"The Force is Female!" is what Kathleen Kennedy insists. But if that is so, why has she relegated so many well-written strong female characters to "Legends" in favor of the likes of Rey, Holdo, and Quira? In this new series, I will catalogue the Strong Star Wars Women that have been cast aside by Disney. 

First up is Mara Jade Skywalker: so much more than just Luke's wife.

Sorry for the delay: Part three of my chapter by chapter recap of the first ever Star Wars Expanded Universe Novel: Splinter of the Mind's Eye: a direct sequel to the original movie. Written by Alan Dean Foster, who Disney is refusing to pay royalties to despite continuing to profit from his work. #DisneyMustPay https://www.sfwa.org/2020/11/18/disney-must-pay/

While Ping Pong fights off the effects of the Glitterstim, Shogo and Maklaw interrogate the junkie she got the drug from. But sometimes villain and victim is not black and white

All that glitters is not gold. Sometimes it is spice. Ping Pong has just ingested one of the most dangerous drugs in the Star Wars Galaxy, and proceeds to trip out while Maklaw does his best to keep a junkie from cutting her open to get his drug back.

Part two of my chapter by chapter recap of the first ever Star Wars Expanded Universe Novel: Splinter of the Mind's Eye: a direct sequel to the original movie. Written by Alan Dean Foster, who Disney is refusing to pay royalties to despite continuing to profit from his work. #DisneyMustPay https://www.sfwa.org/2020/11/18/disney-must-pay/

The investigation into the Carrida's local nighttime vigilante, The Laughing Lady, continues. Liliana, Zyzzix and Shogo remain at the Emerald Estate to research, while Maklaw and Ping Pong set out to explore the seedier bars of Carrida.

Part one of my chapter by chapter recap of the first ever Star Wars Expanded Universe Novel: Splinter of the Mind's Eye: a direct sequel to the original movie. Written by Alan Dean Foster, who Disney is refusing to pay royalties to despite continuing to profit from his work. #DisneyMustPay https://www.sfwa.org/2020/11/18/disney-must-pay/

Basically put, Disney is stealing from a dying man. I have started this chapter by chapter review series  as a means of raising awareness to this issue. To learn more and see what you can do the help, please visit this site: https://www.sfwa.org/2020/11/18/disney-must-pay/

Liliana's parents have proven themselves to have been far more welcoming than expected. Highly grateful to Maklaw for saving their daughter, the Emeralds furnished him with the rare alcohol: Wookie Bowel Basher, of which Zyzzix and Ping pong had a small sample. In the aftermath, Andrikan Emerald starts up the karaoke machine. 

A serious dinnertime talk is just hours away. Liliana will have to explain to her Imperial Governor mother what she has been doing over the past months. Hopefully neither she nor her friends will let slip sensitive topics: such as the fact that they killed over a hundred stormtroopers, blew up the Emperor's retreat, and sabotaged an Imperial bioweapons project. Let the awkward family drama commence.