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Narien

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The Thrawn Saga (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command) are pretty much required reading. The Hand of Thrawn duology (Spectre of the Past and Vision of the Future) are excellent, but not quite as powerful as the original Thrawn Saga.

 

Outbound Flight and Survivor's Quest are very well done as well, and give some excellent insight into the Chiss, in case you rolled a Smurf and were curious about them.

 

In terms of non-Zahn stuff, the X-Wing series by Michael Stackpole and Aaron Alliston (they traded off for a few volumes) is definitive post-ROTJ literature. If you're familiar with Kevin J. Anderson's work his Jedi Academy trilogy is another possibility, though not everyone is a fan of his writing style.

 

Avoid at all costs anything set at or after the Vong war, or anything penned by Karen Traviss.

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Gidrea

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X-Wing Series

Tatooine Ghost

Death Star

Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

Labyrinth of Evil

Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter

Han Solo Trilogy (Paradise Snare, The Hutt Gambit, Rebel Dawn)

Dark Forces Trilogy )Soldier for the Empire; Rebel Agent; Jedi Knight)

Jedi Apprentice Series (Young Adult)

 

Anything in the New Jedi Order is boring. Anything by Karen Traviss is crap. Everyone loves the Thrawn Trilogy, but I didn't like it. You have to try stuff out, I suppose, to see what you like.

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First dont listen to some of the haters above ! novels like Sacrifice by Karen Traviss is really well written.

Also the Legacy of the force and Fate of the jedi are a must read that is beyond awesome and canon.

 

I really recommend.

Darth Plagueis

(2012), by James Luceno (67-65, 54-52, 34-32 BBY) (A)

 

The Thrawn Trilogy

 

Heir to the Empire (1991), by Timothy Zahn (9 ABY) (A)

Dark Force Rising (1992), by Timothy Zahn (9 ABY) (A)

The Last Command (1993), by Timothy Zahn (9 ABY) (A)

 

The Han Solo Trilogy

 

The Paradise Snare (1997), by A.C. Crispin (10 BBY) (A)

The Hutt Gambit (1997), by A.C. Crispin (5-4 BBY) (A)

Rebel Dawn (1998), by A.C. Crispin (3-0 BBY) (A)

 

The Jedi Academy Trilogy

 

Jedi Search (1994), by Kevin J. Anderson (11 ABY) (A)

Dark Apprentice (1994), by Kevin J. Anderson (11 ABY) (A)

Champions of the Force (1994), by Kevin J. Anderson (11 ABY) (A)

 

The Callista Trilogy

 

Children of the Jedi (1995), by Barbara Hambly (12-13 ABY) (A)

Darksaber (1995), by Kevin J. Anderson (12-13 ABY) (A)

Planet of Twilight (1997), by Barbara Hambly (12-13 ABY) (A)

 

The Crystal Star

 

The Crystal Star (1994), by Vonda McIntyre (14 ABY) (A)

 

The New Rebellion

 

The New Rebellion (1996), by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (17 ABY) (A)

 

The Hand of ThrawnA must read,awesome love story how Mara and Luke came together .

 

Specter of the Past (1997), by Timothy Zahn (19 ABY) (A)

Vision of the Future (1998), by Timothy Zahn (19 ABY) (A)

 

The Dark Nest Trilogy

 

The Joiner King (2005), by Troy Denning (35 ABY) (A)

The Unseen Queen (2005), by Troy Denning (36 ABY) (A)

The Swarm War (2005), by Troy Denning (36 ABY) (A)

 

 

The New Jedi Order

 

Vector Prime (1999), by R.A. Salvatore (25 ABY)(A)

Dark Tide I: Onslaught (2000), by Michael Stackpole (25 ABY) (A)

Dark Tide II: Ruin (2000), by Michael Stackpole (25 ABY) (A)

Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial (2000), by James Luceno (25 ABY) (A)

Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (2000), by James Luceno (25 ABY) (A)

Balance Point (2000), by Kathy Tyers (26 ABY) (A)

Recovery (2001), by Troy Denning (26 ABY) (E)

