tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post3796020682161828819..comments2023-04-15T01:15:16.228-07:00Comments on From Coruscant to Nauarin: "Come on, Scwartz...come on, Schwartz...come on, Schwartz!": Tatooine's Ghost: or What Episode 1 Should Have BeenTess Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-78767878440807160432013-03-22T20:41:02.789-07:002013-03-22T20:41:02.789-07:00Found it... I hid it from myself in my bedside dra...Found it... I hid it from myself in my bedside drawer. Good going Ro... Sheesh.Annie Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935420044737468543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-90386964795215514202013-03-21T04:53:01.022-07:002013-03-21T04:53:01.022-07:00It'll turn up! I have faith. In the meantime, ...It'll turn up! I have faith. In the meantime, I'm going to write a VERY FAST post about Jedi Academy right now! Yay for getting things done now instead of procrastinating ....Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-71704907738560704742013-03-20T21:02:46.427-07:002013-03-20T21:02:46.427-07:00I'm stupendously excited to start it! It's...I'm stupendously excited to start it! It's one of the trilogies I remember loving quite a bit as a kid... Let's hop to! If only I could find my copy... I just had it... *riffles through the bedside cabinet*Annie Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935420044737468543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-86448638018696139822013-03-18T20:56:22.326-07:002013-03-18T20:56:22.326-07:00It's interesting you mention that because TZah...It's interesting you mention that because TZahn said in an interview that the later books get too dark, even for him. I'm with him there - I like how he toes a line between the world being dark and there still being good in it. At the same time, the Star Wars universe keeps itself kinetic and interesting by pushing boundaries. What happens to characters like Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin Solo later in the series is pretty hard to read but it's also the legacy of their galaxy, which keeps ripping itself apart and piecing itself back together.<br /><br />And on that note, how do we feel about the Jedi Academy trilogy (gulp)....Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-39591073842998643972013-03-18T19:34:39.115-07:002013-03-18T19:34:39.115-07:00I actually wanted to know even more about Shmi. Th...I actually wanted to know even more about Shmi. The journals were like a tease. What was her wedding like? How did she like being free? What was it like for her to live with a man and his son when before it was only her and her son? The tidbits dropped in this novel weren't enough for me, I wanted so much more! <br /><br />I especially love how Leia comes around and you get the hint at the end that Leia is more open to having a child. And then, of course, we see that some of her fears are not so unfounded. We all want to think that any children of Han and Leia, Luke and Mara would be perfect, pure, innocent, and on the lightside forever. Unfortunately, the Star Wars universe is more realistic than that.Annie Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935420044737468543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-43391540633154923832013-03-17T19:19:29.661-07:002013-03-17T19:19:29.661-07:00Your comments about how THIS was what we should ha...Your comments about how THIS was what we should have gotten out of Episode I are spot-on, Ro (and also strengthen my belief that George Lucas retiring from Star Wars is the best thing that could happen to it, closely followed by J.J. Abrams signing onto it). <br /><br />The best villains are the ones with histories, whose stories begin like almost anyone's: loved and misdirected. I like, too, that Leia fights so hard against the image of her father as a good man. He was, essentially, the worst of abusive fathers to her. Why should he get a chance to be forgiven? He might have been coerced and deceived by the Emperor but he also made his own choices - Anakin Skywalker created Darth Vader. No one forced him to turn to the Dark Side - he chose it. Leia has every right to blame him for the darkness he brough on her, her family, and her galaxy.<br /><br />At the same time, I thought Denning did an awesome job of bringing Leia around. It wasn't just about her father - it was about her grandmother. And I agree, Shmi is totally awesome!Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.com