I, Jedi is according to Wookieepedia heavily tied in with the Jedi Academy books, does that mean that I should read those as well, or can I just skip those?
You can easily skip them. They’re crap, anyway.
I had also forgotten that there were Dark Forces novels, I’ll have to try to get a hold of them now. Are they novelizations of the games, or are they stories from in-between the games? I get the impression that they are kind of both from Wookieepedia.
I suppose they’re a cross between the two. I haven’t actually played the games, so I’m not sure.