The sorrow and joy of NJO

Oh the sorrow, let us count the ways.....

Chewie dead
Anakin dead.....(but will return...I hope)
Luke is almost nonexistent
Mara... see Luke above
Tahri is alone
Kyp is Kyp
No Talon Karde
Vong winning at almost every turn
We could go on

The Joys

We will go on. The Jedi will prevail
Kyp is Kyp
Jacen will be strong for all of us
Jania too
Han being Han

What are your sorrows and joys ?

 

I don't really see too many joys in these books yet. Chewies dead, Han becomes an alcoholic for a while, Leia almost dies, Anakin dies, Jacen and Jaina lose their little brother and the conflict is shifted to their reluctant (unreluctant?) shoulders.
Many Jedi die. Many people die.

The only joy i can view from this is Ben Skywalker's birth.

 

Do you think there would be nearly this much interest in the whole thing if they didn't shake things up a bit?

 

the joy will be coming....soon

 

Well before its over were going to have more sorrow. Hans going to die as well.

And Anakin isn't coming back.

 

Jaeger

Han is going to die ?

Why do you think so...? I hope not

 

Han won't die. . . . there was a confirmation of that in the UK SW mag. SOmeone posted it earlier even.

 

i think just about the only joys i can think of are that
1) finally they are facing a compatent foe who can't be banished in a trilogy or less (and doesn't rely and tried-and-failed superweapons) and
2) luke and the rest of the jedi are not acting like omnipotent lords and are thinking about the force, interesting philosophical stuff
3) developement of kyp durron!!!!

however, the series in general is incredably bleak, making PT stuff feel uplifting and light.... however, i guess this just makes it all the more interesting and intense

 

They've been foreshadowing Han dying since Vector Prime. So far they've killed off his son, his friend (Rio) and Chewie (and Lando might bite it too) - this has turned Han into a very over protect man. In that last NJO book han will sacriface himself in order to protect the rest of his family and those he cares about. No more will die while he can help it.

Its the perfect 180 for the characer. When he first meet him he doesn't care about anyone but himself and Chewie. Then when he dies its to protect other people.

 

I thought that Han was gonna die too, but you take the confirmation for what its worth I suppose. At least I do.

 

Interesting, very interesting.

 

Joys-So simple

No matter what happens we know the Vong will lose!

 

Roe isn't dead! Although plenty of people are, his wife is dead.

 

I view Anakin dying as one of the joys...he ticked me off from square one.

 

Roe isn't dead! Although plenty of people are, his wife is dead.

He perished with Wurth Skidder trying to infiltrate a Yommask.

 

I thought roa survived and was picked up by han at fondor

 

I still can;t believe they killed Lywll !!! Arrggghhhhhh !!!!!

OK, i'm composed again. I also miss Elegos and it feels different already now that borsk is no longer with us (though this could be a good thing too early to tell) I also think we should shed some tears for Bossk. I truly doubt that he's doing well in Vong custody.

I'd also like to know if there was any ever PROOF that it was Fett who jumped down another a large animals throat and started destorying it from the inside.

 

DaJames2:actually Borsk wasn't captured,he detonated a bomb in his desk that killed himself along with 25,000 Yuuzhan Vong soldiers.So he died a hero,well sort of.

 

I had already mentioned Borsk Fey'la. I was talking about Bossk. Remember Hero's Trial ? Han and Roa and Bossk had a bar brawl, and they ended up in the can. Bunji had Han and Roa released, but i don't remember if he released bossk or not. There's a chance that he was captured in his cell. Even if he was released, there's no reason for Bunji to take him with him (that's assuming Bunji even managed to escape, i really need to reread HT), and i was under the impression that only Han's shuttle escaped the station, and that was only due to Han's insane piloting skills. I don't think Han would have bothered to save Bossk.

 

Joys- knowing that the Jedi will win in the END

Sorrows- death of Chewie and Anakin, may their spirits be ther forever

 

Joy: More Star Wars! May it never end!

Sorrow: Seeing it change into something almost incoherent. All my old favorites literally becoming old and being replaced with these kids from books (YJK and JJK) that I never liked to begin with.

 

Joys
-Borsk redeeming himself (I was always hot-and-cold, liked him sometimes, hated him others)
-Ben's birth
-The exploration of the YJK characters from mature adult authors (I still love you Kevin )
-C-H-I-S-S

Sorrows
-All the death and destruction of people and worlds I 'love'
-The seeming imperviousness and strength of the Vong
-The price of the novels ($19 Australian for DJ!!)