So I started reading the NJO

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-10 05:09pm

I pity you now, I was pretty much laughed at for saying that KJA wasn't that bad, God knows what your gunna get!

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2003-03-10 05:12pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:
Darth Balls wrote:*****WARNING: Star By Star Spoilers*******

Edit your fucking pointless anti formatting bull so I can acutally read the thread.

Kinda hard to do when THERE IS NO EDIT FUNCTION FOR NORMAL USERS!

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2003-03-10 05:27pm

Dorsk 81 wrote:I pity you now, I was pretty much laughed at for saying that KJA wasn't that bad, God knows what your gunna get!

Sarcasm is lost on you , isn't it?

*poke*

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-11 10:06am

DG_Cal_Wright wrote:
Dorsk 81 wrote:I pity you now, I was pretty much laughed at for saying that KJA wasn't that bad, God knows what your gunna get!
Sarcasm is lost on you , isn't it?

*poke*

About as much as it's lost on you...lol

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2003-03-11 01:27pm

Getting back to the original topic I'm thinking of skipping Rebel Dream, Rebel Stand, Traitor, and Destiny's Way so I can go straight to Remnant.

I really don't want to read books that revolve around Jacen as I would like to see him drop dead. Anakin is my favorite character....and I hear there's a lot of Anakin references in Remnant. I've also pretty much decided if they don't bring him back by the end of the NJO I'm done with star wars. This time it will be permanent.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-03-11 02:16pm

I just read the second book. Gavin Darklighters the boss of Rogue Squadron? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? i thought Vector Prime was bad but it got worse. The only highlight was Corran Horn nearly dying.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-11 02:16pm

DG_Cal_Wright wrote:Bow to the words contained in Darksabre!!!

I borrowed that from the Library and am currently in the process of pointing out everything he did wrong. Yes, I know it'll take a long time.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-11 02:20pm

Darth Balls wrote:Kinda hard to do when THERE IS NO EDIT FUNCTION FOR NORMAL USERS!

Yes there is, dope. Look carefully.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-03-11 02:25pm

Darth Pounder wrote:I just read the second book. Gavin Darklighters the boss of Rogue Squadron? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? i thought Vector Prime was bad but it got worse. The only highlight was Corran Horn nearly dying.

Considering the sheer amount of time Gavin's been with squadron that's not hard to buy at all. Unless, it's one of those "Nothing can change!" issues some people have with the NJO.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-03-11 02:30pm

No it's more of the fact i never thought Gavin was that great a pilot, he was about middle of the line in the squadron. other things thats pissed me off was how predictible the story was. I could see every twist and turn comming.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-03-11 02:33pm

Darth Pounder wrote:No it's more of the fact i never thought Gavin was that great a pilot, he was about middle of the line in the squadron.

I'll give you that. Though you have to consider the fact that average for a Rogue is like saying "average Top Gun graduate". Not to mention he's there in part because he seems to be the kind of guy that everyone likes, respects, and are willing to follow. That's as important as lots of kills.

Darth Pounder wrote:other things thats pissed me off was how predictible the story was. I could see every twist and turn comming.

I had the same problem with that.

Rightous Fist Of Heaven · Post by **Rightous Fist Of Heaven** » 2003-03-11 03:21pm

Darth Balls wrote:Getting back to the original topic I'm thinking of skipping Rebel Dream, Rebel Stand, Traitor, and Destiny's Way so I can go straight to Remnant.

I really don't want to read books that revolve around Jacen as I would like to see him drop dead. Anakin is my favorite character....and I hear there's a lot of Anakin references in Remnant. I've also pretty much decided if they don't bring him back by the end of the NJO I'm done with star wars. This time it will be permanent.

If you do that you will be skipping 3 of the best books in the whole series. Revel Dream,Rebel Stand and Traitor rocked big time and i recommend you read them.Destinys Way was allso very good but in that its either you love it or dont consider it as so good but the three earlier ones are friggin excellent.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-11 03:23pm

Darth Balls wrote:Getting back to the original topic I'm thinking of skipping Rebel Dream, Rebel Stand, Traitor, and Destiny's Way so I can go straight to Remnant.

