- John Hansen
- November 12, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu’ (1983) (Book review)
I was too young to read the 1970s and ’80s “Star Wars” spinoff novels when they came out, but those seven books sat in my
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- John Hansen
- November 8, 2013
‘Ender’s Game’ a faithful adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel — but what’s next for the saga? (Movie review)
Writer-director Gavin Hood, best known for helming 2009’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” does a wonderfully faithful job of adapting Orson Scott Card’s 1985 sci-fi masterpiece “Ender’s Game” to
- John Hansen
- November 7, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi Academy: Leviathan’ (1998-99) (Comic book review)
Michael Stackpole and Timothy Zahn are the two authors who introduced the most important and iconic EU characters in the 1990s, but ranking a close
- John Hansen
- November 6, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Darksaber’ (1995) (Book review)
Having been swept up by the Luke-Callista romance introduced at the end of “Children of the Jedi,” it was with some optimism that I gave Kevin J.
- John Hansen
- November 6, 2013
‘Star Wars: Union’ (1999-2000) a rare weak entry from Stackpole
I’ve been on a Michael Stackpole kick this past year, so it was only a matter of time until I’d exhausted most of his best
- John Hansen
- October 31, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Children of the Jedi’ (1995) (Book review)
“Children of the Jedi” (1995) is a long and challenging read that I wouldn’t recommend to casual “Star Wars” fans, but it has rewards and trivial
- John Hansen
- October 27, 2013
Denning’s ‘Crucible’ perhaps paves the way for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ (Book review)
I have an out-of-the-ordinary perspective on Troy Denning’s latest “Star Wars” novel, “Crucible” — I read it with an eye toward “Episode VII” and how it sets
- 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
- October 16, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand’ (1998-99) (Comic book review)
“Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand” (1998-99) marked Timothy Zahn’s first foray into comics, but he apparently got good guidance from friend and collaborator Michael A.
- John Hansen
- October 14, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Ranking the 11 short stories from ‘Tales from the New Republic’ (1999) (Book review)
Thematically, “Tales from the New Republic” (1999) isn’t all that different from “Tales from the Empire” — both collections chronicle the little guy, either amid the galactic war or