Book #149 of 2025: Star Wars: The Acolyte: Wayseeker by Justina Ireland This Star Wars novel is misleadingly labeled, and I suspect I would have given it a pass if it had been correctly identified as a part of the franchise’s High Republic line — which I largely haven’t read — rather than a prequel …
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TV #32 of 2024: The Acolyte, season 1 Despite a few unfortunate structural flaws, this is easily in the top tier of live-action Star Wars shows — which is to say, a step below Andor but about on par with the first two seasons of The Mandalorian, while far more confident and engaging than The …
Book #68 of 2021: Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark by Claudia Gray I wouldn’t call this YA adventure a must-read for Star Wars fans, but it’s a big step up from Light of the Jedi, the first book in this new prequel era for the franchise, roughly two centuries before The Phantom …
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Book #55 of 2021: Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule This debut title in the new High Republic project leaves a lot to be desired. In theory, the novel is functioning to introduce an earlier era when no other canonical Star Wars stories have yet been set, as well …
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