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As well as listing over 400 official books and
short stories, Star Wars Books also brings you features
offering quick and simple guides to Star Wars: The Clone Wars,
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Star Wars: Vector as
well as the books of Fate of the Jedi and the Star Wars
Omnibus collection. You will also find articles
covering subjects such as a brief history of Star Wars story
publishing and where to begin reading Star Wars books.
Periodically Star Wars Books also publishes its own story
guides to major Expanded Universe characters to further your
reading enjoyment and editorials
discussing developments within Star Wars publishing.
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FEATURES | ARTICLES | INTERVIEWS | EDITORIALS | EVERYONE
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Star
Wars: Fate of the Jedi
Fate of the Jedi will be the next saga in the
Star Wars galaxy. Beginning in 2009 this nine-book storyline
will continue after the dramatic events of Legacy
of the Force and details the efforts and struggles
of the Solo family, of Luke and Ben Skywalker, of the Jedi,
and of the rest of the galaxy following Darth Caedus' brief
but brutal reign.
Star Wars Books guide to the books of Fate of the Jedi...more
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Star
Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an all-new epic
3-D animated film and television series that is set
between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
The first part of The Clone Wars will be shown in
theaters and cinemas from August 15th 2008 and will
continue on Cartoon Network later in the year.
To coincide with both the film and TV series there will be
a plethora of books published for readers of all ages,
from adult novels to very young reader books.
Star Wars Books guide to the books of The Clone Wars...more
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Star
Wars: Invasion
Star Wars: Invasion is Dark Horse Comic's new
comic story that begins in May 2009. Invasion is
set during The New Jedi Order, about 21 years after the
deaths of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader, when the
Star Wars galaxy faces a dire threat by extragalactic
alien invaders known as the Yuuzhan Vong.
Star Wars Books guide to Star Wars:
Invasion...more
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Star
Wars: Rebel Force
Luke Skywalker has destroyed the Death Star above Yavin IV and saved the Rebel Alliance from annihilation. But Emperor Palpatine is not pleased his ultimate weapon has been destroyed and orders his best commanders to discover the name of the pilot who destroyed the Death Star...
Rebel Force is a new ten book series from Scholastic Books for 9-12 year olds that charts the furthering adventures of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C3P-0 after the successful destruction of the Death Star in
A New Hope.
Star Wars Books guide to Star Wars:
Rebel Force...more
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Star
Wars: The Force Unleashed
Set in the dark times between Revenge of the Sith
and A New Hope, the story is both a continuation of
the prequel trilogy - exploring the aftermath of Order
66 - and a direct bridge to the prequel trilogy. The
Force Unleashed will forever change the fate of
the Galaxy and explain key plot points that directly
lead into events in A New Hope. The Force Unleashed
tells the story of Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice, a
mysterious figure trained by the Dark Lord of the Sith
but kept hidden from the Emperor, to hunt down the
last of the Jedi.
Star Wars Books guide to Star Wars: The Force
Unleashed...more
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Star
Wars: Vector
Nearly four thousand years before the Skywalker
legacy, a trio of Jedi seers have a vision of an
ancient evil whose influence stretches far into the
future.
Vector is Dark Horse Comics' most ambitious Star
Wars project ever. Vector spans more than
4,100 years on the Star Wars timeline; is spread
across four eras: The
Old Republic, The
Rise of the Empire, The
Rebellion and Legacy
of the Force; and crossovers all four Dark Horse
comic series': Knights
of the Old Republic; Dark
Times, Rebellion
and Legacy.
Star Wars Books guide to Star Wars: Vector...more
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The rebirth
of the Expanded Universe
Published: 10th June 2009
Eighteen years ago the Star Wars Expanded Universe was reborn when Timothy Zahn’s
Heir to the Empire was published in 1991 after lying dormant for more than five years.
Star Wars Books celebrates the 18th anniversary of the release of
Heir to the Empire and the subsequent coming of age for the Star Wars Expanded Universe.....more
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30
Years of Star Wars Storytelling
Published: 25th February
2008
As Star Wars' 30th Anniversary comes to a close,
we celebrate thirty years of Star Wars storytelling. Since
the first publication of Star Wars in 1976 to Legacy of the
Force in 2006, there have been over four hundred original
stories published set in a galaxy far, far away.
Star Wars Books celebrates this achievement in a brief
history of Star Wars story publishing...more
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Where
to begin reading Star Wars
Updated: 1st March 2008
With more than 400 official short stories, novels and
graphic stories currently published, it can be hard to
know where to begin reading Star Wars books and with new
stories being published every month, it makes reading
every story in chronological order a near impossibility.
