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For a very long time, I considered it the worst album, the only tracks I liked were Burning in the Skies and Waiting for the End.

But I decided to give it another listen, and oh, I loved it so much. It’s so emotional. What I love about LP is that each of their albums resonates differently at different points in your life, each one has its own unique character.

I also think this is an album that really comes into its own when you listen to it from start to finish, it’s like a journey. I’m just wondering if maybe The Catalyst wouldn’t have been a better ending, but The Messenger is good too

What does the community here think of A Thousand Suns? What are your favorite tracks on the album?

The New Jedi Order was the absolute masterpiece for me, definitely my favorite Star Wars content, but all good things must come to an end. The EU is a vast part of the Star Wars universe, so I’m wondering what other books I should read. They can be single books, duologies, trilogies, or longer series. It doesn’t really matter, but I’d like to know what other good books are out there.

I read:

Thrawn Trilogy
Dark Empire Trilogy
Jedi Academy Trilogy (unfortunately)
The Hand of Thrawn
New Jedi Order Series
Revenge of The Sith
Darth Plagueis

My favorites are Traitor, Star by Star, Destiny way, Vector Prime and the ROTS novel.

It could also be comics, not just books

As a fan of Kotor, I also like the Old Republic era, so something in that vein would be cool too. But it could be any era, not just this one. Basically, anything that's good lol

PS: I love Vergere...

I didn't expect something so emotional, something so heart-wrenching, something so brutal and uncompromising. Of course, the NJO era had already shown me that it would differ from the more “safe” New Republic era, but this was something else entirely. Still, the previous books managed to retain a hint of optimism, something that was missing from Star by Star, and I’m truly glad, because the Yuuzhan Vong deserved such a uncompromising portrayal.

Anakin Solo was my favorite new character, the previous books really gave me the impression that he was being set up as the main protagonist of this saga. I loved his adventure on Yavin, and I think I liked his more open-minded approach to the Force better than Jacen’s skepticism. Overall, his personality resonated with me the most out of all the siblings. He was worthy of bearing the name Anakin, even though... his heroism and strong sense of justice ultimately led to his death.

And that death really made a huge impression on me, not just because of my personal fondness for the character, but also because of everyone else’s reactions to his death. The thought that Han and Leia had lost someone so close to them again. The NJO era really doesn’t go easy on them. I have to admit that those reactions, that death, actually made me cry, something that had never happened to me before while reading books.

And then there’s Jaina, whom I always saw as the most level-headed of the siblings, who suddenly starts embracing the dark side of the Force. All of this really drove home just how significant this death is, and I’m looking forward to seeing the fallout and how the characters develop. Anakin may be dead, but I hope his influence on the story will live on.

Another character who turned out to be the unexpected MVP of this book for me was... Borsk Fey'lya. This man is such an incredible character to me. He’s written so incredibly well, this is exactly how politicians should be portrayed. I don’t know how many times I cursed him from his first appearances in the Thrawn trilogy, only to find myself rooting for him with all my might in his final moments. He is neither caricatured as evil nor caricatured as good; he is simply a politician who, despite making many questionable decisions, finally died like a true leader. It’s impossible not to appreciate that.

I started wondering if maybe they shouldn't have killed off someone important in the ranks, then his death might have had an even greater impact, but I think that the way it was ultimately handled strikes the right balance between acknowledging his deeds and not overly glorifying a character who was mostly a trash most of the time.

But yes, the way we lose so much in this story, we literally lose the capital of the New Republic, I really liked the invasion of Coruscant overall. I think I liked it more than the part about searching for the Voxyn Queen, which really shone mainly during Anakin’s death and in a few moments afterward.

I must also pay tribute to Ulah Kore, who truly suffered greatly during this mission, right up until her death. And to C-3PO, who also played an important role in this story.

And I'm really curious about Vergere, what's her motive. Overall the story has gotten really interesting, and I'm genuinely curious to see where it's all heading. The way everything has fallen apart in this book gives me a feeling somewhat similar to Revenge of the Sith, which, by the way, is my favorite Star Wars title.

From what I understand, Traitor is another standout in the series, at least that’s what I’ve heard. In general, I’ve heard many times that it’s the best book in the NJO series, and often even that it’s the best Star Wars book overall. So I’m curious to see how it will surprise me. But before that, there’s still Dark Journey and the next two books.

Simply put, what an amazing adventure

I think it's interesting that most of the games featured on this poster are ones that have been released in recent years. Apart from SWTOR, but that is still alive today.

This is just a guess on my part, but I also think the character design is based on Saber Interactive’s designs from the remake. It wouldn’t be the first time designs from the remake have been used, since there was once a series of figurines that used the Aspyr Remake version as their model. If that's the case, I'm glad they replaced the old character models from Aspyr, because the new ones look much better.

And that’s just me wishful thinking. How cool would it be to see a new trailer for the KotOR Remake on May 4... Maybe since it’s the only unreleased game on that poster, that’s exactly what’ll happen? Probably not, but copium dies last.

In any case, during a drought, it's nice to see Kotor mentioned anywhere lol

I've always loved that specific part of “Keys to the Kingdom", but Mike also has a few other individual verses that I really like, like the beginning of “The Emptiness Machine". Are there any songs that are full Mike Shinoda in that style? I need that in my life 😭