Renewal Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Started working through the EU novels. I went through both the Thrawn Trilogy and the Hand of Thrawn duology; any suggestions for what to read next? Zahn is supposedly the best of the EU writers, so I'm hesitant to continue. Quote ~ Renewal ~
dotcom Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Season 4 so far has been a meh. The opening arc had a lot of potential but the pacing was off and as previously mentioned, it was too dang dark. Shadow Warrior was pretty cool, though as also previously mentioned, the capture of Grievious was kind of unrealistic. The C-3PO and R2-D2 epsiodes were okay I guess. Though I must admit the Gulliver's Travels/Wizard of Oz thing had me chuckling for a bit. v Quote
redacted Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 ^ Hahaha, ditto there. :PDoes anyone else think the clones seem a bit more rigid in this season, and less personable? Perhaps in preparation for Episode III... Quote
Stryker055 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Since we've really only seen the Wolfpack, I think it makes sense. Dave Filoni talked about Wolffe's character at SDCC, and how much the war has hardened him and made him much less personable, and I would assume the Wolfpack would reflect those traits (though the cold treatment of 3PO made perfect sense, since the clones were trained their whole lives to "kill" droids). Apparently Rex is supposed to be a bit disheartened with the Republic. I hope that gets expanded in the next arc... Quote Check out Brown Box Reviews, where I review toys... and that's about it!
redacted Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Oh, definitely. Commander Cody went along with Order 66, but I hope Rex doesn't. Quote
Rarity Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Started working through the EU novels. I went through both the Thrawn Trilogy and the Hand of Thrawn duology; any suggestions for what to read next? Zahn is supposedly the best of the EU writers, so I'm hesitant to continue.Zahn was the worst in my opinion. Read some of Karen Traviss's work. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin'
Ektris Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Zahn the... wo... Blasphemy. Utter blasphemy. ---- Renewal: If you don't care about era, I recommend the Darth Bane trilogy. It's one of my personal favorites. ~|ET|~ Quote E-T... Phone home. "He walks among us, but he is not one of us."
redacted Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 The only Zahn book I've read is Outbound Flight, but that's gotta be the best SW book I own. Jude Watson's pretty good too, I have all the series except for Jedi Apprentice. Quote
Roablin Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) In my opinion, Outbound Flight was the most least interesting of Zahn's books. The others are all much better. I thought there were only two Darth Bane books. What's the other called? I've read the first two. Edited October 17, 2011 by Roablin Quote
Ektris Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 The third book in the trilogy is Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil. I'd alsy say Outbound Flight was a good read. Maybe it was his weakest; I have no opinion either way, and it has been a while since I read it. It's still not bad, though. Looking up Zahn reminded me I still need to pick up Allegiance... Oh, and Fatal Alliance is sort of getting better. I have generally enjoyed the plot, and about halfway through I finally feel there's some character depth to Shigar and Ax, which is what I'd been looking for. ~|ET|~ Quote E-T... Phone home. "He walks among us, but he is not one of us."
toa ordaku Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Yes! Finally back! Started working through the EU novels. I went through both the Thrawn Trilogy and the Hand of Thrawn duology; any suggestions for what to read next? Zahn is supposedly the best of the EU writers, so I'm hesitant to continue.Try Death Troopers. It's out there for canon stuff, but, all the same, enjoyable. BTW, anyone else excited for Darth Maul? Quote Rest in Peace, Joey Powers! I'm sorry that I didn't have the chance to get to know you! Credit to ~Nausicaa~ for the second banner. If you created the first banner, please come forward so I can give you credit.
BenLuke Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Just got I, Jedi yesterday, I'l start it after I finish The New Rebellion. Is the New Jedi Order series any good? I've only read a couple of books from that series and the Vong seemed like interesting villains. Quote BZPRPG Profiles
HAZMAT Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 BTW, anyone else excited for Darth Maul?As much as I love Maul, he should stay dead. Quote
MantaxApprentice Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Maul has already been back from the dead in some of the comics and books. I'm not terribly excited by it, as all the storylines he's been in post-bisection have had him trying to kill Obi-Wan. Oh, and he now has robo-legs . Quote Help me revise the BZPower Ultimate Price Guide:http://www.bzpower.c...p?showtopic=951PM me if you want to help!
