Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

New 'Star Wars' novel to feature first lesbian character

Image
ANI Washington
Last Updated : Mar 11 2015 | 12:57 PM IST

The 'Star Wars' upcoming novel 'Lords of the Sith' has planned to introduce its first LGBT character, Moff Mors, a lesbian.

Shelly Shapiro, editor at 'Star Wars' and Del Rey the book publisher recently confirmed the addition of the character in the Paul S. Kemp's upcoming 'Star Wars: Lords of the Sith' novel which will be released in late April, the Verge reported.

Shapiro said in an interview with Big Shiny Robot's 'Full of Sith' that this new character will become the first officially recognized LGBT character in the American epic space opera canon.

This first lesbian character, Mors has been described as an incredibly capable imperial leader which will prevent the absolute failures.

Also Read

First Published: Mar 11 2015 | 12:43 PM IST

Next Story