Brendon
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Given that there seems to be a strong enough head of steam in the Movies>ROTS Discussion thread for talking about the Star Wars Expanded Universe, here it is!
Before launching in, is it worth laying a couple of ground rules with respect to spoilers ? I appreciate some may be unavoidable when discussing a particular book or plot thread, but can we keep these to a minimum ?
Ok, my own experience of the EU consists of the first Timothy Zahn trilogy (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and Last Command), I bought and read them in hardback when they first came out but haven't gone back since. I really can't rememer if anything the books had to say regarding clones have been contradicted by either AOTC or ROTS.
Otherwise, aside from the game (Dark Forces line & KOTOR 1), I'm something of a newbie.
I realise a couple of people made suggestions for reading back in the Movies>ROTS thread, but in truth they got a bit lost in amongst discussion regarding the film.
So, to get the ball rolling, does anyone have any suggestions for further reading ? Any standalone stories or series to start from ? Any books/authors to specifically avoid ?
Timeline wise, I guess I'm most interested in the PT era and anything that directly follows on from the original Zahn trilogy (which I'm planning on re-reading). That said, I'm more interested in a good story in keeping with the feel of either film trilogy rather then delving into the life story of "second Stormtrooper from the left".
Cheers,
Brendon
Before launching in, is it worth laying a couple of ground rules with respect to spoilers ? I appreciate some may be unavoidable when discussing a particular book or plot thread, but can we keep these to a minimum ?
Ok, my own experience of the EU consists of the first Timothy Zahn trilogy (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and Last Command), I bought and read them in hardback when they first came out but haven't gone back since. I really can't rememer if anything the books had to say regarding clones have been contradicted by either AOTC or ROTS.
Otherwise, aside from the game (Dark Forces line & KOTOR 1), I'm something of a newbie.
I realise a couple of people made suggestions for reading back in the Movies>ROTS thread, but in truth they got a bit lost in amongst discussion regarding the film.
So, to get the ball rolling, does anyone have any suggestions for further reading ? Any standalone stories or series to start from ? Any books/authors to specifically avoid ?
Timeline wise, I guess I'm most interested in the PT era and anything that directly follows on from the original Zahn trilogy (which I'm planning on re-reading). That said, I'm more interested in a good story in keeping with the feel of either film trilogy rather then delving into the life story of "second Stormtrooper from the left".
Cheers,
Brendon