Star Wars Stacks 5: The Last Command

In episode five of The Star Wars Stacks, Chris, Jen and Joe discuss the third and final novel in the Thrawn trilogy, The Last Command, written by Timothy Zhan (Publication Date: April 1, 1993). Before the main topic, we discuss a bit of movie news, including Harisson Ford's recent injury and some minor casting news for Episode VII. We also discuss Kevin Smith's visit to the Episode VII set. Read more about it here:  http://www.slashfilm.com/video-kevin-smith-star-wars-episode-7-set-visit/ In book news, Del Rey released the 2014 Star Wars sampler, an eBook containing excerpts from the next four Star Wars canon novels scehduled to come out in 2014 and 2015. Get it free at: http://atrandom.com/starwars2014sampler/ Next, we get into the spoiler free section where we give a "back cover" overview of the novel and our initial general impressions. Finally, the good stuff. After the alerts we get into the spoiler seciton. If you haven't finished the book, or haven't started it yet, listen to the first half of this episode then pause it when you hear the alert. Return to this episode of the Star Wars Stacks when you have finished the novel and are ready to hear the full discussion.  One month from now, The Star Wars Stacks will release the next episode: a review of Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry. Do you have comments on this episode? MP3 audio, emails, Tweets and Facebook feedback welcome! Here's how you can contact the hosts: Email: [email protected] Visit our new website at swstacks.com Facebook: facebook.com/thestarwarsstacks Twitter: twitter.com/swstacksshow Rate The Star Wars Stacks on Stitcher and/or iTunes. Your stars and thumbs up help others discover the show. Please share a link with your friends too. Thank you so much for listening! Check out the hosts' other podcasts: Chris: Rag Tag Fugative Podcast (classic Battlestar Galactica): ragtagfugitivepodcast.com Joe: The Upper Memory Block (classic games): umbcast.com Jen: Anomaly (sci-fi/fantasy/general geek talk shows): anomalypodcast.com