- John Hansen
- November 13, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘River of Chaos’ (1995) (Comic book review)
Princess Leia has enjoyed the spotlight this year as the new “Star Wars” ongoing comic series and the novel “Razor’s Edge” have explored her exploits
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- John Hansen
- November 12, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu’ (1983) (Book review)
I was too young to read the 1970s and ’80s “Star Wars” spinoff novels when they came out, but those seven books sat in my
- John Hansen
- November 7, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi Academy: Leviathan’ (1998-99) (Comic book review)
Michael Stackpole and Timothy Zahn are the two authors who introduced the most important and iconic EU characters in the 1990s, but ranking a close
- John Hansen
- November 6, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Darksaber’ (1995) (Book review)
Having been swept up by the Luke-Callista romance introduced at the end of “Children of the Jedi,” it was with some optimism that I gave Kevin J.
- John Hansen
- November 6, 2013
‘Star Wars: Union’ (1999-2000) a rare weak entry from Stackpole
I’ve been on a Michael Stackpole kick this past year, so it was only a matter of time until I’d exhausted most of his best
- John Hansen
- October 31, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Children of the Jedi’ (1995) (Book review)
“Children of the Jedi” (1995) is a long and challenging read that I wouldn’t recommend to casual “Star Wars” fans, but it has rewards and trivial
- John Hansen
- October 27, 2013
Denning’s ‘Crucible’ perhaps paves the way for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ (Book review)
I have an out-of-the-ordinary perspective on Troy Denning’s latest “Star Wars” novel, “Crucible” — I read it with an eye toward “Episode VII” and how it sets
- John Hansen
- October 23, 2013
Star Wars Insider serves up short stories in Issues 62-88 (2003-06)
Because Lucasfilm is shifting its focus away from the Clone Wars era, we’re not likely to see a paperback anthology called “Tales from the Clone
- John Hansen
- October 16, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand’ (1998-99) (Comic book review)
“Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand” (1998-99) marked Timothy Zahn’s first foray into comics, but he apparently got good guidance from friend and collaborator Michael A.
- John Hansen
- October 14, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Ranking the 11 short stories from ‘Tales from the New Republic’ (1999) (Book review)
Thematically, “Tales from the New Republic” (1999) isn’t all that different from “Tales from the Empire” — both collections chronicle the little guy, either amid the galactic war or