Expounded Universe 144 – Miss Daala if You’re Natasi
Fully half the book before we met Daala, but boy oh boy does she ever make an impression (on herself). We’ll have a lot to say about her and her […]
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Expounded Universe 143 – Look Maw, No Hans
Okay first of all this is chapters 15-17. Jef is easily confused. Han, Chewie and Kyp mount a daring escape while Leia keeps track of Luke’s new Jedi candidates, and […]
Expounded Universe 142 – Bespin Rawwks
The time has come to meet Jedi candidate number two! Streen is a classic “psychic trying to find quiet in a world full of noisy thinkers” archetype, and to get […]
Expounded Universe 141 – Blob and Weave
Lando is off on a quest to investigate a gambler. He will have to go to a gambling place where there is gambling. Hey, what do we know about this […]
Expounded Universe 140 – Kyp Off the Old Block
Who wants to meet Kyp Durron? No one? Too bad! Also Luke faces Gantoris’ lethal “tests” while Lando shows up, hat in hand, hoping for a handout of something to […]
Expounded Universe 139 – You Can Gantoris, Or You Can Gantorthat
Aw shoot last week we thought we got all the boring intro chapters, but here we are dealing with Leia’s story startup for the episode! Should have guessed! Anyway, Han […]
Expounded Universe 138 – Going Down to Kessel, Going to Have Myself a Mine
You knew we’d cover one of this guy’s books eventually, and here we are! This trilogy features the introductions of known series players like Nataasi Daala and Kyp “White Space […]
Expounded Universe 137 – Only Hooles Rush In
Chills, thrills, spills, and a last minute rescue! Oh the joy of it! Every foreshadow comes dramatically home to roost and we’re done!
Expounded Universe 136 – The Titular Line
Tash goes to Smada’s castle to confront that gross old Hutt! Then they escape on a skimboard (no pads this time!) and learn a dark secret. It’s so scary!
Expounded Universe 135 – Slurpin’ the Dirt
The GANKS disappeared all of a sudden, and then Zak went out on his cool skimboard (but remembered to wear his awesome pads) while Tash had a spooky adventure! Slurp […]
Expounded Universe 134 – Hey, That’s Smada for You
It was GANKS that shoved our heroes against a wall! And the chapter climaxes keep on rolling, as we meet some familiar heroes, learn about ship maintenance, and go to […]
Expounded Universe 133 – The Sweet Life of Zack and Tash
Prepare yourselves for true horror, as we dive into the spooky world of Galaxy of Fear, the tween terror series that wasn’t a cashing in on Goosebumps being a thing. […]
Expounded Universe 132 – Leviathor Ragnarok
Boy howdy, that was a lot of fun. We got whales, pirate captains, valleys of giant oysters, and an unsurprising revelation about the might Trioculus, all wrapped into a quick […]
Expounded Universe 131 – Dark Greetings
Welcome to an Expanded Universe special edition! This book is too short for a full season so we’re making a little snack out of it. But boy are we ever […]
Expounded Universe 130 – The End of Star’s End
You know how these wrap up episodes go! We talk about what we liked and didn’t like, then we answer a million listener questions and announce the next book! It’s […]
Expounded Universe 129 – The Arc of Imprisonment
And just like that, we’re done. But dang what a way to go. This is exciting in a way these Star Wars books rarely seem to want to shoot for, […]
Expounded Universe 128 – He’s Dead I Rekkon
A daring space escape and a murder… a murder most foul. Honestly this space scene is one of the coolest ones we’ve seen in a book so far, and it’s […]
Expounded Universe 127 – Lament My Wookie
Our lovable smuggler team (and their droid named after balls) find their way to the mighty agriplanet to continue the mission! We get to meet Rekkon, the coolest dude we’ve […]
Expounded Universe 126 – What’s Up, Doc
Han and Chewie must effect a sneaky escape from Etti IV and find an old friend, but we have a lot of questions.
Expounded Universe 125 – Forest Balls
Finally the 70s kick up something interesting! It’s Han Solo at Star’s End, a book that predates Empire Strikes Back! We’re gonna be reading all about the wild adventures of […]
