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The Archives Are Incomplete
by Jonah Kellman
A Star Wars legends canon novels podcast. We're going to talk about all 147 Star Wars Legends canon novels, from Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void all the way to Crucible. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thearchivesareincomplete/support
Episodes
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Episode 48: Jedi Apprentice - The Fight For Truth & The Shattered Peace
We get another pair of books, these two unlinked, for the first time in the series. The first features Siri Tachi, another young padawan, and some of her growth, as she works alongside the more galactically aware Obi-Wan Kenobi. In Shattered Peace, we get to see Obi-Wan continue to struggle to…
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Episode 47: Jedi Apprentice - The Captive Temple & The Day of Reckoning
We return in the middle of an investigation to a mysterious intruder in the Jedi temple. Who could it be? (it's Xanatos, like we suspected, Qui-Gon's disgraced former apprentice). What's more compelling is seeing how Obi-Wan works through the trauma of war, the loss of trust and how Qui-Gon...
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Episode 46: Jedi Apprentice - The Defenders of the Dead & The Uncertain Path
Betrayal and war! Obi-Wan leaves the Jedi Order for a cause he sees as more important than his future as Qui-Gon Jinn's padawan! These two books contain a story that resonates throughout Obi-Wan's experiences as a Padawan, and later as a Knight and a Master, even impacting his mentorship of…
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Episode 45: Jedi Apprentice - The Hidden Past & The Mark of the Crown
We continue the adventures of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, as they go to planets rife with authoritarianism and help people find freedom and democracy! Obi-Wan struggles with patience and Qui-Gon contemplates the legacy he'll leave behind. Plus, I learn the difference between a swoop and a speeder!
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Episode 44: Jedi Apprentice - The Rising Force & The Dark Rival
We begin the journey of Obi-Wan Kenobi's apprenticeship to Qui-Gon Jinn with the first two books of the Jedi Apprentice series. We learn the struggles of Obi-Wan as he deals with frustration and anger, and see how those grow as he's exposed to the greater galaxy and a broader range of injustice.…
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Episode 43: Season 2 Overview - The Clone Wars
We're diving back into season two which wrapped up a couple of weeks ago. I briefly cover the last thirty books we've read, talk about the story, characters, and worldbuilding merits (and demerits) of each, as well as what I recommend as fundamental reading, which ones you can skip, and some...
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Episode 42: Season 1 Overview - The Old Republic
Today we go over the first eleven episodes, covering books from 25000 BBY to a mere 1000 BBY. We do a quick run down of all the books discussed, how the podcast has evolved, and make recommendations on what to read and why! You can check out details about each episode including length, ratings…
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Episode 41: The Last Jedi
We round out the Coruscant Nights trilogy with book four - The Last Jedi, not to be confused with the movie by the same name. We get more conflict with Vader, fleeing from Vader, and fighting fruitlessly against, you guessed it, Darth Vader! Our next episode will be a season wrap up, and I'm...
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Episode 40: Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force
We reach the conclusion of the trilogy, but not the conclusion of the story following Jax Pavan. The threat of Vader looms ever closer, but the possibility of a mission to assassinate the Emperor begins to fracture the group. I have a lot of critique in this one, but there are a few interesting...
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Episode 39: Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows
Another noir mystery in the dark streets of the Coruscant underworld in the shadowy days following the fall of the Republic and rise of the Empire! We have two stories that barely tie into the main plot, and only through happenstance, but we get a bit better of a mystery than we do in the first…
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Episode 38: Coruscant Knights I: Jedi Twilight
We return to Coruscant in the days after Order 66, following one of the few Jedi survivors (okay, there have actually been a lot, but we pretend that it's a few for narrative reasons) as he struggles to survive in the underworld! We're joined by several returning characters and are introduced to...
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Episode 37: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
The legend of the great Sith warrior begins. We get the final embers of Anakin's inner turmoil as he grows in confidence as the fist of Palpatine, and we see the last few months of harried jedi fleeing the wrath of the new Empire. This is written by the loremaster James Luceno and offers unique...
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Episode 36: Kenobi
Hold on to your cowboy hats and put on your sunscreen - we're head back to the home of itchy and irritating sand that gets in everywhere! Kenobi is an excellent western, a slower paced story that focuses on a smaller scale than practically everything we've read so far - just the lives a few water...
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Episode 35: Imperial Commando: 501st
We wrap up the final installment of the Republic Commando series, and, unsurprising to any of our listeners, a book that I really enjoyed! We go over the story, and talk about clones, Mandalorians, Jedi, and the rise of the Empire while touching on the impact of Order 66 from previous events.
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Episode 34: Republic Commando: Order 66
It's time to cry! Come join us for the Order 66, a dive into the philosophies of Bardan Jusik and the Jedi as well as looking at the culture, customs and beliefs of the Mandalorians and how that's reflected in the Grand Army of the Republic. In book news, the first book in this series, Hard…
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Episode 33: Labyrinth of Evil
We're coming up on the end of The Clone Wars - Labyrinth of Evil takes us right up to the opening crawl of Episode III: Revenge of Sith, as it follows the last few days or weeks of action for Anakin and Obi-Wan as the dynamic duo take on one more galactic goose chase, trying to discover the Sith...
