I haven’t read them myself (primarily due to warnings of that sort) but I’ve heard her writing style described as “Victorian”, “tedious” and “boring”. And I may be wrong, but I get the impression she may have tried to pass off Mara Jade onto Lando to make room for Callista.
Another one I’ve heard is good from the NJO: Star by Star.
Another one to avoid: anything by Paul and Hollace Davids.
R2 D2 / Han
Corran Horn from the books
And I recommend any of the books written by Stackpole, Allston, and Reaves. I’m not much of a Thrawn fan though.
You know the scene at the end of the first one … I mean the fourth one … I mean the original one … where they’re getting their medals in front of that huge throng of rebels?
The fourth guy from the left in the eighth row back is the cat’s balls, man.
How about Bollux & Blue Max? Would beat 3P0 & R2 in any droid competition I can think of.
Follow this advice at all times, not just the Star Wars universe. Don’t be fooled if he’s a “co-author” either, even if the other author’s name looks vaguely similar to that of a more famous writer.
No but I prefer British spelling like HP Lovecraft.e
If Palpatine had not manipulated to start the Clone Wars and thus have a military buildup the Republic would be monstrously unprepared. There were only ten thousand Jedi knights at its height which certainly couldn’t take on a whole invasion fleet. There would be no thousands of warships available to fight.