Dramatis Personae : Luke Skywalker, Kess Lendra, Wedge Antilles, Yana Dietrich, Nik Lendra, Gina Lendra, Leia Organa Solo, Ren Entada, Tayla, Ben, Chewbacca, Threepio, and, as always, Artoo.
Rating : M Mature. Language. Alcoholism. Prostitution. Adult Topics.
Length: Full novel.
Summary:
I'm writing this to keep the fingers on the keyboard and cleanse the literary palate between original projects. The ultimate *writer's* goal is to help the Jedi and family recover from that brutal war enough to establish them in a new home and routine - from which I can launch stand-alone novels and shorts with plots focusing entirely on the Jedi missions of the New Order.
There is some fun stuff in it, and a few life lessons, but LL6 is not going to win any awards. It is not yet edited, not really strong on plot, no real action sequence, no iconic antagonist, and no one dies. This one is about the Jedi and family overcoming everyday problems: alcoholism, PTSD, survivor's guilt, money, work, schedule, bureaucracy, bad habits, politics, jealousy, low confidence, and the frustrations of raising children. It's about missing the old gang so much that you don't realize you're already surrounded by a new gang, and that the best way to be a Jedi - even when you don't have any Force powers at all - is by pulling people closer and *making* them family.
Music
LL6 Ch 1 - Tayla's Cheap Thrills / Running through the streets of Coruscant = "O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack #1 by AR Rahman & M.I.A.
LL6 CH 22 - Tee Dee Qs - They Move On Tracks of Never Ending Lignt - They Will Destroy You
LL6 Ch 31 & 32 - Confessions/Tea & Pie = Hammock - I Could Hear The Water At The Edge Of All Things
Cast of Characters and their Living Look-a-Likes
Luke = Mark
Leia = Carrie
Wedge = Dennis
Chewie = Peter
Artoo = Kenny
Threepio = Tony
Kess Lendra = Julia Stiles (Kat Stratford in 10 Things I Hate About You)
Nik Lendra = Karl Urban (Bones McCoy in the new Star Trek movies)
Yana Deitrich = Amy Adams (Anna in Leap Year)
Tayla = Storm Reid (Meg in A Wrinkle in Time)
Gina Lendra = Rachel Weiss
Ben Lendra = a seven-year-old Ewan McGregor.
Garyn = Tricia Helfer (Number 6 on Battlestar Gallactica)
Ren Entada = Jack Davenport (Commander Norrington from Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl)
Questah = Mayim Bialik (more like the actress herself than Amy Fowler of The Big Bang Theory) (Thank you, Reader Questah, for helping me create this character.)
Grand Moff Jakobi = Derek Jakobi (Senator Gracchus in Gladiator)
Raól = the political-operative, secretary bad-ass from Kalfona : Escape the Aviary.
Andee Myr = Adam Beach (Ben Yahzee in Windtalkers)
Music (so faR)Sunlounger / Another Day on the Terrace / Family picnic on Iktri? First Construction?
Timeless / Laura Sullivan / The Modern Romantic : New Relaxing Classical Piano
Waking Up / M83 / Oblivion motion picture soundtrack
Urban Buddhism / The Buddhist Monks / My Spirit Flies to you - working on it.
The Spectacular Quiet / Lights & Motion / Chronicle - Leia's new baby.
The Verdict / Gui Boratto / Chromophobia
Varuo / Sigur Ros / Valtari - dark moment? hope? almost there ******I really like this one **** Wedge and Yana in trouble?
Filmic / Above and Beyond / Group Therapy - planning the construction, hard detailed work, stuying, jedi classes
On the Nature of Daylight / Max Richter / The Blue Notebooks - Nik/Gina make amends? Healing family?
Cold Out There / Jon Hopkins / The Art of Chill 2 - Research of Jedi ruins,
Tri-State / Above & Beyond / Tri-State -
Guiding / VNV Nation / Noire - Exploring the ruins?
Watching the Storm / U137 / Dreamer on the Run
Rembihnutur / Sigur Ros / Valtari
The Spectacular Quiet / Lights & Motion / Chronicle (Maybe not, sounds too cheezy at the end)
Vardeldur / Sigur Ros / Valtari
New Animals from The Air / Eluvium / Talk Amongst the Trees
Filmic / Above & Beyond / Group therapy
Behold / Joe Fehrenbach / Mellowdrama (building dud lightsabers, or working with the database, or architect design)
Sinking Friendships / Jonsi / Go - Wedge/Yana date
Where the Light Gets in / Sennen / Where the light gets in
Sun in Your Eyes / Above & Beyond / Group Therapy