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Lothal

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PREORDERS ARE OPEN!

Finding Home: A Chiss Ascendancy Fanzine is now taking preorders! Visit out site here and reserve your copy! https://www.ascendancyzine.com/preorder

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A Sunday Writing Update

I recently began the planning process for a new Thranto/Ascendancy story. I’ve been thinking for years about how to write the Eli Vanto in the Chiss Ascendancy story my way, giving it the kind of feelings that Project Compass and TTWLB have instilled in readers while kind of addressing (read: not entirely, but kind of) addressing what a Thrawn who goes through DF’s iteration of canon before returning to the Ascendancy under siege would be like and I think I’ve finally got it.

Things I intend to address(in no particular order): The Grysk-Ascendancy war, Eli + the Sky-walkers (not) losing their Sight, Enoch’s unrequited feelings for Thrawn, Eli’s previously unwanted but not unrequited feelings for Thrawn, Thrawn’s MASSIVE self-worth problems, and history being doomed to repeat itself yet again unless everyone gets their sh*t together.

Based on the premise I expect this story to be in the 100-120k word range and I hope it will be something folks look forward to reading. I’ll post more updates here as I have them, and maybe even some little previews/concepts for feedback if anyone wants to provide it.

And now, because I’m curious and on the cusp of writing a massive story:

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Finding Home: A Chiss Ascendancy Zine Price Announcement

With preorders opening on MONDAY, MARCH 17th, we are proud to announce our bundle prices!

All purchases of a physical zine will also come with a PDF download of the digital zine.

Digital Merch includes: - Computer Desktop Background - Phone Wallpaper - Discord Emojis - (stretch goal: Digital sketch artbook "making of" for much of the art of the zine) - (stretch goal: audiobook recordings of some of the stories from the zine)

Physical Merch includes: - 4x6 prints of various art from the zine - stickers of Captains and their first officers - bookmarks based on the Ascendancy book covers - "Visit Csilla" postcard - (stretch goal: Keychains) - (stretch goal: "Visit Csilla" as a poster) Add-on: Supporter Tier - For an extra $30, your name will be added into the zine as a "Supporter"! Thank you for helping make this project happen! - Supporter Tier will only be available through Monday, April 14th. Then the zine will be finalized and sent to be printed.

Stretch goals will be determined as being affordable or not based on how well our sales do at Indiana ComicCon and the first week of preorders.

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Preorders Open March 17th!

Preview our 70+ paged zine here! https://www.ascendancyzine.com/preorder

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Ascendancy Zine At Indiana Comic Con!

LESS THAN ONE WEEK AWAY!

Come visit us at Indiana ComicCon, March 14 - 16th!

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Contributor Spotlight: Tiktaalik!

WRITER

Name: Tiktaalik Tumblr: @greatbasinrattlesnake AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/tiktaalik77 instagram: tetracorals

hello! i'm tiktaalik, and i'm a librarian, gardener, and naturalist living in the us american midwest. when i'm not writing about thrass, i can be found knee-deep in the tallgrass prairie looking for box turtles or cooking dinner for my friends. greatbasinrattlesnake on tumblr, tiktaalik77 on ao3, tetracorals on instagram (mostly cat and nature pics)

Favorite Ascendancy Character? thrass <3

Favorite Star Wars book / tv show / movie? rebels! and a new dawn, which has gotten me through some tough life moments

Why (or what) are you contributing to the zine? i will be doing a piece about thalias, samakro, and che'ri. found family is a common theme in star wars for good reason, but i'm curious about the work that goes into creating those familial relationships. i love the way the ascendancy trilogy portrays the enemies-to-respected coworkers dynamic samakro and thalias have going on, and my piece is an extension of that. kind of like how talking about community isn't the same as building community, i want to see how these three continue to know and understand each other. very excited to share!

Fun Facts: i found a 3 billion year old rock this summer!

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Who wants a preview of our cover??? :D

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/63125947

new fic alert! your friendly neighborhood storm is (actually) still writing, more at 11. Note: fic is NSFW - see the tags. (yes, i too am shocked)

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Contributor Spotlight: Hydrophius!

ARTIST

Name: Hydrophius Tumblr: @hydr0phius-art Instagram: art_by_rubixcube

Hi, I'm Hydrophius! When I'm not busy trying to get through the week's challenges in one piece, I like to draw, read, write, and play sport. You can find me on tumblr @hydr0phius-art and Instagram @art_by_rubixcube.

Favorite Ascendancy Character? Ar'alani and Thrass!

Favorite Star Wars book / tv show / movie? Movie: Revenge of the Sith. Book: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil. Show: Andor

Why (or what) are you contributing to the zine? I'm here because I love the Chiss and I love painting blue things.

Fun Facts: I first read the canon Imperial Thrawn trilogy in 2020, then got back into it, the Ascendancy trilogy and the Legends trilogy + Outbound Flight in 2023/24!

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the thrawn trilogy is forever peak star wars, argue with the wall.

version with audio is on my insta!

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Contributor Spotlight: Distant Storm!

WRITER Name: DistantStorm Tumblr: @thedistantstorm AO3: DistantStorm

Hi, I’m Storm. I fell into Star Wars fandom a few years ago and quickly became enamored with all things Chiss, but I have been writing fanworks off and on for ages.

Favorite Ascendancy Character? Does Eli Vanto count? If no, I'm going with my Ascendancy trilogy sleeper favorite of Samakro.

Favorite Star Wars book / tv show / movie? Star Wars Rebels got me invested, but Thrawn (2017) is my hands down favorite piece of Star Wars content.

Why (or what) are you contributing to the zine? I love the Ascendancy and Chiss culture, and find it incredibly interesting to expand on the complex politics and shrouded history revealed in the novels. Fun Facts: I decided to read Thrawn (2017) after binging Star Wars Rebels and A New Dawn in the span of about a week to "get it over with." That was Winter 2020, so you can see just how well that worked out...

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After giving it a lot of consideration, I have decided not to participate in Thrantovember this year. That said, I do have a prompt list I made just in case I had decided to participate. Feel free to use/share with others if they need prompts for Thrantovember/Thranto in general.

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Bulbasaur's Pond

A little Pokémon fanart! It's so relaxing to draw them!

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For @ghostly-coffee-collection 's AU and Thrawn's design. Vampire dads I just know it in my heart

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Bore the shadows that you made With no light of my own I shine only with the light you gave me

The Moon Will Sing (The Crane Wives)

(process photos + silly warmup under the cut)