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Message: <blockquote data-quote="amethal" data-source="post: 2291284" data-attributes="member: 22784">I'd like to make a somewhat half hearted defence of the New Jedi Order series, on the grounds that it wasn't that bad.On the downside :-There are far too many books (probably about 20?), and some of them are much better than others (the RA Salvatore one is probably the worst of the bunch, in my opinion, which is a shame given it is book 1).The plot of each book generally has the good guys winning the battle, yet after a dozen or more such victories they continue to lose the war, and victory seems as far off as ever. The series could have ended after 5 books, or 500.Far too much of it is "arms race in space", with both sides pushing their technology and tactics to the limits in an attempt to win the war, which to me ain't Star Wars or space opera. There are also plenty of atrocities, which are very depressing.In its favour :-Seeing how the New Republic and the (new) Jedi Order coped with a galactic war was interesting.In particular, the New Republic's response to a crisis had me longing for the good old days of the Empire - and helps explain how people in the Old Republic could have seen Palpitaine as the answer to their prayers.The series also tried to provide information on the nature of the force, and put forward the idea that the light/dark side split might be more perceived than real, which I found interesting (although it is probably heresy!)There are also some real gems dotted throughout the books. I don't want to give any spoilers, but the good was just about worth wading through all the bad for. I'd recommend borrowing these books from a friend or a library, or picking them up second hand somewhere, and at least giving them a chance.</blockquote>

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