Talk:Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor

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Contents 1 Hell Yes 2 Picture 3 C4 cover 4 Fenn Shysa? 5 Full Cover. 6 Nick Rostu and Kar Vastor? 7 What Jedi? 8 rostu 9 So is this book Canon or not?

[edit] Hell Yes

The above says it all. (Ulicus 01:26, 22 February 2007 (UTC))

• • I concur. .... 06:45, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
    • It's certainly a novel idea, taking an obscure reference and spinning an entire novel around it. Hope it turns out well. 8) VT-16 22:23, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

I know the picture I added is not the formal book cover (since one hasn't been released yet), but to quote the official announcement on starwars.com which used the same picture to advertise the book: "Not a book cover; illustration by Tommy Lee Edwards of the Battle of Mindor for The New Essential Chronology." I Hope that suffices. Cheers! Greyman 15:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

• Ehh, I'm not sure how I feel about this. By this precedent, we could use File:Death Star.jpg for the Death Star novel or File:RC copy.jpg for Republic Commando IV. But while these images are all appropriate, they could give off the wrong idea to some people, making them think that they are the actual covers. I'm gonna have to say that I think we should stick with only the actual covers. -- Ozzel 00:22, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
  • I propose a compromise. Keep the non-cover image, but not in the infobox -- further down instead. That way it can have a caption. Gonk 00:33, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
    • Both you guys have good points, I didn't even think about setting a new precedent. We'll see how it turns out. Greyman 00:46, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
      • Just moved it. Does this work for everybody? Gonk 17:32, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
        • Nice. Greyman 03:11, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] C4 cover

Apparently, at C4, Dave Seeley had a booth showcasing his Star Wars covers, with this one in the middle labeled as 'Mindor.' Can anyone confirm this? If so, I think we should add this. Kuralyov 01:33, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

• Never mind, I found confirmation. Kuralyov 01:36, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Confirmation for or against? I saw the piece, met the guy, and bought one of his prints. But I recall no "Mindor". The piece is called "Rogue Leader." -- Ozzel 01:39, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
    • The piece was called Rogue Leader at the sale, but apparently at his booth the original print was titled "Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor." Kuralyov 01:43, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
      • Hmmm.... What's your source? -- Ozzel 01:44, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
      • This really makes no sense. Luke left Rogue Squadron a week after the Battle of Endor. -- Ozzel 18:25, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
• Even if the artist called it "Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor," that doesn't mean it's final cover art or even art that was in the running. jSarek 22:27, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

• • I don't get it if this isn't the novel cover then why replace the other picture with this one as the other one had at least some relevence to Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor where as the current picture seems to be about rouge Squadron Dark Lord Xander ^{(Embrace The Dark Side!)} 08:39, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Yes, no one has actually proven that that is the cover. I've since removed it. -- Ozzel 03:10, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
• Here we go again. If this is confirmed as the actual cover, then surely there is some actual proof. So prove it. Until then, it stays out of the article. -- Ozzel 21:29, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fenn Shysa?

Any word on an appearance by Fenn Shysa, who apparently was present for the Battle of Mindor.Tocneppil 06:28, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Full Cover.

• Can someone put the full cover on this page since we know how it looks?--Darth Revanon 2:30, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nick Rostu and Kar Vastor?

I'm just wondering where the info on Rostu and Vastor being in the books came from. I just thought it was kinda strange. Anyone got any intel on the subject? Prudii’verd 20:31, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't like this book because they make Luke a General before he resigns. Yet, in Heir to the Empire, Talon Karrde initially addresses Luke by his old rank of commander and Luke is surprised not because of that but because he was recognized on sight. I don't think that an information broker as savvy as Talon Karrde would've made a mistake like that especially when it comes to someone as important as Luke.

• I think Luke was refered to as a General way before this book. Talon Karrde was most likely addressing Luke by his more famous title. Han was always refered to as Captain Solo after his resignation as a General. But also things always become retcon'd whenever people feel the need. But I do recall a drawing depicting "the Last Battle of General Skywalker" even before Shadows of Mindor was announced. Deanscotsmen022 16:56, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] What Jedi?

In the novel Nick Rostu says to Luke Skywalker "Ah, sorry. Another old friend of mine used to say my mouth's stuck in hyperdrive. He was a Jedi, too." Anybody has any idea, who was that Jedi?-- Jedi Marty 09:25, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

• Mace Windu, via Shatterpoint. Din's Fire 997 18:49, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] rostu

Nick rostu and co are from shatterpoint, from matthew stover

[edit] So is this book Canon or not?

From this article:

"Beginning with its structure, with a frame story and an inner narrative, evidence abounds that the bulk of Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor, complete with opening crawl, excessively colorful language and a curiously-named villain, is, in fact, the mostly fictional basis for a holothriller or a novelization thereof, penned by one of the characters of the frame story. This would put the majority of the book into a quantum state of being possibly, but not certainly, canonically true. Two interviews with Stover, linked to on his blog, lend credence to this theory.[3]"

That seems kind of weird, and it's been awhile since I read it, but it seemed like the book was describing events as they happened. So what is the deal here?--Anderson 06:25, November 13, 2009 (UTC)