- John Hansen
- August 6, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy of the Force: Fury’ (2007) (Book review)
“Fury” (2007), the seventh entry in the nine-book “Legacy of the Force” saga, is an example of a great book within a wider storyline that’s not
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- John Hansen
- July 19, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy of the Force: Exile’ (2007) (Book review)
Aaron Allston delivers the best book so far in the “Legacy of the Force” series with “Exile” (2007), the fourth of the nine-novel saga. Whereas earlier books
- John Hansen
- June 26, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy of the Force: Betrayal’ (2006) (Book review)
I wasn’t a huge fan of the nine-book “Legacy of the Force” series on my first read, not because of the quality of the writing
- John Hansen
- January 20, 2016
‘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
- John Hansen
- January 13, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I – Rebel Dream’ (2002) (Book review)
Aaron Allston enters the “New Jedi Order” fold with the saga’s 11th book, “Rebel Dream” (2002). As with Michael Stackpole’s “Dark Tide” duology earlier in the series,
- John Hansen
- September 15, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Terminator Hunt’ (2004) (Book review)
Although not as good as “Terminator Dreams,” “Terminator 3: Terminator Hunt” (2004) is another strong novel where Aaron Allston brings his character-writing skills to bear. (more…)
- John Hansen
- September 9, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Terminator Dreams’ (2003) (Book review)
After six novels that had good points worth picking out but weren’t consistently great, Aaron Allston delivers the first rock-solid page-turner of the franchise with “Terminator
- 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
- June 18, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar’ (1999) (Book review)
“X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar” (1999) is a standalone story with none of the continuity concerns of the previous eight books, and it was the last novel
- John Hansen
- May 15, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘X-Wing: Solo Command’ (1999) (Book review)
Between the premature end of the “The Clone Wars,” rumors of a new animated series and a mysterious Facebook post of a TIE fighter from Dave Filoni, there’s been