Expanded Universe Round-Up #19

​Anakin to the Rescue
​by Cecilia Venn

Okay, that was pretty cute. And the author obviously knew her audience very well, because it's structured perfectly for kids learning to read.
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Queen in Disguise
by Monica Kulling

I had seen illustrations from this book pop up on the Internet over the years, so I'm happy to finally have a copy. Very cute. As a kid, I would have adored it.
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​Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Vol 1

A solid collection of Legends tales, which I really enjoyed (mind you, I skipped over the Dawn of the Jedi one, since I'd read it recently in the associated novel - I recall it being decent, though). Great choice of authors. But I don't agree with the decision to add Disney-canon stories to the back of this book. They felt very out of place - and the Blade Squadron stories just weren't that interesting. Ignore those and you've got a great collection of stories here.
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​Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Vol 2

I have the same issue with this volume that I did with the previous one - Legends and Disney canon stories should not be presented in the same collection. It really highlights how much better the older works are. This time, though, I did enjoy one of the newer pieces.
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