star wars book club

This month's book was Children of the Jedi (The Callista Trilogy #1) by Barbara Hambly


1. Star Wars is often called a 'Space Fantasy' story and Hambly is generally known as a writer of fantasy. What genre influences do you sense at work in this novel?

2. A classic sci-fi trope is using stories about robots/androids to explore what it means to be human. How does that come through here and what underlying message about technology do you think was meant to be shared?

3. Anything else?

COMING UP NEXT
November: THEME: Published in the 10's
December: Animated series (watching/discussing)
January: Darth Plagueis by James Luceno

This month was a themed month. The idea is to read any Star Wars book you'd like that can be applied to the theme.

1. What did you read or what comic is one of your favorites?

2. Were there any scenes that struck you as memorable?

3. What other story or character focus would you like to see published as a comic?

COMING UP NEXT
October: Children of the Jedi (The Callista Trilogy #1) by Barbara Hambly
November: THEME: Published in the 10's

Welcome to the midway checkpoint. This month's book is The Mask of Fear (Star Wars: Reign of the Empire, #1) by Alexander Freed


1. How are you finding the depictions of the rebel cells and how does it compare with what you know from other canon (movies, books, etc)?

2. Any characterizations that stand out for you so far?

COMING UP NEXT
September: THEME: Comic
October: Children of the Jedi (The Callista Trilogy #1) by Barbara Hambly
November: THEME: Published in the 10's

Book & theme suggestions can be left on on this post

This month will be a themed month. The idea is to read any Star Wars book you'd like that can be applied to the theme. The material can be anything - adult, YA, comics, even story-centric games.

1. What book are you reading this month? How's it going so far?

2. What is an element from 'Legends' (pre-Disney) that you wish would've been adopted going forward?

Book: Wedge's Gamble (Star Wars: X-Wing #2) by Michael A. Stackpole

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Schedule:
There will be a midway check-in post (this is it!) and a post at the end of the book/end of the month.

Next up:
THEME: Any Legends book (published 1976-2014)

We're taking a break from scheduled reading this month to watch movies.



- What was the first Star Wars movie you ever saw?
- What Star Wars movie have you watched most recently?
- Which movie(s) have you watched the most?

- What Star Wars movie character do you think is underrated or doesn't get nearly enough attention?
- Which Star Wars movie locale would you most like to visit? Least like to visit?

- Which movie are you thinking of watching/re-watching this month?

Book: Specter of the Past (Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology #1) by Timothy Zahn


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Schedule:
There will be a midway check-in post and a post at the end of the book/end of the month.

Next up:
May: Movie Madness (as in watching/discussing)

This month's book is Rise of the Red Blade by Delilah S. Dawson


1. How did you like it?

2. The premise was "What leads a Jedi to the Dark side?" how well do you think the book answered that?

3. Any overall thoughts?

COMING UP NEXT
March: THEME: Film Novelization
April: Specter of the Past (The Hand of Thrawn Duology #1) by Timothy Zahn

Book & theme suggestions can be left on on this post

This month's book was From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back by various authors


1. Any favorites? Overall thoughts?

2. Was there a story you wanted that didn't make it to this anthology?

COMING UP NEXT
February: Rise of the Red Blade by Delilah S. Dawson
March: THEME: Film Novelization

Book & theme suggestions can be left on on this post