Ektris Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) They've also been non-canon or not actually him... I'd rather he stay dead as well. Savage Oppress still interests me, but if it's really Maul he's seeking out, I'll be very disappointed. I am extremely disappointed. Just did some quick research, and it turns out he really is genuinely back. Ugh... First the Mandalorians, now this... ~|ET|~ Edited October 17, 2011 by Electric Turahk Quote E-T... Phone home. "He walks among us, but he is not one of us."
Rarity Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Since they're bringing Maul back, they should make that fight between him and Vader cannon. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin'
redacted Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 I reeeeeeeally wish Maul stayed dead. I don't think they need to bring him back. Savage Opress was already pushing the limit with his dual-blades saber. xDBut still, I'm interesting in seeing how it all turns out. Quote
Field Marshal Rakmon Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I've read all of the Republic Commando books twice. They were good. My order of favorites is: Triple ZeroTrue ColorsOrder 66Hard Contact Not to say anything; they were all very good books. Quote Signature Guidelines: Signature may not exceed the 800x300 limit. For more reference use the box located in your signature editor.
Element Lord of Milk Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I've read all of the Republic Commando books twice. They were good. My order of favorites is: Triple ZeroTrue ColorsOrder 66Hard Contact Not to say anything; they were all very good books.Agreed, i've currently only read Hard contact and Order 66, but I'm planning to get the rest hopefully sometime soon. karen traviss is definitely my Favorite star wars Writer, i haven't read any of timothy zahn's stuff though. Also, i'm having a bit of trouble getting through specific parts on Star wars Battlefront 2 and republic commando( Knightfall at the bit where you defend the library and the first part of heart of the machine respectively) ~ELM~ Quote
redacted Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 How are Karen Traviss' Clone Wars books? I'm thinking about starting on those. My last SW book was Rebel Force #6, so it's well time for a new one. Quote
Element Lord of Milk Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I've only read one of her clone wars books(No prisoners)but it was quite good and one of my favorites. ~ELM~ Quote
Rarity Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 How are Karen Traviss' Clone Wars books? I'm thinking about starting on those. My last SW book was Rebel Force #6, so it's well time for a new one. What's Rebal Force? Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin'
KCGR Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 So, I finally did it, well my brother did actually but, We bought the blu-ray saga. Honestly, I love the special features, Haven't gotten time to watch the OT yet but I will soon, We mostly got it because our old DVDs are all scratched up. Quote -Kongu Champion Gukko Rider "Two, Four, One, Ten, Two, Four, One, Ten. Am I Transmitting, Is Anyone Listening..?"LEGO Universe Fan - BIONICLE Fan from 2001 - Discovered BZP in 2007
redacted Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 How are Karen Traviss' Clone Wars books? I'm thinking about starting on those. My last SW book was Rebel Force #6, so it's well time for a new one. What's Rebal Force?Rebel Force was a 6-book series written by Alex Wheeler, that took place right after A New Hope. It used several of the characters from Jude Watson's "Last of the Jedi" series too. Quote
Rarity Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 Oh, I think I read the first two books in that series awhile ago. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin'
Ektris Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 You know what I wish they had made a book (or two) for? Palpatine's clone. It was getting mentioned soooo often in some of the older novels I read that were set around it/after it that I'm convinced sometimes they were made to do it just to plug the existence of the comics and make people want to seek them out. That's not as realistic now, and I really don't care too much to read the comics anyways. But yeah. Would have been nice. Also, Admiral Crackers - I've been told that Tarviss's Republic Commando books are pretty good. I'm staying away from Clone War novels just out of disinterest (though they're slowly becoming all I have left to get lol), but I've talked to people who have felt that they were the best Star Wars books they've read. ~|ET|~ Quote E-T... Phone home. "He walks among us, but he is not one of us."
