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Ben and Cole move through the Star Wars Legends timeline as they see fit! There's assigned reading each week, and every episode covers that week's reading. Simple, right? There are plenty of Star Wars-related tangents along the way, so make sure to listen even if you haven't read!

Obroa-Skai Walkers - A Star Wars Book Club Podcast


    • Apr 14, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 39m AVG DURATION
    • 160 EPISODES


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    OSW Interlude #24 - Wanna See Me Do It Again?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 134:39


    This might be the biggest Star Wars podcast ever recorded. That's probably hyperbole, but I don't even care because it certainly felt that way. We cover not one but TWO episodes of THE MANDALORIAN leading up to the season finale and of course everything that dropped at STAR WARS CELEBRATION. Excitement ensues! This week's Article From the Archives: Solaest Fleet

    Order 66 Chapters 21-End: Harvey Korman vs. Art Carney

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 108:08


    Order 66 Chapters 15-20 - Wam Sitwer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 109:38


    Happy Mandalorian Season 3 day everyone!!! Two episodes inside a week? How unlike us! But unfortunately this week's reading ends on what just might be the most painful cliffhanger that this show has ever had to endure. For next week, finish the book! This week's Article From the Archives: Unidentified Clone Trooper (Ventress Victim)

    Order 66 Chapters 10-14: Starring All Over the Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 126:33


    After a brief (and unintended) break, we've returned with the next set of chapters for ORDER 66. Anakin said that "this is where the fun begins," but I'm not feeling like things are actually going to be that fun. Also, we talked about Star Trek for the first 35 minutes. Sorry. This week's Article From the Archives: Venomator

    Order 66 Chapters 7-9: Big Oof Chapters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 118:18


    Zey is side-eyeing Kal and the Nulls, the government is side-eyeing Besany (in a manner of speaking), and Darman gets some news and... reacts. This week's Article From the Archives: Edruu

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    Order 66 Chapters 4-6: Callista

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 127:37


    Oof. This episode is late. Sorry about that. Just please do not blame Cole for my transgression. Anyway, I feel like I'm always writing that things are getting rough for our heroes in these books, but somehow things keep getting worse.  This week's Article From the Archives: Black Level

    Order 66 Prologue-Chapter 3: Justice for Tuvix

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 130:59


    HELLO 2023!!! I don't know what that is as far as Stardates go, but that's only somewhat relevant on this episode. Trekkie nonsense aside, we're picking back up with the Omegas in ORDER 66 by Karen Traviss! I don't know about you, but I'm not ready. This week's Article From the Archives: Rocket grass

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    OSW Interlude #23: 40-Year-Old Fanfic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 135:32


    Surprise! We're back. Before we even thought we'd be, really. And we're all over the place! Hunting down weird out of place MIDI music, looking at a Star Wars fan zine from 40 years ago, a battle that MIGHT have something to do with Geroon, and way more Mandalorian season 3 speculation than I signed up for, personally. This week's Article From the Archives: Unidentified species (Vagaari) Link to Fanlore page about The Princess Tapes

    Path of Destruction Chapters 28-End: Sithual?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 99:03


    The end has finally come. The bouncers have lost their mind, the Thought Bomb is ready to detonate, and Bane is SO ready to be done with all of these idiots. Also: emails, Wookieepedia updates, and Mando/Jedi Survivor news! This week's Article From the Archives: Tregan

    Path of Destruction Chapters 23-27: Weak-Minded Fools

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 125:16


    Ben finished Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines (spoilers end at about 46:30) and he is in PAIN. So naturally there is a lot of discussion about that since Andor talk happened on Skyhoppers this week. But then Darth Bane almost dies twice and sets his greater plans in motion (not necessarily in that order). This week's Article From the Archives: Dark Eye (EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate)

    Path of Destruction Chapters 18-22: Mountains Vs. Valleys

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 120:44


    Acolyte news! Andor continues to be amazing! And Darth Bane is up to his usual Dark Side shenanigans and we love him for it for some reason.  This week's Article From the Archives: West Championne

    Path of Destruction Chapters 13-17: All of the Star, None of the War

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 121:31


    In an effort to talk through some of our questions about Andor, we just end up with more questions. But we're only halfway through this season, so I'll allow it. We then discuss whether or not Bane is Big Stupid, how Githany is so stunningly beautiful that everyone forgets how to live, and another Zabrak with a double-bladed lightsaber that gets his ass handed to him. This week's Article From the Archives: Lynik

