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Del Rey introduces the Star Wars Action Team

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It’s not fully active yet, but the Del Rey team are geared up to introduce a fan promotion program that lets readers earn themselves points to win cool stuff. The details:

Del Rey Books is thrilled to announce the launch of the Del Rey Star Wars Action Team, or SWAT for short. Whether you’re a die-hard reader who’s consumed every one of the novels over the past 35 years, or a newbie jumping into the books for the first time, the SWAT is looking for a few dedicated recruits. It’s entirely free — all you need is a passion for Star Wars stories and a willingness to help spread the good word.

The way it works is quite simple:

1. Help spread the word.

2. Earn points and rankings.

3. Get stuff.

Once the SWAT site is live, you can register and begin getting the word out about your favorite Star Wars literature.

Tosche Station Radio #61: Bria’s EU Retrospective Retrospective

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On this episode of Tosche Station Radio, the hosts are joined by Bria for a Waru Express spectacular!

Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. Since the last episode, Bria checked in with 10 Star Wars spinoff film ideas and also reviewed Legacy #4.

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci went off and saw Joss Whedon’s take on Much Ado About Nothing and read the latest installment of Overdraft by John Jackson Miller. Brian’s been reading Kenobi and applying for new jobs frantically. Bria hammered out a Crucible review and started reading A Once Crowned Sky by Tom King. She also saw Man of Steel and kicked off a Star Wars rewatch.

Deak’s Dirt starts with a bunch of Expanded Universe news. Mercy Kill is out in paperback! You should go buy a copy. Razor’s Edge’s release date has been moved up to September 24. Also, if you’re waiting for a Scoundrels paperback, that date will be November 26. Knights Archive spotted a blurb for Darth Maul: Lockdown. Help support Time Traveled Tales, with stories by Star Wars authors Aaron Allston, Mike Stackpole, Tim Zahn, and friends of the blog Bryan Young and Janine Spendlove. Finally, congratulations to George Lucas and Mellody Hobson who were married at Skywalker Ranch over the weekend.

In Camie’s Concerns, Bria joins the show for a Waru Express retrospective. Over a hundred books  and there were definitely ups and downs. Bria shares her thoughts on the highlights, lowlights, and surprises from the written side of the Star Wars universe.

Wrapping up the show, the hosts field questions in Ask Us Anything.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of Majestic Giraffe Productions. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

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Razor’s Edge gets a new release date

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For those of you looking forward to this book (that includes the staff here), great news! You’re going to get it a week earlier.

Tosche Station Radio #59: Talkin’ Baseball with Jason Fry

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On this episode of Tosche Station Radio, the hosts are joined by Star Wars author Jason Fry to talk his contributions to the universe, The Clone Wars, Rebels, and even a bit of baseball!

This week on Fixer’s Flash, Nanci went to her last round of Star Wars Weekends for the year. Both of the hosts watched more Stargate, and Brian read more of Kenobi.

Deak’s Dirt starts with news that Star Wars Books has announced the title of the new James S.A. Corey Han Solo novel – Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion: Honor Among Thieves. The novel will be published in Spring 2014. The blog Tenth Letter of the Alphabet has a great article about the evolution of the Star Wars logo. Star Wars Reads Day to return October 5. The Course of the Force lightsaber relay in support of Make-a-Wish is back this summer, kicking off July 9 from Skywalker Ranch and arriving in San Diego on July 16. For $150, registrants can carry the lightsaber during the relay. All proceeds to go charity. The Nerdist also kicked off a multi-part web series leading up to the event. In sad fandom news, Matt Smith is leaving Doctor Who after four years.

On Camie’s Concerns this week, the hosts are joined by guest Jason Fry to discuss his contributions to the Star Wars universe, The Clone Wars, and a bit of baseball. It’s an in-depth conversation covering a whole bunch of Star Wars, so get comfy!

Wrapping up the show, the hosts field a question from a listener in Ask Us Anything.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of Majestic Giraffe Productions. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Her Universe - Flaunt Your World - www.heruniverseshop.com Listen to a bestseller for $7.49 at audible.com!

James S.A. Corey’s Han Solo novel gets a title

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Hit it, Star Wars Books.

This will join Martha Wells’ Razor’s Edge as part of the new Original Trilogy era book series.

