#mindharp

[legendscon]

Guest Announcement: Michael Kogge

Michael's Star Wars Legends work includes the popular "Despotica" short story that was written for Hyperspace, and MANY articles in magazines such as Star Wars Insider and Star Wars Gamer. He also wrote for West End Games (Galladinium's Fantastic Technology) and Fantasy Flight (Star Wars: Edge of the Empire). Michael will be participating in panels and signings throughout the weekend at Legends Con!

Join us for a celebration of all things Expanded Universe at the Marriott Conventino Center in Burbank, CA on September 9th & 10th.

Buy your tickets by Tuesday, 8/29 at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legends-consortium-2023-tickets-541786186067

#The Despotica #Star Wars Insider #Star Wars Hyperspace #Star Wars Gamer #Star Wars Lore #Star Wars Adventure Journal #Michael Kogge #Xim Week #Bacta #Star Wars Rebels #Edge Of The Empire #West End Games #Fantasy Flight #Fantasy Flight Games #Oseon #flame wind #mindharp #centrality #Xim #star wars legends

[cantsayidont]

July, October, and December 1983. The success of the Brian Daley Han Solo trilogy led to a trilogy of novels about the adventures of Lando Calrissian prior to the events of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, written by L. Neil Smith.

The first two novels, LANDO CALRISSIAN AND THE MINDHARP OF SHARU and LANDO CALRISSIAN AND THE FLAMEWIND OF OSEON, each follow basically the same formula: Lando is arrested on trumped-up charges and strong-armed into a dangerous quest, which proves much weirder than advertised (involving some surreal interludes) and turns out rather differently than anyone expects. In the course of these adventures, Lando makes a very dangerous enemy called Rokur Gepta, a strange being who is, or claims to be, a Sorcerer of Tund, a practitioner of Ancient Magics that Lando, naturally enough, assumes are entirely hogwash. In the third and final book, Lando comes to the aid of a race of manta-ray-like beings called oswaft, who live in deep space and can move at will through hyperspace — an early version of the purrgil space-whales of REBELS, albeit unequivocally sentient — and who are about to be wiped out by a military blockade.

Unlike in the movie SOLO, Smith's young Lando considers himself a gambler and con artiste, not a smuggler or soldier of fortune, making his living at sabacc (a game Smith invented for these books) and only very rarely carrying a weapon big enough to spoil the line of his cummerbund. After winning the Millennium Falcon just prior to the beginning of the first book, he's actually keen to unload the ship because he doesn't know how to fly, preferring to travel by luxury liner. Lando similarly acquires a droid who becomes his sidekick: Vuffi Raa, a mechanical starfish with his brain in his central body and five detachable tentacles that can alternatively serve as arm, leg, or "face." (This description apparently defeated cover artist William Schmidt; the droid on the cover of the first book does have tentacles, but doesn't otherwise resemble how Smith describes Vuffi.)

Smith, who died in 2021, was a Libertarian gun nut, but editorial pushback keeps that to a low boil in these novels, which makes them by far the most readable of Smith's books for anyone who's not a Libertarian crank. There's still a wry and cynical anti-authoritarian streak, however, which is perfectly appropriate for Lando Calrissian.

Smith's take on Lando is really the best part of these books. You get a clear sense of how being a professional gambler shapes Lando's outlook, and while he's not exactly heroic, you can see a nascent set of principles taking shape. Unlike Han Solo (who isn't mentioned in these novels), Lando is self-possessed but not cocky, and he's much less inclined than Han is to solve problems with violence.

The actual plots are rather strange (especially MINDHARP, whose storyline hinges on some very uncomfortable attitudes about indigenous peoples, which are eventually upended in a way that's even more uneasy), and include some departures from STAR WARS lore that are occasionally distracting. The latter were not Smith's fault (he said later that he'd been forbidden to even mention previously established characters or settings, and had to fight to be allowed to include the Millennium Falcon), but I'm not sure who should be blamed for the books' peculiar shortage of female characters. It's entirely possible that Lucasfilm and/or Ballantine were reluctant to even imply any kind of romantic subplot for Lando — antiblackness at work — but there are precious few women at all, and I think only one of them has dialogue in more than one scene.

