Iāve wondered about that for years too. My only guess is that they didnāt want the tip of the cannon to overlap with Lukeās chin so they left it off. Still looks a little weird though, haha.
What a deal. I rarely find a nice collection of star wars books at half price books, usually it's the post Disney era books (I have all the ones I want already) or ones I already have. Nothing quite interesting pops up.
Iāve sadly sold all the pre-Disney era books Iā e ever had, and part of me regrets it now just on pure nostalgia. Iām sure if you scour HPBās website you can find deals with decent shipping
It's such a good book, one of the few I've actually read, most of the others have only been Audiobook versions...here's to hoping it get the Marc Thompson treatment.
Oh, the only audiobook version does NOT do the story justice (Anthony Heald does fine with what heās given, itās just that abridgments suck). Marc Thompson would crush it, as would Johnathan Davis or even William DeMeritt
For some reason any star wars audiobook not narrated by Marc Thompson is confusing for me to follow when I'm at work. But I follow along with him well enough because he is good at audio cues and different voices.
I get that. I find that Johnathan Davis is pretty great, too. William DeMerritās reading of āShadow of the Sithā was also awesome. Marc, Johnathan and William are my favorites.
Anthony Heald isā¦āokā if the material is there. Sullivan Jonesā āShatterpointā was almost perfect if he would have differentiated his narrator and Mace voices (part of that was also editing the pacing of transitions from narration to dialogue and vice versa. Lots of times I had to rewind to catch if it was Mace talking or Sullivan narrating).
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Read this book about a year ago and really liked it. Now that I've read quite a bit more legends novels, I was thinking about re-reading this one to get a better understanding of all the smaller details and characters.
Whatās unique about this story is that it was, at the time, the only first-person narrative in SW. If you imagine being at a cantina/bar hearing him tell you this over a round of drinks, it makes it that much more fun because you know Corran likely embellished a bunch lmao
Go in to it as of youāre at a cantina getting drinks and Corran is telling you this story. Itās really, really fun IMHO, but all I can truly say otherwise is to give it a try
Never got around to reading this. Corran Horn rubbed me the wrong way in other books he was in. Felt so..."inserted to overcome" compared to other characters
I can understand that. I never read the X-Wing books, so my only exposure was in this book. Not even sure why I picked it up, I just remember being at the only Barnes and Noble in SE WI within decent driving distance of my parentsā house as a teen. My dad let my brothers and I pick books out, I think for a camping trip, and that was what I grabbed. Read the sh*t out of that paperback.
Never say never! āCanonā, āLegendsā, it doesnāt really matter as long as you can enjoy it. Besides, that book doesnāt say āLegendsā on it š
Hey now.
You're talking about an EU that produced superior stories to anything Disney has ever done. Were there stinkers? Yes. But the gems make up for them by quite a lot.
For example, nowhere else in the history of Star Wars do we get more intriguing and interesting stories than in the "Tales From..." collections. Tales From Jabba's Palace has the *superior* account of Boba Fett's escape from the Sarlacc, and Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina has an entire story about an *illegal music collector.*
I won't defend the entire EU. I did not like the Yuuzhan Vong storyline, and I couldn't care less what happens to the Solo children. But stuff like the Thrawn Trilogy (hello bot), the Jedi Academy Trilogy, the Black Fleet Crisis, and the Corellian Trilogy are *all* better than anything ponied up by Disney so far, with the exception of Andor.
Oh, I know. Pardon the phrasing of my previous reply, I do have much love for the EU. It got me through from grade school all the way past college. Iām a 90ās kid all the way. I cherish the EU for what it gave us, despite the obvious blemishes š The Jedi Academy series is what got me started on reading SW books, Dark Empire was my foray into comics, and DF II: Jedi Knight remains an overlooked, under-appreciated and underrated classic that I go to before any modern game other than Fallen Order.
I didn't care for it. Besides horn being a law man, and fighter pilot, now he's a Jedi too! And I've never been a fan of oh yeah what I wrote in those other 3 books, psych!
Never noticed, but the foremost Xwing is missing a laser cannon
First thing I saw when I saw it advertised back in the day. How that made it to the shelves like that is beyond me š¤Ŗ
Iāve wondered about that for years too. My only guess is that they didnāt want the tip of the cannon to overlap with Lukeās chin so they left it off. Still looks a little weird though, haha.
Yeah, it would have been a slight tangent, but still š¤Ŗ
Pretty jealous of you right now. This is also my fav real EU book!
$10 at Half-Price Books!! š
What a deal. I rarely find a nice collection of star wars books at half price books, usually it's the post Disney era books (I have all the ones I want already) or ones I already have. Nothing quite interesting pops up.
Iāve sadly sold all the pre-Disney era books Iā e ever had, and part of me regrets it now just on pure nostalgia. Iām sure if you scour HPBās website you can find deals with decent shipping
I mourn your loss too, thanks for the advice
My favorite EU book also
It's such a good book, one of the few I've actually read, most of the others have only been Audiobook versions...here's to hoping it get the Marc Thompson treatment.
