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Rebecca roanhorse star wars5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Let’s hope that the backlash against Roanhorse fizzles out, and her experience doesn’t further put off authors from tackling Star Wars novels. ![]() While Star Wars is always going to be an emotional subject for fans, especially when controversial decisions are being floated, it’s a shame that a vocal minority of people are making it harder for those working on the franchise to do their jobs. The negative attitude of some Star Wars fans has also driven Daisy Ridley off social media, although it’s led others like John Boyega to take on trolls with parody videos. ![]() As EpicStream point out, the Star Wars publisher Del Rey are even finding it hard to recruit authors to write for their series, due to the intense reactions the works can produce. It’s especially depressing that Roanhorse appears to be receiving this backlash for somehow representing an unacceptable voice for Star Wars, with her case echoing the sad treatment of Kelly Marie Tran. So maybe go do something good & creative.” Star Wars: Resistance Reborn, written by Hugo- and Nebula Award-nominated author Rebecca Roanhorse ( Trail of Lightning ), kicks off right after the events of The Last Jedi, following General Leia Organa, Poe Dameron, Finn, and Rey as they endeavor to resurrect and rebuild the Resistance in the wake of their defeat at the hands of the First Order. ![]() “Both parties could spend their time doing so much more than allowing me to park in their brainspace rent free…I know a lot of hate comes from trying to preserve the power they fear losing. Reflecting on the trend, Roanhorse wished that differences over the franchise could be put aside, saying: ![]()
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