Wexter said:

That's the one. If only the prequels didn't completely ignore this, it could provide a satisfying explanation of Palpatine's appearance and nature as well as give an idea of what Clone Wars were. Unfortunately when put in context with anything done for Star Wars post-1999, it comes off rather bad.

yes, dark empire was not bad for many elements but why Luke, the characters who resisted the Dark Side, challenged the emperor, saved the soul of the father risking his own life should now easily *choose* the dark side?

the emperor alive, again, destroy the meaning of the prophecy.

and the third one was terrible.

What I really liked was the introduction of the holrcrons, the rediscover of Ossus, the return of Boba. And yes, the pace that recall the OT's one. (Even due to the fact that the rebels are *still* rebels and are once again the small group dealing with a stronger enemy.

But if the EU satisfied me, I would not be here! ;)

Another point is that now, after dozens of books, the heroes are still struggling with enemies, battles, menaces. They're 60 and look and act like they were 30 y.o.

I'd like to give to the story and to the characters the epilogue they deserve!