https://blog.vollink.com/tags/book-review+space-fantasy/ Recent content in book-review+space-fantasy on On My Mind... Hugo -- gohugo.io Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:00:00 -0400 https://blog.vollink.com/post/2019/07/master-and-apprentice/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:00:00 -0400 https://blog.vollink.com/post/2019/07/master-and-apprentice/ Book cover Set before the first prequel movie, this book follows Jedi Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, and his Jedi Apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, on a diplomatic mission set forth by the Jedi council.  They are sent to a planet, Pijal, that we haven't seen before, which really is a great way to see the author's creativity. We are presented with a wide array of new characters on this new world, like the Jedi Rael Averross, who has been the regent of Pijal for the last 8 years, and the escaped slave Rahara Wick. https://blog.vollink.com/post/2019/01/comic-darth-vader-1-25-by-charles-soule-art-giuseppe-camuncoli/ Wed, 23 Jan 2019 12:00:00 -0500 https://blog.vollink.com/post/2019/01/comic-darth-vader-1-25-by-charles-soule-art-giuseppe-camuncoli/ Issue 1 cover If you read my review of the book, Oracle Year, I mentioned that Charles Soule writes for comic books, this is one of them that I've kept up on, and have read from start to finish, as this run ends at #25, though Charles Soule will have more to write for Marvel in the Star Wars world. This series starts moments after the end of Star Wars episode 3, Revenge of the Sith, and tells the story of both Darth Vader becoming the Dark Jedi Master under Palpatine, but also tells of the growth of the Empire during that time. https://blog.vollink.com/post/2018/10/bloodline/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 22:38:00 -0400 https://blog.vollink.com/post/2018/10/bloodline/ Book cover I realize that I've read and reviewed a lot of books that I don't really like.  This review isn't that.  I liked the book, Leia; Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray so much that when I found out she had another book in the Star Wars universe, I bought it right away. I really like to keep these reviews spoiler-free, and if I really enjoy a book, I actually have a much harder time writing about it, because - well - everything I enjoy about a book seems like a possible spoiler. https://blog.vollink.com/post/2018/09/leia-princess-of-aderaan/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 12:00:00 -0400 https://blog.vollink.com/post/2018/09/leia-princess-of-aderaan/ Book cover This book is a Star Wars story.  It takes place during Leia Organa's 16th year.  I would like to say that familiarity with the Star Wars universe isn't absolutely necessary, but I cannot be sure of that.  It is, at its base, an exhilarating and sometimes sad, coming of age story, where we see Leia grow from a teen who thinks she's all grown up, to a woman who knows she isn't quite there.