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Star Wars: Myths & Fables
Beautifully illustrated, this unique treasury of in-world space tales takes readers to the far reaches of the Star Wars universe...including to the remote outer rim world of Batuu from Galaxy's Edge.
193 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 9, 2019
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George Mann
360 books674 followersGeorge Mann is an author and editor, primarily in genre fiction. He was born in Darlington, County Durham in 1978.
A former editor of Outland, Mann is the author of The Human Abstract, and more recently The Affinity Bridge and The Osiris Ritual in his Newbury and Hobbes detective series, set in an alternate Britain, and Ghosts of Manhattan, set in the same universe some decades later.
He wrote the Time Hunter novella "The Severed Man", and co-wrote the series finale, Child of Time.
He has also written numerous short stories, plus Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes audiobooks for Big Finish Productions. He has edited a number of anthologies including The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, The Solaris Book of New Fantasy and a retrospective collection of Sexton Blake stories, Sexton Blake, Detective, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock.
A former editor of Outland, Mann is the author of The Human Abstract, and more recently The Affinity Bridge and The Osiris Ritual in his Newbury and Hobbes detective series, set in an alternate Britain, and Ghosts of Manhattan, set in the same universe some decades later.
He wrote the Time Hunter novella "The Severed Man", and co-wrote the series finale, Child of Time.
He has also written numerous short stories, plus Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes audiobooks for Big Finish Productions. He has edited a number of anthologies including The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, The Solaris Book of New Fantasy and a retrospective collection of Sexton Blake stories, Sexton Blake, Detective, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock.
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September 1, 2022
I really enjoyed this book. It is really cool when a book expect to be a certain way is that way and delivers.
I grew up trading fables from brave knights, warrior princesses and greek mythology. Taking these stories and putting them into a Star Wars setting is genius and recipe for sucess. Add in great artwork at the beginning of every story the chocolate icing on top.
Usually rating short stories book is difficult as there would be some I enjoyed and some I did not, however i enjoyed every story in the book. The old story book look and feel of the makes me nostalgic and I cannot help love it.
If I had one complaint in this book I would simply I would have loved a bit more action and fight scenes in the book. Though this could be forgiven as (even I could see) it would not fit the style of the book, to have a blow by blow account of the fights.
If you loves stories and Star Wars this is a must have. It visits planets across the whole saga. Each place has it's own legends and these are some of them.
I grew up trading fables from brave knights, warrior princesses and greek mythology. Taking these stories and putting them into a Star Wars setting is genius and recipe for sucess. Add in great artwork at the beginning of every story the chocolate icing on top.
Usually rating short stories book is difficult as there would be some I enjoyed and some I did not, however i enjoyed every story in the book. The old story book look and feel of the makes me nostalgic and I cannot help love it.
If I had one complaint in this book I would simply I would have loved a bit more action and fight scenes in the book. Though this could be forgiven as (even I could see) it would not fit the style of the book, to have a blow by blow account of the fights.
If you loves stories and Star Wars this is a must have. It visits planets across the whole saga. Each place has it's own legends and these are some of them.
September 2, 2019
Enjoyable short stories that provide some extra colour to characters and planets we’ve come across in other stories.
I particularly liked the first story as it’s the first time I’ve read anything even slightly sympathetic about the Sand People. Not only is it sympathetic, but it’s got a dragon in it (yes, a dragon!) and a certain Jedi hiding on Tatooine.
I particularly liked the first story as it’s the first time I’ve read anything even slightly sympathetic about the Sand People. Not only is it sympathetic, but it’s got a dragon in it (yes, a dragon!) and a certain Jedi hiding on Tatooine.
April 1, 2020
And Now for Something Completely Different
This short, beautifully illustrated collection of short fables was a delightful interlude to the heavier lifting of the recent canon novels.
If I absolutely had to quibble I'd say that some of the Easter Eggs and canon nods are a little too on the nose or specific to work in a Fable, unreliable narrator kind of format and the numerous references to Batuu seemed a little too timely given the recent opening of the theme park attraction. I would have preferred an exploration of more new settings or lesser seen corners of the vast Galaxy, but it's a small thing in the end.
March 27, 2021
As always in shorts stories books there are some that are really good and other not so much.
