October 7th, 20210124All-new Star Wars stories are coming your way in 2022! StarWars.com has announced new books featuring Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, tales of heroic Jedi and villainous Sith, and Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn. Find out all the details below: SHADOW OF THE SITH By Adam Christopher Del...
May 20th, 2019081Not all Jedi are like Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Qui-Gon Jinn is a little different. He stood apart from the others in The Phantom Menace. In this episode of Lattes with Leia, we discuss Qui-Gon's life, his choices, and how he bends the rules. This includes some spoilers for Claudia Gray's Master & Apprentice. Stuff we mention on...
April 30th, 20191224As I am writing this review of the audiobook, Star Wars: Master & Apprentice, by Claudia Gray, narrated by Jonathan Davis, I am keenly aware that when I enjoy a book, movie, cartoon or whatever method a Star Wars story enters my heart and mind, I can be a little dramatic. So much so that when you, a reader of this review or...
January 29th, 20190149Plenty of discussion about not just Star Wars #60, but A Star Wars Comic #18, too. We're talking the ongoing Flight of the Falcon story, too, joined by novelist and comics writer Michael Moreci to talk about his contribution to the cross-format story that's been appearing in the pages of Star Wars Adventures. And be sure to check...
July 20th, 20181235Some big Star Wars books news out of San Diego Comic-Con today! The cover for the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story novelization has been revealed, and a new book featuring Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Master and Apprentice written by Claudia Gray, was announced. Check out the tweets from Del Rey below: NEW BOOK ALERT....
July 18th, 20181362Jay's Galactic Espressions With the reintroduction of Maul (the Sith formerly known as Darth) in Solo: A Star Wars Story, my appreciation for this many-layered character has once again been rekindled. It is for this reason I decided to compile some of my favorite “Maul Moments,” and look at the man under the cloak of darkness in a...
January 31st, 20180126I was 18, on the cusp of my last year as a teenager when this little space fantasy I had heard about hit theaters in 1977. At first, I wasn’t sure if I’d go see the film – mostly because it was touted as a sci-fi movie. Truth be told, that really wasn’t my cup of tea back then. However, I had seen American Graffiti four years...
October 11th, 20171239As I was reading Claudia Gray’s I was struck by the following exchange between Leia and her friend Amilyn Holdo: Amilyn: “The Force gains strength from our intentions as well as our actions.” Leia: “Good intentions aren’t enough. They’re not meaningless, but - that’s where we have to start. Not where we end.” The...
March 13th, 20174470Council of Fools A Guest Blog by Imani Caradonna Obi-Wan Kenobi: “I have failed you Anakin. I have failed you.” ~Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith For years we have been made aware of the dynamic and complex nature of the Jedi and the Sith. It's not difficult to see flaws in the purity of the Jedi and the humanity in...
February 10th, 20170413“Do not defy the Council, Master – not again.” “I shall do what I must, Obi-Wan.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn The Jedi serve the Force, yet the Jedi also serve the Republic. Often, these two masters cannot be served simultaneously. This undoubtedly contributed – if not directly caused – the fall of the...
