Star Wars/Star Trek books?

[preacher_dawg]

Anyone read any? How good are they? If so, what books should I start with (especially because I won't to read in chronological order)?

 

[hydrodawg]

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Anyone read any? How good are they? If so, what books should I start with (especially because I won't to read in chronological order)?

There are hundreds of each at this point. As far as SW, I find that most are poor, but I also have found that I have a lot of trouble reading SyFi despite my love for movies. go figure. Keep in mind that the books are no longer considered the "official" story. Disney is not beholden to anything written to this point. The only ones I liked are, oddly enough, the first ones that were written - Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire trilogy. His other books tie together pretty well, but there is a steep drop-off after that. Kevin J Anderson made a great start with the Rogue Squadron series too, but I dropped that line of books at some point along the way. Since criminology isn't all that important in any of the books, I would check out Amazon reviews and work your way from there. With the Start Trek books, they too are mostly stand-alone stories, but I bet you can find a fan site that has a suggested reading order for key developments.

 

[archdog]

I am reading my first right now. Star Wars Rouge One Catalyst. It's pretty good if you want some back story on the main characters of Rouge One.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I liked the blush series better.

 

[Maroonbulldog]

Star Wars x wing rogue squadron series was really good. I think that was the name. There were a lot of books in that series. Basically a mission impossible team in x wing fighters

 

[Maroon Eagle]

In addition to the Rogue Squadron series, the Thrawn trilogy too... I'm looking forward to Zahn's new Thrawn book next year.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Star Trek has some really nice books. Typically you don't have to start in order unless you're reading something that's part of a series. There are so many titles though it's difficult to come up with a list with that stated....

This is a good list here of books via io9/Gizmodo: Link.

And an older discussion here at LibraryThing: Link.

 

[drail14me]

Keep in mind that the books are no longer considered the "official" story. Disney is not beholden to anything written to this point.

To clarify, the OLDER Star Wars books are no longer considered the "official" story. However, there are quite a few new books that ARE official and good reads. It all depends on what part of Star Wars you like.

Here are a few that I enjoyed.

Battlefront, Twilight Company: It's a war book and follows a company of Rebel soldiers through the battles after the first Death Star was destroyed through the Empire Strikes Back. Good read if you like war books.

Bloodline: It's about Leia and the time just after Return of the Jedi. It covers the beginning of the First Order. It's more of a political read.

Lost Stars: It follows the life of two friends growing up under Empire rule and how they follow different but connected paths. Takes place across the time of the original trilogy. One of my favorites.

Lords of the Sith: Follows Vader and the Emperor. Takes place before A New Hope and follows a group of early Rebels that attempt to assassinate the Emperor. Decent book.

Star Wars Aftermath: Three book series set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. Covers the end of the Empire and the growth of the New Order. Good series.

Rogue One Catalyst: Good read to go along with Rogue One. Tells the back story of some of the characters and gives them more depth.

 

[Carlton31698]

I have read a bunch of the Star Wars books, I enjoyed them. http://www.orderofbooks.com/characters/star-wars/ that side shows them in order.

Anyone read any? How good are they? If so, what books should I start with (especially because I won't to read in chronological order)?