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Astrotoy7

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Posted in: Possible EU Novels
  Astrotoy7
04-25-2005, 12:06 AM
#2
Yeah, I think alot of what you have indicated Jo will eventually get filled :) The post ROTS novel is now called "Dark Lord : The Rise of Darth Vader" as mentioned elsewhere, there is already a "Rise of Darth Bane" book in the w...  [Read More]
Posted in: Two Tv Shows For The Price Of One
  Astrotoy7
04-24-2005, 11:56 AM
#2
eastcoast, why did you bother linkying if you went ahead and cut n pasted the guts of the article anyway :p yes, this is all excellent news, but it is *NOT* EU. In fact, being a Lucasfilm production which George Lucas is helping to create, it is the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Legacy of the Force
  Astrotoy7
04-24-2005, 11:05 AM
#2
Nice :) Im also looking forward to the announced Mara Jade Novel and the "Old Republic Novel" about the Rise of Darth Bane !! awesome ! :p (Nb. I will create a "Post NJO Books" thread, but will wait until the ep3/clone wars hoop...  [Read More]
Posted in: What EU are u reading now?
  Astrotoy7
04-15-2005, 1:18 AM
#8
Originally posted by Kurgan Astro, surely you jest, read the thread starter again: Emphasis mine. Sure, I'm reading all the text of the people calling me a n00b and a cheater, but I'm not saying that stuff is canon! ;) *rubs eyes* hey, that wa...  [Read More]
Posted in: What EU are u reading now?
  Astrotoy7
04-12-2005, 6:47 AM
#6
Originally posted by Kurgan Occasional bouts of RC MP. Kurgan, surely you jest...you dont consider playing Republic Commando Multiplayer as "EU reading" do you ??? you are a very strange man sometimes :P mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: What EU are u reading now?
  Astrotoy7
04-10-2005, 10:23 AM
#3
I am reading Labyrinth Of Evil. It is pretty good. I am going quite slowly though, Ive been so freakin busy :( the only spare time I do have when Im not with my gf, I play some ps2 and check in on you clowns :( mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: X-Wing Series
  Astrotoy7
04-07-2005, 9:00 AM
#4
Welcome to the EU forums abespam Good to have another Aussie around ! :p I dont think too poorly of Allston as he seems to know his limits, mainly sticking to his wraiths and their stock standard fighter pilot personailities. The Xwing books/comic...  [Read More]
Posted in: Heaps O' New Books !! (spoiler tags plz)
  Astrotoy7
04-04-2005, 8:49 PM
#1
After a bit of a slow stream of releases until now, its seems LucasBooks is ready to flood the stores with SW books to coinicide with the movies release... Summaries at Random House's Star Wars Main Page (http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/starwars/...  [Read More]
Posted in: Who Has Read the Thrawn Trilogy?
  Astrotoy7
04-20-2005, 10:11 AM
#16
Originally posted by Darth Groovy ...In the early 90's... I never read any EU book that captured the pace and feel of those books ever again. TTT was fun, and yes , Karrde/Jade/Thrawn are cool characters, but have a re-read and see if you dont ha...  [Read More]
Posted in: Who Has Read the Thrawn Trilogy?
  Astrotoy7
04-07-2005, 8:55 AM
#14
Originally posted by Darth_Kismet As horrible as this may sound, I have yet to read either the Trilogy or the Duology, but by the end of the year, I plan to attempt to get all the Thrawn books, NJO, Jedi Academy, and anything anyone can recommend. P...  [Read More]
Posted in: Who Has Read the Thrawn Trilogy?
  Astrotoy7
04-01-2005, 5:31 AM
#10
Originally posted by Sivy ah the thrawn trilogy - an elegant series for a more civilized time... before the dark times, before the NJO. :P they were the first star wars books i read, and they're still among my favourites. heh....the only memorab...  [Read More]
Posted in: Who Has Read the Thrawn Trilogy?
  Astrotoy7
03-31-2005, 8:34 AM
#8
Originally posted by Prime It has been years since I read these, but I remember enjoying them. But I suspect that a lot now conflicts with newer continuity since they were written before the prequels... well IIRC the cloning facility described in...  [Read More]
Posted in: Who Has Read the Thrawn Trilogy?
