The forgotten Star Wars books?

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-05-06 01:56pm

Hethrir wrote:
CaptainChewbacca wrote:I, Jedi
That book was unbelieveably good!

Hmm??? I haven't read it, but it has bad reputation among some.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-05-06 02:22pm

*shudder*

Why did I read this and bring back all these bad memories?!

WHY?!

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-05-06 03:33pm

The one thing i liked about I, Jedi was seeing that Jedi do have to recharge Libhtsabers. I can just imagine them being like cell/mobile phones.

Jedi "Prepare to die Sith Scum"

Sith "Actually can we duel later i'm down to the last bar on my saber"

jedi "No problem, aren't sabers a bitch, always run out when you need them"

Maybe that was just me. I'm on my funny half hour. Funily enough my funny half hour has lasted 15 years.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-05-06 03:33pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:The ones that aren't even the lowest form of official?

I actually have the trilogy of that. *cough* I picked it up in hardcover for $3 at Barnes & Noble for shits and giggles.

Unfortunately since they're not Infinities or SW Tales, they have some slot in continuity somewhere.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-05-06 03:35pm

Vympel wrote:Zorba the Hutt? WTF?

Jabba's father--who has a braided beard too.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-05-06 03:57pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote: Unfortunately since they're not Infinities or SW Tales, they have some slot in continuity somewhere.

No they don't, because events in them conflict directly with offical material, such as Han and Leia's wedding. I recall an offical announcement about how the kiddie SW trilogys were not to be considered as actually happening, or something to that effect.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-05-06 04:02pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:No they don't, because events in them conflict directly with offical material, such as Han and Leia's wedding. I recall an offical announcement about how the kiddie SW trilogys were not to be considered as actually happening, or something to that effect.

A whole source is not discarded because of a single discrepency. Are all souces about particle beams and blasters tossed out because the ICS2 says they are massless beams? No. One contradiction does not invalidate a whole argument--WEG's many bullshit errors do not contradict the non-bullshit stats.

And there was no such announcement.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-05-06 04:17pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote:
Vympel wrote:Zorba the Hutt? WTF?
Jabba's father--who has a braided beard too.

Ministers of Grace preserve us from shitty characters.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-05-06 04:53pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote:
Vympel wrote:Zorba the Hutt? WTF?
Jabba's father--who has a braided beard too.

You have to be sh!tting me...

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-05-06 04:56pm

Nathan F wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:
Vympel wrote:Zorba the Hutt? WTF?
Jabba's father--who has a braided beard too.
You have to be sh!tting me...

Nope...and they also had Palpatine's son, Triclops.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-05-06 04:58pm

Ghost Rider wrote:
Nathan F wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote: Jabba's father--who has a braided beard too.
You have to be sh!tting me...
Nope...and they also had Palpatine's son, Triclops.

*best Luke on Bespin I can do* "Nooooooooooooooo!!! That's not true! That's impossible!!"

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-05-06 05:26pm

Interestingly enough, Triclops (what a shitty name) is in the Star Wars Guide of Characters, or whatever it's called.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2003-05-06 05:31pm

irishmick79 wrote:The worst possible Star Wars book has got to be Darksaber, by everybody's favorite SW author KJ Anderson. The Hutts try to build a Death Star? Jesus christ, can it get any worse?

Love the technical implications.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2003-05-06 05:34pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote: Go go gadget supernova!

ROFLATOMATO or somthin' somethin'....

The Teacher · Post by **The Teacher** » 2003-05-06 05:34pm

Ahhhh...greating HDS. Long time and absolutly no see...

I dunno, I though the idea of having the HUTTS (christ and hunter, they probably thought it was some sort of food!) build a death star. Funny.

[wistful mood]I wish I had one[/wistful mood]

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-05-06 05:36pm

The Teacher wrote:Ahhhh...greating HDS. Long time and absolutly no see...

I dunno, I though the idea of having the HUTTS (christ and hunter, they probably thought it was some sort of food!) build a death star. Funny.

[wistful mood]I wish I had one[/wistful mood]

Dammit, cut it out with the dark red, please. Witht he black and gray background, it makes it hard to read.

Just a friendly request before the wrath of the HAB is brought down upon you.

Trytostaydead · Post by **Trytostaydead** » 2003-05-06 06:11pm

You know, all things considered though KJA is a decent writer.. despite the fact that he blows to hell any continuity or precedence.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-05-06 06:38pm

The "Tales From..." books had some pretty good short stories. And I liked Han Solo at Star's End.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-05-06 07:06pm

Trytostaydead wrote:You know, all things considered though KJA is a decent writer.. despite the fact that he blows to hell any continuity or precedence.

No... he's not. He butchers established characters, his plot are filling with fanwank garbage, his dialogue could make Lucas' look like Oscar material, and all his new orginal characters come off as if they were special ed kids. The only thing that could be said about him is he's got the scale of the Universe down right.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-05-06 07:07pm

As far as the forgotten books are concerned they were forgotten for a reason and I'm more than willing to let them stay that way.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2003-05-06 09:51pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote:What about the REALLY OBSCURE "Glove of Darth Vader" books about the Empire being re-united by a three-eyed freak supposed to be the Emperor's son??
The ones that aren't even the lowest form of official?

I actually have the trilogy of that. *cough* I picked it up in hardcover for $3 at Barnes & Noble for shits and giggles.

Yes. Those are the only SW books ever to be termed "apocryphal," as opposed to official or even canon, in the case of the novelizations.

Mara · Post by **Mara** » 2003-05-06 11:18pm

I kinda liked Planet of Twilight...

I, Jedi was, in fact, good. We need more first-person Jedi. Colorme wimpy, but Truce at Bakura always made me *twitch*, especially the bit where the kid's strapped in and paralized and all that. Ick.

edited because unlike my usual bb, 0 size font is not happy.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-05-07 08:36am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Interestingly enough, Triclops (what a shitty name) is in the Star Wars Guide of Characters, or whatever it's called.

The horror, THE HORROR!!

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-05-07 02:23pm

The Planet Of Twilight was the worst ever. A fucking Hutt with Jedi Powers for fuck sake?!?

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2003-05-07 02:44pm

Darth Pounder wrote:The Planet Of Twilight was the worst ever. A fucking Hutt with Jedi Powers for fuck sake?!?

Egads. Has anybody else noticed the unfortunate trend of Hutts being the most widely abused and poorly written characters in the EU? I mean, has there ever been an instance where a Hutt has been well-written? What makes these characters so hard to pull off?