And since I'm sure you know literally every person who reads SW books on Earth, I guess I have to bow down to that "logic"
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And since I'm sure you know literally every person who reads SW books on Earth, I guess I have to bow down to that "logic"
Star Wars.com has posted their recap of the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel which includes a bunch of new book reveals, and some preview artwork for the books featuring art.
I don't really feel like going through all of it, so I'll just leave it at the link.
I don't really feel like going through all of it, so I'll just leave it at the link.
Just finished Thrawn: Alliances. It was pretty good. I enjoyed the Clone Wars part more than the present day stuff. I wonder if they will adpat that into a Clone Wars episode?
I'm going back to the EU now with the Han Solo trilogy. Curious on how that will compare to the Disney version.
Is this the first time Cortosis has been mentioned in the Disney timeline? I don't recall any of the other Disney books mentioning it.
So now we know what the "big threat" is. I'm a bit disappointed it wasn't the Vong but that wouldn't make much sense. I'm curious to see what happens next for Thrawn. Will he go back to his people and help out, or try and reestablish the Empire after the Emperor has fallen like the EU version.
So now we know what the "big threat" is. I'm a bit disappointed it wasn't the Vong but that wouldn't make much sense. I'm curious to see what happens next for Thrawn. Will he go back to his people and help out, or try and reestablish the Empire after the Emperor has fallen like the EU version.
I'm going back to the EU now with the Han Solo trilogy. Curious on how that will compare to the Disney version.
No. It first appeared in ‘A New Dawn’. The Rebels prequel novel. Which is also a good book.
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An interview with E.K. Johnston about the Padme book
https://www.starwars.com/news/queens-shadow-interview
https://www.starwars.com/news/queens-shadow-interview
Yeah, it was a letdown. (Both were, actually.)
It took me over a year to read the first 2 Aftermath books. I should've been able to read both in a month. You'd think that something leading up to the Battle of Jakku would be more exciting.
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That's not good. I bought the Aftermath trilogy but haven't committed to reading it. I also bought Battlefront II prequel novel, the first Thrawn novel, the first Claudia Gray YA novel, the Rebels novel, the Tarkin novel, and Bloodlines. I started Battlefront and Bloodlines but haven't gotten far with them. I don't care for the most part. I bought a lot of these before I saw where the sequels were going. The only Disney Star Wars novel I did finish was Lords of the Sith. I liked Lords of the Sith. I think the prequel/OT setting helped a lot for me.
While I like that Lucasfilm/Disney are bringing more authors, and some diverse authors, I don't feel they are as cohesive as the Del Ray authors were. Despite my issues with some of the Del Ray mega events overall they did feel like they were planned out, for the most part, though not completely. ("Fate of the Jedi" had a throw the kitchen sink approach at the audience IMO).
I don't think the post-Episode 6 scene was thought out much at all and there is like a hesitance to really forge ahead there out of fear it might trample or spoil what happens in the current saga films. Perhaps after Episode 9 Lucasfilm will feel they can be more concrete in developing the storyline (s) and setting the galactic stage between Episodes 6 and 7.
I have been enjoying the Darth Vader and Star Wars comics, as well as many of the miniseries and one-shots for the OT characters. I also liked the Kanan comic, from what I read of it. I read one issue of the Phasma comic but it didn't do anything for me. I can't get into the Poe Dameron comic. Very nice artwork but I don't care about the character. I've read articles that the Dameron series and also the comic adaptations of The Last Jedi do add little scenes here and there or provide greater insight into the sequel films, and maybe the lead up to them, but I still don't think enough thought was put into them. Heck, you could've fit a whole trilogy between Episodes 6 and 7 and I wish Lucasfilm had approached their novels that way, to give Luke, Han, and Leia some last great adventures. It might have helped soften the blow when we see the despairing, broken versions of the characters in the sequel films. But with the sequels driving things, and the novels and comics, etc., having to adapt to whatever the films do, if the films aren't well thought out, then it affects the novels and comics as well.
That's not good. I bought the Aftermath trilogy but haven't committed to reading it. I also bought Battlefront II prequel novel, the first Thrawn novel, the first Claudia Gray YA novel, the Rebels novel, the Tarkin novel, and Bloodlines. I started Battlefront and Bloodlines but haven't gotten far with them. I don't care for the most part. I bought a lot of these before I saw where the sequels were going. The only Disney Star Wars novel I did finish was Lords of the Sith. I liked Lords of the Sith. I think the prequel/OT setting helped a lot for me.
While I like that Lucasfilm/Disney are bringing more authors, and some diverse authors, I don't feel they are as cohesive as the Del Ray authors were. Despite my issues with some of the Del Ray mega events overall they did feel like they were planned out, for the most part, though not completely. ("Fate of the Jedi" had a throw the kitchen sink approach at the audience IMO).
I don't think the post-Episode 6 scene was thought out much at all and there is like a hesitance to really forge ahead there out of fear it might trample or spoil what happens in the current saga films. Perhaps after Episode 9 Lucasfilm will feel they can be more concrete in developing the storyline (s) and setting the galactic stage between Episodes 6 and 7.
I have been enjoying the Darth Vader and Star Wars comics, as well as many of the miniseries and one-shots for the OT characters. I also liked the Kanan comic, from what I read of it. I read one issue of the Phasma comic but it didn't do anything for me. I can't get into the Poe Dameron comic. Very nice artwork but I don't care about the character. I've read articles that the Dameron series and also the comic adaptations of The Last Jedi do add little scenes here and there or provide greater insight into the sequel films, and maybe the lead up to them, but I still don't think enough thought was put into them. Heck, you could've fit a whole trilogy between Episodes 6 and 7 and I wish Lucasfilm had approached their novels that way, to give Luke, Han, and Leia some last great adventures. It might have helped soften the blow when we see the despairing, broken versions of the characters in the sequel films. But with the sequels driving things, and the novels and comics, etc., having to adapt to whatever the films do, if the films aren't well thought out, then it affects the novels and comics as well.
That one was a library loan, IMHO.\
Sounds like you got a lot of the good ones.
Thanks for letting me know which are the better of the new Star Wars books.
No prob.
Just checked in on this thread after a long absence, but I still miss the old book continuity. Wasn't all gold, but liked it. This change also gave me a jumping off point, and haven't bought a SW book since. Not sad, exactly, but disappointed. Hoping that the various changes in Trek doesn't force something similar to that line; been buying those every month since the 80s...
Personally, I've been enjoying the new stuff a lot more then the most of what we were getting the last few years of Legends (the occasional flashback stories were good, but I didn't like where the post-ROTJ novels were going after New Jedi Order). But, yeah, it sucks when something you like gets discontinued and the replacement isn't to your liking. Reruns are all well and good, but there's no replacing new content in your favorite book/TV/movie/whatever series.
The books? IMHO, I've found the new books generally disappointing and basically ignore them. I have liked the Discovery tie-ins overall, though.
The Trek writers cannot purposely contradict the canon, so if something happens that disrupts the current novel continuity, they have to follow the changes.
So what you're saying is that he has good taste...?
There is rarely a Trek book that held my attention for very long. The Discovery tie in at least offers me something to bite in to.
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