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Bodknocks_
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http://locusmag.com/2006/Features/0401_Adult_Star_Wars.html
I read that article on April 1st, but forgot to post it here. Somewhat amusing... Reminds me of all those gawdawful fanfics with titles like "Jedi Nights" or "Doing it Wookie". 
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echo-3
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Was that a joke? April fool's thing?
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TheQueenMother
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Yes, Eric. The date on the article is from April 1.
And probably one of the best artciles I've found in a while... Star Wars Fans Hate Star Wars. Now you gotta read all the way to the bottom to get it but I found myself laughing out loud because it's so funny.
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Bodknocks_
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TheQueenMother posted:
And probably one of the best artciles I've found in a while... Star Wars Fans Hate Star Wars. Now you gotta read all the way to the bottom to get it but I found myself laughing out loud because it's so funny.
That was amazing! Probably the best article ever written by man.
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TheQueenMother
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New Legacy News:
A first look at the third book in the series, Tempest, due out in Nov.
Um, and who's on the cover?  Mmmm... actual Tenel Ka artwork. <3 Troy Denning
And don't forget that Betrayal comes out this Tuesday!
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new Tim Zohn book coming Jan 7th
CANT FREAKEN WAIT for this one!
Takes place between IV & V and has a great deal to do with....MARA JADE!
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Just a heads up, for those of you interested.
The "Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Volume 1" is in stores now. The title is quite a mouthfull, but fear not! This is the first of three omnibus's (omnibi?) to be released that covers the Rogue Squadron comics. The three volumes will collect all the post-ROTJ X-Wing comics that lead up to the begining of the X-Wing novel series. Some of these haven't been collected in TPB format, while others have been out of print for some time.
This first volume has three stories, along with a kind of "Who's who" issue profiling the main characters. While this might not be the best selection for a casual fan, for any hardcore X-Wing junkie this is a MUST have. If you can't get enough of the Rogues, or just want to know what the hell everyone was reminiscing about in the novel "Isard's Revenge", this first volume is a great way to kick off the set.
I picked mine up a few days ago. Border's still has one copy, but I haven't checked B&N yet.
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TheQueenMother
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I was going to post this earlier but the Board (or my computer) was being crappy to the internet so it kinda just stopped working.
The dramatis perosna for Bloodlines
Barit Saiy (Corellian male)
Ben Skywalker (human male)
Boba Fett, Mandalore and semi-retired bounty hunter (human male)
Cal Omas, Chief of State, Galactic Alliance (human male)
Cha Niathal, Admiral, Galactic Alliance (Mon Calamari female)
Goran Beviin, Mandalorian soldier (human male)
G'vli G'Sil, Coruscanti Senator, head of the Galactic Alliance Security Council (human male)
Han Solo, captain, Millennium Falcon (human male)
Heol Girdun, captain, Galactic Alliance Guard (human male)
Jacen Solo, Jedi Knight (human male)
Jaina Solo, Jedi Knight (human female)
Jori Lekauf, corporal, Galactic Alliance Guard (human male)
Leia Organa Solo, Jedi Knight, co-pilot, Millennium Falcon (human female)
Lon Shevu, captain, Galactic Alliance Guard (human male)
Luke Skywalker, Jedi Grand Master (human male)
Lumiya, Dark Jedi-Dark Lady of the Sith (human female)
Mara Jade Skywalker, Jedi Master (human female)
Mirta Gev, bounty hunter (human emale)
Tawn We, scientist (Kaminoan female)
Thrackan Sal-Solo (human male)
And a dialogue teaser. Oh Han and Leia...
"Okay, maybe I'll relax by asking Zekk what his intentions are towards Jaina."
"That would help matters a lot. . . "
"I liked Kyp better. Whatever happened there?" Han asked. "And what about Jag?"
"I shot him down. You know perfectly well I did."
"Oh, yeah. I do recall. And I intimidate her boyfriends, do I?"
Bloodlines should hit stores August 29 (just in time for school to start) and promises lots of Mando action... because it's Karen.
Oh and my flake boss scheduled me next Friday night when I specifically asked off for the meeting. I'm going to leave a note to see if someone would switch me but... yeah... I'm the only one who seems to ever want to switch and I can't very well do it with myself can I? Wow, that was wrong.
Happy 4th all.
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There was one correction made to the Dramatis Personae: "Tawn We" is actually "Taun We", and she's the same Kaminoan from AOTC, not a clone. Way cool!
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Darth_Venome
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I'm a little behind on my reading, but I just finished the Dark Nest Trilogy. Does anyone else hate what they did to Jaina Solo? The whole "joiner" plot twist really irked me. I lost all respect for Troy Denning's writing in these books. I feel like he weakened everyone's character except Luke and Mara's.