The knight and the dragon 5/5 Stars
The droid with a heart 3/5 Stars
Vengeful waves 3/5 Stars
The wanderer 3/5 Stars
The black spire 4/5 Stars
Gaze of stone 4/5 Stars
The Witch and the Wookiee 2/5 Stars
The Dark Wraith 3/5 Stars
Chasing ghosts 5/5 Stars
The knight and the dragon 5/5 Stars
The droid with a heart 3/5 Stars
Vengeful waves 3/5 Stars
The wanderer 3/5 Stars
The black spire 4/5 Stars
Gaze of stone 4/5 Stars
The Witch and the Wookiee 2/5 Stars
The Dark Wraith 3/5 Stars
Chasing ghosts 5/5 Stars
May 14, 2020
A short and strange Star Wars collection of (you guessed it) myths and fables. These are stories set in the Star Wars universe, frequently involving characters and situations we're familiar with, but that don't necessarily hold themselves out as being "true" within said universe.
The best of the bunch is the story of Obi-Wan fighting a dragon to save some Sand People (shown in the picture on the cover). I didn't get all of references in many of the other stories but then I've never been a big prequels guy or a Clone Wars cartoon guy so I assume they were from that.
It wasn't the greatest of all time but much better than any Star Wars book I've read since "Phasma." It's short and goes down smooth.
The best of the bunch is the story of Obi-Wan fighting a dragon to save some Sand People (shown in the picture on the cover). I didn't get all of references in many of the other stories but then I've never been a big prequels guy or a Clone Wars cartoon guy so I assume they were from that.
It wasn't the greatest of all time but much better than any Star Wars book I've read since "Phasma." It's short and goes down smooth.
July 22, 2021
It's an anthology of fairy tales and myths in the Star Wars universe. The stories are okay, too simplistic, but good enough for children. The illustrations that accompany each story are amazing, though.
July 9, 2023
A fun collection of short stories. They were lighthearted and a quick read!
August 9, 2019
For stories bind our universe together.
Under the Disney imprint Lucasfilm publish mostly their YA and middle-grade titles (wich to me have been 50/50 on the quality). I think this would be more MG? But honestly I don't really care about their rating or target audience, it was just a lot fun and a really quick read.
Myths & Fables has 9 stories, all located in different planets and with a variety of protagonist, but at his very core every tale it's about greed, anger, betrayal and power and their consecuences. My favorites were "The Wanderer" (it features a few cool new force abilities that I'm willing to bet we'll see soon), "Vengeful Waves" (where nature itself takes revenge after the people refuse to restore balance on their planet), "Gaze of Stone" (a classic Sith betrayal story that gave me a lot of Ben Solo feels) and "The Dark Wraith" (wich left me with a lot of questions and it ties up to The Wanderer).
It's not that the other stories were bad, it's just that these bunch were really good. Also, kudos to the writter because the Batuu's located stories didn't feel just like a obnoxious product advertisement for the park.
Oh, the illustrations are also gorgeous!
Under the Disney imprint Lucasfilm publish mostly their YA and middle-grade titles (wich to me have been 50/50 on the quality). I think this would be more MG? But honestly I don't really care about their rating or target audience, it was just a lot fun and a really quick read.
Myths & Fables has 9 stories, all located in different planets and with a variety of protagonist, but at his very core every tale it's about greed, anger, betrayal and power and their consecuences. My favorites were "The Wanderer" (it features a few cool new force abilities that I'm willing to bet we'll see soon), "Vengeful Waves" (where nature itself takes revenge after the people refuse to restore balance on their planet), "Gaze of Stone" (a classic Sith betrayal story that gave me a lot of Ben Solo feels) and "The Dark Wraith" (wich left me with a lot of questions and it ties up to The Wanderer).
It's not that the other stories were bad, it's just that these bunch were really good. Also, kudos to the writter because the Batuu's located stories didn't feel just like a obnoxious product advertisement for the park.
Oh, the illustrations are also gorgeous!
August 17, 2019
Yes, Myth & Fables is technically a “young adult” or “young reader” novel, but is that really an excuse for such a bunch of lame, inane, boring stories?
