So "I, Jedi" can be read in place of The Jedi Academy Trilogy?

I've heard too many bad things about the JAT, and I harbor some dislike towards KJA anyway...

I've heard good things about I, Jedi. Can I read this instead? I've heard it goes over the same stuff. Is it more well-written?

 

I loved it and I've never read the JAT so I think it somewhat substitutes for it.

 

Yeah, pretty much. I, Jedi gives you all of the highlights of the JAT. Plus you get to read about Corran getting soundly thrashed by ghostie Exar Kun

 

I've said it before and I'll say it again. My exact thoughts while reading I, Jedi after JAT were "Didn't I just read this?"

I, Jedi covers very much of the same material as the JAT, although it gets rather vague towards the end of the events of the JAT because by then Corran's out doing his own thang. JAT has a far more detailed description than I, Jedi because it's three books from the 3rd person rather than one from the first person.

If you really and truly dislike KJA, you'll be fine reading I, Jedi instead of JAT.

 

Not really. It's more like a psuedo-retelling from a different point of view (i.e. Ender's Shadow to Ender's Game).

 

The only thing you will miss out on is a very heroic stand by the jedi trainees. In I, Jedi you miss out on this because corran is elsewhere at the time. But I am not quite sure if it's worth buying all the JAT books if you can get most of the same thing out of one book.

 

Not exactly... It isn't quite the same. I, Jedi should be read in addition to the Jedi Academy trilogy. Its a great supplement, and you'll enjoy the book much more if you've already read JAT. The references augment the JAT, and while its a decent, albeit brief substitute, you'll enjoy it much more by reading all 4 books. The JAT isn't as terrible as people make it out to be. Its a lot better than Darksaber, and though this might not mean much, it is certainly KJA's best work.

 

I agree. You really should read both, because there is indeed vital informationi in each book if you are going to continue to read NJO and Dark Nest, etc. I would prove it b ut i don't want to ruin the fun

 

There are several elements of JAT that you will miss out on if you read I, Jedi as a substitution. I, Jedi's elements of the JAT only really deals with Corran's time at the academy and what he observed and experinced while there. You don't get the full story of what is happening with Kun, the searches for Jedi students, Han and Chewie's imprisonment/enslavement, etc. that make up the whole of the JAT.

Do yourself a favor. Rather than let other's make up your mind for you about JAT, read it yourself and form your own opinion. Maybe you'll agree with them in the end, or maybe you'll find that you do not agree and actually liked the trilogy. But you'll never know for certain if don't read the books for yourself.

 

I'd say that the only really needed points of Jedi Academy Trilogy was that Luke started an acedemy. I, Jedi covers that, so your best choice is to read it. Read X-Wing books 1-4 and 8 first, though, as they establish Mr. Horn and what's at stake for him in I, Jedi.

 

I, Jedi at times I thought read a lot like fan fiction but this didn't lessen it at all.

Of course in JAT you have Lando at the blob races, Han, Kyp and Chewie on Kessel and Admiral Daala

So, you're not missing much except the intro of Kyp, who's normally a Class-A jerk.

 

I haven't read the JAT yet (Doesn't any bookstore in southeast PA have the first book, for crying out loud?) but I will say this: I, Jedi is an excellent, excellent book. Probably my favorite in all of the EU. I thought about reading I, Jedi in place of JAT, but after reading I, Jedi, I wanted to read the Jedi Academy books, too. Can't hurt to read I, Jedi first, then decide whether you want to venture into the JAT or not.

 

I read the I, Jedi before JAT. In my view JAT is a horrible, terribly badly written series and I, Jedi saves what is possible to save from the wreck. But I suggest you read and decide yourself.

 

the umgullian blob races kicked butt.

 

I, Jedi is my all time favorite Star Wars book...but, if you are holding it next to the Jedi Academy trilogy, it should be seen as overlapping. Its not really the same story from a different point of view, its an overlap of Corran Horn's story that happens to fit in the time frame of Jedi Academy, its not exactly like Ender's Shadow/Enders Game where its intentionally the same story, from a diff POV.

 

the umgullian blob races kicked butt.

Odd that Lucasarts hasn´t made a game about them yet.

 

I am nearing the end of I,Jedi myself and Id ahve to say even though i am definitley no fan of KJA and JAT I liked be able to read I,Jedi having knwon the events in JAT it makes that much more of an interesting read for the first half of the book and being able to se it forma different POV and the things that took place that JAT didnt show you is great. You should do what i did ..girt your teeth and flash through JAT youll appreciatte I,Jedi that much more for it. This is fantastic read

 

If you would rather read one very masturbatory, ponderous and pretentious book, instead of three very unpretentious and fast paced ones, then, yes, go for I Jedi instead of the JAT.

 

Is that even an adjective?

 

So you really liked I, Jedi, huh?

 

No, I unlike many people here liked JAT so I say read em both.

 

If you don't want to read about an egomaniac, skip IJ.

 

Jedi Academy is a solid enough read to warrant it. At that time, superweaons weren't over done, it had just begun. Jedi Search was a thrill by the minute, out of the fire into the Sadow feel. While the trilogy has a few faults, it laid heavy character development and structural foundation upon which the entire saga is towered from. There's little that doesn't make use of that trilogy.

That's saying more than that hunk of garbage, Rendezvous.

 

The MCPS is almost always forgotten...

 

Do yourself a favor and read The JAT. Its fast-paced, and Anderson has the characters down solidly. I liked them a lot. The usual crowd will complain a lot...but I swear, back in the day when all I did was lurk and post at some other boards, KJA never got this much heat. I always remember the JAT being pretty well received.