2 hours ago, ScummyRebel said:Intrinsically? Nothing. Just feels out of place is all.
It's a big galaxy.
Project Luminous The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
6 hours ago, BlueSquadronPilot said:Aiwha,Krayt Dragons, Eopie,Mythosaur, Dewback,Varactyl,Ronto, Reek. These are all based pretty heavily on lizards and dinosaurs. There are a lot more examples too throughout Star Wars.
and Bossk
A couple of thoughts...
1. I’ve read the bulk of the new-Canon novels. They’re all... fine. Nothing to write home about, nothing to complain about. The YA books are actually some of the strongest.
2. I find Zahn’s books to be pretty middling; his absence here is not a problem in my mind. Let him write his Chiss prequel trilogy.
3. Being that this all-new Star Wars story appears to be novels and comics only (and not film or television), I’m hoping we might get some Official Visual Dictionaries or Incredible Cross-Sections to bring light to the era.
4. I’ll probably read most of these (I check out my Star Wars books from the library, so it’s risk-free), but make no mistake, until the next film comes out in 2022, I’m most anticipating Kenobi (yes, even more than Season 2 of the Mandalorian).
5. The concept is intriguing, I guess? I don’t see what’s “new, new, new” about it though. There’s going to be Jedi. Spaceships. The Republic. It seems like the Prequels, minus Palpatine.
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Really looking forward to this
Jedi knight at 15!?!
Disneyfied for sure. Mandalorian and Rogue One made me think we could have some adult-oriented media that my children could enjoy because it didn't treat everything as a commercial for toys, lunch boxes and tennis shoes. I guess i was wrong, or we'll have to share it with the pre-teen crowd
9 hours ago, buckero0 said:Jedi knight at 15!?!
Disneyfied for sure. Mandalorian and Rogue One made me think we could have some adult-oriented media that my children could enjoy because it didn't treat everything as a commercial for toys, lunch boxes and tennis shoes. I guess i was wrong, or we'll have to share it with the pre-teen crowd
From my understanding, the High Republic series is supposed to have books for a bunch of age ranges. This one is for the 8-12 market, according to Disney's website. Their upcoming Into the Dark novel is listed as a YA book, and the Light of the Jedi is listed as an adult novel (though probably not in that way).
Edited by Kirjath0811 hours ago, buckero0 said:Jedi knight at 15!?!
Disneyfied for sure. Mandalorian and Rogue One made me think we could have some adult-oriented media that my children could enjoy because it didn't treat everything as a commercial for toys, lunch boxes and tennis shoes. I guess i was wrong, or we'll have to share it with the pre-teen crowd
I mean cant we have both? Just because they are making this one book geared more towards a younger audiance doesnt mean everything from now on will be. And to be a Jedi knight at 15 honestly doesnt strike me as odd I mean how old is ashoka supposed to be in clone Wars? They were about to make her a knight before she left the order
Edited by lunitic501Some of the old EU young adult novels were actually pretty good. Some people just love to hate everything not OT here.
10 hours ago, buckero0 said:Jedi knight at 15!?!
Disneyfied for sure. Mandalorian and Rogue One made me think we could have some adult-oriented media that my children could enjoy because it didn't treat everything as a commercial for toys, lunch boxes and tennis shoes. I guess i was wrong, or we'll have to share it with the pre-teen crowd
A children's book written for children? How dare they!
1 hour ago, lunitic501 said:I mean cant we have both? Just because they are making this one book geared more towards a younger audiance doesnt mean everything from now on will be. And to be a Jedi knight at 15 honestly doesnt strike me as odd I mean how old is ashoka supposed to be in clone Wars? They were about to make her a knight before she left the order
I guess Luke only trained for a couple of weeks with Yoda, so maybe the requirements aren't that high
1 hour ago, BlueSquadronPilot said:Some of the old EU young adult novels were actually pretty good. Some people just love to hate everything not OT here.
Not so, nowhere in the post does it mention that its a YA novel. I was just hoping for something more than books for kids out of this "new horizen" Disney was creating. It looks like that maybe all we're getting for a while as they've sworn off movies for a bit.
47 minutes ago, buckero0 said:Not so, nowhere in the post does it mention that its a YA novel. I was just hoping for something more than books for kids out of this "new horizen" Disney was creating. It looks like that maybe all we're getting for a while as they've sworn off movies for a bit.
Well, from what Amazon tells me, the YA novel Into the Dark will actually be out before this one. It's slated for October, which is also when we're supposed to get season two of The Mandalorian , so hopefully that will tide you over. Barring unforeseen delays, of course.
Edit: also, A Test of Courage is not YA, it's more for the pre-teen audience.
Edited by Kirjath0810 hours ago, Kirjath08 said:Well, from what Amazon tells me, the YA novel Into the Dark will actually be out before this one. It's slated for October, which is also when we're supposed to get season two of The Mandalorian , so hopefully that will tide you over. Barring unforeseen delays, of course.
Edit: also, A Test of Courage is not YA, it's more for the pre-teen audience.
FYI Thanks to Darth Covid the whole initiative has been delayed a while ago. The main book Light of the Jedi as well as A Test of Courage to early January 2021, Into the Dark to early February 2021, and the two comic book series also to somewhen early next year. (I don't buy monthly issues anymore, so I didn't bother to keep attention that closely. Tradewait FTW.)