July Reading

Since my last post, I did a fair amount of reading.

I finished with most of the Star Wars teen fiction in July (and completely finished it in early August). My favorite books in the young adult portion of the canon has to be the Servants of the Empire series.

Servants of the Empire follows Zare Leonis, as he navigates through the imperial systems in an attempt to bring the empire down from within. I can't really go into more detail without spoilers, so I won't. But it's good.

Edge of the Galaxy - The first in the Servants of the Empire series

All in all, I read 12 books in July: Star Wars #6, Darth Vader #6, Princess Leia #5, Kanan The Last Padawan #3, Lando #1, Darth Vader #7, Dark Disciple, Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy, Ezra's Gamble, Rise of the Rebels, The Rebellion Begins, Droids in Distress. Many of them were comics (which really brought my book count up), and many of them were young adult novels (which also brought my book count up). All of the books I read in July were Star Wars.

Pages read per day in July -- I should include a date reference along the bottom next month...

August has already seen quite a few Star Wars novels being read, but (unless I get more comics in the mail), I've completely caught up with the Star Wars EU!

Currently, I've read Rebel in the Ranks, Ezra's Duel With Danger, Kanan The Last Padawan #4, Imperial Justice, Battle to the End, The Color of Magic, The Clone Army Attacketh, Star Wars #7, You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost).

7 of the 9 books I've already read this month are Star Wars. Two of those are comics, four are young adult novels, and one is a telling of the second film in Shakesperian style. I say Shakespearian style rather than iambic pentameter because (while it is in iambic pentameter), the series is rife with references to Shakespeare's plays, which is an added fun note to the book.

The other 2 books I've already read this month are "The Color of Magic" by Terry Pratchett (the first Discworld novel), and "You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)" by Felicia Day. Both were very good. I'm excited to read further Discworld novels.

I plan to read at least two more books this month: Clash of Eagles and Go Set a Watchman. Clash of Eagles came highly recommended by a very close friend, while Go Set a Watchman was lent to me by a coworker who read it and isn't sure what to think about it.

Next month, Force Friday will take over my life! Aftermath, Lost Stars, Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure, Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo Adventure, and The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure all come out on Force Friday (September 4th). Later in the month, more Star Wars novels that I've preordered release as well! William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge releases on September 8th, while September 22nd sees the release of A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy; The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to be a Jedi; and Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!

Oh, and the 1st season of Rebels comes out on September 1st. I've been waiting for this release to watch the season, so I'll power through that before embarking on the 9 books that release in September.