WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:20.239 The Force will be with you always. Hello, and welcome 2 00:00:20.320 --> 00:00:23.839 back to another episode of Star Wars Alliance. Of course, 3 00:00:23.879 --> 00:00:28.280 I'm your host, Clay and with me like every single week. 4 00:00:28.519 --> 00:00:31.640 Of course, is Katie, Katie, how you doing? 5 00:00:31.719 --> 00:00:34.479 Hello, everybody, it's chaos. 6 00:00:35.079 --> 00:00:38.240 Hopefully y'all can't see this, but this is hopefully the 7 00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:44.039 last podcast from my parents house before we officially moved in. 8 00:00:44.359 --> 00:00:49.039 So yeah, it won't be the last for me. I uh, 9 00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:53.799 we're still looking. It's hard out here in Texas. But also, guys, 10 00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:55.640 we have to kind of make this quick because we're 11 00:00:55.679 --> 00:01:01.880 kind of running on a clock of Katie's headphones. Technology 12 00:01:01.960 --> 00:01:03.479 is not on our side today. 13 00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:06.640 My headphones got used this weekend and raycons apparently don't 14 00:01:06.680 --> 00:01:08.239 like to be used while they're being charged. 15 00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:13.239 So it is so. 16 00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:17.359 As far as news, of course, this is our weekly show, 17 00:01:17.599 --> 00:01:21.959 even though we are pre recording this, there is not 18 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:25.439 a whole lot of news. There is one piece of 19 00:01:25.480 --> 00:01:30.159 speculation and then one that is just one of our 20 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:35.000 you know, little fun little leaks. As you can say, 21 00:01:35.040 --> 00:01:37.120 it's not really a leak because it's posted on an 22 00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:42.959 actual website without any more information. But there is a 23 00:01:43.200 --> 00:01:49.280 book that is speculated to either be announced here at 24 00:01:49.319 --> 00:01:54.799 San Diego Comic Con or sometime in the near future. 25 00:01:55.920 --> 00:02:00.120 I tweeted the picture to Katie the other day. The 26 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:06.799 title of this book is going to be called Star 27 00:02:06.879 --> 00:02:14.360 Wars Twin Crossroads. First thing Katie said was, is this 28 00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:19.159 Leah's Vision spoilers for a future story that you will 29 00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:23.280 be learning soon if you haven't already listened to our 30 00:02:23.319 --> 00:02:24.280 review of last week. 31 00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:31.039 Well, not technically spoilers, because the vision is tough Skywalker. 32 00:02:30.599 --> 00:02:32.800 That's true. They talk about it in this book, but 33 00:02:32.840 --> 00:02:36.680 they but they actually show it, like, yeah, they show 34 00:02:36.759 --> 00:02:41.000 the actual conversation about the vision in the Rise of Skywalker. 35 00:02:41.599 --> 00:02:44.919 Of course, the conversation that we're talking about is when 36 00:02:45.039 --> 00:02:48.560 Luke was training Leah and Leah said, hey, I have 37 00:02:48.599 --> 00:02:50.879 to stop trying to be a Jedi because if I 38 00:02:50.960 --> 00:02:57.039 go forward, my entire lineage will be destroyed. And so 39 00:02:58.080 --> 00:03:01.240 Katie's first speculation was like, oh my god, they're actually 40 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:04.560 going to make a story about that confrontation between Luke 41 00:03:04.560 --> 00:03:07.759 and Lea and all that. And then what I have 42 00:03:07.879 --> 00:03:12.960 been seeing online on both Instagram on threads I said both, 43 00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:19.280 but all three Instagram, and that's what people are saying. 44 00:03:19.599 --> 00:03:23.240 People are saying that we shouldn't look at the word 45 00:03:23.479 --> 00:03:30.319 twin and we shouldn't take it so literal. So but Star. 46 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:34.520 Wars Legacy was posted as Star Wars Legacy, yes, and 47 00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:36.639 that was the last one that got announced, was Star 48 00:03:36.639 --> 00:03:37.400 Wars Legacy. 