User blog comment:ProudAmerican1776/For all you Star Wars fans out there.../@comment-10905876-20141129005702/@comment-10905876-20141130184534


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The EU or expanded universe is the liscensed and canon works that expand upon (hence expanded universe) the stories of the characters of the Star Wars franchise. These include excellent novels that are written by some of science fiction's best authors, such as the Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn, the X-Wing series by various authors, the New Jedi Order series also by various authors. There are far more novels as well, sadly these great stories by first rate authors have been relegated to the indignity of being labeled "fan fiction" by Disney. The obvious disregard for the EU is evident even in this short trailer, such characters as Mara Jade Skywalker (Luke's wife), Grand Admiral Thrawn (the greatest tactical genius the Empire ever possessed), or Han and Leia's three children, now don't exist. Many die hard fans are quite furious with Disney over this, some may not even watch the new film.