Alanna is oficially a Knight of Tortall. After the devestating conclusion to her confrontation with Duke Roger, she sets out to have an adventure with nothing more than the trusty Moonlight, Faithful, her blade Lightening, and her ever faithful manservant, Corram. Along the way she’s waylaid by a tribe of Bazhir. It isn’t long […]
Alanna’s story continues in the next Song of the Lioness book. This time, she’s a full fledged Squire to Prince Johnathon. She meets the Goddess who has chosen her to serve and protect the realm from evil! The Goddess gives her a token and she acquires a black cat she names Faithful. Alanna continues to […]
Darth Vader’s story continues in this volume. We are introduced to the world of Shu-Torun, a mineral rich mining world with mountains, volcanoes, and lava flows. The world is a monarchy supported by barony’s that mine the rare metals for the Empire. Vader is sent to keep the world in line, but in addition the […]
As usual, I’m a bit behind by this time of year. Summer Reading tends to do that. My laptop cord also died recently and I didn’t get a new one until a couple of days ago. I’ve knocked out five more books on my Beat the Backlist, so get ready for a bunch of reviews. […]
So I finally got around to starting the Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce. I’m a huge fan of her work, but haven’t had a chance to read them all yet. This was Pierce’s first novel and kicked off the Tortallan universe. Alanna of Trebond has disguised herself as her twin brother so […]
My next read in my read through to catch up with the Star Wars comic was Vader Down. While continuing his search for the boy he now knows is his son, Vader is shot down by none other than Luke Skywalerker! Han, Leia, Chewie and the rest of the rebels are in hot pursuit hoping […]
In volume two, the Emperor’s plan has been revealed! He’s had a cyborg scientist creating cyborg agents to take Vader’s place. Vader sees these replacements as abominations and is determined to beat them. He sets out to find the boy he now knows is his son and take down the Emperor. I found this volume […]
