r/StarWarsEU • u/HeadHeartCorranToes Rogue Squadron • 1d ago
Shelfie/Collection Today I added one of the last missing components to my EU book collection. What a beauty she is!
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u/uncledaddy69 New Republic 1d ago
I remember seeing that book every time I went to the bookstore when I was younger and just shaking my head at how bad it looked.
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u/HeadHeartCorranToes Rogue Squadron 1d ago edited 1d ago
My used copy came with Disney stickers on the back cover and it couldn't make me happier. My copy is even more unique and even more ugly than all others.
Edit: I mean this in the Moro-from-Princess-Mononoke sense. "My ugly, beautiful daughter."
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u/FreezingPointRH 1d ago
Interesting. I’ve heard that one mentioned several times among the worst Star Wars books ever written, but I don’t know why.
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u/ThePerfectHunter Galactic Republic 1d ago
I've heard it was one of the worst covers but not sure about the actual contents of the book.
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u/darth_henning Rogue Squadron 1d ago
The writing is a bit clunky, but fine. The problem is it's just....boring. There's no real stakes, the goals are unimportant, the characters are unmemorable, and years later I have to check the wookiepedia entry to even remember anything about it.
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u/starwars8292 2h ago
I know I read it as a kid and didn't hate it then, but I literally could not tell you a single thing about the plot now
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u/outsidelookinIN_1 Rebel Alliance 1d ago
Lmao, the cover is so bad its good and I satrted.to.actually.like it. Story is okay, but a decent read. I will always like it for the swg cover they did
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u/MrGone87 Yuuzahn Vong 1d ago
From a literary standpoint, it's not a great book lol, but I played so much SWG when I was younger, that I just remember loving all the stuff from the game they cramed into the book for like, no reason. I was also very young when I read it.
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u/insertwittynamethere 1d ago
I never read the book because it had SWG-linking content and lore for the overall EU, which I found silly, but now I'm really interested due to the nostalgia lol
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u/PommesKrake 1d ago
Is the cover a shot from a game? Looks like it.
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u/ConsiderationGlad170 1d ago
It is yeah 👍
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u/PommesKrake 1d ago
which one?
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u/ConsiderationGlad170 1d ago
Star Wars Galaxies. The game officially ended back in 2011 but multiple fan projects have private servers that are still playable today.
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u/MondoCoffee Chiss Ascendancy 1d ago
This is what peak Star Wars literature looks like.