Who gained prominence for a series of novels known as the "Empire Trilogy", James Hanley or J. G. Farrell ?
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James Hanley (novelist) James (Joseph) Hanley (3 September 1897 – 11 November 1985) was a British novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Irish descent. He published his first novel "Drift" in 1930. The novels and short stories about seamen and their families that he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s included "Boy" (1931), the subject of an obscenity trial. Hanley came from a seafaring family and spent two years at sea himself. After World War II there was less emphasis on the sea in his works. While frequently praised by critics, Hanley's novels did not sell well. In the late 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s he wrote plays, mainly for the BBC, for radio and then for television, and also for the theatre. He returned to the novel in the 1970s. His last novel, "A Kingdom", was published in 1978, when he was eighty.
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J. G. Farrell James Gordon Farrell (25 January 1935 – 11 August 1979) was a Liverpool-born novelist of Irish descent. He gained prominence for a series of novels known as the "Empire Trilogy" ("Troubles", "The Siege of Krishnapur" and "The Singapore Grip"), which deal with the political and human consequences of British colonial rule.
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George Goodchild George Goodchild (1888–1969) aka Alan Dare, Wallace Q. Reid, and Jesse Templeton, was a prolific and successful British writer of popular books, short stories, plays, and movies (e.g. 1921 "Colorado Jim" filmed as "Colorado Jack"), who published over 200 works in his 60-year career, and beyond his lifetime. Books are still re-issued, mostly in large print for older readers. Featured characters include Inspector McLean, spy catcher Q33 Trelawney, Nigel Rix, and Trooper O'Neill (1932 film). He wrote and directed films based on books and stories, including "Colorado Jack" (1921), "Bucking the Barrier" (1923), "The Public Defender" (1931), "Condemned to Death" (1932), "Trooper O'Neill" (1932), and "No Escape" (1936).
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Solo family The Solo family is a fictional family of characters in the "Star Wars" franchise. Introduced in the 1977 film "Star Wars", smuggler Han Solo is initially a morally ambiguous character but evolves into one of the heroes of the film. He is also a major character in the sequels "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), "Return of the Jedi" (1983) and "" (2015). In "The Force Awakens", Han and Princess Leia have a son named Ben Solo.
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Skywalker family The Skywalker family is a fictional family in the "Star Wars" series. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force. The Skywalkers are the central characters of the saga. Luke Skywalker is the protagonist of the original trilogy and his father Anakin is the protagonist of the prequel trilogy and the antagonist in the original trilogy, as Darth Vader.
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Legacy of the Force The Legacy of the Force is a series of nine science fiction novels set in the "Star Wars" expanded universe, taking place approximately 40 years after the events of "" (in Star Wars chronology, from 40 ABY to 41 ABY). The series was written by Troy Denning, Aaron Allston and Karen Traviss in an alternating cycle.
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Jyn Erso Jyn Erso is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise, portrayed by English actress Felicity Jones in the 2016 film "Rogue One". Jyn is a former criminal who aids the Rebel Alliance in a desperate attempt to steal the plans to the Death Star, a powerful weapon possessed by the Empire. The character was introduced as a child in the 2016 prequel novel "" by James Luceno. Critics have compared Jyn to the characterization of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the "Star Wars" original trilogy and Rey (Daisy Ridley) in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy.
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1876 (novel) 1876 is the third historical novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series. It was published in 1976 and details the events of a year described by Vidal himself as "probably the low point in our republic's history."
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James M. Cain James Mallahan Cain (July 1, 1892 – October 27, 1977) was an American author and journalist. Cain vehemently opposed labeling, but he is usually associated with the hardboiled school of American crime fiction and is seen as one of the creators of the "roman noir". Several of his crime novels inspired successful movies.
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The Brentford Trilogy The Brentford Trilogy is a series of nine novels by writer Robert Rankin. They humorously chronicle the lives of a couple of drunken middle-aged layabouts, Jim Pooley and John Omally, who confront the forces of darkness in the environs of West London, usually with the assistance of large quantities of beer from their favourite public house, The Flying Swan.
