Comments | pinkpolarity: Rant: Coruscant Nights Jedi Twilight

pinkpolarity

Rant: Coruscant Nights Jedi Twilight

Jul 28, 2008 04:31

I really, really want to like this book. I mean, it's a Star Wars PI novel, and I spend a lot of time bemoaning the lack of SF and fantasy crossover procedurals. I'm only on chapter 3 right now, so I'm hoping that it's going to get better. But the odds of that, IMO, ain't so good ( Read more... )

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ecchipiro July 29 2008, 17:51:53 UTC

So much word, especially to #2. It always ticks me off that the rebels are seen as freedom fighters ( ... )

pinkpolarity August 1 2008, 10:04:46 UTC

Thanks for the comments! We do indeed have things in common, mind if I friend you?

Politically speaking they're terrorists. Yeah, that's one of the words I was thinking of, "criminals" being another. I have a very hard time hanging "freedom fighter" on someone trying to depose a big centralized government so they can put in a different big centralized government. If it was more of a planetary independence thing, I'd be quicker to back them ( ... )

ecchipiro August 1 2008, 10:42:15 UTC

Yes, this. To rule a galaxy with so many stars and different races demands a powerful regime. Someone's always going to be disappointed or feel oppressed ( ... )

pinkpolarity August 9 2008, 19:57:49 UTC

Compared to them the Empire comes off like child's play, and yet this hesitation?

IIRC, the weapon wasn't very well tested, and biological warfare always has a strong chance of throwing unintended consequences for those who use it. Not to mention that the good guys *should* pause before committing mass murder. You're right, though, they're inconsistent. I do think this was a case of good guys actually acting as good guys, as opposed to the many instances where they do not. I loved the NJO, though, because it had a ton of elements that I've been waiting a very long time to see someone do in SW. Did you notice how the Imperial characters kept saying that if the Empire were still around the war w/the Vong would be much easier to fight due to greater fleet strength? I loved this, and they're right. A lot of the Rebels' decisions came back to haunt them in this series, and I thought that the way the writers had them deal with this was realistic and in-character. (Not to mention that Traitor was hands down the best dissection of Force ( ... )

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