We’re continuing our journey through FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, a collection of 40 stories related to A New Hope, by reading “Not for Nothing” through “An Incident Report.” What do we learn about the galaxy’s most infamous hive of scum and villainy? What does the book teach us about the meaning of “canon” in the Star Wars universe? Will Kristen ever get her Hondo moment?! All this and more in this week’s episode!

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free!

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

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It’s Star Wars month! We’re going back in time and starting FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, a collection of 40 stories related to A New Hope. This week, we discuss the first ten stories, “Raymus” through “The Luckless Rodian,” as we ponder: Why short stories? Whose tales did A New Hope leave behind? What would have happened if Qui-Gon had lived?!

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free!

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

We return to the world of comics with STAR WARS: SHOWDOWN ON THE SMUGGLER’S MOON (issues 8-12) by Jason Aaron and DARTH VADER: SHADOWS AND SECRETS (issues 7-12) by Kieron Gillen. We discuss how these issues dive deeply into the histories of and relationships between characters old and new, particularly Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Doctor Aphra, and, of course, Darth Vader.

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free and discusses plot points from “The Holocron Heist” arc of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (episodes 2.1-2.3).

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

This week, we’re wrapping up our read of AHSOKA by E.K. Johnston by discussing all the important things: fridging in various media, how YA books are changing the game in publishing, and why the Bring Back The Clone Wars people need to chill.

We also discuss the following extra-credit reading:

• “If Fiction Changes the World, It’s Going to Be YA”
• “How Star Wars Authors Work with LucasFilm and Earn Creative Control”

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free!

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

We’re reading the second half of AHSOKA by E.K. Johnston: What does it mean to be a Force user “in the middle”? How does Ahsoka become the person she is in Star Wars: Rebels? Why do all of Anakin’s messes have terrible consequences for characters we love?!

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free, and mentions plot points from episode 5.16 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, “The Lawless.”

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

In honor of Book Wars Pod’s six-month anniversary, the hosts are answering questions submitted by you! What are our most-anticipated upcoming books? What are our favorite fan theories? How much do we love Hamilton (spoiler alert: a whole lot)? Listen and find out!

Thank you to the following wonderful folks who sent in questions on Twitter: @sixmoments, @AvengerAtHeart, @shannonjoy26, @tauntaun_dude, @celestialintent, and @averyktano.

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free and includes fan speculation and theories for Star Wars: Rebels and The Last Jedi.

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

This week, we’re starting AHSOKA by E.K. Johnston, the young adult novel about the fandom’s favorite Togruta former Padawan. We discuss life after the Jedi Purge, Jedi concepts of family, and, of course, the galaxy far, far away that’s full of farmers.

This podcast is NOT spoiler free, and also mentions plot points from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the Kanan comics (which we discussed in episode 19!).

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

We’re wrapping up our read of STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT II: INFERNO SQUAD by Christie Golden! How does Iden Versio’s version of Imperial service compare to Eli Vanto from THRAWN by Timothy Zahn (which we discussed in episodes 10-13)? What are the challenges of writing a character who is new to the wider Star Wars audience, but had already been created for a video game? Did Kristen actually think of a favorite Easter egg for this episode?

Plus, @realbabybird makes a special appearance!

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free!

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

We’re discussing the last third of Christie Golden’s STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT II: INFERNO SQUAD. This week, we’re asking the hard questions: Between the evilness of the Empire and the ruthlessness of the Dreamers, which side is the “right” one? What does Star Wars teach us (and sometimes really not teach us) about parenting? Why is Iden important in the grand scheme of the franchise? And what’s up with those guardian robots?

This podcast is NOT spoiler free, and mentions details from:

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes 3.10, 4.14, and 5.2-5.5
• Star Wars: Battlefront II: Behind the Story
• Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!

We’re continuing our journey through Christie Golden’s STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT II: INFERNO SQUAD! What happens when loyalty to the Empire bumps up against family loyalty? What is it like to be something we’ve never seen in Star Wars–an undercover agent? And of course, we return to one of our favorite topics: What is up with Saw Gerrera?

This episode also references Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes 5.2-5.5, plot points from Star Wars: Rebels, REBEL RISING by Beth Revis (which we covered in our first three episodes!), and is NOT spoiler-free!

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes or Google Play for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr for episode updates! Hosted by Kristen Sereci, Chris Sedor, and Kate Sedor. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!