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Star Wars Books (www.swbooks.co.uk) has all the latest Star Wars books, novels and comics news. Plus an unofficial guide to over six hundred Star Wars books & novels, audio books, comics, short stories and children's books from the Star Wars galaxy.

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[Fate of the Jedi continues in Backlash this Spring...click here]

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[Available now...] Backlash
by Aaron Allston
Hardback Novel ( [US] ) [Also published as an Audio Book and an e-Book]

Approx. 43 years after the Battle of Yavin:
Having narrowly escaped the deranged Force worshippers known as the Mind Walkers and a deadly Sith hit squad, Luke and Ben Skywalker are in pursuit of the now Masterless Sith apprentice Vestara Khai. It is a chase that leads to the forbidding planet Dathomir...more
Published: 9th March [US] by Del Rey

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[ Fate of the Jedi: Backlash ] Exclusive Backlash excerpt at EUCantina.net, plus reviews:
Posted: 8th March (UPDATED: 9th March)
Affiliate EUCantina.net has posted an exclusive excerpt
[External site - opens in a new window/tab] from the fourth Fate of the Jedi novel Backlash by Aaron Allston courtesy of publisher Del Rey ahead of its US release in hardback tomorrow.

Reviews have been posted by NJOE.com (spoiler free[External site - opens in a new window/tab] and with spoilers[External site - opens in a new window/tab]), TheForce.net[External site - opens in a new window/tab] (contains spoilers) and by Harriet Klausner at Alternative Worlds[External site - opens in a new window/tab] (contains spoilers).
Backlash is released tomorrow in hardback in the US and on 15th April in the UK.

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[Undercity Portugal] Undercity Portugal relaunches website with new portal:
Posted: 7th March
João Pinto from affiliate site Undercity Portugal
[External site - opens in a new window/tab] has sent us the following communiqué: We are proud to announce our new Website is up and running. The Portuguese Star Wars Community finally owns their own website with all information regarding the Star Wars fandom, events, news and curiosities in Portuguese. This is the very FIRST website fully functional and with a dedicated domain.
For the moment some sections are offline. We will add a special international presentation page for all our international visitors. For now, practice your portuguese! :)

Undercity Portugal
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[ Star Wars: Invasion ] Tom Taylor teases new Invasion story arc:
Posted: 6th March
Writing on Dark Horse Message Boards
[External site - opens in a new window/tab] Tom Taylor, author Star Wars: Invasion, teased on the upcoming new story arc Rescues: "Invasion will be back in May, featuring surprises so surprising they even shocked me" [his italics].

Star Wars: Invasion issue #6, Rescues (part 1 of 6 part story-arc), is due to be released on 26th May.
(Source: via Dark Horse Message Boards[External site - opens in a new window/tab])

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[ John Jackson Miller ] John Jackson Miller discusses Knight Errant with Comic Book Resources:
Posted: 6th March
John Jackson Miller, author of the forthcoming Knight Errant comic and novel series from Dark Horse Comics and Del Rey books due this Autumn, discussed some aspects of his new project with Comic Book Resources here
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(Source: via John Jackson Miller's weblog[External site - opens in a new window/tab])
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[ New Battlefronts: The Visual Guide ] First look at The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts - The Visual Guide:
Posted: 4th March
StarWars.com
[External site - opens in a new window/tab] has posted the cover for the upcoming The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts - The Visual Guide from DK Publishing. Written by Jason Fry (co-author of The Essential Atlas), The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts - The Visual Guide will be the third Visual Guide (following The Visual Guide and Ultimate Battles) to accompany The Clone Wars animated series and "gives you a ring-side seat on the galactic conflict with gorgeous imagery, as well as detailed annotations".
The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts - The Visual Guide is expected to be released in August.
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[Available now...] Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic #5

Comic Book ( [UK] )

Between 22 and 19 years before the Battle of Yavin:
Featuring the short comic story
Terror on the Twilight written by Robin Etherington, illustrated by Tanya Roberts plus puzzles, games and free cover gift.
Published: 4th
March [UK] by Titan Comics

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[Available now...] Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
by Matthew Stover
Paperback Novel ( [UK] )

Approx. 5 years after the Battle of Yavin:
Powerful remnants of the vanquished Empire, hungry for retaliation, are still at large, committing acts of piracy, terrorism & wholesale slaughter against the worlds of the fledgling Republic. The most deadly of these, a ruthless legion of black-armored stormtroopers, do the brutal bidding of the newly risen warlord Shadowspawn...more
Published: 4th March [UK] by Arrow Books