    Path of Destruction Chapters 7-12: Flashbung

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 112:28


    This week "Des" finally finds his way to the Sith Academy and, well... kills somebody. I don't think anyone is shocked. BUT. It does lead to a lot of interesting characterization, which is what we're here for at the end of the day. Also ANDOR. The EYE!!! This week's Article From the Archives: Wistie language

    Path of Destruction Chapters 1-6: Bad Vibes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 114:19


    We pick up with Bane--ER--I mean "Des" at a pretty rough spot in his life, but he decides he's gonna make the best of it. We also meet one of two good Neimoidians in the entire galaxy and learn the intricacies of this particular variant of Sabaac.  This week's Article From the Archives: Slickplast poster

    OSW Interlude #22: Telbun Rael

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 94:38


    We haven't recorded since Andor has come out, so we understanadbly spend a lot of time talking about ancient Imperial advisors and AK-47s. For next week, read chapters 1-6 of DARTH BANE: PATH OF DESTRUCTION by Drew Karpyshyn! This week's Article From the Archives: Endurance-class fleet carrier

    Slave Ship Chapters 13-End: Chekov's Zuckuss

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 110:44


    To wrap up our coverage of SLAVE SHIP by K.W. Jeter, Bossk makes the foolish mistake of thinking an author would let him be smarter than Boba Fett, some of Neelah's background gets revealed, and Kuat of Kuat cracks open a cold one.  This week's Article From the Archives: Nuna drumsticks

    Slave Ship Chapters 9-12: Receipts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 102:13


    Rogue One IMAX re-release! Andor preview! Competent Bossk! Math spider's revenge? All this and more... on Obroa-Skai Walkers! This week's Article From the Archives: Inat Prime System

    Slave Ship Chapters 5-8: Fett Meat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 130:40


    A day late, but hopefully not a dollar short! This week we've got some very... chewy(?) chapters of Slave Ship, but they give us plenty to chat about all the same. This week's Article From the Archives: Diblen Harleys's father

    Slave Ship Chapters 1-4: Simping for Jeter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 112:01


    After some speculation about the inner workings of the Star Wars video game industrial complex, we get into some Andor #hype and then into the first four chapters of SLAVE SHIP. Jeter can do no wrong! This week's Article From the Archives: Levi Schoen

    OSW Interlude #21: Embrace the Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 118:31


    If you're looking to skip the Legacy of the Force: Betrayal spoilers, skip to here: 1:18:40 We've got an interlude! We've got Shadows of the Sith! We've got an email! We've got three months of tiny news blurbs in the span of 45 minutes! It's good to be back, friends

    True Colors Chapters 16-End: We'll See

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 132:32


    This will be a long remembered. It has seen the end of Kenobi, and it will soon see the end of True Colors, the latter of which will leave our heroes in the best spot we've seen them in to date... right? Also inside: Emails! Kenobi! Custom figures! This one's got it all!  This week's Article From the Archives: Imperial Corps of Bioengineers

    True Colors Chapters 14-15: Chronologically Challenged

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 104:11


    Sorry, Kenobi isn't Legends but come on... how are we supposed to NOT talk about last week's episode at least for a bit? We're excited to see where things go from here! And for once, everything isn't totally doom and gloom in True Colors world! Just mostly doom and gloom as things tend to be for our plucky RCs and company these days.  This week's Article From the Archives: Adventurer slugthrower rifle

    True Colors Chapters 11-13: He'll Be FINE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 118:43


    After a full 45 minutes of Kenobi discussion and speculation and then a completely logical progression of the discussion into Crimson Empire, we're covering a VERY important set of three chapters from True Colors. Don't even know what's happening here. This week's Article From the Archives: Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost 6

    True Colors Chapters 8-10: I've Never Wanted an Audit So Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 90:45


    At this point I'm done saying that these are getting rough for our cast of heroes (and Walon Vau). Things are ALWAYS rough for these folks. But before things get bad, we discuss Celebration, Kenobi clips, and... Barbara Hambly? This week's Article From the Archives: Ersheg Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    True Colors Chapters 5-7: It's Complicated

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 109:03


    Ben's building a database, Bill Slavicsek is a god, and more Luke Skywalker deepfake discourse! Oh, and things for the Omega boys and their friends are getting REAL sticky. Chapters 5-7 this week! This week's Article From the Archives: Spice cigar

