Dr. Watson
01-12-2009, 05:56 PM
Welcome to the cantina friends! Such a hive of villany and scum you will find no other place but here! This is the thread to discuss the novels, short fiction, and comics of the Star Wars extended universe. The works of literature associated with Star Wars are vast in number, so I'm going to start by recomending a few of my favourites.
The Han Solo Trilogy (Paradise Snare, The Hutt Gambit, and Rebel Dawn) by A. C. Crispin.
This is a trilogy that outlines Han's life before being hired by Luke and Obi-Wan at Mos Eisley spaceport. It starts from his earliest life as an orphan on Corellia, and explains how he learned the wookie language, his days as an pilot for the Empire, how he met Chewie and Lando and won the Millenium Falcon, and some of his loves pre-Leia. This series is vastly entertaining and gives Solo a lot of great depth. You can really believe a lot of his history, and it keeps in line with the history provided in the origianl trilogy.
The Jedi Academy Trilogy (Jedi Search, Dark Apprentice, and Champions of the Force) by Kevin J Anderson.
Set about a decade after the events in ROTJ, this follows the attempt to rebuild after the fall of the Empire and to re-establish the Jedi Order. It's got a good new villian, and takes you to some new places in the SW universe (such as Admiral Ackbar's planet :wow:).
The Dark Empire comics
This comic series follows the birth of Anakin into the SW EU. Palapatine has managed to live on as a spiritual entity (think Sauron in LOTR) but needs a body in which to grow anew. Guess whose he wants? This series is really notable in that it showcases the return of Boba Fett, and Luke testing his limits by using the dark side of the Force. Leia also kicks all sorts of ass in it.
Any other recomendations? I haven't read a new novel in a while, mainly because I was very disapointed in the choice of killing off Jaina and Anakin.
The Han Solo Trilogy (Paradise Snare, The Hutt Gambit, and Rebel Dawn) by A. C. Crispin.
This is a trilogy that outlines Han's life before being hired by Luke and Obi-Wan at Mos Eisley spaceport. It starts from his earliest life as an orphan on Corellia, and explains how he learned the wookie language, his days as an pilot for the Empire, how he met Chewie and Lando and won the Millenium Falcon, and some of his loves pre-Leia. This series is vastly entertaining and gives Solo a lot of great depth. You can really believe a lot of his history, and it keeps in line with the history provided in the origianl trilogy.
The Jedi Academy Trilogy (Jedi Search, Dark Apprentice, and Champions of the Force) by Kevin J Anderson.
Set about a decade after the events in ROTJ, this follows the attempt to rebuild after the fall of the Empire and to re-establish the Jedi Order. It's got a good new villian, and takes you to some new places in the SW universe (such as Admiral Ackbar's planet :wow:).
The Dark Empire comics
This comic series follows the birth of Anakin into the SW EU. Palapatine has managed to live on as a spiritual entity (think Sauron in LOTR) but needs a body in which to grow anew. Guess whose he wants? This series is really notable in that it showcases the return of Boba Fett, and Luke testing his limits by using the dark side of the Force. Leia also kicks all sorts of ass in it.
Any other recomendations? I haven't read a new novel in a while, mainly because I was very disapointed in the choice of killing off Jaina and Anakin.