I just finished rereading Star Wars – The New Jedi Order: Onslaught. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve read this book several times in the past, but it definitely brings a warmth in the heart. I really like the way Stackpole writes and makes me feel at home. I really like the way he approaches the main characters and makes the reader feel connected with the Solo brothers.

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@swbooks @bookstodon THAT’S ANAKIN SOLO, FOLKS! “There’s something weird going on down here. I don’t know what Lando’s got us into, but I’ve got a— ‘Bad feeling about it?’ Anakin finished, managing a sheepish grin at stealing his father’s trademark line.”

R.A. Salvatore, Vector Prime (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, 1)

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@swbooks @bookstodon Not to mention that one of the main characters, Danni Quee, is incredibly stereotyped (a white, blonde woman, green eyes and who oscillates between damsel in distress and badass). #starwars #swnjo #marajade #leiaorgana

@swbooks @bookstodon At some point in the book we have the revelation that Mara Jade Skywalker, Luke’s wife, dreams of being a mother and has a warm conversation in tears with Leia Organa Solo. It seems to me so unreal to imagine these characters like this, written this way, with motherhood being treated likely the same as womanhood. #starwars #swnjo #marajade #leiaorgana

I’m rereading Star Wars The New Jedi Order – Vector Prime for the second time this year. Not because I love this book so deeply (on the contrary, it has some disturbing flaws), but because I’m doing this deep diving into the New Jedi Order book series. One thing that bothers me deeply in this book are the representations of the female characters, evidently written by a male author. The Expanded Universe would be better with Claudia Gray. #starwars #swnjo @swbooks @bookstodon

Getting ready for my next reading. This is one of my favorite books. I’ve read it twice, so many decades ago that makes me feel old. Michae Stackpole is definitely one of the best Star Wars writers. #starwars #swnjo #eu

Another very good aspect of this book is that it already presents the dimension of the great threat in a clear way. Both the characters and the readers already learn from a very early age the severity of the situation and in a very real way. The characters and the readers are not dumb! This is very different from the construction of the “Great Accident” from the book Star Wars: High Republic - Light of the Jedi, which develops the plot in a too nebulous way. #starwars #eu #swnjo

In this book something happens that marked the history of Star Wars as a whole. A great character in the franchise ends up dying, showing in fact that the characters are not immortal. The scene itself was shocking and impactful. However, my favorite parts are those where we have Luke and Mara Jade. I was really scared when they end up making a great and terrible discovery. The way this chapter was written was really interesting. #starwars #eu #swnjo

The first book in the New Jedi Order series has some flaws, of course. Still, Vector Prime is an excellent opening for this series of 19 books. The series itself presents the Star Wars characters aimed at an adult audience that has already established their families and has to deal with the hardships of everyday life. #starwars #eu #swnjo

Of the new books, some writers are really great. I really like Claudia Gray’s writings and Alexander Freed’s Alphabet Squadron series. However, two writers are not enough to sustain a whole new canon. The old Expanded Universe ends up being more solid and consolidated than much that has been published in the new canon. #starwars #eu #swnjo

I have read several books and comics of the new canon and several times I have had the impression of being treated like a child. It seems clear to me the new editorial policy of Disney Publishing to think of Star Wars as aimed solely at YA. Whether by the way these books and comics are being written, or by the absurdly childish plots. Star Wars has never been the supreme of literature, but it also does not mean that its readers are dumb. #starwars #eu #swnjo

One of the best things of going back do the old Star Wars Expanded Universe is… going back to the Expanded Universe! I really like that idea of Han and Leia having children, and the marriage of Luke Skywalker (and a kid also), that was interesting. It showed us that Star Wars was growing old with its readers in a respectful manner. Sometimes I think the new Disney cannon patronizes its readers because the writing is so lazy. #starwars #eu #swnjo

Another very good aspect of this book is that it already presents the dimension of the great threat in a clear way. Both the characters and the readers already learn from a very early age the severity of the situation and in a very real way. The characters and the readers are not dumb! This is very different from the construction of the “Great Accident” from the book Star Wars: High Republic - Light of the Jedi, which develops the plot in a too nebulous way. #starwars #swnjo #eu

In this book something happens that marked the history of Star Wars as a whole. A great character in the franchise ends up dying, showing in fact that the characters are not immortal. The scene itself was shocking and impactful. However, my favorite parts are those where we have Luke and Mara Jade. I was really scared when they end up making a great and terrible discovery. The way this chapter was written was really interesting. #starwars #swnjo #eu

The first book in the New Jedi Order series has some flaws, of course. Still, Vector Prime is an excellent opening for this series of 19 books. The series itself presents the Star Wars characters aimed at an adult audience that has already established their families and has to deal with the hardships of everyday life. #starwars #eu #swnjo

I’ve been struggling with Star Wars High Republic, to say the least. I’ve been trying to read Light of the Jedi since 2022, but to no avail. I don’t what happens, but I must say I don’t enjoy Charles Soule writings (comic books included). Instead, I moved to “the old, but gold” New Jedi Order and I’ve just finished Vector Prime, by R. Salvatore. I also have my problems with Salvatore, but this book is so much more compelling. #starwars #swnjo #eu

I’ve been struggling with Star Wars High Republic, to say the least. I’ve been trying to read Light of the Jedi since 2022, but to no avail. I don’t what happens, but I must say I don’t enjoy Charles Soule writings (comic books included). Instead, I moved to “the old, but gold” New Jedi Order and I’ve just finished Vector Prime, by R. Salvatore. I also have my problems with Salvatore, but this book is so much more compelling. #starwars #swnjo #eu