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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Black Fleet Crisis Book 3: Tyrant’s Test’ (1997) (Book review)

The final installment in Michael P. Kube-McDowell’s “Black Fleet Crisis” trilogy, “Tyrant’s Test” (1997), achieves a curious combination. Like the first two books, it’s quite readable,

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Black Fleet Crisis Book 2: Shield of Lies’ (1996) (Book review)

The first thing you’ll notice about “Shield of Lies” (1996), the second book in Michael P. Kube-McDowell’s “Black Fleet Crisis” trilogy, is that it’s split into three

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Black Fleet Crisis Book 1: Before the Storm’ (1996) (Book review)

Michael P. Kube-McDowell’s “Black Fleet Crisis” paperback trilogy, which starts with 1996’s “Before the Storm,” has so many common “Star Wars” elements that it blends in with

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‘Serenity’ soars, but are ‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel & Faith’ running out of ideas? (Comic book reviews)

This question has been creeping into the back of my mind throughout the “Buffy” franchise’s three seasons of official continuations from Dark Horse Comics, but

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‘Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void’ goes back further than ever into ‘Star Wars’ lore (Book review)

Scientists are searching further back in space and time toward the Big Bang to gain a fuller picture of our universe. In a way, “Star

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For fans whose interest goes beyond the films, Disney continues to sap the fun out of ‘Star Wars’ (Commentary)

Disney has been doing a great job of sucking the fun out of “Star Wars” since it purchased Lucasfilm in October 2012. First, it canceled

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Forces: Jedi Knight’ (1998) (Book review)

There’s been some buzz in “Star Wars” fan circles about a new definitive canonicity that the newly formed Lucasfilm Story Group will release in advance

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Forces: Rebel Agent’ (1998) (Book review)

Although not necessarily apocryphal, “Rebel Agent” (1998) – the second of William C. Dietz’s “Dark Forces” illustrated novel trilogy – features interpretations of Force users that seem

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire’ (1997) (Book review)

Later this year, the TV series “Rebels” will explore the Rebel Alliance – and quite possibly a Force user – in the time just before

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Princess Leia novel ‘Star Wars: Razor’s Edge’ a good idea, but poorly executed (Book review)

I was intrigued by the idea of the “Empire and Rebellion” series, a loose thematic trilogy featuring novels focusing on each of the three main

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