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[ Sue Rostoni ] Sue Rostoni reveals some new novels for 2012 (UPDATED):
Posted: 1st March
Writing on StarWars.com Message Boards
[External site - opens in a new window/tab] Sue Rostoni, LucasBooks' Executive Editor, revealed some details for novels due to be released in 2012. First, a hardcover due March 2012, whose author Sue is unable to reveal at the present time. Secondly, November will see the release of the final Coruscant Nights book by Michael Reaves and Maya Bohnoff, with the working title of Jedi Dawn, in hardback.
Sue also confirmed that they are planning a February release for Imperial Commando 2 (the sequel to Karen Traviss's Imperial Commando: 501st following Karen's departure from Star Wars writing last year) although they haven't signed a replacement author, that's still in the contractual stages.
Finally, John Jackson Miller's Lost Tribe of the Sith e-book novellas may eventually get a paperback anthology release sometime in 2012, although "this is not certain yet".

UPDATE: Sue has indicated in a later post on the StarWars.com Message Boards[External site - opens in a new window/tab] that the second Imperial Commando novel will "probably be the last one".

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[ Boba Fett: Agent of Doom ] Boba Fett: Agent of Doom now available on iTunes:
Posted: 28th February
Extending their range of comic stories available on iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch, Dark Horse Comics have added Boba Fett: Agent of Doom to the Apple AppStore. Written by John Wagner with art by Cam Kennedy, this story is told through 77 screen pages, it is the tenth Star Wars comic story to be adapted for a digital medium as part of Dark Horse Comics' Dark Horse Mobile project.
You can purchase Boba Fett: Agent of Doom from the Apple AppStore here
[External site - opens in a new window/tab] (requires iTunes).
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[ The Old Republic ] The Old Republic - Threat of Peace #27 now online:
Posted: 26th February
The twenty-seventh and final issue of Threat of Peace, the introductory online comic for the forthcoming MMO video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, is available to read online
[External site - opens in a new window/tab].
The twenty-seventh issue of Threat of Peace concludes the volume with a surprising turn of events as Jedi Knight Satele Shan, Fortris Gall, and Special Forces Lieutenant Tavus report their battle with the Sith to Master Orgus Din. The story comes full circle when Braden the Bounty Hunter finally completes the contract which got him tied up in this mess in the first place.
(Source: swtor.com[External site - opens in a new window/tab])
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[Available now...] The Thrawn Trilogy
by Mike Baron et al. (based on the novels by Timothy Zahn)
Hardback Graphic Novel ( [UK] )

This paperback graphic novel collects all three of Mike Baron's comic story adaptations of Timothy Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command into one single collection...more[External site - opens in a new window/tab]
Published: 26th February [UK] by Titan Books

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[Available now...] Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes
by Tom Taylor et al.
Graphic Novella ( [UK] )

Approximately 3 years after the Battle of Yavin:
The movie The Empire Strikes Back shows us only a small portion of Luke Skywalker’s Jedi training under the tutelage of Master Yoda. In this story, witness a never-before-seen part of that training as Luke is given the task of finding and retrieving an object guarded by the deadliest creatures on the swamp world of Dagobah...more
Published: 26th February [UK] by Titan Books

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[Available now...] The Clone Wars: The Colossus of Destiny
by Jeremy Barlow et al.
Graphic Novella ( [UK] )

Between 22 and 19 years before the Battle of Yavin:
Jedi Master Mace Windu leads a battle against Separatist forces for control of the planet Simocadia! While the Confederacy of Independent Systems battles for the planet's rare fuel source, and the Republic tries to repel the invaders, the rulers of Simocadia choose a different option to save the planet: awakening the Ardana Shadex, an indestructible mechanized giant that has been sleeping for centuries under the planet's surface...more
Published: 26th February [UK] by Titan Books

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[ The Jedi Path ]

