Category: Novel News

Doctor Aphra Audiobook Partial Cast Revealed, Includes Some Surprises! (UPDATED)

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Officially unofficially, some of the Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original cast was revealed on Penguin Random House’s page (thanks to Tom Chansky for pointing it out!), setting Emily Woo Zeller as the titular disaster, and rogue archaeologist herself, Chelli Aphra! The list also included voices for Sana Starros, Triple-Zero, Darth Vader, and…Maz Kanata?!! But that’s just one of the few other surprises, so head below to find out who else! UPDATE 6/29: The official site has revealed the cast, alongside a new interview with the writer Sarah Kuhn, where she reveals some great new details on what to expect, while you can check out my primer/speculation article now! UPDATE 7/25: Now my review is out! Continue reading “Doctor Aphra Audiobook Partial Cast Revealed, Includes Some Surprises! (UPDATED)” →

Read the First Chapter of The High Republic’s Light of the Jedi Now!

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In a different galaxy, in a different timeline, we’d be less than two months out from the release of The High Republic, the big publishing initiative diving back 200 years before the prequels. With everything happening in the world, the release has since been pushed back to January 2021, but as a treat to fans and those interested to see how this new era will work, the opening novel from Charles Soule, Light of the Jedi, had its first chapter released for all to read (via IGN)! Visit the link to check it out but head below for my thoughts on the opening salvo of The High Republic! (Update: THR has begun and our reviews are rolling in!) Continue reading “Read the First Chapter of The High Republic’s Light of the Jedi Now!” →

From A Certain Point Of View: The Empire Strikes Back Announced for November 2020 (Updated)

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From a Certain Point of View was such a fun and unique way to celebrate A New Hope’s 40th Anniversary, The Empire Strikes Back’s own 40th birthday wouldn’t feel the same without it, and thankfully Del Rey announced From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back, out November 10! Revealed June 11, over 30 of the book’s 40 authors took to Twitter (thanks to Sarah for compiling the authors) to confirm their involvement, while the final few, plus some teases on what they are writing, were revealed today, June 15. Head below to see the list and assorted musing below! UPDATE: Here’s our review! Continue reading “From A Certain Point Of View: The Empire Strikes Back Announced for November 2020 (Updated)” →

The High Republic Launch Moved to January 2021

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In an unfortunate but completely understandable move, considering the unprecedented situation facing the world, the launch of The High Republic publishing initiative has been delayed until January 2021. This news seemed inevitable after last week’s updated Star Wars comic solicitations for August did not include a single issue of The High Republic’s comic series, and delaying the whole initiative since the comics couldn’t come out in time shows how important every medium is in telling this new and exciting story. As sad as this development might be, a note included with the official site’s blog post about the delay, written by creative director of Lucasfilm Publishing Michael Siglain, offered some tantalizing teases of what’s to come. We dive into those teases below! (Update: THR has begun and our reviews are rolling in!) Continue reading “The High Republic Launch Moved to January 2021” →

Doctor Aphra’s Introduction Receives Audiobook Treatment!

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With the current pandemic halting the comic book industry, the return of the Doctor Aphra series under writer Alyssa Wong and artist Marika Cresta has been put on hold, but some beyond exciting and unbelievably awesome news tempers the wait: Doctor Aphra will star in an audiobook! Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original will be an expanded retelling of her introduction in the Darth Vader (Vol. 1) series from 2015! Written by Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex), and narrated by a full cast much like Dooku: Jedi Lost, it releases July 21, 2020. Head below for more thoughts, extra details, and Kuhn’s excellent little introduction video! UPDATE 7/25: You can read our review now! Continue reading “Doctor Aphra’s Introduction Receives Audiobook Treatment!” →

The Clone Wars Anthology Novel Gets New Title, Cover, and Original Story

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Revealed at NYCC 2019, The Clone Wars Anthology middle-grade novel has since gotten an updated cover, new titling, and an awesome artist reveal! Now titled The Clone Wars – Stories of Light and Dark, and still set for August 25 release, 10 of the 11 included stories will feature retellings of classic TCW episodes and arcs, while 1 features a brand-new tale about the Nightsisters! More details below. Continue reading “The Clone Wars Anthology Novel Gets New Title, Cover, and Original Story” →

Project Luminous Revealed: The High Republic Publishing Program, Begins August 2020!

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After nearly a year of waiting and teases, Project Luminous has finally been revealed: The High Republic publishing program, a series of stories set 200 years before the prequels, spread across novels and comics, spearheaded by authors Charles Soule, Claudia Gray, Daniel José Older, Justina Ireland, and Cavan Scott. Beginning in August, the High Republic era kicks off with Light of the Jedi, a novel by Charles Soule which will set up the story and proliferate across other novel, comics, and more yet to come. Head below for more details, announced titles, and some thoughts below! UPDATE: Series now set to launch in January. Head to our The High Republic page for the latest and greatest! (Update: THR has begun and our reviews are rolling in!) Continue reading “Project Luminous Revealed: The High Republic Publishing Program, Begins August 2020!” →

Alphabet Squadron: Shadow Fall Cover, First Excerpt Revealed

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Alphabet Squadron Shadow Fall Announcement

If you were wondering how they could outdo the bright and striking cover for the first entry in the Alphabet Squadron Trilogy by Alexander Freed, then look no further than the cover for the second entry, Shadow Fall! Chass na Chadic, the B-wing pilot with great piloting skills but even better skills at picking a sick playlist, graces the blue/purple-hued amazing cover, so here’s hoping her, and her past with a certain Partisan group, gets a little more focus in the the second chapter. The excerpt, via io9, offers a glimpse at how the 204th Shadow Wing finds a reason to enter the fray with Hera Syndulla’s New Republic forces again, already alleviating some of my concern of them being a trilogy-worthy enemy, the only real downside to the excellent first book. Freed’s Alphabet Squadron: Shadow Fall, arrives June 23, 2020. Check out the full cover below! UPDATE: My review is in! Continue reading “Alphabet Squadron: Shadow Fall Cover, First Excerpt Revealed” →

YA Novel Poe Dameron: Free Fall Explores Character’s Smuggling Past in August

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Poe Dameron Free Fall Announcement

For a character who was originally supposed to die in the opening minutes of The Force Awakens, Poe Dameron has had quite the extended life. Beyond the sequel trilogy, he’s had an excellent on-going comic, starred in an adult novel, and already gotten a little back story in novels/comics before. After his surprise additional backstory introduced in The Rise of Skywalker, we’re getting a YA novel by writer Alex Segura that’ll dive into Poe’s time as a spice smuggler this August, titled Poe Dameron: Free Fall (via Polygon). It’s surprising characters with less backstory and content weren’t chosen for a novel, but here we are. Check out the blurb and some of my thoughts below. Continue reading “YA Novel Poe Dameron: Free Fall Explores Character’s Smuggling Past in August” →

Project Luminous Reveal Coming February 24

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Luminous, the mysterious upcoming publishing project, has been teased by Lucasfilm since Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 in April, with nary a detail since. We were originally promised it would be revealed in January 2020, but several reporters and journalists have been invited to a reveal event for Project Luminous on February 24, 2020. The vague “January” promise always felt like it wouldn’t happen, so it’s no surprise it would happen another month, and regardless it’s really nice to have a set and solid date. Head below the cut for what little details we received so far, and what some of the rumors point towards. Continue reading “Project Luminous Reveal Coming February 24” →