John’s top 40 ‘Star Wars’ books: Nos. 30-21
Continuing the countdown of my top 40 “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (Legends) books, let’s take it to the halfway point with Nos. 30-21.
Continuing the countdown of my top 40 “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (Legends) books, let’s take it to the halfway point with Nos. 30-21.
For the 40th anniversary of the film, here are my top 40 “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (Legends) books. I’ll start with Nos. 40-31.
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