Some explore the legendary history of the Mandalorians-from the Old Republic to long after its demise (in Legends, that is). Johnston, and Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn. Such books include Kenobi by John Jackson Miller, Ahsoka by E. Beyond that, here you’ll find books that hit the tone of The Mandalorian: stories that thrill, inspire, and immerse the reader in a galaxy far, far away.
They come together in a spectacular way that elevates the misfits to A-list status in Star Wars storytelling.ĭarth Maul: Son of Dathomir is perhaps the most consequential Canon story to expand on Mandalorian mythology, filling in the gaps in Maul's relationship with the Mandalorians in the Clone Wars. It's an odd assortment of characters, to be sure: a Mandalorian bounty hunter, an Ugnaught, an IG droid, brought to life with a tremendous dose of love and passion, all alongside new standout characters like Rebel shock trooper Cara Dune and Bounty Hunter Guild chief Greef Karga. But somehow we got a Boba Fett figure-but then we painted him silver and made him cooler, because sometimes you make it your own."Īnd that's exactly what makes The Mandalorian great. The conceit is this, as Filoni put it: "Our older brother took all of the cool toys and we got left with Ugnaughts and Jawas and other pegwarmers. In fact, on Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian, John Favreau and Dave Filoni described their show as being inspired by their experiences playing with their Star Wars action figures as children. although you won’t find any more Baby Yoda just yet. The Expanded Universe is loaded with stories such as these. More personal Star Wars stories that capture the feel of space westerns, old-school adventure, and stories of bounty hunters getting the job done-no matter who they have to double-cross to do so. Well, maybe we couldn't have imagined the sandcrawler chase sequence, but one thing is for sure- The Mandalorian delivered on our childhood imaginations in some big, bad ways.
E had all dreamed about what a live-action Star Wars TV show could be. "How great would it be," we said, "to have scoundrels, monstrous creatures, space battles, bounty hunters, maybe even a chase with a sandcrawler?!"
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