Expounded Universe 90 – What if Episode 5 Again?
It’s sort of nice to have the main characters compressed into a single narr… hey wait a minute this the same as last time! Indeed, the Yuuzhan Vong continue to […]
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Expounded Universe 89 – Vacation All I Ever Wanted
It’s sort of nice to have all the boring main characters condensed into a single wish fulfillment narrative while the Vong go about the wet gooey business of murdering scientists, […]
Expounded Universe 88 – Party On, Garth
Uhhh, I guess the Vong continue to get real? Even though our main character gang has changed planets, it still feels like they’re in prep mode instead of getting on […]
Expounded Universe 87 – Hyperdriving Miss Daisy
The Vong plot gets real as their first ships enter the regular type galaxy and go all octopus ham on an ice planet. Meanwhile Anakin and Jacen have some serious […]
Expounded Universe 86 – …Bolhpur Deez Nuts
Luke and Jacen march headlong into a council meeting and you know what that means… it’s time to learn a bunch of new Star Wars names! Yay, our favorite pastime! […]
Expounded Universe 85 – It’s Nom Anor
The time of the New Jedi Order is upon us as the Yuuzhan Vong set their wheels in motion! We finally meet Legends regular Mara Jade, plus newcomers like Wurth […]
Expounded Universe 84 – Planet of Twilight: New Dawn
It’s the customary wrap up ep, yep! We talk the arching themes of the book, answer your questions, and finally, as always, announce the NEXT BOOK! Fire up your Amazon […]
Expounded Universe 83 – Tsil’ing Dzym Softly
The curtain drops. What has changed? What threats face us at the end of all chapters? What hath Hambly wrought? Does this book have the most hilariously unearned coincidence at […]
Expounded Universe 82 – Daala Daala Bills
A mysterious new player enters the book in the 11th hour! I don’t want to spoil it for you so I’ll just do that in the episode title. Also Luke […]
Expounded Universe 81 – Sweet Dreams are Made of Dzym
Luke and Leia both have dreams in this episode. If you were curious about what kind of book we’re reading, it’s the kind where both main characters have dreams during […]
Expounded Universe 80 – Callista Explains It All
These books have a tendency to flip into gear after spending some time on wheel spinny world building, but this one is definitely taking a little longer to turn over. […]
Expounded Universe 79 – A Big Crab or Something
Stuff happened this time, so I guess this is just that kind of book that wants to chill for a while before doing anything.
Expounded Universe 78 – But I’m a Fun Guy
Han arrives on the planet Nim Drovis and…Okay, now we know what’s going on. Han is wandering around for basically no reason while Threepio tapes bells to his head and […]
Expounded Universe 77 – The Squishiest of Vapes
Han arrives on the planet Nim Drovis and… I dunno, I guess he meets a giant flower or something. If this book has a point I’d love to see it.
Expounded Universe 76 – Hutt Girl on Girl Action
Han rescues some survivors of a terrifying (and only tangentially related) spaceship crash, with Chewie and Lando in tow! Meanwhile Leia and Luke stay on course of learning the same […]
Expounded Universe 75 – Stuff Finally Happens (For Droids)
Artoo pulls off a daring escape attempt while Threepio bumbles artlessly about. Luke’s life is basically an Evanescence song you guys. Leia is on drugs.
Expounded Universe 74 – Crawling in My Skin
Well okay so basically Luke finds out this planet is basically all Mad Maxy and that it’s mostly just a big crystal desert with weird bugs. Han hangs around in […]
Expounded Universe 73 – Carol of the Beldorions
Holy cow this book takes a lot of time to say a little stuff. We do our best to fill time here but we are in the presence of a […]
Expounded Universe 72 – I’ve Got a Bad Dzym
Here we go again. It’s a tale of ancient history and way too much information as we orbit the mysterious Nam Chorios. Who’s Seti Ashgad? How is every Skywalker so […]
Expounded Universe 71 – Red Harvest Wrap Up
The customary interstitial discussion episode where we relax, answer questions, and take some time off from reading has arrived! How did we feel about Red Harvest? What’s coming next? These […]
