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There are only a handful of tickets left to Legacy Expo’s after-hours event, Cantina Night! This event runs from 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM on Saturday, Sept. 13th, & will be attended by guests, Legends fans, & (hopefully) you! Join us for drinks, snacks, music, & pazaak!

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August 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Get your tickets to Legacy Expo to join Barbara Hambly and other Legends authors and fans this September in Burbank, California!

Tickets: legacy-expo.square.site/product/lega...
A picture of the novel Star Wars: Planet of Twilight" by Barbara Hambly sitting on a shelf of other Star Wars books
August 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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We are so excited to announce that Matthew Stover will be joining us as a guest at Legacy Expo this September! The 20th anniversary deluxe edition of his Revenge of the Sith novelization is scheduled to be released in October, featuring new annotations, an introduction by [1/2]
A headshot of Matthew Stover with 4 of his Star Wars novels photoshopped next to him. The text says "Meet Matthew Stover"
July 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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What's a Sith Lord and Emperor's Hand to do on a Saturday evening? Attend our Cantina Night of course! Join our guests for an after hours event featuring food, a special swag bag, gaming and more! Get your tickets now at: legacy-expo.square.site/product/cant...
July 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Join us and Sean Stewart, author of Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, at Legacy Expo this September to celebrate the corners of the Expanded Universe now known as Legends!

Tickets available now!: legends-expo.square.site

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A photo of a Siri Tachi cosplayer holding a copy of "Yoda: Dark Rendezvous" by Sean Stewart
July 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Get your tickets to Legacy Expo today - the con is fast approaching! Hang out with like-minded Expanded Universe fans, authors such as James Luceno, Barbara Hambly, and Sean Stewart (to name just a few of our guests!), and shop the vendors hall of artists [1/2]
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July 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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75 days until Legacy Expo! Have you gotten your tickets??

For tickets, hotel, and programming: legacyexpo.org

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A Mara Jade costumer is holding up their lightsaber; a Luke cosplay stands behind them, pointing on ahead.
June 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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There is only one place you can find James Luceno, Barbara Hambly, Steven Barnes, Corinna Bechko, Sean Stewart, Gabriel Hardman, Abel Peña, Michael Kogge and Craig Miller (with more to come!) under one roof. Get your tickets now and join us in Los Angeles September 13th-14th!
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75 days until Legacy Expo! Have you gotten your tickets??

For tickets, hotel, and programming: legacyexpo.org

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A Mara Jade costumer is holding up their lightsaber; a Luke cosplay stands behind them, pointing on ahead.
July 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Get ready to relive Star Wars soda pop can collecting like it's 1999!
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Coca-Cola and Star Wars throwback to 1999 with this unique collaboration!
I was 11 years old when Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace was released in theaters. While I'm 37 now, one of the most vivid things I remember from that
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June 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Wayseeker feels like a High Republic epilogue and a prequel to The Acolyte. Also, which book should you read first before this one? Find out in our official review for Wayseeker by @justinaireland.com

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Review: Wayseeker is a strong bridge between The High Republic & The Acolyte
Star Wars: The Acolyte: Wayseeker by Justina Ireland acts as a bridge between The High Republic publishing initiative and The Acolyte. Through its connections t
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June 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Syril, Dedra, and Count Dooku all supported the Sith and the Empire, never expecting for the Sith "Leopard to eat their face." Let's break down their story and how to apply it to our real world history:
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Supporting the Sith: What fools we voters be
Why would anyone support the Sith, AKA the
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June 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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We're thrilled to welcome author James Luceno to Legacy Expo! Join us in Burbank, CA this September!

Buy your tickets now at: legacyexpo.org

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An Emperor Palpatine cosplayer reads a copy of "Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader" by James Luceno.
June 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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We are still accepting applications for vendors and artists for Legacy Expo! July 1st is deadline for applying (that's this Tuesday!), so don't wait much longer if you'd like to join our vendor's hall! Forms can be found on our website: legacyexpo.org/exhibitors/

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An action figure bobblehead of Obi-Wan Kenobi sitting atop books.
June 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Fans could own a piece of Star Wars history as the X-wing model used in The Empire Strikes Back is up for auction--though, for a pretty penny!
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X-wing miniature model used for The Empire Strikes Back up for auction
Fans might want to start counting their pennies, because an extremely valuable Star Wars-related item could soon be yours. If you would like to own an actual pi
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June 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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As the premiere for the new Superman movie approaches, new details about the movie's opening scene are emerging, and a key one seems to be inspired by Star Wars.
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June 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Pedro Pascal recently revealed there was a cut scene in The Mandalorian which showed his face, giving us hope we'll see it in The Mandalorian & Grogu.
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A cut scene gives hope we'll see Pedro Pascal's face in The Mandalorian & Grogu
The first time audiences got to see the face of Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin in The Mandalorian, everyone immediately wanted to know when it would happen again. Di
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June 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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General Grievous is getting his own graphic novel coming next year!
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General Grievous is the next Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories star
The third film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy mostly featured familiar characters from a galaxy far, far away. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), howeve
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June 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The Last Jedi, despite being an expertly crafted film, still isn't everyone's favorite. And that's okay! Even Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, made this creative headcanon for his own character:
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Mark Hamill's The Last Jedi head canon is much different from ours
He has a different idea of Luke's backstory in the film.
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June 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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We've all partaken in the casual pastime of sharing our personal rankings of every Star Wars film and so did Gareth Edwards!
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Rogue One director Gareth Edwards 'grateful' for Star Wars film, even if it isn't the best one
But if Rogue One isn't the best Star Wars film, which one is?
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June 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Star Wars video games have existed since the '80s, but it wasn't until the early 2000s that Star Wars would see its first LGBTQ+ character. To close out Pride Month, here are some of the best:
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5 of the best LGBTQ+ Star Wars video game characters
Celebrating the LGBTQ+ characters in Star Wars games!
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June 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The Mexican actor guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week and spoke of Donald Trump's stance on immigration.
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Andor's Diego Luna delivers strong reaction to Donald Trump's immigration policies
The actor is currently guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! and spoke of Donald Trump's stance on immigration.
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June 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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13 years ago today, Choices of One, a novel following Mara's time as the Emperor's Hand was released! Have you read it?

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A Mara Jade cosplayer holds up a copy of the novel "Choices of One"
June 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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From a spooky Imperial guard to a witchy Asajj Ventress, these new Hasbro Black Series figures are sure to get you in the Halloween mood this Fall!
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Get Ready for Halloween with these Star Wars The Black Series figures coming this Fall!
Halloween may be four months away, but there's no reason why we can't start looking forward to it now. Besides the cooling temps of October and also Halloween,
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June 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Adria Arjona and Stellan Skarsgård really hated the script rules for Andor so they chose to ignore them:
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Andor's Adria Arjona and Stellan Skarsgård didn't like the show's script rules -- so they broke them
Andor will go down in history as one of the most well-received Star Wars shows on Disney+. Viewers couldn't get enough of the series, and its natural conclusion
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June 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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There was one thing that Carrie-Anne Moss didn't think about when it came to The Acolyte: How fans would respond to her character's death
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Indara's death in The Acolyte didn't go the way Carrie-Anne Moss hoped
Star Wars has been a highly popular franchise from the very beginning. As a result, it has also long been heavily criticized by its fans. Examples of this lurk
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June 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM