Yeah, I've seen some atrocious tie in media.
These are not one or two or even in the top 10 of them.
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These are not one or two or even in the top 10 of them.
I get that, although from what I've read the hotel could use all the support it could get. But the book was probably completed before the hotel opened and under performed, so it will probably just act as a setting in the book and not the focus. I still think its kind of funny though, especially because of how poorly the hotel itself seems to have gone over.
I've got a book recommendation for every SW fan out there: Skywalker - A Family at War.
Written by Kristin Baver, it's an in-universe biography of the Skywalker family, and retells the entirety of the Skywalker Saga, with mentions of stuff from other Canon sources like comics and the cartoons.
Even - especially - if you're not a fan of every piece of Star Wars, go read this book.
Note: Be aware that there are some editing errors in the book that were unfortunately not caught before publication and that might drag some readers out of the moment.
Written by Kristin Baver, it's an in-universe biography of the Skywalker family, and retells the entirety of the Skywalker Saga, with mentions of stuff from other Canon sources like comics and the cartoons.
Even - especially - if you're not a fan of every piece of Star Wars, go read this book.
Note: Be aware that there are some editing errors in the book that were unfortunately not caught before publication and that might drag some readers out of the moment.
I recently reorganized my Star Wars reading order and read The Truce at Bakura and Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand. (Spoilers!)
The Truce at Bakura initially surprised me in a positive way in its choice of main characters. Most of the Star Wars books I read when growing up came out while the prequels were, or shortly thereafter and, at least according to my memory, focused on random background characters from the prequels who had maybe one line at best, or introduce new characters tangentially related to more well-known characters. So it was a breath of fresh air to just have an adventure start out and focus on Luke, Leia and Han. I think this may actually be the first Star Wars novel I read featuring the trio at all.
Loved the plot idea of having the Empire and Alliance team-up against an alien threat while also seeing the ramifications of the Emperor's very recent death on Imperial Worlds. Leia's struggle with the revelation that Darth Vader was her biological father was compelling and I like how that partly fed into her decision not to become a Jedi, along with the "division of labor" between her, Luke and Han. One little thing I enjoyed in particular was the section from Chewbacca's perspective, where he matter-of-factly tells C-3PO to get horribly damaged in some way that I can't quite recall, to which 3PO takes great offense, of course. In general I think the book did a good job with establishing the Empire as a fundamentally human supremacist organization, something that I technically knew was a thing in Legends, but didn't really consider how common this view would be, especially among a recently converted world like Bakura.
The alien threat was cool, and their cruelness towards non-Ssi-ruuk, Dev in particular, was portrayed effectively. I just wish the poor guy had survived... Since there were already multiple post-Endor novels published by the time The Truce at Bakura came along I assume Dev surviving and becoming something of an apprentice to Luke was never an option anyway. But maybe I'll see some of the defecting ex-Imperials again. All in all, fun read, didn't drag on despite being fairly long, helped my attention well. Would recommend.
Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand is a six-issue comic book mini-series, co-written by Timothy Zahn who introduced Mara Jade in one of his novels, with this being her backstory. This is also my first exposure to Mara Jade's character, which may not have been ideal, as this story feels very much like a "filling in the gaps of how we got here" story, where the reader profits from knowing where the journey goes. As a result I didn't find the first two issues of the series (wherein Mara Jade tries to assassinate a cartel leader) terribly interesting, even though they were certainly relevant as set-up. Unfortunately for Mara Jade her boss, the Emperor, dies shortly after, leading to her powers weakening (which I find interesting) and being captured by an Imperial officer who doesn't trust her and all that. Her escape is already more interesting than the first two issues, and I really like the visual design of Imperial Center, especially in contrast with its portrayal in the prequel trilogy and the Tales of the Jedi series.
My favorite part of this series probably is the surprisingly wholesome cantina owner who basically instantly adopts Mara Jade the moment she asks for a job. Pity he got killed like five minutes later, but it wasn't like I didn't see it coming. Mara Jade infiltrating the cartel and trying to kill its real leader this time is definitely the high point of the book, with her smuggling her lightsaber past the weapons detector, and her final ploy to kill the leader being quite memorable. The interior art was very enjoyable, just enough detail to add depth, but not too much as to be distracting. I love the colors of Mara Jade's lightsaber and most alien designs were visually interesting. The covers are absolutely amazing, even if they don't reflect the interior art. Especially the final cover is just beautiful. Looking back at the mini-series it was alright, particularly towards the end, I just wish the first two issues could have been condensed a bit. Especially Mara Jade's assignment to kill Skywalker doesn't pay off at all in this series and feels like something that's exclusively a call back to one of the novels.
The Truce at Bakura initially surprised me in a positive way in its choice of main characters. Most of the Star Wars books I read when growing up came out while the prequels were, or shortly thereafter and, at least according to my memory, focused on random background characters from the prequels who had maybe one line at best, or introduce new characters tangentially related to more well-known characters. So it was a breath of fresh air to just have an adventure start out and focus on Luke, Leia and Han. I think this may actually be the first Star Wars novel I read featuring the trio at all.