Again, it’s for kids, and hey, that’s cool. Please, get the kiddos into Star Wars and get them interested in anything other than stupid ass Fortnite and PewDiPie, but can we at least capture their attention with good stories? The stories in Myths & Fables do basically nothing to instill a love for the fictional world of Star Wars. Two of them are basically shameless plugs for Galaxy’s Edge, and the other 6 miss the mark completely, trying to be cute and clever instead of fun or exciting. For example, one story (“The Droid With a Heart”) goes as far as to make a Battle Droid (yes, those “Roger, Roger” guys) actually have a conscious and tried to make readers see them as something more than droids (which, is the exact opposite of what they were presented as in the prequels). Still another tries to weave in morality and the consequences of being a disobedient kid under the guise of a Star Wars story.
Seriously, out of 9 short stories, only one tale (the one about the Sith Twi’lek) is halfway decent, and even then, it’s far from perfect or even that entertaining.
I didn’t have a ton of hope for this one, expecting it to be at least on par with the similar Tales of Luke Skywalker, so in a sense, I wasn’t exactly surprised that I found it to be simply boring, being more of a chore to read than anything else. It’s also not surprising that yet another 2019 Star Wars canon book has been such a dud. I’ve lost count of the number of canon stories produced this year that have really failed to be any good. But then again, ever since the Johnson’s shit fest of a film in The Last Jedi, Star Wars hasn’t been a shining beacon of greatness.
Again, it’s for kids, and hey, that’s cool. Please, get the kiddos into Star Wars and get them interested in anything other than stupid ass Fortnite and PewDiPie, but can we at least capture their attention with good stories? The stories in Myths & Fables do basically nothing to instill a love for the fictional world of Star Wars. Two of them are basically shameless plugs for Galaxy’s Edge, and the other 6 miss the mark completely, trying to be cute and clever instead of fun or exciting. For example, one story (“The Droid With a Heart”) goes as far as to make a Battle Droid (yes, those “Roger, Roger” guys) actually have a conscious and tried to make readers see them as something more than droids (which, is the exact opposite of what they were presented as in the prequels). Still another tries to weave in morality and the consequences of being a disobedient kid under the guise of a Star Wars story.
Seriously, out of 9 short stories, only one tale (the one about the Sith Twi’lek) is halfway decent, and even then, it’s far from perfect or even that entertaining.
I didn’t have a ton of hope for this one, expecting it to be at least on par with the similar Tales of Luke Skywalker, so in a sense, I wasn’t exactly surprised that I found it to be simply boring, being more of a chore to read than anything else. It’s also not surprising that yet another 2019 Star Wars canon book has been such a dud. I’ve lost count of the number of canon stories produced this year that have really failed to be any good. But then again, ever since the Johnson’s shit fest of a film in The Last Jedi, Star Wars hasn’t been a shining beacon of greatness.
July 11, 2022
As the title says, this is a collection of stories told as if they were myths and fables in the Star Wars universe.
Overall is an interesting read, as you can see how normal people knows about the stories we've seen in the saga. Some are better than others, as is typical in this type of books.
The Knight and the Dragon: what can I say, there's a dragon (although not a real one, as seen in the mandalorian) and a knight who everyone knows and love (yes, old Ben, I'm looking at you)
The Droid With a Heart: interesting story about droids who can act against programming.
Vengeful Waves: one of the lesser stories for me, just a fable to learn how to share with others.
The Wanderer: A kind man helps the people in need of a city. This is how I think a Jedi should be. Really liked this one.
The Black Spire: good story, not to be specially remembered, but I liked it.
Gaze of Stone: a story about Siths and how they relate to each other. I loved the ending of this one.
The Witch and the Wookiee: didn't like it much. It's interesting to find a witch, presumed night sister, with a shadow wookiee, but that's all.
The Dark Wraith: the moral part wasn't as good as it seemed at the start of the story, but I dig Vader tearing down an entire city (actually I want to see it in live action or animation, it would be amazing)
Chasing Ghosts: I didn't like this one, has nothing special and is only included to promote the theme park.
I want to say how amazing is the art in this book, the drawings are really good, some of them can be hanged on a wall and be just art.
Overall is an interesting read, as you can see how normal people knows about the stories we've seen in the saga. Some are better than others, as is typical in this type of books.
The Knight and the Dragon: what can I say, there's a dragon (although not a real one, as seen in the mandalorian) and a knight who everyone knows and love (yes, old Ben, I'm looking at you)
The Droid With a Heart: interesting story about droids who can act against programming.
Vengeful Waves: one of the lesser stories for me, just a fable to learn how to share with others.
The Wanderer: A kind man helps the people in need of a city. This is how I think a Jedi should be. Really liked this one.
