I haven't read any of the newer EU stuff, so this is all news to me. They killed off Anakin? That was unexpected, but I didn't really like him, even as a kid. He was far too easily set up to the perfect child and Jedi.
And Jacen as a Sith? That's...sort of ridiculous. Granted, I haven't read any of this stuff, but resorting back to Skywalkers becoming Siths is getting a bit repetitive, isn't it?
And finally, Ben: is that Luke's kid with Mara Jade? I think I might have read something about his birth, but that was years ago.
The newer stuff is the only part of the series I read now. I've never felt inspired to explore the part before 'The New Hope', and then I lost the interest in the pre-NJO stuff as well. It easily might have been some subconscious defensive reaction since, the EU being a mother of all book series, it would have eaten me alive if I were to take on all of it ;)
I didn't actually like any of the Solo spawns before 'New Jedi Order' (which is why I'm so surprised about Luke and Mara's son here). Then NJO sorta brought them into my attention by making them the key characters and I resigned myself to tolerating them. Then I even started to get fond them. I guess sheer exposure can do it for you.
He was far too easily set up to the perfect child and JediAnd he continued his 'golden boy' shtick well into NJO (being my favorite, because, come on, he was young, telented and good-looking, how could I resist?). Until they offed him. That shocked the hell out of me, because it seriously looked like he was going to be the main protagnist of the
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I don't actually mind it when they kill off characters. Ok, I get a little rattled when they off the one that I already chosen for my lead one (in an ensemble cast, I usually pick one character and stick to him/her - oh, who am I kidding that's practically never 'her') but, other than that I think it adds to the realism and I'm all for that. I'd have been probably quite annoyed if everyone got through that huge, devastating 19-books-long war unscathed
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And Jacen as a Sith? That's...sort of ridiculous. Granted, I haven't read any of this stuff, but resorting back to Skywalkers becoming Siths is getting a bit repetitive, isn't it?
And finally, Ben: is that Luke's kid with Mara Jade? I think I might have read something about his birth, but that was years ago.
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I didn't actually like any of the Solo spawns before 'New Jedi Order' (which is why I'm so surprised about Luke and Mara's son here). Then NJO sorta brought them into my attention by making them the key characters and I resigned myself to tolerating them. Then I even started to get fond them. I guess sheer exposure can do it for you.
He was far too easily set up to the perfect child and JediAnd he continued his 'golden boy' shtick well into NJO (being my favorite, because, come on, he was young, telented and good-looking, how could I resist?). Until they offed him. That shocked the hell out of me, because it seriously looked like he was going to be the main protagnist of the ( ... )
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