# Children of the Jedi, Barbara Hambly

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-jedi-barbara-hambly/179204>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 2, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-jedi-barbara-hambly/179204 "2003-06-02T19:56:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Stonebow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-jedi-barbara-hambly/179204/41 "2003-06-09T20:41:17Z")

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You need to read all of the hardcovers in the NJO, the stackpole duology, keyes duology, and allston duology (and yes, lord nyax was silly). forget the rest.

luceno - totally forgettable. shame that he’s been chosen to finish out the series.

cunningham- lots of teen angst. not a horrible ending, but not a good story overall.

stover- see above. unlike many, i HATE vergere.

i’m working on the new duology now (force heretics)…looks promising, but too early to tell.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-jedi-barbara-hambly/179204/42 "2003-06-09T23:22:18Z")

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I finally got _Refugee_ from the library, so I’m reading that.

And I got through

Ton Phanan’s death in _Iron Fist_. ☹ WAAAHHHHH

again, so that’s good.

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**Author:** ![Stonebow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-jedi-barbara-hambly/179204/43 "2003-06-10T18:01:10Z")

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That’s a heck of a scene, Guin…makes me tear up as well.

am working on _Remnant_ now…not bad, but I am a little put off by the lack of chapter headings. It’s divided into 3 parts (i think), but no subheadings. Makes the reading go a lot slower.

btw- in case i didn’t mention it -the reason i like the 3 duologies so much is that they introduce some kick-ass bad guys- Shedo Shai, Vua Rapuung, and Chavok (?) Lah. All very well written.

As with many stories, it’s the depth of the villains thgat drive the plot. That is generally what separates the good SW novels from the pulp.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-jedi-barbara-hambly/179204/44 "2003-06-11T05:36:13Z")

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I just finished \*Refugee[/k]-I can’t wait until _Reunion_.

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