hairy_hen said:
I agree--killing Mara Jade was a mistake, and whoever thought that up is a douschbag who should be thrown face first into a mud pit and sat on by an elephant. (lol) I've completely given up on Star Wars books at this point. I've sort of come to the viewpoint of, "if it's not in the original movies, or if Timothy Zahn didn't write it, it never happened". Those are the only SW stories I really consistently enjoy anymore.

Chewbacca was also killed off recently. Matt Busch had the honor of drawing his death.

But I agree Mara Jade was badass. There aren't enough badass women in star wars. I've liked mara jade ever since playing the Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2 expansion pack Mysteries Of The Sith. It was fun playing that game.