well, i wouldn't want to point out stuff that you haven't read and spoil it.
out of those books, only 'splinter of a minds eye'
had some interesting points:
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splinter of a minds eye - a crystal that can enhance the power of the force?
and how does this fit in with anything about the force from the movies?
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Proportionally according to size and density, the Force's power was magnified a thousandfold;while a
single shard would give off a minor jolt, the entire crystal gave off such a feeling of power and
clarity of the Force that the possessor's entire being would course with the energy. The full crystal
was also able to channel the Force into a method of healing; Luke Skywalker used this inherent power,
along with his limited connection to the Force, to bring both himself and Leia Organa from death.
However, when Darth Vader was in close proximity to the presence of the Kaiburr, the residual effects
of the Force caused the Dark Lord's affinity with the dark side of the Force to expand greater. As a
result, Vader found himself losing what self-control he possessed, fighting his own son
and—unbeknownst to him or Skywalker—his daughter against his will, as he had intended to capture them
alive. Furthermore, the crystal granted Vader the ability to cast Force lightning, normally
impossible due to Vader's bionic limbs and life-support systems.
for more info : http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kaiburr_crystal
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you're going to have to read a lot more books, and stories
if you want more details...there's just way too many to go into..
which is probably why i gave up years ago..
anyways.. information about the force in general (collectively):
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Within the Star Wars expanded universe, a number of other powers have been demonstrated, those
include the ability to heal or drain the life-force of others, increase resistance to attack,
dissipate energy attacks and warp space.
examples of force powers in the EU, but not always seen in the movies (from wookipedia)
Alter Environment
Animal Friendship
Battlemind
Combustion
Cure Disease
Cure Poison
Dissipate Energy
Droid Disable
Electric Judgment
Force Absorb
Force Armor
Force Blinding
Force Enlightenment
Force Healing
Force Light
Force Meld
Force Persuasion
Force Projection
Force Protection
Force Stun
Force Stasis
Force Valor
Hibernation Trance
Malacia
Mind trick
Morichro
Plant Surge
Protection Bubble
Ray
Revitalize
Sever Force
Shatterpoint
Wall Of Light
Ashla was the name given to the light side of the Force in early drafts of Star Wars and was
established as canon in the Expanded Universe by the Power of the Jedi Sourcebook. It was also said
to be what the ancient Jedi and Sith called the light side in Darth Bane: Rule of Two.
The Power of the Jedi Sourcebook states that the Potentium (the view that the Force is one, and its
sides are just a matter of choice of Force powers) is a corrupt, misguided philosophy, thus being the
first source to establish from the official perspective that the Jedi Orthodox philosophy reflects
the true nature of the Force.
(for more info go here : http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Light_side
when it comes to the dark side, there's interesting stuff there also..
for example : machines that use the dark side..
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At any rate, they lost their abilities to use the Force as well as their Force-powered machines, such
as the Star Forge. The Star Forge was a superweapon and manufacturing facility capable of creating
nearly anything by drawing on both the power of a star and the dark side of the Force. During the
Jedi Civil War, Revan and Malak recovered the Star Forge and used it to create a massive fleet for
their Sith Empire. Later reverse-engineering of Infinite Empire technology imbued with the dark side
created the basis of other technologies such as the hyperdrive
animals that have the dark side in them
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The effects of the Sith Empires could be seen upon and within the planets Korriban and Ziost, which
were filled with energies from the dark side of the Force. Animals such as the terentateks, distorted
from the powerful presence of the dark side, roamed the caverns and caves feeding on the
Force-sensitives that came across them. There was also the Valley of the Dark Lords, a graveyard that
reverberated with dark side energy and was full of caverns and tombs, which once possessed powerful
Sith artifacts. There the Sith even appeared as apparitions on occasion; Ajunta Pall inhabited his
tomb as a ghost until he was set to rest by the relocation of a sword imbued with the dark side of
the Force.
for a lot more information go here : http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_side_of_the_Force
i hope this gives you some idea of the enormity of what is out there about the
force..
the basic view from the first 3 movies barely scratches the surface, and
is pretty lacking..
later
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