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Episode 32: Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
We dive into the last book in the Clone Wars multimedia project with a story focused on Yoda. This, much like the book centered on Mace Windu is exceptional, and there are some brilliant arguments for and against the personal philosophies of Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress, and the little green swamp...
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Bonus Episode 4: Guest Show with Meg Rickman
In this spoiler-heavy show (seriously, we spoil most major moments, villains, and plot lines) I'm joined by my good friend Meg Rickman, to discuss the breadth and depth of the Star Wars Legends novel chronology. Meg has been reading the books in a slightly modified read order and has a bit over a...
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Episode 31: Jedi Trial
We return to the hero of the Clone Wars - Anakin Skywalker as he strives to earn his knighthood! If you enjoyed my episode on The Cestus Deception (y'know, the one with a lot of ranting and nit-picking, and not a ton of analysis) you might enjoy this episode as well! This story now canonically...
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Episode 30: MedStar II: Jedi Healer
We return to Drongar for the thrilling conclusion of feelings and self-discovery! The blurb on the back of the book is so far off I don't even know what they were talking about! Loaded with references to things both within Star Wars and without, this is quite an enjoyable read. Join us next time...
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Episode 29: MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
We join Barriss Offee (of Approaching Storm fame) on her Jedi Trial for Knighthood! Battle Surgeons is M.A.S.H. but in space, and with lightsabers! It's a very enjoyable book, with a very different perspective on the Clone Wars than the past ten books. It's enjoyable, and a quick read. The story...
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Episode 28: The Cestus Deception
Let's go to a world of political intrigue and drama, and a whole lot of nitpicking! I have some feelings about the depictions of... well. Pretty much everything. I don't really dive too much into deep analysis, but it's interesting to look at a different take on various elements of the Star Wars...
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Episode 27: Shatterpoint
It's time for the Mace Windu story! If you haven' t been reading along, this is actually a great book to read! There are lots of dynamic fight scenes and wonderful philosophical conversations that I don't delve into too deeply. Plus it's a standalone book, so there's not a huge commitment, it...
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Bonus Episode 3: Republic Commando: Targets & Odds
Today we talk abou two short stories in the back of Republic Commando: Triple Zero and True Colors - titled Targets and Odds respectively. One follows the spaceport siege of fame that's referenced regularly during the events of Triple Zero and the other looks into the incongruent numbers and...
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Episode 26: Republic Commando: True Colors
We get to book three of the Republic Commando quintet! We talk about lines in the sand, betrayal, and what it means to do the right thing. There's also conversation on cannabalism. Does eating a sentient alien species make you a cannibal? That question gets asked more than you might think in this...
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Episode 25: Republic Commando: Triple Zero
Today we discuss one of my favorite books - and definitely my favorite from the Republic Commando series. We head to Coruscant to go bandit with Omega squad, Delta squad, their Mandalorian trainers and two Jedi Knights. There's a lot about personal attachment, finding one's purpose in the galaxy...
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Episode 24: Republic Commando: Hard Contact
It's the attack of the clone commandos! This starts off one of my favorite series as it follows some non-force-sensitive characters (which is actually a big part of many of my favorite stories...). We begin to really delve into the training of the clones, the similarities between their upbringing...
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Episode 23: The Clone Wars Gambit: Siege
We wrap up the five-book Clone Wars series with part two of Gambit! Will Anakin and Obi-Wan make it off the planet and survive to fight another day? Will devastating bioweapons attacks destroy Coruscant and the major planets of the Republic? Do we get confirmation on yet another ex of Obi-Wan's?...
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Episode 22: The Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth
It's another zany adventure from Heroes of the Republic, Anakin Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi! The two find themselves going behind enemy lines and being forced to allow for lesser evils to pass them by as they try to stop planetary devastation. Bonus antics from Ahsoka Tano, who makes a new friend!
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Episode 21: The Clone Wars: No Prisoners
How dangerous is attachment? What are the responsibilities of a jedi during war? An officer? A citizen of the Republic? What are acceptable losses and who is expendable? These questions and more are posed in No Prisoners and not necessarily answered, given their deep complexity. Join Anakin and...
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Episode 20: The Clone Wars: Wild Space
In Wild Space, nothing happens! No, seriously, it's a bunch of wild goose chases and oodles of character development! The book is fantastic and sets up so much growth and tension between characters - the blurb on the back saying it's filled with never-before-revealed insights is actually…
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Episode 19: The Clone Wars
This week we dive into the novelization of The Clone Wars animated movie. This gives us our first look at Ahsoka and the clone army, as well as delivering insights on Anakin and Count Dooku, their personal philosophies, and why they fight. Our next episode continues to delve into the clone wars...
