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Queen’s Peril, written by E.K. Johnston, is a prequel to last year’s excellent (and overdue) Padmé-focused novel, Queen’s Shadow. While it doesn’t shine nearly as bright as the original due a few aspects, having a little more focus on the handmaidens this time around, while plenty of Padmé as she steps into the various outfits of the Queen, manages to still make it a good entry in Padmé’s story. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Queen’s Peril”
We’ll already be celebrating 40 years of The Empire Strikes Back in May 2020, but it’ll be full of novels from all over the Saga as well. The previously announced Thrawn Ascendancy Trilogy begins in May, and we now have a title and stark cover, while newly announced Queen’s Peril, a prequel to E.K. Johnston’s Queen’s Shadow, will also arrive! Continue reading “Novel News: New Padmé Novel May 2020, Thrawn Prequel Trilogy Title & Cover”
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Queen’s Shadow follows the trials and tribulations of Padmé Amidala Naberrie as she transitions from Queen of Naboo to its Senator, captured in captivating, engaging detail by writer E.K. Johnston. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Queen’s Shadow”
It’s been quiet on the new novel and comic fronts for quite some time, especially once it was revealed 3 comics would be ending in September and the only known novels were Thrawn: Alliances and the Solo adaptation. But SDCC 2018’s publishing panel was a Hutt’s feast of new announcements, from a LONG overdue Padmé novel, Queen’s Shadow, a Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon novel from lauded author Claudia Gray, while Marvel has a new maxiseries focusing on heroes and villains from across the saga, IDW brings the scares for October with Tales from Vader’s Castle, and more! Head below for all the exciting details! Continue reading “SDCC 2018: Padmé, Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon Novels, “Age of…” Comics Maxiseries, and More Announced! (UPDATED)”
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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”
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”
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Ahsoka, by E.K. Johnston, is a YA novel that sheds a little light on the fan favorite eponymous character’s life post-The Clone Wars, pre-Star Wars Rebels. Johnston captures reader engagement with an excellent portrayal of Ahsoka Tano, dream character meetings, and a small focus, though that focus, the book’s pacing, and some questionable compositional choices do hinder the overall experience. Overall, Ahsoka fans or people looking for a quick and fun Star Wars book shouldn’t be deterred though, as there is still plenty to enjoy despite the flaws. Continue reading “Canon Young Adult Novel Review: Ahsoka”
Just like the announcement of the book (from Nerdist), I won’t spoil anything from the Star Wars Rebels Season 2 finale regarding Ahsoka Tano’s fate (update: my review does), but the upcoming YA novel simply titled Ahsoka will reveal pivotal moments in her life during the great swath of time between her final The Clone Wars appearance and her re-emergence in Rebels. As excited as I am for the Leia-centric novel Bloodline and the Rogue One prequel novel, this just shot up to the top of my list simply because more Ahsoka is a damn good thing in my book. More details below! Continue reading “Ahsoka Tano Novel Coming October 2016!”
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