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Posted on 8/13/13 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 8/13/13 at 6:19 pm
Where the hell am I supposed to start. I just read three Han Solo trilogy and thought they were fun reads. I figured I could get into the Star Wars thing and then realized there's about a thousand books. Can anyone point me in the right direction.
TIA
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Posted on 8/13/13 at 6:23 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Thrawn Trilogy
Posted on 8/13/13 at 6:29 pm to Kel Varnsen
What's that abou?
Posted on 8/13/13 at 6:35 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
It takes place a few years after ROTJ and was the first series written in the expanded universe. Pretty much started EU.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 6:39 pm to Kel Varnsen
So I don't need to go back and read the books that take place like 30,000 years before the Luke and Han and them came along?
Posted on 8/13/13 at 6:51 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Start with the Thrawn Trilogy.
Then read either the Jedi Academy trilogy or Shadows of the Empire. Squeeze in the Truce at Bakura.
That'll give you good background for the EU. You can't really go wrong afterwards. I'd make sure you read the stuff written before the New Jedi order series first. I'm a big fan of the Stackpole XWing books, not so much the Alliston ones.
Then read either the Jedi Academy trilogy or Shadows of the Empire. Squeeze in the Truce at Bakura.
That'll give you good background for the EU. You can't really go wrong afterwards. I'd make sure you read the stuff written before the New Jedi order series first. I'm a big fan of the Stackpole XWing books, not so much the Alliston ones.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 6:52 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Can't help you with that, I've only read 4 of the recent ones: The Thrawn Trilogy and Shadow of the Empire which takes place between ESB and ROTJ. All of those are really good.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 6:54 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Thawn trilogy is the must read. It is where the movies should have gone.
Death Star, Shadows of the Empire and Darth Vader are all decent for filling in storylines.
Death Star, Shadows of the Empire and Darth Vader are all decent for filling in storylines.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 6:54 pm to elprez00
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That'll give you good background for the EU. You can't really go wrong afterwards. I'd make sure you read the stuff written before the New Jedi order series first. I'm a big fan of the Stackpole XWing books, not so much the Alliston ones.
Should I stick to certain authors? Do their stories not coincide or do they try to work off of each other?
Posted on 8/13/13 at 7:02 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
They all coincide with each other, but the novels weren't written in chronological order, so it's not essential that you read them in such until you get to the New Jedi Order series.
The XWing books are set immediately after Jedi and deal with the Liberation of Coruscant.
If you remember in ANH, Tarkin said the regional governors had power with the dissolution of the Senate. There were a lot of nefarious characters thT weren't in a hurry to give up power. The empire didn't die at the Battle of Endor.
The XWing books are set immediately after Jedi and deal with the Liberation of Coruscant.
If you remember in ANH, Tarkin said the regional governors had power with the dissolution of the Senate. There were a lot of nefarious characters thT weren't in a hurry to give up power. The empire didn't die at the Battle of Endor.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 7:05 pm to elprez00
If you want to know absolutely nothing that is going on start with Vector Prime
Posted on 8/13/13 at 7:10 pm to elprez00
Thanks for the help guys. I'll start with Thawn since that seems to be the consensus.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 7:11 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
yes its the best place to start
Posted on 8/13/13 at 7:23 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Shadow hunter
Dearth plagieus
Boba fett series
Mace windu
Dearth plagieus
Boba fett series
Mace windu
Posted on 8/13/13 at 8:58 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Shadows of the Empire
Prince Shezor (or however it's spelled) is an OT ballah
Prince Shezor (or however it's spelled) is an OT ballah
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:13 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Like everybody else has said, Thrawn trilogy.
The new Jedi order series is really good too. It's a series of like 15 books
The new Jedi order series is really good too. It's a series of like 15 books
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:21 pm to MasCervezas
shawdow hunter is a thrilling page turner. its about Darth maul.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:45 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Splinter Of The Minds Eye is a great filler.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:55 pm to elprez00
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If you remember in ANH
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There were a lot of nefarious characters thT weren't in a hurry to give up power. The empire didn't die at the Battle of Endor.
makes for a good story to say the bad guys are dead, war is over, but in reality it would take a massive infrastructure to run a galactic empire, there would be several people that supported the government, even citizens.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 10:16 pm to kingbob
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Prince Shezor (or however it's spelled) is an OT ballah
Xizor
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