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Chris Kempshall

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Historian & Author on #FWW allied relations, historical games studies, & #StarWars. Rep'd Justin Nash of Kate Nash Literary Agency. Consulting partner @historystudiola.bsky.social. He/him https://linktr.ee/chriskempshall

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I definitely want to hear more deep thoughts from the guy who claimed Elon Musk's purchase of twitter would "extend the light of consciousness"

06.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 1381 πŸ” 232 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 13

Emily knows she’s going to lose her seat next election

06.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Old enough to have a black series figure!

05.03.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m incredibly grateful for it!

05.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve just finished listening - you’re all incredibly kind!

04.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing to apologise for at all! A pre-order of any kind is always welcome!

04.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is! The very last chapter of part 2

04.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah I'm hugely reluctant to answer that as it's quite a big spoiler (for Beaumont's arc) and I don't want to ruin it for pasersby. I think the easiest (coded) way to explain is that Beaumont gets a sense of what the Empire thinks is important when it comes to archiving.

04.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You should never need any encouragement to listen to @kristinbaver.bsky.social discuss her amazing work

04.03.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot from Amazon UK listing the Best Sellers in the Star Wars category. It shows 'Star Wars: Star Pilots' and 'Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' in the 7th and 8th spots respectively.

A screenshot from Amazon UK listing the Best Sellers in the Star Wars category. It shows 'Star Wars: Star Pilots' and 'Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' in the 7th and 8th spots respectively.

Sure.

04.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t help but notice that none of these are Beaumont Kin

04.03.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

And in service of a President who very recently showed exactly how much regard he gave to the British soldiers who died in Afghanistan.

04.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s intriguing the extent to which both Reform and the Tories are both effectively running on a policy of β€˜we should have followed the US into Vietnam’.

04.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re not immediately checking out Kelly’s pun-tastic sequel book then I’m not sure we can be friends.

04.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As an aside, obviously the β€˜Star Pilots’ reveal has taken a lot of the attention but I really enjoyed doing a deep discussion about β€˜Rise and Fall’ in this video. I’ve spent a lot of time with Beaumont thinking about the book and this was a really good opportunity to explore it!

04.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Inject this straight into my veins, now!

04.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully this will really deliver for you then!

04.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Space battles were a huge part of why I love #StarWars
Seeing RotJ in 1983 on the big screen
My Dad being a fighter pilot
The X-Wing novels in the 90s when I was in high school (RIP Aaron)
@chriskempshall.bsky.social is feeding my particular addiction here.

04.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not going to lie, read that whole quote, had no idea the context and then saw Wedge and was like "OHHHHH".

Anyway, this seems cool

04.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wile E Coyote painting that and then getting hit by a bus emerging from it is the absolute height of comedy. There's not an ounce of fat on that joke.

04.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey! It's Enrico Pallazzo!

04.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really excited for this! @chriskempshall.bsky.social is a terrific writer and this seems like something special.

04.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously excited for this! As it is about pilots, that totally fits the rules of the show, right @chriskempshall.bsky.social? Right....?

04.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait to read Chris's next book! We got to speak with him and his good pal Beaumont Kin for our S1 finale, and I feel like a return might be in order... www.youtube.com/watch?v=49GB...

04.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A history book starting with Wedge Antilles' all-encompassing survivor's guilt.

04.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I was sick for most of yesterday and missed this, so I will now believe the restorative power of wedge antilles news is what cured me

04.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I NEED IT TO BE OCTOBER NOW!!!!!!!!😭😭😭

04.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We have very few things that bring us joy these days, so I’ll gladly accept this as a future October treat lol

Luke might have faced down Vader and the Emperor, but Star pilots are the people that created the opportunities for victory in #StarWars from Blue Leader on Scarif to Poe on Exegol.

04.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh.

Oh my goodness!

This has me target locked!

04.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So cool that we got to help Chris announce his next Star Wars book! The entire interview is REALLY good and if you like comparing Star Wars politics to real life you will really dig their conversation (watch/listen here: youtu.be/nNTLYZiGf54?... )

03.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0