Delusions Of Grandeur

Rebel Dawn Ch. 13 - Epilogue

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As this novel and trilogy draw to a close, the universe seems to be conspiring to make Han the grumpiest space pirate this side of Nar Shadda. Actuall...

Rebel Dawn Ch. 10-13

03 Dec 2025

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Sit yourself down, my lads, as we delve into ever more Hutt schemes and ever wilder seating arrangements. Hutt clans are squaring off both metaphorica...

Rebel Dawn Ch. 7 - 9

26 Nov 2025

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Han Solo takes a break from this trilogy to pop over into the Brian Daley series of adventures on the Outer Rim. Meanwhile, Bria is back in the field,...

Rebel Dawn Ch. 4 - 6

19 Nov 2025

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"Mawwiage, that bwessed awwangement, that dweam within a dweam..." We are gathered here today to witness a Wookie wedding (humans: DO NOT DRINK THE BO...

Rebel Dawn Ch. 1-3

12 Nov 2025

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But soft! What light through yonder airbrush breaks -- it is the east, and the book is A.C. Crispin's Rebel Dawn. We're creeping closer to to the mome...

The Hutt Gambit Ch. 13 - Epilogue

05 Nov 2025

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Han Solo is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Join Zoom Meetinghuttp://webdotzoomdotcorellia/YT492727ZEDMeeting ID: YT492727ZEDJoin the Patreon...

The Hutt Gambit Ch. 10-12

29 Oct 2025

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Chewie contemplates the true meaning of a Wookie life debt after an incredibly annoying car ride with his human, Han finds out the perils of competenc...

The Hutt Gambit Ch. 7 - 9

22 Oct 2025

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Everything seems to be coming up Han. Boba Fett hasn't shot him with a butt-dart in months. After being dumped by his close-magic girlfriend, he finds...

The Hutt Gambit Ch. 4-6

15 Oct 2025

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Where to BEGIN. Han and Chewie are living in a shitty apartment and driving a giant space bus while on the run from many a bounty hunter when they end...

The Hutt Gambit Ch. 1 - 3

08 Oct 2025

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Smash cut to our next book...and one Han Solo, recently kicked out of the Imperial Navy after five years of faithful (?) service. He's getting very dr...

The Paradise Snare Ch. 13-Epilogue

24 Sep 2025

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Han and Bria head to Corellia, where they have an incredibly awkward long weekend with her family ending in Han getting recognized as the swoop champi...

The Paradise Snare Ch. 10 - 12

17 Sep 2025

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The action's really pickin' up, pardners. Han and Muurgh both race to rescue their respective partners from horrible, cult-based slavery with some tas...

The Paradise Snare Ch. 7-9

11 Sep 2025

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Emily gets her laptop back. Han Solo does some hand smoochies and gets a reluctant mud bath. Bria gets high and realizes her religion is a sham. Muuur...

The Paradise Snare Ch. 4-6

27 Aug 2025

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This episode is coming to you late as Emily's solar panels got connected to the grid. We are proud to say that makes Delusions of Grandeur a bi-coasta...

The Paradise Snare Ch. 1 - 3

20 Aug 2025

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Welcome to a new book, a new trilogy, and some classic Dickensian capers! We've got a young Han [neé Solo], some bleak living conditions, a gang of j...

Special Episode: A Four Hour* Bix-cast**

13 Aug 2025

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Gather 'round, fellow #GilroyGirls. In response to the INJUSTICE of Andor Season 2's Emmys snubs, we bring you this special episode where we yell abou...

I, Jedi Ch. 43-Epilogue

06 Aug 2025

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Our resident cop/fighter jock races to rescue his wife and tie up many an outstanding plot point with a mere 7 chapters of runway. He and Elegos team ...

I, Jedi Ch. 38-42

23 Jul 2025

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Boy howdy, folks. After juping around in space, Corran gets into a fistfight with the concept of Dark Side/his annoying rival and meets a very interes...

I, Jedi Ch. 33-37

16 Jul 2025

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Corran makes nice with some of the Invids by bringing them that fancy shuttle they were trying to steal, starting a months-long (!?!) project of worki...

