Science Fiction

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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‘Smuggler’s Gambit’ brings back memories of the classic ‘Star Wars’ audio dramas (Review)

“Star Wars” has a limited yet rich history in the medium of full-cast audio dramas (which I’m distinguishing here from audiobooks, which have a single

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Hitting the road with ‘Star Wars’ audiobooks (Commentary)

Even though I’m an entertainment geek, and entertainment and technology often go hand-in-hand, I’m a technological laggard. There are problems with this, of course, but

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Wraith Squadron makes long overdue return in ‘Star Wars: X-Wing – Mercy Kill’ (Book review)

Aaron Allston had already secured his spot in the “Star Wars” author hall of fame with his work on four of the first nine “X-Wing”

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6 ideas for those non-episodic ‘Star Wars’ films Disney hinted at (Movie commentary)

The announcement of “Star Wars — Episode VII” and the “long-term plan to release a new ‘Star Wars’ feature film every two to three years,”

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