But yeah, Some times it seems like Lucas should pay more attention to the Novels...
Example: In the Thrawn Trilogy, the leader of the Nogri says that it's been forty-four years since their planet Honogrh was poisoned, and Leia says it happened during the Clone Wars, But no matter how you look at it, The Clone Wars started 42-43 years before then. Small discrepency, but it hurts the belivablility.
Also, in the prequels, it seems like the Old Republic has no centralized military, though the EU books suggest it did. With "Dreadnaughts" and the Dark Force, and all.
Recently I've been reading the NJO books, and I must say, I like the prequel references, like when Han thinks about the YT-1300 being "almost as valuable as a Nubian J-Type.." which is the same as Padme's royal ship in Episode One.
And the ten books I've read are:
Dark Force Rising, it got me started. I didn't read "Heir"
The Last Command, it got me hooked
Specter of the Past, Good book
Vision of the Future, my Personal vavorite
Vector Prime,hated it at first, but still good
Onslaught,..I don't remeber it. That's not a good sign
Ruin, I like the way Corran Kills Shai...
Hero's Trial,pretty good, but I hate that Luceno made Viqi Shesh evil
Jedi Eclipse, I didn't like Jacen wimping out, but otherwise pretty good.
Balance Point,It's about time the New Republic had a victory, don't ya think? Anyway, I liked the way Jacen stopped being a wuss.