(Part 2) Best products from r/StarWarsEU

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• amazon.com - kindle, $7.99 or $11.04
  
  
• amazon.com - paperback, 7.19$
  
  
• bn.com - nook, $7.99
  
  
• bn.com - paperback, $7.99
  
  
• ibooks, $ 7.99
  
  
• audible, ABRIDGED, 1 credit, non-member $27.52, member $19.26
  
  I couldn't find any unabridged version. Please post a link if someone has it.

I'd go with the Essential Guide to Warfare. The New Essential Chronology is nice if you don't want to get into the Legacy era, but have an interest in the Yuuzhon Vong.

With the dystopian retro-futuristic technology available in the pre-prequel trilogy, it is believable that Tattooine was very isolated. Old Universe Luke Skywalker goes into the more civilized places often, has several friends, a Skyhopper, and calls old "Ben Kenobi" a crazy hermit. The modern material has added the holonet and even holo channels that mirror our modern society, and Tattooine is turned from a backwater planet into a smuggler mecca with very heavy traffic.

Another planet that suffered "modernization" is Dathomir. When it first appeared it had absolutely nothing but several small force cults. Some light, some dark, they came from the remnants a Dark Jedi's teachings and a Jedi Academy ship led by Yoda that crashed on the planet later. The planet was so uninteresting and unimportant that Han Solo won it in a bet, and when visiting he couldn't find a place where to land. In the modern material, it is a key planet and the Witches of Dathomir have a very well organized society, being a Dark Side faction who play a hand in the fate of the galaxy, and Dathomir is very frequently visited by outsiders.

I could nerd on and on about this topic, but I'll end it by recommending this encyclopedia, written in 1998, as a record of where Star Wars was before 1999. The older material had lots of cliche scifi space pirate femme fatales, multi-dimensional lovecraftian monsters (even stronger and more preposterous than Abeloth) and the technology was a mirror of pre-information age technology.

Yeah for 200.00 I think I'm good.

https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Action-Figure-Imperial/dp/B002LJH0Z6

Not a book, but still well worth it.

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Original-Radio-Drama/dp/1565110056

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Forces-Collectors-Trilogy/dp/1565112784

[Star Wars Imperial Handbook] (https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars®-Imperial-Handbook-Chronicle/dp/1452145288/ref=pd_sim_14_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZBZJYD5TGDB92FYZ9EEM) gives a pretty good insight on the Empire. I recommend you check it out. I haven't personally read it though.

Darth Plagueis - Palpatine alluded to this Sith Lord as having the ability to create life in Episode 3.

Ah, of course! My bad, as I said I'm a little bit dopey, so I miss-read what you said. Alright, that sounds good. Honestly, I'll probably skip Dawn of the Jedi as I get the jist of things for the Jedi, and as of late have been really interested in the Sith origins. So I'll start with those sith ones you had mentioned.

I think that's just about all I have for questions at the moment. Just thinking about it actually, I might go for one of the 'Tales from' book to start of with actually, even though that's not in the correct order. It's just mini stories anyway, and I heard that they're pretty easy and fast reads, so it won't do too much harm. All they do is explain wee back stories for characters you see in the cantina or jabbas pallace. Oh, and then after that I might even just skip to Death troopers since it is yet again another side story. Then once I'm done, I'll start in the correct order in terms of books. I guess I can start anywhere really for the comics.

Edit: Would this be the first Tales Of the Jedi comic? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Tales-Golden-1996-1997-ebook/dp/B016B0KRMI/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473157324&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=Tales+of+the+jedi%3A+Godlen+age+of+the+sith

Re-Edit: Even more confused now that I've also found this one. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Tales-Jedi-Golden/dp/1569712298/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473158020&sr=1-2&keywords=Star+Wars%3A+Tales+of+the+Jedi+-+The+Golden+Age+of+the+Sith+%231

DM/GM means the game master its the person who directs the role playing game in order to fit into a story.

I would suggest this: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Edge-Empire-Beginner/dp/1616615931/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1374861330&sr=8-4&keywords=star+wars+core+rulebook

If you have a Kindle reader, there's this --
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Sampler-Jackson-Miller-ebook/dp/B00LLEWGLA/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408231516&sr=1-2&keywords=star+wars

It's free and the first chapter of each of the 4 new books (minus the Asajj Ventress one).

Check out the [Star Wars Visionaries] (http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Visionaries-Warren-Fu/dp/1593073119) comic. One of my absolute favorites to just go back and look through. Lots of beautiful art throughout.

> There is Dark Empire 1-2 (don't know where Part 3 is).

AFAIK, Empire's End was only included in the Dark Empire Collector's Edition. But you need a bit of luck to find it at a reasonable price.

Lost Stars might be good

Here is a link for you. Honestly, it's not that great of a story, but it's worth a quick read for how often it is mentioned in everything after it.

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Empire-Trilogy-Horse/dp/1595826122/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377733803&sr=8-1&keywords=dark+empire

1) Lords of the Sith

Dark Side Power on display by Vader and Sidious.

2) Lost Stars

Getting a whole new perspective (a couple actually) on the events of the Original Trilogy (and beyond) though the eyes of two childhood friends (a boy and a girl) who dream of becoming Imperial pilots together and eventually find themselves on opposite sides of the Galactic Civil War. I really enjoyed the characters in this book, and really hope to see more of their story in the future.

Note: This is listed as a "young adult" novel, but I really don't understand why, other than possibly it's length. There was actually more 'adult' type content (i.e. sex related) in this book than most of the Star Wars novels as there is sort of a coming-of-age element to the story (maybe that's why it got the YA tag, idk).

3) A New Dawn

Just a fun story of a former padawan in hiding after surviving order 66, and an anti-Imperial pilot looking to stir up trouble. Lots of action and an interesting villain. This story introduces two of the characters from the Rebels tv series, and takes place about 6 years before the series iirc.

4) Tarkin

An in depth character novel on one of the real villains of the original Star Wars film, and it did not disappoint. It might be considered informational than entertaining as it wasn't very action-packed.

Those are my top-4, all for totally different reasons because they are all totally different kinds of stories and I think that each did what it was trying to do very well. I think it's a very exciting time to be a Star Wars fan!

Yes, it was all collected and published later.

That looks like the Galactic Phrase Book and Travel Guide.

$21.45 on Amazon.