Eidolon said:

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!

Well Luke's turn was a bit wierd and the third part was pretty rushed. But I think that can be improved by some creative writing.

I wouldn't worry about some "prophecy". That is merely a (really weak) element introduced in the prequels and of course if you take prequels seriously, then the emporer has already won :)