While the Han Solo books were in many respects foundational to what became known as the "Star Wars Expanded Universe," the Lando Calrissian novels were often overlooked and treated disdainfully in later SWEU sources (for many years, Wookieepedia didn't even have synopses of them!), although there are a few references to these books in SOLO. Nonetheless, they're quite interesting and are notably better-written than most SW tie-ins. For all their plot oddities, they also remain the most thoughtful treatment of Lando, a character who was relentlessly marginalized and mistreated in the Bantam novels and most of the post-1986 comics.

#books #lando calrissian adventures #l neil smith #william schmidt #star wars expanded universe #star wars #lando calrissian #vuffi raa #rokur gepta #lando calrissian and the mindharp of sharu #lando calrissian and the flamewind of oseon #lando calrissian and the starcave of thonboka #the post-ESB issues of the original marvel series #do okay by lando for the most part #on balance he's maybe too much of a doofus #but it feels like an effort to distinguish him from han #rather than the dismissive hostility of the later novels #antiblackness

[jaysinkie]

— T h e A d v e n t u r e s o f L a n d o C a l r i s s i a n —

Art by William Schmidt circ. 1983

"Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu"

"Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon"

"Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka"

#STAR WARS #Lando Calrissian #William Schmidt #1983inArt #1983inNovels #The Adventures of Lando Calrissian #The Mindharp of Sharu #The Flamewind of Oseon #The Starcave of ThonBoka #The Lando Calrissian Adventures #Sharu #Oseon #ThonBoka #STAR WARS EU #STAR WARS Expanded Universe #Expanded Universe #STAR WARS Legends #Sabacc #Centrality #art

[jedi-valjean]

You know how in Legends sabacc decks were holographic? I made a deck that kinda sorta looks like that

#sabacc #star wars #lando calrissian #star wars rebels #the mindharp of sharu #millennium falcon #cloud city #bespin #sabacc deck #han solo #star wars cantina

[multiversalexports]

Oracle Deck #6 - Lando's Sabacc Reading (Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, 1983)

Lando's Sabacc reading takes place inside the Great Pyramid on Rafa as he approaches the end of his search for Mindharp of Sharu. Activating the Mindharp triggered cataclysmic changes in the Rafa system and the revival of the advanced Sharu civilization.

Lando explains the meaning of the individual cards and the interpretation of the spread to his co-pilot and companion in the Legends continuity, the Silentium droid known as Vuffi Raa. Logical and pragmatic to a fault, the droid receives his master's words with scepticism.

Lando is hunted during his quest by a darkside Force-user, Rokur Gepta, the last of the Sorcerors of Tund. Lando & Vuffi Raa would continue to elude Rokur after the incident on Sharu, but ultimately defeated the Sorceror in a spacesuit duel in the ThonBoka Nebula.

#star wars design #star wars fanart #star wars reference #star wars art #star wars lore #star wars roleplay #sw art #star wars props #star wars cosplay #sabacc

[gameforestdach]

