By Christie Golden (New York: Ballantine Books, Lucasfilm LTD, 2010, 359 pages) The latest offering in the ‘Fate of the Jedi’ series. Grand Master Luke Skywalker is still banished and he and his son Ben continue their quest to discover what has been causing young Jedi to flip out and become crazy. They have discovered [...]

By Phillip Jose Farmer (New York: Tom Doherty Assoc.,LLC, 2010, 443 pages, including two books: “To Your Scattered Bodies Go” and “The Fabulous Riverboat”) The first half of the book follows Sir Richard Francis Burton who along with everyone who ever lived from early Neanderthals up to 2200 AD were resurrected at the same time [...]

By Eric Flint (Riverdale, NY: Baen Publishing, 2000, 597 pages) 1632 actually begins in the year 2000 with a wedding in a small town mining in West Virginia—Grantville. Through an inexplicable event referred to later as the ‘ring of fire’, Grantville and the entire valley was transported to the middle of Germany and the year [...]

By Aaron Allston (New York: Random House Pub., 2009, 318 pages) “Outcast” is the first book in the new Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi series. The war is over, Jacen Solo is dead and gone, and the Galactic Alliance is expanding under leadership of Natasi Daala. In a move to consolidate her power and [...]

By James Luceno (New York: Ballantine Books, 2008, 317 pages) The story follows the Millennium Falcon from the moment it was born (manufactured) at Corellian Engineering Corp. Assembly Facility 7. Then traces the history and different owners of the Falcon up to when Han Solo ‘won’ it from Lando. Years later, Han and Leia go [...]

By Troy Denning (New York: Random House, Inc.: Ballantine Books, 2008, 299 pgs.) This is the final offering in the ‘Legacy’ series. The most that I am going to say about the outcome is that the war is finally over at the end of the book. Jaina Solo was training with Boba Fett in order [...]

By Karen Traviss (New York: Random House, Inc.: Ballantine Books, 2008, 436 pgs.) Jaina Solo is determined to bring in or eliminate her brother Jacen who had become Darth Caedus. She goes to Mandalore to receive training from Boba Fett. She reasons that he will need to learn another method of fighting if she is [...]

By Aaron Allston (New York: Random House, Inc.:Ballantine Books, 2007, 368 pgs.) "Fury" is the 7th book in the "Legacy" series. The book begins with the Jedi helping the Wookies control the fires set by Jacen (now Darth Caedus) on their home planet Kashyyyk. This episode sees many of our on-going characters resolving some of [...]

By Troy Denning (New York: Random House, Inc.:Ballantine Books, 2007, 312 pgs.) This is the 6th book in the series and it is a fast paced adventure just like the previous ones. The book opens with Jacen Solo deep into his new role as Darth Caedus, using his new powers to take Tahiri back in [...]

By Karen Traviss (New York: Random House, Inc.:Ballantine Books, 2007, 367 pgs.) This is the 5th book in the series and breaks new ground by introducing a new Sith Lord. The book is fast paced as the previous in this series. Particularly of note: Boba Fett finally takes on his role as leader of Mandalore [...]