The Black Spire: good story, not to be specially remembered, but I liked it.
Gaze of Stone: a story about Siths and how they relate to each other. I loved the ending of this one.
The Witch and the Wookiee: didn't like it much. It's interesting to find a witch, presumed night sister, with a shadow wookiee, but that's all.
The Dark Wraith: the moral part wasn't as good as it seemed at the start of the story, but I dig Vader tearing down an entire city (actually I want to see it in live action or animation, it would be amazing)
Chasing Ghosts: I didn't like this one, has nothing special and is only included to promote the theme park.
I want to say how amazing is the art in this book, the drawings are really good, some of them can be hanged on a wall and be just art.
August 6, 2020
So I actually did not read this release by George Mann until after I just read this years release, SW Dark Legends.
Each story has a unique and beautiful watercolor painting at the beginning (much the same as, Tales From the Galaxy Far Far Away: Vol. 1: Aliens) and this hardcover does a great job with these giant, wonderful title cards and gold plates for the first letter or every story that don’t look cheesy or see-through. Another win for Disney Lucasfilm Press honestly.
The Knight & The Dragon: 4*
A dragon vs. a jedi?! Come on! And it’s so obviously meant to be Kenobi. I dig it. This was cool as hell. In a universe that has so many different races and beasts, why couldn’t there be dragons as well?
The Droid with a Heart: 2*
Grievous now too?! Honestly though I thought this story would have been much cooler than I thought it was. I know there’s more than one canon story involving characters from the free-droid movement or whatever they call it but this fell very flat for me and was kind of about nothing at all.
Vengeful Waves: 3*
I think this is my first experience with Glee Anselm other than it being mentioned in Solo (I think?).
This was a cute fable, nothing amazing though.
The Wanderer: 4*
I really liked this one and honestly this is probably my favorite piece of art too. A jedi with a shield to look stylized like an actual knight? I dig it very much.
These tales feel almost exactly like what I wish jedi stories often were—people need help, boom, there’s a jedi. Help is given, they walk away. No conversation or glory needed.
The Black Spire: 3*
I believe I said this in one of my last SW reviews but we now have more Batuu/Black Spire content than we can fathom and no one asked for it. I get there’s a park but it didn’t even make an appearance in the final film and it was supposed to be a resistance base...
Regardless I enjoyed this story. The young child with a knife disguising her voice to save the day gave me Peter Pan vibes.
Gaze of Stone: 4*
I liked this story and that it had characters that are also in his Dark Legends book. I do wish though that we’d get more jedi/Sith stories without them having to be myths or fables. It’s like Disney way to call something canon-non-canon
The Witch & the Wookiee: 3*
Just another cute fable, not great
The Dark Wraith: 2*
So another story on Cerosha, this time about an even wraith, and this story doesn’t include the jedi Knight from the other one?
A semi-crappy fable about being a good kid?
Chasing Ghosts: 3*
Batuu... again. Disney really doesn���t get that the place is absolutely pointless.
Also if every single story is about a gangster, smuggler, or bounty hunter, are there any actual normal people in the entire galaxy??
Some of these stories are just hurt by being short, or being meant for young readers/YA. But some are also just very bleh
Each story has a unique and beautiful watercolor painting at the beginning (much the same as, Tales From the Galaxy Far Far Away: Vol. 1: Aliens) and this hardcover does a great job with these giant, wonderful title cards and gold plates for the first letter or every story that don’t look cheesy or see-through. Another win for Disney Lucasfilm Press honestly.
The Knight & The Dragon: 4*
A dragon vs. a jedi?! Come on! And it’s so obviously meant to be Kenobi. I dig it. This was cool as hell. In a universe that has so many different races and beasts, why couldn’t there be dragons as well?
The Droid with a Heart: 2*
Grievous now too?! Honestly though I thought this story would have been much cooler than I thought it was. I know there’s more than one canon story involving characters from the free-droid movement or whatever they call it but this fell very flat for me and was kind of about nothing at all.
Vengeful Waves: 3*
I think this is my first experience with Glee Anselm other than it being mentioned in Solo (I think?).
This was a cute fable, nothing amazing though.
The Wanderer: 4*
I really liked this one and honestly this is probably my favorite piece of art too. A jedi with a shield to look stylized like an actual knight? I dig it very much.
These tales feel almost exactly like what I wish jedi stories often were—people need help, boom, there’s a jedi. Help is given, they walk away. No conversation or glory needed.