I, Jedi Ch. 29-32

09 Jul 2025

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The Horn boys do some gardening (revealing a whole bunch of Jedi secrets under a pile of literal bullshit), then go out to dinner at Corellia's fancie...

I, Jedi Ch. 25-28

25 Jun 2025

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After making a terrible executive decision that lacerates his kidneys, Corran IDGAF Horn is rescued from Exar Kun by his Verbally Confirmed Friend Mar...

I, Jedi Ch. 21-24

18 Jun 2025

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Much happens in these chapters, a lot of it off screen for Jedi Academy (and maybe copyright?) reasons. Luke falls into a Sith-induced coma! Corran an...

I, Jedi Ch. 17-20

11 Jun 2025

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Things are heating up on Yavin 4. Mara Jade arrives in a tasteful jumpsuit, only to have her car jacked almost as soon as she parks. Rough neighborhoo...

I, Jedi Ch. 13-16

03 Jun 2025

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Corran shows up late to class on the one day someone's trying to kill Luke Skywalker -- who seems weirdly unconcerned that one of his students came at...

I Jedi Ch. 9 - 12

21 May 2025

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This is a fun set of chapters, although not a lot of plot happens. Corran comes to terms with the fact that although he can run really, really far, he...

I, Jedi 5-8

14 May 2025

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Wedge drives like a maniac across Coruscant and we get some glimpses of the Imperial Palace (tacky!!!), as well as the successful Force-based therapy ...

I, Jedi Ch. 1 - 4

07 May 2025

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The chat has spoken and we dive in to the first few chapters of I, Jedi -- which (as advertised) is a first person account of being a Jedi. Luckily fo...

The Crystal Star Ch. 9-13

30 Apr 2025

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Our intrepid hosts valiantly struggle against a sinus infection and the city of Denver to bring you the THRILLING CONCLUSION to the NEW YORK TIMES BES...

The Crystal Star Ch 5-8

17 Apr 2025

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Please enjoy this latest effort, late and paltry though it is - our hosts unfortunately live in the United States, which is going through some [redact...

The Crystal Star Ch. 1 - 4

26 Mar 2025

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Our latest entry starts with a bang. Literally. Chewbacca gets blown up and the three Organa-Solo kids are kidnapped. Everyone around Leia gaslights h...

Who knows how the Force really works?

19 Mar 2025

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As the New York Times best-selling saga of the Callista trilogy draws to a close, Kelly and Emily are joined by a surprise guest who weighs in on who...

Planet of Twilight Ch. 17-22

05 Mar 2025

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It's a Lunar New Year Miracle (we finished more than 3 chapters of a Hambly!). Leia and Callista have some dorm room conversations on the nature of po...

Planet of Twlight Ch. 13-16

26 Feb 2025

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Leia decides it's time get up off the couch. Seti Ashgad gets a horrifying makeover. Dyzym's whole deal is revealed and it's NOT COOL. Luke gets a lat...

Planet of Twilight Ch. 9 - 12

19 Feb 2025

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Sure, a lot of plot-related things happen in these chapters and all of our main characters seem to have new careers — Luke's a mechanic, Leia's an e...

Planet of Twilight Ch. 5-8

12 Feb 2025

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Things are picking up, pilgrims. Han and Chewie's poolside vacation at a former concubine's condo is derailed when Leia doesn't show up as planned. Le...

Planet of Twilight Ch. 1-4

05 Feb 2025

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We're back in the beautiful dappled light of a Barbara Hambly joint after many chapters in the wilderness! Leia and a couple of New Republic ships (al...

Last Poem of Jedha

29 Jan 2025

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We take a short break from our regularly scheduled program of recapping professional Star Wars fan fiction to highlight a piece from someone who's onl...

Darksaber Ch. 51-63

01 Jan 2025

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Like Callista, we are finally freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. The Hutts learn the perils of accepting the lowest bid on materials and services. Callista decide...

Darksaber Ch. 40 - 50

25 Dec 2024

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Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Dorsk 81 the Cloned? I thought not. It's not a story Barbara Hambly would tell you. Dorsk 81 was super good at his de...

Darksaber Ch. 30-39

18 Dec 2024

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Folks, this book is rough enough that maybe even fat free flavor crystals sprinkled on a sarcastic omniscient space clam can't save it. Everyone is g...

