Category: Novel News

Ronin, Star Wars Visions Novel, Cover and Story Revealed

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

Not even a week after the curtain was finally pulled back on the upcoming Star Wars Visions, premiering on Disney+ September 22, we finally learned more details about, alongside a gorgeous cover reveal, its tie-in novel, Ronin – A Visions Novel, written by Emma Mieko Candon. It will expand on the world created for legendary anime studio Kamikaze Douga’s short, “The Duel.” Head below for the full cover and blurb for its unique premise! Continue reading “Ronin, Star Wars Visions Novel, Cover and Story Revealed” →

Book News: Queen’s Hope Cover, Latest Essential Legends Additions Announced

Posted on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

The final entry in E.K. Johnston’s Padme Amidala Trilogy, Queen’s Hope, received its cover and a very short excerpt, while Del Rey announced the latest additions to their Essential Legends Collection: Dark Force Rising, The Last Command, Darth Bane: Rule of Two, and Rogue Squadron, which will receive a new, unabridged audiobook. Check out the spiffy new covers below! Continue reading “Book News: Queen’s Hope Cover, Latest Essential Legends Additions Announced” →

The High Republic Show 3: Trail of Shadows Miniseries, Variant Book Covers, and More!

Posted on May 26, 2021June 1, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

Three episodes in and Krystina Arielle continues to delight in The High Republic Show, which is as exciting and entertaining for its reveals as it is hilarious and entertaining thanks to its host! The third episode has a great extended chat with creatives working on the comics, a look at an amazing Marchion Ro helmet (when can I get mine?!), a fun video exploring many of the era’s lightsaber hilts, variant cover for Wave II’s books, while it reveals a mystery-laden new comic miniseries, Trail of Shadows! Check out all the details below! Continue reading “The High Republic Show 3: Trail of Shadows Miniseries, Variant Book Covers, and More!” →

The High Republic Coverage: New Excerpts for Wave II Novels, T-shirts Available!

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

Just two weeks ago I put together a post rounding up the excerpts (and the opening crawl!) for upcoming Phase 1 Wave II novels The Rising Storm and Race to Crashpoint Tower (both out June 29) and now there are even more available, the latest offering new and revealing glimpses at the Nihil and several new characters. And while I just got an amazing The High Republic fan-made shirt, it seems Lucasfilm finally got behind merchandising the era, as t-shirts and more have appeared on Amazon, like the Drengir after your wallet. All that and more below! Continue reading “The High Republic Coverage: New Excerpts for Wave II Novels, T-shirts Available!” →

The High Republic Coverage: Rising Storm & Crashpoint Tower Excerpts, New Opening Crawl for Wave II

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

We’re a little over a month away from the second wave for The High Republic’s opening Phase, Light of the Jedi, and details, hints, and reveals have come trickling in regarding what to expect. For starters, the two opening novels of Wave II, The Rising Storm and Race to Crashpoint Tower, both have excerpts revealing new characters and scary visions of the future, while a new opening crawl sets the stage for the story to come. Head below to see what’s all on the way next for The High Republic! Continue reading “The High Republic Coverage: Rising Storm & Crashpoint Tower Excerpts, New Opening Crawl for Wave II” →

The High Republic’s Next Content Wave for Phase I Detailed

Posted on April 12, 2021April 19, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

The High Republic is a multi-year, multi-phase publishing initiative, like the Marvel Cinematic Universe but in books and comics, so in June the first Phase, Light of the Jedi, releases its second wave of titles that’ll push the story even further than the current monthly comics have been. The official site revealed new blurbs and solicitations for the all the previously announced upcoming content, like The Rising Storm, Race to Crashpoint Tower, the audiobook Tempest Runner, and even more, all of which tease the Republic Fair and the Nihil’s next phase of their attack…and other dangers growing as well for the Jedi and Republic. Head below for all the new details! Continue reading “The High Republic’s Next Content Wave for Phase I Detailed” →

Book News: Latest Thrawn Trilogy Ends November, Star Wars Epic Poem, and Legends Essentials Announced

Posted on April 2, 2021June 14, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

This has been a full week of Star Wars news and it’s not even May or Star Wars Day yet! Announced this week, there are some exciting additions (and reprints) of novels coming to fans later this year! First, the Thrawn Ascendancy Trilogy comes to close in November with Lesser Evil, with the second book out later this April. Second, the Original Trilogy gets an Epic Poem adaptation in the style of Homer’s Odyssey by author Jack Mitchell. And lastly, essential Legends novels will receive new trader paperback releases, with fantastic new artwork for the covers, and even one, Shatterpoint, receives an unabridged audio book version! Head below for all the details and gorgeous new artwork! Continue reading “Book News: Latest Thrawn Trilogy Ends November, Star Wars Epic Poem, and Legends Essentials Announced” →

The High Republic Show Reveals Nihil-Focused Audibook, New Concept Art, Characters, and More!

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

It has felt like far too long since we got another episode of The High Republic Show and it was way more than worth the wait, as Krystina Arielle continues to really dazzle as the lead of the show and she came packed to the Outer Rim with tons of The High Republic goodies: Tempest Runner, the next audiobook from Cavan Scott, follows Nihil leader Lourna Dee, we meet new characters and creatures from upcoming content, and more concept art and comic covers tease the scope of the story building and building. Check out the show above and read our summary below! Continue reading “The High Republic Show Reveals Nihil-Focused Audibook, New Concept Art, Characters, and More!” →

Original Novel Star Wars Visions: Ronin Announced, Out October

Posted on March 22, 2021July 8, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

When Lucasfilm revealed the future of Star Wars, with tons of content flowing through Disney+, one of the more intriguing shows was Star Wars Visions, an anthology collection which will, “…bring 10 fantastic visions from several of the leading Japanese anime studios.” It’s not even out yet and it has inspired an original novel, Star Wars Visions: Ronin, by Emma Mieko Candon, set to release October 12, with the book’s announcement confirming the show will be out 2021. I’m eager to learn more about this book, especially if Candon pitched them a book with “a transcendent sense of hope,” as this could be an intriguing new concept for a novel. No extra details released for Ronin or Visions, but check back at the Manor as we’ll have them when they do! Continue reading “Original Novel Star Wars Visions: Ronin Announced, Out October” →

Cold Bounty Collected on The Mandalorian Publishing Program

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

Looks like Lucasfilm collected the bounty on The Mandalorian’s publishing program the harsh way: cold. Announced back in June 2020, the program promised to dive into the show’s little Grogu-sized pocket of the Star Wars universe, with everything from the usual Ultimate Visual Guide to even an original novel written by Adam Christopher (which had first been delayed to this year), but only the “Art of” book released so far and now the remaining content is shelved. With the exploding success of the show, how often production and stories change, and all the connected TV shows set to come out too, it seems the story of Din Djarin, the Mandalorians and the Darksaber, and Grogu will primarily unfold on our TV screens via Disney+ instead, so no Frog Family books on the horizon, unfortunately. Author Adam Christopher at least has the opportunity for a new novel and we’ll be here, patiently awaiting its reveal. Otherwise, there’s the awesome and only just beginning The High Republic initiative to be excited about with publishing, while The Book of Boba Fett is set to hit our screens at the end of the year with The Mandalorian’s third season sometime in 2022. Continue reading “Cold Bounty Collected on The Mandalorian Publishing Program” →