Without spoiling anything, Ben is only mentioned a number of times, from Leia's perspective, and a handful of times from other characters. This book definitely lays out one of the key reasons Ben made the choices he did leading to Ep7 though! :)
I was VERY scared of the new Star Wars canon due to my distaste for Star Wars Aftermath by Chuck Wendig, I had to skim after getting through half the book because I couldn't take the terrible writing anymore. Way too many characters and the reading is just poor, though I haven't checked out his two sequel books to see if they are any better, perhaps one day.
From the original Expanded Universe, the Thrawn Trilogy is masterful, and I REALLY LIKE the Jedi Academy Trilogy and Darksaber dealing with Admiral Daala and Captain Pallaeon. Shadows of the Empire, between ESB and ROTJ, was also pretty good--I have the comic book and the game, which further compliment my hardcover book. I wouldn't mind at all if Disney incorporated Shadows into canon, Dash Rendar is a great character.
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LeiaOfLothlorien (1980)
7 years ago
Alright. At least he's included. Sounds cool. c;
That's disappointing about the Aftermath book. I was looking forward to reading that series, but I haven't been able to get ahold of the first book. Oh well.
I also liked the Jedi Academy Trilogy and also the Corellian Trilogy, although not quite as much as Thrawn. The Empire part of Darksaber was enough to keep me reading. I almost threw Planet of Twilight across the room and gave up on it, but I still had to know how it ended. I think I have Shadows of the Empire sitting on my bookshelf waiting to be read; if so, that'll probably be the next one I read.
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