Just found your channel not long ago and I’m really glad I did even though our opinions on the Bantam Era differ greatly lol. My opinions are totally based on childhood nostalgia though lol. The Jedi Academy, I, Jedi, and most especially The Young Jedi Knights captivated me while I couldn’t have cared less about the X-Wing books or any of the Tales books. I need to refresh my memory on Truce, Courtship, and the Callista books though since those are the ones I remember the least to see if I agree with you lol. Anyway yeah the only series we seem to be in agreement on is anything with Thrawn in it lol
I find that our tastes are wildly divergent, though our reasons are not always dissimilar. My ranking looks more like this: Assault at Selonia Ambush At Corellia Shield of Lies Before the Storm Showdown at Centerpoint Tyrant's Test I, Jedi (I dislike first person narration, and Corran is an obnoxious cad. There are good ideas that went underdeveloped.) Children of the Jedi Splinter of the Mind's Eye Tales From the Empire Tales From the New Republic Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina Tales From Jabba's Palace Courtship of Princess Leia Planet of Twilight (I have always loved this story, particularly Daala's entrance, the adventure of the droids, and a Hutt Jedi gone bad.) Spectre of the Past Dark Force Rising (I am generally biased against the middle book of any series.) Vision of the Future Crystal Star (Weird but fun, particularly the twins) Heir to the Empire (I always struggle when starting this book, however I will redeem myself later.) Truce at Bakura Dark Apprentice Jedi Search Darksaber (Have I mentioned that I have always loved Admiral Daala as a character?) New Rebellion (Leia's scene at the end of the book immediately after the climax has always saddened me, even as a boy.) Shadows of the Empire Champions of the Force Last Command (just a great climax to the series) Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi Star Wars: A New Hope (This was the novelization, with an insert of colored photographs from the movie, that began my long journey as a Star Wars fan. I said that I would be redeemed in the end. 😁) I enjoyed your rankings, even if I suffered a few triggered twitches. Lol
Reading sheild of lies. Yes, definitely structured differently which doesnt help it any. Was so excited to read it after before the storm then I got a thrird of the way through sheild of lies and was like, wth? Totally agree with Hamblys book ratings lol. Darksaber is the only book out of the Callista trilogy worth a darn. Actually surprised I, Jedi made it so high on your list. No trigger warning needed in my opinion. Everyones entitled to their own opinion and I enjoyed yours even it would differ from my own. Great video!
I still enjoyed it. I’m just very big on setting, that can heavily affect my enjoyment of the story. I just don’t think Jabba’s Palace translates to prose very well, and after a dozen stories, it got pretty tiring for me.
Nice breakdown. I haven't read all the books and it has been awhile. Thanks for putting this together.
Just found your channel not long ago and I’m really glad I did even though our opinions on the Bantam Era differ greatly lol. My opinions are totally based on childhood nostalgia though lol. The Jedi Academy, I, Jedi, and most especially The Young Jedi Knights captivated me while I couldn’t have cared less about the X-Wing books or any of the Tales books. I need to refresh my memory on Truce, Courtship, and the Callista books though since those are the ones I remember the least to see if I agree with you lol. Anyway yeah the only series we seem to be in agreement on is anything with Thrawn in it lol
I find that our tastes are wildly divergent, though our reasons are not always dissimilar. My ranking looks more like this:
Assault at Selonia
Ambush At Corellia
Shield of Lies
Before the Storm
Showdown at Centerpoint
Tyrant's Test
I, Jedi (I dislike first person narration, and Corran is an obnoxious cad. There are good ideas that went underdeveloped.)
Children of the Jedi
Splinter of the Mind's Eye
Tales From the Empire
Tales From the New Republic
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina
Tales From Jabba's Palace
Courtship of Princess Leia
Planet of Twilight (I have always loved this story, particularly Daala's entrance, the adventure of the droids, and a Hutt Jedi gone bad.)
Spectre of the Past
Dark Force Rising (I am generally biased against the middle book of any series.)
Vision of the Future
Crystal Star (Weird but fun, particularly the twins)
Heir to the Empire (I always struggle when starting this book, however I will redeem myself later.)
Truce at Bakura
Dark Apprentice
Jedi Search
Darksaber (Have I mentioned that I have always loved Admiral Daala as a character?)
New Rebellion (Leia's scene at the end of the book immediately after the climax has always saddened me, even as a boy.)
Shadows of the Empire
Champions of the Force
Last Command (just a great climax to the series)
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: A New Hope (This was the novelization, with an insert of colored photographs from the movie, that began my long journey as a Star Wars fan. I said that I would be redeemed in the end. 😁)
I enjoyed your rankings, even if I suffered a few triggered twitches. Lol
An interesting ranking, indeed. I still have to read those original trilogy novelizations one day
Excuse me Isards revenge has my favorite Booster moment where he beats Borsks ass.
Yes, that is true. Borsk getting his comeuppance was a fantastic scene
Reading sheild of lies. Yes, definitely structured differently which doesnt help it any. Was so excited to read it after before the storm then I got a thrird of the way through sheild of lies and was like, wth? Totally agree with Hamblys book ratings lol. Darksaber is the only book out of the Callista trilogy worth a darn. Actually surprised I, Jedi made it so high on your list. No trigger warning needed in my opinion. Everyones entitled to their own opinion and I enjoyed yours even it would differ from my own. Great video!
I had very few of these books. The only one I remember is Jabba's Palace ... received for Christmas one year, read it by New Year's!
I'll always love Vader having Xizor killed.
Their rivalry was very entertaining
I highly disagree with the tales from jabbas palace being bland
I still enjoyed it. I’m just very big on setting, that can heavily affect my enjoyment of the story. I just don’t think Jabba’s Palace translates to prose very well, and after a dozen stories, it got pretty tiring for me.