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Star Wars Books is a guide to over 400 official books and short stories from the Star Wars galaxy.

Star Wars Books catalogues each book and story as occurring before or after The Battle of Yavin (the events portrayed in the original 1977 Star Wars film) and categorized according to their relevant era...read more

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Posted: 1st May
April was busy with book news, rumours, speculation and confirmations for The Clone Wars animation...read more

[ Luke Skywalker ]

Amazon post cover for Luke Skywalker: Last Hope for the Galaxy:
Posted: 9th May
Amazon's US site have posted a cover art image for the forthcoming Dark Horse deluxe edition hardback graphic novel Luke Skywalker: Last Hope for the Galaxy - From Tatooine to Dark Empire.
You can view the enlarged image here.
(Source: Amazon.com)

[ The Temple of Doom ]

BBC countdown to Indy IV with Indiana Jones trilogy:
Posted: 9th May
As a countdown to the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in cinemas on May 22nd, the BBC have an Indiana Jones season and will be showing one film from the original trilogy on consecutive weekends.
On Sunday, 11th May you can catch the second Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, on BBC 1 beginning 8.05 p.m.

[ The Clone Wars ]

Yet more The Clone Wars children's books:
Posted: 8th May
Although first reported by TheForce.net on 5th April, listings for another six children's books for The Clone Wars have been discovered at Amazon Canada by independent publisher Dalmatian Press.
These books are aimed at the younger market with a selection of colouring, painting and activity books...more
(Source: TheForce.net, www.amazon.ca)

Official The Clone Wars trailer to be shown tonight on US television:
Posted: 8th May
As mentioned on StarWars.com, you can see the first theatrical trailer for The Clone Wars on US television tonight. Shown simultaneously at 7.58 p.m. in all US time zones on Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, CNN, and Boomerang, it "marks the first time a theatrical trailer has received a simultaneous, cross-network airing on Turner Networks." It is "an action-packed, two-minute preview of the animated adventure" and it precedes the trailer's debuts in theaters by one day.
(Source: StarWars.com)

[ Family Guy - Blue Harvest ]

Family Guy - Blue Harvest on British TV this weekend:
Posted: 2nd May (UPDATED 8th May)
On Sunday May the Fourth at 10 p.m., BBC 3 will be showing the Blue Harvest double episode of Family Guy: "With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter begins to tell a story, which leads to a Star Wars flashback." - warning, contains Adult humour.
Links: official Family Guy site, Family Guy Blue Harvest DVD site, BBC Family Guy minisite
UPDATE: Blue Harvest is shown again tonight (Thursday 8th May) at 11.10 p.m. on BBC 3.

[ New this week ]

New releases today:
Posted: 7th May
Available from today is issue 23 of Dark Horse's Legacy comic story series: "The pirate Rav has nearly every bounty hunter in the galaxy looking for Cade Skywalker, but he never anticipated what would happen if Cade came looking for him."...more
Also available is the digest-sized photo book adaptation of Star Wars: Clone Wars...more
And the final Last of the Jedi books, #10 Reckoning...more
(Source: Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc)

[ The Clone Wars ]

First Clone Wars Quarterly graphic novel discovered:
Posted: 4th May
TheForce.net are reporting the discovery at Amazon Canada of a listing for Clone Wars: Shipyards of Doom by Dark Horse. Written by Matt and Shawn Fillbach with Henry Gilroy, this graphic novel appears to be the first of what Randy Stradley, editor at Dark Horse, said would be Clone Wars Quarterly, "the same digest-size format as Clone Wars Adventures, but will feature full-length stories rather than short stories."...more
(Source: TheForce.net)

[ New novel? ]

Possible Millennium Falcon novel discovered:
Posted: 27th April (UPDATED 3rd May)
TheForce.net are reporting the discovery of two listings at Random House for audiobooks of Star Wars: Millennium Falcon by James Luceno. Both are due for release on December 30th but have no corresponding book listing...full story at TheForce.net
UPDATE: Affiliate The EU Cantina are reporting that both TFn's Jedi Council and NJOE.com forums have posts that claim Invincible contains an advert for the "Millennium Falcon" book.
(Source: The EU Cantina)

Shop4... Affiliated Partner Update:
Posted: 2nd May
This month Shop4... Affiliated Partner Things From Another World (tfaw.com) are offering Free Domestic Shipping during May* as well as Up to $10 off any shipping method**.
As suppliers of official Star Wars merchandise, tfaw.com offers up to 50% off Star Wars graphic novels, up to 40% off Kotobukiya and Master Replicas Star Wars collectibles as well as up to 40% off Hasbro Star Wars action figures.
*US customers only/offer ends 30th May **when you spend over $50/offer ends 30th May / T&C apply

[ The EU Cantina EUCast ]

Latest EUCast from The EU Cantina:
Posted: 2nd May
Affiliate The EU Cantina have just released their latest podcast, EUCast #21 - Silence the Wookie. In this podcast they discuss the imminent release of Invincible, the recent book covers (with a special discussion on the cover of Order 66), and why Peter Mayhew "should keep quiet". Plus their usual weekly news roundup and more!
You can download/listen to it at eucantina.net.

