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Kurk
I'd like to expand my somewhat limited knowledge on the EU so that I can debate in threads like a pro just as Quanchi and Carthage do.

What novels can you recommend?

DarthAnt66
The Revan novel.

Dynasty of Evil.

Dark Disciple.

The Crystal Star.

AncientPower
Shatterpoint.
Dark Rendezvous.
Darth Plagueis.

carthage
Star by Star
Traitor
Darth Plagueis
Revenge of the Sith novel
Shatterpoint
Fate of the Jedi Apocalypse
Deceived
Rise of Darth Vader

Aurbere
Anyone who doesn't suggest Dark Rendezvous is wrong. And they should feel bad for being wrong.

carthage
I didn't think it was that good

Emperordmb
Some of the ones I really enjoyed

Bane Trilogy
Plagueis
Fate of the Jedi
Book of Sith and Jedi Path
Deceived
Fatal Alliance
The Collected Tales of the Lost Tribe (I think that's what it was called)

Kurk
Thanks for the recs. I'll be on Carthage's and Quanchi's level in no time ;-)

DarthAnt66
(Don't actually read the ones I suggested. They're shit.)

DarthAnt66
In all seriousness, I recommend you going with the following order:

- Tales of the Jedi comics.
- SWTOR: Revan novel.
- SWTOR: Deceived novel.
- The Darth Bane trilogy.
- The Darth Plagueis novel.
- The Shatterpoint novel.
- The Dark Rendezvous novel.
- The Dark Lord trilogy.

And then that will take you up to the OT.

After that, there's mainly multi-book sagas, not standalones.

Syndicate
Bane Trilogy.
Force Unleashed Duology.
The Thrawn Trilogy.
Labrynth of Evil.
Dark Rendezvous.

DarthAnt66
I forgot about the Thrawn trilogy. Definitely read that. thumb up

AncientPower
F##K, I forgot about Labyrinth of Evil.

FreshestSlice
Originally posted by Kurk
I'd like to expand my somewhat limited knowledge on the EU so that I can debate in threads like a pro just as Quanchi
wat

Syndicate
OT Trilogy.
Prequel Trilogy.
Dark Lord: Rise of Darth Vader.
Deceived.
Darth Plagueis.

The above suggestions are also good reads.

Revenge of the Sith is probably one of the best if not THE best SW novel.

NewGuy01
Read the Dark Lord trilogy before anything else, honestly.

In case you don't know what that is:

-Laybrinth of Evil
-Revenge of the Sith
-Rise of Darth Vader

Fated Xtasy
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For some fun I recommend the Dark Forces Trilogy.

- Soldier for the Empire.

- Rebel Agent.

- Jedi Knight

The Jaden Korr duology as well

- Crosscurrent

- Riptide

The Jedi Academy series Is worth it just for Daala's antics.(it does possess cringe worthy moments, such as Han and Kyp snowboarding)

The_Tempest
A lot of the books suggested here aren't good reads tbh. DMB, most of yours are honestly God-awful.

Aurb's right: YDR is the best. Shatterpoint, Cloak of Deception, The Unifying Force, ROTS, and Traitor are all excellent. Shadow Hunter, Death Star, the Med-Star duology, Labyrinth of Evil, Star By Star, Destiny's Way, and Dark Lord are all good.

The rest range from mediocre (Plaguies) to shitty: Bane trilogy, Force Unleashed, FOTJ, LOTF, etc.

MS Warehouse
I just finished Lords of the Sith. I think Vader and Palpatine have some BDSM sexual relationship going on, it's offputting.

Fated Xtasy
Originally posted by The_Tempest
A lot of the books suggested here aren't good reads tbh. DMB, most of yours are honestly God-awful.

Aurb's right: YDR is the best. Shatterpoint, Cloak of Deception, The Unifying Force, ROTS, and Traitor are all excellent. Shadow Hunter, Death Star, the Med-Star duology, Labyrinth of Evil, Star By Star, Destiny's Way, and Dark Lord are all good.

The rest range from mediocre (Plaguies) to shitty: Bane trilogy, Force Unleashed, FOTJ, LOTF, etc.

Well at least mine are only just awful. Thanks lol

The_Tempest
Crosscurrent was good.

The_Tempest
Originally posted by MS Warehouse
I just finished Lords of the Sith. I think Vader and Palpatine have some BDSM sexual relationship going on, it's offputting.

LOTS was terrible. But that's not the reason why.

Trocity
Originally posted by Fated Xtasy
Well at least mine are only just awful. Thanks lol

Don't feel bad, the MedStar books are shit.

Emperordmb
I couldn't give less of a shit about your opinion temp tbh

Aurbere
http://www.msgfacts.com/images/too_much_salt_360.jpg

FreshestSlice
http://i.imgur.com/Gdw4OmZ.webm

XSUPREMEXSKILLZ
Curry is a God, tbh.

Fated Xtasy
Originally posted by Emperordmb
I couldn't give less of a shit about your opinion temp tbh


>Says he doesn't give a sheet.

>Responds angrily.

>Probably started cussing Temp out in hangouts because reasonz!1

http://gif-finder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/AubreyPlazaNo.gif

But hey that's none of my business

XSUPREMEXSKILLZ
Would bang smile

FreshestSlice
Originally posted by XSUPREMEXSKILLZ
Curry is a God, tbh.
Like how in the ****? Not only does he know something's flying at him, he knows someone's going to dump water on him. So he deflects it, and stops both.

