[quote]Miss Parker wrote:
Himora22 wrote:
Im a Star Wars nut so thats what I read. I have been reading the new 9 part series Legacy of the Force. Jason Solo (Han and Leia’s oldest son) has stepped into his Grandfathers shoes and is tearing the galaxy apart. The 9th and last book is due out May 19 cant wait to read it.
Have you read any of the Star Wars books by John Whitman? If so, which do you prefer? I’m taking a krav maga seminar with Whitman in June & thought it would be fun to read a couple of his novels beforehand. He’s an amazing martial artist, by the way.[/quote]
I cant say that I have. There are very few authors that get alot of attention when it comes to SW books. Troy Denning and Timothy Zan are the biggest but there are a coupple others but I havent heard of Whitman and that is saying something
[quote]rmccart1 wrote:
Note that in my post, I didn’t say anything about the quality of the information presented. You’re kind of arguing by yourself. I just said he’s not a very good writer, in the sense that his phrasing is not graceful. It’s not the density of the information; I disagree with you that it is not an easy read. I found it very straightforward and easy to comprehend. He just sounds like a journalist who decided to write a book.[/quote]
Alas we do agree. He is indeed a journalist who decided to write a book and that is just how he sounds.
[quote]Himora22 wrote:
Miss Parker wrote:
Himora22 wrote:
Im a Star Wars nut so thats what I read. I have been reading the new 9 part series Legacy of the Force. Jason Solo (Han and Leia’s oldest son) has stepped into his Grandfathers shoes and is tearing the galaxy apart. The 9th and last book is due out May 19 cant wait to read it.
Have you read any of the Star Wars books by John Whitman? If so, which do you prefer? I’m taking a krav maga seminar with Whitman in June & thought it would be fun to read a couple of his novels beforehand. He’s an amazing martial artist, by the way.
I cant say that I have. There are very few authors that get alot of attention when it comes to SW books. Troy Denning and Timothy Zan are the biggest but there are a coupple others but I havent heard of Whitman and that is saying something[/quote]
I just can’t read those books anymore! I was a HUGE reader of all the books but they just lost me with The New Jedi Order stuff. It drives me crazy. I loved all the books by Kevin Anderson, Zahn…etc The last Star Wars stuff I had read that I really enjoyed was the Rogue Squadron books.
[quote]Backlash79 wrote:
Himora22 wrote:
Miss Parker wrote:
Himora22 wrote:
Im a Star Wars nut so thats what I read. I have been reading the new 9 part series Legacy of the Force. Jason Solo (Han and Leia’s oldest son) has stepped into his Grandfathers shoes and is tearing the galaxy apart. The 9th and last book is due out May 19 cant wait to read it.
Have you read any of the Star Wars books by John Whitman? If so, which do you prefer? I’m taking a krav maga seminar with Whitman in June & thought it would be fun to read a couple of his novels beforehand. He’s an amazing martial artist, by the way.
I cant say that I have. There are very few authors that get alot of attention when it comes to SW books. Troy Denning and Timothy Zan are the biggest but there are a coupple others but I havent heard of Whitman and that is saying something
I just can’t read those books anymore! I was a HUGE reader of all the books but they just lost me with The New Jedi Order stuff. It drives me crazy. I loved all the books by Kevin Anderson, Zahn…etc The last Star Wars stuff I had read that I really enjoyed was the Rogue Squadron books.
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Whoops! I googled him - Whitman’s SW books are a teen readers series.
[quote]xXSeraphimXx wrote:
I just finished reading Neverwhere, and American Gods by Neil Gaiman both were really good books.[/quote]
Good taste in books. I’ve read both of those and absolutely loved them. If you liked those, you should read Stardust (and see the movie - it was a fairly faithful adaptation) and Good Omens, which is co-authored by Terry Pratchett, one of my other favorite authors. I’m actually reading one of Pratchett’s books now, as a matter of fact.
[quote]Backlash79 wrote:
Himora22 wrote:
Miss Parker wrote:
Himora22 wrote:
Im a Star Wars nut so thats what I read. I have been reading the new 9 part series Legacy of the Force. Jason Solo (Han and Leia’s oldest son) has stepped into his Grandfathers shoes and is tearing the galaxy apart. The 9th and last book is due out May 19 cant wait to read it.
Have you read any of the Star Wars books by John Whitman? If so, which do you prefer? I’m taking a krav maga seminar with Whitman in June & thought it would be fun to read a couple of his novels beforehand. He’s an amazing martial artist, by the way.
I cant say that I have. There are very few authors that get alot of attention when it comes to SW books. Troy Denning and Timothy Zan are the biggest but there are a coupple others but I havent heard of Whitman and that is saying something
I just can’t read those books anymore! I was a HUGE reader of all the books but they just lost me with The New Jedi Order stuff. It drives me crazy. I loved all the books by Kevin Anderson, Zahn…etc The last Star Wars stuff I had read that I really enjoyed was the Rogue Squadron books.
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What was it about the NJO that you didnt like? That is What got me started reading Star Wars. There are a few disapointing deaths and there is alot to take in. I would have to say that my fav. is I, Jedi. I have read that book 4 or 5 time great great book
[quote]Cavan wrote:
xXSeraphimXx wrote:
I just finished reading Neverwhere, and American Gods by Neil Gaiman both were really good books.
Good taste in books. I’ve read both of those and absolutely loved them. If you liked those, you should read Stardust (and see the movie - it was a fairly faithful adaptation) and Good Omens, which is co-authored by Terry Pratchett, one of my other favorite authors. I’m actually reading one of Pratchett’s books now, as a matter of fact.[/quote]
Gaiman’s stuff is good, although the “sequel” to American Gods wasn’t as good as the original. It’s not really a direct sequel though.
I reread American Gods, Neverwhere and Stardust pretty regularly. Another book that would be in the same vein and I think just as good as Neverwhere would be Drinking Midnight Wine by Simon R. Green.
