Doctor Who: Superior Beings by Nick Walters: A book review

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - If there’s a science fiction series out there, odds are that there’s a collection of spin off novels. They range from the Star Wars series, which at times are far better than the movies, through Star Trek to even Halo and StarCraft. Doctor Who is no exception, but the real kicker is that the novels form part of a collection that is housed in the Guinness Book of World Records – most spin-off material centered on a single fictional character.

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Deathtroopers by Joe Schreiber: A book review

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - With a franchise as large and tightly controlled as Star Wars, there isn’t too much room to have fun with the concepts. I’ve read Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn trilogy, and the X-Wing series, and while I enjoy them, I knew what to expect going in: light sabers, interstellar dog fights, the Force, good triumphing over impossible evil, etc. There’s nothing wrong with that, and in fact they’re generally considered canon, as George Lucas has final say over the publishing of the works, and has even taken aspects from the books and put them into his movies. I think that’s pretty cool actually. But you won’t see Star Wars crossing over with Spider-Man, or Luke Skywalker secretly being gay, or anything else that jives with our conception of what Star Wars is.

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