Tag: James Luceno

Legendary Adventures: Millennium Falcon

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When the Solo family finds an unwanted quirk in the Millennium Falcon‘s hardware, Han, Leia, and their new granddaughter Allana Solo will learn the past of their ship…as the galaxy prepares for a disastrous future! Join the Legendary Adventures as we read Millennium Falcon!

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Legendary Adventures: New Jedi Order – The Unifying Force

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The war against the Yuuzhan Vong comes to a head. Can Luke Skywalker and Zonoma Sekot end the Vong invasion, or will the brutal invaders finally finish conquering the universe? Read the finale to the New Jedi Order series, The Unifying Force, today!

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Legendary Adventures: New Jedi Order – Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse

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The New Republic searches for new allies in the fight against the Yuuzhan Vong, but their search may end up causing more damage than the Vong ever did…Han’s grief-fueled quest continues in Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse!

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Legendary Adventures: New Jedi Order – Agents of Chaos 1: Hero’s Trial

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While the New Republic grapples with the effects of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Han Solo goes on a more personal journey of grief…but still of heroism. Join the Legendary Adventures today as we zoom in on Han Solo in the first novel in the Agents of Chaos duology, Hero’s Trial!

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Legendary Adventures: Dark Lord: Rise of Darth Vader

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What is it like to be Darth Vader? What is the new role for the Jedi after the Purge has thinned most of its ranks?  Join us as the thrilling conclusion to the Dark Lord trilogy, Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, which takes the Legendary Adventures to planets new and old in chase of the surviving Jedi!

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Legendary Adventures: Labyrinth of Evil

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On a mission to capture Nute Gunray, Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker find something even better: a holoreceiver with a direct line to Darth Sidious. The Clone War moves into its endgame as the Jedi race to find the elusive Sith Lord…join the Legendary Adventure as we reach the penultimate adventure in the Clone War!

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Legendary Adventures: Cloak of Deception

Legendary Adventures #16 Cloak of Deception

The Phantom Menace‘s beginning was, suffice it to say, less than ideal. The whole concept of the movie was that a disastrous trade dispute had turned into open hostility between a planet and the Trade Federation. Hardly any background information on the trade dispute was given, leaving most confused about the core of the conflict and what it meant for any of the characters. This is where Legends stepped in: not only did it fill it in the gaps, but Legends authors came together to weave a grand narrative out of this, spinning, eventually, into Palpatine’s overt bid for control of the galaxy. Click through to see how Cloak of Deception played a major role in the story!

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Legendary Adventures: Darth Plagueis

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The Muun, the myth, the Legend, but not the Supreme Leader. Darth Plagueis is known for a great many things, but leading the First Order is not one of them. I encounter of the most enigmatic figures in Legends history in the first step into the Prequel Trilogy realm of Star Wars Legends!

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Canon Novel Review: Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel

Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel

Spoiler Review –

Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, written by James Luceno, is an important prequel to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, as it charts the earliest days of the Death Star, how important the parents of Jyn, Galen and Lyra Erso, are to the project, and just how Orson Krennic fits among what we already know regarding the superweapon. While it might lack a lot of action, its true strength distracts from that omission: the fully-realized, well-written, and engaging characters and their interpersonal relationships. The tale of Catalyst feels complete, even though the ending is obvious from lightyears away, but as the saying goes, “It’s about the journey, not the destination,” and that is truly what makes this novel such a great read, prequel status to Rogue One notwithstanding. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel”

Del Rey Panel, TFA Novelization, Sampler Thoughts (SWCA 2015)

The Del Rey Panel

Del Rey, the wonderful folks who have been making Star Wars adult fiction novels for quite a number of years now, held a panel talking about the present and future of their works, including tidbits on the “Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens” initiative and the surprise TFA novelization author. They also handed out a Sampler to attendees with excerpts from a few current and upcoming works and my thoughts on that content and the panel are below. Continue reading “Del Rey Panel, TFA Novelization, Sampler Thoughts (SWCA 2015)”