Appleseed is a sprawling epic weaving together strands of science fiction, eco-horror, fabulism, and even classic mythology. It is told through three interconnecting timelines; each timeline shining a light on the beauty of the natural world, the damage done to it, and what its future may hold. We simultaneously follow two brothers: one faun, one […]
This novel is one of the young-adult or junior novels that are ancillary to the main storyline novels, TV series, and, of course, the movies, but still a part of the overall canon material. It essentially serves as an origin story for Padme and the various handmaidens, starting at the point where Padme is elected […]
Star Wars: Tales of Light and Life is an anthology collection of short stories set both during High Republic Phase 2 and just before Phase 3, making this sort of an epilogue and a prologue at the same time. Like all short story collections there are some good ones and some bad ones, as well […]
“They’ll stall you,” Organa said. “I know it’s a horrifying situation, but you can’t fight every evil in the galaxy.” “Evil? ” Padmé said. “I’ve fought evil and it was easy: I shot it. It’s apathy I can’t stand.” E.K. Johnston I didn’t really know what to expect going into this book and I was […]
“People of authority love capes.” Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Treason Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn is the captivating third installment in the Star Wars Thrawn series, and it continues to deliver on the promise of brilliant storytelling, complex characters, and strategic intrigue. Grand Admiral Thrawn returns to the forefront of the Star Wars Expanded Universe in a […]
I have always found Anakin’s Skywalker’s character to be among the most compelling in any medium, genre, or form of artistic expression. His condemnation and painful redemption when he betrays his Sith Master as he gives his own life to save his only son from oblivion is heroic and also very heart-wrenching. There’s something utterly […]
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