Tosche Station Radio interviewing author Jason Fry this Wednesday

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So what are you up to Wednesday? Nothing? Great! This Wednesday at 5PM PDT, we’ll be interviewing Essential Atlas and Essential Guide to Warfare author Jason Fry on the podcast.

As always, we’ll be livestreaming the recording so you’ll be able to listen in and join the livestream chat. In addition, if you have questions for Fry, you can tweet them to us, leave us a message on Facebook, or just leave a comment on this post. We’ll compile them and ask them during the course of the interview.

Tosche Station Radio #57: In With The New

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On this episode of Tosche Station Radio, the hosts are joined by staff writer Bria to discuss the new Star Wars animated series: Rebels!

Kicking things off, the hosts highlight What’s New On The Blog. The Waru Express started and finished Legacy of the Force, took a break from galactic apocalypses and then pulled into Fate of the Jedi, twice, and then finished. Emily reviewed Star Trek Into Darkness

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci and Brian were both at the first round of this year’s Star Wars Weekends. Both the hosts also saw Star Trek Into Darkness. Nanci also got Brian to start watching Stargate SG-1. Earlier, Nanci and Brian made an appearance on our sister podcast, Wrong Opinions About Movies, to discuss Star Trek 2009. Meanwhile, Brian finished reading an advance copy of Crucible. Bria finished up the Waru Express but celebrated early by going to the Preakness Stakes.

This week’s Deak’s Dirt kicks off with some Expanded Universe news. Kenobi got a cover and Razor’s Edge moves up to October 1. In gaming, EA teased a new Battlefront game

On the convention side, Kathleen Kennedy is going to Celebration Europe. Will we get some Sequel Trilogy news this summer? Color me jealous. In Episode VII news and rumors, Michael Kaplan will be doing costumes for Episode VII. Episode VII producer Bryan Burk says there still might be plenty of secrecy, contrary to Kathleen Kennedy’s earlier statements. Outside of Star Wars and in macro fandom news, Amazon has launched a new product. Kindle Worlds: Amazon’s program to sell licensed fanfiction for certain properties.

In news that will delight most of our staff and listeners, ABC has picked up SHIELD and released an awesome promo video. Finally, there’s Star Wars Rebels, the new animated series from Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Greg Weisman.

Camie’s Concerns covers that last bit of news. The hosts are joined by Bria to discuss the news that Star Wars is returning to animated content with a brand new show called Rebels. Set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, the show will explore the Dark Times. Nanci, Brian, and Bria discuss what plots, characters, and ideas will make it into the new series.

Wrapping up the show, the hosts field questions in our Ask Us Anything segment.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of Majestic Giraffe Productions. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Her Universe - Flaunt Your World - www.heruniverseshop.com Listen to a bestseller for $7.49 at audible.com!

Empire and Rebellion: Razor’s Edge gets earlier release date

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Hit it, Star Wars Books.

Great news all around. I’m personally looking forward to this book. Pair this with Kenobi and the last half of 2013 is shaping up to be a great period for Expanded Universe releases.

Kenobi gets a cover

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Another week, another fantastic cover release. This time around, it’s John Jackson Miller’s Kenobi. 

And a synopsis!

Tatooine—a harsh desert world where farmers toil in the heat of two suns while trying to protect themselves and their loved ones from the marauding Tusken Raiders. A backwater planet on the edge of civilized space. And an unlikely place to find a Jedi Master in hiding, or an orphaned infant boy on whose tiny shoulders rests the future of a galaxy.

Known to locals only as “Ben,” the bearded and robed offworlder is an enigmatic stranger who keeps to himself, shares nothing of his past, and goes to great pains to remain an outsider. But as tensions escalate between the farmers and a tribe of Sand People led by a ruthless war chief, Ben finds himself drawn into the fight, endangering the very mission that brought him to Tatooine.

Ben—Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, hero of the Clone Wars, traitor to the Empire, and protector of the galaxy’s last hope—can no more turn his back on evil than he can reject his Jedi training. And when blood is unjustly spilled, innocent lives threatened, and a ruthless opponent unmasked, Ben has no choice but to call on the wisdom of the Jedi—and the formidable power of the Force—in his never-ending fight for justice.

Kenobi hits bookshelves on August 27th.

Via io9