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The Tom Veitch Files

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Dark Lords working notebook

12. Kevin Anderson (con't) * The Force Storm wipes out the Massassi + the Sith + annihilates much of Yavin 4. Kun, meanwhile, has "encrypted" himself in the Force, as a spirit/creature. * Crado (from orbit) watches the chaos + says "Now I am Dark Lord of the Sith." He shows his baby the devastation: "We have much work to do, you + I." [right margin, red: Ulic kills Crado --] * Years later, the jungle grows back, ruins cover the desolate Temples, + deep inside the ruins, the dark avatar of Exar Kun remains hidden -- + [underlined: trapped]. (He learned how to encrypt his soul -- but not how to re-emerge). * * *

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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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