Legacy Era Books

NJOE Best of 2009 (The Acky's)

feeds@yuku.com (Obi John) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:47:02 GMT

After another eventful year for Star Wars, the staff here at NJOE thought it would be appropriate to see what fans thought was the best of 2009. We've put together a list of categories and nominations for fans to vote for their favorites of 2009. Please check out the categories and nominees after the jump, and send your votes to contest@njoe.com. One lucky voter will be selected at random to receive their choice of...

The Empire will always strike back! Just not with well established characters

feeds@yuku.com (MrNomAnor) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:05:13 GMT
So in looking at the state of affairs of the GFFA post 40ABY (politically speaking) and there is a legitimate beef a lot of readers have in regards the sheer nonsense that was the end of the Second Galactic Civil War, specifically speaking, just what the hell happened to all the different governments, namely the Confederation and just what exactly the Confederation is made up of. This in turn led me to thinking about the resurgent Galactic Empire and how apparently the cool thing is to make...

Expectorating Unexpected Expectations

feeds@yuku.com (Iurus) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:41:34 GMT
At the beginning of many series, we often do an in-depth discussion of several things we expect, and several things we hope to happen, taking the overall arc into account.

We're one-third of the way into Fate of the Jedi, and beyond that, Abyss has largely thrown us for a loop, possibly changing our entire outlook on the series. Abeloth may not be a traditional villain, but she's certainly the closest to such a thing we've been shown yet in the series, and...

I think they got some unwarranted blame in our journey of discovery

feeds@yuku.com (MrNomAnor) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:52:39 GMT

But the greatest threat to the Jedi remains unseen, a faceless menace even more lethal and insidious than the Sith who have plagued the Jedi for millennia. Awakened by Jacen Solo during his five-year odyssey, this hidden peril is reaching out from the darkest corner of the galaxy, assaulting Jedi Knights in ways that even Luke has yet to perceive - but which he must quickly thwart if he is to have any hope of redeeming the New Jedi Order.

This is a...

Abeloth: What, exactly, is she?

feeds@yuku.com (MrNomAnor) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:03:27 GMT
Personally, I've long been operating on the assumption that Abeloth is a Celestial. Either a Celestial that was ostracised from her kind for some as yet unexplained reason, or the equivalent of a convicted criminal in Celestial society. Hence the prison constructed by the Maw, Sinkhole and Centerpoint. Alternatively, Abeloth may act as all the Celestials do/once did, and for whatever reason, she has been left behind when all the others died/left for another realm of existence/went into...

The Gods of Star Wars

feeds@yuku.com (Yodam) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:42:11 GMT
This is all about the Celestial's. What they are? Where they are? And what they do?

Well we are pretty sure they made such places as the Maw and the Corellian System. They may have also made the Hapes cluster and many other places. Also there is the mystery of all that junk under Kessel. Probably from the Celestial's. Maybe they even brought the Energy Spiders there too. They also constructed the Kathol Rift, the home of the Aing'ti. They could have used Centerpoint and...

Filling In The Blanks- Vergere in the Legacy Era

feeds@yuku.com (corax) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:07:38 GMT
The newest Filling in the Blanks column has been posted on the front page!!

Why Jacen listened to Lumiya

feeds@yuku.com (Iurus) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:53:23 GMT
This is to continue Anon and my off-topic discussion, but I welcome anybody else who wants to chime in to do so

I'm going off of my best recollection of Betrayal, which should be pretty good (I think I read it 6 times, as between many LotF books I would reread the entire series to keep my memory fresh), but it is not perfect, despite the details.

The scene in question is the final...

Abyss: Chapter By Chapter

feeds@yuku.com (Yodam) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:38:39 GMT
To encourage more discussion for FotJ I have started this forum. Every week in this forum I will do a small overview of a chapter of Abyss. Then if this is successful we will discuss. So we will start with chapter one.

This Chapter is all about Han and Leia. The first part is about them along with C-3PO going to visit the "crazies." Cighal is trying something new with them, cutting them off from the force. During their converstaion there are quite a few interesting...

Fate of the Jedi: Where's the Discussion?

feeds@yuku.com (Kirr Mistwelder) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:29:17 GMT

There is a distinct lack of discussion in the forums during this latest Del Rey series, and I find myself wondering why. So, I'm going to use take this opportunity to do a few things - I'm going to talk about what reasons I think might be behind this, and why I think there are still plenty of areas where discussions could still be raised.