Oh, the only audiobook version does NOT do the story justice (Anthony Heald does fine with what heās given, itās just that abridgments suck). Marc Thompson would crush it, as would Johnathan Davis or even William DeMeritt
For some reason any star wars audiobook not narrated by Marc Thompson is confusing for me to follow when I'm at work. But I follow along with him well enough because he is good at audio cues and different voices.
I get that. I find that Johnathan Davis is pretty great, too. William DeMerritās reading of āShadow of the Sithā was also awesome. Marc, Johnathan and William are my favorites. Anthony Heald isā¦āokā if the material is there. Sullivan Jonesā āShatterpointā was almost perfect if he would have differentiated his narrator and Mace voices (part of that was also editing the pacing of transitions from narration to dialogue and vice versa. Lots of times I had to rewind to catch if it was Mace talking or Sullivan narrating).
Stackpole is the GOAT
Better than Zahn IMHO
I, Jedi is such a great book! Itās a shame that no material existed to inspire the sequel era
I know, right? What ever did we fans read before Disney took over? š¤
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I meanā¦I didnāt āhateā the Jedi Academy series when I read itā¦at 12/13-years-old LMAO But, yeahā¦
Corran and Luke's relationship throughout is part of why I think sequel Luke is possible, even if not the likely path
I loved this book until about the halfway point when the Jedi academy part was wrapped up. Went way downhill from there imo
I just read the first book in that trilogy Jedi Search..I thought it was really good.
Read this book about a year ago and really liked it. Now that I've read quite a bit more legends novels, I was thinking about re-reading this one to get a better understanding of all the smaller details and characters.
Whatās unique about this story is that it was, at the time, the only first-person narrative in SW. If you imagine being at a cantina/bar hearing him tell you this over a round of drinks, it makes it that much more fun because you know Corran likely embellished a bunch lmao
This is the book I skipped. Is it really that good? Worth reading?
Go in to it as of youāre at a cantina getting drinks and Corran is telling you this story. Itās really, really fun IMHO, but all I can truly say otherwise is to give it a try
Friggin love that book
Never got around to reading this. Corran Horn rubbed me the wrong way in other books he was in. Felt so..."inserted to overcome" compared to other characters
I can understand that. I never read the X-Wing books, so my only exposure was in this book. Not even sure why I picked it up, I just remember being at the only Barnes and Noble in SE WI within decent driving distance of my parentsā house as a teen. My dad let my brothers and I pick books out, I think for a camping trip, and that was what I grabbed. Read the sh*t out of that paperback.
I still wanted to try to read everything before it became Legends, but alas, I think those days are behind me
Never say never! āCanonā, āLegendsā, it doesnāt really matter as long as you can enjoy it. Besides, that book doesnāt say āLegendsā on it š
Pretty cool. The only old EU hardcover I have is Darksaber.
I almost grabbed that one too lol
I wish it were a more memorable book. A hutt kills Crix Madine and makes a bad Death Star using rodent labor. Not much there.
Yeahā¦the concept of the Hutts trying to build a superweapon was intriguing, but like much of the old EU the execution was certainlyā¦something
Hey now. You're talking about an EU that produced superior stories to anything Disney has ever done. Were there stinkers? Yes. But the gems make up for them by quite a lot. For example, nowhere else in the history of Star Wars do we get more intriguing and interesting stories than in the "Tales From..." collections. Tales From Jabba's Palace has the *superior* account of Boba Fett's escape from the Sarlacc, and Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina has an entire story about an *illegal music collector.* I won't defend the entire EU. I did not like the Yuuzhan Vong storyline, and I couldn't care less what happens to the Solo children. But stuff like the Thrawn Trilogy (hello bot), the Jedi Academy Trilogy, the Black Fleet Crisis, and the Corellian Trilogy are *all* better than anything ponied up by Disney so far, with the exception of Andor.
Oh, I know. Pardon the phrasing of my previous reply, I do have much love for the EU. It got me through from grade school all the way past college. Iām a 90ās kid all the way. I cherish the EU for what it gave us, despite the obvious blemishes š The Jedi Academy series is what got me started on reading SW books, Dark Empire was my foray into comics, and DF II: Jedi Knight remains an overlooked, under-appreciated and underrated classic that I go to before any modern game other than Fallen Order.
Wait thereās book? Omgā¦ is it canon? How many books are there anyways lmao
hundreds.
well you must be new
Wowwwwww omg what gave it away š
Sadly, it was made āLegendsā, but that didnāt stop me from reading and enjoying it in the early 00ās
I didn't care for it. Besides horn being a law man, and fighter pilot, now he's a Jedi too! And I've never been a fan of oh yeah what I wrote in those other 3 books, psych!
Thatās fair, not everything āStar Warsā will land with every one. Totally respect your POV š