Während die Spannung auf den Release von Star Wars Outlaws steigt, hat eine kürzlich veröffentlichte Zusammenfassung der ESRB-Bewertung das Interesse vieler geweckt: Sabacc, das legendäre Kartenspiel aus dem Star Wars Universum, wird als spielbares Minispiel vorgestellt. Diese Einbindung markiert ein bedeutendes erstes Mal, das es den Spielenden ermöglicht, sich direkt mit dem komplexen Kartenspiel zu beschäftigen, das seit seiner Erwähnung im 1989 erschienenen Roman "Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu" ein Teil des kulturellen Gefüges von Star Wars ist. Die Entscheidung, Sabacc in Star Wars Outlaws zu integrieren, bereichert das Spielerlebnis, indem es eine einzigartige Mischung aus Strategie und Zufall bietet, die an die Intrigen von Blackjack und Poker erinnert. Die Mechaniken dieses Spiels werden nicht nur Unterhaltung bieten, sondern auch die Immersion der Spieler in die Unterwelt der Star Wars Galaxie vertiefen und die zwielichtige und opportunistische Welt ihrer Charaktere betonen. Titelveröffentlichung: Geplant für den 27. August, verfügbar auf PC, PS5 und Xbox Series X/S. Spielmechaniken: Beinhalten missionen mit hohen Einsätzen, Raumgefechte und ein dynamisches Reputationssystem, das sich mit den Entscheidungen der Spieler entwickelt. Vorbesteller-Bonus: Das Kessel Runner Bonuspaket bietet kosmetische Verbesserungen für ein persönlicheres Spiel-Erlebnis. Season Pass: Umfasst zusätzliche narrative Erweiterungen und exklusive Missionen wie Jabba's Gambit. Preis: 79,99 € für die Standard Edition, mit Gold- und Ultimate-Editionen, die frühen Zugang und zusätzliche Inhalte für 109,99 € bzw. 129,99 € bieten. Detaillierte Erkundung von Sabacc als Minispiel Die Integration von Sabacc in das Spiel als voll spielbares Minispiel ist nicht nur ein Leckerbissen für Kartenspielbegeisterte, sondern auch ein strategisches Element des Gameplay. Es beinhaltet Wetten mit Spielwährung und das Navigieren im Zusammenspiel von Risiko und taktischer Entscheidungsfindung, was die oft in Star Wars-Erzählungen gesehenen hohen Einsätze widerspiegelt. Spieler erhalten die Chance, das kanonische Spiel zu erleben, das für die Schicksale von Charakteren wie Han Solo und Lando Calrissian von entscheidender Bedeutung war. Bedeutung in der Star Wars-Lore Historisch gesehen war Sabacc essenziell in der Star Wars-Lore, es formte Schlüssel-Erzählbögen und die Entwicklung von Charakteren. Sein Auftritt in Filmen und Büchern hat immer Tiefe zu der Erzählung hinzugefügt, was seine spielbare Einbindung in Star Wars Outlaws zu einem bedeutenden Wink für Langzeitfans und einem neuen Weg für das Schaffen persönlicher Star Wars-Sagas im narrativen Framework des Spiels macht. Für tiefere Einblicke kannst du die offizielle Ubisoft-Seite besuchen. Zudem kannst du Einblicke in die Auswirkungen solcher narrativen Instrumente in Rollenspielen in Yoko Taros Lob für Stellar Blade finden, wie im GameForest-Bericht detailliert beschrieben. Neuigkeiten zu Star Wars Outlaws auf dem Laufenden bleiben Während wir uns dem Veröffentlichungsdatum nähern, werden zweifellos mehr Features und Gameplay-Elemente enthüllt. Halte die Augen offen für Updates und bereite dich darauf vor, in die Feinheiten der Galaxie mit Star Wars Outlaws einzutauchen, was möglicherweise ändert, wie narrative Spiele traditionelle Elemente wie Kartenspiele in ihre interaktiven Welten einbauen. Für weiterführende Informationen zu den einzigartigen Spielmechaniken von Sabacc und seiner kulturellen Bedeutung im Star Wars-Universum, besuche den Artikel von IGN zur ESRB-Beschreibung von Star Wars Outlaws.

[htis]

#star wars #star wars books #Lando Calrissian #lando calrissian and the mindharp of sharu #lando #Millennium Falcon #Baron Landonis Balthazar Calrissian III #star wars art #Billy Dee Williams

[tessatechaitea]

My review of Lando Calrissian and the Two Syllable Word of Two Syllables

#Lando Calrissian #Mindharp of Sharu

[spacecravat]

lando does tarot card readings using sabacc cards

#star wars #sw novels #lando calrissian and the mindharp of sharu #book blogging

[celinamarniss]

From the newly renamed Lando Calrissian and the Jewel of Andara:

They hadn’t gone far—only far enough to accept drinks offered by a serving droid—when Mara tapped his arm.

“You’ve got an admirer. Over there. He’s been trying to catch your eye.”

It was the Mrlssi gentlemen in the suit of blue watered silk. He was standing alone, cocktail in hand, looking in their direction.

“I have no idea who that is,” Lando admitted. “Shall we go introduce ourselves?” He offered her his arm again, and when she took it, guided her toward their observer.

“Hello,” Lando greeted him. “Have we met?”

“Ah, no—” The Mrlssi seemed startled that Lando had addressed him, in spite of the fact that they couldn’t have made it clearer that they were headed his way. “We haven’t, but—are you Lando Calrissian?”

“You’ve heard of me,” Lando returned warmly.

“I have indeed—I mean, I’ve—” he stammered to a halt, his feathers ruffling in what Lando assumed was the Mrlssi equivalent of a blush. “I’ve seen the holos.”

“The holos?” Mara raised an eyebrow.

“Oh, yes,” the Mrlssi said with some enthusiasm. “I’ve seen them all. Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon—oh and of course, Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka.”

“Do you have a favorite?” Lando asked.

“The Flamewind of Oseon has the best production values—but Mindharp of Sharu, well, it’s my personal favorite.”

