Delusions Of Grandeur Children of the Jedi Ch. 1-3
Sep 11, 2024
They gush over a 90s pastel cover giving Luke a surprising glow-up and the Falcon a romantic sunset moment. Conversations jump from acid rain on Ithor to floating cities, solar punk communities, and Leia's tabard. Tension builds with assassination links to Death Star projects, a madman shouting Han's name, and clues about missing Jedi children and strange droid programming. Space travel leads to nebula coordinates and ambushes.
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Mature, Angsty Star Wars Setting
- Children of the Jedi is set about a decade after Return of the Jedi with Luke rebuilding the Jedi Order and Leia as chief of state.
- The book mixes domestic family life with high-stakes galactic threats to create an adult, angsty tone.
Adult Themes And Lyrical Descriptions
- Barbara Hambly's writing emphasizes detailed planetary descriptions and adult themes.
- The hosts feel the novel reads like a book about people in their thirties despite characters' stated ages.
Hosts' Personal Reading Memories
- Emily and Kelly gush about Barbara Hambly's prose being more adult than other EU novels they remember.
- Kelly recalls struggling with vocabulary as a kid and compares reading it now as rediscovering an adult book.
