2 Days to Rebels!

My brother made this...

Credits:

Made by Rex Logen  in Blender v2.76(https://www.blender.org/download/) Rendered with the Blender Internal Render Engine.
A 50mm lens was used for this shot.
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New York Comic Con

It's here! Finally here! Today, fans will get to see two new episodes of Rebels season 2! Those of us not there, of course,(including yours truly) have to wait another week, but congratulations to those of you who ARE there-- to sort of quote Queen Amidala, our hearts go with you.

Also, I just discovered a countdown on www.starwars.com for Rebels... watching seconds tick by....

Have Interdictors Come?

It's in an officially released trailer, so I'm not counting any of this as spoilers.



It sure looks like they may have-- to Rebels! If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can watch the TV spot HERE.

I would love to see Interdictor cruisers. Not only is it a great nod to Legends fans, the idea in and of itself is awesome.

First Time Through: Gathering Shadows

Conains a mild plot point






I'm working my way through Tales From the New Republic, a little bit at a time. The short story Gathering Shadows, by Kathy Burdette, is the latest little bit.

The characters were definitely intriguing, as was the attitude towards the New Republic. I'm still in the first few years after Endor, timeline wise, so I'm not really sure how it turns out in the Legends-verse. When I finally get there, the new canon may be more fleshed out, and it'll be fun to compare the two.

I didn't recognize any of the characters, but from the feel of the story, I'd be surprised if they're not in something else too. That means I've either forgotten meeting them, or I haven't run into them yet.

I mean, if that planet and its zombie problem isn't important somewhere else...

The whole 'walking dead' concept seemed a little random and pointless for the overall story of two captured individuals and those wanting to break in. That's mostly what suggested to me there's more to all of this than the one short story.

Favorite Quote:

(In response to a plan that is now irrelevent)
"Yeah, see, that's the hitch."
[To explain further here would be a bit of a spoiler-- read it and you'll know what I'm talking about]

Sharing Heir

No spoilers





No, I don't mean Heir to the Jedi (which I haven't read yet), or even Heirs of the Force (which I have read), but Heir to the Empire, by Timothy Zahn.

Up until the announcement that VII, VIII, and IX were actually going to be made, the Thrawn trilogy was fans' VII, VIII, IX.

Because of that, it's not only a good story, but a valued part of our history. The Force Awakens is not going to be Heir, it will be new, and that is wonderful. But so is where we've come from.

I have started reading the Zahn books to my Mom now, so she can experience them too. Heir was the 7th Star Wars book I'd ever read, and it was hard for me back then. I didn't know who Wedge was, was fuzzy on who Mon Mothma was, and Karrde, Mara Jade, and all the others made it beyond confusing for me. My Original Trilogy knowledge wasn't very strong. At all. You could say it was almost nonexistant.

Now, as I'm reading it again, I'm picking up on so much more. I know who these guys are. And the fun thing is, that means I can help my Mom figure it out too.

We're using the 20th anniversary edition, with all of those wonderful margin notes, and we're about 200 pages in.

I confess to being a big Thrawn fan. What can I say? He's good at what he does. Of course, because of the Prequels, I've grown to like Luke too... and then there's Mara.... and Karrde is fun and who could hate Lando? And in the wake of reading the first few X-Wing books, Wedge is awesome too.

It may no longer be canon, but it's fun, it's intricate (the whole Thrawn legacy, over all his books and short stories), and it's well loved. I don't like the legends of King Arthur any less because they aren't acurate history, and the same can be said here.

First Time Through: Fire Ring Race

Contains no spoilers



I know many adult Star Wars fans sort of ignore the "kids books," but my goal is to be familiar with every story, no matter who it was aimed for.

Adventures in Hyperspace. It's a series you may or may not have heard of. By Ryder Windham, it features Han and Chewie before A New Hope.

The series appears to have been intended to run longer than it did-- lasting only two books. Fire Ring Race, and Shinbone Showdown.

I just completed Fire Ring Race. Smuggling, space fights, tricky flying, Han being arguably mean to a droid-- it wasn't Scoundrels in complexity, but it was fun. The twist at the end, even more so.

The book was written in 2010, and isn't canon. That being said, it's still Star Wars, and I'm glad I read it. Now I'm off to see if I can get Shinbone from my library...


Favorite quote:

"I am the Royal Margravine Abominelle of Vena! How dare you spoil my holiday!"

Han's response: "I don't dare nothin', Your Abominableness; you're spoiled enough already."

Lost Stars

This post contains no spoilers.




Yesterday evening I finished reading Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray. It was my 191st Star Wars novel, and I really enjoyed it.

It took an in depth view of not just the Rebellion, but Empire as well. Plus there were references to Star Wars Rebels, the prequels, the Originals (of course) and...

Yes! The Force Awakens!

The back cover of the book had promised all-new post-Return of the Jedi content, but getting there... wow. With the EU no longer canon, every description of the new system and new scape of politics was breathtaking for me. Not everyone revels in Star Wars politics. I do. Naboo's importance, who's in charge after Endor... what Mas Amedda's up to... so much amazing info.

But not just that.

Jakku.

And a certain crashed Star Destroyer we've all seen in the trailers.

If you haven't read Lost Stars yet, I'd highly recommend it. Whether you enjoy the style of the book or not, the Jakku info means going into the theater this December and having that planet and that crashed destroyer mean something.

Mean a lot.

May the Force be with you!