49 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:43.439 So well, I'm not saying that it won't be twin Crossroads. 50 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:48.319 But when we see the word twin, we shouldn't think 51 00:03:48.520 --> 00:03:52.680 of Luke and Lea. We should probably look at crossroads. 52 00:03:52.719 --> 00:03:57.080 And there's gonna be two of them, two crossroads, twin crossroads. 53 00:03:57.719 --> 00:04:02.319 That's probably what like I'm looking at it like that's 54 00:04:02.360 --> 00:04:06.280 actually more literal than the actual operation of like twins 55 00:04:06.280 --> 00:04:10.280 as siblings. But that's kind of what I think. I 56 00:04:10.479 --> 00:04:12.479 I I don't think of Luke and lam when I 57 00:04:12.479 --> 00:04:15.719 think of when I see that. So we'll see, we'll 58 00:04:15.719 --> 00:04:19.040 see how all of that turns out. Again, we should 59 00:04:19.160 --> 00:04:21.800 know next week. I was gonna say, Sanheo Comic Con 60 00:04:21.879 --> 00:04:25.920 is literally at the end of this weekend, so we 61 00:04:26.040 --> 00:04:29.720 should see something. We'll keep you made it. 62 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:33.759 Obviously, we know from prior experience that cons don't always 63 00:04:33.759 --> 00:04:39.160 mean an announcement. But yes, the herring is red. 64 00:04:39.680 --> 00:04:42.720 Yes, and we know because we talked about it last 65 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:45.920 week that there is going to be two different panels 66 00:04:46.079 --> 00:04:50.480 regarding Star Wars publishing, and one of them being Random 67 00:04:50.480 --> 00:04:54.079 House World. So I think that there's a possibility that 68 00:04:54.120 --> 00:04:57.879 it comes out this week. But that is it, guys, 69 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:01.519 That is it for the news. Oh well. The other 70 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:07.040 like speculation is that the Knights of the Older Republic 71 00:05:07.399 --> 00:05:14.639 remake is going to get a re reveal in December 72 00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:18.839 of this year for the Game Awards. 73 00:05:18.319 --> 00:05:21.480 Because you ship the announce games before you're ready to 74 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:24.079 actually put a release date to him and make them 75 00:05:24.120 --> 00:05:26.519 actually happen, so then you don't have to do two 76 00:05:26.600 --> 00:05:30.279 re reveals and if not three re rebels like Lego 77 00:05:30.319 --> 00:05:36.240 Skywalker did. 78 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:38.399 Agree, but like it has been a long debate from 79 00:05:39.399 --> 00:05:44.639 actual producers of video games, to fans of video games, 80 00:05:45.439 --> 00:05:53.120 of just everybody encompassed in the industry. Win is too soon? 81 00:05:53.839 --> 00:05:56.160 And when is too late? You know? 82 00:05:57.319 --> 00:06:03.120 So the clips by the stupid CEO guy who's an asshole. 83 00:06:04.639 --> 00:06:08.839 Now it's the Old Republic. Like even Zero Company was 84 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:16.120 too early. There's three right there, Skywalker Saga four. Skywalker 85 00:06:16.160 --> 00:06:17.800 Saga was way too damn. 86 00:06:17.560 --> 00:06:21.279 Early, Okay, so I have to I have to look 87 00:06:21.319 --> 00:06:26.120 at the release date. What about uh, Galactic. 88 00:06:25.720 --> 00:06:30.319 Racer Galactic Racer, I feel like was reasonable because it 89 00:06:30.360 --> 00:06:32.360 was announced in December of this past year and it's 90 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:35.040 coming out in October, right, I think. 91 00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:38.120 Oh, it is coming out in October. Yeah, so that's 92 00:06:38.199 --> 00:06:43.279 so so less than a year, you think, is the like, Hey, 93 00:06:43.399 --> 00:06:48.639 this is when you should first announce a game, is 94 00:06:48.680 --> 00:06:51.759 when you are this close to the release date. 95 00:06:51.959 --> 00:06:55.439 So that because then you're a yes, because then you're 96 00:06:55.519 --> 00:06:57.839 also not going to have a bunch of price jumps 97 00:06:58.120 --> 00:07:01.560 like Lego Skywalker Saga did, because Lego Skywalker Second was first, like. 98 00:07:03.879 --> 00:07:05.800 And then it jumped, and then it jumped again. 