Star Wars Novels (Keep your EU shit out of here!)
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So far Aftermath is the only post EP6 novel. What you 'should read' is very subjective. There's probably nothing in any current novel that will be important in EP7. But there are 2 novels set post EP4 where at least some of the characters will still be alive in EP7. "Heir to the Jedi" and "Battlefront". Battlefront doesn't ship until Nov 3rd.
Plus, if you are watching the Rebels series, "A New Dawn" could be considered important.
Plus, if you are watching the Rebels series, "A New Dawn" could be considered important.
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I'll probably check out the two post Ep4 ones then.
I don't really know how I feel about Aftermath as a book. It doesn't really feel like anything happened, and a lot of the characters fell flat. I like the Bounty Hunter and the Imperial guy, and the kid could be okay. I can't really figure out how to put it in words. It just felt like a lot of nothing.
I don't really know how I feel about Aftermath as a book. It doesn't really feel like anything happened, and a lot of the characters fell flat. I like the Bounty Hunter and the Imperial guy, and the kid could be okay. I can't really figure out how to put it in words. It just felt like a lot of nothing.
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Lost Stars has post Ep 6 content.
Lost Stars by Claudia Gray - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
Lost Stars by Claudia Gray - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
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Miguex
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At this point I'm through most of the books, and about 3/4 of the comics. Lost Stars is definitely the best book I have read so far, seeing major events through Imperial eyes was pretty awesome. Aftermath was indeed a slog, it just wasn't good except for the interludes which gave the most hints as to what was to come in the new movies. Overall, everything has basically been setting up the ISB, kind of the Imperial gestapo as a major force moving forward. Its my guess
the ISB ends up being the First Order
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I'm probably a third of the way through aftermath. The writing is killing me. He keeps talking in incomplete sentences that make it sound like open mic night at a coffee house. I smell coffee and hear snapping fingers.
Shit like "Vader. Palpatine. Dead." WTF motherfucker, what teacher taught you that shit was even 1 sentence, much less 3? I don't want no hipster poetry in my star wars books.
Shit like "Vader. Palpatine. Dead." WTF motherfucker, what teacher taught you that shit was even 1 sentence, much less 3? I don't want no hipster poetry in my star wars books.
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There was another book the name escapes me that released at the same time as aftermath that at least the ending of the book is post EP6 and gives some more insight onto the chaos of what happened after the victory at endor for the rebels.
Edit its lost stars bah need to read full thread before replying. It was a much more interesting book for me than aftermath not as much as post ep 6 content but it gives an interesting view from the imperial side.
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I swear I thought I read about this here already, but I can't find it. Does anyone else think that's thrawn at the end of aftermath? Do we have anything from disney confirming or denying that? If it's not, it seems like a thrawn-inspired character and would be disney purposely shitting all over the EU for no reason.
Not going to put it in spoilers, because it's not really central to the book. In fact, if I had to guess, I'd say it was an afterthought.
Not going to put it in spoilers, because it's not really central to the book. In fact, if I had to guess, I'd say it was an afterthought.
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We discussed it on the first page, but not in very much detail:
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Picked up Tarkin and New Dawn this weekend. About 10% into Tarkin and its pretty cool so far. Already the ISB has been mentioned,
There are definite points that are hit in all the comics and novels I have read so far, they can't be for nothing.
strengthening my belief that they end up forming the First Order.
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You know what I learned just now? The search function in firefox will not search inside of unexpanded spoiler tags. That's why i couldn't find it.
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Reading the novelization of The Force Awakens now and I ran into something that I think is a first for me. I ran across something that was explained better in the movie than in the book. This was when Poe and Finn were making their escape. In the book Poe was just flying around like a crazy-man having Finn destroy weapons emplacements in order to 'hurt' the first order. In the movie he made it clear he wanted the weapons gone to clear a path for their escape.
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Royal, was that from bloodlines? I'm almost done with that book now and I guess it would fit.
Edit: Just looked at the name of the pic and I guess it is.
Edit: Just looked at the name of the pic and I guess it is.
I gotta say, the way they handled that revelation was beyond fucking stupid. Who gives a shit about all she did to defeat the empire and how staunchly opposed she is to a strong central government, the sperm donor who tortured her the only time they met is much more important! The one guy being so upset he puked was like a jump the shark moment.
BTW, looks like the first order isn't rising from the ISB. Although I guess they could have still been in on it early.
BTW, looks like the first order isn't rising from the ISB. Although I guess they could have still been in on it early.