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... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Obi John) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5036 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:47:02 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5034/t/In-Defense-of-The-Humanization-of-Boba-Fett.html front page and discover why Boba Fett shines as a human...

Much thanks to Kirr, corax and Iurus for helping me navigate through the canon.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dancelittleewok) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5034 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:16:22 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5030/t/Battlefront-III.html The history of this game is turbulent to say the least. Battlefront I and II have been some of the best Star Wars games to date, regardless of who you talk to. They've sold incredibly well, continue to place on the original Xbox Live charts and are generally the type of game that you want to keep on your shelf. Natural series to continue expanding on, right?

Well, kind of.

I'm going off of Wikipedia here for summary (I don't have news reports on it on hand... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Iron Fist) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5030 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:20:04 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5021/t/Upcoming-author-Jeff-Grubb--powerful---Force---realised-.html
Consider Jeff Grubb:
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MrNomAnor) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5021 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:25:45 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5019/t/Coruscant-Nights-I-Jedi-Twilight-Review-.html A striking point of this book is the style it is written, one that predominates the series, that of being the old detective black and white television shows but with a Star Wars spin. It's something I don't think has been approached before with a Star Wars book and it does take a while to get used to. There are some good things and a lot of bad about that and I'll get to it... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (sithjammies) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5019 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:48:28 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5018/t/Book-Club-Onslaught-Discussion.html As before, feel free to share any insights/feelings/thoughts you've had about the book, and let us know if this is your first time, or if you've read this book a few times and how that experience may have changed for you now.

It is not necessary for you to answer all or any of these - they're just designed to make you think.

On to the questions:
The circumstance that sets the book in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Obi John) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5018 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:26:55 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5014/t/Star-Wars-Legends.html
We still don't know what "Star Wars: Legends" is. All we have to go by for it is an M-Rating by the Australian Board of Review, a Trademark registered earlier in the year, and a URL registered by LFL in August (that goes to a blank page, instead of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (max jaybo) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5014 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:32:49 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5011/t/Interacting---Galaxy-Roleplay---Star-Wars-Universe.html here
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Uliah) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5011 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:23:34 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5001/t/TOR-Novels.html
I think it would be interesting to see, maybe over the course of 8 years, one novel for each core class. They don't have to stick completely to the story, of course (any more than the TFU novel did), but hold closely to it for events that every character will face (early core class quests) and then go down the path of a prestige class (assuming they exist) or some other... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Iurus) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/5001 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:58:43 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4994/t/Official-Crimson-Empire-Review.html

Centering on a rogue Imperial Guard on the hunt for his form of justice, Crimson Empire tells the tale of Kir Kanos, a loyal guard of Palpatine even after his Emperor's death. But when a fellow... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MizzeeOH) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4994 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:39:32 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4991/t/Imperial-Commando-2-Cancelled.html
KT has withdrawn/cancelled ImpCom2... details are on her blog:

But today I'm reacting, because somebody blurted out something on a forum, and the rumours started. Yes, for once a rumour is actually true; I've withdrawn from the sequel to Imperial Commando 501st, which was going to be my final Star... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Acky12) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4991 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:37:38 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4986/t/TOR-Tie-In-by-Paul-S-Kemp.html http://www.starwars.com/vault/books/news20091125/index.html

In addition to the (official) announcement of Sean Williams' TOR book, they also mentioned that another book set in the TOR timeframe was in the early planning stages, to be written by Kemp.

No release date was given. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (max jaybo) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4986 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:34:10 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4974/t/Star-Wars-Tales.html
Personally, I'm waiting to hear about this alleged Duel of the Sith Lords, although some of what I hear seems promising.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Iurus) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4974 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:20:10 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4973/t/Dark-Forces-novellas.html I picked up the Dark Forces novellas on ebay about 6 months ago, and they've been collecting dust on my shelf ever since. For some reason I didn't include them in my chronological read through of the EU, but that is why I bought them to begin with. Has anybody out there read these? Are they any good? And is there a novella set and a TPB set, and if so, are there any differences between the two?
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Obi John) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4973 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:10:31 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4972/t/Star-Wars-The-Force-Unleashed-II.html
Link here

Personally, I'm hoping for Republic Commando 2, Battlefront 3,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Iron Fist) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4972 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:09:11 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4968/t/Review-of-Dark-Lord-The-Rise-of-Darth-Vader.html A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I started reading these books…

The Star Wars Expanded Universe is a big place, and one that's easy to get lost in. To the extent that my bookshelf allows, every Tuesday I or another reviewer will be guiding you through the EU with (generally) chronologically placed reviews of Star Wars novels. Today I will be reviewing Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, a James Luceno... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Iurus) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4968 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:34 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4964/t/Finding-the-Path-Padawan-Tales.html The Rising Force by Dave Wolverton

Thirteen years before he achieves his knighthood in a memorable and dramatic moment, Obi-Wan Kenobi is in danger of not becoming a Jedi knight at all. He's on the brink of being sent to the Agricorp and has one last chance to prove himself worthy of becoming someone's padawan before he's banished from the temple. He has to convince a wary Qui Gon Jin to accept him, and he has to do it in a demonstration duel with another initiate.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Uliah) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4964 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:07:32 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4963/t/In-Defense-of-Vergere.html front page...
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dancelittleewok) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4963 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:58:22 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4951/t/Official-Revenge-of-the-Sith-Review.html

Matthew Stover's novelization of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith tells the tale of the Clone Wars' end, the fall of the Jedi and Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader. Stover takes the story of the movie and turns it into a tale of his own; is this a good thing? Read on... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MizzeeOH) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4951 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:19:14 GMT http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4945/t/Death-Troopers-Prequel.html TFn has this to say:

So I went to Joe Schreiber's book signing recently. He talked about how fun it was to work in the Star Wars Universe and there was an interesting anecdote about when... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (corax) http://unjoe.yuku.com/topic/4945 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:19:04 GMT