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The Lover is a bucolic short story about Judith, a girl in a small town whose life is overshadowed by her older sister. Both are vying over the town's most desirable bachelor who chooses between the elder sister. But that doesn't stop Judith from making some bad choices. Eventually she befriends a stranger from out … Seguir leyendo Review – The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
After more than a year, we finally go back to the point where the enormous station, Starlight Beacon is destroyed and crashes over the seas of Eiram, in fact, it starts one year after the disaster. Tension between the Republic and the Nihil "empire" is at a high point, with skirmishes near the borders of … Seguir leyendo Review – The Eye of Darkness by George Mann
"Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade" by Delilah S. Dawson gives us an opportunity to peek inside the Inquisitorius and to find out what motivates a Jedi to abandon the Order and join the enemy ranks. Iskat Akaris is a Pkorian, the only one of her species in the Jedi Order. A brilliant student, she … Seguir leyendo Review – Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade by Delilah S. Dawson
After her escape from Coruscant, Ysanne Isard flees to Thyferra, the largest source of bacta in the galaxy, making herself the ruler of the planet. To avoid political conflicts, the New Republic decides not to interfere, which prompts the entire Rogue Squadron to resign. They make her base on a space station above the planet … Seguir leyendo Review – The Bacta War by Michael A. Stackpole
Fresh from securing Coruscant for the New Republic, the Rogue Squadron must deal with the apparent casualty of Corran Horn and the trial of his "murderer", suspected Imperial operative Tycho Celchu. In Coruscant, the Krytos virus stokes the flames of anti-human factions, and Rogue Squadron secures a load of bacta from Warlord Zsinj. In the … Seguir leyendo Review – The Krytos Trap by Michael A. Stackpole
"Travel by Bullet" is the third book in John Scalzi's "The Dispatcher" series, a sci-fi premise where people murdered by another human simply disappear and reappear, naked and unharmed, in the place they consider home. Previous books explore how even with humanity no longer able to murder themselves, creative (for evil) people can find loopholes … Seguir leyendo Review – The Dispatcher: Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi
Took me a while to gather the courage to read this novel, since I didn't want to tarnish one of my favorite movies. But then again, I could simply forget the novel existed if it was bad (like we're getting this year the fourth Indiana Jones movie!). Thankfully it is far from bad! A page-turner, … Seguir leyendo Review – Heat 2 by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner
Star Wars Vol. 4: Crimson Reign compiles issues 19-25 of the ongoing Star Wars series, written by Charles Soule. It has art by Marco Castiello, Ramon Rosanas and Rachelle Rosenberg. This is a tie-in to the "Crimson Reign" crossover event, showing the events of the decimated Rebel Alliance and their conflict with the Imperial Commander … Seguir leyendo Review – Star Wars Vol. 4 – Crimson Reign
"Hunters: Battle for the Arena" is a novel by Mark Oshiro, tie-in to the game Star Wars: Hunters, a 4 vs 4 fast-paced battle game. I was really curious how they were going to explain the game and it is really a good setup. Sometime after the Empire's fall, a Hutt has purchased an entire … Seguir leyendo Review – Hunters: Battle for the Arena by Mark Oshiro
A sequel to the crossover event "War of the Bounty Hunters", "Crimson Dawn" is the middle of Charles Soule's trilogy, right before "Hidden Empire". Art is provided by Steven Cummings, Victor Olazaba and Guru-eFX. After declaring war on the Empire, Qi'ra's allies (willing or not) enact all kinds of ploys to undermine the Sith themselves. … Seguir leyendo Review – Crimson Reign
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