99 00:07:06.439 --> 00:07:11.000 Yeah, through the through the new Gen Gen consoles and 100 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:15.680 everything else. That's true. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's that is 101 00:07:15.720 --> 00:07:20.639 so true. Unfortunately, uh but yeah, that is it for 102 00:07:20.759 --> 00:07:21.480 our news. 103 00:07:22.560 --> 00:07:25.279 That's my opinion on video game stuff as a non 104 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:26.279 video game person. 105 00:07:28.959 --> 00:07:34.040 This week is another book review. Guys are very quote 106 00:07:34.079 --> 00:07:42.120 unquote first romance novel, Why a romance novel? Yeah? Why 107 00:07:42.199 --> 00:07:48.439 a romance novel titled Eyes Like Stars, And of course 108 00:07:48.519 --> 00:07:52.920 it is rightfully so dealing with the characters that we have. 109 00:07:54.720 --> 00:08:00.240 Katie and it's written by Ashley post It Yes, who, 110 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:04.720 by the way, is a South Carolinian. So I believe 111 00:08:04.720 --> 00:08:09.560 we have our first South Carolinian Star Wars authors. 112 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:14.199 Yeah, she was having she was posting all the scenes, 113 00:08:14.199 --> 00:08:14.560 and I was. 114 00:08:14.519 --> 00:08:16.920 Like, does she live in South Carolina because she was 115 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:19.720 talking about like events and like Charleston and like Greenville, 116 00:08:19.800 --> 00:08:22.000 and I was like, wait a second. 117 00:08:22.199 --> 00:08:27.120 You should talk about possibly getting a signing. Yes. 118 00:08:27.279 --> 00:08:32.879 And by the way, guys, apparently from all of my research, 119 00:08:33.519 --> 00:08:39.000 this book is only coming out physically as a paperback novel, 120 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:44.440 I guess because of like they're testing the waters with 121 00:08:45.320 --> 00:08:49.320 how this will do with people. But I have only 122 00:08:49.360 --> 00:08:53.399 been able to find a paperback copy of the book. 123 00:08:53.759 --> 00:08:56.879 So just so you guys are aware as something to 124 00:08:56.919 --> 00:08:58.840 be prepared of. Now we are doing this. There's no 125 00:08:58.919 --> 00:09:01.799 embargo date with this one, so we're releasing this with 126 00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:04.480 the release of the book basically. 127 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:05.039 Yeah. 128 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:09.639 So, but that shocked me because I was not aware 129 00:09:09.639 --> 00:09:09.840 of that. 130 00:09:11.159 --> 00:09:21.279 So, Katie, my question to you is, well, first, non spoiler, 131 00:09:23.080 --> 00:09:24.639 initial thoughts about this book. 132 00:09:26.279 --> 00:09:32.080 Uh, I loved it and I actually felt like it 133 00:09:32.360 --> 00:09:36.080 was more than I thought it was going to be. 134 00:09:38.440 --> 00:09:40.440 Like I thought this was just gonna be. 135 00:09:42.000 --> 00:09:49.799 A cute side story in Star Wars, but we actually 136 00:09:49.960 --> 00:09:54.360 have like some pretty good cameos. 137 00:09:56.440 --> 00:09:56.679 We have. 138 00:09:56.799 --> 00:10:07.960 We have some cameos, we have some appearances, we have 139 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:11.440 a mysterious artifact. 140 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:14.399 Cut that out. 141 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:25.159 I'm sorry, y'all, I just had to cut that out, 142 00:10:25.159 --> 00:10:28.200 and that maybe go in like a blooper reel or 143 00:10:28.240 --> 00:10:31.360 something after this book, like it's been out for a bit. 144 00:10:33.679 --> 00:10:39.720 But y'all, my life is chaotic right now, and I 145 00:10:39.759 --> 00:10:42.200 am prepared for this. But I also was not super 146 00:10:42.240 --> 00:10:44.919 prepared for this, so I didn't read the Submarine to 147 00:10:44.960 --> 00:10:47.639 find out what the spoilers I needed to hold backward 148 00:10:47.759 --> 00:10:50.960 in the non spoiler portion of the story of the review. 