I am really starting to enjoy the whole concept of the EU big time. I've only read a few of the novels, but I've also gotten on this comic kick recently. I picked up Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand, which was wonderful, and now I'm waiting for the Dark Empire Trilogy to come in for me through ILL at my library. Of course, I still have to finish The Thrawn Trilogy and then a number of others (Shadows of the Empire, Han Solo Trilogy, I, Jedi, etc.), and then maybe I'll be able to get to the NJO. My problem is that while I'm wanting to read all of this Star Wars material, there's also too much else that I'm wanting to read.

What are everyone's thoughts on the whole issue of canon? Hope I'm not starting violent discussion...