Star Wars EU writers (in order of personal preference)

Cabwi Desco · Post by **Cabwi Desco** » 2005-03-19 11:36pm

1 being best...

1.Timothy Zahn
quite honestly the best there is, nothing more nothing less.
2.Ann C. Crispin
Han Solo trillogy, need more explanation?
3.Aaron Allston
Knew how to interject humor perfectly in his novels.
4.Michael Stackpole
like him or not, he wrote some good books for before-bed and busride reading.
5.Kathy Tyers
Truce at bakura comes just after endor, I felt this was a somewhat unessesary turn but what the hell it was a good read.

Add your own.

Gorefiend · Post by **Gorefiend** » 2005-03-20 03:13am

1. Zahn (^^ we all know why)
2. Allston (his books just read very well)
3. Stackpole (for tavira, corran and the aayla short story

)
4. Tish Eggleston Pahl and Chris Cassidy (if we count short stories these two are brilliant )
5. James Luceno (he wrote a few nice novels that have a nice flow to them)

just my two truguts

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-03-20 03:17am

Zahn. For TTT rather than TTD. I haven't read SQ yet, not sure if it's any good.

Perry, though he only wrote SOTE, but that is one of my favourite, if not most favourite, EU book. But like I said, it was all he wrote, so I have to go with Zahn...

Brian Daley. I'm getting through Star's End, and it's pretty good.

Troy Denning for Tattooine Ghost, a fun tale at the very least. SbS is also considered the height of the NJO, and from what I've read of it, it is pretty good.

Gorefiend · Post by **Gorefiend** » 2005-03-20 03:19am

The guy who wrote the Han Solo novels. No, not Crispin, since I haven't read that trilogy. The OTHER Han Solo novels.

That would be Brian Daley he goess in 6. in my list

but after all it's only top 5.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-03-20 03:45am

Gorefiend wrote:but after all it's only top 5.

Actually it isn't, the OP doesn't mention a limited number of slots. The OP simply put down his favourite five.

I suppose I should put down Troy Denning after Brian Daley. Like Perry, Denning hasn't written much, but the one which I've read (Tattooine Ghost) while not superb it was fun.

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2005-03-20 04:11am

1. Timothy Zahn
2. James Luceno
3. Michael Stackpole

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2005-03-20 04:36am

1. Aaron Allston. Man writes comedy gold.
2. Shane Dix & Sean Williams. Actually managed to make the Vong interesting.
3. Michael Stackpole. Too much to mention.

Alexus · Post by **Alexus** » 2005-03-20 08:33am

1: Zahn
2: Kathy Tyers
3. Allston.
1,000,000,000,000: KJA

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2005-03-20 08:34am

1. Zahn
2. Denning
3. Allston

Alexus · Post by **Alexus** » 2005-03-20 09:19am

What did Denning write?

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2005-03-20 09:39am

Alexus wrote:What did Denning write?

Star by Star, Tatooine Ghost.

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-03-20 10:20am

1. Tim Zahn, without doubt or hesitation. The very, very best books of the series came from his hand.

2. Aaron Allston. I found his X-Wing books quite engaging.

3. Troy Denning. Based off of one book, Tatooine Ghost, which had a narrow focus yet captured the flavor of SW like nobody but Zahn.

4. Brian Daley. He made Han Solo cool again.

I've not read any of the NJO; perhaps I'll borrow them at some point.

At the bottom of my list are Kevin J. Anderson, Dave Wolverton (for that pile of crap known as "The Courtship of Princess Leia") and Kristine Kathryn Rusch, whose book, "The New Rebellion", as I have mentioned before, reads like a bishie fangirl writing bad fanfic. Dishonorable mention goes to Barbara Hambly for "Children of the Jedi" and Vonda N. McIntyre even though I've never read "Crystal Star".

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2005-03-20 01:36pm

GuppyShark wrote: 2. Shane Dix & Sean Williams. Actually managed to make the Vong interesting.

Guuh? I found their books unintelligible. The lack of Chapters drove me right off the trilliogy and I don't think I even finished the first one.

Caius · Post by **Caius** » 2005-03-21 07:47am

In no real order

James Luceno
Greg Keyes
Troy Denning
Tim Zahn
Aaron Allston