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Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue StarWars : The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Rise of Skywalker from Lucasfilm SPOILERS: Yes. During the production of The Force Awakens the hype train was full steam ahead and I was riding on it! Writer/director JJ Abrams spoke of wanting to give something good to the existing fans, but also wanting to create a 'new mythology' for a new generation of Star Wars fans for whom this new trilogy would be their first experience and have ownership of it. I respected this approach and it excited me. I wanted something new and fresh in the Star Wars universe, that would take the galaxy far, far away in new directions, which would be thrilling for old fans like me and capture the imagination of new young fans.  I grew up with the original trilogy. My dad took us to stand in lines that wrapped around the blocks to watch the movies when I was seven to ten years old. I watched those original trilogy movies so many ti...

Robust, whirlwind adventure that will give you feels, make you laugh, and long for more! Network Effect by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries #5) published May 2020 by Tor.com Books Please forgive me for the cliche, but it feels apropos for this book: Like a fine wine that improves with age, The Murderbot Diaries just keep getting better the more Martha Wells writes it. This book, Network Effect, is the first full length novel in the series and continues the trend of growing and improving with age! We finally get the space (no pun intended) to flesh out a bit more of the human clients (friends? no it would not admit to that) Murderbot takes care of. The fallout from the first four books is having effects on everyone. Then the plot brilliantly goes from bad to much worse, and continues to escalate! Murderbot does his level best to muddle through the confusion while dealing with the most mammoth of difficulties, emotions, while trying not to simply kill everything. With clients in constant...