“Dramatic reinterpretations of my bestselling memoirs,” Lando told Mara. “You’ve never heard of them?” She clearly hadn’t.

“Really?” The Mrlssi said. “Not even The Flamewind of Oseon? It’s a modern classic.”

#i may rewrite all of this #we'll see #lando calrissian and the jewel of andara #wip weds #works in progress wednesday #celina made this

[oh-no-eu-didnt]

Tea was a beverage common throughout the galaxy. Essentially boiling water flavored with dried herb leaves, there were many varieties of the drink, each using a different ingredients. Some beings mixed sugar and/or milk with their tea. Sheev Palpatine, Wedge Antilles, and Obi-Wan Kenobi were known tea-drinkers.

Source: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

First Appearance: Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (1983)

Read more on Wookieepedia.

#tea #sheev palpatine #wedge antilles #obi wan kenobi #star wars #expanded universe #star wars canon #star wars legends

[stillwinterair]

Hey Nick! What is your favorite Star Wars book? I'm looking to read a lot more star wars novels this year and I think you'd be the expert

I unfortunately haven't read nearly as many Star Wars books as I'd like, mostly because several times through my life I've been like "I'm finally gonna read some Star Wars books!!" and whatever I pick up is somewhere between terrible and mediocre.

That said, I've read a few good ones!

A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller remains my favorite SW book for now, mostly because it's just tonally everything I want out of Star Wars. It's also a prequel to the Rebels animated series, and covers how two of the show's main characters, Hera and Kanan, first met. It's good, campy fun with a really well-realized setting and a great cast of characters.

Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston is a sequel to The Clone Wars that covers bits of Ahsoka's life shortly after the rise of the Empire, and it's good fun if you love Ahsoka! Some parts of it are now technically no longer canon, as it alludes to things that happened during the Siege of Mandalore that didn't actually happen once that arc finally came out, but mostly the book is about Ahsoka continuing to help people wherever and however she can and sending a new friend into a gay panic.

Bloodline by Claudia Gray is a fantastic political thriller turned adventure about an older Leia Organa, struggling to hold the New Republic together. This is some of the best character work any of the original trilogy cast has gotten in new canon works, and really highlights her internal relationship with the two father figures in her life, long after their passing -- Bail Organa, and Darth Vader. It explores these really meaningfully, I think, and the political climate of the New Republic by this point in the timeline is very... let's call it familiar.

Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson. Hear me out. This book fucking rules. It's goddamn weird, and it's very Mad Max, and it works so well. This is one of those books that really shows how good the sequel era might have been if they had taken actual risks with it; most of this book takes place on the post-apocalyptic, tribal world Captain Phasma came from, and while it feels a lot like Mad Max, it also feels like the early seasons of LOST, too? It's wild. This is one of the hardest Star Wars books to recommend because Captain Phasma the character is like the epitome of sequel trilogy schlock, clearly engineered to sell toys and look cool and to make Disney look inclusive or whatever, only to be killed off twice as lamely as possible, but trust me, this is genuinely good content.

From a Certain Point of View is an ongoing 40th anniversary project, releasing short story collections that retell the original trilogy movies over the course of 40 short stories per movie, all from different perspectives. There are two out now, one for A New Hope and another for The Empire Strikes Back, but I've only read the first one. It was good! It fell apart a little bit in the last half, as the first half was a really fun collection of weird and wild tales from all over the galaxy (and especially Tatooine), but the latter half is so heavily focused on the Death Star and the battle around Yavin that it's just, like, exhausting, man. The same story structure plays out a few times too many. However there IS a short story that implies Grand Moff Tarkin is having an ongoing erotic affair with the young man whose armor Luke steals when he arrives on the Death Star, and that whole short story is told from the point of view of a mouse droid, so that one fucking rules.

