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Qui-Gon Tim
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RE: EU Discussion Thread v. 2 - LOTF, Legacy Comics, Dark Times, Rebellion, and more! (Spoilers!
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"I didn't see you playing with your dolls again!"
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Jedi Trace
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I can has for Christmas, plz? 
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Qui-Gon Tim
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Oh, yes... You can has.
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TNPredsFan
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3/4 10:49am
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RE: EU Discussion Thread v. 2 - LOTF, Legacy Comics, Dark Times, Rebellion, and more! (Spoilers!
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Want that one.[/Andy]
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rhonderoo
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RE: EU Discussion Thread v. 2 - LOTF, Legacy Comics, Dark Times, Rebellion, and more! (Spoilers!
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It looks like it ends with Dark Empire? Either way, sweet!
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Qui-Gon Tim
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Oh, it could end with Luke playing tiddlywinks. Traci wouldn't care. It's Luke freakin' Skywalker!
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Jedi Trace
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RE: EU Discussion Thread v. 2 - LOTF, Legacy Comics, Dark Times, Rebellion, and more! (Spoilers!
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Some funnies, because I'm bored. 
The guys over in Lit are having entirely too much fun with the upcoming Legacy #22 comic cover:
Hey Nicki -
And I'll probably go to hell for posting this, but I thought it was hilarious!
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Jedi Trace
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RE: EU Discussion Thread v. 2 - LOTF, Legacy Comics, Dark Times, Rebellion, and more! (Spoilers!
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Continuing in my thread-spamming theme:
I finally finished Revelation and I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I expected to, considering how badly some people hated it. Not the best book in the series, but not the worst, either, IMHO.
**** Revelation SPOILERS*****
The Meh:
The whole first half of the book was sloooooooow. I'd read two pages and fall asleep. I really don't have much bad to say - the only part that cheesed me off was Jacen's realization that Mara had not been his sacrifice after all, that it was his loss of Allana. I know this is coming from the POV of a deranged person, but Mara died so he could become a Sith, so I'm thinking he needs to be the biggest, baddest Sith there ever was. But if she wasn't his sacrifice or they do something stupid like cop-out and redeem his ass, Mara's death will have been truly, utterly, and completely meaningless. *shakes head*
Tahiri as a Sith. Seriously? She used to be a pretty cool character. I actually liked her in Dark Nest. Oh well. Maybe it'll be better than her wringing her hands and pining after Anakin.
Mandos, mandos, mandos everywhere. Can we be done with the guys in Tupperware now, plz thx? I actually didn't mind that Jaina went to train with them and I was happy to see her doing something besides hanging out with her boy toys, LOL. I thought it was cool that Jaina and Mirta became friends, but I've always liked Mirta. Jaina's gonna need some new friends after her brother gets finished will all her childhood girl friends. 
Sintas and philosophy and morality and ethics and rape and premeditated murder and OMGhowmanyoftheseissuescanbecrammedinonebook? I like that Karen Traviss touches on tough subjects and takes us places that are uncomfortable to think about, but it was spread pretty heavy in this book and felt a little preachy at times.
Mara's Force ghost. Nice thought, but it didn't affect me like I thought it would. More than her appearance or expressions of sentiment, I did like that she led Ben to find solid forensic evidence to help nail Jacen. She's a smart woman and she knew that simply showing up and telling him that 'Jacen killed me' wouldn't hold in a court of law. Ben's reaction of "You did it, Mom," was one of my favorite scenes.
The Good:
Four words: Ben, Niathal, Pellaeon, Daala. As far as I'm concerned, those four PWNED this book and I loved every minute of it. 
Ben has come a looooong way since the beginning of this series. He's grown from a petulant pre-teen to a maturing young man and Luke and Mara have every right to be immeasurably proud of him. To quote Luke, he's so "decent," and that's hard to come by nowadays. Ben and Luke's growing/repairing relationship was portrayed beautifully. (Any of my Legacy fan friends catch his thought that he didn't want anyone to die for him again? Now we know who Cade is channeling.  )
Niathal was fantastic. Honestly, I hadn't paid much attention to her character so far, but I liked everything about her in this book. She tried to do the right thing and owned her actions, for better or worse. And she had me cracking up with comments like, "Not in MY navy!"