149 00:10:52.480 --> 00:10:55.799 I haven't even had alcohol. Guys, this chaotic right now. 150 00:10:59.000 --> 00:11:01.440 So there's there's a lot of cool things in here 151 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:06.919 that all tie in to because this book takes place 152 00:11:07.320 --> 00:11:13.840 in roughly the year before the Force awakens, yes, and 153 00:11:14.399 --> 00:11:16.559 so there's a lot of tie in here to kind 154 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:18.879 of get the ball rolling on some things and tying 155 00:11:18.919 --> 00:11:21.320 it into the greater storyline, which was a lot more 156 00:11:21.360 --> 00:11:23.039 than I thought it was going to be. I thought 157 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:26.840 we were gonna have some first order appearances, so and 158 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:27.480 that would be it. 159 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:32.120 That is one of my like spoilerish non spoiler like 160 00:11:32.559 --> 00:11:38.600 grievances with this book is like every single time I 161 00:11:38.639 --> 00:11:42.440 got like a deep reference to like the future of 162 00:11:42.440 --> 00:11:44.919 Star Wars, I was like sort of a bitch, like 163 00:11:45.000 --> 00:11:48.240 I don't want this. I wanted to be outside, like 164 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:50.720 I know where in the timeline it is, but I 165 00:11:50.759 --> 00:11:54.559 don't want to deal with any of these characters. We'll 166 00:11:54.600 --> 00:11:57.759 get more into that, yes we will. 167 00:11:57.840 --> 00:12:01.120 But I also didn't think that was necessarily a bad thing. 168 00:12:01.240 --> 00:12:04.240 With how people are nowadays with wanting it in a 169 00:12:04.320 --> 00:12:08.799 greater universe. I actually think it will lend to its favor. 170 00:12:10.159 --> 00:12:18.399 Yes and no, yes, because do they really like the 171 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:25.440 only real like I guess how do I word this? 172 00:12:26.679 --> 00:12:31.039 Those characters or at least a couple of them, only 173 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:37.960 affect the story at the literal end of the story, right, 174 00:12:38.559 --> 00:12:44.960 And so for me, I was like, okay, whatever, Like 175 00:12:45.000 --> 00:12:49.120 I got like what this book was promoted as for 176 00:12:49.320 --> 00:12:56.279 the first twenty four chapters. Yeah, like I got like 177 00:12:56.480 --> 00:13:00.240 everything that this book was basically promoted as. And then 178 00:13:00.240 --> 00:13:03.799 they're like, hey, by the way, this is still Star Wars. 179 00:13:04.559 --> 00:13:05.639 Yeah I could see that. 180 00:13:06.279 --> 00:13:10.440 I didn't think really about it because obviously this has 181 00:13:10.559 --> 00:13:15.840 a Star Wars romance novel tag on it, So like 182 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:18.440 I do think it'll lend to its favor with the 183 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:24.600 greater audience. But like the different cameos that come in 184 00:13:25.159 --> 00:13:28.519 are gonna be like, oh cool, Like there's enough there where, 185 00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:32.360 Like it feels like a true cameo to an extent, 186 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:36.080 Like it's not like a oh like I must go 187 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:38.360 see who this person is. I feel like there's enough 188 00:13:38.399 --> 00:13:42.720 information to really gather and call this a one and 189 00:13:42.759 --> 00:13:47.519 done Star Wars story like for most people. Yeah, I 190 00:13:47.559 --> 00:13:51.799 will also say, because this is this is a non spoiler, 191 00:13:52.279 --> 00:13:55.919 but I would truly consider this book a young adult 192 00:13:56.000 --> 00:13:59.840 book in terms of a romance novel. There's just no spice, 193 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:05.480 none of that involved. It gets close, it gets close, 194 00:14:05.840 --> 00:14:07.320 but like it's just kissing. 195 00:14:07.840 --> 00:14:18.039 Yes, yes, I will say, let me Uh it's a 196 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:25.600 young adult But I have in my notes this is 197 00:14:25.720 --> 00:14:33.759 the note number twenty six third canonical shit in Star Wars. 198 00:14:34.799 --> 00:14:41.600 True, there is cursing, uh star Wars, Star Wars cursing and. 199 00:14:42.919 --> 00:14:43.720 Current cursing. 