Category Archives: Republic

Set before Revenge of the Sith

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Flashback: Clone Wars – Shatterpoint

The jungle planet of Haruun Kal, the homeworld Mace barely remembers, has become a battleground for the Republic and the renegade Separatist movement. The Jedi Council has sent Depa Billaba – Mace’s former Padawan – to the planet to train … Continue reading

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Flashback: Star Wars – Attack of the Clones

Courageous to the point of recklessness, and possessing a wild independent streak, twenty-year-old Anakin Skywalker, apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi, is coming of age in a time of great upheaval. The attempted assassination of Senator Padme Amidala before a crucial vote … Continue reading

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Flashback: Star Wars – The Approaching Storm

Lest one thinks I like every book I read, from time to time I’ll blog about the books I coudn’t finish or didn’t like. As the title suggests, today’s topic is Star Wars. Because I’m posting older, “flashback” reviews from … Continue reading

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Star Wars – Outbound Flight

Era: Republic, 27 years Before the Battle of Yavin Author: Timothy Zahn ISBN: 0-345-45684-X (Del Rey) Finsished: 19 February 2007 From the back:  It began as the ultimate voyage of discovery, only to become a dark chapter in Jedi history. … Continue reading

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Flashback: Star Wars – Rogue Planet

Obi-Wan Kenobi and the twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker are sent to investigate the disappearance of the Jedi Knight Vergere. Her mission was to Zonoma Sekot. She was to buy one of their fantastic ships, and she has not been heard from … Continue reading

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Flashback: Star Wars – The Phantom Menace

The Trade Federation has blockaded Naboo. Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are dispatched to settle the dispute. Taking orders from Darth Sidious, the Trade Federation sabotages the mission, forcing the Jedi to escape with Queen Amidala, her retainers. and the … Continue reading

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Flashback: Darth Maul – Shawdow Hunter

Hath Monchar – briefly seen in “Darth Maul” (comic) trying to sell information regarding the Naboo blockade to one of Black Sun’s vigos (lieutenants) – has fled to Coruscant in the hopes of finding a buyer. Loran Pavan, an information … Continue reading

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Flashback: Star Wars – Cloak of Deception

One of the things I would really like to see from the SWEU is more adult-length novels featuring Qui-Gon and and Obi-Wan. There is a series of books from Scholastic about the early days of Obi-Wan’s training. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan’s … Continue reading

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Flashback: Darth Maul – Saboteur

I’m a long-time fan of Star Wars. I’ve enjoyed, overall, the Expanded Universe. I’m doing my best to read them in order (since I’ve got so behind). Some of these SWEU reviews were written before I formalized my book journal … Continue reading

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