I suppose I should have put "Dark Lord" in this section, but I wasn't planning on having a another section... till I realized I have "Last of the Jedi" and "Coruscant Nights" to consider!
The "Coruscant Nights" Trilogy by Michael Reaves starts with "Jedi Twilight", which stars Jax Pavan, a Jedi in hiding, and his father's droid, I-5. Let's just say that I-5 is more interesting. (We previously met I-5 in "Darth Maul, Shadowhunter" so it's best to read that first. "Streets of Shadows" is volume 2, which I started reading on an airplane at Christmas time and haven't finished yet. But I will! It looks interesting, as Padme's bodyguard is certain that Anakin killed her, and decides to track him down, not knowing he's now Darth Vader! "Patterns of Force" is volume 3, and obviously I haven't read that yet.
EDIT 6/5/2012: Finished up Vol.2, and it was disappointing. So was volume 3, which I trudged through hoping to find some conclusion to the storyline. Also disappointing. And poor editing concerning the timeline. The series is supposed to take place right after the fall of the Jedi Order, but those events are referred to as taking place decades ago. I heard that the era had been moved in the final rewrite, but I don't know for sure.
"Last of the Jedi" by Jude Watson, is a ten-volume young readers series. It's pretty good, we meet up with Ferus Olin from the Jedi Apprentice series as he tries to round up Jedi who survived order 66 and save them. Obi-Wan has a couple of appearances. The ending with Obi-Wan and Feris is a bittersweet one.
"Death Star" by Michael Reeves and Steve Perry
Great book! Read it! Lots of great back-story in this one. A new view on the Empire, too. I loved the part where the engineer wonders why there's an extra small thermal exhaust port, but then decides it's better to have too many than not enough! I was afraid this book was going down some pacifistic road about Luke murdering everyone on board, but thankfully it doesn't. There were a lot of people on board. There were a lot of people on Alderaan, too.
I never read the classic Han Solo trilogy, because Luke wasn't in it, so I can't comment. I believe these may have been the first EU contributions, but I'm not sure. It's "Han Solo at Stars' End," "Han Solo's Revenge," and "Han Solo and the Lost Legacy."
EDIT 6/05/2012: I read the new Han Solo trilogy, it's really good. A lot of insight into Han's character, and why he was so cynical at the beginning of the OT. "The Paradise Snare," "The Hutt Gambit," and "Rebel Dawn." Also, TMI about Hutts!
I may be leaving out other books, so be sure to add your comments!
7 comments:
darthjediurass
date Posted: Mar 06, 2009 9:48 AM
first off, man u read a lot of books in a little amount of time, and yea all those books r very good
Gidrea Lightsky
The Galaxy According to Gidrea
date Posted: Mar 06, 2009 10:05 AM
No, it's books I've read over the last 15 years! lol
hansgirl3
Invoking the Squee
date Posted: Mar 06, 2009 11:31 AM
The only one of those I've read it Death Star and I LOVE that one!
I also highly recommend the classic Han Solo books! (Of course :x) Even though they don't have Luke in them, they're really excellent and give such great background on Han Solo's exploits! :)
Darth_Buir
Together we can rule the galaxy as father and son.
date Posted: Mar 06, 2009 2:38 PM
Hi,
I've read the first of the Han Solo trilogy 'The Pardise Snare' I think it's called and I really enjoyed it, events in it get referenced a couple of times in NJO Balance Point that I'm currently reading. I liked Shadow Hunter so I'll give Coruscant Nights a try.
The Viridian Saber (Qui-Gon Reborn)
Virtual Unrealities (A victim of Order 66.)
date Posted: Mar 06, 2009 10:42 PM
which stars Jax Pavan, a Jedi in hiding, and his father's droid, I-5.
They were an interesting cast, to be sure, but the dynamics of their relationship and interactions wasn't explored as much as it could have been. Still, I've only read the first one, so I can't really judge (well, actually, of course I can judge!:p) , but I'd say they're ok books.
"Last of the Jedi" by Jude Watson
An absolutely extraordinary book also by Jude Watson is "Legacy of the Jedi" and "Secrets of the Jedi," which you can buy in a two-book combo set.
The book delves really deep into the personal lives of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon, putting their characters, and Jedi as a whole, in a very human light, while also portraying them as the awesome bunch that they are. B-)
I was afraid this book was going down some pacifistic road
Yeah, so was I, so it took me a while to decide to pick it up. But, luckily, I did finally give it a try, and it was just awesome. I just love the part at the end when Tarkin is standing on the Death Star observation deck just before it blows up, and when he considers the possibility of the Rebels breaking through he finds it unthinkable, unthinkable, unthinka-- :^O
I believe these may have been the first EU contributions, but I'm not sure.
First EU book was "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" by Alan Dean Foster. I was crazy enough to read it not too long ago. It was, um, strange. I'm really surprised it hasn't been de-canonized. The only reason Leland probably keeps it around is for nostalgic value. Luke acts like he belongs in Tarzan and Leia acts like she's that chick from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. (Blast it, I can't remember her name! It's Tina Turner's character.)
Darth_Hiram
A Journey into The Force
date Posted: Mar 07, 2009 9:13 PM
I'm reading Coruscant Nights III right now (which I just said on your OT blog ... oops!). I've enjoyed the series very much and look forward to seeing where three goes.
Death Star was good too. Like you said, a different slant on the Empire.
mntrainboy@yahoo.com
Darths, Droids, and Matthew Stover
date Posted: Jul 24, 2009 10:43 AM
You forgot The Force Unleashed
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