The sword in the stone, or rather, the lightsaber in the wroshyr

feeds@yuku.com (MrNomAnor) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:20:43 GMT
I am sure we all remember one of the concluding scenes in The Unifying Force in which Han takes Anakin's lightsaber and drives it into the base of a gargantuan memorial to Chewbacca, with the Wook's likeness having been carved from a wroshyr tree. Not only is this scene cathartic for Han (and I suppose, the other characters and even the reader), but it also conveys links to the old Arthurian myths regarding the sword Excalibur and how the sword is a weapon/gift that only a...

The nebulous female identity at the beginning of Outcast is...

feeds@yuku.com (MrNomAnor) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:04:32 GMT
So I at first hesitated to start a topic on this. Remember how at the beginning of Outcast, they had that italicised paragraph told from an as yet unidentified female POV discussing her place in the Force:

"The darkness was eternal, all-powerful and unchangeable.
She stared into it, unblinking and unafraid. She was determined that it would not claim her. She had resisted it these many years. She would resist it forever, never despairing.
It was...

Zekk.... What are some theories on where he has been/what he's been doing?

feeds@yuku.com (MrNomAnor) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:15:43 GMT
So with Blood Oath cancelled and its events no longer canon, we're still left clueless as to what happened to Zekk at the end of Invincible. Sure, we know he will be popping up later on in FOTJ (doesn't matter whether it is Backlash or Allies) and that as the story warrants, we will find out what happened, but they were going to make an entire novel on his fate. Whatever the slimmed down version is, it most likely won't be as epic or detailed....

Have a nice trip, see you when you fall

feeds@yuku.com (MrNomAnor) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:25:14 GMT

OR

An examination of the fall of Jacen Solo: Does it make sense to you?

I am generating this thread to try and get my mind around the fall of Jacen Solo. Why he fell, what he fell for, and how it all fits together, chronologically and in terms of characterisation...

Price Increase for FOTJ Paperbacks.

feeds@yuku.com (max jaybo) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:37:26 GMT
I don't know if this will be true of all the paperbacks, or even all the reprints, but it's looking like the reprints of FOTJ will now be priced at $9.99(US).

I thought it might just be an error, but it's looking a little corroborated. Look Here and

New Paul S. Kemp Novel!

feeds@yuku.com (DarkLord Caedus) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:02:38 GMT
http://www.theforce.net/l...rent_FollowUp_126715.asp

"I am allowed to announce that I'll be writing another novel in the Star Wars EU, the story for which will build off of the events of Crosscurrent. Unfortunately, I can't speak at all to the plot, characters, etc. Sorry about that. Still, I hope you're as excited as I am."
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Centerpoints connection with Abeloth

feeds@yuku.com (ImissMara) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:00:29 GMT

Centerpoints connection with Abeloth

This is my first attempt at starting a subject, I had to, because, simply, I didn't know where else to address the questions I have.

From what I gather so far. The Jedi and force sensitive people( all young ones mind you) who lived in the Maw have been going crazy since the destruction of Centerpoint. Somehow, Centetpoint was a containment field of some sort to... contain Abeloth's reach of power. My question is; How...

Filling in the Blanks FotJ-Legacy Volume 1 The Imperial Knights

feeds@yuku.com (corax) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:58:55 GMT
A new column is being started today. Filling in the Blanks will help to try and bridge Fate of the Jedi and Legacy. Today we look at the Imperial Knights. I look at several factors: what is Jaina's role in the creation? Does it have to be Jaina? What's Kir Kanos been up to? You can read the full story here.

Centerpoint has babies, Lovecraft lives in the Maw, and Moff Lecersen gets a first name: MNA reviews Abyss

feeds@yuku.com (MrNomAnor) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:35:08 GMT

So, here it is. Sorry about the wait. But hey, I can't slouch on this. There is so. much. pressure. SO MUCH! I don't want to screw this up!

So, what did I think about Abyss? I debated so long and hard while I was reading the book about how I would review this. Should I go chapter by chapter? Character by character? WHAT SHOULD I DO? HOW SHALL I FUNCTION? In the end, what I decided was best was...

Mandalorian and/or Boba Fett novels to come

feeds@yuku.com (Iurus) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:39:37 GMT
At this moment in time, Mandalore is undergoing a massive "Mandalore for Mandalorians" (or something to that effect) campaign.

It is currently stalled due to the fact that the following warriors can not step foot on the planet without atmospheric containment and possibly their own air supply:

Boba Fett, Mandalore
Mirta Gev
All known survivors of Clan Skirata, including 6 warriors that may have the skills to rival Boba Fett
Any other clone survivors...