The Black Spire: 3*
I believe I said this in one of my last SW reviews but we now have more Batuu/Black Spire content than we can fathom and no one asked for it. I get there’s a park but it didn’t even make an appearance in the final film and it was supposed to be a resistance base...
Regardless I enjoyed this story. The young child with a knife disguising her voice to save the day gave me Peter Pan vibes.
Gaze of Stone: 4*
I liked this story and that it had characters that are also in his Dark Legends book. I do wish though that we’d get more jedi/Sith stories without them having to be myths or fables. It’s like Disney way to call something canon-non-canon
The Witch & the Wookiee: 3*
Just another cute fable, not great
The Dark Wraith: 2*
So another story on Cerosha, this time about an even wraith, and this story doesn’t include the jedi Knight from the other one?
A semi-crappy fable about being a good kid?
Chasing Ghosts: 3*
Batuu... again. Disney really doesn���t get that the place is absolutely pointless.
Also if every single story is about a gangster, smuggler, or bounty hunter, are there any actual normal people in the entire galaxy??
Some of these stories are just hurt by being short, or being meant for young readers/YA. But some are also just very bleh
April 6, 2023
This was a fun little read! This book is made up of nine short stories, all taking place in the Star Wars universe. As the title of the book would suggest, they take the form of myths or fables.
I’d say all the stories here were on a similar level of quality. Nothing really stood out as really excellent, but nothing stood out as bad either. It’s a pretty consistent read, delivering several stories that are all good. If I were to pick a couple of standouts, they would be The Knight & the Dragon and Gaze of Stone. I also have to point out the artwork here as well. Each story has a very nice piece of art at the beginning, and I really enjoyed seeing them.
Overall this was a quick but enjoyable read. It’s not the deepest or most engaging Star Wars book out there, but it’s a good one if you want something short and unique. I’d imagine kids would enjoy it a lot as well.
Rating: 7/10
I’d say all the stories here were on a similar level of quality. Nothing really stood out as really excellent, but nothing stood out as bad either. It’s a pretty consistent read, delivering several stories that are all good. If I were to pick a couple of standouts, they would be The Knight & the Dragon and Gaze of Stone. I also have to point out the artwork here as well. Each story has a very nice piece of art at the beginning, and I really enjoyed seeing them.
Overall this was a quick but enjoyable read. It’s not the deepest or most engaging Star Wars book out there, but it’s a good one if you want something short and unique. I’d imagine kids would enjoy it a lot as well.
Rating: 7/10
July 23, 2020
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Content/Trigger Warnings: Death, sacrifice, bullying, violence, oppression, loss of a parent, kidnapping, slavery, and abandonment
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May 8, 2023
This collection of in-universe tales was such a joy to read! You could tell who or what they were talking about (as they reference characters, events, places or things we know about), and the way these were used to tell stories of hope, greed, importance and the like was so fun! Definitely a recommendation.
August 9, 2019
I decided to buy a physical copy of this book because I loved the Grant Griffin artwork it includes. He really gives the characters of this galaxy a fantasy, fairy tale story aesthetic that fits the title. However, the title Myths & Fables feels like a bit of a misnomer. People generally define fables as stories that involve animals, and there's really none of that unless you count the dragon in the first story, "The Knight & the Dragon." Oddly, the Krayt dragon in that story has wings, and I never knew that they could have wings. I can't help but wonder whether this is meant to convey that people passing on these tales are exaggerating them. But through context, we can discern that the titular knight is Old Ben Kenobi. In a way, the story builds upon the actions of the Sand People in Attack of the Clones and perhaps provides a bit more context for why they would be afraid of Kenobi in A New Hope. This truly feels like a tale of a knight saving people from a dragon.
It seems natural that a tale about Kenobi would be followed by a tale about Grievous. "The Droid with a Heart" is not quite what I expected it to be. I was kind of worried that it would try to make me sympathize with Grievous, who keeps his heart despite the rest of him being droid so that he could withstand battles. But it turns out that the tactical droid is the one with heart, as he wishes to protect other droids from the wrath of Grievous. I expected this to end up being Kalani, but it isn't, and the ending is more heartwarming (pun intended) than I anticipated.
