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Post #1415524

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CaptainFaraday
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The Rise of Skywalker Expanded Edition by Rae Carson: The Faraday Edit (WIP)
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Date created
7-Mar-2021, 9:27 AM

Sixth chapter:

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Changelog:

  • Rey’s thoughts when Lando is revealed talk about his wide net of connections to vastly different spheres of influence because of the different stages of his life - smugglers, statesmen, businessmen etc. This sets up for the climax how and why he’d be able to reach such a huge array of people so quickly.
  • Split chapters - last half of chapter five and first half of chapter six now make new Chapter 6. The remaining half of chapter six is now Chapter 7.
  • Removed the implication that Lando just sat around in the Pasaana desert by himself doing nothing for twenty years.
  • Removed “they fly now,” but left it in for C-3PO, since I think having him wail it was funny.
  • Fixed the timing on C-3PO’s “excellent/terrible job” gag.
  • Added a third speeder to the Pasaana chase, which Finn destroys early on with a “lucky” shot. Originally, he misses here and makes the shot later, and it’s implied he’s using the Force both times - but the speeder is originally unharmed after being shot, to preserve continuity with the movie. It makes more sense for Finn’s Force-usage to have an outcome that materially affects the scene.
  • Revised the jet troopers action sequence for better clarity and momentum.

I really love writing action setpieces, and this one was so much fun to rewrite. The original version is so badly hindered by the somewhat clunky house style all Star Wars novels have nowadays, so I’ve meddled with it very extensively, and I feel like I’ve drawn out the best possible version of what Rae Carson put on the page.