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Originally Posted by Superfraggle
I haven't read much of the pre-Episode 4 books, so I can't comment on them. I enjoyed most of the books I've read, but definitely agree on the over-powered Jedi idea. I liked the X-Wing series because it got away from that (even if the fighter pilots were also extremely dominant compared to their opponents). I think when the books switched from Bantam to Del Rey (starting with the New Jedi Order), the quality went way up.
The Thrawn trilogy was great, imo, minus the slightly mispronounced clones, particularly because of how much grew out of it. That series seems like the basis for the EU as much as Episodes 4-6 sometimes.
New Jedi Order I thought was absolutely brilliant right through Star by Star, and lost its way after that. I liked the way it started challenging the whole light vs dark conception of the force and thought that could have been explored much better. The series in general was just a great departure from what Star Wars books had been up until then. I like that they weren't afraid to destroy anything and everything.
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The New Jedi Order is when I gave up on Star Wars books. I maybe read one or two after that.