Science Fiction

‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Freedon Nadd Uprising’/‘Dark Lords of the Sith’/‘The Sith War’ (1994-96) (Comic book reviews)

When I first saw “Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” I was a bit disappointed that the Emperor was already, for all intents and purposes,

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Han Solo Trilogy Volume 1: The Paradise Snare’ (1997) (Book review)

By lucky coincidence, I wrapped up re-reading “The Paradise Snare” (1997), the first book of A.C. Crispin’s “Han Solo Trilogy,” just as Disney announced plans for a young

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Han Solo and the Lost Legacy’ (1980) (Book review)

“Han Solo and the Lost Legacy” (1980) completes a perfect 3-for-3 for Brian Daley writing about our favorite “Star Wars” scoundrel. While “Han Solo at Stars’

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‘Felicity’s’ J.J. Abrams seems like a solid choice to direct ‘Star Wars — Episode VII’ (Movie commentary)

I’ve never fully jumped on the J.J. Abrams bandwagon; he just doesn’t excite me that much as a director, or as a writer. That having been said,

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Timothy Zahn blends ‘Ocean’s 11’ with ‘Star Wars’ in ‘Scoundrels’ (Book review)

Timothy Zahn started his “Star Wars” career with five books dealing with the big picture of galactic war and politics, but his last five entries

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Fond farewell: ‘Fringe’ (TV review)

To me, one of the most exciting things about the end of “Fringe” is that I can now look forward to rewatching the show on DVD someday.

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First episode impressions: ‘Continuum’ (TV review)

With “Fringe” winding down, “Continuum” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on Syfy) is a possible successor among sci-fi shows about the fight against futuristic totalitarian governments. Or is

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Han Solo’s Revenge’ (1979) (Book review)

Timothy Zahn’s Han Solo-centered “Scoundrels” was recently published, and like every book about the smuggler, his Wookiee sidekick and his faster-than-she-looks ship, it will have a high

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John’s top 10 ‘Star Wars’ novelists (Book commentary)

I’ve been doing occasional “Star Wars Flashback” entries, but I thought I’d take a break here and give a rundown of my top 10 “Star

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‘Annihilation’ a fun but non-essential ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’ yarn (Book review)

Drew Karpyshyn delivers a fun, fast-paced — and mostly forgettable — addition to “Star Wars” lore with the inexplicably titled “Annihilation” (November, hardcover), the fourth book overall,

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