While I enjoyed the first two TNG stories in this collection, the remaining two TNG and all three VOY were little better than average. This anthology isn't worth the price.

This volume compiles all the short stories featured in the brief publication of Amazing Stories. It was a great science fiction magazine that returned after several years. It's a loss to the readers when that was cancelled. I just wish this volume was longer. It includes tales from each series excluding Enterprise; which wasn't on the air at the time of publication.

Star Trek the Next Generation stories:

"Last Word" by A.C. Crispin
A very poignant story dealing with Captain Picard's desire to attend Sarek's funeral. He is continuing to have dreams relating to his mind meld with Sarek. This story takes place very shortly after the events of Unification parts one and two. He has recently mind melded with Spock as well. Overall a very good short story that fills a gap. A.C. Crispin is one of the better Star Trek writers.

"Bedside Matters" by Greg Cox
A very good short story, basically encompassing Dr. Beverly Crusher's prejudice towards the EMH. When a situation arise where she has no choice but to use the EMH, she discovers that it/he can be rather useful. An enjoyable short read by one Star Trek's best authors.

"On the Scent of Trouble" by John Gregory Betancourt
An fascinating tale about the Enterprise in a "first contact" situation. They encounter a Pelavian vessel. They discover that the Pelavians do not communicate in the same fashion as most sentient species. They are entirely telepathic and scent as well. What ensues is a very good short story. A very good read by one of the newer and better Star Trek authors.

"Life Itself Is Reason Enough" by M. Shayne Bell
A very good tale about the Enterprise leading the evacuation of a planet. The planet's atmosphere is collapsing. The story primarily concentrates on Lt. Worf and Counselor Troi. The planet's inhabitants are transplanted Innuit. I'm definitely looking forward to more work by this author.

Star Trek Voyager stories:

"A Night at Sandrine's" by Christie Golden
A very good story, focusing on Lt. Tom Paris, the holodeck and his past transgressions on a woman. Christie Golden once again proves why she's the go to author for Star Trek Voyager stories.

"When Push Comes to Shove" by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz
An interesting tale about a young alien with an unusual gift. Along with this young girl's gift, she brings back some memories to Seven. The two authors are definitely tops in the Star Trek genre and hopefully we'll be seeing more of their work.

"The Space Vortex of Doom" by D. W. "Prof" Smith
Another great Captain Proton story by the now master of Captain Proton stories.

I'd have to say that even though I think the price for The Amazing Stories is a little high. I would have to say though, that these stories were pretty good. This more or less offsets the slightly higher price. I would recommend this to any Star Trek fan.

The great thing about this book it that it's fun to read. It has a lot of pics about legends that are somehow similar to the events depicted on Star Wars. If you are a fan of the Star Wars films, or just a fan of mithology, you will love this book.

It's a great gift for children who are beginning to read, and are somehow familiar with Star Wars.

This thin, colorful book is a trifle formula, yet despite this it reads itself very well (i.e., hard to put down). Its streamlined, "pure protein" format also make it a likely candidate for multiple, enjoyable perusals...

It's brief, it's light reading, and it's fun...

As Roger Ebert rightly observes, a large part of the SW appeal is its visual richness. The book captures and conveys this well: nicely choreographed presentations of lovely color illustrations illuminated by succinct descriptions of mythological parallels.

It is well-known that George Lucas wisely modelled his universe on the work of Joseph Campbell, (note title). The recurrent mythological themes in SW are sufficiently presented to make this book a nice gift for anyone interested in either subject, child or adult.

Recommended.

This book is besides a nice Star wars picture gallery alsoasplendid popular analysis of the Star Wars myths and legends. Theepisodes and various elements of the movies are compared with episodes in world history, the bible and Greek mythology ect. Luke Skywalker is paralleled with Wilhelm Tell, King Arthur and so on. Lukes companions and enemies and dominating themes as his relationship towards his father Darth Vader, treason, self-sacrifice and heroic deeds are compared with well-known existing myths and legends. World historical events is also clearly felt in the spacefighting (Second World War - Battle of Britain) and the pod racing in Episode One (Ancient Rome - Ben Hur in Circus Maximus). The Jedi-philosophy has many element from the Zenbudhism and the Imperial Storm Troopers are in many ways like medieval armoured knights. The book is nicely illustrated with lots of pictures from the movies. It will appeal strongly to children from 12 years and every Star wars-fan up 99 years. Star wars. The power of Myth will be a great help in guiding you through the rather complicated personal relationships and myths in the Star Wars universe of the four movies. Rasmus of 14 said to me: "Now I suddenly realize how everything works in the four movies and how they are linked together." I can clearly recommend this book to every Star wars-fan.

