OUT THIS WEEK IN UK PAPERBACK: 'PHASMA'

A perfect instrument of war for the exclusive use of the evil First Order, who found her, or more a case that she found them, on a far-off world in the mysterious Outer Regions. A resourceful warrior woman who was not the primitive originally indicated, 'Phasma' soon became the malevolent focal point for the new Stormtrooper forces building in strength to fight the New Republic and its Resistance, ash she effectively drummed obedient loyalty, fear and murderous efficiency into the men and women under her command. And, with her past banished away, she'll let nothing stand in her future path to power and control...

Find out more about this unique female villain, sorely underused in the modern STAR WARS films, in the paperback release of Delilah S. Dawson's popular Phasma, available in UK paperback from Arrow on 24/4/18.

Read our review here:
https://starwarsaficionado.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/episode-viii-chrome-evil-return-of.html

Get the book here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Phasma-Journey-Last/dp/1787460010/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524128717&sr=8-1&keywords=phasma+novel

EPISODE VIII: A SPEEDY SECRET MISSION!

A successful search for our heroes at Canto Bight?

Though the sequence set within the casino city of Canto Bight bugged many critics and divided fandom as to whether or not it actually was a needless plot element within the middle of The Last Jedi, it did at least bring together in a satisfying way our former runaway (soon turned hero proper) Finn with an unlikely new ally in Resistance technician Rose Tico, played with likeable vulnerability and ultimately gutsy heart by Kelly Marie Tran. In a film already crowded with main and supporting characters, newcomer Miss Tran managed to hold her own effectively on the big screen.

It will be interesting to see where Finn and Rose's relationship goes next with EPISODE IX, especially after the physically and emotionally devastating events suffered during the Battle of Crait.

Rose and Finn look beneath the glitz and glamour of Canto Bight...

For those who did love the casino scenes and the diverse aliens of Canto Bight, don't forget that the previously sold out CENTURY UK hardback novel of short stories linked to that environment is back in stock online:

Get it here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canto-Bight-Star-Wars-Journey/dp/1780898576/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1515097357&sr=1-1&keywords=canto+bight

EPISODE VIII: STORMTROOPERS - THE EVOLUTION CONTINUES...

The First Order Executioner stormtrooper with laser axe debuts in EPISODE VIII.

Visually and slickly upgraded in a way that their enthusiastic costume designer Michael Kaplan felt was appropriate for today's 'APPLE generation', the ground-pounder Stormtroopers of the chaos-causing First Order look set to bring further danger and menace to our Resistance heroes during the all-new struggles of The Last Jedi, out next month in cinemas.

The iconic Stormtoopers in all their superb variations across screen and media, both Imperial and First Order, as well as the Clone Troopers that Prequel-originated them, are the showcase of a lavish and informative new book, out now in the UK from HARPER DESIGN: Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor. Written by Ryder Windham and Adam Bray (with a fun foreword from new era STAR WARS star John Boyega), it makes for a superb Christmas present and another worthy entry into the Lucasfilm Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi overall book release banner during the saga's Fortieth Anniversary.

Here's the book blurb:

Just in time for the next blockbuster, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, this unique and beautifully designed compendium with removable features traces one of the franchise’s most iconic characters—the stormtrooper—from initial development through all nine Star Wars movies to their many iterations in TV, comics, videogames, novels, and pop-culture.

Star Wars: A New Hope, the very first instalment in the beloved science-fiction series, introduced the Imperial stormtroopers—the army of the fearsome and tyrannical Galactic Empire. Charged with establishing Imperial authority and suppressing resistance, these terrifying, faceless, well-disciplined soldiers in white have become a universal symbol of oppression.

Star Wars Stormtroopers explores these striking warriors and their evolution in depth for the first time. Ryder Windham and Adam Bray trace the roots of their creation and design, and explore how these elite troops from a galaxy far, far away have been depicted in movies, cartoons, comics, novels, and merchandizing.

Get it here: https://forbiddenplanet.com/230633-star-wars-stormtroopers-beyond-the-armor-hardcover/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping&utm_term=4581596233579128&utm_content=Ad%20group%20%231