https://nerdspan.com nerdy news for fangirls and fanboys Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:57:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-star-wars-kenobi-2013-by-john-jackson-miller/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-star-wars-kenobi-2013-by-john-jackson-miller/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:00:27 +0000 Phil Redbeard https://nerdspan.com/?p=18705 Space western. Those two words usually bring to mind Joss Whedon's Firefly or something like Cowboys and Aliens. Occasionally one might think of Star Wars, but Star Wars is more epic space fantasy. Star Wars: Kenobi is a classic western with all the elements: the natives, the outlaws, the farmers, the mysterious stranger and is thoroughly Star Wars at the same time.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-star-wars-kenobi-2013-by-john-jackson-miller/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-shakespeares-star-wars-2013-by-ian-doescher/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-shakespeares-star-wars-2013-by-ian-doescher/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:00:06 +0000 Phil Redbeard https://nerdspan.com/?p=16708 Ian Doescher, a self-proclaimed lover of the Bard, re-wrote the first Star Wars film in iambic pentameter and in the style of Shakespeare's popular plays. He rewrote classic Shakespearian passages to fit the Star Wars story. Familiar phrases and themes echo with new dimension and fresh perspective.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-shakespeares-star-wars-2013-by-ian-doescher/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-vaders-little-princess-2013-by-jeffrey-brown/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-vaders-little-princess-2013-by-jeffrey-brown/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:15 +0000 Phil Redbeard https://nerdspan.com/?p=12749 What if Leia grew up with her father, an ordinary little girl in love with her caring, dark father? What if Leia's teenage rebelliousness and fondness for scruffy-looking space smugglers ended up having unfortunate side effects on Daddy Vader's job? What would that look like?]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-vaders-little-princess-2013-by-jeffrey-brown/feed/ 0