Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance

The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance

Author	Sean Williams
Cover artist	ATTIK
Language	English
Series	Canon C
Subject	Star Wars
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Del Rey
Publication date	July 20, 2010
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	429
ISBN	0-345-51132-8
Preceded by	The Old Republic: Revan
Followed by	The Old Republic: Annihilation

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance is a science fiction novel from the Star Wars franchise written by Australian author Sean Williams. It is a prequel to and the first novel based on the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic by BioWare Corp., and was released on July 20, 2010. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The novel was first announced on November 10, 2008, by Sue Rostoni, the executive editor at Lucas Licensing, on the Starwars.com message boards. ^[5]

This is the fifth of six Star Wars novels by Sean Williams, who also wrote the Force Heretic trilogy from the New Jedi Order series and the novelization of the 2008 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and its sequel.

Characters

• Darth Chratis - A human male Sith Lord and master of Eldon Ax. He is depicted on the cover art of the novel.
• Eldon Ax - A human female Sith apprentice to Darth Chratis. Described as being small in stature and weight and having long, red dreadlocks.
• Dao Stryver - A Gektl (sentient species of bipedal reptilians) female Mandalorian warrior. She is listed as a male in the Dramatis Personae section of the book, but is later revealed to be a female at the end of the novel.
• Jet Nebula - A human male smuggler and captain of his ship, the Auriga Fire.
• Larin Moxla - A Kiffar female Republic trooper.
• Satele Shan - A human female and Grand Master of the Jedi Order. She also appears in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic and is a direct descendant of Bastila Shan and Revan, central characters from the previous BioWare game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic .
• Shigar Konshi - A Kiffar male Jedi Padawan and apprentice of Satele Shan.
• Ula Vii - An Epicanthix male Imperial agent.

Release and reception

The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance was released on July 20, 2010, in a hardcover edition. It debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. ^[6]

TheForce.net awarded the book a 3 out of 4, stating that the novel ties in well with the upcoming video game, but criticized the slow pacing and stated that fans not familiar with the story behind the game may find themselves lost. ^[7]

References

1. "The Expanded Universe of The Old Republic". Stars Wars. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
2. Schedeen, Jesse (December 23, 2011). "Expanding the World of Star Wars: The Old Republic". IGN. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
3. Sean, Williams. "Star Wars®". Library Journal. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
4. Green, Roland (May 15, 2010). "Fatal Alliance: Star Wars; The Old Republic". Booklist. 106 (18): 7–8.
5. Wes (November 10, 2008). "The Old Republic Novelization". theforce.net. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
6. "From the Desk of Sean Williams". star-wars.suvudu.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
7. Adrick; Wes. "The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance by Sean Williams". TheForce.net. Retrieved August 26, 2010.

External links

• Sample Chapter at Star Wars: The Old Republic website
• Fatal Alliance on Wookieepedia , a Star Wars wiki