Delusions Of Grandeur Darksaber Ch 1-5
Nov 14, 2024
They dig into a late‑90s Star Wars tie‑in with Dune‑style Tatooine hijinks and undercover plans inside Jabba's Palace. Tusken culture and bantha bonds get surprising attention. A strange Bomar monk with a brain in a jar and Hutt mining schemes create galactic intrigue. A baffled Imperial engineer survives grotesque punishments and ominous cloning implications.
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Darksaber Isn't The TV Darksaber
- Darksaber's title isn't the Mandalorian weapon and the book is set in a different continuity than the TV shows.
- Kelly and Emily emphasize this early to reset listener expectations about canon and context.
90s Internet Promo On The Back Cover
- Emily describes the 1997 back-cover internet promo urging fans to 'join Star Wars on the World Wide Web.'
- They both laugh about the early-web design and check the Wayback Machine for nostalgia.
Author's Dune Influence Shows
- Kevin J. Anderson's desert scenes echo his Dune work and favor long, sandy settings.
- The hosts note the book leans heavily into Dune-like desert tropes and culture detail.