200 00:14:44.000 --> 00:14:47.159 Yeah, it's like modern world cursing, which really threw me 201 00:14:47.200 --> 00:14:49.960 into a loop because there is also My twenty eighth 202 00:14:50.200 --> 00:14:54.039 note is I think this is the first canonical asshole 203 00:14:55.120 --> 00:15:00.360 in Star Wars. It's like like it sometimes takes you out, 204 00:15:00.840 --> 00:15:04.200 and I think that's the reason why they created like 205 00:15:04.399 --> 00:15:08.919 Star Wars like curse words, so that way it could 206 00:15:08.960 --> 00:15:12.279 still feel like in universe and like all of that. 207 00:15:12.559 --> 00:15:17.639 But I understand the idea of like, hey, there's no 208 00:15:17.720 --> 00:15:21.279 other way to say this without really laying it thick 209 00:15:21.600 --> 00:15:24.000 so that the reader understands what I'm saying. 210 00:15:24.360 --> 00:15:28.679 And to be fair, I don't think there's currently a 211 00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:34.559 Star Wars curse word for asshole, Like there's something there's 212 00:15:34.600 --> 00:15:39.639 something close to shit. Yeah, but it's two words. Yep, 213 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:46.240 it's not one word, so it's it. So to me, 214 00:15:46.559 --> 00:15:51.440 you're merging in things like there's tea, there's actually coffee. 215 00:15:51.480 --> 00:15:54.080 It's not just there's not just calf in Star Wars. 216 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:56.960 Calf is not coffee for Star Wars, that's actually coffee. 217 00:15:57.279 --> 00:15:59.200 So there's a lot of things that have been kind 218 00:15:59.240 --> 00:16:04.120 of merged where it bridges the sci fi aspect to 219 00:16:04.240 --> 00:16:07.279 where you go, oh okay, like Earth could be here 220 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:10.200 somewhere there's seven hundred and eighty planets. 221 00:16:09.879 --> 00:16:12.840 Like well, and like I also think more so it 222 00:16:12.960 --> 00:16:15.759 might be a little bit more lenient in a young 223 00:16:15.840 --> 00:16:20.200 adult novel rather than an adult Star Wars top. 224 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:26.320 And that's fully accurate because you're trying in, especially in 225 00:16:26.360 --> 00:16:30.240 this imprint of a Star Wars young adult romance, like 226 00:16:30.679 --> 00:16:33.519 with how romance is nowadays, you're also trying to appeal 227 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:35.840 and bring in new readers to Star Wars. 228 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:38.440 So totally makes sense. 229 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:44.000 This is also something I would consider non spoilery because 230 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:46.279 it has nothing to do with the plot of the 231 00:16:46.320 --> 00:16:51.320 book other than the fact that our female main character, 232 00:16:51.600 --> 00:16:56.080 Ardent Quay, who is an eighteen year old, is basically 233 00:16:56.279 --> 00:17:03.039 first mate on a tour ship of the galaxy. Basically 234 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:06.759 like how the Empire got defeated is like kind of 235 00:17:06.759 --> 00:17:09.240 the theme of the tour ship. They got all like 236 00:17:09.319 --> 00:17:12.480 the different like main locations of how the Empire got 237 00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:13.359 defeated and stuff. 238 00:17:14.839 --> 00:17:16.119 I texted this to Clay. 239 00:17:17.240 --> 00:17:22.559 Uh, but there is a throwaway line about the uh 240 00:17:22.920 --> 00:17:28.880 star cruiser hotel, oh, the galactic star cruiser. Yeah, and 241 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:32.599 I died laughing. 242 00:17:33.599 --> 00:17:41.759 I was like, I cannot believe that. They said, yeah, 243 00:17:41.799 --> 00:17:43.039 sure you could put that in here. 244 00:17:43.400 --> 00:17:51.119 Like I was dying of laughter so hard when I 245 00:17:51.240 --> 00:17:54.519 texted you that, I laughed for a good ten minutes. 