Loved the plot idea of having the Empire and Alliance team-up against an alien threat while also seeing the ramifications of the Emperor's very recent death on Imperial Worlds. Leia's struggle with the revelation that Darth Vader was her biological father was compelling and I like how that partly fed into her decision not to become a Jedi, along with the "division of labor" between her, Luke and Han. One little thing I enjoyed in particular was the section from Chewbacca's perspective, where he matter-of-factly tells C-3PO to get horribly damaged in some way that I can't quite recall, to which 3PO takes great offense, of course. In general I think the book did a good job with establishing the Empire as a fundamentally human supremacist organization, something that I technically knew was a thing in Legends, but didn't really consider how common this view would be, especially among a recently converted world like Bakura.
The alien threat was cool, and their cruelness towards non-Ssi-ruuk, Dev in particular, was portrayed effectively. I just wish the poor guy had survived... Since there were already multiple post-Endor novels published by the time The Truce at Bakura came along I assume Dev surviving and becoming something of an apprentice to Luke was never an option anyway. But maybe I'll see some of the defecting ex-Imperials again. All in all, fun read, didn't drag on despite being fairly long, helped my attention well. Would recommend.
Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand is a six-issue comic book mini-series, co-written by Timothy Zahn who introduced Mara Jade in one of his novels, with this being her backstory. This is also my first exposure to Mara Jade's character, which may not have been ideal, as this story feels very much like a "filling in the gaps of how we got here" story, where the reader profits from knowing where the journey goes. As a result I didn't find the first two issues of the series (wherein Mara Jade tries to assassinate a cartel leader) terribly interesting, even though they were certainly relevant as set-up. Unfortunately for Mara Jade her boss, the Emperor, dies shortly after, leading to her powers weakening (which I find interesting) and being captured by an Imperial officer who doesn't trust her and all that. Her escape is already more interesting than the first two issues, and I really like the visual design of Imperial Center, especially in contrast with its portrayal in the prequel trilogy and the Tales of the Jedi series.
My favorite part of this series probably is the surprisingly wholesome cantina owner who basically instantly adopts Mara Jade the moment she asks for a job. Pity he got killed like five minutes later, but it wasn't like I didn't see it coming. Mara Jade infiltrating the cartel and trying to kill its real leader this time is definitely the high point of the book, with her smuggling her lightsaber past the weapons detector, and her final ploy to kill the leader being quite memorable. The interior art was very enjoyable, just enough detail to add depth, but not too much as to be distracting. I love the colors of Mara Jade's lightsaber and most alien designs were visually interesting. The covers are absolutely amazing, even if they don't reflect the interior art. Especially the final cover is just beautiful. Looking back at the mini-series it was alright, particularly towards the end, I just wish the first two issues could have been condensed a bit. Especially Mara Jade's assignment to kill Skywalker doesn't pay off at all in this series and feels like something that's exclusively a call back to one of the novels.
Wasn’t a fan of that book. Not a fan of that author’s writing style
Traitor is my most hated officially released (aka not fan work or something like that) Star Wars product ever. The amount of disgust and frustration I felt trying to get through the book was immense, and it single handedly made me loathe Jason Solo. Long before he killed my favorite SW character, Jason became my most hated SW character, and it was because of that book (and his stuff in NJO in general). He's still my most hated SW character overall. I'd rather read a 500 page book staring Jar Jar Binks, Omega and those sisters Ashoka befriended then read a Jason Solo focused book like Traitor ever again.
The only good thing about the eU being gone to me is Jason Solo not existing, and those feelings go right back to trying to read Traitor when I was going through the NJO series.
The only good thing about the eU being gone to me is Jason Solo not existing, and those feelings go right back to trying to read Traitor when I was going through the NJO series.
StarWars.com has revealed the cover and description for Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs, a new novel set between Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor.
Sounds good to me, and this should also be a nice chance to really dig deeper into the characters than the games can.
Sounds good to me, and this should also be a nice chance to really dig deeper into the characters than the games can.
I finished reading Mutiny At Mon Cala, Vol. 8 of the post A New Hope comic series. It was good, Keiron Gillen has a good handle on the characters, and Salvador Larroca's art is always really good. I'm a big fan of the Mon Calamari, so I enjoyed the focus on them. The stuff with the Clawdite and 3P0 was pretty fun.
Just ordered the War of the Bounty Hunters omnibus. What was everyone's opinions on that event? I felt like I found very mixed responses to it when I looked around before ordering
Planning on reading Shadow Of The Sith and The Princess and the Scoundrel at some point.
For those who are reading the High Republic novels, are there any others that predominantly feature Reath Silas, from Into The Dark? I really liked his character and storyline.
The main ones I found are Out Of The Shadows and Midnight Horizon. Just want to make sure I’m not missing any.
The main ones I found are Out Of The Shadows and Midnight Horizon. Just want to make sure I’m not missing any.
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