I really don't want to read books that revolve around Jacen as I would like to see him drop dead. Anakin is my favorite character....and I hear there's a lot of Anakin references in Remnant. I've also pretty much decided if they don't bring him back by the end of the NJO I'm done with star wars. This time it will be permanent.

Rebel Dream and Rebel stanf haven't got anything to do with Jacen, although Traitor will make alot of things clearer about Nom Anor and the Vongs new home world (cant remember its name).

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2003-03-11 04:43pm

ok, so Rebel Dream and Rebel Stand are not about Jacen primarily then. I'll read them in that case.

But I'm still under the impression that Traitor and Destiny's Way are about him. If that's true I'll be skipping them.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-11 04:48pm

Destiny's Way isn't primarily about Jacen either and theres some stuff in there that you NEED to read.

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2003-03-11 05:14pm

ok, so I should just skip traitor then. this is sad ya know...when I hate a character so badly that I'll skip books because of that character.

Kerneth · Post by **Kerneth** » 2003-03-11 05:17pm

Jacen grows some balls in Traitor, it's almost worth reading almost to see that. It also explains a lot more about Vergere and Nom Anor.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-11 05:25pm

That guys right, he stops being this whiney little bitch and learn alot about what happens to Coruscant and Vergere and Nom Anor, some of it seems a little slow, but you need to read it to see HOW Jacen changes, you probably won't hate him so much if you read it.

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2003-03-11 07:42pm

Honestly, I don't even know if I'm gonna last through Dark Journey. My favorite character is dead. I hate everyone else (well, Tahiri is kinda cool). What's the point?
I'm on chapter 6 of Dark Journey now and honestly I don't care to go further. This sucks. Fuck.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2003-03-12 02:31am

IG-88E wrote:
DG_Cal_Wright wrote:Bow to the words contained in Darksabre!!!
I borrowed that from the Library and am currently in the process of pointing out everything he did wrong. Yes, I know it'll take a long time.

Here's a time saving Clue IG, he wrote the fucking book. Error number ONE. heh. lol. Let's re write darksabre on the fanfic forum

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-12 02:42am

DG_Cal_Wright wrote:
IG-88E wrote:
I borrowed that from the Library and am currently in the process of pointing out everything he did wrong. Yes, I know it'll take a long time.
Here's a time saving Clue IG, he wrote the fucking book. Error number ONE. heh. lol. Let's re write darksabre on the fanfic forum

Well yes, that is the first glaring weakness.

Rightous Fist Of Heaven · Post by **Rightous Fist Of Heaven** » 2003-03-12 08:35am

Yeah Jacen seriously grows some balls in Traitor, he stops being the whining little pussy he was and considering whether its right to use the force or not. But anyways if you want to skip Jacen books then read the Enemy Lines duology and Destinys Way, Destinys Way is extremely important for the plot so it would be good to read it.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-03-12 02:03pm

Darth Balls wrote:Honestly, I don't even know if I'm gonna last through Dark Journey. My favorite character is dead. I hate everyone else (well, Tahiri is kinda cool). What's the point?
I'm on chapter 6 of Dark Journey now and honestly I don't care to go further. This sucks. Fuck.

Yeah, that's the book that made me forswear the EU. It's a horrible book, I didn't even make it to chapter six. The only thing good about it is the picture of Jaina on the cover.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-03-12 03:11pm

Dark Journey eats it bigtime. Put it down right now, and start the Enemy Lines duology. You don't really need to read DJ; there's nothing in it you NEED to know (Tenel Ka becomes Queen Mother, that's pretty much it), and the rest of the NJO pretty much ignores it.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-12 03:44pm

And Jaina almost goes dark, which is important to one of the comments made by Kyp in Destiny's Way and it also explains where the new Hapan fleet comes from.