Lit Themes and story arcs you wish were explored more

I want to see more about the non-Jedi. Not necessarily the big fringe groups either. The smaller people caught up in the middle of these struggles. The actual simple men and women trying to make their way in the universe. The more focus there is on the SkySolo dynasty and the other lofty heights of the Empire, Fringe, and GFFA, the more claustrophobic the galaxy feels. More stuff like the Rogue and Wraith Squadron books, like Scourge, like the Han Solo and Lando Calrissian Adventures, like the Adventure Journals.

 

I agree, I feel there needs to be a greater contrast between the NJO and OJO.

 

I second the vote for more Yuuzhan Vong stuff and more common ordinary people. I want a new smuggler type person. Good Mandalorians would be nice. More Ryn Network, More Wookies and Noghri. Twin Suns!

 

I, too, would rather see more of a focus on the little people. I also would like to see some insight into the socio-economic system. How does war effect the common man? What happens to the average schmoe when a good solid chunk of the budget goes straight to building the next big thing to take down Thursday's Galactic Menace of the Week? Hell, for that matter... Do taxpayer credits go toward the Jedi Order? How do they raise funds? Do they hold bake sales? Send the padawans out to sell Jedi Cookies? Is there a part of the budget that goes to the Jedi Order? Is that earmarked in the tax records?

Yes, these may seem trivial, but this stuff interests me. Even if there were some mention in some exposition here and there, that would suffice. But, to my knowledge, no one really takes a look at these things.

And for that matter, what is the galactic mental health system like? How does Coruscant handle the mentally ill? Do they have outpatient behavioral support services? Do they treat 'em and street 'em? Or, do they operate with a "lock 'em up and throw away the key" mentality?

 

Droid sapience. Droid rights. I bang on about it a lot, but what if they're as alive in the Force as anything else but on a different channel, like the Vong? Whatshisface from Coruscant Nights registered as a living being to Jedi senses...

 

Dammit, I want 4-LOM to defragment his memory banks and get back to work on becoming a Jedi!

 

The rebuilding of/ the moving of the Senate following the bombing of it in 17ABY. In my mind the building that was destroyed was the Imperial Palace's own Senate chamber and the Senate Building of the prequels was reused after that time. It's probably not referenced because The New Rebellion was and is a terrible book.

 

This.

 

The Empire.

 

The rise of Confederacy. 26-23 BBY in general, there's hardly anything in there, while the Clone Wars era itself is going to explode very soon.

Rebellion stuff between episodes V and VI. And with that I mean Lando.

Actually, more Lando everywhere. He may not be a theme nor a story arc, but he's Lando.

Some thought on why weapons are not set for stun more often, you'd think that would be very convenient in hostage situations and when you need someone alive.

 

The 32 BBY-22 BBY years are pretty scarce of stuff. Only one book after 27 BBY. Well Adult book wise anyway. I'll take more books in the Pre-Clone Wars era,

 

More Vong - I'm far from the greatest NJO fan but if you're going to talk of consequences and redemption for an entire species, then we need to see that in action. Both Invasion and X-Wing Mercy Kill make the case for both this and more NJO-era stories.

Less Force-user focus yes - Jedi are cool but too much of anything will grate. Ditto evil darksiders, let's have more Zorba the Hutts and other varieties of nefarious scumbags!

 

ACKBAR VS. PELLAEON

Like you all expected me to say anything different.

--Adm. Nick

 

Well that and a Legacy sequel Nick! Both are needed!

 

I'd also like to see more focus on the differences between the OJO and NJO. I also want to see more novels that don't have to do with the Jedi or Sith for that matter. Lets get some smugglers and bounty hunters back into the galaxy. I'd also like to see more enemies besides the Sith.

 

Droid revolution.

I don't need to see it happen, I just need it to have happened.

 

According to the NEGTD, a battle droid known as HK-01 led the Great Droid Revolution in 4015 BBY. It was in the entry for Juggernaut War Droids, IIRC. They made a bloody hash of the Republic Rocket Troopers.

 

Oh, okay. I'm good, then.

Edit: actually, I take that back. I do want to see it.

 

Agreed with the droid sapience/rise of the old Confederacy plots. But that's just bias speaking.


One thing I've been hoping some author would pick up on is the considerable number of engineers we have bumming around during the Empire era. Seinar. Kuat. Leth. Lemelisk. Ashgad. Keldor. Sivron and the Daala gang.

Most of these gents have been featured to one extent or another in various stories, but usually as a one-time deal. But they're name-dropped a gazillion times. I've been kinda hoping for some sort of Imperial engineer meeting-of-the-minds kind of tale... something Dark Times-era-ish, when most of these guys were at their prime. Most of them certainly have... quirky... character traits. It could be amusing if done right.

 

I wouldn't mind seeing a series on the history of the Yuuzhan Vong. That would be interesting to say the least.

 

That's something that should really be done. Not only should there be more information on the Vong, but their galaxy, and the machine war that drove them to hate technology.

 

That would give Del Rey enough material to write stuff on. I liked the Yuuzhan Vong as enemies so have them have their own series.

 

The Empire, definitely. The Empire has evil people but is not all evil - for example, people like those in Soldier for the Empire or the Yages - people who genuinely believe in the Empire and want to serve THE EMPIRE, not the Sith, people who are not just I AM THE EMBODIMENT OF EVIL people like Palpatine.

 

Nagai Tof War from the POV of the everyman

Kiro's fate in the NR era and beyond
An alliance between the Fromm Gang and the Zann consortium
The fall of the Zann consortium

Weather the Force is sentient or not as it was implied in the Living Force Campaign