Pellaeon was Pellaeon in all his awesomeness - like was mentioned, the last of the true Imperial gentleman. It was sad, but I thought his death scene was wonderfully written and a very fitting tribute to his character.  And those final taps with the comlink...I got chills!
Which brings me to the surprise of the book for me - Daala. I don't know much about her character, so I have no idea if Karen's characterization fit prior portrayals, but I loved her! I geeked out - seriously GEEKED OUT - when Daala showed up with her fleet and aligned with the GA against Jacen. (Or, to quote one of the TFN Lit mods: "Defeated Jacen with the Essential Guide to Vehicles and Weapons." LOLOL!!) i.e. this is how the big boys and girls play, kid. You gonna take on the Empire, you're gonna have to do more than wear a black cape. ;P
Along those lines, I don't usually get into or even read fleet battles, but I was riveted to the battle of Fondor. My kudos to Karen for being one of the few authors who can hold my attention during a space battle.
Oh, and Shevu! Great guy.  He and Ben made a good team.
I guess that's about it. Overall, I thought it was Great in a few places and a split between Good and Okay for the rest.
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TNPredsFan
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RE: EU Discussion Thread v. 2 - LOTF, Legacy Comics, Dark Times, Rebellion, and more! (Spoilers!
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@ the pics.
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hyperspace_police
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The other Reveletaion downfall...
S P O I L E R S
Why does Jacen keep coming so close to getting killed... You know people with the great opportunity and then nope... The just wound the sorry sucker.
Do they want him to be so Vader-esque that they are going to hack off pieces of him so he can become "more maching that man"... I know they haven't really done that much but...
And why do they keep having these 60 or so year old characters run around the galaxy like they are in their 20's? Does that annoy anyone else? I mean... They need to slow down a bit?
And poor Han and Leia. They didn't get to enjoy their own kids growing up... Now they have a grandkid so do they get to enjoy that? Not yet... That kids already been kidnapped. I think it's a requirement for a Star Wars kid. You know, must be kidnapped and placed in peril in every book???
Seriously? What are they thinking?
I agree with you about Mara's death. Oh, it's not the sacrifice after all??? Then why the frak is she dead? Purpose? Please?
Oh yeah... She's a chick in Star Wars.
Tupperwear Mando's... now there's a gag costume to do for Dragon Con. No pun towards the GAG intended.... But you see cardboard box troopers... And last year somebody did Chew"box"a...
I'm thinking Tupperwear Fett... Hee Hee Hee.. (Thanks Trace... I owe you one)
Anyway, I'm beginning to think that they're not going to kill off Jacen in the last book. That way we can milk the Sith thing for more novels and suck us dry.
We can't have Darth Plageius book...(It got put on hold)... But, we can have Rehash of the Sith?
Oh well, The last book will tell...
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The last book is Troy Denning's. Prepare to be underwhelmed.
Revelations was better than about 9/10 of the rest of the books, I at least got through it without skimming.
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DT421 And the hot chick is really the sister of the good guy, but they don't know it, and they kiss. Which is kind of messed up. I mean, what if they had done it instead of just kissed?
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rhonderoo posted:
The last book is Troy Denning's. Prepare to be underwhelmed.
Or seriously hacked off.
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Or throwing it across the room?
As long as it doesn't mention Anakin or Padme, I'll be okay. He isn't allowed to write those names anymore.
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DT421 And the hot chick is really the sister of the good guy, but they don't know it, and they kiss. Which is kind of messed up. I mean, what if they had done it instead of just kissed?
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Or Vader. He and Allston both must refrain from mentioning Vader directly or indirectly every again.
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Jedi Trace
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New stuffs!
John Jackson Miller has a brand new short story up on Hyperspace: Labor Pains and there’s a thread about it in Lit here.
Go read it, I say! The story, I mean. But not at work unless you have an office with a door. Otherwise, your co-workers will look at you funny when you’re laughing at your computer screen. Don’t ask me how I know this… 
The preview for KOTOR 26/Vector 3 is up, wherein we discern that Lucien is a Loser who needs to take a vacation in a Sarlacc pit. 
And the Legacy 23 preview is up. Sing it with me: I’m about to whip somebody’s ass! O-o-oh, I’m about to whip somebody’s ass! 
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