Anyone have any thoughts?
I am eager to begin the Legacy storyline. I hope it is better.
My brother just gave me a box of Star Wars books , and I have most of them already. Before I take them to Caveat Emptor, I thought I would mention them here for anyone who wants them for free. I was not sure if I was allowed to post the list here, so just let me know if anyone is interested, and I will email the list to you (also at no cost 
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echo-3
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Im sure some of us would love to get some for free.Me included.
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OMG! Don't even get me started on what they did with Jaina's character in the DN trilogy! They just...ruined her character in many ways! It was almost heartbreaking, she is by fair my favorite EU character. The whole joiner thing just weakened her character.
I better stop, I'll end up with a page and a half of rants.
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So, Bloodlines came out on Tuesday, and since I finished I was wondering if anyone else had bought and or started it? Their thoughts?
My main thought at the end of the book was concern for quite a few characters.
...that and Jaina got the raw end of the deal.
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Just wanted to say that I've finally taken the plunge and started in on the Star Wars EU books. I'm right now about halfway through Timothy Zahn's "Heir to the Empire". I figured that was a good starting point.
I'm actually finding that, for right now, the evil characters seem to have a lot more, I don't know, personality/feeling/depth than the good characters do. To elaborate, Zahn uses a lot of unnecessary "memories" when dealing with Luke, Han, and Leia, i.e.:
"He clinched his teeth, a memory of his brief skiff-battle encounter with Boba Fett flashing through his mind. Wrapped in the bounty hunter's smart-rope, he'd escaped only by snapping the cable with a deflected blaster shot. But here there would be no blasters to try that trick with." - Luke's perspective, "Heir to the Empire", Timothy Zahn
I rather feel that this "memory" was unneccessary. Sure, it gives an automatic perspective into what Luke was thinking, but it also unneccessarily takes you away from the situation at hand. There were no blasters in the scene, so why speak of it? Luke wasn't bound by smart-rope, so why bring it up? It was referenced only to get you to think about the particular scene from Episode VI. Zahn continually uses these "memories" to try and bring visual and emotional depth to Han, Luke, and Leia. For the evil characters (and admittidly some of the good ones), though, Zahn is forced to write more out of what is directly related to what is currently happening to create the characters' depth. This is simply because these are characters that either completely new or weren't really featured in any of the movies, so Zahn can't rely on a instant visual aid.
This comes into play primarily with the current main evil dude, Grand Admiral Thrawn. Right now he is a far more interesting character than even Luke is! The detail Zahn puts into Thrawn's art collection, for example, is great. Zahn uses this art collection to draw us into Thrawn's mind and his way of thinking, showing you how Thrawn respects his opponents and learns from their culture while at the same time showing you in the next few pages that he can be one heck of a ruthless person. Luke, though, feels a bit wooden to me, going places and doing things without Zahn giving us a good look into his thought processes and feelings, the whole Why of it all.
But in any case, I'm rambling on. To make a long story short (too late!), I'm enjoying the book and I look forward to continuing the series.
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You make some good points, Tim. I think part of the problem with the Thrawn Trilogy is that it was the first time Star Wars was brought to life in the form of a novel. Before "Heir to the Empire", there was only the Lando Calrissian trilogy, and the Adventures of Han Solo trilogy -- both written in the early eighties. When "Heir" hit shelves in 1991, the Star Wars flame had yet to be rekindled. In fact, a lot of people credit the Zahn books for bringing Star Wars back to the mainstream, because not long after the novels took off, Lucas rereleased the Original Trilogy, then began work on the Special Editions... and here we are today, with three new movies, and a live action TV series in pre-production.
Because of that ten year gap between ROTJ and any worthwhile Star Wars media, the Zahn books -- and a few of the other Bantam novels in general -- try to ease the reader into the GFFA, reminding them from time to time about events that happened during the OT. Of course any hardcore fan will already know what happened in the movies, but at the time it was written, it wouldn't be uncommon for someone to pick up the novel regardless of having not seen the movies in years. It's understandable why Zahn made these references early in the Trilogy.
On the other hand, some novels totally "phail" at this memoir stuff, and it really hurts the book. For example, when everyone winds up on a planet full of Rancors in "The Courtship of Princess Leia", the blatant lack of creativity almost ruins a really great novel. The Jedi Academy trilogy is notorious for using tons of dialogue from the movies that sounds forced. Still, the later EU strays from the "movie memories" and eventually evolves into some sort of massive multi-headed beast from Nubian mythology.
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