Darksaber Ch. 20 - 29

11 Dec 2024

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Fair warning: if you identify as a woman or a Mon Calamari, there's not much to appreciate about these chapters. Leia finally gets to go out with her ...

Darksaber Ch. 13-19

04 Dec 2024

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This is really a book about getting the gang back together if you think about it! Luke asks the New Republic for some PTO to head off with Callista to...

Darksaber Ch 6 - 12

27 Nov 2024

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Now that we're done with the Dune stuff, things are getting stranger. The Hutts raid Coruscant's central computer with the help of slapstick weasels. ...

Darksaber Ch 1-5

14 Nov 2024

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With great personal bravery, we continue with the "Callista Trilogy" and crack open Kevin J. Anderson's Darksaber: a book that would like you to find ...

Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu Ch 11 - 20

30 Oct 2024

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What is there to say about these chapters? Our intrepid hosts take a cue from Lando, light up a metaphorical cigarette with our electronic space jacke...

Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu Ch. 1 - 10

23 Oct 2024

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Patreon's prompt for this description is, "Why do you create?" And honestly, when the source material is this bad, it's a great question. Mostly to ye...

Children of the Jedi Ch. 21 - 26

16 Oct 2024

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Don't you just wish, though. Don't you just wish in your heart of hearts that some Skywalker would come up in here trying something froggy...and then ...

Children of the Jedi Ch. 17 - 20

09 Oct 2024

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Luke Skywalker, whose leg is about to fall off, processes his trauma by banging it out on the astral plane. Leia Organa of the Alderaanian Organas lea...

Children of the Jedi Ch 13-16

02 Oct 2024

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Another valiant battle to make it through four chapters of this fine novel! Luke and Callista come up with a plan to distract the Gamorreans holding C...

Children of the Jedi Ch. 9 - 12

25 Sep 2024

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Luke Skywalker's no good, very bad day continues as he and Threepio amp up their search for Cray (now on trial for treason) and he runs into some old ...

Children of the Jedi Ch. 4 - 8

18 Sep 2024

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We're not entirely sure what it says about us or him, but we love a concussed Luke Skywalker. 🤷🏻‍♀️ If you thought the trauma of needing h...

Children of the Jedi Ch. 1-3

11 Sep 2024

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Sometimes, you simply cannot get through five chapters of a Star Wars because there is TOO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT. A cover that gives Luke Skywalker an in...

Rogue Squadron Ch. 36 - 40

28 Aug 2024

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Our intrepid hosts finish this best-selling book! Before we dive into the action, we undertake a wide ranging investigation into Corran Horn's height,...

Rogue Squadron Ch. 31 - 35

21 Aug 2024

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How come they always read like fan fic except in the ways you want them to?! These chapters are full of horniness and a big ol' flirt triangle...but h...

Rogue Squadron Ch. 26-30

14 Aug 2024

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We could call this Ch. 26-30 of Rogue Squadron but it's maybe more accurate to say we're diving in to How To Blow Up A Pipeline by Horton Salm? Rogue...

Rogue Squadron Ch. 21 - 25

31 Jul 2024

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Corran Horn pulls off a bonkers maneuver that saves the whole Squadron — and also gets him accused of Lite Treason (TM) / confined to his quarters....

Rogue Squadron Ch. 16-20

24 Jul 2024

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Buckle up as our hosts follow Rogue Squadron into combat once more! First, there's some very fancy flying, followed by much unfancy drinking out of wh...

Rogue Squadron Ch. 11-15

17 Jul 2024

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Our intrepid hosts survive their first space battle alongside Corran Horn (with heavy assist from patrons who explained how gravity actually works). W...

Rogue Squadron Ch. 6 - 10

10 Jul 2024

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Okay so you know how we've talked before about the lack of sex in Star Wars...well, that doesn't mean that there's a total lack of intimacy, as eviden...

Rogue Squadron Ch. 1 - 5

03 Jul 2024

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WEDGE WATCH!By super popular demand, it's time to embark on our epic one-book* foray into the X-Wing Series with Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpol...