I just finished reading this book. It's left me stunned to think that this really how broadcasters are. This guy Kenner is a nutcase and there is something wrong with his mind. Some of the other characters in the book--the callers mostly--are lost souls trying to latch on to somebody and Kenner appears to the the warped mind they connect with.

This is a great book. I'm sorry the delivery took so long, but it was worth the wait. If this book portrays radio, I wish I'd've gotten into it! I've told my friends to buy this one. The ending really got me. I didn't expect what happened.

This book is an exciting read. Joe Kenner makes his first mistake when he throws away his life with his first love and partner on the air, Barbara Miller, known as Lumpy. He makes his second mistake when he marries Alice Bradshaw who is not even remotely close to the woman he should have to help and understand his quirks. After that, he makes mistake after mistake, abusing alcohol and women and living in the fast lane. He's aided in his career by a program director who believes in him and even there, he has the nerve to steal the man's idea and desert the ship in favor of his own personal gain. Joe Kenner is cold and uncaring. Not the type person you would want to have for a friend, but probably well-suited to the industry to rise to the top. I liked the book very much, would recommend it, and will read it again to catch the clever lines I might have missed the first time through.

The book is a one sided story told by a man who is "obsessed" with John Gotti. Full of news reports that could be fact or fiction. This author has made a ton of money off the Gotti name and continues to do so. He will not let go, we know $$$ motivates him, we know the name GOTTI sells/promotes his web site, articles, and books, but could there be more to the relentless vendetta he has against JOHN GOTTI or is it in Italians themsleves. A dirty little secret?? The rumor is Jerry Capeci uses a pen name, and in fact he is of "irish" ethincity by birth. Could he have a hiddin agenda which motivates his writings of Italian Americans negative light????? Let us know Mr.Capeci!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John Gotti started out as a nobody from Queens,New York, who would later become the biggest know name in the mafia today. After he assassinated Paul Castellano, the boss of the Gambino family John started to climb his way up in the mafia life.Through out the book the authors go into great detail about John and the family. John was always a fan of the press and media, he wanted his name to be know to all. That was also exactly what happend. John was the most feared man in New York for most of the 80's and the early 90's. After gettin extreamly popular the FBI and RICO started to fallow him and bug his hidouts and homes. In the mid 90's John and his two main men Sammy and Frankie were arrested and sentenced to life in prison.After that the Gambino family fell apart.

The book Mob Star was thrillin and exciting. After reading the first chapter it was hard not to put this book down. The way the authors go into great detail about what is going on and how it happens, you feel like you were in the same room with john at every moment.Mob Star is a very fast reading book,only because you can not wait to see what John Gotti gets into next.I would recomend this book to anyone who likes the Mafia or just wants to read an excilent book.

The final chapter in John Gottis book of life. The prologue and postscript give the reader true insight to the late John Gotti and his final days existing in solitary confinement in one of the toughest correctional facilities in the American system.
This is a must read for anyone with the least bit of curiosity about the Mafia and it's late "Teflon Don".

The beginning is very attractive, so are the story events, but there isn't much of the real action that makes a (Star Wars) interesting. There is also the absence of a long story line, the thing which makes me angry!
For true Star Wars fans, I suggest having this one.

Villie does it for the money! Jedi knight Quinlan Vos (his introduction) and Villie are teamed in a story that features them and their search to find Quinlans Padawan Aayla Secura. Question is, should Quinlan trust Villie, a notorious Devaronian. This story reminds me a little of the teaming of nick nolte and eddie murphy in the movie 48 hours... and i mean that is the most complimentary way.

I have been critical of dark horse for the short cuts it has taken in the past. But here they have a solid winner. This is my current favorite comic. It was a blast to read it with my 6 year son. We have read through it 3 times. The next comic in the series is DARKNESS which also features Quinlan and Villie.

I love the star wars novels, even the child oriented ones. I started buying the comics mostly because my ADHD son needs the pictures and the action presented in the medium of a comic. This made it possible for me to share and read with him. I don't want to get sappy, but these two TPB's starring Quinlan and Villie are just what I hoped that i would find. We have enjoyed others together, but these are the best. Thankyou!!!

This was the very first SW comic that I read. I had been into the novels very enthusiastically for quite a while but had never read a SW comic. Then one day I picked this comic up in (...) and started reading it to have something to do, not really expecting to buy it. After the first few pages I was completely hooked. I immediately bought it and have been into SW comics ever since.

This story is about the Jedi Quinlan Vos who has lost his memory at the beginning of the story. As the comic progresses, Vos and the reader also learn that he has lost his Padawan Aayla Secura (who is present during the Arena Battle on Geonosis in Episode II). Vos must survive in a galaxy out to get him with no memory and aided only by a Devaronian who has a monetary stake in Vos's life. Mace Windu comes looking for Vos and has to convince him to refuse the dark side, which he had been falling to, and come back to the light.