This is Star Wars Books guide to suggested reading and
where to begin reading Star Wars stories...more
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Matthew
Stover
Published: 20th December
2008
Matthew Stover is the author of four Star Wars
novels: Traitor (2002) -
which formed part of The New Jedi
Order story arc; Shatterpoint
(2003) - a tale of the Clone
Wars featuring Mace Windu; the novelisation of Episode
III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - an international
bestseller; and Luke
Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (2008) - the tale of
the Alliance's efforts to stop Lord Shadowspawn and his
legions of shadow stormtroopers from resurrecting the Empire
only one year after the deaths of the Emperor and Darth
Vader. Read the interview.
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Karen
Miller
Published: 25th November
2008
Karen Miller is the author of The
Clone Wars: Wild Space.
She is an established author with two Stargate
tie-in books and eight original novels published. Her
first novel, The Innocent Mage, was published in
2005 and was a finalist in Australia's Aurealis Awards for
Excellence in Speculative Fiction. Two other of Karen's
books, Empress (of Mijak) and The Riven
Kingdom, were selected for The Tiptree Award Honor
List in 2007. Read the interview.
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2009
- A bright future ahead?
Published: 3rd January
2009
In the case of Star Wars books, comics and
novels, 2009 looks to be a bright future indeed. This year
will see the continuation of the popular and successful The
Clone Wars animated series along with its spin-off
novels and books; there is also a major new book series
beginning in the spring; as well as a couple of important
anniversaries...read
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Always
in motion is the future
Published: 10th April
2008
In his conclusion to "The
nexus of fandom and logic" (the findings of his
recent Expanded Universe survey) Mike Cooper asks "are
we sick and tired of the Big Three having to get involved
in big galactic wars?" While we have argued that
the future of Star Wars novels was one without the
Skywalkers, the findings of Mike's survey suggest that
book fans are far from being sick and tired of Luke, Leia
and Han leading the story...more
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Could
this be the future of Star Wars books?
Published: 11th March
2008
"It's very Star Wars, but it doesn't
involve the Skywalkers."
George Lucas made this comment last year to describe the
anticipated Star Wars television series, but as the
latest novel series, Legacy of the Force,
comes to a conclusion this year should it mean a lesser
involvement for Luke and Leia in Star Wars novels?...more
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Admiral
Natasi Daala
Natasi Daala was the first female in the Imperial Navy
to obtain the rank of Admiral. She was a protégé of Grand
Moff Tarkin and was placed in command of his top-secret
weapons research facility known as the Maw Installation.
Tarkin entrusted Daala with his most important secret
projects and given additional command of four Star
Destroyers to protect the Maw Installation. She proved to be
a thorn in the New Republic's side for several years before
disappearing for more than two decades. When she did
reappear it was to save the galaxy from a new Sith Lord.
Grateful of her support she would eventually become the
Chief of State of a Republic she had originally sworn to
destroy...more
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Kir
Kanos
Kir Kanos was the final loyal member of the Emperor's
Royal Guard after their betrayal by fellow guardsman
Carnor Jax. Kanos swore an oath to hunt down the traitor
and bring him to justice. However, Kanos became the most
wanted man in the galaxy, after a massive bounty was put
on his head by the Imperial Remnant. But Kanos remained
free thanks to his skills and training as a Royal
Guardsman. He eventually caught up with Jax and slew the
would-be Emperor, avenging his brothers. However, Kanos
then set out to eliminate everyone that had helped
accelerate Palpatine's ultimate death, specifically
targeting the Imperial Ruling Council...more
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Biggs
Darklighter
Biggs Darklighter was a close friend of Luke
Skywalker.
The two of them spent most of their youth together,
racing through Beggar's Canyon in T-16 Skyhoppers and
socializing with the other local teenagers at Tosche
Station.
The two friends planned to attend the Imperial Academy
together, and go into business together by buying their
own ship after their service in the Imperial Starfleet
ended...more
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Grand
Admiral Thrawn
Not since the time of the Emperor or Darth Vader
could the mention of one man's name induce the fear in
the hearts of the New Republic leaders and military.
But, then Grand Admiral Thrawn was no normal man - an
outstanding military tactician (said to rival Admiral
Ackbar!); leader and art lover.
Grand Admiral Thrawn's military genius is derived from
his belief that the knowledge and understanding of your
enemies art is fundamental to understanding your enemy.
And thus the ability to defeat him...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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