John Jackson Miller was the perfect choice to pen “A New Dawn” (September, hardcover), the prequel to “Rebels” that launches the Disney era of “Star Wars” books, as he had proven his world-building mettle with “Knights of […]
In the Season 5 finale of “The Clone Wars,” Barriss Offee goes to the dark side, driven by her frustration with the corrupt Republic and Jedi Order. It came as a surprise to most viewers, […]
I’ll probably always be more partial toward the mystery-oriented Pendergast series than the action-leaning Gideon Crew series, but Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child step up their game in a big way with the third Crew […]
Like “Shatterpoint,” its predecessor in the “Clone Wars” series, “The Cestus Deception” (2004) takes place on a single planet that’s in dispute between the Republic and the Separatists. But while “Shatterpoint” is an epic cost-of-war novel, Steven […]
“Shatterpoint” (2003) has a number of firsts to its credit: It was the first published “Clone Wars” novel and the first story to explore Mace Windu in-depth. Now, with the publication of “A New Dawn,” it […]
Movies that have plot holes, shaky characterizations or structural problems are often sources for great novelizations, as the format allows for deeper exploration that may have been lost in the directing or editing process. More […]
It’s 2014, which means we’ve long since passed the theoretical Judgment Day when Skynet gains intelligence (1997, in “The Terminator”) and the year when supercomputer HAL 9000 turns on Dave Bowman in interplanetary space (2001, […]
“The Approaching Storm” (2002) has a heckuva hook: It’s the first “Star Wars” novel from Alan Dean Foster since the late 1970s, when he wrote the “A Nope Hope” novelization and “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye,” […]
I don’t know if it’s coincidence or correlation, but Timothy Zahn’s first five “Star Wars” books (the Thrawn trilogy and “Hand of Thrawn” duology) were great, and those were set at the end of the […]
“Outbound Flight” (2006) offers Expanded Universe fans the thrill of learning previously hinted-at “Star Wars” history. It’s similar to what “Episode I” offered to mainstream fans. Actually, as the “New York Times Bestseller” label on the […]