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Post by Starkindler (The Naked Jedi) on Oct 19, 2005 20:47:22 GMT -5
Hey I'm willing to lend some help in this one . Maybe make a thread here at The Jedi Assembly for it.
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Oct 19, 2005 21:04:18 GMT -5
Man if only that book were real...
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Post by Larwi B'nu on Sept 13, 2006 20:28:47 GMT -5
I see how old this post is, but I'm going to add to it regardless, if only b/c I just borrowed "I, Jedi" from the public library today. Now, you've made me need to read it before the night's over. In fact, I may have to log off the Board entirely right now just to see how good - nay, great - this book is.
May the Force be with you.
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Post by Starkindler (The Naked Jedi) on Sept 13, 2006 21:26:45 GMT -5
be sure to come back and let us know your thoughts lysander316
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 14, 2006 1:43:36 GMT -5
No thread is ever too old if it's interesting!
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Post by I Five on Sept 14, 2006 10:33:47 GMT -5
Our book to read for bookclub for November...I've heard it's awesome!! I'm just reading the X-Wing series now...meeting Corran, Mirax, Iceheart, etc....
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Post by nassik on Sept 16, 2006 8:37:29 GMT -5
I, Jedi is the greatest Star Wars book ever written! Corran Horn is an especially talented Jedi. Due to the Halcyon lack of telekenetic skills the Jedi of this line are forced to be quicker, smarter, and more ingenious than other Jedi. For this reason Corran Horn is my absolute favorite Jedi! Beyond his Jedi skills Corran has a CorSec background that provides him with skills and resources that other Jedi lack. His time with Rogue Squadron only adds to the complexity and abilities of Corran and I can not help but think that he is a far more powerful Jedi than most of his peers. Corran Horn more than compensates for his lack of telekenetic skills with determination and intelligence. Besides, Corran can take in a bit of energy (a blaster bolt, thermal pressure, etc.) and then he can employ telekenesis when he needs to. The scene in I, Jedi where Corran defeats Shala the Hutt remains one of the most spectacular and memorable displays of raw Force power that I can remember.
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Post by I Five on Sept 16, 2006 9:13:57 GMT -5
Beyond his Jedi skills Corran has a CorSec background that provides him with skills and resources that other Jedi lack. His time with Rogue Squadron only adds to the complexity and abilities of Corran I agree...I'm reading the X-wing series now...and his CorSec background really does help him!
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Post by Ky-Wan Zann on Sept 23, 2006 0:22:44 GMT -5
Ok I'm a fan of the prequel Jedi personally. I have read the Jedi Apprentice and Quest series and I think it focus' on the training aspects and lesson as great as any older book. However everyone has told me to read this book, so I'm going to grab it and begin. I'm looking forward to it.
As long as it's better then Jedi Trial *shudders*
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Post by I Five on Sept 24, 2006 18:23:20 GMT -5
Anything is better then Jedi Trial...that book was the pits
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Post by nassik on Oct 15, 2006 2:38:36 GMT -5
I have owned, and lost, this book a number of times. And yet I buy it each time one of my copies goes missing. I remember stumbling across I, Jedi years ago in the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library. I was already into the Star Wars novels at that point and had just finished reading Tales From Jabba's Palace. As was then my habit I walked over to the science fiction paperbacks stored on rotating little shelves. I slowly started rotating the first stack and glanced over the spines of each book, mentally checking off each Star Wars novel that I had already read. After a moment or two I saw I, Jedi in bold white letters. I had found my next novel to read. I have been, and always will be, a Jedi fan first and foremost. After getting home I really dived into the book, even though I had already started it in the car on the way home. Within a day or two I had finished the novel. I absorbed its pages and delved into its story. I recognized the beginning of the novel from other things that I had read and I knew of Corran Horn from the X-Wing novels. I, Jedi is the most illustrative and informative book on Jedi training that I have ever read. And the fact that the novel is written from the first-person perspective made the material more accessible and personal as well. Of course I have no illusions or fantasies that I am Corran Horn or that I've been to Yavin IV. That does not make the material impersonal, though. I, Jedi is a vivid and immersive novel that truly comes to life in the reader's imagination. There are some truly fantastic Star Wars novels out there: Tattooine Ghost, Wraith Squadron, The Approaching Storm, etc. but I, Jedi far outshines them all. Unfortunately, I can't recommend this novel as an introductory book for someone looking to break into the Expanded Universe. I can say that I, Jedi is a lofty and admirable goal for that reader, though. When a rookie Expanded Universe reader gets to the point that they understand and can place the events and characters of I, Jedi they will truly have attained a thorough understanding of the Expanded Universe and will be able to follow anything and everything within the Star Wars universe.
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Post by Larwi B'nu on Oct 15, 2006 21:52:02 GMT -5
I was asked to come back and share my thoughts regarding "I, Jedi" once I finished reading it...awesome! Simply, awesome! I know it's coming up as the November bookclub subject, so I don't want to go into too much detail, but I was really impressed w/ this book!
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Post by Ky-Wan Zann on Nov 11, 2006 6:49:44 GMT -5
Ok I finally got a copy and will give it a read tomorrow or at least start it
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Post by I Five on Nov 11, 2006 15:06:09 GMT -5
we'll be discussing it on december 5...join us
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Post by Cara Drume on Nov 16, 2006 17:42:11 GMT -5
Okay, that's it...I'm looking for that one next.
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