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Novel Review: From a Certain Point of View – Return of the Jedi

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The finale 6 years in the making, From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi closes out one daring, fun, and always exciting initiative to celebrate the 40th anniversary for each original trilogy film. Considering it would be at least 16 years before we’d ever see one again (yes, The Phantom Menace’s 40th is closer than I imagined), if they do one then, this is the end for the foreseeable future, and at least it went out on a high note. Despite 40 different authors across 40 different stories, an overarching theme, consistent quality of tales, mini-trilogy finales amongst the stories, and surprising choices lead to a finale which takes readers back to 1983 in the best way possible. Continue reading “Novel Review: From a Certain Point of View – Return of the Jedi”

Novel Review by Chris: From a Certain Point of View – Return of the Jedi

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40 years of Return of the Jedi can only mean one thing…a new edition of From a Certain Point of View! Does the third movie’s edition hold as much fun and excitement as the previous two?

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From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi Character Cards Revealed!

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The moment fans have been waiting for ahead of From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi’s release on August 29 is here…the character cards have been revealed! Over an hour and half, the details for all 40 stories in this trilogy finale dripped through on Twitter (no, it’s not named anything else), and it’s always a joy to see fans react to each new release, be it favorites getting their time to shine, stories they guessed, or big surprises, and today’s character cards were no different. Head below to see my Top 10 most anticipated and some general thoughts on the rest. Continue reading “From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi Character Cards Revealed!”

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi Cover and Authors Announced!

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Bless the Ewoks, the moment we’ve all been waiting for in this year of the Wicket, the 40th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi, is here: From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi has been announced! These excellent collections of 40 stories from 40 different authors has brought us memorable, unique, jaw-dropping, exciting, and weird new perspectives on the original trilogy films so far and I expect Return of the Jedi’s to be no different. Head below for the list of authors, what stories have already been revealed, and some little tidbits on this and the series from Random House Worlds Editor Tom Hoeler! Continue reading “From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi Cover and Authors Announced!”

Legendary Adventures: New Jedi Order – Force Heretic Trilogy

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The Yuuzhan Vong’s invasion is as intense as ever, but key losses on their side seem to have finally tipped the war irrevocably to the New Republic. Leaders for their respective sides, Luke Skywalker and Nom Amor, go on a search that will finally shift the tide of the war to one side…permanently. Join the Legendary Adventures as we read the New Jedi Order – Force Heretic Trilogy!

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Legendary Adventures: The Force Unleashed

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Emperor Sheev Palpatine is ready to root out rebellious forces from the Galaxy – but little does he know, Darth Vader is hiding his own secret. Minor rebellions around the galaxy coalesce and the Alliance to Restore the Republic is born… join the Legendary Adventures as we arrive at The Force Unleashed!
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Legendary Adventures: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (Revisited)

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Del Rey employee, and Twitter user, Tom (@DarthInternous)  once described this book as “Storage Wars gone very, very wrong.” As The Old Republic tie-in series continues, we meet a cast of Sith, Jedi, bounty hunters…and literally everybody else in-between. Join our Legendary Adventure as we find out the secret behind Tassaa Bareesh’s auction…

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