Tag: Heir to the Jedi (Novel)

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

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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)” →

Canon Novel Review: Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi

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Heir to the Jedi

Putting an entire book in Luke’s first-person point of view sounded risky, but I was more than willing to give it a chance. The excerpt in the 2014 Del Rey Sampler however gave me pause about the concept and execution and I approached Heir to the Jedi with trepidation. And I was happy I did, because while Kevin Hearne’s first Star Wars novel paints a great picture of pre-Empire Strikes Back Luke, it stumbles on mostly everything else. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi” →

Del Rey’s Star Wars 2014 Sampler Thoughts

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Sampler

Del Rey released a 2014 Star Wars Sampler digitally, and it includes excerpts from the first 4 upcoming canon novels, A New Dawn, Tarkin, Heir to the Jedi, and Lords of the Sith. Check out my thoughts on the excerpts below. Continue reading “Del Rey’s Star Wars 2014 Sampler Thoughts” →