(!**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
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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: 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
Ready Player One
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline My rating: 5 of 5 stars For a child of the eighties, this book is chock full of nostalgia. As fun as that is, the novel is much more than that. It's not necessarily particularly original, but the way Cline puts the parts together is creative and entertaining. He … Continue reading Ready Player One
Aftermath: Empire’s End
Empire's End by Chuck Wendig My rating: 5 of 5 stars In this conclusion to the Aftermath trilogy, we see the story lines of the main characters get wrapped up. [Spoiler Warning: some of what I write might be spoiler-ish] . . . Overall, I liked the book and the trilogy. It introduces some great … Continue reading Aftermath: Empire’s End
Aftermath: Life Debt
Aftermath: Life Debt by Chuck Wendig My rating: 5 of 5 stars It took me a little bit longer to get into Life Debt than Aftermath, but by the half way point the book gets cooking. I know many people were critical of Aftermath and praised Life Debt more, but I liked Aftermath a lot. … Continue reading Aftermath: Life Debt
Review: Star Wars: Aftermath
Aftermath by Chuck Wendig My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was great! It both introduces you to new aspects of the Star Wars universe but at the same time staying in the world fans of the movies will recognize. It mostly focuses on new characters, though a few of the main movie characters have … Continue reading Review: Star Wars: Aftermath