Posted by: JC123
« on: August 25, 2012, 07:25:43 PM »Stackpole. That author had me sold on the expanded universe so well I immediately soaked up everything else I could find.
Posted by: MMM2409
« on: August 25, 2012, 04:21:50 PM »my favorite series are Legacy of the force, Fate of the Jedi and Darth Bane
Posted by: yutpaeksi
« on: July 11, 2012, 01:00:03 AM »"That's not what the Empire would have done, Commander. What the Empire would have done was build a super-colossal Yuuzhan Vong-killing battle machine. They would have called it the Nova Colossus or the Galaxy Destructor or the Nostril of Palpatine or something equally grandiose.
They would have spent billions of credits, employed thousands of contractors and subcontractors, and equipped it with the latest in death-dealing technology. And you know what would have happened? It wouldn't have worked. They'd forget to bolt down a metal plate over an access hatch leading to the main reactors, or some other mistake, and a hotshot enemy pilot would drop a bomb down there and blow the whole thing up.
Now that's what the Empire would have done."
- Han Solo
They would have spent billions of credits, employed thousands of contractors and subcontractors, and equipped it with the latest in death-dealing technology. And you know what would have happened? It wouldn't have worked. They'd forget to bolt down a metal plate over an access hatch leading to the main reactors, or some other mistake, and a hotshot enemy pilot would drop a bomb down there and blow the whole thing up.
Now that's what the Empire would have done."
- Han Solo
Posted by: rumiks
« on: July 11, 2012, 12:57:15 AM »I liked Darth plageus for revealing Sidious's origins and mind set. It also really showed how devious he was, since he influenced Plageus to pick ideas that were really Sidious's without him ever realizing it.i kind of guess your right how sidius played him thats true i wonder what would have happen if empire was still in control if the vong tried to invade i think old palps would have kicked them stupid ....more imp than rebel imps had more interesting charectors really
It also had a lot of cameos from other books(C'baoth, the Black Sun, Xizor, Dorianna, Pestage, Armand Isard and others.
NJO was great to me because I liked seeing the Almighty NR get it's rear kicked across space!(Always was a fan of the Empire myself. It also brought Pellaeon back to the forefront and had pretty much EVERYONE in the galaxy in it thrown into one war. It was beautiful in it's entirety or war.
Posted by: Lord_jacob
« on: June 01, 2012, 10:29:58 PM »mine would be either Timothy Zahn or George Lucas
you gotta admit, Mr.Lucas did a great job on Star Wars
you gotta admit, Mr.Lucas did a great job on Star Wars
Posted by: Lord Xizer
« on: May 15, 2012, 07:56:52 PM »i just got darth plageius and i think it was something of a let down in my view all i want to know now is how his masters master torn the fabric that the jedi sensed....... ,njo was darker and the yuzong vong where awsome i enjoyed that as well they bought a whole need breed of not everyone survives which i thought star wars needed ....... i think i have most books but all mine are online now since someone thought it funny to steal and burn my whole collection of star wars books ...
I liked Darth plageus for revealing Sidious's origins and mind set. It also really showed how devious he was, since he influenced Plageus to pick ideas that were really Sidious's without him ever realizing it.
It also had a lot of cameos from other books(C'baoth, the Black Sun, Xizor, Dorianna, Pestage, Armand Isard and others.
NJO was great to me because I liked seeing the Almighty NR get it's rear kicked across space!(Always was a fan of the Empire myself. It also brought Pellaeon back to the forefront and had pretty much EVERYONE in the galaxy in it thrown into one war. It was beautiful in it's entirety or war.
