Taral Books and Comics

I interrupted my read-through of Star Wars Legends stories because the library set aside a copy of one of new canon novels, Lost Stars , for me. This was the fifth Star Wars novel I read that's part of the new canon.  When I say new canon, I'm referring to stories published in our after 2014 which are fully consistent with the new stories being told in the new movies  I've read the following new canon novels: Tarkin (by James Luceno , 2014) Heir to the Jedi (by Kevin Hearne , 2015) Lords of the Sith (by Paul S. Kemp , 2015) Aftermath (by Chuck Wendig , 2015) Lost Stars (by Claudia Gray , 2015) I've also read a number of canon comics, which I will discuss in a separate post. Generally I've enjoyed the new canon novels.   Tarkin , Heir to the Jedi , and Lords of the Sith all tell small, targeted stories featuring Grand Moff Tarkin, Luke Skywalker, and Darth Vader, respectively (with Tarkin also presenting a detailed biography, and Lords of t...

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...

As I continue writing about my chronological read-through of Star Wars Legends material, I will now discuss the Tales of the Jedi comics.  I actually re-read these first, not as part of a chronological read-through, but because I love these books and occasionally like re-reading them. The first issue of Tales of the Jedi. Image from Wookieepedia.com I'll be discussing a total of eight titles here (in chronological and reading order): Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith 0-5 (comic by Kevin J. Anderson , Christian Gossett , and Dario Carrasco Jr., 1996-1997) Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire 1-5 (comic by Kevin J. Anderson and  Dario Carrasco Jr. , 1997) Tales of the Jedi: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon 1-2 (comic by Tom Veitch  and Christian Gossett, 1993) Tales of the Jedi: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider 1-3 (comic by Tom Veitch,  Janine Johnston , and David Roach , 1993-1994) Tales of the Jedi: The Free...