Tales from Jabba's Palace

26 Jun 2024

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Coming at you with a quick palate cleanser between Shadows of the Empire and Rogue Squadron — and a kind of literal one, too, since one of these sto...

Shadows of the Empire Ch. 36 - 40

19 Jun 2024

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In the final chapters of this saga, a book that started off at a jewelry-making retreat before taking a hard left into sexual assault finally resolve...

Shadows of the Empire Ch. 30-35

12 Jun 2024

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We're back, baby! What's going on again? Ah, yes: Xizor's recovering from getting kicked in the balls by eating some rare and exotic fruit. No sooner ...

A Quick Break and New Book Announcement (don't worry, we'll be back with more Shadows soon)

29 May 2024

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Hey, all! We'll be back from an unanticipated break with the last two episodes of Shadows soon. But we wanted to let you know that our patrons have s...

Shadows of the Empire Ch. 25-29

22 May 2024

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We know some of our listeners are reading along with your kids, so a content warning: these chapters includes discussion of an extended sexual assault...

Shadows of the Empire Ch. 20-24

15 May 2024

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Did something finally happen in these chapters or do Kelly and Emily just have space Stockholm syndrome?? The action is finally picking up: Xizor cont...

Shadows of the Empire Ch. 15-19

08 May 2024

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Vader and Xizor ratchet up their game of mutual spying and lying. Leia waits around a casino until Guri’s busy schedule of murdering unruly Black Su...

Shadows of the Empire Ch. 10-14

01 May 2024

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Some things happen in these chapters! Vader stares down a midlife crisis, wondering why being an all-powerful middle manager is not sparking more joy....

Shadows of the Empire Ch. 5-9

24 Apr 2024

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We start off with some very important Han Mail as we defend the honor of a woman who definitely did NOT write us a nuanced and thorough review on Audi...

Shadows of the Empire Ch. 1-4

17 Apr 2024

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We are finally diving into Shadows of the Empire, by which we mean Lucasfilm's Death Star sized 90's marketing machine. For this is no mere book: it i...

Bonus! Han Mail Bag and A Forest Apart (for real this time)

10 Apr 2024

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Ok, here is the actual show for this week! Apooglies from your very tired delulu crew. It's time for some Han Mail! Plus, a sneak peak of our Patreon ...

Tatooine Ghost Ch. 21 - 25

03 Apr 2024

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It's the last set of chapters for Tatooine Ghost! Han Solo finally has a topic for his art history project and it's: "Why My Wife and Her Entire Cultu...

Tatooine Ghost Ch. 17-20

27 Mar 2024

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Our intrepid heroes finally catch up to the Jawas' sandcrawler only to discover a massive droids' rights violation (and a lot of dead Jawas), but no K...

Tatooine Ghost Ch. 13 - 16

20 Mar 2024

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INT. TATOOINE'S FINEST HOTEL AND DAY SPA — MID-MORNING Leia discovers the Tatooine Dream of a Hutt-style jacuzzi. Han unceremoniously rips an IV fr...

Tatooine Ghost Ch. 9-12

13 Mar 2024

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Now that Han Solo is alone with this swoop, things are gonna get more explicit between him and this glorified motorcycle than they ever have with him ...

Tatooine Ghost Ch. 5-8

06 Mar 2024

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Our heroes engage in *some* light espionage and *much* dramatic removal of hoods as they chase Killik Twilight and Kitster Banai across Mos Espa. Kits...

Tatooine Ghost Ch. 1-4

28 Feb 2024

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Last night, I dreamt I went to Tatooine again.That's right, we’re diving into the New York Times bestseller Tatooine Ghost! So far, this book has it...

Season 2: Patreon Announcement

08 Feb 2024

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Season two is on the way next week for Patreon subscribers! We'll be kicking things off with "Tatooine Ghost," an incredible Thrawn-adjacent art heist...

The Last Command Ch. 25-29

04 Jan 2024

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Hold onto your butts, it's the action-packed conclusion to all the clone madness! And also the end to the regular everyday madness you feel when you’...

The Last Command Ch. 21-24

29 Dec 2023

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Jedi training during a camping trip means getting creative with lightsabers. Wedge gets sent on yet another side mission where he has to try to blend ...

