Book Review: ‘Solo’ by Mur Lafferty

October 2, 2018 at 12:02 am | Posted in Books, Del Rey, Random House, Reviews, Star Wars, Star Wars Books | Leave a comment
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Lately we’ve been getting a lot of Star Wars novelizations, and they can be hit and miss. But the Solo novelization by Mur Lafferty is most definitely a hit. She takes the time to fill in the gaps between the scenes and add additional content that makes this book a whole different read on the story. Click here to read our full review.

Reviewed By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.
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Book Review: ‘Barren’ by Peter V. Brett

October 2, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in Books, Fantasy, Reviews | Leave a comment
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The adventures of the Demon Cycles series continues with a new novella by Peter V. Brett called Barren. Click here to check out our full review.

Reviewed By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.

Around the Web

September 14, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, Books, Conventions, Events, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars News | Leave a comment
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Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.

Book News

Convention & Event News

David Collins and Amy Ratcliffe will be returning as stage hosts for Star Wars Celebration Chicago.

  • MegaCon is September 22 to 23 in Tampa, FL. Star Wars guests include Delilah S. Dawson.
  • New York Comic Con is October 5 to 7 in New York, NY. Star Wars guests include Jason Aaron, Ben Blacker, Steve Blum, Elia Bonetti, Andrea Broccardo, Mark Brooks, Joe Caramanga, Cryssy Cheung, Katie Cook, Delilah S. Dawson, Grey Delisle, Edgar Delgado, Terry Dodson, Dave Dorman, Chris Eliopoulos, John Giang, Michael Golden, Adi Granov, Greg Hildebrandt, Jody Houser, Lee Kohse, Ken Lashley, Marjorie Liu, Alex Maleev, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Jerome Opena, Joe Quinones, Livio Ramondelli, Paul Renaud, Alex Ross, R.A. Salvatore, Charles Soule, Cat Staggs, Ben Templesmith, Brian Thies, and Chrissie Zullo.
  • Dallas Fan Days is October 19 to 21st. Star Wars guests include Dave Dorman.
  • Hal-Con is October 26 to 28 in Halifax, NS, Canada. Star Wars guests include Delilah S. Dawson, and Chuck Wendig.
  • Star Wars Celebration 2019 is April 11 to 15 in Chicago, IL.
  • D23 is August 23 to 25 in Anaheim, CA.

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Around the Web

September 7, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, Books, Conventions, Events, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News, Toys & Collectibles | Leave a comment
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Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.

Book News

  • StarWars.com has an interview with Star Wars author Dan Wallace covering his new book Smuggler’s Guide.
  • The NYCC panel information is out and Del Rey has posted the rundown for their Star Wars panels.

Greetings Friends! We’re about 1 month away from NEW YORK COMIC CON, and the panel schedule has been posted.

For all our Star Wars Books readers, there are some great panels for you to mark on your schedules:

Fri Oct 5th 4pm-5 – Lucasfilm Publishing Panel: Join a host of Star Wars authors and professionals to talk about the past, present and future of Star Wars publishing (Javits Center Room 1A10)

Sat Oct 6th 11am-12 Fan Game Show: Test your knowledge, competing alongside bestselling authors in catagories covering Star Wars and more, hosted by Marc Thompson (Javits Center Room 1A18)

Of course we’ll also have plenty going on at our booth. Booth events and schedule will be ready soon. In fact, we’re headed to a meeting about it…right now!

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New Release: ‘Solo’ Novelization

September 4, 2018 at 9:12 am | Posted in Books, Del Rey, News, Random House, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News | Leave a comment
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The Solo novelization by Mur Lafferty is out today.

Official Product Page

Posted By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.

Around the Web

August 31, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in Books, Conventions, Events, News, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News, Star Wars Resistance, Television, Toys & Collectibles, Video Games | Leave a comment

Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.

Book News

  • StarWars.com has an interview with Pablo Hidalgo covering his latest book Star Wars: Scum and Villainy.
  • Star Wars: Adventures in Wildspace are now available in audiobook format.
  • Random House has a book trailer for the Solo novelization teases some of the new content.

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Around the Web

August 24, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, Books, Comic Books, Conventions, Events, Marvel, Movies, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News, Toys & Collectibles, trailers | Leave a comment

Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.

Book News

Comic News

  • Star Wars cover artist John Tyler Christopher is offering an exclusive action figure variant cover for Jabba the Hutt which is also a wraparound cover. You can pre-order via his official site.

Convention & Event News

D23 Expo tickets are now on sale. D23 is August 23 to 25 in 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

  • Dragon Con is August 30 to September 3 in Atlanta, GA. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson.
  • FanX is September 6 to 8 in Salt Lake City, UT. Star Wars guests include Tim Curry, Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne, Paul Reubens, and Brent Spiner.
  • Dallas Fan Days is October 19 to 21st. Star Wars guests include Dave Dorman.
  • Star Wars Celebration 2019 is April 11 to 15 in Chicago, IL.

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Around the Web

August 17, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, Books, Conventions, Events, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News | Leave a comment

Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.

Book News

  • Pre-orders are up for the B&N exclusive edition of the Solo novelization.
  • StarWars.com has the first excerpt from the Solo novelization.
  • Here’s an interesting bit of Star Wars book news, Abrams has listed a making of story for Solo on Amazon entitled Industrial Light & Magic Presents: Making Solo: A Star Wars Story. Release date is April 16, 2019, and the author is Rob Bredow with a foreword by Ron Howard. As mentioned on the latest episode of The Star Wars Show, this one is happening.

Convention & Event News

  • Michigan Comic Con is August 17 to 19 in Detroit, MI. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson, Ray Park, Jim Swearingen, and Timothy Zahn.
  • Dragon Con is August 30 to September 3 in Atlanta, GA. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson.
  • FanX is September 6 to 8 in Salt Lake City, UT. Star Wars guests include Tim Curry, Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne, Paul Reubens, and Brent Spiner.
  • Dallas Fan Days is October 19 to 21st. Star Wars guests include Dave Dorman.
  • Star Wars Celebration 2019 is April 11 to 15 in Chicago, IL.

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The Girl In the Spider’s Web

August 14, 2018 at 4:58 pm | Posted in Books, Reviews | Leave a comment

Sometimes you read a good book, and sometimes you read a bad book. The Girl in the Spider’s Web is pretty terrible. Click here to read our full review.

Reviewed By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.

Book Review: ‘Rogue Protocol’ by Martha Wells

August 14, 2018 at 4:09 pm | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, scifi/fantasy, TOR | Leave a comment
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Rogue Protocol is the latest novella in Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries series, and like the rest, it’s a fun read. Click here to read our full review.

Reviewed By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.
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