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I, Jedi
by Michael A. Stackpole
I have a read a heck of a lot of the Expanded Universe for Star Wars. I would still be reading the EU if the New Jedi Order hadn't gone into insanity and "dark and edgy" gone wrong. Whenever I do think of the glory days of the EU this probably the one that leaps to my mind first. It's a great book even if you were to take it out of Star Wars context.
Corran Horn is a character from the X-Wing novels. He also happens to have a Jedi background. Now instead of going the cheesy way and turning this into almost a direct copy of Luke's story we get a story of self discovery tied in with a detective story in the fact that Corran's wife goes missing very soon into the book and we don't find her until the very very end. Everything he does, even his seemingly ill spent time at the Jedi Academy, is an effort to find his wife.
It is so well done for an EU novel. The characters are engaging - the talks with the OT characters are real and easy to envision. I especially like the strange friendship with Mara Jade and the level footing he and Luke have by the end.
If you're looking for a good adventure story in the Star Wars universe from a different point of view - of a Jedi story with a twist. Check this one out. It especially helps that this is told in the first person.
Corran Horn is a CorSec agent and a pilot - but he also has some Jedi skills. When he eventually decides to combine all 3 he is unstoppable.
Corran Horn is a character from the X-Wing novels. He also happens to have a Jedi background. Now instead of going the cheesy way and turning this into almost a direct copy of Luke's story we get a story of self discovery tied in with a detective story in the fact that Corran's wife goes missing very soon into the book and we don't find her until the very very end. Everything he does, even his seemingly ill spent time at the Jedi Academy, is an effort to find his wife.
It is so well done for an EU novel. The characters are engaging - the talks with the OT characters are real and easy to envision. I especially like the strange friendship with Mara Jade and the level footing he and Luke have by the end.
If you're looking for a good adventure story in the Star Wars universe from a different point of view - of a Jedi story with a twist. Check this one out. It especially helps that this is told in the first person.
Corran Horn is a CorSec agent and a pilot - but he also has some Jedi skills. When he eventually decides to combine all 3 he is unstoppable.