The ''Star Wars Adventure Journal'' was a publication distributed by
West End Games
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between 1994 and 1997. Fifteen issues were printed, containing short stories set in the
''Star Wars'' expanded universe by both well-known and relatively unknown ''Star Wars'' authors (short stories by author Charlene Newcomb depicting the adventures of Alexandra "Alex" Winger, a one-time love interest of
Luke Skywalker
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); adventures and source material for the West End Games version of the
''Star Wars'' role-playing game; ''Galaxywide NewsNets'' were fictional news reports from throughout the galaxy; interviews with personalities from all walks of ''Star Wars'' literature; and reviews of new and upcoming ''Star Wars'' products.
Issues Published
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 1''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 2''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 3''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 4''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 5''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 6''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 7''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 8''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 9''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 10''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 11''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 12''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 13''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 14''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 15''
Cancelled issues
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 16''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 17''
*''Star Wars Adventure Journal 18''
Reception
Andrew Rilstone reviewed ''The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal'' for ''Arcane'' magazine, rating it a 4 out of 10 overall.
Rilstone comments that "If you like the writing of Zahn and Tyers, then this book is probably worth having for the fiction; but if it's roleplaying material you are after, there are better things to spend your credits on."
Reviews
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References
External links
* -(this article is derived from Wookieepedia's)
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