For just the second time since the Star Wars universe books relaunched, we’re arrived at a momentous occasion: the conclusion of a book trilogy. (Let’s not split hairs right now regarding the new Thrawn books.) Out today, Alphabet Squadron: Victory’s Price by Alexander Freed brings the story of five New Republic pilots doing their best to survive to its conclusion even as the war against the Empire does the same above the sands of Jakku. After the previous book, Shadow Fall, none of the Alphabet pilots were doing well by any stretch of the imagination but will they all live to see a time of peace? Or will some of them pay the ultimate price in the name of victory? Continue reading
Book Wars Pod, Bonus Episode 31: Boba Fett, Noted Introvert
In this week’s episode, we chat with @RanaLaPine to conclude our coverage of The Mandalorian Season 2. The conversation ranges from initial reactions, hopes for Season 3, and Clone Wars/Rebels/book tie-ins to the fact that Chris has somehow become a Boba Fett fan. Other important questions include: where is the Boston of the Star Wars universe?
If Rana’s name sounds familiar, it’s because she joined us for our wrap of Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse. Episode here.
The social justice and anti-racism organization we’re highlighting for The Mandalorian season 2, is the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition. If you have the means to donate, you can do so here.
For a list of black-owned bookstores to order from, now and always, click here.
To download this episode, click here.
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, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for episode updates! Hosted by Chris Sedor, Kate Sedor, and Miranda Eldon. Audio and production by Kristen Sereci. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.
This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!
Review: Into the Dark
The High Republic continues and this time, it’s Claudia Gray at the wheel—err… keyboard. With Into the Dark, out today, Gray introduces us to a new Good Soft Boy to love in the form of one Reath Silas and all was well in the galaxy and this was a very good book, thank you and good night! …oh wait. Did you need to know more about this book other than it has a Good Soft Boy in it? Well if you insist…
Padawan Reath Silas would be perfectly content to spend his time in the Jedi Archives but no. His Jedi Master just had to agree to a post at the Starlight Beacon which means he is headed there too. Reluctantly, Reath boards a transport along with several other Jedi only to find himself caught in the middle of the hyperspace disaster. Their (and the other nearby ships’) only hope is an abandoned space station. But there is a darkness lurking in those halls and their problems are about to multiply… and not just because of the plants. Continue reading
Book Wars Pod, Bonus Episode 30: Grogu Breaking the Fourth Wall
This week on the pod, we have a great conversation with Justice @FireSprayProto, Tyrone @LammaticHama, Dillon @aDillonDev, and Danny @DannyPirtle19 about season 2 of The Mandalorian cast members Gina Carano and Rosario Dawson, transphobia in Star Wars, and why Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Favreau, and Dave Filoni need to do better.
Going forward, we’ll highlight a social justice and anti-racism organization for each group of episodes we release. For The Mandalorian season 2, we’re highlighting the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition. If you have the means to donate, you can do so here.
For a list of black-owned bookstores to order from, now and always, click here.
To download this episode, click here.
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, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for episode updates! Hosted by Chris Sedor, Kate Sedor, and Miranda Eldon. Audio and production by Kristen Sereci. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.
This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!
Review: A Test of Courage
Something luminous arrives on January 5th as The High Republic finally kicks off. Not only do we finally get Light of the Jedi but we also get the first middle grade book of the project, A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland. We’re in a brand new timeframe in the Star Wars galaxy but then again, what could possibly be more Star Wars than four teenagers getting themselves into trouble? Continue reading
Review: Light of the Jedi
It feels like a century has passed since The High Republic was first teased at Star Wars Celebration Chicago (thanks, 2020!) but at last, it has arrived! A new era of Star Wars publishing kicks off on January 5th, 2021 with the publication of Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (and A Test of Courage by Justine Ireland) with comics and books by their fellow co-conspirators soon to follow. But is this era of publishing going to be as luminous as we’ve been promised? So far… seems like that answer just might be a resounding yes. Continue reading
Review: From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Three years ago, Del Rey put together a collection of forty short stories to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of A New Hope, offering viewers many different points of view of the story we know so well. And now, in 2020… brace yourselves because this may be shocking: they’ve done it again for the fortieth anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back with Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back. Even more shocking… it’s good, folks! It’s really good. (Can we do these for every Star Wars movie? Please?) Continue reading
Book Wars Pod, Episode 130: The Decor Here is Rocks
This week on the pod, special guest @celestialintent returns to wrap up Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge A Crash of Fate by Zoraida Córdova. We talk about whether this book makes us want to go to Galaxy’s Edge IRL, the book’s connection to the films, and Córdova’s writing. We also bring back our (accidentally forgotten) Easter eggs segment!
Note: this is being released out of order from our other episodes on A Crash of Fate. You can find those in our catalog as episodes 127 and 128.
If you have the means and are able to do so, please continue to act and donate donate to help demand justice for BIPOC terrorized by police brutality and systemic racism.
For a list of black-owned bookstores to order from, now and always, click here.
To download this episode, click here.
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, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for episode updates! Hosted by Chris Sedor, Kate Sedor, and Miranda Eldon. Audio and production by Kristen Sereci. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.
This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!
Book Wars Pod, Episode 129: Good Pilot, Bad Decisions
This week on the pod, special guest @RanaLaPine joins us to finally wrap up our discussion of Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse. We talk about how this book does (and mostly doesn’t) tie into The Rise of Skywalker, a set of functional parents (?! in MY Star Wars?), third party actors throughout the universe, and why we want Rebecca Roanhorse to write more Star Wars.
Note: this is being released out of order from our other episodes on Resistance Reborn. You can find those in our catalog as episodes 124, 125, and 126.
If you have the means and are able to do so, please continue to act and donate donate to help demand justice for BIPOC terrorized by police brutality and systemic racism.
For a list of black-owned bookstores to order from, now and always, click here.
To download this episode, click here.
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, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for episode updates! Hosted by Chris Sedor, Kate Sedor, and Miranda Eldon. Audio and production by Kristen Sereci. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.
This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!
Book Wars Pod, Episode 128: Don’t Drown, Not Sexy
This week on the pod, @celestialintent returns to discuss the second half of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge A Crash of Fate by Zoraida Córdova (chapter 12 – end). We talk about the suspicious lack of the First Order, the rarity and beauty of telling a smaller story in the Star Wars universe, and ~teenage romance~.
If you have the means and are able to do so, please continue to act and donate donate to help demand justice for BIPOC terrorized by police brutality and systemic racism.
For a list of black-owned bookstores to order from, now and always, click here.
To download this episode, click here.
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, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for episode updates! Hosted by Chris Sedor, Kate Sedor, and Miranda Eldon. Audio and production by Kristen Sereci. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.
This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!