<![CDATA[io9: Karen Traviss]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Karen Traviss]]> http://io9.com/tag/karen traviss http://io9.com/tag/karen traviss <![CDATA[Halo novels taken over by Star Wars: Republic Commandos author Karen Traviss]]> Video game movies may seem permanently consigned to suck-land, but video game novels are proving they can attract talent that other media tie-ins can't hold onto. Case in point: Karen Traviss. Turns out Star Wars' loss was Halo's gain. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5592316&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why do scifi authors write franchise tie-ins?]]> Literary scifi authors from Vonda McIntyre to Jeff VanderMeer and Thomas Disch have written "works for hire" - tie-ins to movie, TV, or game franchises. Now authors tell io9 why they did it - and no, it wasn't for money. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5559637&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Is It Too Late To Save The Imperial Commandos?]]> Fans have launched a petition to get Karen Traviss to return and finish her masterful series of Star Wars novels featuring the Imperial Commandos. But she tells io9 it's too late, and explains what happened to her Boba Fett novel. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5466313&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Live-Action Star Wars Series Is Leaking Details]]> George Lucas' live-action Star Wars TV series is still moving forward in Australia, and little clues are slowly popping up here and there as to which characters will turn up, and which Star Wars film will it most emulate. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5467159&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why I Fell In Love With Karen Traviss' Clones]]> When the Star Wars saga started delving more into the grim 'n' nasty Clone Wars era, I wasn't that thrilled. I know, some bad stuff happened between the big fight scene at the end of Attack Of The Clones and the big fight scene at the start of Revenge Of The Sith — but I wasn't sure I needed to know much more than the comics and Tartakovsky cartoons had shown me. But that was before I got my hands on Karen Traviss' superb Republic Commando novels, plus her novelization of the Clone Wars movie. Now I'm a total addict — the Jedi can go sit on their light sabers for all I care, but I'm obsessed with those clones. Spoilers below. More »
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