Star Wars: Lords of the Sith explained

Star Wars: Lords of the Sith
Author:Paul S. Kemp
Cover Artist:Aaron McBride
Country:United States
Language:English
Series:Star Wars
Genre:Science fiction
Publisher:Del Rey Books
Pub Date:April 28, 2015
Media Type:Print (Hardcover)
Pages:320 (First edition, hardcover)
Isbn:978-0-345-51144-7
Isbn Note:(First edition, hardcover)

Star Wars: Lords of the Sith is a Star Wars novel by Paul S. Kemp, published in April 2015. Set between the film Revenge of the Sith and the novel , as well as the TV show Star Wars Rebels, it features Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine facing off against revolutionaries, led by Rebel Alliance Partisan Cham Syndulla. Lords of the Sith was one of the first four novels published in the franchise after Lucasfilm redefined Star Wars continuity in April 2014.

Overview

In Lords of the Sith, Vader and Palpatine find themselves hunted by revolutionaries on the Twi'lek planet Ryloth.[1] [2]

Publication

With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, most of the licensed Star Wars novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars were rebranded as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014.[3] [4] [5] Lords of the Sith was subsequently announced as one of the first four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015.[5]

Impact

Lords of the Sith introduces Moff Delian Mors, a lesbian whom New York Daily News noted is the first openly gay character in the new Star Wars canon.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: REVIEW: Star Wars: Lords of the Sith throws Darth Vader and the Emperor onto the battlefield . . Sean . Keane . April 28, 2015 . May 27, 2016.
  2. Web site: Star Wars: Lords of the Sith Review . Eric . Goldman . May 9, 2015 . . May 27, 2016.
  3. News: Lucasfilm Unveils New Plans for Star Wars Expanded Universe . McMilian . Graeme . . April 25, 2014 . May 26, 2016.
  4. Web site: The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page . . April 25, 2014 . May 26, 2016.
  5. Web site: Disney and Random House announce relaunch of Star Wars Adult Fiction line . StarWars.com . April 25, 2014 . May 26, 2016.
  6. Web site: Star Wars novelist adds first lesbian character to canon . Nicole . Hensley . New York Daily News . March 11, 2015 . June 6, 2016.
  7. Breznican . Anthony . Anthony Breznican . Star Wars: Aftermath: Gay hero introduced in new story . . September 4, 2015 . January 2, 2016 .