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Matthias777
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:56 am    Post subject: Favorite Star Wars novel(s)? Reply with quote

I waited until the other (least favorite) thread started to generate some discussion on this topic, but I figure now's a good time to open this one up for discussion without derailing the original thread.

What is/are your favorite Star Wars novel(s)? Why?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Currently one of my favorites is Paths of Destruction: Darth Bane. While the author made a little too much use of Knights of the Old Republic material, the overall character development was quite captivating, and he managed to capture the character of the Dark Side of the Force and the Sith better than any author I've encountered yet. The story was pretty decent in itself, but the character development and keen insight into the Dark Side really made the book stand out.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In regards to Darth Bane:

Mostly I agree. And it ended on a note that really makes me anticipate the sequel coming out in December.

*SPOILER*


I enjoyed the cameo by D.R. and the visualization of the Sith Thought Bomb

*/SPOILER*


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was pleasantly surprised by Darth Bane: Path of Destruction. I don't refer to it as one of my favorites, but I did enjoy it a great deal. It provided a ton of insight into the Dark side, which has really been lacking in every other facet of Star Wars media. The character development, as you said, was also very good, and if any of you reading this haven't read it, you need to go grab a copy today.

I'm at work and don't have the time to enumerate my favorites right this moment, but basically anything by Zahn, Stackpole, or Anderson I snap up like candy.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bah. X-Wing series all the way

Specifically Wraith Squadron. Love that book, and have read it multiple times.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Matthias777 wrote:


I'm at work and don't have the time to enumerate my favorites right this moment, but basically anything by Zahn, Stackpole, or Anderson I snap up like candy.


Never have been a fan of Anderson's writing style. IMO I find his novel's slow to develop.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, the X-wing books as a whole are great. I'm currently (slowly) re-reading them. Stupid life...getting in the way of my reading...
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think my all time favorites are the Han Solo books written by Brian Daley. They're the reason our Star Wars campaign was set largely in the Corporate Sector. The X-Wing series is a close second, along with the Tales of the Jedi comics. The AC Crispin Han Solo trilogy wasn't too bad, the writing was a little rough, but I liked how it filled in the gaps between the Daley books and the movies.

I liked most of the pre-NJO books that I read, though, with the previously mentioned Truce at Bakura being a rare exception. I haven't read all of them, but from what I read here, that may be good, as most of the ones that people have reported as not liking (Crystal Star, Black Fleet Crisis, New Rebellion) are ones I never got around to.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I really enjoyed both Han Solo trilogies. One thing about the Brian Daley books...it felt like a little of an Indiana Jones tale had creeped into the plot writing, which was fun.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never cared for Kevin J. Anderson, his writing is ok, but incorporating Tom Veitch's stuff from Dark Empire was the biggest continuity hit the SW EU ever took.

Zahn's trilogy is my favorite followed by Wraith Squadron. Allston combined excellent writing with mostly non-canonical characters to create a brilliant story.

Zahn, well, he's just the best. He created Coruscant after all.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brian Daley's Han Solo trilogy is a lot of fun. I remember reading those when they first came out and then later when they collected them in the currently-available omnibus.

L. Neil Smith's Lando Calrissian trilogy is pretty entertaining too.

I really like Matt Stover's Mace Windu novel Shatterpoint. Excellent read.
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