redacted Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 Kewl, I should check some of those out. Quote
Rarity Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 Too bad she won't be writing anymore Star Wars books. :/ Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin'
BenLuke Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 Tarviss's books are kind of... meh, in my opinion. Tarviss certainty does notdeserve the hate she gets, but that doesn't make her obsession with Mandalorianisn't ant less annoying. The Rebel Force books feature characters from Last of the Jedi? Better readthose sometime. Last of the Jedi was a cool series. Quote BZPRPG Profiles
Kothra Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 You know what I wish they had made a book (or two) for? Palpatine's clone. It was getting mentioned soooo often in some of the older novels I read that were set around it/after it that I'm convinced sometimes they were made to do it just to plug the existence of the comics and make people want to seek them out. That's not as realistic now, and I really don't care too much to read the comics anyways. But yeah. Would have been nice. Also, Admiral Crackers - I've been told that Tarviss's Republic Commando books are pretty good. I'm staying away from Clone War novels just out of disinterest (though they're slowly becoming all I have left to get lol), but I've talked to people who have felt that they were the best Star Wars books they've read. ~|ET|~ I think I read the second Dark Empire (or half of it). And got an audiobook adaptation of the first. It/they were pretty good. But yeah if they could adapt them into novels that would be pretty nice. Quote
Stryker055 Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I read Traviss's Clone Wars novels a while back (including the movie novelization, which was actually very good), and they were generally meh. I tried reading Order 66, but I couldn't get past the first chapter. It's just too boring, and that woman has an unhealthy obession with the Mandalorians. I guess that's why she took a big hissy-fit and left after the Clone Wars messed with her stuff. Quote Check out Brown Box Reviews, where I review toys... and that's about it!
Rarity Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 But... Mando Are cool. And now she's gonna be writing Halo books, so maybe it's just the armor look she liked? xD Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin'
BenLuke Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) Mandos are really cool. http://www.bzpower.com/board/public/style_emoticons/default/cool.png I just think they work best as villains oranti-heroes, not the most perfect people in the Star Wars universelike Tarviss tends the portray them as. Actuality, Halo seems likeit would be a better fit, as the setting is already focused on spacemarine type characters.On a related note; I have been playing some of Republic Commando'sonline multiplayer and really enjoying it. Anyone else play it? Edited October 18, 2011 by Toa Kethrye Quote BZPRPG Profiles
Rarity Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I used to. But I don't know where my disk is, and a laptop that will actually play it. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin'
Linsanity Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Apparently Rex is supposed to be a bit disheartened with the Republic. I hope that gets expanded in the next arc...Hopefully, that means he'll probably disobey Order 66. BTW, anyone else dislike Rex's new helmet? I sure do, since I would've prefered the standard Phase II helmet. Quote
that guy from that show Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 You know what I wish they had made a book (or two) for? Palpatine's clone. It was getting mentioned soooo often in some of the older novels I read that were set around it/after it that I'm convinced sometimes they were made to do it just to plug the existence of the comics and make people want to seek them out. That's not as realistic now, and I really don't care too much to read the comics anyways. But yeah. Would have been nice. ~|ET|~ I agree soooo much, I just finished reading the Jedi academy trilogy and am reading I, Jedi.(Corran Horn is a bad ######) The reborn Empire and the world devastators are mentioned a lot, but since finding the six Dark Empire comics are slim, I have to really on Wookieepedia. Quote That is all
Stryker055 Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Apparently Rex is supposed to be a bit disheartened with the Republic. I hope that gets expanded in the next arc...Hopefully, that means he'll probably disobey Order 66. BTW, anyone else dislike Rex's new helmet? I sure do, since I would've prefered the standard Phase II helmet.At first I found it odd, but after hearing how opposed to the Phase II and other GAR changes he was, it makes sense. Quote Check out Brown Box Reviews, where I review toys... and that's about it!
Kothra Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Corran Horn is easily my favourite EU character. Quote
that guy from that show Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Corran Horn is easily my favourite EU character. Mine too, Ordinarily I don't like the cocky fighter jock types, but Corran has always appealed to me. I don't really know why, but he certainly is a stud. I also like Gilad Pellaeon, Teneniel Djo, Ooryl Qtygg, and Thrawn Quote That is all
Kothra Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 DUDE. Pellaeon was so epic.I cried when he died (not really, but I wanted to). Quote
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