#WayBackWednesday – The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton Audiobook Review

Please note that I wrote this review based on the Abridged Audiobook, and yes, I am aware that the unabridged version has recently been released and I’m sure it’s better but this is the version I have had the opportunity to listen to. And Happy Valentines Day. My binge of Star Wars ‘Legends’ Audiobooks took

The High Republic (Phase 3) Issue 3 Review

As the Jedi and the Hutt’s form their new alliance against Lourna Dee and the Nihil, Keeve makes an attempt to retake the Jedi Cruiser, ‘The Ataraxia’ and use it to enter the Nihil Occlusion Zone. The ongoing feud between Keeve and Lourna comes to a head in this issue with Dee revealing a lightsaber-type

#FlashbackFriday – Star Wars: X-Wing 3 – The Krytos Trap Audiobook by Michael A. Stackpole

This review is based on the Abridged Audiobook, not the recent ‘Essential Legends Collection’ release. With a terrifying virus killing non-humans, one of their own on trial for treason and another imprisoned, believed dead, Rogue Squadron must save the day on many fronts. ‘The Krytos Trap’ does something I never even thought I would encounter,

#WayBackWednesday – Star Wars: X-Wing 2 – Wedge’s Gamble Audiobook by Michael A. Stackpole

Rogue Squadron take the offensive to the Imperial Capital of Coruscant in the second part of the X-Wing series. Rogue Squadron infiltrate the planet with a group of former Black Sun operatives who work to foil the Imperial leadership and claim the planet in the name of the fledgling New Republic. Corran Horn and his

Star Wars: Mist Encounter by Timothy Zahn Review

Originally published in ‘Star Wars Adventure Journal’ issue 7 way back in 1995, and it is the original version of how Thrawn came to join the Empire’s ranks.. On a remote planet on the edges of the Unknown Regions in the early days of the Empire, a hotshot smuggler and his companion look for a

The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I – Remnant by Sean Williams & Shane Dix Review

The end of the Yuuzhan Vong War is in sight as the third and final act of ‘The New Jedi of Order’ begins. With the Yuuzhan Vong forces dwindling, the Galactic Alliance finally has the upper hand for once, with hit and run attacks on Vong forces are bolstering their morale and the fledgling government

#WayBackWednesday – Star Wars: X-Wing 1 – Rogue Squadron Audiobook by Michael A. Stackpole

Please allow me to take you down memory road for a moment… Back in late 1998, the release of the highly anticipated N64/PC game ‘Rogue Squadron’ was something I was very excited for, that was right at the top my Christmas list. In my preparation to be the best damned fighter pilot this side of

#MondayMemories – Speculation: The Future of Evil in the Galaxy

We’re taking an earlier trip down memory lane this week due to a brief bout of illness but we’ll be back on track soon, until then, with the ‘Rey’ film gearing up here’s a post I wrote about my thoughts on ‘The Future of Evil in the Galaxy’. “Sources close to the movie say that Skywalker will

#CollectionCorner – Lego Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle

A few months ago I wrote about the (then) upcoming sets from the ‘Ahsoka’ series and how I was wanting to add the three sets to my collection, and I was lucky enough to get my first set from the series at Christmas, ‘Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle’ which, once I had complete all the

#WayBackWednesday – The Bad Batch aka The A-Team of Star Wars

The next animated Star Wars series has just been officially announced after a few weeks of rumours and speculation and rather than the news about a ‘Rebels’ Sequel Series, we’re getting a spin-off of ‘The Clone Wars’. The series will follow the exploits of Clone Force 99, otherwise known as ‘The Bad Batch’, a group

Star Wars: Survivor’s Quest by Timothy Zahn Review

I first read Timothy Zahn’s ‘Survivor’s Quest’ almost ten years ago whilst my wife and I were on our Honeymoon and all I no could really remember as I embarked on my return trip to the book was Luke and Mara onboard the wreckage of Outbound Flight and that there were some survivors on board.

