The novels, too, had hit a funk, where they tried to do too-long connected storylines using multiple authors.

It was one of the best Star Wars books written and it shows what that movie COULD have been.) The prequels had come and gone, and we were left disillusioned and wanting. (Read the novelization by Matt Stover, though. Episode III was the closest to making the mark, but it, too, still fell short thanks to clunky dialogue, cheesy/wooden acting, and a focus on stuff that no one but Lucas cared about. Episode II was better, but still not up to par with any of the originals. That didn’t stop me from seeing it 6 times in the theaters, but still, The Phantom Menace was horrible (with the exception of any scenes of Jedi using their lightsabers and that final, epic duel with Maul). It was ridiculous.Īnd like everyone else in the summer of 1999, I was really disappointed in what we got. Darth Vader before he was Darth Vader! We’ll get to see the final fight between him and Obi-Wan! The Clone Wars! SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!! I followed fan sites religiously for tidbits of new information, spoilers, speculation. Then they announced they were working on the new movies. I had to have them the day they were released, even the ones that ended up being pretty crappy. New Star Wars! From there I collected all the Bantam books. High and I devoured each of them in just a few nights. They are well-used and I regret nothing!) When Tim Zahn started releasing his Thrawn Trilogy I begged my parents to buy me the hardbacks. I had all the action figures, even Boba Fett and the Emperor, which I had to beg my parents to send away for in the mail. When they were released on VHS I watched a Star Wars movie just about every day. I had to watch them any time one came on TV, no matter what else I was doing. The first movie I ever saw in a theater was Return of the Jedi.

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