Books

‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force’ (2003) (Book review)

The “New Jedi Order” closes out its 19-book run with James Luceno’s epic “The Unifying Force”(2003), which feels every bit of its 527 pages and must

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy’ (2003) (Book review)

“The Final Prophecy” (2003), the 18th and penultimate book of the “New Jedi Order,” is a rare “Star Wars” novel that doesn’t feature any movie characters

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III – Reunion’ (2003) (Book review)

Sean Williams and Shane Dix wrap up perhaps the most underrated “Star Wars” book trilogy with the 17th “New Jedi Order” entry, “Force Heretic III: Reunion” (2003).

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II – Refugee’ (2003) (Book review)

“Force Heretic II: Refugee” (2003) is one of the most enjoyable page-turners of the “New Jedi Order,” and it’s also the book that has the least

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I – Remnant’ (2003) (Book review)

Featuring a lot of dangling plot threads from the “New Jedi Order” and the entire Expanded Universe, “Force Heretic I: Remnant” (2003) – the 15th book in

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Destiny’s Way’ (2002) (Book review)

“Destiny’s Way” (2002), Walter Jon Williams’ only “Star Wars” novel and the 14th entry in the “New Jedi Order” series, is a transitional book, but a

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Traitor’ (2002) (Book review)

There are two books in the “New Jedi Order” series that tripped up my reading flow on this re-read. The first is the ninth entry,

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The 10 best short stories in ‘The X-Files: The Truth is Out There’ (Book review)

“The Truth is Out There,” the February follow-up to last year’s “Trust No One,” serves up another mixed bag of “X-Files” short stories that’s on par

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‘X-Files’ flashback: ‘Skin’ (1999) (Book review)

The “X-Files” six-book series wraps up with its best work, Ben Mezrich’s “Skin” (1999). It’s a much more layered novel than those from Charles Grant and Kevin

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‘X-Files’ flashback: ‘Antibodies’ (1997) (Book review)

Kevin J. Anderson’s trio of “X-Files” books ends on a weak note with “Antibodies” (1997). Despite having a core story that would make for a good monster-of-the-week

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