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Another Thrawn: Alliances Excerpt

Another excerpt from Timothy Zahn's new novel Thrawn: Alliances has been released. Taking a final look at the nav display, Anakin pointed the Actis toward the horizon and poured power to the drive— Abruptly, R2-D2 trilled a warning. “What is it?” Anakin said, frowning as he checked his

Message for the Dead Book Review

Message for the Dead: Galaxy's Edge #8 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Kindle Edition, 496 pages Published April 25th 2018 by Galaxy's Edge ASIN B07C33BB7D In a tweet storm last month, I threatened to write an essay about the millennialism of the lighthuggers portrayed in

Turning Point: Galaxy's Edge #7 Book Review

Turning Point: Galaxy's Edge #7 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Kindle Edition, 374 pages Published February 23th 2018 by Galaxy's Edge ASIN B079NGCX1T Turning Point is an ugly book. It is ugly, because war is ugly. And this is warre, war to the knife. Firebombs,

The Blackcollar Book Review

The Blackcollar by Timothy Zahn DAW Books (1983) 272 pages ISBN 0-87997-843-0 While I must have read the Thrawn trilogy dozens of times, I never once dared to pick up any of the other books by Timothy Zahn I saw at the library. Would that I had! Now that I

Imperator: Galaxy's Edge Book Review

My heart is broken. Broken for the good man Goth Sullus once was. Back when I wrote up Galactic Outlaws, I left a long comment on Jon Mollison's response to me saying that I thought Sullus was once a man of honor too. It turns out that was

Prisoners of Darkness: Galaxy's Edge #6 Book Review

Prisoners of Darkness: Galaxy's Edge #6 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Kindle Edition, 338 pages Published December 19th 2017 by Galaxy's Edge ASIN B078HQBTPQ My favorite theme of Prisoners of Darkness is the contrast between Captains Chhun and Ford. Formerly teammates, and even friends, as

Tin Man: Galaxy's Edge Book Review

Tin Man: Galaxy's Edge By Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Published 2017 by Galaxy's Edge The Order of the Centurion is the highest award that can be bestowed upon an individual serving in, or with, the Legion. When such an individual displays exceptional valor in action