Star Wars (Legends)

‘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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10 summer movies John wouldn’t mind seeing (Commentary)

Here are the 10 movies I think look the best out of the summer lineup: “Elstree 1976” (May 6) – This Kickstarter-funded documentary features interviews with

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II – Rebel Stand’ (2002) (Book review)

Aaron Allston is best known for his Wraith Squadron novels, but his two “New Jedi Order” novels – the “Enemy Lines” duology – are sneaky

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The 20 best female ‘Star Wars’ villains before Captain Phasma

I established in my last post that Captain Phasma, despite Disney’s hype, is not the first female “Star Wars” villain, no matter how many qualifiers you load

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10 ‘first’ female ‘Star Wars’ villains before Phasma

Do a quick Google search for “first female ‘Star Wars’ villain,” and almost all the references are to Captain Phasma from “Episode VII: The Force Awakens.” This

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