The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight #3 – The Will of the Force Review

Charles Soule turns our attention to two fan favourites for his third issue of ‘Shadows of Starlight’, Bell Zettifer and Burryaga in the days, weeks and months after the fall of Starlight Beacon and Bell’s search and rescue mission for his Wookiee friend. Whilst the past two issues did tell us events in the year

#WayBackWednesday – Speculation: The True Cause of Padmé’s Death

“So the Emperor knows that. Instead of killing Anakin, what does he do? he seduces Anakin. To double the strength of the Dark Side. So what does the force do? It balances us. How? It gives us twins. Luke and Leia. Two and fu***ng two. Balance. And if you look at the movie through just

Star Wars: Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn Review

Timothy Zahn could easily just make a career of writing Mitth’raw’nuruodo novels and just sit back and watch the accolades come pouring in because ‘Outbound Flight’ which serves as a prequel to both his ‘Heir to the Empire’ trilogy and his later novel ‘Survivor’s Quest’, all five (including ‘Outbound Flight’ have been released in the

#CollectionCorner: Lego TIE Interceptor Review

One of my current collection goals is to have a shelf in my little Man Cave (literally a cubbyhole under the stairs) which is dedicated to the TIE Fighters of the Original Trilogy. I got my hands on my first (since starting my Lego collection in 2015) in 2016 as part of the ‘Darth Vader’s

#WayBackWednesday – Why Does Anakin Die in ‘Return of the Jedi’?

On a recent re-watch of ‘Return of the Jedi’ something occurred to me about Anakin’s death. Originally I had always just assumed that he died because his suit got blasted by Palpatine’s lightning, but as we have seen in the Charles Soule ‘Darth Vader’ series, Vader has survived such attacks by his Master before after

Dark Empire Comics Review

Palpatine returns in a Cloned version of his body in an effort to bring the Galaxy back under his control. Cue the hate for ‘The Rise of Skywalker’… But wait. I’m not talking about the final part of ‘The Skywalker Saga’, I’m talking the first Star Wars comic published by Dark Horse in the early

#CollectionCorner: Lego Mandalorian Fang Fighter Review

One of my current collection goals is to have a shelf in my little Man Cave (literally a cubbyhole under the stairs) which is dedicated to the TIE Fighters of the Original Trilogy. I got my hands on my first (since starting my Lego collection in 2015) in 2016 as part of the ‘Darth Vader’s

The New Jedi Order: Destiny’s Way by Walter Jon Williams Review

‘Destiny’s Way’ has a lot of heavy lifting to do throughout its pages and Walter Jon Williams brings the second act of ‘The New Jedi Order’ series to a stunning and shocking conclusion. This book covers a lot of ground, with the return of Jacen Solo impacting on his family and friends as the person

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 24

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. Happy

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 23

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. The

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 22

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. Sticking

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 21

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. Festive

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 20

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. In

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 19

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. What

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 18

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. Today

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 16 & 17

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. The

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 15

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. Today

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 14

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. Today

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 13

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. We’ve

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 12

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. Today

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 11

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. The

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 10

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. The

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 9

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. When

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 8

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. “Roger,

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 7

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. “To

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 6

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. We’re

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 5

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. We’re

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 4

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. Today

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 3

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. We’ve

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 2

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. Following

‘Tis The Season To Build Lego 2023 – Day 1

The run-up to Christmas has arrived and with it the all important Advent Calendar. Once again, my Wife, the Saint, the Expert Gifter, the Gift-Giving Goddess has got me the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar and with it she has, once again, also given all of you dear readers 24 days of Blog Posts. Well

Star Wars in 2024. What Are You Excited About?

It’s almost 2024, and who’d have thought that 2023 would go by so fast? It’s been a pretty good year for us fans, with two amazing live action series, a wonderfully entertaining kids cartoon, a whole array of stories in the comics and books and copious amounts of toys and of course next year there’s

The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness by George Mann (Spoiler Free) Review

‘The High Republic’ Phase 3 is well underway now, with two issues of Charles Soule’s ‘Shadows of Starlight’ and the first issue of Cavan Scott’s ‘The High Republic’ series from Marvel already on the stands, we were all waiting with baited breath for George Mann’s first ‘adult’ novel for the series. ‘The Eye of Darkness’

Crimson Climb by E. K. Johnston Review

With her introduction in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story, and her return in the recent comics events ‘War of the Bounty Hunters’, ‘Crimson Reign’ and ‘Hidden Empire’, Qi’Ra has become quite a popular character and fans have often wondered about the missing years between her and Han’s attempted escape and reunion that was saw in

The High Republic: The Blade by Charles Soule

Since his introduction in ‘Light of the Jedi’, the blade master turned Jedi Outpost Cook, Porter Engle very quickly became one of the favourite characters of ‘The High Republic’, being known for his prowess with a lightsaber and given the title, ‘The Blade of Bardotta’ there was a lot of mystery surrounding him. Charles Soule

The New Jedi Order: Traitor by Matthew Stover Review

Jacen Solo takes centre stage in this novel from Star Wars master author, Matthew Stover. Detailing Jacen’s time, first as a prisoner of the Yuuzhan Vong as he suffers the Embrace of Pain under the watchful eye of the creature Vergere. He is later taken to a Vong Seed Ship, where a handful of potential

