Star Wars Books Thread
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Well, in tone it's different. This one is less encyclopedic and more someone showing what they've seen in their travels around the galaxy.
The Star Wars franchise's position on canon was not the same as the Star Trek position on canon. People always insist that everything must adhere to the Star Trek model, but not everything does.
I was just noting that there's a Haynes TIE Fighter book due out at the end of the month.
The Death Star and Falcon books were both pretty well done, so am looking forward to this. Hoping an X-Wing or (my preference) Y-Wing book isn't too far behind this.
Comixology has already started their big Star Wars May the 4th sale, so between now and 11:00PM EST on the 11th you can get most of the Marvel trades for $2.99, $3.99, or $4.99 and single issues for $0.99.
I agree, and I'm hoping the TIE Fighter book will list some of the variants even if it logically focuses on the basic TIE model.
I'm guessing it will at least touch on the various variants of the type. If nothing else the Darth Vader model, I would think.
It does, here's the TOC
There are more previews on the official website
https://haynes.com/en-gb/star-wars-tie-fighter-manual
The images on the TIE Fighter Prototype page, the left one appears to based off a real mockup model for ANH, and the one on the right is inspired by Ralpha McQuarrie concept art. The thing in the middle of the cockpit, whatever that is matches.
That is good news!
Yeah, I'm not saying that. What I'm saying is that "official" just means that it was a licensed product, not whether it was canon or not, since canon and non-canon materials would be "official."
Revenge of the Sith's novelization is incredible. Its now at $4.99 and a steal. See the Star Wars ebook thread here:
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/star-wars-e-book-price-alerts.299281/#post-12930045
Also Star Wars Thrawn is $2.99.
I think I found a tie between the Revenge of the Sith's novelization and the Last Jedi's novel. In the passages of ROTS when Yoda is fighting Sidious in the Senate hall and realizes that the Jedi cant fight darkness with more light. But in the TLJ novelization when Rey talks to Luke about the past, its like Rey realizes the same thing, as a Jedi do you fight darkness equally with light?
Did anyone else see this connection when reading both books?
Let me know.
Happy May the 4th all
-Koric
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/star-wars-e-book-price-alerts.299281/#post-12930045
Also Star Wars Thrawn is $2.99.
I think I found a tie between the Revenge of the Sith's novelization and the Last Jedi's novel. In the passages of ROTS when Yoda is fighting Sidious in the Senate hall and realizes that the Jedi cant fight darkness with more light. But in the TLJ novelization when Rey talks to Luke about the past, its like Rey realizes the same thing, as a Jedi do you fight darkness equally with light?
Did anyone else see this connection when reading both books?
Let me know.
Happy May the 4th all
-Koric
They announced a bunch of “Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” books.
https://www.starwars.com/news/journey-to-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-publishing-program
https://www.starwars.com/news/journey-to-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-publishing-program
Glad to see them bringing in some more new writers. As much as I love the Trek books, I often get frustrated that they pretty much just stick to the same handful of writers. I havent't read it myself, but I have heard good about Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning. I've never heard of Kevin Shinick so tried looking him up on Amazon, and nothing came up for him.
I'm guessing since all the narrative stories take place between The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker that we will be getting a fairly big gap this time.
I'm guessing since all the narrative stories take place between The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker that we will be getting a fairly big gap this time.
The only thing that I really didn't like about the RotS novelization, is the whole bit in the beginning about Anakin & Obi-Wan being famous on the holonet thanks to Republic propaganda. Partly because it just seems silly, but mostly because it goes against the notion of the Jedi being this insular order of warrior monks that's barely understood by the average person, if they even believe half the stories about them. Having their exploits on full display for all the galaxy to see makes it much harder to buy that they were all but forgotten within a generation.
It also runs up against how Palpatine is ultimately setting them up for a fall. What makes the most sense to me is that most of the propaganda footage is of the clones. The Jedi would only be mentioned collectively, not singling out any individuals for praise since that'll only serve to humanise them. For their part, I think the Jedi wouldn't really be comfortable dealing with the press and while they may interpret the skewed propaganda as Palpatine trying to hog the glory, it's glory they have no interest in and thus, don't care about.
It also runs up against how Palpatine is ultimately setting them up for a fall. What makes the most sense to me is that most of the propaganda footage is of the clones. The Jedi would only be mentioned collectively, not singling out any individuals for praise since that'll only serve to humanise them. For their part, I think the Jedi wouldn't really be comfortable dealing with the press and while they may interpret the skewed propaganda as Palpatine trying to hog the glory, it's glory they have no interest in and thus, don't care about.
Okay. But if he's setting up for a fall, wouldn't elevating them just make the eventual fall that much more effective (and let Palpatine play the "More than sorrow than anger" card in public), and serve to harm the Jedi Order that much more? - which would be something Palpatine would want, right?
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