NJO Opinion

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-04-28 11:47am

Do you enjoy NJO? I have found it to be largely a love/hate deal. You either love it, or you hate it, and I have yet to see much of a middle ground.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-04-28 11:59am

Yeah, I like it alot. There are some truly mediocre books, some OK ones, and some outstanding ones, but overall I've really liked the series.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-04-28 12:17pm

Agreed. It has a couple so-so books, but, overall, it is a great series, as it brings something new into the SW universe.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-04-28 12:25pm

I've only read the Stackpole and Allston books. Rather enjoyed them to.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-04-28 12:31pm

Look, this is a series that has both Star By Star and Dark Journey. I think it's safe to say that this series swings back and forth between 'pretty damn good' and 'pretty fucking awful'.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-04-28 12:41pm

I'm sick and tired of post-OT EU. Kill it now, please.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-04-28 12:48pm

I haven't read any of the books, but from what I've read about what occurs in the series, it just keeps getting more and more depressing and unrecoverable.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-04-28 12:49pm

I like it. Nothing up to Star By Star is worth reading. But most of the rest is quite good.

Rightous Fist Of Heaven · Post by **Rightous Fist Of Heaven** » 2003-04-28 12:58pm

Star By Star 10/10, Traitor 9/10, Enemy Lines duology 9/10, Destiny's Way 8/10, Remnant 9/10. There are many excellent books in NJO, but there are some extremely awfull books too.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-04-28 03:41pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:I haven't read any of the books, but from what I've read about what occurs in the series, it just keeps getting more and more depressing and unrecoverable.

Things have been looking up since the Allston duology.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-04-28 03:43pm

Vympel wrote:I'm sick and tired of post-OT EU. Kill it now, please.

Will do. It doesn't look there will be much left to do in the post-OT EU after the NJO finishes, which is perhaps why the emphasis seems to be shifting more to pre-OT EU novels.

Grand Admiral Thrawn · Post by **Grand Admiral Thrawn** » 2003-04-28 04:02pm

SPOILERS:

Stupid EU minimalist authors. In Destiny's Way, 8 ships destroyed was concidered a huge loss. In Remnant, there were less than 10 ISDs defending Bastion.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-04-28 04:22pm

Despite minimalism (always present in the EU, always will be), many of the series are quite excellent. Although us SW Tech nerds would love to see million ship fleets pounding on each other, if the story is written well eight ships is fine with me. More specifically, read nothing up to Star by Star, then skip Dark Journey, then read everything after that.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-04-28 04:28pm

It was ok. After Star By Star minhus Dark Journey was good. But really what was the point of having another alien kick some ass then get ass kicked even harder?

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2003-04-28 05:02pm

I lost interest because of what happened to a certain character in Star By Star. Too bad, I was really enjoying the series up till then.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-04-28 05:04pm

Darth Balls wrote:I lost interest because of what happened to a certain character in Star By Star. Too bad, I was really enjoying the series up till then.

How on Earth could youenjoythe pre-SBS NJO? It was utter crap; each and every book worse than the last (okay maybe not, but it was still bad). Even though we lost a very well-developed character in SBS, I think it is the best NJO book out there. Excluding Dark Journey, the ones following SBS are too.

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2003-04-28 08:06pm

The duology that had centerpoint (the name escapes me atm) was kinda lame, and I didnt really like Balance Point either, but everything else was cool. Also, I didnt say I hated SBS, on the contrary I liked it quite a lot, but the death of a certain character in SBS turned me off to the series and I don't care to read further into it now. I've already made up my mind I'm through unless that character is brought back.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-04-28 08:19pm

I buy around ten good, five okay, and four bad SW EU books... only to find a few years later that everything I enjoyed about them is completely forgotten, and everything I loved about the books gone. Whoever thought of the NJO plot is a serious dumbass.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2003-04-28 11:43pm

You should avoid a few books in the series like the plague (Dark Journey, cough cough), but for the most part I think that they're pretty strong books, with SbS being by far the strongest.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-04-29 12:08am

WARNING SPOILERS

I've not read any of them, but from the uber-organic shit to the warping of Coruscant (if you can even call it that anymore

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-04-29 12:28am

Y'know, dispite my not liking the event happening, that picture of the scouring of Courscant is pretty damn cool.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-04-29 12:34am

Grand Admiral Thrawn wrote:SPOILERS:

Stupid EU minimalist authors. In Destiny's Way, 8 ships destroyed was concidered a huge loss. In Remnant, there were less than 10 ISDs defending Bastion.

Destiny's Way also had a massive fleet action with thousands of ships.

Mara · Post by **Mara** » 2003-04-29 12:37am

I quit reading after the first book in NJO, whatever it was. Death of a certain well-loved character was not only blatantly avoidable in the plot, but wholly depressing. If I ever go back to the EU, it'll be to reread the original Zahn trilogy.

Feh.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-04-29 01:10am

*Pokes Mara*

Welcome.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2003-04-29 01:47am

Why are people going on about uber organic tech, I have not seen that, I've seen that their feeble organic tech is inferior.

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