[SPOILER] Things to come in Star Wars Episode III

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

two things:

The clone theory actually has some substance because in later books the main enemys directly after RotJ are a series of clones of the emperor.

Also, Boba Fett does not actually die in RotJ. He just gets horribly messed up, but not before he kills that pit thingy. It was in the books, and maybe the comics

Later, though, he is killed by an ex-imperial Journeyman dude, who takes his armor, and masqerades as him, slowly going crazy, until he effectivly is Boba Fett. That i think was in the books... or maybe the comics...

All of that book and comic stuff makes NO impression on Lucas. Therefore it means LESS than nothing for the content of Episode III.

btw- If I were a Boba Fett fan, I think I'd prefer he die the way he did in RotJ than be the focus of some of those hack stories that came after. Ack.

Of course, I'd rather the Death Star had blown up with Luke still on it than think about most of the hack stories that came after.

Just my opinion...

 

[Welverin]

Also, Boba Fett does not actually die in RotJ. He just gets horribly messed up, but not before he kills that pit thingy. It was in the books, and maybe the comics

That was in a book, but I read a comment by Lucas where he said Boba died in RotJ and it was only the constant pestering by the book and comic people, who in turn were constantly pestered by fans, that made him consent to bringing him back. So as far as George is concerned Boba Fett died in RotJ.

Later, though, he is killed by an ex-imperial Journeyman dude, who takes his armor, and masqerades as him, slowly going crazy, until he effectivly is Boba Fett. That i think was in the books... or maybe the comics...

Definitely in a comic.

 

[JacktheRabbit]

Besides the Thrawn stories I would have to agree with you. 99% of the books besides those were horrible hack jobs.

All of that book and comic stuff makes NO impression on Lucas. Therefore it means LESS than nothing for the content of Episode III.

btw- If I were a Boba Fett fan, I think I'd prefer he die the way he did in RotJ than be the focus of some of those hack stories that came after. Ack.

Of course, I'd rather the Death Star had blown up with Luke still on it than think about most of the hack stories that came after.

Just my opinion...

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

Besides the Thrawn stories I would have to agree with you. 99% of the books besides those were horrible hack jobs.

Personally, I got a HUGE kick out of the beginning of his second set of books. Within the first 10 pages he waved his hand and righted all the nonsense about what Luke could do that had gone on in the other books. Luke had been made into some kind of god, and then Zahn dropped in with a little Jedi mind trick. "You will forget all the nonsense that came before... THIS is Luke Skywalker... THIS is what the Jedi are about..."

Sometimes I think Zahn is the only one of those authors who even SAW the movies.

 

[JacktheRabbit]

I got the impression he went a little overboard. He made Skywalker into a small town hick and forgot he has been running around the galaxy fighting a war for the last 20 years.

Then he wrote that Specter of the Empire series with the Thrawn clone. That one clearly seems to imply it was supposed to be 3 books but instead he wrapped everything up perfect at the end of the second book in a rather lame manner.

I also found the Noghori to be weak. Super death commandoes that not a single person in the rebellion have ever seen or even heard of before.

Personally, I got a HUGE kick out of the beginning of his second set of books. Within the first 10 pages he waved his hand and righted all the nonsense about what Luke could do that had gone on in the other books. Luke had been made into some kind of god, and then Zahn dropped in with a little Jedi mind trick. "You will forget all the nonsense that came before... THIS is Luke Skywalker... THIS is what the Jedi are about..."

Sometimes I think Zahn is the only one of those authors who even SAW the movies.

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

I got the impression he went a little overboard. He made Skywalker into a small town hick and forgot he has been running around the galaxy fighting a war for the last 20 years.

Then he wrote that Specter of the Empire series with the Thrawn clone. That one clearly seems to imply it was supposed to be 3 books but instead he wrapped everything up perfect at the end of the second book in a rather lame manner.

Well, Luke WAS a small town hick. Just because he'd spent time with the Rebellion and then the New Republic politicians doesn't mean he would become cosmopolitan. He doesn't have the education or background that Leia or Han had, and it's a BIG galaxy.

I was also a little displeased with the neat and easy ending of the second series, but it did tie everything up in a neat little box, setting things up for the New Jedi Order. Of course, they promptly screwed that up by giving Stackpole the 2nd and 3rd books. I read the first book by Salvatore and was actually excited, but just couldn't bring myself to wade through another piece of trash from Stackpole, which scuttled the whole thing for me.

 

[JacktheRabbit]

20 years as a hick then 20 years travelling the galaxy as the only Jedi. I think he would have gotten pretty worldly by then. Also he was not that bad of a hick. Luke was smart and educated enough to expect to be accepted at the Imperial Academy.

How would that have been for a twist. Luke training for the Empire.

I wonder what Obi-Wan would have done if that had ever looked likely to happen.

I actually prefer Stackpole to Salvatore though the last Stackpole I read was his Battletech stuff. Both are in my opinion inferior to Zahn.

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

I actually prefer Stackpole to Salvatore though the last Stackpole I read was his Battletech stuff. Both are in my opinion inferior to Zahn.

I'm not usually a big Salvatore fan, but I did like Vector Prime (or whatever the name of the first New Jedi Order book was). I've been hoping for a Zahn book, as that might make it worth tackling Stackpole in order to get caught up in the story. Maybe it's just me, but all Stackpole's books sound the same.

I did hear that Zahn will be writing a bridge novel either in between Ep1 and Ep2 or in between Ep2 and Ep3. That could be pretty cool either way.

 

[JacktheRabbit]

I don't know. I bought and read one of the books written between Ep1 and Ep2. its the one where they go to the planet dedicated to building special living space ships.

The book sucked.

I did hear that Zahn will be writing a bridge novel either in between Ep1 and Ep2 or in between Ep2 and Ep3. That could be pretty cool either way.

 

[Lord Mhoram]

Of course, they promptly screwed that up by giving Stackpole the 2nd and 3rd books. I read the first book by Salvatore and was actually excited, but just couldn't bring myself to wade through another piece of trash from Stackpole, which scuttled the whole thing for me.

Wow.

I feel just the opposite. I have never been able to finish a book by Salvatore, although I did force myself through vector prime because it was Star Wars. The Stackpole stuff has always been my favorite of the bantam years.

I generally dislike the new jedi order- too dark, too depressing. Then when I saw the Allston was doing a couple of books I was hopeful that the Star Wars novels would be fun to read again, and I was right. IMHO.