TK331: Ep 36 - Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina: Doctor Death

Today, we discuss the entirety of the Han Solo Trilogy. We'll talk at length about The Paradise Snare, The Hutt Gambit, and Rebel Dawn. The trilogy tells Han Solo’s story, from his time as a young man right up to the beginning of A New Hope. We see what he did before he joined the Imperial Academy, his time as a smuggler, and even how he crossed paths with the Rebellion in its early days. We also meet the first love of his life, Bria Tharen, who becomes one of the Rebellion’s earliest heroes.

Today we discuss A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale. It tells the story of the Quarren Tessek, who has appeared in several of the stories throughout this collection. Like many other characters at Jabba’s Palace, he dreams of and plots Jabba’s death. He actually has a plan to kill the Hutt that will take place the next day. There’s just one problem: a certain Jedi shows up and disrupts things.

On this special Valentine's Day episode, we discuss Star Wars: Union, which tells the story of the wedding of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade.

Today we finish our discussion of the Hand of Thrawn duology with the second half of Vision of the Future. Tierce, Disra, and Flim develop a plan to crush Bel Iblis and prove that Grand Admiral Thrawn is back. Han and Leia are both heading to Bothawui to try to avert a civil war, while Luke and Mara get ever closer to unraveling the secret of the Hand of Thrawn.

Today we discuss A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9, the next short story in Tales from Jabba's Palace. A Bad Feeling tells the story of everyone’s favorite torture droid from Return of the Jedi, EV-9D9. We learn some of what she got up to before the events of Return of the Jedi, as well as certain characters who she has previously crossed paths with.

Today we discuss the first half of Vision of the Future, the second book in the Hand of Thrawn Duology. The New Republic is in chaos. The issue of the Bothan sabotage of the Caamas shield generators is threatening to tear the Republic apart. Pellaeon is still waiting for Bel Iblis to talk peace, while Han and Leia are taking a much needed vacation at Pakrik Major. And through it all, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker is not to be found: he’s left the known galaxy and is off to save his friend, Mara Jade.

Today we discuss The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays. The story follows two groups of people. First, Barada, who is in charge of keeping Jabba’s Sail Barge running. Second, the Weequay who worship a god known as Quay. They even have a small sphere that represents Quay to them.

Today we discuss Specter of the Past, the first book in the Hand of Thrawn Duology. The Empire is on its last legs. If not for infighting in the New Republic it would be destroyed by now. Admiral Pellaeon knows this and has made what could be the most difficult decision of his career. But Moff Disra has his own plans for the Empire. Leia has taken a temporary step back from being the Chief of State of the New Republic and is on a well-deserved vacation, and Han is determined to make sure she enjoys it.

Today we discuss Of the Day’s Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale. Bib Fortuna dreams of killing Jabba and taking over his criminal empire. From there, he wants to expand and eventually take over his home planet of Ryloth. *Spoiler Warning* We discuss the Ahsoka series in the second half of the episode.

Today we discuss Showdown at Centerpoint, the final book in the Corellian trilogy. Han, Leia, Mara, and Dracmus are all bound for Selonia, while the Bakuran fleet is approaching Centerpoint Station. Meanwhile, Anakin continues to fiddle with the repulsor on Drall.