A pastoral planet, Lanteeb wants only to be left alone to survive but it is the source of what could be one of the most devastatingly destructive weapons ever.

If this potential weapon were to fall into the hands of the Separatists, uncounted worlds would fall. But should the Republic succeed in destroying it first, one world that needs it to survive will be annihilated. A frightening dilemma that Obi-Wan and Anakin will have to untangle, if they can get in and out of the occupied planet alive.

Star Wars: Crosscurrent
Author: Paul Kemp
Released: 4 Feb 2010

An ancient Sith ship hurtles into the future carrying a lethal cargo that could forever destroy Luke Skywalker’s hopes for peace.

The Civil War is almost over when Jedi Knight Jaden Korr experiences a Force vision so intense he must act. Enlisting two salvage jocks and their ship, Jaden sets out into space. Someone or something appears to be in distress.

But what Jaden and his crew find confounds them. A five-thousand-year-old dreadnaught bringing with it a full force of Sith and one lone Jedi has inadvertently catapulted eons from the past into the present. The ship’s weapons may not be cutting-edge, but its cargo, a special ore that makes those who use the dark side nearly invincible, is unsurpassed. The ancient Jedi on board is determined to destroy the Sith. But for Jaden, even more is at stake: for his vision has led him to uncover a potentially indestructible threat to everything the Jedi Order stands for.

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Star Wars: Imperial Commando – 501st
Author: Karen Traviss
Released: 05/11/2009

Following on from Star Wars Republic Commando Order 66 the Clone Wars are over, but the clone deserters’ personal battle against the Empire has only just begun.

With death warrants on their heads, and a hated Imperial garrison on Mandalore, Kal Skirata’s clan of clone veterans, Mando mercenaries, misfit refugees, and a renegade Jedi find all their worst nightmares have followed them home. The search for a cure for the clones’ premature aging grows more desperate, and Etain’s son must be protected at all costs.

Darman and Niner are still stranded in the Imperial legion, and fight to survive in a very different army. But as Mandalore prepares to resist Palpatine’s new order, Skirata is forced to give safe haven to those he hates most, and some he thought were dead. Clan Skirata thinks things can’t possibly get any worse – until their ragtag private army faces the reality of fighting the Empire. Their most lethal enemies are now their own brothers.

Karen Traviss was also planning on writing a sequel to Imperial Commando 501st, but the novel has been reassigned to another author due to Traviss having issues with the publisher and Star Wars canon.

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