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 Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:15 pm
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My Birthday is comming up and I am going to buy a Star Wars novel on the internet. I want some input on which one(s) I should buy. I am obsessed with Darth Vader so im kinda insterested in the era between the III and IV episodes. I am also interested in what happens after the sixth episodes to the main characters. but i am open to different stuff.
Here are some titles that i've read the synopsys of and i thought they would be good.
1. Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno
2. Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly
3. The Crystal Star by Vonda N. McIntyre
4. Invincible by Troy Denning or any other legacy of the force novels
5. Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader by Ryder Windham
6. Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress
are any of these any good? or are any of these horable. What other ones are good? and are there any absolultly horable? thx
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Ok, this is more or less now a thread to post your reviews on any Star Wars novels. So, give honest reviews and have fun with them
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:28 pm
The Crystal Star has to be one of my all-time favorite "classic-line" Star Wars books. It's a bit weak on an arching plot, but character development and exploitation makes up for it. There are times it's almost achy to read due to the vast amount of Leia exploration, but the introduction of Jacen and Jaina as Force-weilding children is prime. Somehow, the author managed to define a kidnapping story within the Star Wars universe without it losing any of its luster.
On another note, I find Luceno's writing to be clear and well thought out, and while I haven't read that particular novel, The Rise of Darth Vader, I can tell you I'm in love with his sentence structure.
I'm so pissed at the Legacy of the Force novels, I refuse to read them. XD
Happy early birthday!
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 11:15 pm
I spent about half an hour in Borders yesterday looking at a 3 book set to the first three books in "the New Jedi Order" series and I was wondering if it was worth getting or not? Normally I would just read which ever ones were in the school library when I was in school but since I have to sadly buy them now I am wondering if that set is worth getting or just go to the public Library to ready it.
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 11:59 pm
That set is what started me off, that's for sure. Of course, now I own the series, and I'm so pissed off at the authors that I hid them all away in my closet. If I were you, I'd head to the public library first and just check out Vector Prime to see if you're interested in the story at all.
Of course, it's a pretty sprawligng story arc, and no author writes more than two of the books, so it's impossible to get a feel for the series by reading just one. Or two. By book three, you know if you're going to keep on, and in my opinion, books four and five go by quickly. By then, you're obligated to finish reading, etc.
But, I read mine once, and I haven't touched them since, except to double-check a few facts. Or read Kyp Durron quotes. It was great to re-visit a lot of minor characters from previous books (read: Zekk), but I felt the direction taken by the authors was so wrong, I felt scandalized. Except, now that I look at my shelf, I know that's a lie, because I kept both Dark Journey and Traitor around. They work well as stand-alones, and are probably my favorite books from the entire series.
But don't look at me! I'm a die-hard Corran Horn fan who thinks the plots are just too complicated nowadays.
WHEN I WAS A KID, I HAD "YOUNG JEDI KNIGHTS" TO READ, AND THAT WAS IT. YOU KIDS DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING, WHAT WITH YOUR YUUZHAN VONG AND YOUR LIGHT-WHIPS.
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:03 am
RandomStarWarsFreak I am also interested in what happens after the sixth episodes to the main characters. In the topic of recommendations, I wonder if you've read any of the Jedi Academy Trilogy? Aside from The Crystal Star, it follows Luke Skywalker as he moves to rebuild the Jedi Order. It also introduces a core cast of characters who play increasingly larger roles in the later books.
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:12 am
In this order, read: Xwing Series (Even, no, especially the wraith sqadron books up to Solo Command.) The courtship of Princess Leia. Thrawn Seres, skip to New Jedi Academy series, I Jedi, then rent the young jedi kinights and junior jedi knights (I heart Ikrit) The Corellian Trillogy. Then start your 20 book oddesy through the New Jedi Order. Struggle to get through Dark Nest, then on to Legacy if you want the memory of all your favorite chars from NJO raped into submission...
I think that's all the important history stuff...