The High Republic (Phase 3) Issue 1 Review

Barely an issue into the Comic run for Phase 3 and Cavan Scott is up to his old tricks again, as if he didn’t put us through enough during Phase 1 (at least he toned down his murderous streak in Phase 2) he’s throwing us into the deep end with the return of Keeve Trennis,

The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight #2 – A Resonance of Hope Review

Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann take centre stage in the second issue of Charles Soules ‘The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight’ mini series as we learn more from the year (or so) between Phase 1 and Phase 3. After the fall of Starlight Beacon, on the planet E’ronoh, Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann mourn the

The High Republic: Battle for the Force by Cavan Scott Review

If you thought ‘Balance of the Force’ was good then sit down for ‘Battle for the Force’ because it’s a belter! Jedha is at war. Vildar Mac and Matty Cathley are in the thick of it whilst Tey Sirrek tries to get the Guardians of the Whills to leave their temple and help the people

#CollectionCorner: Moff Gideon Black Series Figure

“You have something I want.” Well yes Hasbro, yes you do, so I went and got it. The facial sculpt is amazing and fully captures Giancarlo Esposito perfectly, especially his Moff Gideon ‘look’. The Moff Gideon ‘Black Series’ figure was a pay day present to myself a while back, because, damn, if Moff Gideon isn’t

#CollectionCorner – Lego Spider Tank

Say what you will about ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3, I know it was divisive for some, however I enjoyed it and this set really puts the whole Season on display. Mando, Grogu and Bo-Katan teaming director for up, and the Spider Tank which demonstrates the whimsy that the show had. Of all the things in

The High Republic: Balance of the Force by Cavan Scott Review

I hung back on this one for a while. After jumping into Phase 2 of ‘The High Republic’ late I held back on this run and kept my focus on the Novels. After having both Graphic Novels in my Wishlist for a while and either missing out on deals or lack of available funds (it’s

The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines Part 2 – Rebel Stand by Aaron Allston Review

Following the Rebel win at Borleias, Luke starts to feel a Dark Presence coming from the former capital, Coruscant. After another attack by the Yuuzhan Vong is thwarted, Luke takes Mara, Tahiri and members of Wraith Squadron to try to set up a rebel cell as well as locate the source of the Dark Side.

Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber Review

Happy Halloween!!! I decided to join in with the spooky goings on and decided to branch out a little bit with this horror novel set in the Galaxy Far, Far Away… Looking back at ‘Star Wars’ over the years, it’s not Sci-Fi, we call it Science-Fantasy and yes that’s the broad term, but Lucas and

Star Wars: Issue 36 – Leia’s Impossible Mission by Charles Soule

My complaint about Issues 31 – 35 putting Leia on the sidelines is well and truly put to bed with Issue 36, ‘Leia’s Impossible Mission’. With the knowledge that Palpatine and Vader would be distracted due to the Force being in flux after ‘Crimson Empire’. Leia comes up with a plan to strike at the

#CollectionCorner – Lego Sets I’d Like To See in 2024/25

This year we have had quite a few great Lego sets, ranging across the majority of ‘Star Wars’ titles, with the ‘Spider Tank’ from ‘The Mandalorian’, the return of ‘The Ghost and Phantom II’ from ‘Ahsoka’ and the ‘Coruscant Guard Gunship’ from ‘The Clone Wars’ as well as the return of some classics with the

Star Wars Vol. 6 – Quests of the Force by Charles Soule

Jumping straight in where Volume 5 ended, we find Luke, Leia, Holdo, Lando, Lobot and Chewie in an airlock on board a ship long thought missing in No-Space with no weapons and no way home. ‘Quests of the Force’ finishes off the previous arc and gives us a second story that pushes the series closer

Heir to the Empire Revisited (Through a Mandoverse Lens)

AHSOKA SPOILERS AHEAD!!! Like many others I’m sure, after getting the announcement of Dave Filoni’s upcoming Feature Film set during the ‘New Republic’ era, the phrase ‘heir to the Empire’ being uttered by Ahsoka in the first trailer for the series and the return of Thrawn, I decided to pick up Timothy Zahn’s seminal novel

The High Republic: Eye of the Storm by Charles Soule Review

Well, how else would Phase 1 of ‘The High Republic’ end? The same way it started. With a BANG that turns Hyperspace into a weapon. Serving as both a prequel and a conclusion to Phase 1, Soule gives us a brief history of Ro’s species, the Evereni and how they were forced to leave their