246 00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:58.039 Well, like I read it and I had I did 247 00:17:58.079 --> 00:18:04.359 like a double take. I was like oh, okay, I 248 00:18:04.400 --> 00:18:07.119 mean canonically, I guess that makes sense. 249 00:18:07.720 --> 00:18:11.079 It does now I will say there is a Star 250 00:18:11.160 --> 00:18:15.839 Cruiser comic, and my comics are still packed up. It 251 00:18:15.880 --> 00:18:18.119 will be packed up for another two to three weeks, 252 00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:20.519 so I can't go look at this. But there is 253 00:18:20.640 --> 00:18:23.839 a Star Cruiser part in that that takes place with 254 00:18:23.920 --> 00:18:27.039 the first Order, but they could very easily place that 255 00:18:27.160 --> 00:18:31.279 around the same time because it's about it potentially closing down, 256 00:18:31.440 --> 00:18:33.400 or like the rumor that's closing down. 257 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:34.119 Yeah. 258 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:38.319 So again, it's a throw away line. 259 00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:43.440 It's not really gonna mean anything to somebody who doesn't know, 260 00:18:43.599 --> 00:18:45.759 but I found it absolutely hysterical. 261 00:18:46.680 --> 00:18:49.920 Yeah it was. It was funny. I thought it was funny. 262 00:18:51.680 --> 00:18:56.519 I'm trying to think of any other non spoiler that 263 00:18:56.640 --> 00:18:57.880 I wanted here. 264 00:18:59.240 --> 00:19:06.839 Let's so are just as ah. Sorry. Just as a 265 00:19:06.880 --> 00:19:11.440 little more comment about our male main character. 266 00:19:13.079 --> 00:19:15.440 He is his name is Cyan. 267 00:19:16.319 --> 00:19:18.359 We don't know how old he is, but he appears 268 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:27.720 to be relatively teenage years and he is a Loosien, 269 00:19:28.480 --> 00:19:31.079 which does get confirmed at the end of the book, 270 00:19:31.880 --> 00:19:36.920 but it the Loosom previously has really only been featured 271 00:19:37.279 --> 00:19:43.519 in uh the Higher Republic Adventures so far, so this 272 00:19:43.640 --> 00:19:49.119 is their second appearance here, and it like, if you 273 00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:53.119 read the Higher Republic Adventures, know that like Rue who 274 00:19:53.200 --> 00:19:58.160 is that character was talked about how his eyes were 275 00:19:58.200 --> 00:20:01.599 so black, but then all of his pupils like it 276 00:20:01.640 --> 00:20:04.799 looked like you were staring into the sky. So that 277 00:20:04.880 --> 00:20:07.839 kind of brings in like the eyes like stars vibes. 278 00:20:09.440 --> 00:20:10.000 In there. 279 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:13.359 And I really enjoyed how Ashley played with a species 280 00:20:13.400 --> 00:20:16.119 that we really haven't known a whole lot about before 281 00:20:16.160 --> 00:20:19.000 the Higher Public Adventures and bring that in. And we 282 00:20:19.039 --> 00:20:24.160 do get some more information about the species towards the 283 00:20:24.240 --> 00:20:25.440 end of the book that I'm not going to go 284 00:20:25.480 --> 00:20:28.079 into because I'm interested to see how this comes to 285 00:20:28.160 --> 00:20:30.200 play further. But I did find it a little bit 286 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:35.200 shocking for people who do read everything canonical. It makes 287 00:20:35.200 --> 00:20:36.759 you curious about what happened. 288 00:20:37.240 --> 00:20:43.359 So, yeah, do you remember what I'm talking about? 289 00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:46.000 Yes? 290 00:20:46.640 --> 00:20:53.200 Oh wait, it's where it's where one of the first 291 00:20:53.319 --> 00:20:58.079 order people goes elusive, like you're basically like you're all 292 00:20:58.160 --> 00:20:59.039 supposed to be dead. 293 00:21:01.319 --> 00:21:07.519 Oh yeah, yeah yeah, Uh what I what I was 294 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:10.839 gonna mention before you mentioned? Uh, the other main character 295 00:21:11.480 --> 00:21:18.200 is our representation in this book. We have two technically 296 00:21:18.279 --> 00:21:25.880 three members of the lgbt Q plus community. We have Uh, 297 00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:32.279 a ex leader of Naboo. 298 00:21:34.720 --> 00:21:34.839 Uh. 299 00:21:35.920 --> 00:21:45.519 And then we have the main character's father who is bisexual. 