I happen to have enjoyed the Black Fleet Crisis and Darksaber. I think they are great examples of Star Wars as a series of paperback novels. And they do not feature dark Jedi or ancient sith infilitrating the Academy,(Heir to the Empire,Jedi Academy trilogy,The Crystal Star,I,Jedi)or socalled "Solo family outings"(The Correllian series,The Crystal Star,and in a pinch,The Courtship of Princess Leia). The Truce at Bakura is also good.