Another favorite of mine is "Gaze of Stone," which is set sometime during the Sith Rule of Two. The opening illustration gives away the events to come, but it's still fascinating seeing the Twi'lek character Ry Nymbis go from his normal upbringing to the tough Sith apprenticeship under the Duros Darth Coldoth, who was previously mentioned in Dooku: Jedi Lost. As far as canon goes, this is one of the better glimpses of the past prior to the era of the Prequel Trilogy.
When reading "The Wanderer," I wondered whether the Jedi was supposed to be someone familiar. The brown hair, the beard, and the green lightsaber made me think this could have perhaps been Qui-Gon Jinn, with the shield being an exaggeration from passing down tales. But apparently the inspiration for the Jedi illustration came from studying Ralph McQuarrie's early art for Luke Skywalker. So perhaps this is just some random Jedi, and I'm cool with that. It takes place in Solace on the planet Cerosha, a setting that reappears in the penultimate story "The Dark Wraith." That particular seems to be about Darth Vader wreaking havoc, and the people even wish that the Wanderer were there to help them, but he's long gone.
During "The Black Spire," I also wondered whether the man with brown robes and a beard with grey in it was supposed to be an older Luke Skywalker. It takes place on Batuu, which is also where the theme park Galaxy's Edge is set. Batuu is also featured in the last story of this collection, "Chasing Ghosts," which itself is a tale about the power of telling tales as it tells of bounty hunters and scoundrels. As such, it's an appropriate ending for this collection.
Other stories include "Vengeful Waves," a tale of two peoples of Glee Anselm: the Nautolans and the Anselmi. It's nice to get background for a world that we've heard about but not explored much before. And though the mobile game Star Wars: Uprising is gone, two of its characters-Nightsister Shelish and Wookiee Owacchi-are featured in "The Witch & the Wookiee," thus keeping that game alive in a way.
Overall, these are fairly easy reads. And I'm curious about whether this collection would make a good gateway for someone unfamiliar with Star Wars. In any case, this collection is fun and visually pleasing. A fine addition to Star Wars lore.
It seems natural that a tale about Kenobi would be followed by a tale about Grievous. "The Droid with a Heart" is not quite what I expected it to be. I was kind of worried that it would try to make me sympathize with Grievous, who keeps his heart despite the rest of him being droid so that he could withstand battles. But it turns out that the tactical droid is the one with heart, as he wishes to protect other droids from the wrath of Grievous. I expected this to end up being Kalani, but it isn't, and the ending is more heartwarming (pun intended) than I anticipated.
Another favorite of mine is "Gaze of Stone," which is set sometime during the Sith Rule of Two. The opening illustration gives away the events to come, but it's still fascinating seeing the Twi'lek character Ry Nymbis go from his normal upbringing to the tough Sith apprenticeship under the Duros Darth Coldoth, who was previously mentioned in Dooku: Jedi Lost. As far as canon goes, this is one of the better glimpses of the past prior to the era of the Prequel Trilogy.
When reading "The Wanderer," I wondered whether the Jedi was supposed to be someone familiar. The brown hair, the beard, and the green lightsaber made me think this could have perhaps been Qui-Gon Jinn, with the shield being an exaggeration from passing down tales. But apparently the inspiration for the Jedi illustration came from studying Ralph McQuarrie's early art for Luke Skywalker. So perhaps this is just some random Jedi, and I'm cool with that. It takes place in Solace on the planet Cerosha, a setting that reappears in the penultimate story "The Dark Wraith." That particular seems to be about Darth Vader wreaking havoc, and the people even wish that the Wanderer were there to help them, but he's long gone.
During "The Black Spire," I also wondered whether the man with brown robes and a beard with grey in it was supposed to be an older Luke Skywalker. It takes place on Batuu, which is also where the theme park Galaxy's Edge is set. Batuu is also featured in the last story of this collection, "Chasing Ghosts," which itself is a tale about the power of telling tales as it tells of bounty hunters and scoundrels. As such, it's an appropriate ending for this collection.
Other stories include "Vengeful Waves," a tale of two peoples of Glee Anselm: the Nautolans and the Anselmi. It's nice to get background for a world that we've heard about but not explored much before. And though the mobile game Star Wars: Uprising is gone, two of its characters-Nightsister Shelish and Wookiee Owacchi-are featured in "The Witch & the Wookiee," thus keeping that game alive in a way.
