Posts tagged: star wars

Review: Star Wars: Honor Among Thieves

Posted on 2014-03-13 at 7:3 by Dave

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Star Wars: Honor Among Thieves (Empire and Rebellion, Book 2) by James S.A. Corey, read by Marc Thompson Length: 9 Hours, 52 Minutes

This is the Han Solo book you're looking for.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I read all the Star Wars books. I stopped right before the New Jedi Order (when I was in college), and since then have only read two -- Zahn's Scoundrels and Schreiber's Death Troopers. In general, the Expanded Star Wars Universe became too much of a chore for me - the continuity got

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Posted in reviews | Tagged james sa corey, marc thompson, star wars

Review: Star Wars: Scoundrels

Posted on 2014-03-13 at 6:56 by Dave

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Star Wars: Scoundrels By Timothy Zahn, Read by Marc Thompson Length: 14 hours, 1 minute

I was born in 1977, the year of Star Wars. Empire Strikes Back was the first movie I saw in theaters, and I’ve been a would-be Jedi ever since. When Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire series came out, I ate up every page of those books, and I read many of the subsequent books. But around the time the New Jedi Order came out, I got burned out on the Expanded Universe books.

Fast forward to Disney buying Lucasfilm, and

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Posted in reviews | Tagged marc thompson, star wars, timothy zahn

Release Week: David Niall Wilson's Killer Green, Martha Wells' Razor's Edge, Hugh Howey's Dust, and Tim Lebbon's London Eye

Posted on 2013-10-02 at 14:25 by Sam

SEPTEMBER 25-OCTOBER 1, 2013: After two weeks of huge releases to end September, October tiptoes in with a quieter slate, though with a quite loud (to me) "missing in audio" title, Ann Leckie's space opera Ancillary Justice. Still, some intriguing releases this week to check out, whether it's unique noir/sf mashup, a new Star Wars tie-in, the conclusion of Hugh Howey's Wool series, or Tim Lebbon's take on a toxic, blasted London. Enjoy!

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Killer Green by David Niall Wilson, narrated by T

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Posted in Release Week | Tagged crossroad press, david niall wilson, hugh howey, january lavoy, martha wells, star wars, tim gerard reynolds, tim lebbon