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Star Wars: Darth Vader, Vol. 1: Vader

by Kieron Gillen

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read in February 2020

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Ben said: " Best comic book adaptation I have read yet - probably my favorite comic books of my adulthood.

Edit: 2023 watching the movies and re-read these along with ObiWan new show. This is a great arc and I'd love to see it on screen. The Obi-Wan series showed ...more "

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"Great art and the introduction of Aphra!" — Nov 06, 2019 10:16PM

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Baptism of Fire (The Witcher, #3)

by Andrzej Sapkowski

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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) by Iain M. Banks

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It swooped through the world’s thin wrapping with a voice of fire,

A poetic way to describe this ubiquitous sci-fi occurrence.

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