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 […]
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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 […]
Expounded Universe 124 – More of a Crucible
As is tradition, we wrap up. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like, if we’d recommend the book in general, and so on. Eventually when we run out of […]
Expounded Universe 123 – Hot Golden Showers… of Force
Okay, let’s bring her home. The entire EU that is, because this is the end. The last of it. Will Luke, Leia and Han die in the monolith? Do the […]
Expounded Universe 122 – Powerbodies by Jake
As boilerplate as the Qrephs have turned out to be, Vestara Khai is a straight up delight. She’s very genre savvy and knows to be completely terrified of Luke and […]
Expounded Universe 121 – Mad About Goo
Luke and Leia engage in some recreational muggle-dumping before looking for any excuse at all to murder Mandalorians (that’s how the light side works) while Han runs around behind Barduun/Jhonus […]
Expounded Universe 120 – And it turned into a Barduun Blitz
Finally, they stop playing sabacc! After, you know, a whole chapter of them playing sabacc again. Meanwhile the smartest brothers in the universe continue their extremely convincing impression of being […]
Expounded Universe 119 – To The Pain
Well, this certainly got way bigger after the last episode? Remember how last time it was Han playing cards with the Qrephs? Well now there’s more people at the table! […]
Expounded Universe 118 – Pinnace Envy
A classic tradition of Star Wars EU books return, as Benny Skywalker spends a whole-ass chapter talkin to Lando about a big D8 they found a picture of. Meanwhile, Luke […]
Expounded Universe 117 – The Beast with Two Sabaccs
Whoa, halfway point already? Feels like we’re just getting started! Anyhow, Han is tied to a chair so he can play more sabacc. It’s not all bad though, because he’s […]
Expounded Universe 116 – Stake Out
I’m sure the plan here was intentional, that two chapters in a row of Skywalkers sitting in spaceships watching things happening “rhymed” or something. Really, the thing that’s fascinating is […]
Expounded Universe 115 – Big Money Blastas
If you were thinking “boy oh boy I sure hope we get to see some classic Expanded Universe sabacc games today” then I have great news for you. If, however, […]
Expounded Universe 114 – Bacta Streets Back, All Right
r Into every Star Wars book review a little rain must fall, and here it comes. At least we learn some surprising Dena Yus secrets, but boy do they come […]
Expounded Universe 113 – Crash Into Me
This book continues to baffle our wary expectations, as a chapter begins with a wordy explanation of how one of Lando’s dumb mining operations works and then ends about SOMETHING […]
Expounded Universe 112 – Puny Jaw Power Body
We meet the villains! There’s two of these floaty dorks and boy oh boy do we have a big reveal about them. They’re gonna threaten Lando for a bit, and […]
Expounded Universe 111 – You Know, Forest Poles
So in this book, Jaina Solo is 36 years old. In case you were curious how far along in the timeline we’re dealing with, this one is set around roughly […]
Expounded Universe 42 – Hot Wet Tatooine Summer
So this chapter is about maps. It’s about maps and moisture farmers and Jawas and Tusken Raiders and a surprising amount of Norwegian Star Wars folks. Got Star Wars questions? […]
Expounded Universe 41 – The Make an Aqualish Foundation
A long long time after the cantina, on a planet far, far away from the cantina, a new story is unfolding. It’s the Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba show, and […]
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