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The Tom Veitch Files

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Dark Lords working notebook

37. * The "egg/cocoon" -- Do we see it in #6? [inserted: (not [uncertain: sure?] over on Yavin -- but prob. shd end on Yavin)] * If Nomi "felt Ulic start to turn" she'd be anxious to get him into bed so she can turn him back -- The power of her love * Exar's [uncertain: mother?] -- a big thing with him. * Ulic's anger triggered to psychosis by the Sith poison. * Cay + Co hot to get Ulic out of here -- He's losing it big time! * Exar saw Ulic + Aleema in his amulet. * Open with imposing shot of Vodo, THON, + Nomi evoke issue #7/p7 & p21 - the landscapes of Dantooine Vodo mind-linked to Exar in #3. He'd do it again here, as Thon + Nomi look on. This triggers the concern of the Jedi Masters, While Cay + Co are worried about Ulic, Thon + Ood + others (Odan-Urr) see the real danger. [margin: get Arca's own ghost again] * Bring in Odan-Urr as a voice of wisdom + strength. * Does Vodo get fried again -- this time by Exar? What if Exar doesn't notice him ... so we get the feeling Vodo might beat him when he goes looking for him?

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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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