User blog:Atarumaster88/Why the InsufFErable wait

I'm finally ready to talk about why it's taken me so long to post more Force Exile. The truth is, I've been distracted by another writing side-project that's finally coming to fruition. It's taken a lot of work and research to get it to the point where I can discuss it, but I'm happy with where things are.

The project is a novel called Starcrossed and it won't be published on SWF, but rather on fan-fiction.net. The reason for this, as you might have guessed, is that it's a crossover.

The story combines characters and plot devices from three difference science-fiction universes: Star Wars, Star Trek, and Stargate. The premise is of a father in 21st-century America tending to his 12-year-old son, who is terminally ill with cancer and is in the hospital with only weeks to live. The father, knowing the son's love for all three universes, tries to keep him entertained and his spirits up so that he'll keep fighting the disease as long as possible so his mother, who's overseas serving as a pilot in the USMC, can return and see her son one last time. The father tells a bit of the story each night to prolong the suspense and keep his son's interest up.

So, here's the list of the characters and elements from each universe along with the timeline.

Star Wars (Lines available at Wookieepedia)
 * Shuttle Tydirium and its crew/passengers from Return of the Jedi
 * Executor from the exact same timeframe
 * Darth Vader
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Leia Organa
 * Han Solo
 * Chewbacca
 * C-3PO
 * R2-D2

Star Trek (Links available at memory-alpha.org)
 * U.S.S. Enterprise-E and the Borg Cube from Star Trek: First Contact
 * Borg Queen
 * Jean-Luc Picard
 * William Riker
 * Data
 * Worf
 * Geordi LaForge
 * Beverly Crusher
 * Deanna Troi

''Stargate' (Links available at stargate.wikia.com)
 * The city of Atlantis as well as the enhanced Wraith Hive vessel in "Enemy at the Gate"
 * John Sheppard
 * Samantha Carter
 * Richard Woolsey
 * Ronon Dex
 * Rodney McKay
 * Tayla Emmagan
 * Jennifer Keller
 * Carson Beckett

In-universe, the story takes place in the Stargate universe, simply because there's no need to worry about the complications of the Empire in the Star Wars universe or the Federation in Star Trek one. Relatively speaking, it's uncluttered. I'm definitely not as familiar with it, so it's taken longer to do the research.

Cover art will be coming soon and will feature silhouettes, fonts, and symbology from all three franchises.

Stay tuned for further development! There will also be a Force Exile content release next weekend. Atarumaster88  ( Talk page ) 22:43, April 1, 2011 (UTC)