Kevin J. Anderson launches his Jedi Academy trilogy this week as I travel back to 1994, and the original Star Wars Expanded Universe. I’m exploring each book by publication date, and there were a couple of things I loved right off the bat, which I either didn’t notice the first time I read it (I…
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Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura (1993) – Kathy Tyers
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Kathy Tyers pens the first stand alone novel in the Expanded Universe, following on the tail of Timothy Zahn’s trilogy. The events in this story take place right after the events depicted in The Return of the Jedi, Han Solo and Leia Organa know they…
Star Wars: Prophets of the Dark Side (1993) – Paul Davids and Hollace Davids
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… The young adult/tween series christened The Jedi Prince comes to a conclusion with its sixth book this week, that sees the culmination of the Alliance’s conflict with Kadaan the Dark Side Prophet who has installed himself as the new Emperor after doing away with the…
Star Wars: Zorba the Hutt’s Revenge (1992) – Paul Davids and Hollace Davids
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… The young adult novels continue, delaying my return to the conclusion of the original Thrawn Trilogy written by Timothy Zahn. This short novella, the third in the series that follows the adventures of a young jedi prince, known as Ken (possibly after Kenobi) as he…
Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi (1992) – Paul Davids and Hollace Davids
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… The young adult adventure series, set shortly after the event of The Return of the Jedi continues with The Lost City of the Jedi. Like the first story in the series, there’s a bit of an environmental theme at work, even as Trioculus seeks the…
Star Wars: Rebels (2018) – A World Between Worlds, A Fool’s Hope, and Family Reunion – and Farewell
This is it, the last trio of episodes of the highly enjoyable follow up to Star Wars: Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels. The series has tied the film series, the television and growing universe together nicely and it’s hard to believe that it comes to an end with the fourth season. A World Between Worlds…
Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader (1992) – Paul Davids and Hollace Davids
Before Timothy Zahn’s final entry in his Thrawn trilogy was released in 1993, the Expanded Universe continued to grow, with the launch of a series of young adult titles, the first being released in June of 1992. A very short novella, the story is set a year after the events of The Return of the…
Star Trek: Discovery (2018) – What’s Past is Prologue, and The War Without, The War Within
Captain’s log: 1834.2 Ted Sullivan pens the next episode in the Mirror Universe arc of Discovery. It first debuted on 28 January, 2018. Lorca (Jason Isaacs), revealed to be a resident of the Mirror Universe continues to move forward with his coup against Emperor Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh). This action forces Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) to come…
Star Trek: Discovery (2018) – The Wolf Inside, and Vaulting Ambition
Captain’s log: 2257 Lisa Randolph continues the Discovery Mirror Universe arc with The Wolf Inside which first aired on 14 January, 2018. Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) is in charge of the I.S.S. Shenzou and is ordered to destroy some rebels for the Terran Empire, but she works to do her best to save them all while…
Star Trek: Discovery (2017/2018) – Into the Forest I Go, and Despite Yourself
Captain’s log: 2257 The Discovery is still in orbit around Pavho when Into the Forest I Go begins. Written by Bo Yoen Kim and Erika Lippoldt this episode first aired on 12 November, 2017. Captain Lorca (Jason Isaacs) disobeys orders from Starfleet Command and uses the spore drive in an attempt to discover the secret…
Star Trek: Enterprise (2005) – In a Mirror, Darkly Part II, and Demons
Captain’s log: 18 January, 2155 The mirror universe two-parter comes to a conclusion this week in an episode written by Micheal Sussman from a story by Manny Coto. It first debuted (with its altered opening credits sequence) on 29 April, 2005. Archer (Scott Bakula) has seized control of the U.S.S. Defiant from the Prime Universe,…
Gladiator: 20th Anniversary 4k Review
It’s hard to believe that Gladiator is twenty years old. I can still recall the evening I saw in the theatre, and how the group of friends and I simply loved it. Ridley Scott proved what an amazing and technical director he was, and continues to be, Russell Crowe became a new hero to many…
