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Tango0101 Nov 2016 12:32 p.m. PST

The author of the New York Times bestseller discusses some of the book's biggest moments.

"The story kicks off with a prologue pitting Ahsoka against Maul during a battle on Mandalore — at a point in time after Ahsoka left the Jedi Order. Johnston describes writing this scene: "This was the first scene I wrote in full, and I was SO NERVOUS about it! I had a list of things to include as well as two lines of dialogue (not connected) that I knew were going to be good places to start. I built it up from there."

Ahsoka uses the Force during Hoban's raid

For a long time, Ahsoka has wandered on her own, unwilling to be seen using the Force because it would unveil her identity as a former Jedi. But when a poorly-planned attack against an Imperial base needs backup, Ahsoka arrives on the scene, and taps into the Force to stop the Imperial forces and let the survivors escape alive — but in doing so, she's dropped her cover to her new allies on Raada, and revealed a Jedi presence to the Empire. Johnston comments, "Really, the whole book was about balance: who Ahsoka was (which can get her killed), and who Ahsoka is going to be (which…can also get her killed). This scene is really the moment when the two lines collide, even if Ahsoka doesn't quite realize it yet." This scene creates a lot of trouble for Ahsoka, both with her new friends and with the Empire's focus shifting from dealing with a local rebellion to hunting a Jedi…"
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Hafen von Schlockenberg02 Nov 2016 8:30 a.m. PST

There's a movie about Ashoka:

youtu.be/y_zTqTW-npg

Tango0102 Nov 2016 11:19 a.m. PST

Thanks!.


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