Overall, these are fairly easy reads. And I'm curious about whether this collection would make a good gateway for someone unfamiliar with Star Wars. In any case, this collection is fun and visually pleasing. A fine addition to Star Wars lore.
August 13, 2021
The writing is so beautiful and the illustrations even moreso. I thought I’d be put off by the original characters but I enjoyed some of the original stories even more than those with established characters. The myth format itself might be the best aspect of the book, because it’s just handled so so well. Really a great read and an unique look into the universe.
December 8, 2021
The history of courageous Jedi Masters and dastardly Sith Lords have always been cloaked in the myths and legends of the past. Children throughout the galaxy are told stories by parents and elders of amazing heroes that they could become, and evil villains that may steal them away, in the hopes that they, too, will find their way forward. Nine of those stories are chronicled here by Galactic Historian George Mann as he retells those tales of the past:
THE KNIGHT AND THE DRAGON - the hopes of a village rests on the shoulders of an unknown hero from the desert wastes
THE DROID WITH A HEART - a lone droid must find a way to stand against the GENERAL even at the cost of his own existence
VENGEFUL WAVES - two underwater kingdoms diverge and one will face the wrath of the world
THE WANDERER - the people of Solace are thrice saved by a knight from the wastes
THE BLACK SPIRE - a determined sister armed only with a wooden dagger will do whatever it takes to save her enslaved brother and changes her world
GAZE OF STONE - a Sith apprentice 's plans for greatness are soon left on a windy mountaintop
THE WITCH & THE WOOKIE - a pirate trio find that defying a witch and her familiar has farther ranging effects than they could have believed
THE DARK WRAITH - evil in the city of Solace can't stand against the force ready to punish all those deserving of its attention
CHASING GHOSTS - a scoundrel misleads a bounty hunter with a tale that soon becomes a story of myth and lost treasure throughout the galaxy
George Mann is, of course, the go-to chosen chronicler of tales throughout time and space. Newbury & Hobbes...the Ghost of Manhattan...a time-travelling Doctor...and so many others are among his recounted stories of heroes and villains of myth & legend.
This book in particular is a gem as the stories are told from the point of view of a teller of stories recounting these tales much as those of the past such as the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen have done for untold generations.
A pretty quick read and one that would be perfect as bedtime stories for young children as they head off to dreams of wonderous adventures.
THE KNIGHT AND THE DRAGON - the hopes of a village rests on the shoulders of an unknown hero from the desert wastes
THE DROID WITH A HEART - a lone droid must find a way to stand against the GENERAL even at the cost of his own existence
VENGEFUL WAVES - two underwater kingdoms diverge and one will face the wrath of the world
THE WANDERER - the people of Solace are thrice saved by a knight from the wastes
THE BLACK SPIRE - a determined sister armed only with a wooden dagger will do whatever it takes to save her enslaved brother and changes her world
GAZE OF STONE - a Sith apprentice 's plans for greatness are soon left on a windy mountaintop
THE WITCH & THE WOOKIE - a pirate trio find that defying a witch and her familiar has farther ranging effects than they could have believed
THE DARK WRAITH - evil in the city of Solace can't stand against the force ready to punish all those deserving of its attention
CHASING GHOSTS - a scoundrel misleads a bounty hunter with a tale that soon becomes a story of myth and lost treasure throughout the galaxy
George Mann is, of course, the go-to chosen chronicler of tales throughout time and space. Newbury & Hobbes...the Ghost of Manhattan...a time-travelling Doctor...and so many others are among his recounted stories of heroes and villains of myth & legend.
This book in particular is a gem as the stories are told from the point of view of a teller of stories recounting these tales much as those of the past such as the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen have done for untold generations.
A pretty quick read and one that would be perfect as bedtime stories for young children as they head off to dreams of wonderous adventures.
December 18, 2021
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, storytellers were passing on myths and fables. Some had morals, some were adventure stories, all had a little bit of heart.
This collection was absolutely fabulous. These stories made you laugh, made you cry, made you think and made you wonder. Many, though specific famous characters were never named featured well known figures such as Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon and General Grevious.
What I loved most about this book was that, when you knew who the main character was, it filled in a small piece of their backstory. It let you in on a little more of their past. Small windows into the life of the character you never saw onscreen, or in other books.
Each story started with a full page, full color illustration depicting some key moment in the tale. The illustrations were very well done, and really highlighted the text.
For anyone looking for a little know slice of Star Wars, read this!