The last one I'll suggest is one I'm not even done with yet; The Lando Calrissian Adventures by L. Neil Smith, a trilogy published in 1983. I'm halfway through the first book now, and I would have probably finished it in one sitting if not for my having ADHD and dyslexia, but it is SO... good might not be the right word, because it's mostly 1980s dime novel sci-fi schlock, but the writing is punchy and the dialogue is a hoot and it's SO cheesy in all the right ways. The main villain in this trilogy is an honest to god evil space wizard. Not a Jedi, or a Sith, or anything recognizably Force-y, he's just like, a sorcerer in space, for some reason. And he out-cons Lando in the first book to go find an ancient artifact left behind by an ancient civilization, the fucking Mindharp of Sharu, a name which pretty clearly spells out the tone of the book. I can't, like... I cannot properly express just how much dumb fun this book is. The prologue is set around a sabacc table, where dim light filters down through thick wisps of cigar smoke; it's all flash and pomp, swindling and daring escapes, crooked cops and capers, and like, also an evil sorcerer is there. This first book in the trilogy, Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, might be the best Star Wars book ever written. (And yes, they all have titles as ridiculous as that.) I might completely change my mind by the end, and I'll definitely finish it over the next couple of days and have an opinion by then, but so far this book rules and I'm excited to get to the rest of the trilogy.

Now, I've read a lot more Star Wars than this, but most of it's, like... bad. Or if not bad, then mediocre. A modern favorite, Dark Disciple, a sequel to The Clone Wars, is straight up dogshit. Meanwhile a true classic, Heir to the Empire, is... fine, at best.

The true best of Star Wars books is always gonna be shit that doesn't take itself too seriously, and isn't afraid to get at least a little bit weird.

Anything more than this... you're gonna need to find yourself an actual expert on the topic lmao

[sweusource]

ESSENTIAL STAR WARS LEGENDS/EXPANDED UNIVERSE BOOKS. 

Many people have asked for that, so I decided to do a list with the essential novels and comics of the EU/Legends. This is my personal opinion and I have a very bad memory too so I guess, I haven’t included many others, so if you think there’s a book or any other EU content that should be on this list too, please, just let me know and I’ll put them on this list.

Obviously, I haven’t read all the books of the EU and tbh I’m not a fan of anything related to Rise of the Empire era, prequels, and The Clone Wars. All my favorite content is from Rebellion Era and post-ROTJ.

Anyway, here it’s my list of the most important novels and comics of the EU.

The EU books are divided into different eras.

Before the Republic Era - 37,000 BBY to 25,000 BBY

Old Republic Era - 5000 BBY (years before the Battle of Yavin to 1000 BBY)

Rise of the Empire Era - 1000 BBY to 22 BBY

Clone Wars Era - 22 BBY to 19 BBY

Imperial Era - 19 BBY to 0 BBY

Rebellion Era - 0 BBY to 4 ABY (4 years after the Battle of Yavin)

New Republic Era - 5.5 ABY to 22 ABY

New Jedi Order Era - 24.5 ABY to 36 ABY

Legacy Era - 40 ABY to 139 ABY

BEFORE THE REPUBLIC ERA

Dawn of the Jedi: Into The Void   

Dawn of the Jedi 

Force Storm

The Prisoner of Bogan

Force War

OLD REPUBLIC ERA

Tales of the Jedi

The Golden Age of the Sith

The Fall of the Sith Empire

Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon

The Saga of Nomi Sunrider

The Freedon Nadd Uprising

Dark Lords of the Sith

The Sith War

Redemption 

Crosscurrent 

 Knights of The Old Republic (Comics)

Crossroads

Commencement

Flashpoint 

Reunion

Days of Fear

Nights of Anger

Daze of Hate

Knights of Suffering

Vector

Exalted

Turnabout

Vindication

Prophet Motive

Faithful Execution

Dueling Ambitions

Masks

The Reaping

Destroyer

Demon 

War

The Old Republic Novels

Fatal Alliance

Deceived

Revan 

Annihilation

Knight Errant

Aflame

Deluge

Escape

Darth Bane Trilogy

Path of Destruction 

Rule of Two

Dynasty of Evil 

RISE OF THE EMPIRE ERA

Legacy of the Jedi 

Part 1 (chapter 1 onward) takes place during 89 BBY. 

Part 2, "Dooku and Qui-Gon Jinn" (chapter 7 onward) takes place during 76 BBY. 

Part 3 "Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi" (chapter 14 onward) takes place during 44 BBY. 

