Star Wars Books Thread
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Had a chance to finish Rebel Rising. I liked it a lot overall, although it didn't feel as cohesive as it could've been (although with a biographical novel, that's hard to do). There was one fairly major discrepancy with the Rogue One novelization which is very odd given how much the rest of the book really tied into the novelization in terms of materials and set ups (but not a problem when taking the book on its own terms). Overall, a solid read that filled in all the gaps between Rogue One's prologue and the main story (the book literally begins when Saw finds Jyn as a child and ends when she gets busted out of jail by the Rebels).
I finished Marvel's Darth Vader/Star Wars crossover Vader Down last night, and I thought it was a lot of fun.
I was little surprised by how much of a crossover it was, I was expecting the different issues to just show us two sides of the same events, kind of like how they did the first couple of issues of the series.
Seeing Vader take out a whole squadron of X-Wings and then an army of Rebels on the ground were pretty great moments.
The interactions between the two pairs of droids were great. Poor Threepio getting his arms stolen by Triple 0 cracked me up.
The fight between Krrsantan, Chewie and Han was good.
I've been surprised how much we've seen the heroes interacting with Vader. I had always assumed ESB was the first run in they'd had since ANH, but thinking back, I guess there was nothing that was said or done that rules out other encounters.
I was little surprised by how much of a crossover it was, I was expecting the different issues to just show us two sides of the same events, kind of like how they did the first couple of issues of the series.
Seeing Vader take out a whole squadron of X-Wings and then an army of Rebels on the ground were pretty great moments.
The interactions between the two pairs of droids were great. Poor Threepio getting his arms stolen by Triple 0 cracked me up.
The fight between Krrsantan, Chewie and Han was good.
I've been surprised how much we've seen the heroes interacting with Vader. I had always assumed ESB was the first run in they'd had since ANH, but thinking back, I guess there was nothing that was said or done that rules out other encounters.
Yeah, I think of the Star Wars miniseries Marvel has made so far (only counting stuff also released in trade paperback form), Vader Down was the best of the bunch. I think it helped that they had Vader's associates from the Darth Vader series (Aphra, Triple Zero, Bee-Tee). It seems like their character interactions work in a way none of the others' do across the line. Even the character beats with the movie characters in the comics feel kind of lifeless in comparison.
Yep, saw the first issue in the store today.
Rebel Rising is pretty damn good. I especially like how the novel doesn't hold anything back, they really go to town showing how ruthless Saw Gererra was in a manner neither Rogue One nor the episode of Rebels he was in didn't. It also doesn't try to sugarcoat its depiction of Jyn, she certainly has dark aspects to her and this is explored quite a bit. I'm actually impressed with this one, for something aimed at the YA audience, there's plenty there that would satisfy adults, and dare I say much that some adult novels don't even try to cover. Highly recommended.
I just finished Bloodline. It was a pretty good book.
Still, besides that it had a good story, mostly interesting characters and set up the political situation that would continue into TFA pretty well.
It could get dry at times, especially with that nobility obsessed senator, and the politics were a little simplistic. Also, the reaction to Leia's parentage was ridiculously extreme.
Still, besides that it had a good story, mostly interesting characters and set up the political situation that would continue into TFA pretty well.
I would have to disagree, he was the emperor's right hand man, a murder in himself. He stood idly by while Tarkin ordered the destruction of Alderaan and the Emperor's or other peoples various other crimes throughout the reign of the Empire. He hunted down and destroyed what was left of the Jedi Order. He has probably ordered horrible things himself as well
And she was a member of the Rewbellion since before many of the Senators were born. She was captured, tortured, and fought the Empire at every step. Anyone who could think she was in league with Vader (which several outright claimed) or that her being his daughter mattered at all were stupid beyond belief. I can believe some people would react like that, idiocy isn't exactly rare. But 99% of the senate turning on her and her whole career being ruined? That's ridiculous.
She wasn't just a senator, she's Princess Leia. The only more respected politician in the whole New Republic is Mon Mothma. She could prove how unconnected she was to Vader in every way but blood by basically every action she'd taken in her adult life.
It just felt like too simplistic a response to me, which all of the politics suffered from a bit. It didn't really hurt my enjoyment of the book, it was just (in my opinion) a noticeable thing that wasn't done all that well.
She wasn't just a senator, she's Princess Leia. The only more respected politician in the whole New Republic is Mon Mothma. She could prove how unconnected she was to Vader in every way but blood by basically every action she'd taken in her adult life.
It just felt like too simplistic a response to me, which all of the politics suffered from a bit. It didn't really hurt my enjoyment of the book, it was just (in my opinion) a noticeable thing that wasn't done all that well.
Daughter of a ruthless dictator and murder goes into politics in the country her father ran/murdered in? Of course her rivals will use that. Especially if it comes out many years later as you can make it into a scandal and spin everything she has done as lies and shadow of her father. Worse yet, you can spin things that happened in the "war" should she have been alive at that time, to make her in with the enemy or an agent of the enemy, even if she was not.
Especially if presented to people that hadn't been born yet. As all those tales are just that, tale.
Especially if presented to people that hadn't been born yet. As all those tales are just that, tale.
Good point
Guardians of the Whills was okay. It is meant for young readers, so there's not any depth to it at all, but an entertaining enough story all the same. It definitely nailed the unique friendship between Chirrut and Baze.
I've started Dark Disciple (I'm about 12 chapters in). I'm glad I recently finished a best episode/episodes I'd skipped rewatch of TCW, it makes this a very good continuation/probably epilogue to the Ventress stuff in the series (which I liked a lot). Its written very well, I can basically hear the characters animated voices in my head as I read. I honestly think this works better as a book then the unmade episodes it was based on, at least in that it can be a bit more complex and we can read the characters inner monologues.
That's one I chose to skip (trying to budget and the Rebel Rising novel that came out at the same time was my number one priority for Star Wars books). Is it worth tracking down at a library or reading?
At the very least I'll say it's not disappointing, so yeah, you should be fine borrowing it from a library. Assuming you're free time works out, it should only take a day or so to read, if that.
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