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I just started reading Star Wars novels for the first time. Here are the books I've read so far (in the order that I read them) and my opinions of them:
Plagueis
I liked Plagueis a lot. The politics and bureaucracy stuff in Star Wars was always interesting to me. My only complaint is that the third half of the novel didn't really focus much on Plagueis himself, but I'll admit that learning about Sidious and the Sith's grand plan was cool.
Darth Bane Trilogy
I thought the first book was pretty solid, but everything happened too fast. I think the events should have probably been stretched out over multiple books instead. Bane turned into a Sith Lord really fast. I also think they could have expanded on Zannah a bit more.
The second book was pretty mediocre. The author even admits in the acknowledgements that it only took him 6 months to write it. Darth Zannah and some of the minor characters like Darovit and Johun were pretty interesting though.
The third book was better than the second, but not as good as the first one. Cognus and Serra were interesting.
Dark Rendezvous
I have mixed feelings about this book. The writing works well at some parts, but not at others.
Disappointingly, Yoda and Dooku aren't that interesting in this novel. Well, Dooku's past is interesting, but Dooku's character in the present is pretty boring. Scout saves this book as the most interesting and entertaining character. Whie is okay. I think he becomes more likable only when he overcomes the dark side at the end. I never really cared for Ventress in the cartoon, but she was well written in this.
The overall plot seems kind of dumb though.
I really liked the power scaling in this. The Jedi were struggling with the droids and didn't come off as super-heroes/DBZ characters.
Shatterpoint
This is my favorite Star Wars novel so far. I'm typically not into war stories, but this was well written. I liked just how despairing and hopeless the war and the jungle were and the mental/emotional effects that they had on everyone. None of the characters in this are all that interesting, other than Nick, but the overall story is pretty good.
So here's how I would rank these books (from most favorite to least):
1) Shatterpoint
2) Plagueis
3) Path Of Destruction
4) Dark Rendezvous
5) Dynasty of Evil
6) Rule of Two
Based on my tastes, what would you recommend I read next?
Note: I'm only looking for novel recommendations, no comics please.
I'm on the fence about reading Deceived. I have almost no interest in the Old Republic era post KotOR2, but I've heard that this book is really good.
I've heard that Labyrinth of Evil is pretty good, and that's probably going to be the next book I read, but I want to branch out away from the Clone Wars era.
Were any of the books with Mara Jade, Luke, and Caedus any good? Are there any Pre-Clone Wars books worth reading besides Deceived?
Plagueis
I liked Plagueis a lot. The politics and bureaucracy stuff in Star Wars was always interesting to me. My only complaint is that the third half of the novel didn't really focus much on Plagueis himself, but I'll admit that learning about Sidious and the Sith's grand plan was cool.
Darth Bane Trilogy
I thought the first book was pretty solid, but everything happened too fast. I think the events should have probably been stretched out over multiple books instead. Bane turned into a Sith Lord really fast. I also think they could have expanded on Zannah a bit more.
The second book was pretty mediocre. The author even admits in the acknowledgements that it only took him 6 months to write it. Darth Zannah and some of the minor characters like Darovit and Johun were pretty interesting though.
The third book was better than the second, but not as good as the first one. Cognus and Serra were interesting.
Dark Rendezvous
I have mixed feelings about this book. The writing works well at some parts, but not at others.
Disappointingly, Yoda and Dooku aren't that interesting in this novel. Well, Dooku's past is interesting, but Dooku's character in the present is pretty boring. Scout saves this book as the most interesting and entertaining character. Whie is okay. I think he becomes more likable only when he overcomes the dark side at the end. I never really cared for Ventress in the cartoon, but she was well written in this.
The overall plot seems kind of dumb though.
I really liked the power scaling in this. The Jedi were struggling with the droids and didn't come off as super-heroes/DBZ characters.
Shatterpoint
This is my favorite Star Wars novel so far. I'm typically not into war stories, but this was well written. I liked just how despairing and hopeless the war and the jungle were and the mental/emotional effects that they had on everyone. None of the characters in this are all that interesting, other than Nick, but the overall story is pretty good.
So here's how I would rank these books (from most favorite to least):
1) Shatterpoint
2) Plagueis
3) Path Of Destruction
4) Dark Rendezvous
5) Dynasty of Evil
6) Rule of Two
Based on my tastes, what would you recommend I read next?
Note: I'm only looking for novel recommendations, no comics please.
I'm on the fence about reading Deceived. I have almost no interest in the Old Republic era post KotOR2, but I've heard that this book is really good.
I've heard that Labyrinth of Evil is pretty good, and that's probably going to be the next book I read, but I want to branch out away from the Clone Wars era.
Were any of the books with Mara Jade, Luke, and Caedus any good? Are there any Pre-Clone Wars books worth reading besides Deceived?
