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David McK (3921 KP) rated Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) in Books
May 8, 2021
This is pretty much the book that re-ignited the whole Star Wars craze. (Re)reading it, it's not hard to see why.
Set after the events of the original trilogy, "Heir to the Empire" also introduces a host of new characters and soon-to-be-official aliens and planet names (it is here that Coruscant is first named, for example).
Reading the trilogy as a whole, though, you also have to wonder how much inside-info Zahn had on the whole Star Wars mythos: clones are (re)introduced here, the Clone Wars are given a larger role than their original throw-away reference and the role of the Jedi are expanded upon.
I know there's a lot of hostility towards spin-off books, but do yourself a favour and read this one! After all, the original material had to be good for their to BE a spin-off in the first place, and the quality of the first spin-off can often be determined by the quantity of books that followed it ...
Set after the events of the original trilogy, "Heir to the Empire" also introduces a host of new characters and soon-to-be-official aliens and planet names (it is here that Coruscant is first named, for example).
Reading the trilogy as a whole, though, you also have to wonder how much inside-info Zahn had on the whole Star Wars mythos: clones are (re)introduced here, the Clone Wars are given a larger role than their original throw-away reference and the role of the Jedi are expanded upon.
I know there's a lot of hostility towards spin-off books, but do yourself a favour and read this one! After all, the original material had to be good for their to BE a spin-off in the first place, and the quality of the first spin-off can often be determined by the quantity of books that followed it ...
LEGO DC Super-Villains
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Lego DC Super-Villains is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales,...
Cumberland (1142 KP) rated The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten, #1) in Books
Feb 14, 2019
Great Spin off
This book is the first in a spin off series. The original series is "The Iron Fey" and the events from it are closely related to this story. The reader was first introduced to the main character Ethan during the iron fey series. He is now much older, and his perspective is a lot different.
I enjoyed seeing the characters I loved from the main series. The book was balanced really well where the new characters were never over shadowed, and I became just as invested in there story. This book should only be read after the original series. If not I do think the reader may have trouble understanding some of the events.
I enjoyed seeing the characters I loved from the main series. The book was balanced really well where the new characters were never over shadowed, and I became just as invested in there story. This book should only be read after the original series. If not I do think the reader may have trouble understanding some of the events.
Spirit Untamed (2021)
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Spirit Untamed is a 2021 American computer-animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation...
David McK (3921 KP) rated Aliens: Earth Hive in Books
Jan 30, 2019 (Updated Jun 25, 2023)
"In space, no-one can hear you scream ..."
Spin-off from Aliens in which I kinda get the impression they were released before Ali3n - definitely before Resurrection - as they're very much modeled on Aliens (that's the second one: the one with the 'S'). While, for spin-off novels, they're actually not that bad, they're also not going to win any awards for literature, or set the world on fire!
(edit: a little bit of background research shows exactly that: that the story was written after Aliens, but before Alien3: indeed, the release of that later movie necessitated some changes being made in how this was planned, replacing Newt with Billie andHicks with Wilks)
Spin-off from Aliens in which I kinda get the impression they were released before Ali3n - definitely before Resurrection - as they're very much modeled on Aliens (that's the second one: the one with the 'S'). While, for spin-off novels, they're actually not that bad, they're also not going to win any awards for literature, or set the world on fire!
(edit: a little bit of background research shows exactly that: that the story was written after Aliens, but before Alien3: indeed, the release of that later movie necessitated some changes being made in how this was planned, replacing Newt with Billie andHicks with Wilks)
Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated Marvel's Agent Carter - Season 1 in TV
Aug 25, 2018
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The period setting
Fantasic spin off from captain america first avenger brining back peggy carter brillantly played once again by hayley atwell kicking butts in 40s new york only problem 8 episodes season coulda done with few more. Good first season next time watch season 2
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
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Zombie Army 4 is a third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by...
Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated Lightyear (2022) in Movies
Jun 25, 2022 (Updated Jun 25, 2022)
David McK (3921 KP) rated Alien: Earth in TV
Nov 23, 2025 (Updated Nov 23, 2025)
Fox/Hulu spin-off from, in particular, Alien and Aliens, set before the events of Alien and following a group of trillion-dollar test subject 'hybrids' (children in synthetic bodies) as they - initially - investigate a crash spaceship that is transporting off-world lifeforms.
Things, of course, go sideways.
Some episodes of this are better than others, with the episode on board the spacecraft, pre crash, perhaps being the best Alien movie since, well, Aliens itself!
Things, of course, go sideways.
Some episodes of this are better than others, with the episode on board the spacecraft, pre crash, perhaps being the best Alien movie since, well, Aliens itself!
Cumberland (1142 KP) rated The Iron Traitor (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten, #2) in Books
Feb 20, 2019
Love It
This is the second book in a spin off series, and once again Ethan has gotten involved in the Fey's problems. This is a really good book, but the other two in the series are slightly better. However be warned when you finish this you will won't to jump right into the next book.