I continue to be impressed with the quality of "literature" coming out for the Star Wars universe. Other than some of the earlier works by the old EU authors, most of the new offerings and authors have hit higher notes. Having seen TLJ, I dug into this latest collection of short(er) stories. In a word: excellent. I'm not even halfway done, but I'm really enjoying it so far. Very down to earth, differing styles, interesting characters, and such a massive difference from the usual EU garbage.

I thought the Canto Bight scenes in TLJ were kind of pointless. We ran though this fleshed out world in a rushed and confused fashion, and it was all seemingly a massive and overdone setup for a little Force pull by a stable boy. But the book really fleshes things out. If suspicions are correct, and Canto Bight will be the setting for Rian Johnson's trilogy, having the setting fleshed out like this bodes well.

makes me want to see a directors cut to some degree. I really did not like the scenes on Canto Bight. They were a pointless diversion for a pointless reason to me.

I know Saladin Ahmed is one of the authors of the canto bight short stories so I’ve been really excited to read them

1 hour ago, whafrog said:

semi-autistic nerds

But is this really necessary?

19 minutes ago, Norr-Saba said:

But is this really necessary?

Oh, probably not...it's just...soooo much of the EU was pages and pages of technical description accounting for 2 seconds of action. I can't imagine who else they were writing for. But fine, edited.

19 minutes ago, Norr-Saba said:

I know Saladin Ahmed is one of the authors of the canto bight short stories so I’ve been really excited to read them

Yes, I really enjoyed his story. Never heard of him before.

1 hour ago, whafrog said:

But fine, edited.

Thankyou

1 hour ago, whafrog said:

Yes, I really enjoyed his story. Never heard of him before.

He is an excellent author, first heard about him from his series “throne of the crescent moon” it was refreshing after reading so many exotifying portrayals of arabs in scifi/fantasy that relied on orientalist stereotypes to finally read a book that actually felt like it could be middle eastern influenced fantasy. (Of course he has the advantage of his experience as someone who is actually middle eastern to draw on in this regard.)

Saladin Ahmed is also writing the Black Bolt comic for Marvel right now, and it's very good stuff.

I should re-listen to this book now that I've seen the context. I enjoyed the alternate perspectives and the way the stories linked up at times.

9 minutes ago, themensch said:

I should re-listen to this book now that I've seen the context. I enjoyed the alternate perspectives and the way the stories linked up at times.

I just got the audiobook, myself. But, I’m currently catching up on a few podcasts. (Yes, @GM Hooly , that includes The Dice Pool. ?)

Trying to decide what audiobook is next.

52 minutes ago, Nytwyng said:

I just got the audiobook, myself. But, I’m currently catching up on a few podcasts. (Yes, @GM Hooly , that includes The Dice Pool. ?)

Trying to decide what audiobook is next.

Man, I know that one. When the outdoor chores wane, my time for listening does as well. Caught up on the Dice Pool though!

But I just realized it was "From A Certain Point Of View" that I just finished, I'll have to get after this one post haste.

1 minute ago, themensch said:

Man, I know that one. When the outdoor chores wane, my time for listening does as well. Caught up on the Dice Pool though!

But I just realized it was "From A Certain Point Of View" that I just finished, I'll have to get after this one post haste.

That’s the last audiobook I did, too. I usually listen on the way to/from work. I’m about 30 minutes from being caught up on The Dice Pool.

Let us know what you think of the episodes.