Corellian Trilogy and Frustration

I have been reading the books that I was informed was important to understand the setting and characters for NJO. I read Anderson's trilogy in preperation. I'm reading the Zahn duology but I've been told the Corellian Tril is important to understanding the events of NJO. Are the three books that important? How? I love reading Jedi stuff but three books about Leia and Han? I don't know.

 

Some of the stuff in the CT does get referenced in NJO-the Corellian system and certain characters, to be precise. I'd give it a read, it's a nice switch from Daala being retarded.

 

It isn't just about Han and Leia, there are some Jedi parts too. (Namely, Leia and some Mara.) Though it is not crucial to understand the NJO, it will help explain a few small parts. And it features the Solo kids a lot.

Personally, I would read it, but if you just wanted to know the important stuff, there are probably a number of online timelines and summaries that could explain it.

 

And Anakin Solo's stance on R2 is quite entertaining.

 

I really enjoyed the Corellian Trilogy, so I recommend it.

 

I found the whole plot was really weak. I remember I wanted to shoot that stupid bakuran officer twice per second. Man, where did he learn his tactics? And the planet-moving thingies... pure crap.
Good points?
-Mon Mothma telling off Luke, she made a very good point.
-Lando's first adventure in wife-hunting was kinda funny.
-Leia and Mara working together was cool.
In overall, I'd give it a 4/10. I haven't read NJO novels so I can't really tell if you're missing something important for that mega-plot. Quite frankly, I think you can skip reading them and go search a summary some place else.

 

It was light, but different enough to be fun. The sections dealing with the kids were not that great, but it was cool to see Han on his own. I liked Luke and Lando's plot in the first book and Showalter was cool, plus it was great to go back to Bakura. Thanas' fate was particularly fitting and melancholy.