Star Wars: The Mask of Fear (Reign of the Empire) Book Discussion

Skytalkers

Charlotte Errity & Caitlin Plesher

Film Reviews, After Shows, Tv & Film

4.7 • 623 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

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We’re so excited to be talking all about the latest Star Wars book release, “Star Wars: The Mask of Fear” (Reign of the Empire) by Alexander Freed! The first of a trilogy and the perfect lead into Andor Season 2! In this discussion we cover: Initial impressions and reactions to the book and where fan favorite characters like Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Saw Gerrera are as the Empire takes control! Why is Bail Organa haunted by the ghosts of the Jedi? What are the political machinations at play during this time period? And how does Mon Mothma spin them in her favor? What are the larger themes of this book and what does it have to say about the state of the galaxy? …all this and so much more! Join our Patreon community and unlock bonus episodes + more! Our website! Follow us on Twitter/X @skytalkerspod Follow us on TikTok @skytalkers Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram @skytalkerspodcast Follow Charlotte on Twitter/X @crerrity Follow Caitlin on Twitter/X @caitlinplesher Email us! hello@skytalkers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to a 58 Ember production.
0:02.9	The time of the empire has begun.
0:04.8	Today we're talking all about the first installment of the reign of the empire trilogy,
0:08.4	The Mask of Fear, by Alexander Freed.
0:30.0	Welcome. Welcome to Sky Talkers. Here are your hosts, Charlotte and Caitlin.
0:33.1	Hello and welcome to Sky Talkers. I'm your host Charlotte.
0:56.1	Hey, everyone. I'm your other host, Caitlin, and welcome to this week's episode where we are talking all about the reign of the empire, the mask of fear, book discussion. It has been more than a minute since we've done a book discussion here on the podcast. Over a year. I think it's been like two years. It's crazy. It's been a long time. Somehow, it's been a long time.
1:02.8	But what a book to come back to book discussions on the podcast with The Mask of Fear.
1:14.1	This is a book. This is a heavy, this is a heavy, good book. You know what I mean? Super well written.
1:30.1	Really great. Pretty long. Very serious. Very political. Very spy-e. And a perfect precursor to the new season of Andor that comes out next month. So what a joy to read. It took us a while.
1:38.2	That's not saying anything about the book. It's just, it was heavy, right? And I feel like it took us both a while. So I'm really excited to talk about it. I'm excited for this return to form to talking about
1:42.9	books on the podcast.
1:46.5	It's, again, it's been a while. It's crazy. It's been a long time. Yeah, but the title of this book,
1:54.4	The Mask of Fear, comes from Nemex Manifesto in Andor. I just wanted to mention that sort of at
2:00.0	the top of the show. And it's part,
2:02.0	it's the part where he says, authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that.
2:07.5	And know this. The day will come where all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of
2:11.3	defiance will have flooded the blanks of the empire's authority. And there will be one to many.
2:19.6	I am so excited for Andor's i'm so excited i'm so excited i know oh nemic i know his manifesto it's just we we are going to be
2:31.8	doing a revisiting and or episode yes it'll it'll be out before and or
2:37.3	season two premieres so it felt really perfect um to be reading this book and then starting to
2:45.0	gear up for a big and or rewatch to then talk about on the podcast Charlotte and I were talking
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