We take on the final book in E.K. Johnston’s trilogy about Padmé Amidala with our review of Queen’s Hope as the former queen settles in as a senator after the beginning of the Clone Wars. 

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• How this novel is more about relationships than any particular event,
• Anakin and Padmé’s wedding and short honeymoon,
• Why Sabé and Padmé grow apart through this novel,
• Padmé’s secret mission on behalf of the Senate and Republic,
• The brief side stories that feature other women of Star Wars, and
• Sabé’s final decision came to be and her future.

Our reviews of Queen’s Peril can be found in episode 120 and our discussion of Queen’s Shadow is in episode 77.1 of Starships, Sabers, and Scoundrels.

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