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After the gift that was Queen's Shadow and Queen's Peril, the brilliant E.K. Johnston gives us Queen's Hope. I've talked about this before, but I think Johnston's strength in this series is twofold: smoothing out gaps in cannon and giving us incredibly vivid characterizations for the handmaidens. This book is incredibly successful in what it is building to. Looking back at it, it's less a conclusion and more of a prelude to Padme's life in the Clone Wars show and Ep. III. I don't think folks goi...
I’ve had the privilege of being able to read almost the entire Star Wars books and comics canon at this point, and I often say that my top tier is the Thrawn novels, the Padmé novels, and the High Republic. This novel is no exception. It’s a wonderful ending to a trilogy that has done the incredible work of trying to give so many women in Star Wars, not just Padmé, additional screentime and development. My jaw truly drops every time someone else is brought into play, and how it makes the univers...
Quite honestly, I've read fan-fiction about Padmé that was better than this canon entry.
Just found out there’s going to be another Padmé book!!! AAAAHHHHH
For a world created in a Galaxy far far away, Star Wars has always felt small in its inclusion of diverse people and experiences. In this book, as throughout the entire trilogy E.K. Johnston makes it a point to continuesly expand the Star Wars universe with beautiful and diverse characters.Beyond the representation in this book, we also have a story that shows us the strengths and weaknesses of endless hope. Padmé is a character that lacks no hope, and works her hardest to bring it to the darkes...