Emma Stone, Mark Strong, and Emma Thompson? That’s three good performances we’re guaranteed at least.

Does 2012 count as new? It certainly was a big time jump after Starfighters of Adumar.

I also had a bit of trouble with it after having gone through the other X-wing books in earlier years, but he did have a whole lot more in the way of dark and dramatic backstory (looking at you, Legacy of the Force and Fate of the Jedi) to catch up on in Mercy Kill. Also, the nostalgia effect of reading the earlier…

Nope, I don’t want Ahsoka in Wraith Squadron.

There’s bound to be some old Legends fan reading this article who never read Mercy Kill just now learning what happened to our man Hohass.

I can see him as the spiritual successor to Aaron Allston and his mix of rib-cracking humor and deep characterization.

Volvo had better give them a Polestar 1 as the hero car.

Time to start cutting onions.

You did say “KJA only wrote 3 adult novels for Star Wars, the JAT.” I was correcting that statement. 

He also wrote Darksaber, as well as getting his hands in the “Tales of” short story anthologies, so he wasn’t just a one-story wonder.

Minor note: Ian McDiarmid’s line at Celebration was “Roll it again”, not “Play it again, Sam”.

E-LE-VATE!

He just needs to tack on an Anglo-sounding nickname and bam he’s in. It worked for Rafael “Ted” Cruz.

I’d like to swap a Triumph Rocket motorcycle engine into a Saab 96. The 96 originally came with a two-stroke 3-cylinder engine, and when it came time for the later 99 to get an inline 4, it received an engine that was derived from a Triumph design of the time. A poetic best-of-both-worlds convergence.

To be fair, this is Christina we’re talking about. Those pipes of hers never disappoint. 

(frantically flips through a copy of Wraith Squadron before composing my reply)

I hope he threw in a few complaints about lemons and science.

Among the many great things about the Dark Forces/Jedi Knight games is the fact that the Katarns were named Kyle and Morgan. Not even a facile attempt to Star Wars-ify those names.

And Dinner Squadron! And Silly Squadron!

No word on a corresponding Palpatine Ken doll. Not to be confused with Ken Palpatine, Jedi Prince, that’s still only Legends.