De gauche à droite : Troy Denning, Christie Golden, Aaron Allston
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Tomas Gillespee a écrit:D'où la prophétie d'Ikrit, disant que Tahiri serait appelé à faire de grandes choses.
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Tomas Gillespee a écrit:Jacen par l'entremise de Lumiya fait foirer le plan à cause de sa chute dans le côté obscur.
Backlash a écrit:Oof, what a lousy book. Well, perhaps I should preface this by sharing my love of Aaron Allston. I think he’s one of the best authors in the EU, and I love Wraith Squadron with a passion. In essence, Backlash is everything that Allston shouldn’t have written. Hot on the heels of Troy Denning’s Abyss, which kicked the series into overdrive with an absolute ton of Sith intrigue and our first real introduction to Abeloth and her odd world, Backlash took the fast pace that the series was running in, and reduced it to a crawl. The book takes place almost entirely on Coruscant and Dathomir, and it was just a really bad choice. Luke and Ben’s portion of the book, where it takes them the entire book to catch Vestara, could have been summed up in a simple chapter or two. Instead, Backlash gives readers a scenario so drawn out and ridiculous that it takes legitimate effort to not dismiss as being… well, stupid. And how about the oddball inclusion of Zekk, who sat around with his girlfriend in a “Hey, you don’t get Blood Oath but here’s my obligatory cameo” moment, and let Allana wander around and almost get herself killed in a screwball scene that, again, defied logic. It was a pointless book, ending with a battle between our heroes and Nightsisters with rancors. It would have been cool, if the battle hadn’t been so drawn out that it became a chore to read. Or if Allston didn’t suddenly have Ben describe the battle in terms of a starfighter battle. It was just a real clunker, badly damaging what Abyss had built up.
Allies a écrit:You know, Allies wasn’t really all that bad. It’s just incredibly obvious after her second entry in the series that newcomer Christie Golden is clearly out of her league. It’s bad enough that she’s alongside two Star Wars powerhouse authors like Aaron Allston and Troy Denning, but she is an extremely poor substitute for Karen Traviss. Golden’s prose leaves a lot to be desired in Allies. Don’t believe me? Go back and read Luke’s internal thoughts as he realizes that Abeloth is inhabiting Callista. Rather than showing us how Luke feels, Golden tells us that he hasn’t been that shocked since Darth Vader revealed he was Luke’s father. It’s just sloppy writing. Even the more interesting points of the book, Tahiri’s trial and the slavery subplot, are out-classed when they both show up again in Denning’s Vortex. I seriously doubt we’ll see another Golden entry in the EU once this series ends
Vortex a écrit:Once again, Troy Denning has shown to be the saving grace of Fate of the Jedi. After kicking the series into high gear with his first entry, Abyss, the series has largely stagnated to the point where I had really lost interest. Then Vortex came out, and reminded me why I love not only Denning’s work, but this series. When the series is bad, it’s pretty terrible. But when it’s good, it is utterly fantastic. Denning didn’t manage to squeak in every subplot introduced in the series thus far, but he was able to keep the suspense high with Tahiri’s trial and the continuing adventures of Luke, Ben and Vestara. A lot of great reveals are made in the book concerning the nebulous villain, Abeloth, and even the normally boring Coruscant scenes now threaten to steal the entire show as it highlights some of the most emotional moments of the series thus far. Without a doubt, fans will be debating certain outcomes that were reached in this entry, long after the series ends. Oh, and it also has an ending that is so delightfully action-packed that it’ll coax your best Jake Lloyd “yippee!” impression from you. Yes, Vortex really begins the shake-up that this series has been in desperate need of. I could not recommend it more highly. This is the book you’ve been looking for.
Q: Is there a specific period in time from the EU that you would prefered to write?
TD: I think I tend to prefer the Legacy period (where LotF is now), because I really enjoy working with the classic characters and carrying their story forward.
Also, any chance you could say when the Wraith Squadron novel, Jeff Grubb novel, or Paul Kemp's duology is set? Any chance any of them are after Fate of the Jedi?
I don't know the exact setting yet, but I believe they're all before the Fate of the Jedi series. We don't have anything planned right now (as of this minute) that will be set after the end of the FotJ series.
Tomas Gillespee a écrit:Et puis encore une fois après l'atmosphère oppressante du NOJ était-il nécessaire de revenir dans une atmosphère aussi sombre tout de suite ?
Alors je vais peut être paraître un peu dur, mais je suis content que Del Rey se soit un peu sorti les doigts du *** et nous propose avec FOTJ quelque chose de s'il n'est pas le plus innovant est quand même rafraichissant et nous change du modèle ''prélogique" sur lequel LOTF est en grande partie calquée. Alors oui FOTJ pète moins la baraque, oui FOTJ a moins de super combats spatiaux épiques, oui FOTJ nous donne moins envie de chialer à chaque bouquin mais est-ce un plus grand mal ?
Il faut savoir se ménager des petits moments de repos comme dirait si bien Han Solo à Allana dans Allies. Après il n'est pas exclu qu'on retourne à des intrigues plus épiques, mais il faut savoir équilibrer la chose.
Tomas Gillespee a écrit:Wynn Dorvan
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