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it was 2 am when i posted the books what do you expect from me.
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Well thank you both for the info (I take it thats in chronological order) I may only have vector prime. Ill have to see what they have at www.sfbc.com and possibly join up again since they seem to have closed my account for inactivity. I like them cause a) hardcover books for like 10 bucks b) i prefer hardcover (they look nicer on a shelf) and they help keep that cost down c) they generaly get exclusive (and obviously some not exclusive) 2 in 1 or 3 in 1's of series like that.

I actually got a bunch of the star wars novels from this club. Wish they would do a couple hard cover volumes that contain the X-Wing series though, would really like to read those

Thanks again for the info, ill put it to good use

-Darth Simon
Why Anakin really turned to the dark side:
"Anakin, You're father I am" - Yoda
"No. No. That's not true! That's impossible!" - Anakin

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some or all of the above comments are partially exaggerated to convey a point, none of the comments are meant as personal attacks on anyone mentioned or reference in the above post
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SFBC may have hardcover, but they really don't have the high quality that the reg publisher does(the paper is really weird and thin feeling too). I would just go with getting the "like new" or "new" copies on Amazon.com(I got most of my harcovers, including TUF, SQ, VP, and DW brand new for less than $40, much cheaper than SFBC). But if you just buy the ones that aren't released as hardcovers(the paperback exclusive ones like the force heretic trilogy)by the reg publisher, then I would get them from SFBC. As a matter of fact, I did just get the ones not released by Del Rey as hardcovers from SFBC.
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
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Originally posted by: TheSessler
SFBC may have hardcover, but they really don't have the high quality that the reg publisher does(the paper is really weird and thin feeling too). I would just go with getting the "like new" or "new" copies on Amazon.com(I got most of my harcovers, including TUF, SQ, VP, and DW brand new for less than $40, much cheaper than SFBC). But if you just buy the ones that aren't released as hardcovers(the paperback exclusive ones like the force heretic trilogy)by the reg publisher, then I would get them from SFBC. As a matter of fact, I did just get the ones not released by Del Rey as hardcovers from SFBC.


Ive never noticed the paper quality of the sfbc books...ill have to check it out.

Ill also have to check out the amazon.com thing, my man thing is to just get them fairly cheaply and since i already have at least one and its in hardcover id like to be consistant But money is the major issue so ill probably hold off for a while, just bought a dvd burner (dual layer)

-Darth Simon
Why Anakin really turned to the dark side:
"Anakin, You're father I am" - Yoda
"No. No. That's not true! That's impossible!" - Anakin

0100111001101001011011100110101001100001

*touchy people disclaimer*
some or all of the above comments are partially exaggerated to convey a point, none of the comments are meant as personal attacks on anyone mentioned or reference in the above post
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id just go to the book store and use my indigo book card.
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Originally posted by: Shimraa
LOL anyway so what you think of the series overall.



OVERALL IT'S A GREAT SERIES. DOES IT HOLD UP TO THE THRAWN TRILOGY ??? NO, BUT THEN AGAIN TIMOTHY ZAHN DIDN'T WRITE ANY OF THE NJO BOOKS.

"I'VE GROWN TIRED OF ASKING, SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME..."
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I wish Zahn would just get over his stupid Outbound flight project idea and write something that EU fans are interested in.

Serioulsly: his next SW project is a prequel-era novel about the OB flight.

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Exactly, I said something to that effect a couple of pages ago. The Outbound Flight storyline is getting really, really old. Survivor's Quest was all I really wanted or needed to know about the OFP.
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
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whats the outward bound project about.
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Havent you ever read a Tim Zahn novel?

The outbound flight was six dreadnaughts arranged arround a giant engine, and it was designed to try and leave the Galaxy after exploring the unknown regions. It was unfortunatley destroyed by Thrawn when he was still a Chiss Defense Fleet admiral. In survivor's quest, Muke and Lara try and track it down.

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really that sounds really interesting i am going to read that.
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After the first Thrawn Trilogy, the idea was virtually forgotten until Specter of the Past and Vision of the Future. It wasn't brought up in the NJO until Survivor's Quest was published.

It seems as though Zahn is still obsessed with this concept he vaguely outlined thirteen years ago that really was just a cool tidbit of backstory and not worthy of two novels. It was originally used as an excuse to bring Thrawn to the Empire and to serve as part of Jorrus C'boath's backstory, and, of course Lucas hasn't even acknowleged it as canon.

It isn't entirely an uncool idea, but I wish Zahn would move on to post-NJO work, or perhaps Old Republic stories, and not overdo something that has allready had plenty of adequate explanation.

In other words, go ahead and read SQ if you haven't read any of Zahn's other work. If you have, then you allready know enough. I plan to get SQ when it comes out in paperback.

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ic ic ill read the thrawn duology first.
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Have you read the Trilogy?

I highly reccomend it. It is superior to the entire NJO.

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i have i read it after NJO it was superior to most of the NJO books but I would have to say that Star by Star the behind enemy lines books were better. traitor was also better but it is not in the same class of book so you cant compare.
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The HoT Duology is freakin' excellent. Vision of the Future is my favorite fiction novel evar!

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The Bastion Marathon is great. You'll know what I mean when I get to it.

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Karde is a really cool character, but way underused in the NJO.

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you mean talon Karrde right. and yeah i know what yo umean i really like him. the fact that he owns a SD is sweet.