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Thrawn Ascendency: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn Book Review

Chaos Rising [Amazon link], the first of Timothy Zahn’s new trilogy, gives us a glimpse into the fabled Chiss Ascendancy, and the rise of Thrawn. Everyone has to start somewhere, and this book shows us a time when Mitth’raw’nuruodo was a junior officer of the Chiss Ascendancy.

Timothy Zahn interviews with The Portalist

Timothy Zahn has a recent interview with The Portalist, advertising for his newly released book Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising [Amazon affiliate link]. I read this interview in a hermeneutic of continuity with the series of Facebook posts Zahn made reminiscing on his journey through the world of Star Wars book

The Feel of Jason Anspach's and Nick Cole's Galaxy's Edge

I had been thinking of writing up a summary post on how Jason Anspach and Nick Cole have managed to write a surprising variety of stories in their Galaxy’s Edge series. This idea is sprinkled throughout my reviews of the series, but I have been spurred into action by

X-Wing on Ordinary Times

My latest article is live on Ordinary Times, about X-Wing Miniatures and the people who play it. Read it there.

Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn Book Review

Thrawn: Treason [Amazon link] is very much the culmination of Timothy Zahn’s Grand Admiral Thrawn. And also, in a sense, the culmination of all his work. Here, we get to see the Grand Admiral at his best: elusive, brilliant, enigmatic. Victorious against all comers [perhaps]. If you want to

Solo: A Star Wars Story Movie Review

Solo: A Star Wars Story Director Ron Howard Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, and Donald Glover Writers Jonathan Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan I finally watched Han Solo’s origin story. I really liked it. I saw it as an attempt to rehabilitate the reluctant hero Han

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