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Joseph Farrell (priest) Monsignor Joseph A. Farrell (April 29, 1873 – June 19, 1960) was an Irish-American Roman Catholic priest. He held various positions in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and was instrumental in the construction of several new parishes in the New York City borough of Staten Island.
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Charles Pasley General Sir Charles William Pasley KCB FRS (1780–1861) was a British soldier and military engineer who wrote the defining text on the role of the post-American revolution British Empire: "An Essay on the Military Policy and Institutions of the British Empire", published in 1810. This text changed how Britons thought their empire should relate to the rest of the world. He warned that Britain could not keep its Empire by its "splendid isolation". Britain would need to fight to gain its empire, and by using the colonies as a resource for soldiers and sailors it grew by an average of 100000 sqmi per year between the Battle of Waterloo and the American Civil War. Serving in the Royal Engineers in the Napoleonic Wars, he was Europe's leading demolitions expert and siege warfare specialist.
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Star Wars: Agent of the Empire Star Wars: Agent of the Empire is an American comic book series set in the "Star Wars" universe. The series, published by Dark Horse Comics, is written by John Ostrander and illustrated by Stephane Roux. Set between 3 BBY and 0 BBY, the series followed Imperial Intelligence agent Jahan Cross and his droid assistant, IN-GA 44, on undercover assignments for the Empire that took them to exotic locales. The first issue was released in December 2011.
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The Siege of Krishnapur The Siege of Krishnapur is a novel by J. G. Farrell, first published in 1973.
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The Mark of the Crown The Mark of the Crown by Jude Watson is the fourth in a series of young reader novels called "". The series explores the adventures of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi prior to "".
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Empire of Dreams Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy is a 2004 documentary film directed by Kevin Burns and narrated by Robert Clotworthy. It documents the making of the original "Star Wars" trilogy: "Star Wars" (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), and "Return of the Jedi" (1983) and their impact on popular culture.
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Legacy of the Jedi Legacy of the Jedi is a science fiction novel and part of the "Star Wars" expanded universe. It takes place during the Rise of the Empire story era from about fifty years before the events of "" to the Clone Wars, and follows the characters Lorian Nod and Count Dooku.
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The Dark Nest trilogy The "Dark Nest" trilogy is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in the "Star Wars" galaxy 35–36 years ABY (after the Battle of Yavin). The series serves as a follow up to the events of the "New Jedi Order" series of novels, and a precursor to the "Legacy of the Force" and "Fate of the Jedi" series of novels. The trilogy was written by Troy Denning. The first installment was released in July 2005 and the final installment was released in December of that same year. This series features heroes of the New Jedi Order.
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John G. Hemry John G. Hemry (LCDR, USN ret.) is an American author of military science fiction novels. Drawing on his experience as a retired United States Navy officer, he has written the "Stark's War" and "Paul Sinclair" series. Under the name Jack Campbell, he has written six volumes of the "Lost Fleet" series. He has also written over a dozen short stories, many published in "Analog" magazine, and a number of non-fiction works.
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Danny Strong Daniel W. "Danny" Strong (born June 6, 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer. As an actor, Strong is best known for his roles as Jonathan Levinson in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and Doyle McMaster in "Gilmore Girls". He also wrote the screenplays for "Recount", the HBO adaptation "Game Change", "Lee Daniels' The Butler", and the two-part finale of "The Hunger Games" film trilogy, "" and "". Strong also is a co-creator, executive producer, and writer for the Fox series "Empire".
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James Crumley James Arthur Crumley (October 12, 1939 – September 17, 2008) was the author of violent hardboiled crime novels and several volumes of short stories and essays, as well as published and unpublished screenplays. He has been described as "one of modern crime writing's best practitioners", who was "a patron saint of the post-Vietnam private eye novel" and a cross between Raymond Chandler and Hunter S. Thompson. His book "The Last Good Kiss" has been described as "the most influential crime novel of the last 50 years."
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Jedi Academy trilogy The "Jedi Academy" trilogy is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in the "Star Wars" expanded universe. Written by Kevin J. Anderson, the plot takes place around seven years after the events of "Return of the Jedi", in 11 ABY. The series chronicles Luke Skywalker's early attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order after the defeat of the Emperor. Some of the events in the trilogy are retold from a different perspective in "I, Jedi" by Michael A. Stackpole.