Club Jade

StarWars.com offers a first look at Rebel Force: Uprising, but the real news here is that it will be the last book of the series. I remember hearing at one point that the series was planned for ten books, but can’t find any official confirmation. They didn’t quite seem to take off with the fandom, so can’t say I’m too surprised…

Rebel Force: The official site gives us our first look at book five of Scholastic’s latest series, Trapped. (Is anyone reading these? I keep forgetting they exist.) It’s due out in January.

• A Padawan’s Journal: Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff on droids.

• Reviews: SF Site weighs in on Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor and The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Volume 1.
• Comics: Preview The Clone Wars #7.

• Rebel Force: After some Amazon confusion (I suspect Firefight is book #4,) the official site has revealed that the third book in the series: Renegade. It’s due out in May.

• Interview: EU Cantina is taking questions for Karen Miller.
• Comics: Preview Legacy #33.

Although some got it early, including our own Paula, today is the day you can be sure to find Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking in stores.

Also in the realm of inconsistent/nonexistent street dating, I’ve been seeing reports that the first two Rebel Force books, Target and Hostage, (or is it Uprising?) have been spotted, and sure enough even Diamond is listing them. (No comics, alas.) This is the first juvie series to take a crack at the OT era since way back in the EU bronze age, and at worst we can hope for something far less headache-inducing.

StarWars.com has the blurbs for the first two books in the new series, as well as the cover for Hostage.

In other EU news, the previews for Legacy #30/Vector part 11 and The Clone Wars #3 are up.