Part 4 "Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker" (chapter 20 onward) takes place during 22 BBY

Darth Plagueis 

 Jedi: The Dark Side

Jedi Apprentice

The Rising Force

The Dark Rival

The Hidden Past

The Mark of the Crown

The Defenders of the Dead

The Uncertain Path

The Captive Temple

The Day of Reckoning

The Fight for Truth

The Shattered Peace

The Deadly Hunter

The Evil Experiment

The Dangerous Rescue

The Ties That Bind

The Death of Hope

The Call to Vengeance

The Only Witness

The Threat Within

Secrets of the Jedi

The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader

Cloak of Deception

Episode I: The Phantom Menace (Novelization)

Republic

Prelude to Rebellion

Vow of Justice

Outlander

Emissaries to Malastare

Twilight

Infinity's End

The Hunt for Aurra Sing

Darkness

The Stark Hyperspace War

The Devaronian Version

Rite of Passage

Honor and Duty

The New Face of War

The Battle of Jabiim

Show of Force

Dreadnaughts of Rendili

Trackdown

Siege of Saleucami

Into the Unknown

Hidden Enemy

Jedi Quest

Path to Truth

The Way of the Apprentice

The Trail of the Jedi

The Dangerous Games

The Master of Disguise

The School of Fear

The Shadow Trap

The Moment of Truth

The Changing of the Guard

The False Peace

The Final Showdown

Outbound Flight 

The Approaching Storm

Episode II Attack of the Clones (Novelization)

The Cestus Deception

Jedi Trial

Episode III Revenge of the Sith  (Novelization)

Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

Kenobi

The Cestus Deception

Darth Vader and the Lost Command

Coruscant Nights

Mace Windu

Shaak Ti 

Aayla Secura  

Count Dooku 

Yoda

Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin

Jedi 

Jedi Twilight

Street of Shadows

Patterns of Force

 The Last of the Jedi

The Desperate Mission

Dark Warning

Underworld

Death on Naboo

A Tangled Web

Return of the Dark Side

Secret Weapon

Against the Empire

Master of Deception

Reckoning

The Last Jedi 

Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows

A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker

Rebel Dawn

Death Star

The Han Solo Adventures

Han Solo at Stars' End

Han Solo's Revenge

Han Solo and the Lost Legacy

Dark Forces (Novellas)  

Soldier for the Empire

Rebel Agent

Jedi Knight

Han Solo Trilogy

The Paradise Snare 

The Hutt Gambit

Rebel Dawn

The Lando Calrissian Adventures

Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu

Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon

Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka

REBELLION ERA

Episode IV: A New Hope  (Novelization)

The Fight for Justice

Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina

Scoundrels

Rebel Force 

Target

Hostage

Renegade

Firefight

Trapped

Uprising 

Allegiance 

Choices of One

Empire and Rebellion

Razor's Edge

Honor Among Thieves

Splinter of the Mind's Eye (The first Expanded Universe novel)

Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (Novelization)

Shadows of the Empire 

Mara Jade. By The Emperor’s Hand

Mara Jade: A Night on the Town

Tales from Jabba's Palace

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Novelization)

The Truce at Bakura

NEW REPUBLIC ERA

Jedi Prince

The Glove of Darth Vader

The Lost City of the Jedi

Zorba the Hutt's Revenge

Mission from Mount Yoda

Queen of the Empire

Prophets of the Dark Side

Tales from the New Republic

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor 

X-Wing (Different eras and timelines) (from 6.5 ABY to 44  ABY)

Rogue Squadron

Wedge's Gamble

The Krytos Trap

The Bacta War

Wraith Squadron

Iron Fist

Solo Command

Isard's Revenge

Starfighters of Adumar

Mercy Kill

The Courtship of Princess Leia

Tatooine Ghost 

The Thrawn Trilogy (Novels and Comics)

Heir to the Empire

Dark Force Rising 

The Last Command

Dark Empire 

Vol I

Vol II

Empire’s End 

The Jedi Academy Trilogy 

Jedi Search

Dark Apprentice

Champions of the Force

I, Jedi

Children of the Jedi

Darksaber 

Planet of Twilight 

The Crystal Star

The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy 

Before the Storm

Shield of Lies

Tyrant’s Test

The New Rebellion

The Corellian Trilogy 

Ambush at Corellia

Assault at Selonia

Showdown at Centerpoint

The Hand of Thrawn Duology

Specter of the Past

Vision of the Future

Union 

Judge's Call (Short Story)

Scourge

Junior Jedi Knights

The Golden Globe

Lyric's World

Promises

Anakin's Quest

Vader's Fortress

Kenobi's Blade

Survivor’s Quest

Young Jedi Knights

The Rise of the Shadow Academy

Heirs of the Force 

Shadow Academy

The Lost Ones

Lightsabers

Darkest Knight

Jedi Under Siege

The Fall of the Diversity Alliance

Shards of Alderaan

Diversity Alliance

Delusions of Grandeur

Jedi Bounty

The Emperor's Plague

Under Black Sun

Return to Ord Mantell

Trouble on Cloud City

Crisis at Crystal Reef

NEW JEDI ORDER ERA

The New Jedi Order (NJO)

