An ambitious book with some great ideas that ultimately doesn’t come together as tightly as one would like. Still, I enjoyed it. Thrawn is a great character, one of my favorite Star Wars characters. The setting of the book both in the midst of the Clone Wars and also in the time period before the … Continue reading Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances
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Star Wars: The Lords of the Sith
Star Wars: Lords of the Sith By Paul S. Kemp The author does a great job of maintaining suspense even though we know, broadly, how the story must end. Vader and the Emperor battle against the Free Ryloth movement which is engaged in open rebellion against the Empire. Since this is years before the events … Continue reading Star Wars: The Lords of the Sith
Star Wars: Darth Vader #6
(!**Spoilers**!) DARTH VADER #6Writer: Kieron GillenArtist: Salvador Larroca Vader faces a test of his loyalty to the Emperor and of his ability as Cylo’s minions attack. As Cylo explains to the Emperor why his creations are superior, Vader seems to be easily dispatching them. The battle is stopped by the Emperor as he wants the … Continue reading Star Wars: Darth Vader #6
Star Wars: Darth Vader #5
(*!Spoilers!*) DARTH VADER #5 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Salvador Larroca Vader and Aphra are hunting down Cylo’s ship/base to see what he was planning (and to stop him). In #4, we find out that Cylo is also an agent of the Emperor and is working on creating potential replacements for Vader. The issue opens with … Continue reading Star Wars: Darth Vader #5
Star Wars: Darth Vader #4
(*!Spoilers!*) DARTH VADER #4 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Salvador Larroca Vader and Aphra head to Geonosis to acquire a droid army. Geonosis is the scene of many battles in the Clone Wars and plays an important role in the building of Death Star. After the completion of the Death Star, the planet’s population is destroyed. … Continue reading Star Wars: Darth Vader #4
Dune by Frank Herbert
Dune is an incredible feat of imagination and writing. Frank Herbert intermingles history, religion, politics, ecology, and philosophy into an epic adventure of intrigue and revolution. One can see the influence Dune has had on later science fiction. It’s hard not to imagine Tatooine as one reads about Arrakis. The intrigue among the great houses … Continue reading Dune by Frank Herbert
Star Wars: Darth Vader #3
(*!Spoilers Ahead!*) DARTH VADER #3 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Salvador Larroca Vader #3 introduces Doctor Aphra: one of the most interesting and exciting new characters in the Star Wars universe. Since the character ends up with her own series, I can’t be alone in that assessment! Aphra is a younger, spunkier, greedier, female Han Solo … Continue reading Star Wars: Darth Vader #3
Spencer & Locke
Spencer & Locke by David Pepose My rating: 5 of 5 stars This graphic novel blew my mind. I adore Calvin And Hobbes. Easily my favorite all time comic strip; it is not even close. Watterson's strip was beautiful, poignant, and brilliant. But imagine the darker timeline. What if Calvin's world was not a loving, … Continue reading Spencer & Locke
Star Wars: Bloodline
Bloodline by Claudia Gray My rating: 5 of 5 stars There are books that you just don’t want to end. You read through them quickly because you need to know what is going to happen next, but you dread that with each page you are getting close to the end. This is one of those … Continue reading Star Wars: Bloodline
Star Wars: A New Dawn
A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller My rating: 4 of 5 stars For fans of Rebels, this is a great way to spend more time with Hera and Kanan, and to see how they first met. Like Rebels, it gives you a look at the beginnings of the rebellion. Miller also introduces Rae Sloane … Continue reading Star Wars: A New Dawn
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