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‘Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss’ By Steven Barnes Book Review

The Phantom Menace has been celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, with a whole slew of new merchandise, the re-release of the film and new comics and books set in the era too. While the world of Star Wars books has been dominated by the High Republic, there has been space for two books this year set in and around the

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Star Wars Legends Book Review: ‘Darth Plagueis’ by James Luceno

“Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise?” words uttered by Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith managed to capture the imagination of Star Wars fans for years. Who was this mysterious Sith? And was Palpatine hinting that it was his master? In canon, still not a lot is known about Darth Plagueis and in fact it took

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‘Doctor Who: Caged’ by Una McCormack Book Review

Doctor Who is an ever expanding universe that stretches not only into the world of TV but also comics, books and audiobooks. The great thing about the expansiveness of Doctor Who is the plethora of Doctors, companions and aliens that can be used in any of these stories. The newest season, which is the premise for the novel being reviewed, brings

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‘Perihelion’ by Claudia Gray (An X-Files Novel) Book Review

Mulder and Scully have gone civilian. Officially suspended from the FBI pending a review, they’re trying to adjust to life outside the X-files. And it’s a big adjustment, especially since Scully is pregnant with Mulder’s baby (hopefully)! But you can’t touch the unexplained for as long as these two have and expect it to just let you go. The FBI wants

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‘The Rise and Fall of The Galactic Empire’ by Dr. Chris Kempshall Book Review

The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire is to Star Wars, what Fire and Blood is to Game of Thrones. An in-universe look back at the events that shaped the galaxy, from the long-standing Republic to the takeover of the Galactic Empire and everything that brought with it. The book, written in our world by Dr. Chris Kempshall and in-universe

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‘Spelljammer: Memory’s Wake’ (A Dungeons & Dragons Novel) by Django Wexler Book Review

Axia has been living on an asteroid for the past 3 years, ever since she was found in a debris pile from a downed spaceship. She has no memory of her past and struggles with this as she works for the one who took her in Tsorik and cares for her giant hamster Flotsam. Everything changes when a vicious assassin tries

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Book Review: ‘The Stars Too Fondly’ by Emily Hamilton

What is love? That is the question that is at the heart of Emily Hamilton’s new sci-fi novel The Stars Too Fondly. Cleo McQueary has a hard time opening up to people. She has her three best friends, Kaleisha, Abe, and Ros, and that’s it. They’re her family and they’re all she needs. Well them and tech. Cleo loves engineering and

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Book Review: ‘Star Wars: Temptation of the Force’ by Tessa Gratton

We’re currently heading towards the beginning of the end of the High Republic era with the second wave of phase 3 releasing over the next few months featuring comics, books and an audio drama. Author Tessa Gratton brings us her first adult novel in the High Republic with Temptation of The Force, the sequel to Eye of Darkness and a follow

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Review: ‘Pliable Truths’ by Dayton Ward (A Star Trek: The Next Generation Novel)

The Cardassians have been oppressing the Bajorans for the past fifty years. Now they are suddenly withdrawing all presence on Bajor and returning all displaced Bajors to their homes. At least, that’s the official line presented in the latest Star Trek: The Next Generation novel. In fact, things are rather messy, with Cardassians not wanting to quietly withdraw and Bajorans wanting

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