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The Tom Veitch Files

Yale’s Beinecke Library 1016 photographs

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Early Sith questions & Freedon Nadd

145 They steal a book from the Museum library, which purports to reveal many ancient Dark Side rituals and secrets. Satal is very excited by the book and tries some of the incantations without success. Then Satal and Aleema hear about the "Freedom Nadd Uprising" that's happening on Onderon. It is alleged in the news reports that Nadd learned Dark Side secrets from the ancient [underlined: Sith], perhaps the most powerful Dark Side group in the history of the Galaxy. Satal and Aleema decide to go to Onderon and find out more. * They arrive in the midst of a raging battle -- Republic troopers with rocket packs are sky-jumping from huge Leviathan ships over the city of IzIz. Aleema wants to turn around and head home, but their ship is hit by ground fire and they crash in the city. They escape the wreck and flee into the streets of IzIz. [margin: Republic has taken the city?] * Nomi Sunrider and the other Jedis arrive on Onderon and meet with Ulic Qel-Droma at Modon Kira's castle in the Onderon wild. [margin: include Jedi from other planets.] The Jedis and Beast-Riders are forced to do battle as Modon Kira's castle is attacked by the Naddists. Nomi tries to meditate the battle, but finds her power blocked by the Dark Side meditations of a hidden opponent. Ulic guesses that her hidden opponent is King Ommin, influencing the battle through the Dark Side.

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The Tom Veitch Files

On August 18, 2026, Praxis visited Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and photographed 1016 pages from the Tom Veitch papers. This collection brings those early drafts, unused stories, correspondence, and handwritten notes together for everyone to explore.

YCAL MSS 1368 · Boxes 3, 5, 42, 76, and 77

Box 3
Dark Empire and Tales of the Jedi correspondence, proposals, and annotated drafts.
Box 5
Lucasfilm approvals, contracts, Kevin J. Anderson correspondence, and audio adaptation material.
Box 42
Tales of the Jedi and Dark Lords of the Sith proposals, scripts, artwork, and proofs.
Box 76
Handwritten Star Wars drafts and the Log X notebook.
Box 77
Dark Empire, Dark Lords of the Sith, and Tales of the Jedi notebooks and plots.

The descriptions above follow Yale’s finding aid. These photographs are a selection from those boxes; individual images have not yet been assigned to exact boxes and folders. Image numbers follow photography order, with occasional gaps.

These are working papers: some ideas were approved, some changed, and some never reached publication. Most transcriptions are automatic; checked passages use the corrected text.

There’s plenty to explore. Have fun looking!

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