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Fatal Alliance Novel Summary 
by sado
, posted January 5th, 2010 at 12:00 AM
A sly forumer by the name of Rogue77, according to Njoe.com, discovered a summary for the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic tie-in novel 'Fatal Alliance' by Sean Williams. Horizon lists the novel as having an unabridged audiobook which is sure to please audio book fans. For those interested in seeing the summary of the novel early click the show button below to display the quote of the summary.

Three and a half millennia before the Clone Wars, the Treaty of Coruscant has tabled an uneasy peace between the Galactic Republic and the reemerging Sith Empire. However, with new skirmishes becoming a regular occurrence, even on the relatively peaceful planet of Alderaan, the Jedi Order finds itself in an all too familiar position: protecting the Republic from a looming all-out war.

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Comment by cdstephens made on January 12th, 2010 at 4:52pm
Found some news, that could tie in to the spring release date.

Not one, but two novels are being made.

http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/12/03/star-wars-the-old-republic-getting-two-novel-tie-ins/
 
Comment by cdstephens made on January 12th, 2010 at 4:53pm
Sorry if this has already been posted before. This is the first I've heard of it
 
Comment by Somerled made on January 7th, 2010 at 3:22am
Lore Question: Right now I am re-playing KOTOR 2 and I was just wondering is TOR going to be any kind of a follow up lore wise to that game? or are they just going off KOTOR 1 since 2 was out sourced to Obsidian?
 
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Comment by Zoidberg made on January 7th, 2010 at 10:32am
Technically they need to go off of ANY existing lore because KOTOR 2 is just as much canon as the first. However, they can focus more on the KOTOR 1 lore rather than the parts developed by Obsidian. They are pretty much able to do whatever they want as long as they do not create a paradox within the Star Wars Universe. For our purposes Revan was a good man, exile was a nice lady, and the current Jedi Order was started by Bastila and the exile's organic meatbag companions.
 
Comment by Homestar made on January 7th, 2010 at 5:58pm
Read my post below. I found some interesting info about it.
 
Comment by Somerled made on January 8th, 2010 at 1:20pm
Todays threat of peace just answered my own question as they were fighting in the very same crystal caves on Dantooine that were in KOTOR 2! One of my favorite things to do in game is to find and explore lore locations so I am very excited!
 
Comment by Homestar made on January 8th, 2010 at 5:37pm
Yea, I like doing that too.
 
Comment by JediCosmin made on January 7th, 2010 at 1:55pm
Indeed. They made a really nice twist with the story to some degree. Basically the two main heroes of the games were needed in order to rebuild what was destroyed. They tought their companions some important lessons, and then they said goodbye, intrusting them with the rebuilding of the Republic while going to fight the evil in their own way.
The story didn't make all that much sense to me, untill Daniel Erickson revealed how Revan and Malak met the Emperor during their travels. Also, regarding the fact that it took the Sith 300 years to return, it can also mean that the exile and Revan were somewhat succesfull in their mission. I just hope we will find out the actual details within the game when it starts :P
 
Comment by Shardie made on January 8th, 2010 at 6:37am
Watch the "deceved" trailer again. The Unamed Sith Lord mentions, "For Three Hundred Years we prepared, grew stronger, while you rested in your cradle of power"
Something must have happened when Revan went back that made the empire need to prepare for war. What, though....
 
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Comment by Zoidberg made on January 8th, 2010 at 11:30am
The preparations could be from the defeat of Exar Kun. Hard to tell when they round their numbers to the nearest hundred to sound more epic. "For three hundred and forty three years, three months and fourteen days we prepared" is nice for guessing the story, but it just does not sound nice.
 
Comment by RogueJedi86 made on January 7th, 2010 at 11:29am
I thought I remember reading what Revan did after KotOR1, and BioWare basically ignored what Obsidian did in KotOR2. Would be mean for them to dismiss the work not done by them, but whatever, I can kinda see why they'd do it.


And Zoidberg, I still miss your Zoidberg icon. It let you joke around more, act more in-character as Zoidberg. You don't need the DH icon, we can see you as a staffer on the side. :) Maybe you can do like a photoshop edited version of your icon that is half Zoid, half DH? A horizontal split might work, since the letters DH look like the top/bottom half mirrored.
 
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Comment by Zoidberg made on January 7th, 2010 at 11:59am
I'm afraid to change it because Em might beat me up, and my image editing skills are pretty much just tinkering around with paint.
 
Comment by Homestar made on January 6th, 2010 at 10:45pm
Hey guys, I found something you might be interested in. Nothing new, but he said something about the Emperror in the great hyperspace war is what turned Revan to the dark side. And the background has HK-47 in it :D http://gameinformer.com/games/star_wars_the_old_republic/m/star_wars_the_old_republic_media/108340.aspx
 
Comment by Xavier made on January 6th, 2010 at 7:54pm
Just had another thought, yeah it's been a boring day at the office. What, no, that's not the thought. We all know BioWare's marketing team does nothing by accident. Just look at how much info has be gleaned from the holonet in the past year. Anyway, has anyone noticed that this novel's release date July 27, 2010 is the Tuesday after San Diego's Comic Con which is July 22 - 25?

If the game is going to launch this year, which I think and hope, I can't imagine they would announce the release date any much later than Comic Con. Maybe GamesCon but, they would need to leave time for pre-order sales and the big marketing push. I know some folks here know a lot more about marketing than I do. Are my impressions correct or, way off the mark?
 
