I recently finished Empires of EVE: A History of the Great Wars of EVE Online by Andrew Groen. It’s a fun book exploring the history of the politics and warfare of one of the longest running online games in history.
I recently finished The Last Battle by Steven Harding. It tells the story of the Battle for Castle Itter during World War II when a hodgepodge group of American troops, German Wehrmacht troops, and Austrian freedom fighters joined together to defend a collection of high profile French prisoners from an assault on the castle by… Continue reading When Americans and Germans joined forces and fought other Germans in WWII: The Last Battle review
Star Wars is my jam. Since Lucasfilm rebooted the canon post-Disney purchase, I’ve been reading all of the adult, young adult, and junior novels (and comics) released. Whenever a new Star Wars book is announced, I always go ahead and preorder it for my Kindle. Then, I wait for the book to be released with… Continue reading Light of the Jedi is my new favorite Star Wars book
Anytime Lucasfilm announces that Claudia Gray is set to pen a new Star Wars novel, everyone knows that something great is coming our way. As the third book in the new High Republic era of Star Wars following Charles Soule’s Light of the Jedi and Justina Ireland’s A Test of Courage, Gray had the responsibility… Continue reading Into The Dark is another Star Wars home run from Claudia Gray
A few years ago, there was a large sale on Amazon for a bunch of different Philip K. Dick books. I splurged and bought 12 books. At the time, I wasn’t well-versed in all of his work, but I knew how important he was in science fiction history. And, like I said, they were on… Continue reading Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said on love and grief
The Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy from Alexander Freed wasn’t always my cup of tea, but it told such a compelling story that I couldn’t be happier with the end result. For a finale, Victory’s Price works to deliver our heroes the conclusions they deserve not the conclusions you might want.
Whenever I read a young adult or junior novel, I have to step back and remember one key sentence: I am not the target audience for this book. However, that doesn’t mean that I can’t enjoy them. Justina Ireland’s A Test of Courage stands at the top of the pack of Star Wars junior novels.
It’s been more then forty years since George Lucas created one of cinema’s greatest icons in Princess Leia Organs. Since that time, dozens of authors have brought to life their own version of the Princess in Legends; however, nobody quite “gets” her like Claudia Gray.
I’m in a bit of a weird place with Shadow Fall, the second book in Alexander Freed’s Alphabet Squadron trilogy. I’m enjoying the era, the characters, and the plot that’s unfolding. Still, that book was quite a slog get through for me, and I think that I finally know why.
In Star Wars, the era of the Prequel Trilogy has had unquestionably more content produced over the years than either the Original Trilogy or the Sequel Trilogy. Still, when was announced that EK Johnston would be writing a book about Padme’s transition from being Naboo’s Queen to their Senator, I was excited.
