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  Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina Wail that Jizz Summary: This is a collection of (surprisingly connected) short stories set at the cantina around the time of Luke and Obi Wan's visit during A New Hope . What it introduces: This is the archetypical "give a name and two sentences of detail to every single thing" book. I guess the biggest things are: Chalmun's Cantina: The cantina from ANH  gets a lot of detail. It's owned by Chalmun, a wookie with a funny mustache. He's got to notify his neighbors when he moves into 12 systems.  Jawa and Sand People biology/culture: Jawas have fortresses as well as sand crawlers. Sand People have some of amount of trade/language. Neither one are human, biologically. Jizz:  It's bar music. Tatooine Politics: Lady Valarian is a rival crime boss based out of a space ship on Mos Eisley  Speed Round: With 16 stories, I'm just going to speed round each one with a mini summary/commentary/review We Don't Do Weddings: The...

Ambush at Corellia This is a nice cover style. I wish they'd used it more. I think this is the first time I've done a post that actually has a substantial spoiler. If you care, skip down to the final review section. Summary:  Han, Leia, and the kids are going on a vacation to Corellia (Han's home planet) ahead of a major trade summit. They're unescorted, despite the fact that Corellia is on the brink of civil war (possibly even leaving the New Republic) and Han was attacked the day before. Luke and Lando go looking for a rich woman for Lando to marry. The civil war starts, Chewie and the kids get out, Leia is stuck, and Han gets captured. What It Introduces: A bunch of stuff about Corellia. Political system, species, etc. Which is good. It's already got some background importance, and it's only going to get more important. "Ugly" Starfighters: Made out of combinations of parts from others. They'll also show up a bunch more later. Centerpoint Statio...