    True Colors Chapters 2-4: Big Dad Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 100:07


    WOW. Two weeks without an episode? Unacceptable. Please forgive us. But we're back now, and things are getting a little weird for our little clone buddies. This week's Article From the Archives: Sarliss Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    "Odds" and True Colors Chapter 1: For Real This Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 117:08


    Okay everyone, we're sorry about last week. Somehow we both read the wrong book. True Colors has nothing to do with the Glove of Darth Vader after all! And I think it's made much better for it. Chapter 1 and "Odds" this week! This week's Article From the Archives: Zeller Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    Odds and True Colors Chapter 1 - Dadgumit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 115:19


    Welcome back to the Clone Wars! Things are terrible here! But thankfully TRUE COLORS is at least enjoyable to read! This week's Article From the Archives: OB-2B Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    OSW Interlude #20: Fandom Fermentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 112:17


    Ben is reading The New Rebellion! Obi-Wan had a trailer! New editions of Legends books are coming! We also discuss the fact that Star Wars fans left to their own devices can get a little... antsy. And we're reading TRUE COLORS by Karen Traviss! Read the short story "Odds" and up through chapter 1 for next week! This week's Article From the Archives: Perilix system Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    The Mandalorian Armor Chapters 18-End: Splat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 97:57


    Celebration badges are going back on sale soon, we are officially going(!), and Ben is reading Midnight Horizon! But the main event is obviously the end of THE MANDALORIAN ARMOR, which certainly doesn't go out with a whimper. This week's Article From the Archives: Roson Driver Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

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    The Mandalorian Armor Chapters 16-17: The Bone Chamber

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 90:20


    Apparently this is our second to last reading for THE MANDALORIAN ARMOR and I'm mad about it. As is typical with this book, some mysteries unravel this week while others only deepen. You'll have to listen to find out which does what! Or you could just read the book without us, but why would you do that? This week's Article From the Archives: HR-1200 Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

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    The Mandalorian Armor Chapters 12-15: Space Reno

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 102:35


    This week in OSW: rumors and leaks, Ben's brief review of The Old Republic's version 7.0 expansion Legacy of the Sith, and of course, frickin DUDE WITH A FRICKIN LASER BEAM ATTACHED TO HIS FRICKIN HEAD. This week's Article From the Archives: Xephi Sep Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    The Mandalorian Armor Chapters 7-11: We Are Not the Same

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 83:12


    Two weeks in a row! A new record! We touch on everything that went on in Episode 6 of The Book of Boba Fett because it'd be literally impossible to not do that, but then THE MANDALORIAN ARMOR begins in earnest! More plots than a cemetery. This week's Article From the Archives: Briefing cabin Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

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    The Mandalorian Armor: Chapters 1-6

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 110:41


    It's been too long since we talked about home releases, don't you think? So we get to some of that, but not before we talk about... the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles? Weird. Not sure how that got there. But then we FINALLY go off about the first six chapters of THE MANDALORIAN ARMOR by K.W. Jeter! This week's Article From the Archives: Sore Loser's Revenge Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

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    OSW Interlude #19: Caveats on Caveats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 93:50


    I don't know about y'all, patrons, but I hear that Aerosmith song playing! You know the one. After a hiatus that went on much too long, we're back to shoot the breeze about Boba Fett and so many bugs! At one point Cole almost accidentally says "snooniverse" and he thought I didn't notice, but I definitely did. This week's Article From the Archives: Lubo Link to Ben's review of the Dark Nest Trilogy

    2021: A Year In Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 94:32


    As the title suggests, this isn't a new book or even a proper interlude. We were SUPPOSED to record an episode of Skyhoppers, but when Cole and I get left alone, it basically turns into this show anyway so we just went ahead and did that on purpose. We take a look back at the books we read in 2021 and try to rank them against one another. We also try to rank the rest of the books we've read, but that's a big task. This week's Article From the Archives: R-97 Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

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    Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor Chapters 17-End: In the Mouth of Kar Vastor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 113:37


    We had some trouble getting together to get this one recorded at first, but now we're here to deliver the last two chapters of LUKE SKYWALKER AND THE SHADOWS OF MINDOR. But not before we get bogged down in talking about other Star Wars stuff for a while first

    Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor Chapters 15-16: Emperor Luke the First

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 94:45


    Force suns, flying volcanoes, and projectile black holes: Mindor has it all baby! Or what's left of it, anyway. Chapters 15-16 this week! This week's Article From the Archives: Retribution (Discril-class) Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor Chapters 12-14: "Slightly More Cronal" Luke

