Lit A Cynical Walk Through the NJO

There's no rule that says he has to be consistent!

More seriously, we both know the Rise of Isard comics link into the books, which certainly isn't, sadly, the case for Invasion. I mean if someone were to do a Tales of the NJO anthology it could do, but that's not on the cards!

 

It's amazing what you can get with polite requests! Plus there's quite a few precedents for it. The reason I've suggested it is this thread has established a very healthy atmosphere for discussion and it'd be, I think, beneficial to the board to keep that going.

 

Eh, the comics are so complicated to work in, though -- perils of simultaneous release. Unless you read them in their actual real-world publication order, each format contains serious spoilers for the other. Since the comics spoil bigger things for the novels than the novels spoil for the comics, I'd suggest reading the comics second anyway.

 

Hey all, just dropping a quick note here. I've started the X-Wing relive thread, link's in my signature. Feel free to keep discussing the NJO here, though, I know that at least one poster hasn't finished her reading of the series yet.

 

So the Vong are all emo?

 

Suddenly i have this image of Tsavong Lah moping, wearing a lot of black, and listening to Linkin Park.

 

While Nas Choka does his dance.

 

What would you consider the other times?

Any pre-NJO stories were he shows this fear?

 

Hand of Thrawn duology

 

Are you answering question 1 or 2 or both?

 

Re: the Vong and Linkin Park, try reading Traitor while listening to this:



Seriously, the lyrics match up almost perfectly.

 

anakinfansince1983

 

Now don't read anything set afterward.

 

Book-wise. Comics are fine.

 

That part gives me chills every time I read the book. Because it's literally the only time Jacen really "meets" his grandfather. It's so awesome. It's like a (literal) Voice From Above saying "You can't lose this, just do it." So kriffing amazing.

 

You're welcome, anakinfansince1983! It's been a pleasure to see how your opinions line up with mine for this series. I think we can both agree that The Unifying Force is a pretty stellar end to the series. And Kenobi will make a great chaser for the series, as well; it's just about the opposite of most of the stories in NJO, a much smaller, more tightly focused story where the stakes aren't nearly as high. Enjoy it, and be sure to drag up the relevant thread so you can share your thoughts!

 

Yeah, for excellent follow-up on how the galaxy went a century later - Legacy!

It has brilliant use of the Vong and that little bioweapon too, but the how I'm not mentioning.

 

I stayed off this thread all this time, because i was put off by the title. I thought the whole things was bashing the njo series. as most of you know i am an njo fanatic. I hold it up as the greatest book over all ever written in Star Wars. As a series i thought it was diverse and fascinting. For the first time ever,( chronologically by our universe dates) we see different views of force philosopy from the three kids. We got newer characters like Tahiri who was very relevant in this series. It was wonderful. I wish this at least would stay in the new ST


Fav novels

1- The Unifying Force -Greatest ending ever, Luke was incredible
2- Traitor- Jacen Solo's transformation
3- Conquest
4- Star by Star
5- The Final Prophecy
6 Destiny's Way

 

Thats the way I would have listed mine, but in all seriousness, I truly liked the NJO series. I thought that the 19 books and 2 e-books was quite ambitious for its time and told a very good story.

 

I'm reading the round robin interview from The Unifying Force, and there's some interesting information that wasn't repeated afterward in stuff like the ERC. For instance, apparently Sue Rostoni and Lucy Wilson wanted Vergere to survive the series, but Shelly Shapiro said she should not because it would help it Jacen's growth if she died, and she threatened Luke's authority. Luceno compares the experience to the NJO to writing on a TV show, suggesting that there needed to be a showrunner -- a role I assume he more or less held. But he says that novel writers aren't like TV writers and don't like being told what to do.

Of course, if Vergere survived, she'd probably have replaced Lumiya and been completely out of character.

 

Jacen: You were my teacher! My friend ! You said you were a jedi!
Vergere: I lied.

 

Just wondering: when Luke and/or his order were discussing Verger and her teaching did they ever mention Vima-Da-Boda, Empatojayos Brand, their holocrons or any of the material they have been able to save from Ossus?