Century Books

Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising (Century /Del Rey)

The origin story that Star Wars fans have been clamouring for, since the characters emergence in 1991’s Heir To The Empire, finally comes to fruition in the newly established Star Wars cannon. I’m of course…


Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (Expanded Edition) – Rae Carson (Century)

Love it or hate it, the Skywalker saga was brought to a dramatic end this past December with the cinematic release of The Rise Of Skywalker. Vital questions were answered and some new ones were…


Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire – Delilah S. Dawson (Century Books)

I started reading Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire just before the latest installment in Star Wars cinema history, The Rise Of Skywalker and much like Rebecca Roanhorse’s excellent novel Resistance Reborn, this offers another…


Star Wars: Resistance Reborn – Rebecca Roanhorse (Century)

If the anticipation for the latest chapter in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is proving unbearable then the short-term fix may just be the new novel by Rebecca Roanhorse, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn.  The…


Star Wars: Canto Bight – S Ahmed, R Carson, M Grant, J J Miller (Century)

Quite honestly, I approached this book with a lot of caution. After seeing The Last Jedi, one of my main gripes was the casino planet of Canto Bight. The whole reason for going there in…


Star Wars: Thrawn – Timothy Zahn (Century)

The Star Wars “extended universe”, often throws up a character so good and fully formed that they warrant further attention. Readers will have their fingers crossed that we don’t have a “Star Trek Crew Member…


The People vs. Alex Cross – James Patterson (Century)

Conan Doyle had Holmes, Cussler had Pitt, Child has Reacher, Harrison had DiGriz and James Patterson has Alex Cross.  Authors and characters whose lives and fortunes are hopelessly intertwined and while the former aren’t necessarily…