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'The Expanse' Authors Explain Their Big Problem With 'Star Wars'
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'The Expanse' Authors Explain Their Big Problem With 'Star Wars'

Gizmodo·Cheryl Eddy·about 1 month ago
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Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham, authors of The Expanse and Captive’s War series , aren’t exactly anti- Star Wars . In 2014, the duo known in print as James S.A. Corey even released Honor Among Thieves: Star Wars Legends , a novel set after the destruction of the Death Star in A New Hope . But they do take issue with an aspect of the storytelling from the galaxy far, far away: it’s repetitive, a quality seemingly engineered to make sure it will never end. Speaking with Polygon , the duo explained they had always envisioned The Expanse to run nine books—expanded with short stories and novellas on the side—and then come to a conclusive ending. Captive’s War , which just released its second entry, The Faith of Beasts , will be a trilogy, with an additional novella planned and (hopefully) that Prime Video series adaptation, announced late last year , to keep them busy. But they don’t want to stretch the story out any further… which is a very non- Star Wars thing to declare.…

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