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 115:29


    I guess it wouldn't be COMPLETELY unrealistic to say that you saw this week's cliffhanger coming, but I would definitely be giving you a side eye because it hit ME like a ton of bricks. Chapters 12-14 of Shadows of Mindor coming at you fast! This week's Article From the Archive: Metanecrons Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor Chapters 9-11: The Way of the Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 119:25


    Things are getting weird on Mindor this week, patrons (as though they weren't weird before). Chapters 9-11 this week! This week's Article From the Archive: Lannik Racto's office Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor Chapters 5-8: The Pure Timeline

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 119:41


    Don't worry, the title doesn't mean what you think it means. We talk a bit about the potential continuation of Legends, Star Wars alphabets, and of course, chapters 5-8 of Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor! This week's Article From the Archive: Psi Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor Chapters 1-4: Shock and Awe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 95:55


    Back from our unexpected absence last week, we're bringing you the first four chapters of LUKE SKYWALKER AND THE SHADOWS OF MINDOR! After talking about Visions a lot, of course. It's not canon so it's good to talk about here, right? This week's Article From the Archives: R5-B8 Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    OSW Interlude #18 - In Print, It's Libel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 100:06


    Everything you've come to expect from an interlude shows up this week: Revan, John Williams, shelving, and of course, the 1993 LaserDisc masters. For next week read the first four chapters of LUKE SKYWALKER AND THE SHADOWS OF MINDOR by MATTHEW STOVER!! This week's Article From the Archives: Boffa Plant

    Outbound Flight Chapters 23-24: Just A Couple of Dudes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 107:36


    It is with heavy hearts that we announce the end of Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn this week. And to make matters worse, our bittersweet ending is more bitter than sweet. To soften the blow, we give you a little bit of home release goodness before we get into the book.

    Outbound Flight Chapters 20-22: Net Worth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 110:42


    In this penultimate episode for Outbound Flight, things get bad for... pretty much everyone. Everyone and everything. This week's Article From the Archives: Zevel Hortine

    Outbound Flight Chapters 17-19: Caught Blue Handed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 95:32


    Kav is painfully stupid, C'baoth is painfully awful, and Car'das is painfully normal!! All in a day's work here in the Unknown Regions. This week's Article From the Archives: Rand (Alderaanian) Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    OSW Interlude(?) #Whatever - The Ossus Project!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 146:00


    The world has conspired against us yet again and we have been kept from releasing a new episode once more. However, we recently had a new podcast join our little podcast family, and we figured we'd give them a little love in our feed to help them get off the ground. We present to you THE OSSUS PROJECT, which is basically our podcast but for Star Wars comics! So if you love our show, you're gonna love Luke and Austin too. So give it a shot! The Ossus Project on Twitter  

    Outbound Flight Chapters 13-16: Specter of the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 103:13


    This week: Ancient Marvel comics, C'baoth is space racist (to the surprise of no one), and Thrawn wipes the floor with a Neimoidian! Next week is chapters 17-19! This week's Article From the Archives: Arbran system Here is the link to Justin Manning's In Memoriam Page Here's the Wookieepedia discussion on the canonicity of the FFG RPG Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

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    Outbound Flight Chapters 9-12: Kick Some Thrass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 103:13


    Will you people just be nice to Lorana Jinzler PLEASE??? This week: just how related are Thrawn and Thrass? Why do so many Jedi family members work at the Jedi Temple? And why is Jorus C'baoth like that? Chapters 9-12 of Outbound Flight incoming! This week's Article From the Archives: Akwin Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    Outbound Flight Chapters 5-8: Force Rope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 128:24


    In this week's supersized (even for us) episode, we tackle some speculation regarding physical releases of future D+ Star Wars material, the canonicity/Legendsicity of the Fantasy Flight RPG system, and of course, chapters 5-8 of Outbound Flight. It's not even getting good yet and it's already great. This week's Article From the Archives: Azure Sunset Link to the Unreal Cinema's WIP KOTOR Series Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

    Outbound Flight Chapters 1-4: Arn'oldschwar'zenegger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 113:00


    Finally diving into the first four chapters of OUTBOUND FLIGHT by Timothy Zahn! Long-teased and long-awaited for sure! This week's Article From the Archives: Manazar Ben's Twitter Cole's Twitter The Skyhoppers Podcast Legends Library

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