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Episode 18: The Approaching Storm
We get closer and closer to the Clone Wars - in this final novel before war breaks out across the galaxy, we follow four Jedi trying to keep one small, insignificant (but actually super important) planet as a part of the Republic! It's a little repetitive, and not the best offering, but still…
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Episode 17: Outbound Flight
We're back from our (longer than anticipated) hiatus with Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn. This is our first book by Zahn, and it introduces a long-running character - Mitth'raw'nuruodo. We talk about the philosophy of Jedi Jorus C'baoth, the tactics of Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo and how the...
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Short-Term Hiatus
Hey folks - as the audio says - I'm out for at least this week, with a minor medical issue. I'm not sure when I'll be back, but ideally soon and ideally things remain smooth *after* this week!
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Episode 16: Rogue Planet
As we move to the pre-war period, we get our first story that truly features Anakin Skywalker as a primary character, in Rogue Planet, written by Greg Bear. While I am critical in many ways, I think this book is important to see some of the early development of Anakin, as this is the only legends...
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Episode 15: Darth Plageuis
After great delay, we finally reach episode 15, Darth Plageuis, by James Luceno. This book is absolutely fantastic with absolutely massive amounts of detail that's connected to all sorts of things. This is our longest episode yet by a *lot* clocking in at nearly two and a half hours, so save this...
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Darth Plageuis: Coming Soon!
Darth Plageuis is a meatier book than anticipated, so the reading and notes is taking longer than I would like. I'm traveling this weekend, so I'm not going to be able to record until Monday at the earliest AND this episode has the potential to be so large that I split it into two episodes. It's...
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Bonus Episode 2: Darth Maul: Saboteur & Restraint
We take a quick break from the deeper dives on longer novels to look at two short stories featuring Darth Maul, both written by James Luceno, before his appearance in Shadow Hunter. These are relatively light and quick but do provide some good background information on the character, and some...
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Episode 14: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
We return to the "galaxies deadliest killer" - Darth Maul. In this book, by Michael Reaves, we follow Darth Sidious' apprentice on Coruscant as he tries to prevent information about the plans of the Sith from getting to the Jedi. Next week is a half-break, where we'll touch on Maul: Saboteur and...
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Episode 13: Cloak of Deception
Oh boy! I'm excited about this one. Cloak of Deception, by James Luceno really digs into the meat of the story before The Phantom Menace. This book is the first must read. While I do recommend other books, the story of the prequels is incomplete - we don't see enough of the machinations of...
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Episode 12: Maul: Lockdown
We hit up our twelfth book, and our first in the Fall of the Republic era featuring Darth Maul as he goes into a prison to acquire a weapon and get into a ton of fights in this story by Joe Schreiber. We go over the plot and look at some seeds planted for future plot points, including some...
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Episode 11: Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil
We return for the third and final book in the Darth Bane series by Drew Karpyshyn. This is the last book in the greater chronology written by Drew, but if you're interested in more of his work, I can heartily recommend Knights of the Old Republic as well as the earlier Mass Effect games. He's…
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Episode 10: Darth Bane: Rule of Two
We dive back into Darth Bane with the second book in the trilogy covering his character's history and philosophy. This episode, we look at how he trains his apprentice Zannah, as well as evaluating Jedi and Sith philosophy, as we have so often before. This book, of course, has some references to...
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Episode 9: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
And we're back with our first trilogy! The Darth Bane series follows the genesis of the modern Sith Order, which guides Emperor Palpatine and his various apprentices during the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War. In this first book, we follow the rise of Darth Bane who develops the Rule of Two...
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Episode 8: Knight Errant
This week's discussion focuses on a standalone story of a Jedi Knight fighting for survival in the remnants of the Sith Empire, and their constant infighting. This is the second book we've read by John Jackson Miller, the other being our second episode "Lost Tribe of the Sith". I discuss the plot...
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Episode 7: The Old Republic: Annihilation
This episode covers the last of the books tied to The Old Republic MMO, following the story of Theron Shan, the son of Grand Master of the Jedi Order Satele Shan. I dig into the impact of close familial relationships with the Jedi as well as talk about the Jedi Gnost Dural and some ethical...
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Episode 6: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance
Join us in a deep dive into the characters of the Old Republic, and see what happens when Empire and Republic, Jedi and Sith, Mandalorian and smuggler are all forced by the circumstances to work together. Be sure to give us a follow @Jedi_Archive or reach out via email with [email protected].
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Episode 5: Red Harvest
Today we talk about one of the few cross-genre Star Wars novels. Red Harvest is a zombie/horror book, in addition to being set within the Star Wars Universe. It presents an interesting premise and one that we revisit in a few thousand years. Be sure to give us a follow @Jedi_Archive or reach out...
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Episode 4: The Old Republic: Deceived
This book introduces us to the time of the MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. It's closely tied to the cinematic of the same name, Deceived. Also mentioned are Return and Hope. Be sure to give us a follow @Jedi_Archive or reach out via email with [email protected]. Tune in next week for Red...
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A Star Wars legends canon novels podcast. We're going to talk about all 147 Star Wars Legends canon novels, from Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void all the way to Crucible. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thearchivesareincomplete/support
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