Edge of Victory I: Conquest (2001), by Greg Keyes (26 ABY) (A)

Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (2001), by Greg Keyes (27 ABY) (A)

Star by Star (2001), by Troy Denning (27 ABY) (A)

Dark Journey (2002), by Elaine Cunningham (27 ABY) (A)

Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (2002), by Aaron Allston (27 ABY) (A)

Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (2002), by Aaron Allston (27 ABY)(A)

Traitor (2002), by Matthew Stover (27 ABY) (A)

Destiny's Way (2002), by Walter Jon Williams (28 ABY) (A)

Ylesia (2002), by Walter Jon Williams (28 ABY) (E)

Force Heretic I: Remnant (2003), by Sean Williams & Shane Dix (28 ABY) (A)

Force Heretic II: Refugee (2003), by Sean Williams & Shane Dix (28 ABY) (A)

Force Heretic III: Reunion (2003), by Sean Williams & Shane Dix (28 ABY) (A)

The Final Prophecy (2003), by Greg Keyes (28 ABY) (A)

The Unifying Force (2003), by James Luceno (29 ABY) (A)

 

Legacy of the Force

 

Betrayal (2006), by Aaron Allston (40 ABY) (A)

Bloodlines (2006), by Karen Traviss (40 ABY) (A)

Tempest (2006), by Troy Denning (40 ABY) (A)

Exile (2007), by Aaron Allston (40 ABY) (A)

Sacrifice (2007), by Karen Traviss (40 ABY )(A)

Inferno (2007), by Troy Denning (40 ABY )(A)

Fury (2007), by Aaron Allston (40 ABY) (A)

Revelation (2008), by Karen Traviss (40 ABY) (A)

Invincible (2008), by Troy Denning (41 ABY) (A)

 

Millennium Falcon

 

Millennium Falcon (2008), by James Luceno (43 ABY) (A)

 

Fate of the Jedi

 

Outcast (2009), by Aaron Allston (43.5 ABY) (A)

Omen (2009), by Christie Golden (43.5 ABY) (A)

Abyss (2009), by Troy Denning (43.5 ABY) (A)

Backlash (2010), by Aaron Allston (44 ABY) (A)

Allies (2010), by Christie Golden (44 ABY) (A)

Vortex (2010), by Troy Denning (44 ABY) (A)

Conviction (2011), by Aaron Allston (44.5 ABY) (A)

Ascension (2011), by Christie Golden (44.5 ABY) (A)

Apocalypse (2012), by Troy Denning (44.5 ABY) (A) [1]

The Old Republic

 

The Old Republic: Revan (2011), by Drew Karpyshyn (3954 BBY) (A)

The Old Republic: Deceived (2011), by Paul S. Kemp (3653 BBY) (A)

The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (2010), by Sean Williams (Sometime after 3643 BBY) (A)

The Old Republic: Annihilation (2012), by Drew Karpyshyn (3640 BBY) (Release November 13, 2012) (A)

 

Darth Bane

 

Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (2006), by Drew Karpyshyn (1003-1000 BBY) (A)

Darth Bane: Rule of Two (2007), by Drew Karpyshyn (1000 BBY-990 BBY) (A)

Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil (2009), by Drew Karpyshyn (980 BBY) (A)

 

Scoundrels

 

Scoundrels[disambiguation needed] (2012), by Timothy Zahn (somewhere between 0-3 ABY) (Release: December 26, 2012) (A)http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/4/44/ScoundrelsCover.jpg

Crucible

 

Crucible (2013) by Troy Denning (45 ABY) (A)

http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/c/cc/Crucible_%28Final_cover%29.jpg

 

Jaina trilogy

 

Sword of the Jedi (It’s set not too long after Fate of the Jedi)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A1EmEdPCAAIhZUO.jpg:large

 

And many more novels that is really great.

 

I really recommend http://www.audible.com

After i started getting STAR WARS books on VO i stopped reading.

Under the picture there is VO samples http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_5?asin=B006PFYCW6&qid=1348902397&sr=1-5

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