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darthmonkey9206
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Registered: Jul 2004
Location: United States
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Star Wars the Ultimate Visual Guide
got this book today at my local B&N, and must say its wonderful. Its 144 pages, not 40 pages like some reports had.
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Oct 1st, 2005 11:30 PM |
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Lord Lucien
Lets all love Lain
Registered: Jul 2005
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Aww, good for you.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 12:24 AM |
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darthmonkey9206
Senior Member
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: United States
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yeah, this can also be a topic for "discussion" i dont just make threads to announce that i got something. 
maybe i'll post some pics later if i'm not to lazy at the time.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 12:38 AM |
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SnakeEyes
Connoisseur
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: AMERICA
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I was literally just going to start a thread here, because I just picked up this awesome book as well. Wish it had more on NJO...however, that does not stop it from being a really good read.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 01:28 AM |
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Janus Marius
Plo Koon Rulez!
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Hiding from zombies
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Just what does it have in it now?
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Oct 2nd, 2005 01:28 AM |
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Eminence
Boss
Registered: Jul 2005
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Just as it says; it's a visual guide. And a good one too. Encompasses all the movies, goes into saber styles, and discusses even the Ancient Sith. It's a good book, and helpful when it comes to these kinds of things.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 02:19 AM |
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Peach
mordrem
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: verdant brinkModerator
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Saw it in Borders last night but didn't get a chance to look through it.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 02:48 AM |
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Eminence
Boss
Registered: Jul 2005
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Skim through it when you get the chance. It's interesting.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 02:52 AM |
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Janus Marius
Plo Koon Rulez!
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Hiding from zombies
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Worth the price though, I wonder...
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Oct 2nd, 2005 02:59 AM |
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Eminence
Boss
Registered: Jul 2005
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Meh. I finish most books at the store. Shatterpoint, The Unifying Force, every single comic book and graphic novel in the store. . . None escape my slick super-reading skillz.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 03:01 AM |
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Janus Marius
Plo Koon Rulez!
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Hiding from zombies
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You're the kinda guy who sits down and spends time in the bookstore, eh? I used to work at a bookstore. we had people do that all the time.
Me personally, I read books -everywhere-. I also reread them, though to be honest I haven't done that in quite some time.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 03:10 AM |
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Eminence
Boss
Registered: Jul 2005
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Well, I read through Jedi Trial in under 2 hours, so there really is little point in actually spending the money on the books. I'm rather conservative. I've bought Labyrinth of Evil and Cestus Deception, and found that they have an nice re-read value.
The one thing that I always manage to buy is Alex Ross' work with DC comics. That guy's a prodigy, to say the least.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 03:20 AM |
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Janus Marius
Plo Koon Rulez!
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Hiding from zombies
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I hated Jedi trial. That book was horrid.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 03:38 AM |
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SnakeEyes
Connoisseur
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: AMERICA
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I didn't read it... probably won't either.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 03:59 AM |
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Eminence
Boss
Registered: Jul 2005
Location:
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It really has little plot, and neraly no character development. There is more focus on two random lovebirds than Anakin himself.
Janus, refresh my memory. I've only read that book once, and don't intend to read it again. What happened in it?
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Oct 2nd, 2005 04:02 AM |
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Janus Marius
Plo Koon Rulez!
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Hiding from zombies
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Jedi Trial?
Nejaa Halcyon befriends Anakin. They spar, but there are absolutely no specifics on lightsabering in this book, make no mistake.
Some off the wall planet no one has ever heard of is suddenly a communications hub of the Republic. Some tea drinking, bank clan wedge headed genius tactician takes over the planet and installs his forces. The council is swayed by Nejaa to let him and Anakin be generals to two army groups to retake the place before Separatist reinforcements arrive. Cue subplot with two shallow characters. Cue rebellious pirates with a sordid past with Nejaa, but that doesn't even cause enough tension to smoke a cigarette. Cue Starship Trooper-esque space military scenes that could just as easily not happen in SW. Cue Anakin helping retake the base (While Nejaa and everyone else apparently does jack shit all) and some lady gets killed, reminding him of his mother (She DID have two legs, two arms, and a pair of boobs so = mother) and this causes him to go apeshit and saber up the complex, so basically no one else does any real work. The jedi/Republic forces win, and Anakin is made a Jedi Knight for... winning a battle.
All in all, it sounded very NOT SWlike.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 04:08 AM |
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Eminence
Boss
Registered: Jul 2005
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Ah. Got that.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 04:17 AM |
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Janus Marius
Plo Koon Rulez!
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Hiding from zombies
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I need medication just recounting that book. Sheesh.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 04:18 AM |
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Eminence
Boss
Registered: Jul 2005
Location:
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Lol. It never struck me as anything compareable to CD and LOE myself.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 04:47 AM |
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Janus Marius
Plo Koon Rulez!
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Hiding from zombies
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Luceno is a god though. We can't compare the two.
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Oct 2nd, 2005 04:54 AM |
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