XSUPREMEXSKILLZ
Bruh, I don't even know. Honestly, I think they just have such insane team chemistry that it's evolved into straight battle meld. Would explain the whole 73-9 thing.

The_Tempest
Originally posted by Fated Xtasy
>Says he doesn't give a sheet.

>Responds angrily.

>Probably started cussing Temp out in hangouts because reasonz!1

http://gif-finder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/AubreyPlazaNo.gif

But hey that's none of my business

thumb up

He definitely cares about my opinion lol.

FreshestSlice
As based Rap God says: So what do you say to somebody you hate, or anyone tryna bring trouble your way? Wanna resolve things in a bloodier way? Just study a tape of N.W.A.

You should listen, DMB.
Originally posted by XSUPREMEXSKILLZ
Bruh, I don't even know. Honestly, I think they just have such insane team chemistry that it's evolved into straight battle meld. Would explain the whole 73-9 thing.
Tbh

The_Tempest
Originally posted by FreshestSlice
As based Rap God says: So what do you say to somebody you hate, or anyone tryna bring trouble your way? Wanna resolve things in a bloodier way? Just study a tape of N.W.A.

You should listen, DMB.

Tbh

I hear DMB's more of a Bloodhound Gang kinda guy.

Emperordmb
Originally posted by Fated Xtasy
>Says he doesn't give a sheet.

>Responds angrily.

>Probably started cussing Temp out in hangouts because reasonz!1

http://gif-finder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/AubreyPlazaNo.gif

But hey that's none of my business
Pretty rich coming from the guy who randomly mentioned me in Draay vs Malak just to ***** about me tbh

Emperordmb
Originally posted by The_Tempest
I hear DMB's more of a Bloodhound Gang kinda guy.
What can I say, the discovery channel makes it look so fun. cool

The_Tempest
We ain't nothin but mammals bruh

Fated Xtasy
Originally posted by Emperordmb
Pretty rich coming from the guy who randomly mentioned me in Draay vs Malak just to ***** about me tbh

I said you consider Sas to be condescending, I did not quote you by saying;

"Condescending *******, who likes the smell of his ass so much if he could rim himself, if he could."

which you said after the MSWF and your brief stint with it.

It's common fact that you still believe this, Sas knows. I'm not bitching about you, I'm pointing out what everyone in the world -unfortunately- knows about you.

Beniboybling
Fite. smile

FreshestSlice
Originally posted by Fated Xtasy
A tisk-it a task-it, I'll go t1t for tat with anybody who's talking this shit, that shit.
Chris Kirkpatrick, you can get your ass kicked.

Kurk
My oh my; so many to read. I don't really care how good they are (though that would be a plus), I just want to be knowledgeable on a variety of characters.

MS Warehouse
Is I, Jedi worth reading or is the Jedi Academy Trilogy better? I want to read the whole Exar Kun fiasco.

Trocity
I, Jedi is definitely a better read than any of the JA books.

The Ellimist
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
The Force Awakens Novelization
Death Star
Shadow Games
RotS Novelization obviously

red8
If you want something light-hearted and fun, then read Knight Errant. Unfortunately, it won't improve your debating skills at all.

My favorite Star Wars novels so far have been:

Shatterpoint
Path of Destruction (from the Darth Bane trilogy)
Dark Rendezvous
Plagueis

The above books also have good Legends feats and accolades for PT characters.

NewGuy01
Seconded. Basically anything from Mathew Stover is good.

Shatterpoint
Revenge of the Sith
Shadows of Mindor
NJO: Traitor



It was better than the other two in the series. It's not really fantastic, though.



Great read, did an excellent job with the major characters (Yoda, Dooku, Anakin, etc.), but, just like in TUF, a lot of it's original characters I didn't care for.



Slow, but it was a pretty good read.

SunRazer
Pretty much anything from Stover and Luceno. Dark Rendezvous is also incredibly good.

I've seen mentions for Death Star and I, Jedi, which are also very good. The Thrawn Trilogy and Bane trilogy (or at least PoD) are somewhat overrated but generally still must-reads. I suppose the Revan novel is also important in terms of context, but it's terribly written.

Kurk
I'm going to read the Legacy of the Force series before Fate of the Jedi series. Is there a series I should read before Legacy of the Force so that it makes better sense chronologically?

SunRazer
Unless you're up to date on the NR/NJO works, skipping ahead straight into the Legacy era is not a good idea. At least, read the DNT trilogy since it's by the same god-awful Troy Denning who also writes in LotF and FotJ, unfortunately.

Kurk
Okay so I'll do in the following order:
Shadows of the Empire
The Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy
The truce at Bakura
Luke Skywalker an the Shadows of Mindor
X-wing series
The Courtship of Princess Leia
A Forest Apart
Tatooine Ghost
The Thrawn Trilogy
The Dark Empire Trilogy

and whatever comes after that.

Wow I feel like such a noob.

Tell me if any of these are a massive waste of time and won't provide me with debating info.

AncientPower
Shadows of the Empire and Bounty Hunter Wars won't do you much good on that front.

Kurk
I see Prince xizor being mentioned in KMC; what about learning more about Boba? Not all debates involve jedi and sith.

NewGuy01
Shadows of the Empire is worth the read. I dunno about BHW/X-Wing/Forest/Tatooine.

Darth Abonis
Old Canon: Shadows of the Empire, Darth Plaugeis

New canon: Heir to the Jedi, Battlefront: Twilight Company

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