This is a great comic with great art and I reccomend it to any fan of Star Wars.

When I bought the book, I expected what would be nearly the full score. However, most of the songs have been shortened and simplified to save space and to make playing the songs easier. However, the songs tend to lose some of their spirit when abridged. While many of the main rhythms are demonstrated, many small details that show specific emotion in the movie are left out. The songs lose their value. I think that the origional score, unabridged, should be released.

This book contains 14 songs from the "Star Wars: Special Edition" trilogy (Episodes IV-VI). For those who truly enjoy the "Star Wars" music and have a desire to play it, this book is worth having. I specifically bought the book for piano playing, so I wish it would have been formatted in a piano solo edition. Despite this, most of the pieces play very well on the piano.

The first section contains pieces from "Star Wars: A New Hope." These are as follows: "Star Wars (Main Theme)," "Cantina Band," "Ben's Death/TIE Fighter Attack," "Princess Leia's Theme," and "The Throne Room." Of those probably the main theme is the easiest to play, but I still enjoyed it. "The Throne Room" sounds very majestic on the piano, and I'm glad it was included.

The second section is from "The Empire Strikes Back" and includes: "Han Solo and the Princess," "The Imperial March," "Yoda's Theme," and "May the Force be With You." The "Han Solo and the Princess" theme can be reasonably grasped by a novice player, and it sounds very nice on the piano. The same can be said for "Yoda's Theme."

The third section is from "Return of the Jedi" and includes: "Luke and Leia," "Parade of the Ewoks," "The Emperor Arrives," "Victory Celebration," and "Jedi Rocks." Of those I particularly liked "The Emperor Arrives" and "Victory Celebration."

This book has 60 pages of music plus a few pages of photos and a fold-out poster. I could have done without the pictures and poster if it meant having a couple of more songs in there for the same price (I hope the publishers read this). But their inclusion was not excessive (as I have seen with other movie music books).

I enjoyed this book very much. Of course, these pieces are not nearly as memorable on the piano as were the original soundtracks, but for piano-playing "Star Wars" enthusiasts, the book is worth buying.

This is the best, most complete version of music from the Star Wars Trilogy you can get. It is written like it just came of the from the pen of the mighty John Williams himself. It is written for piano (even though it does not say it)and it is fairly advanced. I would say you should have been playing the piano for 3 to 4 years to be able to sit down and go through all the songs, I believe a less difficult version is available but I have not seen it a Amazon.com. This is MUST HAVE if you love the music from Star Wars, and who doesn't?

Kaye does such a fine job of portraying the bi-polar world of Hollywood, the highs and lows, always connecting them by finely detailed characters. People in this book are all part of one another; "no man is an island." Almost to a fault. We view these characters through Burks wandering and weaving through the city as his personal life collapses. This is the strength of the novel; his portrayal of a Hollywood of stars and has beens and near-was' all imported from small towns and co-habitating on the ideal of success and stardom. Whether they find it or fail.

I think the weakness of the novel comes in the central plot. Burks personal world, his family. Regardless of how his relationships fall apart, how drunk or drugged he becomes, he rather easily succeeds and holds that success. Burk's character seems to work contrary to the Hollywood Kaye portrays. He treats women in the novel as basically stepping stones, poor Burk is looking for a mother (as long as Burk worships their memories it's ok?) As long as these women believed in him or aided him they are martyrs. With all of the well executed and complicated jumping around to secondary characters lives as well as clever plot twists, the novel ends on such a cliche'd note. The novel is not a let down, but it is a drag at the end. I mean Burk and his son seem to be teflon to the seedy tragic world Kaye creates around them.

Kaye seems to believe in some type of higher order, that all things happen and are connected and we must believe in this. That living life with good intentions and love does not necessarily just save us, it gets us a succesful career in pictures and a well adjusted son. It gets us the American dream. The novel, in short, lacks the real meaningless tragedies of this world. His tragedies are all explained and ordered. It becomes too much. Perhaps Kaye should familiarize himself with the book of Job.

Kaye's first novel is rich with character description. It weaves together an interesting plot. It is powerful, but at the same time it is missing something...

I find it almost impossible to put down John Kaye's two Hollywood novels. This despite the fact that they may severely darken one's view of human nature. Kaye's stories are beautifully crafted but harrowing tales populated by damaged characters struggling to live in the present, though their movements may seem more ruled by vivid recollections of the past. As sadistic, perverted, and predatory as they may be, Kaye's characters are fully formed human beings striving for some measure of success and happiness in a Hollywood where lust, obsession, avarice, ambition, and predation seem to conspire against them at every turn. Kaye is a literary Hieronymus Bosch, who artfully draws the reader into his scenes of torment by staging them against a backdrop of mundane cultural symbols with which most of us can identify, namely the popular music of the times and the locales and personalities that have become part of the Hollywood mystique. Reading this book is like watching someone jump from a high building -- horrifying but too fascinating to turn away from.

