It's too bad about the geo-restrictions, but I guess I'll just have to live with it. If that means going the not-quite-so-legal way, then so be it, but it's not like they're giving me a choice, seeing as I can only buy
Star Wars novels from amazon.com for my Kindle. If they don't want my money, that's their problem.
Actually, I looked more carefully at the
Star Wars e-books due out later this month on amazon.com, and the price tags are just disgustingly high. $ 9.65 for all the books that weren't released recently (those are, of course, even more expensive). That's not normal. The original paperbacks don't cost that much, in new condition, and most of them are so old, you can just about get them for free on eBay and other auction sites.
And the upcoming new hardcovers?
Choices of One, HC $ 15.71, Kindle $ 18.56
Heir to the Empire 20th ann. edition, HC 18.05, Kindle $ 20.98
They really are asking their customers to obtain e-books some other way, aren't they? Geez...
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Originally Posted by ApK
Are there any particular gems among the most recent novels?
ApK
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The problem with the most recent novels is that nearly all of them are part of long(er) series, like Fate of the Jedi (nine books) and the New Jedi Order (19 or so). I guess you could read any novel in those series, but I'm not sure how enjoyable that would be without knowing the full backstory. Never mind the fact that I never liked any of those novels as much as some of the old ones.
There are some newer stand-alone novels that come to mind, though. Zahn's
Allegiance, set between Eps IV and V (the upcoming
Choices of One is a sequel), and
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor, which, as a die-hard Luke fan, I really like. But real gems? Not IMHO.