Tag Archives: Star Wars

Book Review: Star Wars: Force And Destiny Roleplaying Game

Posted on March 18, 2020 by nathanalbright

Star Wars:  Force And Destiny Roleplaying Game, by Fantasy Flight Games One might wonder why it is that there are three separate but very similar role playing games relating to Star Wars that were roughly simultaneously released on the market.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Star Wars: Edge Of Empire Roleplaying Game

Posted on March 18, 2020 by nathanalbright

Star Wars:  Edge Of Empire Roleplaying Game:  Core Rulebook, by Fantasy Flight Games As one might expect, there is a great deal of similarity between the various Star Wars roleplaying games.  Those who have played some of the core rulebooks … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Star Wars: Age Of Rebellion Roleplaying Game

Posted on March 18, 2020 by nathanalbright

Star Wars:  Age Of Rebellion Role Playing Game:  Core Rulebook, by Fantasy Flight Games It is easy to see how this game would be appealing to many people.  Despite the fact that it is missing my favorite player race (Devaronian, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Phantom Bully

Posted on April 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Phantom Bully (Jedi Academy #3), by Jeffrey Brown Among the most notable aspects of this series as a whole is relatability, and this book provides something that most of its readers, young and not-so-young, are likely able to relate … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Return Of The Padawan

Posted on April 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Return Of The Padawan (Jedi Academy #2), by Jeffrey Brown Those who are familiar with the narrative arc of the Star Wars triology (or of most genuine trilogies in general) will be familiar with the U-shaped melodrama that tends to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jedi Academy

Posted on April 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Jedi Academy (Jedi Academy #1), by Jeffrey Brown In this particular volume, the first of a series, we look at the awkward experiences of middle school through the appealing perspective of one Roan Novachez, who has to deal with disappointment … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Darth Vader And Friends

Posted on April 28, 2019 by nathanalbright

Darth Vader And Friends, by Jeffrey Brown In this installment of a series of books that serve to recontextualize the familiar world of Star Wars in ways that are both amusing for children and interesting for adults who have grown … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Vader’s Little Princess

Posted on April 28, 2019 by nathanalbright

Vader’s Little Princess, by Jeffrey Brown I have to admit that I found this particular book particularly winning in the way that it takes advantage of framing to view what most readers would think of as the heroic resistance by … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Goodnight, Darth Vader

Posted on April 28, 2019 by nathanalbright

Goodnight, Darth Vader, by Jeffrey Brown In this entertaining book we see a side of Darth Vader that one does not see in the Star Wars movies, namely trying to get his young children to sleep.  While it is clear … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story

Posted on May 29, 2018 by nathanalbright

[Warning:  Spoilers below.] How does one view this film?  If it is viewed as a film in its own right, in the genre of a smuggler or western film with a somewhat naive but simultaneously arrogant anti-hero and his associates … Continue reading →

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