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I've read all published Star Wars Legends stories taking place in the days of the Old Republic and even earlier, depicting ancient wars between the Jedi and Sith.  I've read the stories of the Sith transformation, permitting them to survive extinction and build their strength for an ultimate return.  I've read the stories that set the stage for the first of the Star Wars movie prequels.  Now: I start the movie era. Movie poster for Episode I .  Image from Wookieepedia. Episode I: The Phantom Menace came out in mid-May 1999, less than two weeks before my 13th birthday.  I don't remember the exact date I saw it, but I believe it was late June, just after school ended.  I seem to remember seeing it with my older sister when I spent a week visiting her after school was over.  Unlike many Star Wars fans I only ever saw it in theatres once (seeing a movie multiple times in theatres wasn't something I did back then, though I did see the theatrical re-r...

I have reached a very large multimedia project in my Star Wars Legends Readthrough: The Old Republic .  These stories were centered around a video game of the same name, but included numerous novels and comics as well, mostly set beforehand. Game cover of Star Wars: The Old Republic .  Image from Wookieepedia. I'll be discussing a total of twelve titles here: The Old Republic: Revan (novel by Drew Karpyshyn , 2011) The Old Republic 1-6 (comic by Robert Chestney and Alexander Freed , 2009-2010) The Old Republic: Deceived (novel by Paul S. Kemp , 2011) Red Harvest (novel by Joe Schreiber , 2010) The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (novel by Sean Williams , 2010) The Old Republic: The Lost Suns 1-5 (comic by Alexander Freed, 2011) The Old Republic (video game by BioWare , 2011) The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel (video game expansion by BioWare, 2013) The Old Republic: Annihilation  (novel by Drew Karpyshyn, 2011) The Old Republic: Shadow of Re...

The next items on my chronological read-through of Star Wars Legends stories are those associated with Knights of the Old Republic. This is the first time I won't be merely discussing novels or comics, but other media such as video games. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.  Image from Wookieepedia. For this review, I consumed the following material: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 0-50 (comic by John Jackson Miller and various artists, 2006-2010) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook (comic handbook by John Jackson Miller and various artists, 2007) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republc: War 1-5 (comic by John Jackson Miller and Andrea Mutti , 2012) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game by BioWare , 2003) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (video game by Obsidian Entertainment , 2005) I read the handbook as a comic issue, but the remain comics were read in my copies of Omnibus: Knights of the Old R...