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What started as a Padmé-focused endeavor grew larger in its second outing, the “Queen Trilogy” ends with a smaller scope in Queen’s Hope, and while it reined in some issues from the second outing and feels more like the first, this trilogy ends with what feels like half of a good novel. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Queen’s Hope”
Vernestra Rwoh and her Padawan, Imri, are on a mission: save their friends from the Nihil! But external circumstances threaten the fate of a whole planet. Can Vernestra save her friends? Or will she learn something more valuable in the meantime? Read my review of The High Republic: Mission to Disaster!
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The High Republic – Midnight Horizon, written by Daniel José Older, is the final novel entry in Phase 1, Wave III’s story, and it’s the best overall to date. Focusing on a plot around Corellia and potential Nihil forces, several Jedi characters from Older’s and other luminous authors’ works combine in a tale with new characters and tons of emotion, depth, and exploration of oneself, as there’s coming-of-age, love, and Jedi paths plumbed for some of the best character work of the era yet. The following review is largely spoiler free but there’s a clearly marked spoiler section as well! Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Midnight Horizon”
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The Jedi believe that the Nihil are – again – on the run! But when weird things happen on Corellia, are the villainous marauders far behind? Read Chris’s review on Midnight Horizon!
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The High Republic’s first Phase is coming to a close and Mission to Disaster, written by Justina Ireland, is one of the opening novels of the final wave. Focusing on characters Ireland first introduced in the opening wave, the novel deals with Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh trying to save Avon Starros, and other children, when it becomes clear the Nihil have started kidnapping kids to bolster their ranks. Mission to Disaster, never shying away from the ramifications and its deeper subject matters, while adding to fan-favorite characters and building out a convincing ecosystem, is one of Ireland’s best entries of the era so far. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Mission to Disaster”
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The beginning of the end to The High Republic‘s first Phase of content kicks off with Claudia Gray’s The Fallen Star, a riveting novel full of hope, heartbreak, and terror, that grips you in its tension-filled opening pages and doesn’t let up, offering moments of levity giving readers a breath before pulling them back in. It’s a fitting, important ending to the hope-filled beginning of the era a year ago, setting the stage for what’s yet to come in Phase II and beyond. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – The Fallen Star”
Claudia Gray’s first novel for Del Rey in the Star Wars: The High Republic series threatens to darken the light of the Jedi. Read Chris’s review of the climactic end of the first Phase of the era!
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Seven months after its second entry, Timothy Zahn’s latest Thrawn-centric trilogy of novels, Thrawn Ascendancy, ends with Lesser Evil. Much like the finale of his last, though loosely connected trilogy of Thrawn novels, Zahn’s Lesser Evil flounders, more concerned with setting up the aforementioned books, once again avoiding character development, punting on answering two trilogies worth of questions, or truly exploring the Chiss’ extensive past, instead continuing Thrawn’s flawless victory status to underwhelming effect across its over expanded page count. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Thrawn Ascendancy – Lesser Evil”
After two haunting collections of myths and dark legends within the Star Wars universe, George Mann and Grant Griffin, with Cavan Scott joining, bring revelry and cheer in their next outing: Life Day Treasury. A celebration of mid-winter traditions, with a few frights of its own, Life Day Treasury is another excellent entry in this series and a fun change of pace, with more stellar illustrations, making this a book worth sharing around your next Life Day gathering. Continue reading “Novel Review: Life Day Treasury”
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The High Republic: Tempest Runner, an audiobook original written by Cavan Scott and presented by a full cast, centers on Nihil leader Lourna Dee, peeling back her mask and exploring her past, present, and future. Despite some nitpicks with its production, it’s engagingly written and expertly paced, while the cast delivers some compelling and nuanced performances to make for another entertaining audiobook original. Continue reading “Canon Audiobook Review: The High Republic – Tempest Runner”
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