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Book Review – Star Wars: Aftermath – Empire’s End

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Aftermath – Empire’s End… It’s been a long time coming, but the saga between the Rebel Alliance/New Republic and the Galactic Empire ends at last in Chuck Wendig’s final Aftermath novel, Star Wars: Aftermath – Empire’s End. Wendig crafts a tale full of suspense, political intrigue, character dynamics that payoff […]

Kyle MacLachlan and original cast members set for Twin Peaks audiobook

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With Twin Peaks set to return to TV screens next year, co-creator Mark Frost is set to give fans a look at what’s been happening to the characters between the end of the original series and the upcoming revival with The Secret History of Twin Peaks, a new book set for release in October. Entertainment […]

Grand Admiral Thrawn confirmed for Star Wars Rebels season 3, plus new book from Timothy Zahn

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Well, it’s now official. Grand Admiral Thrawn – the fan favourite character from Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn book trilogy – is now officially part of the new Star Wars canon! The Grand Admiral will make his debut in season three of Star Wars Rebels, voiced by Lars Mikkelsen, brother of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s […]

SDCC: Lucasfilm reveals details on Star Wars: Aftermath – Empire’s End and new titles

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During yesterday’s Star Wars Publishing panel at the San Diego Comic-Con, Lucasfilm offered fans some details on their upcoming slate of Star Wars novels, including the concluding part of Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath trilogy, a Poe Dameron book, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story tie-ins and new young reader titles. Wendig’s Star Wars: Aftermath and Star […]

Is J.K. Rowling the new George Lucas?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether J.K. Rowling is the new George Lucas… First, they create something truly amazing. A generation-defining intellectual property that penetrated pop culture at a molecular level. Their sensational story took the world by force and evolved beyond the written word to the silver screen and beyond: Toys, merchandise, video games, theme parks. […]

Book Review – The Story of the Commodore 64 in Pixels

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Ben Rayner reviews The Story of the Commodore 64 in Pixels… The Commodore 64 was essentially my first console experience. Watching and waiting as those tapes worked their painfully slow magic before dinner was what made most of my evenings as a child that little bit more special. Games like Turrican, Bubble Bobble, Double Dragon and […]

Book Review – The Hangman’s Daughter by Gavin Smith

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Michelle Herbert reviews The Hangman’s Daughter by Gavin Smith… Welcome to the future, where humanity left Earth for the stars 400 years ago. In this future, we have expanded through the stars, although some things are still the same. There is still crime, as humanity hasn’t evolved into purely altruistic beings, the CIA is still […]

IDW adapting James Sallis’ Drive as a four-part miniseries

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IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to hit the sun-bleached streets of L.A. this summer with a comic book adaption of James Sallis’ modern noir classic Drive, which served as the inspiration for director Nicholas Winding Refn’s acclaimed film starring Ryan Gosling. The four part comic book series will be adapted by writer […]