Posted by: rumiks
« on: May 15, 2012, 01:10:54 AM »Timothy Zahn. He was the author I liked most, not just because he created Thrawn, but because he ended the whole "super-weapon of the week" jive that most authors were harking on before and after his Thrawn trilogy. For Zahn, the Empire was not an enemy to defeat because it had another Death Star or Sun Crusher or World Devastator...but rather because the New Republic was ideologically opposed to the authoritarian form of government that the Empire represented.thats what i liked to but also he was different he was not a human for one and he was just so damn good at knowing what people where thinking and doing thrawn is basically my favourite charector because he didnt use the force or politics he used something we never think of and thats art .....anyway i like most of timothy zhanns books he just has a way of writting them well and keeping you interested the whole way through. i just got darth plageius and i think it was something of a let down in my view all i want to know now is how his masters master torn the fabric that the jedi sensed....... ,njo was darker and the yuzong vong where awsome i enjoyed that as well they bought a whole need breed of not everyone survives which i thought star wars needed ....... i think i have most books but all mine are online now since someone thought it funny to steal and burn my whole collection of star wars books ...
Posted by: Revanchist
« on: May 13, 2012, 09:17:28 PM »I really like all of Zahn's novels. He is just an amazing writer. Karen Traviss was also one of the greatest (anyone read Republic Commando??), and it is really sad that the idiot they put in charge of The Clone Wars (a.k.a. Dave Filoni) has the sole intention of destroying everything she created 
.
As to FotJ, I liked it. True, it wasn't as good as NJO, and the whole Daala becoming head of the GA was weird, but it explained how and why Jacen slipped to the Dark Side so quickly (it was due to his wanting to save the ones he loved, no matter what) and really shows the fact that the Dark and Light Sides aren't that different. It also really helped develop Ben's character, and we'll see how he will deal with what has happened to him. We will also see what will happen to Vestara. Will she be able to turn her back on the people who became her friends and destroy them? Balance has also returned to the Force as the Sith have appeared again (with out the darkness to define the light, would anyone know what light is?).
.As to FotJ, I liked it. True, it wasn't as good as NJO, and the whole Daala becoming head of the GA was weird, but it explained how and why Jacen slipped to the Dark Side so quickly (it was due to his wanting to save the ones he loved, no matter what) and really shows the fact that the Dark and Light Sides aren't that different. It also really helped develop Ben's character, and we'll see how he will deal with what has happened to him. We will also see what will happen to Vestara. Will she be able to turn her back on the people who became her friends and destroy them? Balance has also returned to the Force as the Sith have appeared again (with out the darkness to define the light, would anyone know what light is?).
Posted by: rumiks
« on: May 09, 2012, 08:08:20 PM »troy denning (traitor) and Timothy Zhann ( heir to the empire) i found in a 1 dollar book store i didn't know star wars made books till then since that first book i have been hooked
Posted by: Thrashia
« on: May 02, 2012, 05:28:42 PM »Timothy Zahn. He was the author I liked most, not just because he created Thrawn, but because he ended the whole "super-weapon of the week" jive that most authors were harking on before and after his Thrawn trilogy. For Zahn, the Empire was not an enemy to defeat because it had another Death Star or Sun Crusher or World Devastator...but rather because the New Republic was ideologically opposed to the authoritarian form of government that the Empire represented.
Posted by: Senza
« on: March 24, 2012, 12:16:51 AM »But then it is revealed that it was all just a movie! And none of it really happened, and.. yeah!
Posted by: Lord Xizer
« on: March 23, 2012, 08:18:54 PM »and then it is revealed that the entire Galactic Civil War was merely a dream and the Empire still rules with Justice and Security for all....humans.
Posted by: Senza
« on: March 23, 2012, 07:16:37 PM »...In which it will be revealed that Jacen from Traitor-Apocalypse was actually just a clone made by Vergere name Jaacen Solo, and the real Jacen has been in line at a bank on Muunilinst for the last 15 years.
But that line on Muunilinst was actually a vision created by Abeloth, and none of the events of Fate of the Jedi ever actually happened, but Abeloth never actually existed in that case so that means that...... *black hole created*
Posted by: Corey
« on: March 23, 2012, 07:14:11 PM »He was 92. I don't hold that against LotF.
Posted by: Lord Xizer
« on: March 23, 2012, 05:15:50 AM »Killing Pellaeon was a travesty in my opinion, most unnecessary and trite.