Anyone care to catch me up to speed about....everything? lol

[Darth Jax]

don't forget the new boba fett young adult books coming out with the clone wars.
Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
Boba Fett: Crossfire

Also Mace Windu: Shatterpoint due out in June.

The essentials book with the timeline is Chronology.

[Kidhuman]

Well I have been reading Heir to the Empire and ordered 6 books from a book club for 14 dollars total. I got few NJO books, Shadow Hunter, a guide to weapons and Cloak of Deception. I am looking forward to reading those books but want ot finish the Heir trilogy first. Are those books any good that I got and are they like 3 book sets?

[Deoxyribonucleic]

CLoak of Deception was real good IMO, Shadowhunter was alright, not awful but not the best either, definitely worth the read though!

As far as I'm concerned, all the NJO books are pretty damn good! I've really enjoyed the series and can't wait to see how it ends.

[James Boba Fettfield]

I enjoyed Shadow Hunter, kidhuman. If you like all things Maul, you should be pleased with it. I can't tell you anything about Cloak of Deception, since I have not read it. As for that guide to weapons, I have all of those Essential Guides, and they are very good books for referencing different things you may be unfamiliar with in Star Wars. Those are the kind of books I am glad I purchased and have on my bookshelves. You should look into the other essential guides.

[Kidhuman]

Originally posted by James Boba Fettfield
I enjoyed Shadow Hunter, kidhuman. If you like all things Maul, you should be pleased with it. I can't tell you anything about Cloak of Deception, since I have not read it. As for that guide to weapons, I have all of those Essential Guides, and they are very good books for referencing different things you may be unfamiliar with in Star Wars. Those are the kind of books I am glad I purchased and have on my bookshelves. You should look into the other essential guides.

I like all things Maul. The figures just got overbearing though. I think Maul was by far a great character and had hoped he would be back through the clone wars. I want to get the other essential guides and all, I should of got the one for vehicles and all instead of weapons and technology. But the great thing about book clubs is that yuou have to buy more and they have more.

[Darth Jax]

the tales of... books are generally great. with short stories about the title characters. makes it easy to read if you only have short blocks of time to work with. the bounty hunter wars trilogy was interesting but got confusing since much of it is flashback/storytelling for the narrative.

[Bel-Cam Jos]

I took my list, adding in the books I'd forgotten, to rank, according to MY OWN OPINION, all the Star Wars novels I have read (or am currently reading), including young adult books, but not ones like The Wookiee Storybook, The Maverick Moon, etc. or the Essentials/guides/trivia/etc. I have sometimes lumped a series of books together, in numeric order.

