Showing posts with label thrawn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thrawn. Show all posts

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Talkie Tuesday: Ahsoka

 

"May the Force be with you."

 
Hello everyone!
 
This week, we take a look at what wrapped the week before.
 
I'm even on time with this, can you believe it?
 
Usually, I'm absolute RUBBISH trying to keep up with things, but episodic shows releasing weekly are actually my jam.
 
It's what I enjoyed watching all through my university years and what we were always used to seeing on our TV screens, honestly, so this whole binge culture is completely anathema to me.
 
I don't binge. LOL. That's not my style.
 
But I DO often travel to a galaxy far, far away, because their stories tend to always engage me on some level.
 
And while people are calling this the Mandoverse, I prefer calling it Filoniverse.
 
So bring your popcorn and your sarcasm, because we're hitching a ride on the Ghost to see what Ahsoka has in store!
 

Thursday, 11 March 2021

Tome Thursday: Into the Dark

 
Hello everyone!
 
This week we're returning to a galaxy far, far away, because believe it or not, there was another High Republic book that ended up being published.
 
I need to pay better attention to everything if I'm being honest.
 
That aside, however, there's something to be said about interstellar adventures and excitement, something that people always seem so keen on. Especially nowadays with the additional exploration and deep dive on Mars, I can easily imagine this becoming an even bigger emphasis eventually.
 
Sure it's sci-fi, but at the same time it IS a possibility!
 
Well, if you don't count in the fact that some of the stuff is completely absurd. I can't decide whether it's Star Wars or Star Trek that wins in THAT department.
 
But before I lose myself in too many notes right off the bat, I should probably tell you what book we're looking into. 
 
It's Claudia Gray's Into the Dark, and, man ... yeah, it goes dark alright.
 

Thursday, 28 March 2019

Tome Thursday: The Last Command


Hello everyone!

Well, against overwelmind odds, I made it.

I honestly thought I was going to have to push this week's book post back a little because I'm currently neck-deep in a book translation, but apparently my brain can only take so much actual translating and I needed occasional breaks.

This meant jumping into hyperspace whenever I could.

And to be fair I think I ran through this book in three sittings, maybe four.

This brings me to an end of a trilogy which I'm super excited about because I often start reading a series and then it sort of falls by the wayside, and a year or so later I'm there like OH CRUD I SHOULD HAVE READ THIS ON.

Yeah, I'm like that.

But now enough about me, and more about what's happening across the stars.

The Last Command is calling for attention.

Thursday, 21 March 2019

Tome Thursday: Dark Force Rising


Hello everyone!

Back again with another book blog, and I'm continuing with the theme I began last Thursday since even my Tuesday blog was related.

Then again, Star Wars has this thing about it. Once it sucks you in, you're a goner!

I really have to thank my good friend Steven for this, because honestly, I'd been eyeballing the Expanded Universe lists for years but never actually got around to it, and then somehow by random accident there was a developing conversation on one of his Facebook status updates, I think, and in the end I walked out of it with not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR Star Wars books to get me started!

Last week I started talking about the Thrawn Trilogy with its first installment, so naturally it's time to go in with book number two now.

I mean, that's the usual, right? One, two, three.

Besides, with these books, you literally wouldn't have a clue what's going on if you didn't read the previous before it.

So let's stop talking shop and let's start talking Dark Force Rising.

Thursday, 14 March 2019

Tome Thursday: Heir to the Empire


Hello everyone!

I was planning on doing a different book review this week as I was pretty sure I wouldn't be able to finish the one I'd started reading during the previous weekend, but lo and behold, that seems to not be the case as I suddenly stumbled over the ending yesterday!

I hadn't been anticipating it, honestly.

When my e-reader tells me I have about 30% more of a book to read, I actually expect a hell of a lot more story to go along with it.

But at around 71% I suddenly found myself with the ending, and a 'to be continued' sticker and I was just there like ... wait, what?

So this does mean, however, that I can actually give you the original review I wanted, and not worry about pulling another book out from some sort of deep well!

It's time we all brushed up on our lightsaber skills, people.

We're headed into a galaxy far, far away, this time with the Heir to the Empire.