Tag Archives: Star Wars

Choices of One

Posted on January 23, 2012 by smellincoffee

Star Wars: Choices of One© 2011 Timothy Zahn366 pages The choices of one shape the futures of all. (Jedi saying) Timothy Zahn’s Allegiance (2006) introduced us to the Hand of Judgment, a band of “rogue stormtroopers” — deserters turned do-good … Continue reading →

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Dynasty of Evil

Posted on July 25, 2010 by smellincoffee

Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil© 2009 Drew Karpyshyn296 pages Twenty years ago, a disgruntled miner-turned-revolutionary-turned Sith Lord destroyed the whole of the Brotherhood of Darkness and became the sole Dark Lord of the Sith. Taking the name Darth Bane, he … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Sith

Posted on May 27, 2010 by smellincoffee

Revenge of the Sith© 2005: Screenplay, George Lucas; novelization, Matthew Stover.419 pages Blade to blade, they were identical. After thousands of hours in lightsaber sparring, they knew each other better than brothers, more intimately than lovers; they were complimentary halves … Continue reading →

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Hard Contact

Posted on May 4, 2010 by smellincoffee

Star Wars Republic Commando: Hard Contact© 2004 Karen Traviss293 pages A few weekends ago I finished Star Wars: Republic Commando, a particularly fun first-person shooter set during the Clone Wars, placing the character as the lead of “Delta Squad”, a … Continue reading →

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Tatooine Ghost

Posted on April 20, 2010 by smellincoffee

Tatooine Ghost © 2003 Troy Denning416 pages Tatooine Ghost is set early in the expanded universe, focusing on Leia and Han in their first year of marriage. Mon Montha of the New Republic has sent the newlyweds to Tatooine, where a … Continue reading →

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Millennium Falcon

Posted on April 5, 2010 by smellincoffee

Millennium Falcon© 2008 James Luceno317 pages Han Solo: Fast ship? You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon?  Obi-Wan: Should I have?  Han Solo: It’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs! The Millennium Falcon is almost … Continue reading →

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The Last Command

Posted on October 1, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Last Command © 1991 Timothy Zahn496 pages In The Last Command, Timothy Zahn draws the Thrawn trilogy to its close. As the book opens, the Republic is in dire straits: the Empire has been strengthened by both its capture … Continue reading →

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Dark Force Rising

Posted on September 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

Dark Force Rising© 1992 Timothy Zahn376 pages I’m continuing in the Thrawn trilogy with Dark Force Rising. When we left the series at the end of Heir to the Empire, Leia Organa Solo was about to pay a visit to … Continue reading →

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Heir to the Empire

Posted on September 7, 2009 by smellincoffee

Heir to the Empire © 1991 Timothy Zahn 404 pages A few weeks ago I decided to read the Thrawn trilogy in full. Set in the Star Wars expanded universe five years after Return of the Jedi, it seemed an … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: the Force Unleashed

Posted on August 15, 2009 by smellincoffee

Star Wars: the Force Unleashed © 2008 LucasFilm & Sean Williams 319 pages Jar Jar Binks: Where wesa goin? Qui-Gon Jinn: Don’t worry. The Force will guide us. Jar Jar Binks: Ohh, maxi big ‘da Force’. Well, dat smells stinkowiff. … Continue reading →

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