[ The Clone Wars ]

Is The Clones Wars DVD to be released before it hits Cartoon Network:
Posted: 1st May
According to Publishers Weekly "the U.S. movie release will be on August 15, followed by the DVD release and then a prime-time TV series on Cartoon Network and TNT in the fall." Given the usual three to four month gap between theatrical and DVD release does this mean we can expect The Clone Wars on TV in November or December?...more
(Source: Publishers Weekly)

[ The Clone Wars ]

Confirmation of The Clone Wars books for children & more books in the fall:
Posted: 29th April (UPDATED: 1st May 2008)
The Official Star Wars website have announced the details of licensed publishing deals between LucasFilm Animation and The Penguin Group...more
(Source: StarWars.com)
UPDATE: According to Publishers Weekly "Grosset & Dunlap will release an additional five titles in the fall in conjunction with the TV series launch."...more
(Source: Publishers Weekly)

[ Betrayal cover ]

The cost of Betrayal is free (for two weeks at least):
Posted: 29th April
As a "special gift to Star Wars fans" and as a countdown to the release of the final Legacy of the Force book, Invincible on May 13th, Del Rey has partnered with booksellers to provide a free downloadable PDF, audio book, and e-Book of the first Legacy of the Force book Betrayal for two weeks only. The free download, which can be shared, e-mailed or printed, will be available via legacyoftheforce.com from 9a.m. Tuesday, April 29, until midnight on Tuesday, May 13 2008.
(Source: StarWars.com)

[ Amazon.com ]

Sponsor Update:
Posted: 24th April
Random House have released a cover image for The Complete Star Wars Encyclopaedia by Stephen Sansweet and Pablo Hidalgo. The Complete Star Wars Encyclopaedia is large at 800 pages and appears to be a two volume piece.
However, it has a list price of $75 , but when Amazon.com offers 37% off the list price plus an extra 5% for pre-ordering*, then this magnificent tome becomes more affordable at under $45.
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The following books are scheduled for release in the US during May 2008:

[ Released this month... ]

LEGACY OF THE FORCE: INVINCIBLE
by Troy Denning (Hardback Novel)

Forty years after the Battle of Yavin:
The ninth and final Legacy of the Force book. The war between the Galactic Alliance and the Corellian Confederation is building to a boiling point. Now the fate of the galaxy hangs on what is about to happen among a lonely cluster of asteroids...more
Expected release dates: 13th May (US); 5th June (UK)

[ Released this month... ]

STAR WARS: CLONE WARS
by Genndy Tartakovsky et al. (Photo Comic Book)

Twenty-two years before the Battle of Yavin:
Photo comic adaptation of the award winning epic-micro series Star Wars: Clone Wars...more

Release dates: 7th May (US); 15th May (UK)

[ Cover: Star Wars Insider ]

The Official Magazine of the Star Wars galaxy:

The Top 10 Lightsaber battles!
The Essential Expanded Universe: everything you need to know
Inside the SFX of Star Wars: Richard Edlund recalls the early days of ILM
LFL updates: latest news from The Clone Wars, The Force Unleashed & Indy IV
Available in US (as issue 101) and UK (as issue 77)

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			Darth Bane: Rule of Two by Drew Karypyshyn Reviewed by Albert Ramirez, April 2008, rating: 4/5 "You want to root for the Jedi but you know that they can't win or the Sith would never exist"....read more

			Jedi Academy I: Jedi Search by Kevin J. Anderson Reviewed by RobB, March 2008, rating: 4/5 "This was a very good book that provides substantial additions and greater depth to the EU"....read more

			Jedi Academy II: Dark Apprentice by Kevin J. Anderson Reviewed by RobB, March 2008, rating: 4/5 "Very enjoyable to read and provide a foundation that much of the Expanded Universe is built on"...read more

			I, Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole Reviewed by RobB, March 2008, rating: 5/5 "The writing style is engaging and the plot well though out and executed"...read more

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For many the enjoyment of reading Star Wars books soon becomes the excitement of collecting Star Wars books, but unfortunately celebrating and displaying individual book collections online is rather sparse. Other forms of Star Wars merchandise collecting such as toy figures, sculptures and posters, have numerous sites that allow collectors to celebrate and display their collections for other collectors to view; so in an attempt to correct this, Star Wars Books offer My Book Collection - online space dedicated to celebrating and displaying the book (and/or comic) collections of Star Wars book fans...more

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