Anyoneelse reading these books, man mara jadedead thats pretty crasy, i think you might see the death of luke in the next one as well. what do you guys think?
I like how SW novels have been reduced (or perhaps risen?) to a competition of which writer can manage the more shocking death of a main character. Starting to sound like comic books. Next thing you know Luke will reveal his secret identity on national TV, while Mon Monthma and Ackbar argue as to whether or not they should be required to register with the government on account of their superhuman powers ending with Ackbar's assassination and... eerrr, oh never mind.
R.I.P. Mara Skywalker.
"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape
I've read next to none of the post-ROTJ stories, but it's funny to hear about how many changes the authors make in the story, and how many more they just end up going back on.
I think that's why Lucas (or Dark Horse, or whoever's decision it was) just said screw it and jumped ahead by a hundred years to do the Legacy comic books.
I like how SW novels have been reduced (or perhaps risen?) to a competition of which writer can manage the more shocking death of a main character. Starting to sound like comic books. Next thing you know Luke will reveal his secret identity on national TV, while Mon Monthma and Ackbar argue as to whether or not they should be required to register with the government on account of their superhuman powers ending with Ackbar's assassination and... eerrr, oh never mind.
R.I.P. Mara Skywalker.
mon mothma, and ackbar are both dead they died in the book timeline 15 previous to where the story currently is. Oh chewie is also dead, as is Anakin solo(han and leia's youngest son) Admiral Pellion (the guy in charge of the empire's fleet after the emperor died) he died to in the last book.
Maybe a good idea would be to read one of the books before you go and think they are crasy stories. Movies on par with the OT could be made using some of the books as templates its not all garbage.
oh one last thing, the writers aren't competing for deaths of main characters, stories are planned and arcs are fleshed out over a number of books, right now the are jsut finishing up a 9 book story arc and Mara's death wasn't something out of no where, its something that was built up over time.nice guys finish last
I've read next to none of the post-ROTJ stories, but it's funny to hear about how many changes the authors make in the story, and how many more they just end up going back on.
I think that's why Lucas (or Dark Horse, or whoever's decision it was) just said screw it and jumped ahead by a hundred years to do the Legacy comic books.
dark horse wanted to make a comic book series, but the books are still being written chronologically, they skipped ahead 100 years cause well, by then everyone would have died at the very least from old age, and so it allows for writers of the books to write openly, and the comics to do whatever they wanted.nice guys finish last
Maybe a good idea would be to read one of the books before you go and think they are crasy stories. Movies on par with the OT could be made using some of the books as templates its not all garbage.
After I made my response to your post I felt like I had been kind of harsh. You wrote about something you though was interesting and wanted to hear the opinions of other fans, and I pissed on you. Sorry about that, I was just saying how I felt about it, but I can see how it would come as kind of a hit to you, especially since I was the very first response.
I actually liked the EU back in the very beginning. I really liked Zahn's books, and I really like Shadows of the Empire (perhaps more the concept than the actual book). I have had other fans tease me for liking Shadows of the Empire. It just seemed like it got to the point were every time I pick up an EU novel that seemed interesting it would end up sucking so badly I would put it down. I just got kind of irritated at how much they sucked. Now that the PT is out the market seems flooded with the things. I have never given the newer ones (such as NJO) a chance, just not interested, but perhaps I am wrong about them and they are not as crappy as most of the pre PT books. It would be nice to be able to enjoy Star Wars stories that take place in the OT era that are as well written as Zahn's.
"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape
Of all the things i thought would come next the last thing i expected was an apology, thanks for that.
If you like the OT stuff, give the NJO a try, I have read a few books from before the NJO started and asides from the Thrawn trilogy most of them were pretty bla never read shadows. The books still have there ups and downs but the overall story really is great. If you want a good read, try Traitor out. Star by Star is also very good. Those two plus dark journey(i didnt like this one very much), and destiny's way really set up the current Legacy series. In fact star by star was such a tragic book, the repercussions from that story are still felt like 20 books later.
Anyway thanks for the apology good day.nice guys finish last
I've shared my thoughts on the NJO here and elsewhere, but I think it bears repeating.
I'm been convinced, especially since that story of the abandoned bantam/darkhorse invasion storyline came to light, that del rey wanted to tell a Star Wars story that could only be told in the medium of novels. I've only read a couple books from the series, but what I did read really gave me a vibe of "this could never be done as a movie." You don't even see comics set during that era.
Although I will admit that after hearing about what happens with Zonama Sekot in the Force Heretic arc, I understood even further what their whole point with the series was. It gave it a kind of fantasy feel, which of course is what Star Wars itself has.
Another thing is, well, y'know how a lot of us prefer to think of the original trilogy as the real story and the prequels as just prequels? I think this kind of backs that up because it shows how grand Luke Skywalker's life ended up being. Born at the end of the Clone Wars, fought in the Galactic Civil War, helped build the New Republic, fought people from another galaxy far far away and proved himself the greatest Jedi ever.
Troy Denning's post-NJO trilogy also sounded cool because of the whole "now, let's get back to where we left off before the Vong showed up" thing. Using that concept of the Killiks also had me interested.
As for Legacy of the Force, acknowledging the old Marvel stories was a pretty random move, but like the Killiks in Denning's trilogy it's cool that they're mining these old and ambiguous materials for ideas.
Yeah i agree with you in a way a movie could never have told th NJO in quite the same way. the series was just too grand. I think parts of it could be told though it would take like a 4 movie ark to even begin to flesh out the story, but a TV series could be done on it.
Dennins trilogy post NJO, hmm i had mixed feelings on it. I didnt quite like where the story went, its possible that havign a short trilogy right after thsi19book arch left me expecting something i could never have gotten. The current legacy books of which dennings is part of is fantastic. Its interesting cause it shows how a fall from light to dark really happens. its almost like they failed with anakin skywalker, but this second time was perfect.nice guys finish last
Oh I wasn't even referring to the amount of material to get through, I was just talking about the shit that goes down. The Yuuzhan Vong seem like something out of a fantasy novel. Maybe that's why they got Salvatore to kick it off.
really, well i know there foundations came out of fundamentalism, they were meant to be like Klingon's, in terms of warrior spirit, and they provided a counter opposite the technology based culture in starwars. It was like the zerg from starcraft or aliens from starship troopers meet with Klingon's from star trek, and religious fundamentalism. IT was hard core sci fi, but then again thats what star wars is.nice guys finish last
