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The Sword and Laser discussion
We ask 10 scifi authors to write Star Wars episode vii
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Kevin J. Anderson's answer was pretty funny. Especially for someone who hasn't read those books in forever and going, "Where have I heard that premise...?" :-)
Mike Stackpole's idea is absolutely awful:"The Sith are back and, as Palpatine had managed before, are convincing folks that problems within the New Republic are the same old problems that made it fall into the Empire in the first place: too much power in the hands of the few and a reliance on the Jedi.
"They can easily point to Luke heading up the Jedi, and Leia being high in the government (if not the leader of the Republic) as proof of this fact. A couple of factions of rogue Jedi under Sith influence could break away from Luke's leadership (in a classic law-versus-justice split) and everything starts to fall apart. This is how the Skywalker/Solo bloodline, because of Vader's joint Jedi/Sith heritage, is able to see through the subterfuge. The newer generation goes off with trusted allies to destroy the Ancient Enemy, while the older heroes remain in the New Republic trying to hold things together and buy the younger kids time to do what they have to do.
Wait, wait, wait. Why does this need to be an evil plot? Those are legitimate grievances. The Rebellion was never some democratic revolt against despotism. The leaders were nobles like the Organas who were pissed at the Emperor for taking away their power. The Jedi -- come on, this was a group more concerned about a trade dispute on Naboo than ending slavery on Tatooine. Why should the people accept them coming back to power? Planets absolutely should refuse to join the New Republic as established by the Rebels, and it shouldn't be any nefarious plot. It should be democracy.
Nnedi Okorafor's approach was the only original one.
I liked David Brin's comments. Obi-Wan did offer to teach Solo. Not sure I'd want to watch that movie, but I agree with his analysis.
I like Tobias Buckell's one. I hope they don't just have Luke rebuild the Jedi Order the same as it was in the Republic days. For me it would kind of undermine his arc learning about the importance of love and friendship and all that stuff rather than the old semi-cloistered order who feared attachment so much. Plus I want to feel like I'm back in the used, lived-in galaxy from the original trilogy, not the clean shiny CGI everything from the prequels.
There's a poll to pick your favorite at the end.