This collection was absolutely fabulous. These stories made you laugh, made you cry, made you think and made you wonder. Many, though specific famous characters were never named featured well known figures such as Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon and General Grevious.
What I loved most about this book was that, when you knew who the main character was, it filled in a small piece of their backstory. It let you in on a little more of their past. Small windows into the life of the character you never saw onscreen, or in other books.
Each story started with a full page, full color illustration depicting some key moment in the tale. The illustrations were very well done, and really highlighted the text.
For anyone looking for a little know slice of Star Wars, read this!
January 1, 2020
It was ok.
I enjoyed a tale or two, but most were forgettable. I don't even remember the last myth that was told.
I'm not quite sure what to think of the Star Wars novels now. I really only cared about connecting pieces of the trilogy with clues here and there, but now that it is over I'm not really sure what to think.
The Mandalorian does a great job at rekindling the SW flame for me, with new characters and plots. But there are many characters still out there I want to hear more about.
Ahsoka. Ezra. Sabine. Even Cal from the Jedi: Fallen Order game!
Basically what I'm saying is, in this book: each story was too short, each character felt flat... Let's go Disney.
I enjoyed a tale or two, but most were forgettable. I don't even remember the last myth that was told.
I'm not quite sure what to think of the Star Wars novels now. I really only cared about connecting pieces of the trilogy with clues here and there, but now that it is over I'm not really sure what to think.
The Mandalorian does a great job at rekindling the SW flame for me, with new characters and plots. But there are many characters still out there I want to hear more about.
Ahsoka. Ezra. Sabine. Even Cal from the Jedi: Fallen Order game!
Basically what I'm saying is, in this book: each story was too short, each character felt flat... Let's go Disney.
November 17, 2023
""You face a turning point in the road of your young life," the man explained. "You must believe in your own strength.""
With some short story books not every one can be a winner, but with this one every single story was great. I honestly just wish that there were more. I loved how every story was so different from each other, and how we visited all kinds of different places. I also really liked how we got to hear some tales from Batuu.
With some short story books not every one can be a winner, but with this one every single story was great. I honestly just wish that there were more. I loved how every story was so different from each other, and how we visited all kinds of different places. I also really liked how we got to hear some tales from Batuu.
December 26, 2023
This is kind of interesting at first but then it turns into poorly disguised environmentalist stories. In one a Jesu like figure saves a community that drills for minerals in their planet. He makes them promise not to drill again and then leaves. Afterwards they live in peace and prosperity. Yeah. A true myth alright.
April 24, 2021
This was fun! A collection of short stories, most with a lesson to be taught. Would be a great bedtime story collection for kids with a love for Star Wars. I especially loved the hidden gems of recognizable characters that were not named but mature readers could spot. 😉
December 12, 2022
This was a charming collection of stories that have been passed around the galaxy. I thought the tone of these stories was especially fitting for what this book claims to be, and I couldn't help but imagine these myths and fables being shared in various places and times throughout the Star Wars universe. I'd give this a solid 3.5/5 stars
December 13, 2023
I'm running out of Lucasverse books to read...but then I came across this little volume, full of wonderful tales, simply told, that fire the imagination. I'll always recommend any book that delves into the dark heart of the Sith, and this collection includes just such a tale. Very satisfying.
August 2, 2019
A really fun addition to the Star Wars lineup, probably my second favorite Star Wars release this year! I very much enjoyed every story and found my interest waning only a couple of times. I will keep this one in my collection for years to come, for they also make good stories to read to children! Despite some of them perhaps being a little too scary to do. The illustrations are beautiful and the tales are well crafted. I hope Star Wars does more books like this in the future. It's a great way to tell Star Wars stories that don't have to fit in with the "Canon".
October 30, 2019
3.5 stars
January 30, 2021
A nice little collection of Star Wars stories and fables. Nothing too interesting or exciting, but a good read nonetheless.
October 16, 2021
I enjoyed these mixed myths & fables set in the Star Wars universe, some more than others (which is always the case with a grouping of stories), but a few that touched on characters we know well were (of course) my favorites.
January 29, 2023
I'm a total sucker for fictional mythologies like this. Very enjoyable read, loved Mann's "voice" while reading
February 26, 2021
Fun! Actual enjoyment was probably around three stars, but the book isn't really aimed at me so I'm not gonna be too hard on it. I think it'd be GREAT for younger readers.
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