World War II historical fiction brought to life with powerful images, well developed characters, and thought-provoking situations. Real people facing extreme circumstances with the full varity of human triumphs and failures. Well worth the read.

THIS BOOK TIED HISTORY AND FICTION TOGETHER VERY WELL. THERE WERE SECTIONS WHICH WOULD SEEM IMPROBABLE, BUT GIVEN THE FICTIONAL NATURE OF THE BOOK, WORKED WELL. HOWEVER, THE EDITING WAS VERY POOR. MISSPELLED WORDS, LACK OF OR NO PUNCTUATION, AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED SENTENCES MADE IT DIFFICULT TO READ. ONE HAS TO BACK UP AND REREAD MANY SECTIONS TO DISCERN THE MEANING OF THE AUTHORS

This book is probably the worst of the Rogue Squadron series. It does have some of the things that we all love in the Rogue books like space battles and good characterization. However, it is not all woven together as convincingly as books like "Mandatory Retirement", or "In The Empire's Service." Plourr being a princess, (in case you didn't guess from the cover, don't worry, it isn't a spoiler, you find that out in the first 3-4 pages)is very implausible, and goes against everything Stackpole had before hand estabilished. Also, the story lacks the general importance in the SW world. In "In The Empire's Service", you felt the conflict to be a galactic concern, here it is nothing more than a small government squabble. Overall, this story just lacks the appeal of the rest of the series. I do have to give it points for good art, and a good flashback of Plourr's brother (you'll see), but overall, "In The Empire's Service", "Mandatory Retirement", or "Battleground:Tatooine" are miles above this story.Buy those instead.

I feel very strongly that The Warrior Princess is the worst of the Rogue Squadron line to see print in a collected edition. This is the fourth story arc in the series, and it's just not that good. The art's not bad, and there's some good character development, but I just couldn't care less for the story or for the bad guys.

The premise -- This is really a retelling of the Anastasia story and the Russian revolution with a few modifications. Years ago there was a people's revolution against the King of Eiattu, and he and his whole family were brutally killed -- except, possibly, for the two youngest kids. Now, it's years later, and the world is divided into several factions -- the Priams, or nobles, who want things the way they were, the common people, who simply want some equality, and then there's the Empire who just wants to take control. The twist is that many of the people have been organized into a People's Liberation Battalion by the long thought dead son of the murdered King, but he wants to lead the people against the nobles. And as it turns out -- one of Rogue Squadron's pilots, Plourr, is the long lost princess. The nobles want to bring he back and put her in power to take away her brother's validity. But of course she won't be their pawn.

I found this story, like my explanation thereof, drawn out and boring. Moff Leonia Tavira was a stupid character, the background was obviously somewhat unoriginal. This did have its points though -- there were some interesting new characters, some great character development and interaction, a few surprises, and we get to see Plourr kick a lot of butt.

Overall, though, I can't really give this book a recommendation. It's not bad, but it's just not that good.

'The Warrior Princess' is probably my favorite first-half XWRS story arcs. Stackpole uses politics in an expanded role, and it won't be the last time. Plourr Illo is the main character here, for better of for worse. Her history and that of her planet are rather interesting and parts of them parallel of the Russian Revolution, which is good in the opinion of the speaking history buff, at least.

The art is by John Nadeau again, and he does it well. The architecture and landscape of Eiattu is well done, from the wide-open fields to the majestic royal hall. David Nestelle returns as colorist and does a superb job once again. Overall, 'The Warrior Princess' is one of the most visually well-done XWRS comics.

Perhaps most important is the script by Scott Tolson. 'The Warrior Princess' introduces four new Rogues: Nrin Vakil the Quarren, Ibtisam the Mon Cal, Herrian the Bith, and Feylis Ardele, ex-TIE pilot. Tolson writes good 'banter' dialogue and sets up the four new additions well. He does a particularly good job setting up the relationship between Nrin and Ibtisam, and it is one that will continue to evolve for the rest of the series. It is also interesting to note that the lettering size is shrunk by about a third compared to the other arcs. Tolson likes to write a lot of dialogue, and he does it well.

Overall, it is a good read. Those who dislike Plourr may not be too fond of it, as she is the main character, but at the same time we also get a chance to see another side of the usually brash and loudmouthed pilot. The introduction of four new Rogues makes it worthwhile, though. And, like in 'Battleground: Tatooine', it introduces a host of new characters that will appear later on, including Rial Pernon, Count Labaan, and Leonia Tavira of the 'I, Jedi' fame.