  Astrotoy7
03-28-2005, 6:59 AM
#6
Originally posted by Shok_Tinoktin Perhaps, but what I primarily enjoy about Zahn's writing, is that he can make a really good plot. Take HoT, for example. The story split so we were following many characters, doing different things in different pla...  [Read More]
Posted in: Who Has Read the Thrawn Trilogy?
  Astrotoy7
03-28-2005, 3:23 AM
#4
Originally posted by Shok_Tinoktin Dont you mean 9 years after ANH? Or 5 years after ROTJ? yes. thats right ! I gotta check my timelines :( Zahn will finish his 'septology' later this year when "Outbound Flight" is released. I am trying...  [Read More]
Posted in: Who Has Read the Thrawn Trilogy?
  Astrotoy7
03-26-2005, 7:52 AM
#2
Whoa ! * * * Firstly, McCusto no need to make multiple posts.... you could have combined your 'points' in one post.... I would say nearly everyone that comes here has read the TTT(The Thrawn Trilogy), but for the benefit of those who havent, I w...  [Read More]
Posted in: Whos ever read the comic series "Star Wars: Crimson Empire"?
  Astrotoy7
04-17-2005, 5:09 AM
#15
Originally posted by benTantilles ....i'm going as one of them to the Episode III premier.... hey BenT, nice to see you back! I hope youve noticed we nuked your "hot chicks" thread... such an atrocity will not occur under the astro's ten...  [Read More]
Posted in: Whos ever read the comic series "Star Wars: Crimson Empire"?
  Astrotoy7
03-26-2005, 7:43 AM
#12
Originally posted by The Hidden One Who wins the Carnor Jax/Kir Kanos duel at the end? (Sorry it was either the EU forum or the Collecting one, sorry for the trouble.) Hey ! This was a question in the trivia thread :) Kanos if you want a quick an...  [Read More]
Posted in: Jedi Academy Plot
  Astrotoy7
04-01-2005, 5:11 AM
#14
Originally posted by jedispy ....I've always believed that Palpatines purges were first against the Jedi, but then second against potential Jedi (a.k.a. force sensitive and force attuned people.) But that's just how I saw it. perhaps, bit theres n...  [Read More]
Posted in: Jedi Academy Plot
  Astrotoy7
03-31-2005, 8:39 AM
#10
Originally posted by jedispy Hrm...methinks I need that book. What are the Dark Forces books? I seem to remember one was called Soldier for the Empire...or something like that. Was Kyle a Stormtrooper? I see great potential for mods. So many mods.....  [Read More]
Posted in: Jedi Academy Plot
  Astrotoy7
03-30-2005, 9:13 AM
#8
jedispy, this is part of the CUSWE entry. As I suspected, there is some background on Morgan Katarn in the Jedi Knight Novel... this native of Sulon was Kyle Katarn's father. He was also quite sensitive to the Force, but was untrained as a child. He...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dash Rendar.....
  Astrotoy7
04-17-2005, 5:33 AM
#57
Originally posted by Shok_Tinoktin My understanding is that a character is described, and the description matches Dash, but I don't think it is officially confirmed to be him. I have no clue when this happens, because I didn't notice it when I was r...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dash Rendar.....
  Astrotoy7
04-16-2005, 7:31 AM
#52
hello Mudrat, welcome to the EU forum, nice to see another aussie.... and yes Dash didnt die, it has been *well* established now :p mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: What is canon ?
  Astrotoy7
04-12-2005, 7:34 AM
#19
Originally posted by Jan Gaarni "Canon" status is not a matter of personal opinion. Keep that in mind. yes, Kurgan must have been posting when he was drunk, again :p JK mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: What is canon ?
  Astrotoy7
04-08-2005, 9:35 AM
#16
heh... abespam, unless you work for Lucasfilm Licensing than your canon definition is worth just as much as ours = ZERO !!! and the young jedi knights novels were cool at times, even if they were written by Kevin J Anderson and his wife :D mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: ROTS Novel Trilogy (including Dark Lord) - - - [spoiler tags please!]
  Astrotoy7
04-04-2005, 7:32 PM
#41
Originally posted by Prime I'm not sure. I was disappointed with the AOTC one. I want more than a simple retelling of the movie. I want more background information as well. All I can say Prime is that the author writing it is top notch at characte...  [Read More]
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