300 00:21:46.000 --> 00:21:49.680 And the only way we can confirm that is by 301 00:21:49.759 --> 00:21:53.720 one of the shipmates who is also on the ship. 302 00:21:54.160 --> 00:21:57.960 And we learn in here small spoilers for this for 303 00:21:58.000 --> 00:22:03.039 this explanation, but there has been like years of like 304 00:22:04.400 --> 00:22:08.599 back and forth teasing but not really doing anything with that, 305 00:22:09.640 --> 00:22:12.640 going any further with it. And we'll talk a little 306 00:22:12.720 --> 00:22:16.960 bit about that relationship and how it really is the 307 00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:21.599 reason why that kind of flirtatious relationship is even there 308 00:22:23.319 --> 00:22:23.960 to begin with. 309 00:22:26.440 --> 00:22:30.119 And the ruler of Naboo that he's talking about was 310 00:22:30.160 --> 00:22:33.480 the one during the Empire, like the end of the 311 00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:37.359 Empire civil war, yeah, yeah, the galactic Civil War. Her 312 00:22:37.440 --> 00:22:41.640 name was Socia Sbruna. 313 00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:42.680 Yeah. 314 00:22:42.720 --> 00:22:46.599 And she declared that she only enjoys the company of women. 315 00:22:47.200 --> 00:22:55.000 So yep, I put in my notes note number twenty four. 316 00:22:55.440 --> 00:23:03.519 She's gay with the rainbows and unicorns. So and that's well, 317 00:23:03.559 --> 00:23:05.079 that's one thing I did want to show you. Like 318 00:23:05.200 --> 00:23:10.240 this book I enjoyed so well. I sat down and 319 00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:15.640 like legit just notated the crap out of this story. 320 00:23:16.480 --> 00:23:19.000 I had such a blast with this and I can't 321 00:23:19.000 --> 00:23:23.799 wait to actually get my physical copy because we did 322 00:23:23.839 --> 00:23:27.480 receive this early guys from. 323 00:23:28.680 --> 00:23:32.240 The imprint of Random House World's Penguin Random House. 324 00:23:39.839 --> 00:23:44.400 So yeah, one of the very first comments that I 325 00:23:44.440 --> 00:23:48.519 sent to you though about this book, Yes, I said, hey, 326 00:23:49.240 --> 00:23:52.079 I just got finished with like the first chapter. But 327 00:23:52.680 --> 00:23:55.839 this is definitely our type of book. Oh yeah, and 328 00:23:55.920 --> 00:23:59.240 this and this is where I'm gonna jump into spoilers, 329 00:23:59.319 --> 00:24:10.160 so three to one. When our main character Ardent appears 330 00:24:10.200 --> 00:24:12.599 in the book, which is of course very first chapter, 331 00:24:12.960 --> 00:24:16.319 we are introduced to her as a nerd, as a 332 00:24:16.319 --> 00:24:22.960 book nerd. She is going to a old uh I 333 00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:26.240 wouldn't even say bookstore. It's more of like a like 334 00:24:26.920 --> 00:24:35.000 antiquities antiquity like knickknack store. Yea, and the receptionist, the 335 00:24:35.079 --> 00:24:40.480 owner or whatever get into a small conversation about the 336 00:24:40.559 --> 00:24:46.400 serial Hollow series that she is wanting to complete. And 337 00:24:46.440 --> 00:24:50.759 this is also where we learn that her mother has 338 00:24:50.880 --> 00:24:54.119 died already. She has she she does not have a mother. 339 00:24:54.279 --> 00:24:59.200 In this current story, we learn more about her. There 340 00:24:59.279 --> 00:25:02.559 is one piece of information that's very important to this 341 00:25:03.440 --> 00:25:06.640 and like, I'm not entirely I think we can share 342 00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:09.839 about that, but like all the background stuff, I really 343 00:25:09.880 --> 00:25:13.400 want you guys to read and enjoy yourself. 344 00:25:14.079 --> 00:25:17.799 Yeah, but so we could talk briefly about that, I 345 00:25:17.799 --> 00:25:19.880 feel like, because I did want to bring that up 346 00:25:19.880 --> 00:25:20.920 as part of the conversation. 347 00:25:21.319 --> 00:25:22.240 Yeah, go ahead. 