Star Wars: Phasma by Delilah S Dawson; Book Review, Plot Summary & Character Bio, Plus Who Killed Brendol Hux? And The First Order & Resistance Before The Force Awakens

The first Star Wars book review of 2024 has landed! Mike reviews Phasma by Delilah S Dawson, giving his spoiler-free thoughts on the book and related characters, plus confirming what other Phasma content people can consume to enjoy the character even more, before he gives his full spoiler-filled thoughts! In his spoiler-filled thoughts he talks about themes, specific characters, impact on the canon and gives a plot overview for anyone who hasn’t read the book.

Phasma was written by Delilah S Dawson and was released September 1st 2017 and in-universe the novel’s framing story takes place at 34ABY while the majority of the flashback story is in 24ABY.

Mike delved into the Captain Phasma comic mini-series (explaining how she survived The Force Awakens) back in episode 5 of Star Wars: Comics In Canon and delved into her Age Of Resistance one-shot in ep 52.

Mike also reviewed Delilah S Dawson’s other Star Wars novel; Inquisitor: Rise Of The Red Blade in October 2023.

The last episode on this feed was Mike’s review of Dark Disciple (featuring Asajj Ventress & Quinlan Vos).

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:58 What To Expect

01:31 Phasma Bio & Other Content

05:31 Book Info

06:38 Spoiler-Free Thoughts

22:54 Blurb & Spoiler Warning

24:03 Vi & Cardinal Info Plus Framing Story

36:01 Phasma, Brendol Hux & Siv Flashback Story

55:20 Final Thoughts & Plot Summary

58:15 Outro