Vector Prime

Dark Tide Duology (Onslaught and Ruin)

Agents of Chaos Duology (Hero's Trial and Jedi Eclipse)

Balance Point 

Recovery

Edge of Victory Duology (Conquest and Rebirth)

Star by Star

Dark Journey

Enemy Lines Duology (Rebel Dream and Rebel Stand)

Traitor

Destiny's Way

Ylesia

Force Heretic Trilogy (Remnant, Refugee and Reunion)

The Final Prophecy

The Unifying Force 

Dark Nest

The Joiner King

The Unseen Queen

The Swarm War

LEGACY ERA

Legacy Of The Force

Betrayal

Bloodlines

Tempest

Exile

Sacrifice

Inferno 

Fury 

Revelation 

Invincible

Fate Of The Jedi

Outcast 

Omen

Abyss 

Backlash

Allies

Vortex

Conviction

Ascension

Apocalypse

Crucible

Legacy (Comics) (50 Issues/10 Volumes)

Book I

Book II

Book III

#star wars #sweu #resources #books #long post #by violeta

[fanthatracks]

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Rest in peace L. Neil Smith

L. Neil Smith, the author of the Lando Calrissian trilogy of Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon, and Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka passed away on 27th August aged 75. Born 12th May 1946, Smith, who's father was in the US Air

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Popular Sabacc Games #1 - Deck Types

Lore Notes: The first mention of sabacc was in the second draft script for the Empire Strikes Back, where Han Solo mentions that his friend Lando Calrissian won Cloud City in a "sabacca game."

This line also appeared in Issue #43 of the Marvel Star Wars (1977) comic where it had become 'sabacc' (thanks to Kai Wright for this find).

The first proper appearance of Sabacc was in the early Legends novel Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu by Lester Neil Smith. The form and rules of the game as it appeared here were subsequently designated as 'Centran Sabacc'.

Classic or 'Traditional' Sabacc is based on a set of rules published for the West End Games Star Wars TTRPG in 1989. They formed part of the Crisis on Cloud City adventure supplement and were authored by Michael Stern, Douglas Kaufman and Greg Gorden.

Corellian Spike was invented for the 2015 Solo: A Star Wars Story film.

Coruscant Shift was invented as part of the visitor experience for the Halcyon Galactic Starcruiser at the Galaxy's Edge resort.

The Coruscant Crown Casino was a casino on the planet Coruscant, referenced in the novel MedStar I: Battle Surgeons (2004) by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry.

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OUT TODAY! Darren Ryan: Into the Clicks (Somewherecold Records, 2021)

OUT TODAY! Darren Ryan: Into the Clicks (Somewherecold Records, 2021) Our newest artist here at Somewherecold Records is Darren Ryan and his incredible release Into the Clicks comes out today. Another master at synthesis and composition utilizing layers of magical soundscapes, Darren Ryan brings to the table a brilliant piece that extends almost an hour and enraptures the listener on the whole journey. Into the Clicks was conceived and recorded in Fall and Winter of 2020/21 using an entirely digital sound palette sourced from the iOS environment of digital audio synthesis and sound processing applications. While embracing the digital aesthetic of tablet based music making, a casual directive to create synthetic representations of vaguely organic spaces and otherworldly events was in the air from the start. During the exploration of iOS sound machines a collaboration was born with UK based musician/app developer Marc Smulian who’s MindHarp app inspired and provided the sounds for an extended passage contained in the album. The core inspiration for the compositional aspect of Into the Clicks was a desire to create a single long form piece that held a surreal and evolving narrative while pushing synthesis into an ambiguous biomechanics that transcends the digital source material. Get your copy of Darren Ryan: Into the Clicks today and enjoy another of the great roster of synth masters on the label.

Our newest artist here at Somewherecold Records is Darren Ryan and his incredible release Into the Clicks comes out today. Another master at synthesis and composition utilizing layers of magical soundscapes, Darren Ryan brings to the table a brilliant piece that extends almost an hour and enraptures the listener on the whole journey. Into the Clicks was conceived and recorded in Fall and Winter…

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