TK331: A Star Wars EU/Legends Podcast

Today we discuss Vader's Fortress, the fifth book in the Junior Jedi Knights series. Tionne returns to the Academy with news that she has learned the location of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber. It’s at Vader’s Castle, so she, Anakin, Tahiri, Uldir, Ikrit, and R2 embark on a quest to recover the lost artifact, but meet a new villain who tempts one of them.

Today we discuss The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett. This story shows us Boba Fett at several different points in his life: it sees him as a young man before his exile, chasing Han Solo during The Empire Strikes Back, his time at Jabba's Palace during Return of the Jedi, and a much older bounty hunter chasing Kardue’Sai’Malloc and then an older Han Solo.

Today we discuss Anakin's Quest, the fourth book in the Junior Jedi Knights series. Anakin is having doubts about whether or not he should be a Jedi. After talking with his Uncle Luke, he decides he wants to go to Dagobah and visit the cave. He and Tahiri have also made a new friend, Uldir, who wants to be a Jedi. There’s just one problem: he doesn’t seem to be force-sensitive.

Today we discuss Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM. Zuckuss and 4-LOM are after Han Solo. Unlike the other bounty hunters, rather than chase their query, they decide to head for the Rebellion’s rendezvous point and capture him there. In order to be accepted by the Rebellion, they rescue some Rebel survivor’s from the Battle of Hoth.

Today we discuss Promises, the third book in the Junior Jedi Knights series. The time has come for Tahiri to return to Tatooine and choose whether or not she will continue at the Jedi Academy. She will also learn what happened to her parents, and what dark secret Sliven, the Tusken who raised her, has.

Today we discuss The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk, the next short story in Tales of the Bounty Hunters. Bossk is in pursuit of Chewbacca and Han Solo. Two other bounty hunters approach him with a lead, but Tinian and Chenlambec are not who they appear to be. Bossk decides to work with them, if only to be able to get Chenlambec’s pelt.

Today we discuss Lyric's World, the second book in the Junior Jedi Knights series. Anakin and Tahiri have made a new friend, Lyric. She's seen the symbols from the Palace of the Woolanders at her home on Yavin 8. The three journey there so Lyric can undergo Changing, while Anakin and Tahiri hope to unravel the mystery of the Golden Globe.

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.