OT And Geeky
Has anybody read any Star Wars novels? I've seen quite a few references to the movies here, so I assume I'm not the only fan. My interest was piqued after reading a book in the New Jedi Order series, and I have been sold ever since. There are many others to choose from, but I highly suggest the NJO and Legacy Of The Force series.
for this thread. do you by chance shoot womprats from a T-16 in your spare time?
One doesn't "shoot" womprats, one "bulls-eyes" womprats.
You guys are both a couple of scruffy nerf herders.
The ones with the Yuuzhaan vong were baller. I never finished the series, I think I stopped at book 13ish.
on Blue Ray?
If you're going to post on a geek thread, then let's get technical. I bet you think it's spelled infered laser too...
/dick or Sharp
until you inferred that I can't spell.
you inferred.
but some channel had Episodes I thru III on yesterday. I forgot how truly god awful the acting was. Especially epsiode I.
I was quite a ways behind real time thanks to DVR and I would skip past huge chunks of FAIL in acting and dialogue. It's truly painful to watch the majority of non-action scenes in those 3 newer episodes.
But you cannot dispute Samuel L Jackson and his purple lightsaber are simply bad ass.
The movies are horrible unrealistic though. There is no way realistic that whiny little emo Anakin could take out Samuel L. and his purple pimp lightsaber.
There's a passage I got memorized. Ezekiel 25:17.
March 16th, 2010 at 11:02 AM ^
http://www.chefelf.com/starwars/ep1.php
do not go here unless you have a couple hours to kill. All your prequel complaints in one easy to read format.
What you want are the books by Timothy Zahn. The Thrawn Trilogy, Allegiance, etc.
I wasn't a big fan of the Vong and newer ones. If you want real crap writing go dig some of the 1980s era novels and some of the early 90s. I'd avoid the Jedi Academy trilogy and the Black Fleet trilogy myself.
The X-Wing series is also worthy of a shout out I guess, they're kind of written on the young adult level (like 13-14 y/o) but they're amusing.
/my girlfriend on moving in with me and seeing my novel collection: "Well....at least it's not porn..."
This. The Zahn books were amazing. I should definitely go back and read those again.
Agreed. Zahn is where it's at.
My recommendations...
All the Zahn books.
Shadows of the Empire
X-Wing Series
Bounty Hunter Wars Trilogy (- my favorites behind Thrawn Trilogy)
I used to read them, but when they found some threat from outside that wasn't Jedis and Empires and such, it started to just become basic Sci Fi for me. Which is fine, but not what I want out of Star Wars. That, and it seemed like they were coming out with 3 books a month too. Though I do have the SW Books IPhone App. :-P
I had to +1 you for that one. While I do love the saga, I think some people take it waaaay too far.
Yep! I've read all of them, including the new Fate of the Jedi series Backlash that just came out like 5 days ago. I lovem all, although reading the new ones hasn't been as interesting after I found out about the Legacy comics that take place 130 years after the Battle of Yavin where Luke and everyone are dead and the protagonist is Luke's descendant "Cade". It's just not as fun when you know whats going to happen.
After reading your comment I'm glad I don't read any of those books, you just want everyone to be in your boat?
I enjoyed the Zahn novels too. I didn't include those because to me, they seem to be obscure so I didn't think a lot of people read them. I've always wondered why he didn't do any of the later novels.
the series with the Yuuzaahn Vong, I would skip any of them not written by Mike Stackpole. He rules. Everyone else sucks.
I agree, Michael Stackpole is my favorite Star Wars novelist, he wrote the X-Wing series, I believe. If you're into Star Wars "non-fiction," I would read the New Essential Chronology, it covers everything from the dawn of the Rakatan Empire to the birth of the Jedi and Sith, to the Yuuzaahn Vong invasion. Very interesting stuff.
Wrote some great Battletech novels before this "dark age" crap.
I read a Star Trek novel once.