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Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham, authors of The Expanse<\/em> and Captive\u2019s War<\/em> series, aren\u2019t exactly anti-Star Wars<\/em>. In 2014, the duo known in print as James S.A. Corey even released Honor Among Thieves: Star Wars Legends<\/em>, a novel set after the destruction of the Death Star in A New Hope<\/em>. But they do take issue with an aspect of the storytelling from the galaxy far, far away: it\u2019s repetitive, a quality seemingly engineered to make sure it will never end.<\/p>\n Speaking with Polygon, the duo explained they had always envisioned The Expanse<\/em> to run nine books\u2014expanded with short stories and novellas on the side\u2014and then come to a conclusive ending. Captive\u2019s War<\/em>, which just released its second entry, The Faith of Beasts<\/em>, will be a trilogy, with an additional novella planned and (hopefully) that Prime Video series adaptation, announced late last year, to keep them busy. But they don\u2019t want to stretch the story out any further\u2026 which is a very non-Star Wars<\/em> thing to declare.<\/p>\n \u201cWe live in a world where every large universe is supposed to be endlessly flogged,\u201d Franck told Polygon. \u201cStar Wars<\/em> is never going to stop. It\u2019s told the same story a thousand times at this point. The evil Empire has been defeated over and over and over again. It always comes back. Plucky Rebels have to defeat the new iteration of it over and over and over again. It just endlessly repeats.\u201d<\/p>\n This doesn\u2019t just apply to Star Wars<\/em>, he added. \u201cAnd Star Trek<\/em> is the same way. If you have a big universe, it is expected you will just keep dipping in that well over and over until you die, and then somebody else will take over and do it for you. Daniel and I don\u2019t enjoy that. We like endings. We like getting to an end: \u2018Here\u2019s the end, and it\u2019s over.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The authors said they understand there are financial reasons behind why Star Wars<\/em> and Star Trek<\/em> can\u2019t stop repeating themselves, but they have been careful not to fall into that temptation.<\/p>\n \u201cPretty early on, Daniel and I divorced the creative side from the monetary side,\u201d Franck said. \u201cWe don\u2019t make creative decisions for strictly monetary reasons. And I think both of us are more satisfied with our careers because of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n