Comment by Jorus made on January 6th, 2010 at 4:43pm
Interesting time for the book to release... perhaps in sync with the game release. It wouldn't surprise me July is when I've been thinking it would come out and Bioware does like to release novels with games. It's worth considering.
 
Comment by Macer made on January 6th, 2010 at 1:43pm
These books came out today? I wanted to read these books about the SW:TOR lore during the timeline we are playing. Must...seek...some...facts. :D
 
Comment by Xavier made on January 6th, 2010 at 2:34pm
Announced released date for the novel is July 27, 2010. Though, that is subject to change. Many people believe the book is the strongest indicator of a release date for the game as well. This is because, in the past BioWare has show a penchant for releasing their books within a few months of game launch. Usually between one and three months before launch. This was the case with Mass Effect and Dragon Age: Origins. I'm not sure if they followed this trend with Mass Effect 2. Can anyone else confirm or refute the release date of an ME2 novel?
 
Comment by permacrete made on January 6th, 2010 at 11:30am
It is not every day that you see a publisher miss-use a verb, but even if you take the UK meaning of the word "table" (used as a verb) it is a poor choice, and the US meaning is completely contrary to what the blurb text intends.

I like words.
 
Comment by snafu made on January 6th, 2010 at 1:50pm
Yes it's definitely an odd word choice. Two explanations for this really, either there is a Peace Table that all forms of peace must either be placed in or entered into...or somebody is full of fail.
 
Comment by sgtsavage made on January 6th, 2010 at 5:43pm
"Tabled" is actually a decently chosen word in that sentence because it is used in the same context as you would see in Roberts Rules of Order for running business and organization meetings. All Tabled means is to "put off until later" or "_________ will be dealt with for a different/later date". Too me at least, all it means is that the Republic has put off true peace to a "later date" due to the fact they are kinda encumbered by the sith's version of the Treaty of Coruscant and things are starting to break down. Anyway, I do agree however that this word does kinda make it a little confusing haha.

Good find and update though, glad to see they will be pumping out more external material out before the game to grab some contextual background on what is actually going on. Almost finished with the Dynasty of Evil!
 
Comment by Xavier made on January 6th, 2010 at 7:02pm
It's still not the right use of tabled. Had they said;

"Three and a half millennia before the Clone Wars, the Treaty of Coruscant has tabled overt hostilities and fostered uneasy peace between the Galactic Republic and the reemergent Sith Empire. However, with new skirmishes becoming a regular occurrence, even on the relatively peaceful planet of Alderaan, the Jedi Order finds itself in an all too familiar position: protecting the Republic from a looming all-out war."

Also, I think they used the wrong text on reemerging. Changed it to reemergent. The war started 30 years before the treaty. It's another 10 years til the start of the game. After 40 years, you are no longer reemerging. You have reemerged. I know, time is relative and thats debatable, it's just my opinion.
 
Comment by Roflmywaffles made on January 6th, 2010 at 8:43am
That summary doesn't inform us on anything we don't know already.I wish it gave more detail about the book,characters,planets,etc...
 
Comment by Sleyo made on January 6th, 2010 at 8:34am
After just finishing the 3rd book in the Darth Bane trilogy, that "summary" seems pretty darn bland. I hope there is something a little more grabbing about it. Because right now that reads like a slightly more exciting excerpt from a history book.
 
Comment by RogueJedi86 made on January 6th, 2010 at 7:38am
That description of the novel does seem light. Looks more like the summary of the game itself. I don't see anything specific about the book. So I wonder what it's actually about. :P
 
Comment by Somerled made on January 6th, 2010 at 4:44am
Darth Vader is Luke's EDITED.

Edited for spoilers, lets not give everything away! -Sleeper
 
Comment by RogueJedi86 made on January 6th, 2010 at 3:45pm
Now I'll never know what Vader is to Luke!!! The only way to know now is to watch either Episode 3, 4, 5, or 6!
 
Comment by Somerled made on January 7th, 2010 at 3:11am
Awwww now I will just have to find some other 30 yr old IP to spoil for everyone! :) But in all seriousness I can't wait for this novel to quench some of the lore angst I am experiencing wait for this game to come out!
 
Comment by PurpleCliff made on January 6th, 2010 at 5:29am
Darth Hater ban Somerled quickz!! He just spoiled everything!!! :P
 
Comment by The BBP made on January 6th, 2010 at 3:48am
I dig your spoiler-hiding abilities.
 
Comment by Ascendant made on January 6th, 2010 at 3:08am
Watch out! Those spoilers are serious business. ;)
 
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Comment by sado made on January 6th, 2010 at 3:09am
More like the lightest spoiler ever.
 
Comment by Sztanyi made on January 6th, 2010 at 3:20am
I respectfully disagree! imo the lightest spoiler ever, was that there will be sith and jedi in TOR!
 
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Comment by sado made on January 6th, 2010 at 3:22am
OMG NO! <(^_^)>
 
Comment by Breago_voord made on January 7th, 2010 at 12:21pm
Could be worse, they could have said hey jar jar binks was a bad idea... oh wait...
 
Comment by Xavier made on January 6th, 2010 at 2:36pm
Wow, nothing like hinting at things we don't already know to whet our appetite, huh?