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 1:34 pm
K 19 Dark Journey and Traitor around. They work well as stand-alones, and are probably my favorite books from the entire series. Ditto here ^ ^
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 1:35 pm
RandomStarWarsFreak My Birthday is comming up and I am going to buy a Star Wars novel on the internet. I want some input on which one(s) I should buy. I am obsessed with Darth Vader so im kinda insterested in the era between the III and IV episodes. I am also interested in what happens after the sixth episodes to the main characters. but i am open to different stuff. Here are some titles that i've read the synopsys of and i thought they would be good. 1. Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno 2. Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly 3. The Crystal Star by Vonda N. McIntyre 4. Invincible by Troy Denning or any other legacy of the force novels 5. Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader by Ryder Windham 6. Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress are any of these any good? or are any of these horable. What other ones are good? and are there any absolultly horable? thx I'd have to say that the crystal star really is a good one. If you are up to it, I'd suggest burning your way through the new jedi order series (I read them all in one go with the exception of the last three, because they were at the library) personally, I would suggest getting any books you can at the library, not because they're bad buys, but because then you can read more and only need to fill in the gaps of the library with the books they dont have using out of pocket expenses. *looks back at the paragraph* eh, I don't care if the grammar is off, it gets my point across. The Dark Nest trilogy is pretty okay, not super fantastic, but not bad either. However, you'll have want to have read the new jedi order so that you know the situation the books are set in.
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ElladanKenet Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:23 pm
I'm ashamed.
Noone's recommended The Thrawn Trilogy?
The first saga of EU books is without doubt the best there is in Star Wars lore. Written by Timothy Zahn, who even had his own character made for him (Tyber Zann) on the 10th anniversary of the series.
Let's put it this way: if there's ever gonna be a sequal trilogy, it'll be about these books. It's full of technical stuff for the dorks, tons of good story, new lovable characters, as well as the unendingly charming Mitth'raw'naruduo, AKA Grand Admiral Thrawn.
By all three, spend about $35 at Barnes and Noble or any other respectable bookstore, and you won't be disappointed.
I also recommend The Rise of Darth Vader, or the novelizations of Episodes II and III.
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:55 pm
outbound flight is a fun read as well, which is, in truth, what got me back into reading the star wars books. I was honestly going to wait until the legacy series was over then buy all the books at once and consume them over the course of about a week. However, that book caught my eye and got me raring to go again, so I picked up where I left off 2 years ago, when Dark Nest was just coming out and I said 'eh, I'll wait until all the books for that are out...then read them.'
Anywho, I'd honestly suggest just getting your grubby hands on any star wars book you can and reading them in chronological order. Then you can get a full story of doom.
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 10:36 pm
I'm with Sagetim on that one, chronologically reading the books is great.
However, I've had difficulty doing so, as the second Darth Bane book is
pretty much brand new. My recommendations are:
Darth Bane: Path of Destruction - great for Sith history
Labyrinth of Evil - prequel to episode III, history of Dooku/Grievous; written by Luceno
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader - sequel to episode III, also written by Luceno
And for the IV, V, VI trilogy and thereafter:
Shadows of the Empire - sequel to episode V
Jedi Academy series - seven years after episode VI
I'll have more later on, as I read them.
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 1:15 am
ElladanKenet I'm ashamed. Noone's recommended The Thrawn Trilogy? I so totally just did... I think... Also: never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never EVAR read Deathstar. That book is "milking" awful. Bleh
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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 12:49 am
I read an excerpt from it in another book, definitely didn't seem that good. I'll
have to borrow it from the library to give a further consensus.
Anybody read the Correlian trilogy? I just about bought it today but decided
on something else, and was just wondering if I missed out.
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:32 pm
Thanks for all the reviews (and the birthday wishes)
I have decided to go with Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno, ill try to remember to post a review when im done it
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:26 pm
Very insightful book, very excited for the trilogy to follow!
Looking forward to your review, Random.
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