TK331: A Star Wars EU/Legends Podcast

Today we discuss Payback: The Tale of Dengar, the next short story in Tales of the Bounty Hunters. It tells the story of how Dengar ended up on Han Solo’s trail, how he ended up on the bridge of the super star destroyer, and how he met Manaroo. The Bounty Hunters War trilogy, which started coming out in 1998, has several contradictions with this story.

Today we discuss The Golden Globe, the first book in the Junior Jedi Knights series. Anakin Solo has come to the Jedi Academy and made a brand new friend Tahiri Veila. She’s from Tatooine and has had dreams of Yavin IV, but now that they’ve met, Anakin is showing up in her dreams too. Soon, Anakin is having the same dream, and it leads them both on an adventure.

In this special spooky episode, we discuss the third Galaxy of Fear book, Planet Plague. Tash, Zak, Hoole, and DV-9 are in their new ship when Zak gets sick. Hoole decides to take him to an Imperial infirmary where a friend of his works to help his nephew get better.

Today, we begin discussing the stories in Tales of the Bounty Hunters with Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88. IG-88 has plans for galactic domination. There's also not just one IG-88 running around the galaxy.

Today we start going forward in the timeline again and discuss Scourge. Mander Zuma trained a Pantoran named Toro Irana. When Toro mysteriously turns up dead, it’s up to Mander and his new allies to find out what’s going on and thwart the Spice Lord.

Today, we discuss the Epilogue of Tales from Jabba's Palace and give our final thoughts on this short story collection.

Today, we are joined by a special guest, Aaron Moats from the Star Wars Legends Lounge. We look back at the Bantam Spectra era of publishing and talk about the books and authors from this era. What did we love and not? What can Star Wars learn from the 90s going forward?

Today we discuss Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale, the next short story in Tales from Jabba's Palace. It tells the story of Yarna and what happens to her after Jabba’s death. In previous stories, she’s crossed paths with both Tessek and Dannik Jerriko, and she’s worried that Jerriko is looking to kill her in the chaos happening at the palace. She’s determined to make it to Mos Eisley and free her cublings.

Today we discuss Hard Merchandise, the final book in the Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy. In the past, Boba Fett is determined to get paid for the Voss'on't bounty. In the present, Fett, Dengar, and Neelah work to unravel the secrets of Neelah's past.

Today we discuss A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett. It tells the story of what happens to Boba Fett after he falls into the Sarlacc Pit. The thing is, he’s not alone down there.