Um... Reader of the Books?

[Joel007]

I think they should really all be one book anyway

[Majimaune]

Yeah but then it would be quite thick.

[Joel007]

Wait for the disparaging analogy...

[C Of K]

It would be quite thick, but very possible. It all hangs on formatting, really. Just check out the "about the author" notes in the back of the book. The font should be smaller than the usual content of the book.

I think those books average somewhere between 250 and 300 words a page. But larger books often print over 400 words a page. I know Robert Jordan has been guilty of this.

[Naryaló S dú]

I've read:
The Han Solo Trilogy (1997-1998)
Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995)
and I'm working on:
The Bounty Hunter Wars Trilogy (1999, kinda on the edge there)

[Joel007]

Haven't read any bounty hunter ones, I'll have to amble into waterstone and top up my SW collection again

[Majimaune]

First bounty hunter one is confusing but good. Haven't read the second one yet.

Loving Dark Force Rising. Luke has just gone of to Jomark (he is not there yet).

[C Of K]

Yes. That part is quite entertaining. Well, the whole book is. Timothy Zahn is so technically sound with his writing. I'm envious.

[Naryaló S dú]

I've read a bunch of the books, the Han Solo trilogy is awesome

[Majimaune]

I went and bought Spectre Of The Past today to read after Last Command. Should be good hopefully.

[C Of K]

It will be, I think. You could do a lot worse than any of Zahn's stuff.

[Majimaune]

Yeah you could. Seeing as Zahn is reputably the best SW author in the world.

[C Of K]

I'm reading RotS for the first time. Matthew Stover shows a lot of promise, but there are some issues that are really starting to bug me.

It's real easy to immerse myself in the story, up until he announces the same character, by name, that he has been hyping up for about a page and a half. I get tired of all the: "and this is Anakin Skywalker!" or the: "And this is Count Dooku" or "Obi Wan Kenobi!"

It keeps pulling me out of the reading. I just wish he would stop reminding me that I'm reading a book.

It makes me want to choke the man, so he will get down to the story at hand.

Yes. Timothy Zahn is still the best.

[UnderTheOath]

I've read stacks, you lose count after a while!

I haven't read the Thrawn trilogy, I must admit, but I've read other books of Zahn's and they rock hard.

[manephelien]

Just re-reading PM. I guess I really should get the other novelizations as well. Terry Brooks is a pretty good writer. One thing that really bugs me is the way Anakin's name is shortened to Annie all the time. This spelling looks so feminine to my eyes, as I've seen it abbreviated to Ani (pronounced the same, not necessarily the most intuitive spelling for native English speakers), which looks a lot better.