- James Luceno
James Luceno (born in
1947 ) is the "New York Times" bestsellingauthor of three "Star Wars:The New Jedi Order " novels, ', ' and "The Unifying Force ". He also wrote The Visual Dictionary of Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and the eBook "". This ebook was effectively a prologue to his "prequel trilogy " novel, set directly before "The Phantom Menace ", called "Cloak of Deception ".He is also the author of the new "
Web Warrior " series and co-author of the popular "Robotech" novelization series with his close friend, the lateBrian Daley . The pair wrote under thepseudonym Jack McKinney. He wrote a tribute to Daley which is posted on Daley's website along with photos of the two of them. Daley and Luceno were also amongst a team of writers for the1986 television cartoon series "The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers ".Luceno wrote the film adaptations for "
The Shadow " and "The Mask of Zorro ". He lives inAnnapolis, Maryland with his wife and children.His latest novels within the "Star Wars" universe include "
Labyrinth of Evil " and "".In an interview with "
Star Wars Insider " magazine, Luceno said that he would like to write a future novel dealing with the search for immortality that bothQui-Gon Jinn andDarth Plagueis embarked upon in their own separate ways. However, in a talk show interview in February, 2007, [cite web |url=http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TS-8518.mp3 |title=James Luceno Interview, Part Two |date=2007-02-05 |last=Meadows |first=Chris |accessdate=2007-02-07 |format=mp3 |work= [http://terrania.us/liberty Space Station Liberty] ] he indicated that the novel was currently on hold due to Expanded Universe continuity concerns. The novel has now been canceled and is being replaced by a Darth Bane novel. [http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=222689&start=04980] He is currently writing a newStar Wars novel called [(Millennium Falcon)(star wars novel) ] due out October 21,2008 .References
External links
* [http://scifan.com/writers/ll/LucenoJames.asp Bibliography] at
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* [http://boards.theforce.net/Authors_&_Artists/b10347/5816906/?154 James Luceno discussion at theforce.net Message Boards]
* [http://www.brian-daley.com www.brian-daley.com]
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