There are a lot of stories to be told in this universe, as I’ve only begun sketching out a galaxy full of aliens, mysteries, and wars.
So, now the series is coming back, and hopefully I can at least finish out the initial arc. Not only that, but I wanted to explore some of the ethical problems with mass-producing expendable human beings for labor or combat. Clone tech is supposed to be as scary and dangerous as Zahn posited in the Thrawn trilogy, and the clones are supposed to be borderline psychotic enemies of the good guys (though I scrapped the Republic altogether, for various reasons). It was Galaxy’s Edge that showed the way, with Nick Cole’s “StarWarsNotStarWars” brand, and I’ve since made The Unity Wars it’s own thing, even though it still follows many of the elements I wanted to explore with the alternate Clone Wars. I always kind of wanted to finish it, but I had other projects. I scribbled some notes, but later abandoned it, because I had no desire to get sued into oblivion by the juggernaut that is The Mouse. “How would I do it differently, more in keeping with what was hinted at in both the original movies and novelizations, as well as some of the West End Games material and the Timothy Zahn Heir to the Empire trilogy?” The series got its start in June 2015, as “Alternate Star Wars Prequels.” (This was about six months before The Force Awakens was released, so the dumpster fire that is the Disney/Lucasfilm sequel trilogy had yet to begin.) I had been dissatisfied with the prequels (and the direction they led Star Wars as a whole in) for quite a long time, as much as I hadn’t wanted to be, and had a weird little writing prompt pop into my head one day. I answered, they liked it, and now The Fall of Valdek is about to come out again, this month. Aethon Books put out a call for a military SF series for this year’s release schedule. I was working on this when an opportunity popped up. The Praetorians Jean Lart guys unflinching sequel to The Centurions, a searing novel of modern warfare admired by military experts, with a foreword by General Stanley McChrystal Based on the events of May 1958 in France and Algeria, The Praetorians picks up in the footsteps of The Centurions, which was called 'a stunning reflection of modern war' by Stanley McChrystal. So, last year, I decided to try relaunching it, with new covers, under my primary brand. I had regular readers telling me that they didn’t even know it existed. I used a pen name, kept it separate from my primary author brand, and made a few other marketing mistakes. While it was generally well-received by those who read it, it didn’t sell well enough to keep going.
Entitled The Unity Wars, it was my first published bit of science fiction (though I’d been writing SF in my free time since high school). Posting unmarked spoilers will result in removal and warning, and posting spoilers with malicious intent will result in a ban.So, about three years ago, I tried something new. Please report posts containing spoilers unless they are hidden using the following method or are inside a thread clearly labeled as containing spoilers. If you want to promote without participating in the community, purchase an ad. For more information, see the self-promotion on reddit FAQ. Some promotional submitting (posting your own projects, articles, etc.) is permitted, but it must be balanced out by a much greater level of non-promotion participation in reddit - the rule of thumb is no more than 10% of your submissions may be promotional. Promotion must be kept within acceptable limits.Follow all specific content restrictions.
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