Science Fiction

The 25 biggest ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe unanswered questions (Books and comics commentary)

Before its cancellation in 2014, the “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (now called Legends) was a treasure trove of interconnected stories, creative retcons, and – admittedly

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I – Onslaught’ (2000) (Book review)

Good news and bad news: “X-wing” author Michael Stackpole returns to “Star Wars” for the second book of the “New Jedi Order” series, “Dark Tide I:

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime’ (1999) (Book review)

With the possible exception of “Heir to the Empire,” “The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime” (1999) was the most-hyped novel in “Star Wars” history. “Episode I” had

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PKD goes to network TV in ‘Minority Report’

Watching the pilot episode of “Minority Report” (9 p.m. Eastern Mondays on Fox) really makes me want to do a rewatch of “Almost Human,” “Century City” and

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Revolution’ (2009) (Comic book review)

Dynamite Comics seemed to have little regard for continuity when it abruptly and inexplicably switched to a new timeline between Issues 5 (the last issue

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator/Painkiller Jane: Time to Kill’ (2008) (Comic book review)

The track record of crossovers in the “Terminator” saga has been a bit shaky so far, with guest appearances by “Robocop,” “Superman,” “Aliens” and “Predator.”

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 2: Infinity’ (2007) (Comic book review)

While not exactly a failure, the “Terminator 3” franchise petered out fairly quickly compared to other “Terminator” multimedia campaigns, with the last novel coming out

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‘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…)

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‘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

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 2: Hour of the Wolf’ (2004) (Book review)

Mark W. Tiedemann’s “Hour of the Wolf” (2004) is an oddball novel: It was released in the wake of “Terminator 3” but is part of the “Terminator

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