Star Wars: Force Collector By Kevin Shinick; The Most Underrated Canon Star Wars Novel? Spoiler-Free Book Review & Plot Overview

THE MOST UNDERRATED STAR WARS NOVEL IN THE CANON? Force Collector is this week’s focus; Mike gives his spoiler-free thoughts on the novel and why he thinks few people have heard much about it. He then talks about the era & themes within the book, before giving a spoiler warning where he gives his full thoughts on the book’s plot & characters – Mike also provides a plot overview for anyone who may not have time to read this but wants to know what the book is about, although he doesn’t reveal all, as he wants as many people to pick it up as possible! Force Collector was written by Kevin Shinick and was released as part of the Journey To The Rise Of Skywalker on October 4th 2019. The book is set just before The Force Awakens (31-32 ABY). Make sure you check Genuine Chit-Chat’s podcast feed & YouTube channel to hear Mike’s interview with the Force Collector’s author; Kevin Shinick, out Sunday 5th March 2023! Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/166659- https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68 The first in the weekly Mandalorian discussion show will be released on this feed & YouTube shortly too, so keep an eye out for that! Last week, in ep 121, Mike delved into the first issue in the final chapter of the Qi’ra trilogy, including the crossover comics too! Qi’ra activates the Fermata Cage against Palpatine and speaks with him directly all while her agents cause chaos for the empire. Meanwhile, Aphra fights the Spark Eternal for control of her body, Sana Starros makes a deal with a Tagge and the Bounty Hunters crew fight the Empire, unknowingly going against their former crewmate; Beilert Valance! Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: https://pccnewsletter.com To hear Mike’s exclusive book reviews, including A New Dawn and the Legends books Shatterpoint, the Darth Bane Trilogy & Darth Plagueis, plus movie & TV “Afterthoughts” episodes, support the show at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat Guest spots Mike has been involved in: On Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM Indie Comics Spotlight to talk Miracleman Books 1-4: https://pod.fo/e/156d91 Find all of Mike's social media & links at linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at www.soundimage.org Timestamps: 00:00 Intro & Kevin Shinick Interview 03:23 Spoiler-Free Review 20:05 Full Thoughts & Spoilers 29:05 Coming Up 32:47 Outro