Tag: Delilah S. Dawson

Canon Novel Review: Galaxy’s Edge – Black Spire

Posted on September 27, 2019October 10, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

– Spoiler Review –

Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire, written by Delilah S. Dawson, is the last big park tie-in content, doing the heavy work of setting up how and why Vi Moraldi and the Resistance are facing off with Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and the First Order on a little backwater planet Batuu that you, dear reader, can visit. Unfortunately, in doing so, the novel forgoes a lot of opportunities and comes up short in overall entertainment. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Galaxy’s Edge – Black Spire” →

Star Wars Comics August 2019 Solicitations

Posted on May 23, 2019August 21, 2019 by Head Butler Ryan

By the end of August 2019, both the 14-acre Star Wars theme park expansions will be open, signaling a new era for ways to interact with the Saga, making it feel a little less far, far away. And as fans gear up for The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian, the comics continue the beat of their own drums, though with the Galaxy’s Edge and TIE Fighter minis coming to an end, what might take their place? We don’t have an answer yet, so spend August enjoying Doctor Aphra antics, the early beginnings of Greg Pak’sStar Wars, and Kylo Ren marooned on a planet with General Hugs Hux in the Age of Resistance, among others! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics August 2019 Solicitations” →

Novel News: Black Spire Details/Cover, Dooku: Jedi Lost Audiobook Announced

Posted on March 31, 2019September 28, 2019 by Head Butler Ryan

Delilah S. Dawson’s upcoming Galaxy’s Edge tie-in novel, Black Spire, received its cover and a blurb confirming a returning Phasma character (or two), while the newly announced Dooku: Jedi Lost is an audiobook only and dives into Dooku’s past. All the details below! Continue reading “Novel News: Black Spire Details/Cover, Dooku: Jedi Lost Audiobook Announced” →

Galaxy’s Edge Publishing Programming Gives all Fans a Chance to Visit

Posted on January 31, 2019September 28, 2019 by Head Butler Ryan

As exciting as the idea of a fully immersive Star Wars theme park is, the stark reality is not everyone will get a chance to visit one, for a wide variety of reasons, so thankfully there is plenty of tie-in material coming for those who can’t or won’t ever go. But these new titles also benefit those who can visit the parks, enriching the new world and experience. Beyond the already introduced comic miniseries, Galaxy’s Edge, a few new novels were announced today: Black Spire, by Delilah S. Dawson (so glad she’s back!!); A Crash of Fate, by Zoraida Córdova; Myth & Fables, written by George Mann, illustrations by Grant Griffin. Head below for all the details and an excerpt from Myth & Fables! Continue reading “Galaxy’s Edge Publishing Programming Gives all Fans a Chance to Visit” →

Canon Comic Review: Star Wars Adventures – Forces of Destiny (#1-5)

Posted on February 7, 2018September 3, 2018 by Head Butler Ryan

Star Wars Adventures Forces of Destiny v3 — Elsa Charretier Variant Covers

When it was first announced the younger marketed Star Wars Adventures comics from IDW would have a Forces of Destiny tie-in miniseries, a show itself great for the same audience the comic reached, it felt like a match made in Cloud City. Now that all five issues of the female-centric miniseries have released, all written by female creatives, I can honestly say it belongs among the clouds, despite a few minor missteps that won’t really matter to core readers of the event series. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Star Wars Adventures – Forces of Destiny (#1-5)” →

Novel Review: From a Certain Point of View – Star Wars

Posted on October 14, 2017August 13, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

– Minor Spoiler Review –

There have been short story collections in the Star Wars universe before, but nothing quite like this! From a Certain Point of View gathers together 43 authors for 40 stories giving us new perspectives on Episode IV: A New Hope, as a celebration of the film’s 40th Anniversary (bonus: all the author proceeds go to the charity First Book!). In short, the stories within had me crying, laughing, and filled me up with joyous wonder, much like A New Hope did and continues to do 40 years later, which is a pretty fitting way to celebrate the 40th anniversary, if you ask me! Continue reading “Novel Review: From a Certain Point of View – Star Wars” →

Canon Novel Review: Phasma

Posted on September 26, 2017September 29, 2019 by Head Butler Ryan

– Spoiler Review –

Phasma, by Delilah S. Dawson, is part of the “Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi” initiative, taking place only a few years prior to The Force Awakens. Dawson weaves together two entertaining and engaging tales, set 10 years apart, which reveal and strengthen the fearsome presence of Captain Phasma that TFA wasn’t really able to do, now making the character one to watch out for in The Last Jedi. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Phasma” →

Captain Phasma Novel and Comic Miniseries, Leia YA Novel, and Ken Liu Penned Luke Book Start Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi (SWCO 2017)

Posted on April 15, 2017November 13, 2017 by Head Butler Ryan

The Lucasfilm’s Publishing Writer’s Roundtable on Friday was a pleasant panel where we got to spend some time with various authors across various mediums and age-ranges of material discussing their process and writing for Star Wars. It all ended with a bang, as the Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi initiative was announced (a similar program was in place for The Force Awakens), where hints for the new film will be hidden in the Phasma novel by Deliah S. Dawson, the Captain Phasma comic miniseries by Kelly Thompson, Leia: The Princess of Alderaan YA novel by Claudia Gray (!!), and Ken Liu’s (!!!) The Legends of Luke Skywalker, and much more! Details within and some additional insights from the Del Rey panel Saturday as well.

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A Certain Point of View Celebrates 40 Years of Star Wars: A New Hope

Posted on April 8, 2017April 8, 2017 by Head Butler Ryan

Thursday evening, Del Rey (at their @DelReyStarWars account) stirred up Star Wars fandom on Twitter by teasing the announcement of something called Operation Blue Milk. The hashtag, #OperationBlueMilk quickly blew up with speculation followed by various authors, some new and old to SW writing, revealing they were part of the project. While Amazon might have beat Del Rey to the official announcement, the details have finally been released and it’s a pretty exciting surprise: 40 different authors retelling events from A New Hope from random background characters’ points of view! Whether or not this is your cup of caf, you should probably pick this up because not only is the talent involved nothing short of spectacular, all author proceeds are being donated to charity (!!) so read on for the list and more details! Continue reading “A Certain Point of View Celebrates 40 Years of Star Wars: A New Hope” →

Canon Short Story Review: Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon

Posted on November 24, 2015September 29, 2019 by Head Butler Ryan

– Spoiler Review –

Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon is a short story that is part of the “Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” written by Delilah S. Dawson, and centers on spy-for-hire Bazine Netal and her latest mission. Overall, The Perfect Weapon is an enjoyable spy-fi romp in the Star Wars universe, with a strong central character in Bazine, but it tends to be predictable thanks to its over-reliance on spy genre tropes (though that same reliance is what makes it enjoyable in the first place). Continue reading “Canon Short Story Review: Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon” →