The Last Command Ch. 17-20

21 Dec 2023

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We finally figure out the secret of DELTA SOURCE!! And don’t worry, it’s way cooler than anything you had in mind (yes, even cooler than: “Sound...

The Last Command Ch. 13-16

14 Dec 2023

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Sorry we missed you last week! Like Luke Skywalker, we desperately needed a nap. On today’s episode, an astute Han Mail makes us question if Han Sol...

The Last Command Ch. 9-12

30 Nov 2023

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Barely on the outside, Leia & Han’s twins are already under threat. They get saved by none other than Mara Jade…who is repaid with house arres...

The Last Command Ch. 5-8

23 Nov 2023

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Have you ever wondered: can women even be friends in space? This week, in addition to our regularly scheduled shenanigans, we've got an answer. Inspir...

The Last Command Ch. 1-4

16 Nov 2023

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It’s the beginning of the thrilling conclusion to the Thrawn Trilogy! We’ve got CLONE MADNESS! - we’ve got Luke Skywalker learning from past mis...

Dark Force Rising Ch. 25-29

02 Nov 2023

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It’s the LAST EPISODE for this book! But in lieu of jokes about space agriculture or dreamy management styles, we’re asking you to lend your time ...

Dark Force Rising Ch. 21-24

19 Oct 2023

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We open on Jomark where Mara Jade and Joruus C’baoth are keeping the entire B&B awake with their shouting match in the courtyard. Zoom forward f...

Dark Force Rising Ch. 17-20

12 Oct 2023

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“Tall and tan and young and ANGRY / a woman named Mara Jade goes walking…” right into Thrawn’s clutches, unfortunately. Captured after a hilar...

Dark Force Rising Ch. 13-16

05 Oct 2023

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In what is possibly our most philosophical/theological episode yet, we get into whether droids are categorically “Neat Little Guys” or “uncanny ...

Dark Force Rising Ch. 9-12

28 Sep 2023

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Luke Skywalker is nowhere to be seen this week! Lando remains unimpressed while Han Solo meets his childhood hero: The Flying Dutchman, Space Edition....

Dark Force Rising Ch. 5-8

21 Sep 2023

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Mara Jade unenthusiastically trades the jungle for a bustling market in Space Morrocco. Talon Karrde shares a secret: he accidentally discovered the l...

Dark Force Rising Ch. 1-4

14 Sep 2023

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This week, we start off with Talon Karrde hiding behind the galactic equivalent of a lamppost—his love for the hot goss almost destroys him and his ...

Heir to the Empire Ch. 27-32

24 Aug 2023

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It’s the thrilling conclusion to the first novel of the Thrawn Trilogy! And it has answers to all the most pressing questions raised so far: what el...

Heir to the Empire Ch. 22-26

17 Aug 2023

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Inside you, there are two wolves. One wolf realizes that he’s on a planet that cuts people off from the Force and—even though he’s camping out i...

Heir to the Empire Ch. 17-21

10 Aug 2023

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True confession: I spend way too much time browsing Galactic Zillow looking at planets I can’t afford and honestly it’s a toss-up between Kashyyyk...

Heir to the Empire Ch. 12-16

03 Aug 2023

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Why is it that everyone always decides to pay Lando a visit a) at the most inconvenient time and b) at the SAME time?! Poor scoundrel (we love him). T...

Heir to the Empire Ch. 6-11

27 Jul 2023

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This week, Luke very capably fends off some Jedi-nappers—proving once again that he’s meant for the field and not for EITHER middle management OR ...

Heir to the Empire Ch. 1-5

20 Jul 2023

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It's finally here, the one you've been waiting for: the first of Timothy Zahn's original Thrawn trilogy Heir to the Empire. We've got THE MOST compete...

Interlude: Tales From The Mos Eisley Cantina I

13 Jul 2023

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Sit back. Relax. Let us pour you a tall glass of cool blue milk as we spin fascinating yarns about some of the galaxy’s most villainous scum—and h...

The Courtship of Princess Leia Ch. 21-27

06 Jul 2023

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THE EXCITING CONCLUSION* to this novel has arrived! Han Solo botches a mission to sacrifice himself for the greater good and loses a great number of m...