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Arawn_Fenn
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7/19 5:15pm
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CadderlySoaring posted:
I even giggled when Traviss wrote Niathal saying "Well, they say Daala tore up the strategy books."
Probably out of illiteracy. Let's not forget that Daala got to her position in the Empire by sleeping with Tarkin.  
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Excellence
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Darksaber's finale battle aside, Anderson's not such a bad writer inasmuch as he cannot write at an adult level. Publishers know that a teen book will sell heaps better than an adult one. Why do you think all the best names are doing it?
Personally, anyone who kicks the non-teen readers out liek that is not someone who's worthy of my business, and thus it's their loss. You know, sci fi and fan are so small in market, you can't afford to alienate age-specific readers.
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Manisphere
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7/19 5:41pm
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I just finished Darksaber and while it certainly read like more like a teen novel, (if a less complex style and plot construction is an indication of teen level reading,) but I was surprised at what a fun book it was overall. Daala wasn't the same nut she was in the JAT. In fact this book was pretty helpful in understanding how she could have inherited the Empire as she has post LOTF. It's the missing link actually. If you haven't read it and only go by the JAT, the maneuvering at the end of Invincible makes even less than zero sense.
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Excellence
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I personally liked it, Manisphere -- at that time. It was a fun read, and the first time we ever saw two villains together, plus Hutts. In hindsight, though, I can now see it's just a movie locale revisit; and the creduality of one Star Cruiser lasting more than half aminute against a Superstar and scores of Vicstars . . . well, no comment necessary.
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Manisphere
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Excellence posted:
I personally liked it, Manisphere -- at that time. It was a fun read, and the first time we ever saw two villains together, plus Hutts. In hindsight, though, I can now see it's just a movie locale revisit; and the creduality of one Star Cruiser lasting more than half aminute against a Superstar and scores of Vicstars . . . well, no comment necessary.
I tend to judge space battles pre Stackpole less harshly;) It was a bit of an all star showcase for the sake of it but frankly I'm hoping MF has a bit of the same noncommittal vibe.
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DVader316
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Even though originally the plan may have been to keep the books and comics in the Legacy era as separate as possible at this point I think that its only logical and inevitable that they start bleeding together, if not starting with the next series then at least at some point down the road. I think the fact that Legacy has been so popular has alot to do with this and really pushed the authors to start planting the seeds at the end of Invincible. That, and the fact that those comics arent really that far off after all, as someone already mentioned. Ever since Legacy 0 Ive been dying to find out more of what went on in the intervening years since LotF ended, and I would love it if they covered this in a series of books (or more).
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Falcon is hardcover, isn't it? They deliberate hardcoverise every book I'm interested in, you notice?
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magneto
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I just want some stand alone novels set between A Phantom Menace and the beginning of LOTF in the vein of Shatterpoint, Courtship Of Princess Leia, or Truce At Bakura.
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Karohalva
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7/19 8:31pm
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Question: What direction now?
Answer: Short stories and novellas. WITHOUT JEDI AND/OR MAIN CHARACTERS!
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KissMeImARebel
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IMO DR needs to do some serious damage control ASAP before they even think of 'new directions.' If I were in charge I'd do the following immediately:
1) Get in touch with DH about retconning the timeline of the Legacy comics - they need to be pushed further into the future. Their proximity with Luke and Co is stifling to both eras. It also makes ours heroes look like big piles of fail for never bringing any lasting peace or stability to the galaxy.
2) Put a moratorium on Skywalker-Solo clan deaths - extended to significant others - until authors can learn to create drama without shocking contrived deaths. At this rate they are dropping like flies.
3) No more multi-author epic series, unless it's something authors choose to team up for.
I'm serious. There is some great potential for the post-RotJ EU out there, but it's crashing fast and this will at least staunch the wounds.
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DVader316
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Retcon the entire Legacy timeline while theyre still in process of writing the comics ? Aint gonna happen, especially with the books selling as well as they have been.
With that said, though, yeah, maybe they shouldve pushed the Legacy era back, say another fifty years or so, especially since the books and comics seem that they will possibly be merging sooner than later. Its too late for that now, though, and Im sure TPTB have realized this and will make the appropriate adjustments to make everything fit.
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Volderon
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Karohalva posted:
Question: What direction now?
Answer: Short stories and novellas. WITHOUT JEDI AND/OR MAIN CHARACTERS!
[Unnecessary] That's like saying write a Batman story without Batman or Alfred or Commisioner Gordon.
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sabarte
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Yeah, that's why nobody bought KOTOR, right? :P
Seriously, "short stories and novellas" don't make them any money, so they obviously aren't going to do that.
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KissMeImARebel
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Volderon posted:
Karohalva posted:
Question: What direction now?
Answer: Short stories and novellas. WITHOUT JEDI AND/OR MAIN CHARACTERS!
[Unnecessary] That's like saying write a Batman story without Batman or Alfred or Commisioner Gordon.
*Obligatory post noting the popularity of the X-Wing series*
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Manisphere
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7/21 12:14pm
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KissMeImARebel posted:
Volderon posted:
Karohalva posted:
Question: What direction now?
Answer: Short stories and novellas. WITHOUT JEDI AND/OR MAIN CHARACTERS!
[Unnecessary] That's like saying write a Batman story without Batman or Alfred or Commisioner Gordon.
*Obligatory post noting the popularity of the X-Wing series*
Point noted. I'm not altogether sure the X-Wing novels would do as well today. The readership is just different. I think it's at the expense of the EU as Rogue and Wraith Squadron novels were outstanding examples of a well loved series devoid of Jedi or the Big 3. I never got into the Republic Commando novels but I just see Del Rey creating even less non Jedi stuff in years to come.
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