1) Dark Force Rising
2) Star Wars A New Hope
3) The Hutt Gambit
4) Rebel Dawn
5) The Paradise Snare
6) Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
7) Tales from Jabba's Palace
8) Han Solo at Stars' End
9) Han Solo's Revenge
10) Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
11) Episode I - The Phantom Menace
12) The Empire Strikes Back
13) Lando Calrissian & the Starcave of ThonBoka
14) Lando Calrissian & the Mindharp of Sharu
15) Lando Calrissian & the Flamewind of Oseon
16) The Courtship of Princess Leia
17) Heir to the Empire
18) The Last Command
19) Shadows of the Empire
20) Splinter of the Mind's Eye
21) Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
22) Jedi Apprentice #1: The Rising Force
23) Jedi Apprentice #2: The Dark Rival
24) Jedi Apprentice #6: The Uncertain Path
25) Jedi Apprentice #3: The Hidden Past
26) Jedi Apprentice #9: The Fight for Truth
27) Jedi Apprentice #4: The Mark of the Crown
28) Jedi Apprentice #5: The Defenders of the Dead
29) Jedi Apprentice #7: The Captive Temple
30) Jedi Apprentice #8: The Day of Reckoning
31) Jedi Apprentice #10: The Shattered Peace
32) Jedi Apprentice #13: The Dangerous Rescue
33) Jedi Apprentice #14: The Ties That Bind
34) Jedi Apprentice #15: The Death of Hope
35) Jedi Apprentice #16: The Call to Vengeance
36) Jedi Apprentice #12: The Evil Experiment
37) Jedi Apprentice #11: The Deadly Hunter
38) Return of the Jedi
39) I, Jedi
40) Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force
41) Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy
42) Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones
43) Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers
44) Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight
45) Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege
46) Dark Apprentice
47) Jedi Search
48) Champions of the Force
49) Episode II - Attack of the Clones
50) Showdown at Centerpoint
51) Ambush at Corellia
52) Assault at Selonia
53) Tales of the Bounty Hunters
54) X-Wing V: Wraith Squadron
55) X-Wing VI: Iron Fist
56) X-Wing VII: Solo Command
57) X-Wing VIII: Isard's Revenge
58) Specter of the Past
59) Vision of the Future
60) The Approaching Storm
61) Tales from the Empire
62) The Mandalorian Armor
63) Slave Ship
64) Hard Merchandise
65) X-Wing IX: Starfighters of Adumar
66) Force Heretic I: Remnant
67) Tales from the New Republic
68) Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
69) Jedi Quest Special Edition
70) Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe
71) Junior Jedi Knights: Promises
72) Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin’s Quest
73) Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress
74) Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade
75) Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric’s World
76) Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan
77) Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
78) Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur
79) Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty
80) Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague
81) Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell
82) Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City
83) Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef
84) Jedi Apprentice #17: The Only Witness
85) Jedi Apprentice #18: The Threat Within
86) Galaxy of Fear #1 Eaten Alive
87) Galaxy of Fear #2 City of the Dead
88) Galaxy of Fear #12 The Hunger
89) Galaxy of Fear #3 Planet Plague
90) Galaxy of Fear #6 Army of Terror
91) Galaxy of Fear #7 The Brain Spiders
92) Galaxy of Fear #8 The Swarm
93) Galaxy of Fear #10 The Doomsday Ship
94) Galaxy of Fear #11 Clones
95) Galaxy of Fear #9 Spore
96) Galaxy of Fear #4 The Nightmare Machine
97) Galaxy of Fear #5 Ghost of the Jedi
98) Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
99) Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
100) Edge of Victory I: Conquest
101) Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
102) Dark Journey
103) Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
104) Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
105) Traitor
106) Destiny's Way
107) Jedi Quest #1: The Way of the Apprentice
108) Jedi Quest #2: The Trail of the Jedi
109) Jedi Quest #3: The Dangerous Games
110) Jedi Quest #4: Master of Disguise
111) Jedi Quest #5: The School of Fear
112) Jedi Quest #6: The Shadow Trap
113) Cloak of Deception
114) Vector Prime
115) Star by Star
116) Jedi Apprentice: Special Edition #1, Deceptions
117) Jedi Apprentice: Special Edition #2, The Followers
118) X-Wing I: Rogue Squadron
119) X-Wing II: Wedge's Gamble
120) X-Wing III: The Krytos Trap
121) X-Wing IV: The Bacta War
122) Dark Tide I: Onslaught
123) Dark Tide II: Ruin
124) Glove of Darth Vader
125) Prophets of the Dark Side
126) Lost City of the Jedi
127) Zorba the Hutt’s Revenge
128) Mission to Mount Yoda
129) Queen of the Empire
130) Balance Point
131) Boba Fett: Crossfire
132) Rogue Planet
133) Planet of Twilight
134) The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy I: Before the Storm
135) The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy II: Shield of Lies
136) The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy III: Tyrant's Test
137) Darksaber
138) The New Rebellion
139) The Crystal Star
140) Children of the Jedi
141) The Truce at Bakura
???) Tatooine Ghost (I haven't finished yet - 4/8)

[Kidhuman]

Oh my god. I have to read all those. I just finished Heir and it was awesome. Dark Force Rising is a good book too. I wanna read all the new ones I just got but this is holding my attention for now. If anyone wants to join the book club just PM me and I will send the link to you. I got 6 books for 14 dollars and have to buy 4 more in two years.

[Darth Jax]

i have the same problem with maul in shadowhunter as i did in TPM (which i'm sure has been beat to death elsewhere in the forums). if he's that good, shouldn't obi have had a little more difficult time dispatching him? or is it just another case of him not looking at the little details/underestimating his opponents such as is illustrated in shadowhunter? overall i enjoyed the book, especially since the 'hero' character of the book is someone that's inherently evil since he's a Sith.

thought it was rather an easy way to get out of having Jedi killed by sacrificing themselves to the force as obi later does in ANH.