Coming soon - The Jedi Path by Daniel Wallace:
Posted: 23rd January (UPDATED: 24th February)
Affiliate Eddie van der Heijden of StarWarsTimeline.com
[External site - opens in a new window/tab] has discovered an interesting entry in Becker&Mayer's recent catalogue for a 160 page book by Daniel Wallace titled The Jedi Path. It is described as "handed down through generations, this venerable text reveals the history and training practices of a Jedi Knight - progressing from Youngling to Padawan, to Knight, and ultimately to Master. The ancient text is annotated with comments from Jedi-in-training through the ages along with notes, drawings, and objects they have left tucked in the pages". The book will also include several items including a Jedi Code poster, student’s map of the Jedi Temple, lightsaber diagram, Jedi Starfighter patch, severed Padawan braid, and a commemorative JedCred.
Not much is known about this book with some speculation that The Jedi Path may be linked to Amazon.co.uk's listing for The Jedi Handbook
[External site - opens in a new window/tab] from DK Publishing due March 2011 (also listed on Borders.com[External site - opens in a new window/tab]). However, as Becker&Mayer sell the rights to their publications to other publishers, i.e. the catalogue also lists the forthcoming Star Wars Sounds by J. W. Rinzler which will be published by Chronicle Books, according to Becker&Mayer, the rights for The Jedi Path have been sold to Amazon not DK Publishing.
More news as we get it.
(Source: Becker&Mayer[External site - opens in a new window/tab] (PDF - 3.5Mb) via StarWarsTimeline.com[External site - opens in a new window/tab])

UPDATE: Daniel Wallace, author of The Jedi Path, has confirmed the existence of this book on his weblog[External site - opens in a new window/tab] and goes on to tease us with "the catalog[External site - opens in a new window/tab] (opens PDF - 3.5Mb) copy gives the tiniest hint of how much fun this book has been to put together, and I promise to post more behind-the-scenes details as the release date gets closer."

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[Available now...] Legacy #45 (Monster - part 3 of 4)
by John Ostrander et al.
Comic Book ( [US] & [UK] )

Approximately 138 years after the Battle of Yavin:
Wayland is a world overrun with Yuuzhan Vong flora and fauna -- almost all of it hostile to humans. Cade and his friends have been separated, Deliah Blue has been captured, and they're about to meet the source of all of the Vongspawn...more
Published: 24th February [US & UK (import)] by Dark Horse Comics

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[ The Clone Wars ]

Two new The Clone Wars children's books discovered on Amazon:
Posted: 24th February
Affiliate Eddie van der Heijden of StarWarsTimeline.com
[External site - opens in a new window/tab] has discovered new listings on Amazon.com for two new The Clone Wars children's books from publisher Grosset and Dunlap due this Autumn.
The first is a 14-page hardcover pop-up book titled Villains
[External site - opens in a new window/tab], the second is a 160-page paperback written by Rob Valois titled Defenders of the Republic[External site - opens in a new window/tab]. While little is known about the content of these two titles, it is probable that Villains is a sequel to Heroes pop-up book released last September; and if Defenders of the Republic is indeed 160-pages long then it may either be the next US Decide Your Destiny title or perhaps the next collection of adapted TV series episode stories, similar to the Grievous Attacks paperback released in February 2009. More news as we receive it.
(Source: via StarWarsTimeline.com[External site - opens in a new window/tab])
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[ The Courtship of Princess Leia ] The Courtship of Princess Leia
By Dave Wolverton
Reviewed by Pedro, UK:
The title lead me to being a bit dubious about the book (despite reading that the newer cover was produced to combat similar thoughts) before I read it, but once I began reading I easily slipped into the story and the doubts disappeared [...] the book was great, very interesting and engaging... read Pedro's full review

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[Available now...] Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth
by Karen Miller
Trade Paperback Novel ( [US] ) / Hardback Novel ( [UK] ) [Also published as an Audio Book]

Between 22 and 19 years before the Battle of Yavin:
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are on a secret mission to one of the many worlds caught in the middle of the struggle between the Republic and the Separatists. A pastoral planet, Lanteeb wants only to be left alone to survive - but it is the source of what could be one of the most devastatingly destructive weapons ever. If this potential weapon were to fall into the hands of the Separatists, uncounted worlds would fall....more
Published: 23rd February [US] by Del Rey / 25th February [UK] by Century (available now)

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[Available now...] Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
by Matthew Stover
Paperback Novel ( [US] )

Approx. 5 years after the Battle of Yavin:
Powerful remnants of the vanquished Empire, hungry for retaliation, are still at large, committing acts of piracy, terrorism & wholesale slaughter against the worlds of the fledgling Republic. The most deadly of these, a ruthless legion of black-armored stormtroopers, do the brutal bidding of the newly risen warlord Shadowspawn...more
Published: 23rd February [US] by Del Rey

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