348 00:25:23.000 --> 00:25:29.599 So aardn't quake. Basically, the Quays come from a line 349 00:25:29.799 --> 00:25:36.480 of hyperspace prospectors. Basically, if you've listened or read any 350 00:25:36.559 --> 00:25:39.000 of the High Republics, if listened to our reviews and 351 00:25:39.079 --> 00:25:43.440 heard us talk about Mari Santeka and how she could 352 00:25:43.480 --> 00:25:48.920 basically plot hyperspace lanes and was basically why the path 353 00:25:48.960 --> 00:25:54.759 engines were created. The Quays have a similar talent and 354 00:25:54.799 --> 00:26:01.400 they call it wayfinding, which I I always forget this, 355 00:26:01.440 --> 00:26:03.759 so I went to Wikipedia and was like, is it 356 00:26:03.839 --> 00:26:09.480 way seeker or wayfinder? And so the Jedi that goes 357 00:26:09.599 --> 00:26:11.920 off and does their own thing is called a way seeker, 358 00:26:12.519 --> 00:26:16.160 so kind of in that similar vibe. But it's a 359 00:26:16.279 --> 00:26:19.759 very similar in this case what I feel like the 360 00:26:19.839 --> 00:26:23.839 Quays are doing compared it's different compared to Mari Santeca. 361 00:26:24.039 --> 00:26:29.839 The Quays are doing something very similar to the Chiss Skywalkers. Yes, 362 00:26:30.680 --> 00:26:34.920 in those books where they are literally they don't just 363 00:26:35.160 --> 00:26:40.680 disc like, they don't search and like plot coordinates. They 364 00:26:40.759 --> 00:26:46.799 literally navigate through space by feel versus. And they can 365 00:26:46.920 --> 00:26:49.759 plug in coordinates and stuff and go, oh yeah, this 366 00:26:49.880 --> 00:26:51.680 is the direction I feel like we should be going. 367 00:26:52.319 --> 00:26:55.119 But there's a scene in the book where Arden is 368 00:26:55.240 --> 00:27:01.160 driving the ship basically and is doing it by herself. 369 00:27:01.319 --> 00:27:03.839 She's hand piloting the whole way through. 370 00:27:04.119 --> 00:27:06.880 It is it is a very it is described as 371 00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:09.759 very supernatural, and in of course, in the Star Wars universe, 372 00:27:10.200 --> 00:27:14.440 like the legit only supernatural thing that we know about 373 00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:17.720 is the force. So like we've talked about how forced 374 00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:21.799 sensitivity in many different ways in the Star Wars universe 375 00:27:22.079 --> 00:27:25.680 is different for different species. You know, we've talked about 376 00:27:25.680 --> 00:27:30.039 how uh the Night Sisters have a different way of 377 00:27:30.119 --> 00:27:35.480 using the force. Uh the what was the other group 378 00:27:35.559 --> 00:27:40.359 that was also on data mer I can't remember their 379 00:27:40.440 --> 00:27:42.119 name off the top of my head, but like they 380 00:27:42.240 --> 00:27:47.799 use legends, I thought it was the same group of 381 00:27:47.799 --> 00:27:56.559 individuals that took uh what's your name, Uh, Thron's right hand. 382 00:27:58.319 --> 00:28:03.000 The girl, the girl in Ahsoka. Uh yeah, she's still 383 00:28:03.039 --> 00:28:03.640 a Night Sister. 384 00:28:04.319 --> 00:28:08.920 Yeah, but there was another group of individuals that weren't 385 00:28:09.039 --> 00:28:16.519 Night sisters that took her in remember I don't remember, Okay, Yeah, 386 00:28:16.559 --> 00:28:19.240 there's like like they used the force in a different way. 387 00:28:19.839 --> 00:28:22.519 Jedi used the force in a different way. And now 388 00:28:23.720 --> 00:28:30.960 we have basically confirmation that way Seekers use the force 389 00:28:32.440 --> 00:28:36.599 in a completely different way. And I think this is 390 00:28:36.640 --> 00:28:42.119 really really cool. The way that it is explained both 391 00:28:42.759 --> 00:28:47.920 verbally and then as like an actual experience when we 392 00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:50.880 actually see it happen, I think is very very cool 393 00:28:50.880 --> 00:28:56.039 and very unique. Yeah, I would be really interested because 394 00:28:56.079 --> 00:29:03.240 like this, of course being a romance novel with this 395 00:29:03.519 --> 00:29:08.119 like way Seekert kind of like lingering and it's like, okay, 396 00:29:08.200 --> 00:29:12.400 like we're going to like by the time we saw 397 00:29:12.440 --> 00:29:14.200 the first description of it, I was like, Okay, it's 398 00:29:14.240 --> 00:29:15.880 gonna happen. We just don't know when it's going to 399 00:29:15.920 --> 00:29:21.720 happen in this book. Yeah, I almost want like a 400 00:29:21.799 --> 00:29:24.960 way secret pirate book, Like that's what I want. 401 00:29:25.559 --> 00:29:29.240