We all know the big guys; Darth Vader, the Emperor, Jabba the Hutt, Exar Kun, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and so on. But what about the others, the ones who might have only been in one book, the ones few know or think about? I’d like to take a moment of your time to discuss just […]
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One of my favorite things about Star Wars are the ships and vehicles, so its no surprise that Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections has become one of my favorite books. The book is only 32 pages long, with each ship or vehicle taking up 2 pages, but it covers the more famous ones. A few included […]
This section has been neglected for a little while, but as part of the current redesign, I am bringing it back in to the fold. Here is a list of all the reviews available here at GalaxyFarAway.com Books. Except where noted, all reviews are by our former Star Wars Book Chick Karen. Also, we have […]
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On Aaron Allston
Recently a journalist named Jeff Salamon contacted me about to get a feel for what I though about Aaron Allston’s books; I never heard back from him but I recently googled him and found this article in the Austin American-Statesman newspaper. Nice to know he did get his piece out there. This is what I sent him earlier in May:
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Star Wars Celebration Stuff
StarWarsShop.com has a lot of merchandise from the Celebration; the afghan rug and the water bottle are classics! [...]
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Editor Shelly Shapiro Interviewed
TheForce.net has interviewed Del Rey editor Shelly Shaprio. Here’s an excerpt. Read it all at TheForce.net’s Jedi Council. What is the process for choosing an author to write a Star Wars novel? Generally, I propose authors I feel would work well, and Lucasfilm reads them and approves or disapproves. The basic rules of thumb are […]
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Second Boba Fett Novel
Terry Bison writes the second novel in the Boba Fett series, telling the young bounty hunter’s stories during the Clone Wars. The novel is scheduled for a November release by Scholastic Inc. This summary is from the official site. Boba Fett is alone—orphaned by the actions of the Jedi. Continuing his father’s legacy, Fett steels […]
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Review: Episode I Darth Maul Journal
Episode I: Darth Maul Journal by Dave Wolverton RATING: Buy Episode I: Darth Maul Journal at Amazon.com SYNOPSIS Episode One Journal – Darth Maul is exactly that: the “diary” of Darth Maul, dealing mostly with the events of “Star Wars – Episode One: The Phantom Menace”. Darth Maul records his take on all of the […]
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Destiny’s Way Cover
The Yuuzhan Vong’s conquest of Coruscant has plunged the New Republic into chaos, but its brightest heroes refuse to surrender to the might of the alien invaders. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia Organa Solo, their family and their allies lead the charge of resistance, and rays of hope begin to coalesce for the New Republic. […]
On the TheForce.net forum some people got their hands on a copy of the Episode II novel. Note some interesting facts (SPOILER ALERT): The first chapter is a vision anakin has. 2-3 are about shimi and padme. 4 is what we will see in movie corde dies. on kamino sifo dyas was a real master! […]
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Episode II DK Books
Rukh here, after a LONG time. Doris Kindersley, the book publisher, got burnt so bad on the Episode I series of books that they actually went bankrupt and got sold to Pearson. Still, they are persisting with the Episode II series- hopefully with much more restraint. Lets hope Pepsi can do the same! TheForce.net, the […]
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GFA Interviews: Michael P. Kube-McDowell
For the Star Wars Universe, he is the author of the Black Fleet Crisis series. You can read more about this series here. His other works include Emprise, which was nominated for the Phillip K. Dick Award, The Quiet Pools which was a 1991 Hugo Award Nominee among others. His newest book, ‘The Trigger‘, which […]
Official Site Update The Official Site has updated it’s section on the Women of Star Wars. The feature includes Adi Gallia, Amidala, Oola, Mon Mothma, Toryn Farr and Sy Snootles. There is also a report on the Dark Trooper and Space Trooper from the Expanded Universe collections. You can preorder the action figures of these […]
After a bit of a hectic week with the release in India, things are sort of back to normal. The Books Section is redone; which was long overdue. The design on many of the pages have been changed; as you can notice, no right side-bar! Expect to see the Games Section redone soon. Also, GalaxyFarAway.com […]
What I expected – A Complete Star Wars reference. With info on every aspect of the films. And only the films. No expanded universe; no comics. Just the original films. With details on little gadgets and characters that had small but significant screen time; and new insights into the aspects we knew well. I wanted […]