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Imperial Entertainment TV and Movies => Imperial Library => Topic started by: Tamer on June 10, 2008, 06:23:18 AM
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I just got done reading the third installment of this "True Colors" and see that "Order 66" is the last one in this series. I will pick it up and read it. I don't want to give too much away, but it is a pretty good read about Omega and Delta squads and the search for a cure to the rapid ageing the Clones face. It has the romance stuff that gals dig, but I didn't let that scare me too much. Its a pretty good read! ^-^
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Saw this from the official Star Wars website. I really loved the video game Republic Commando and am loving the tales of Omega squad by Karen Traviss.
Here is the skippy (http://www.starwars.com/eu/lit/novel/news20080428b.html) on the final book. WARNING. It does contain spoilers!
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can you say, "best series ever".
behind the thrawn trilogy, of course.
which is also getting a new book?
coincidence?
i dont know...
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I still haven't read order 66 yet, but plan on doing so. It looks like there is going to be an Imperial Commando series written by said author that will further the RC series.
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Traviss is flat-out AMAZING! The RC series is one of two motivators that finally pushed me into getting serious about my customizing figs. (for the other reason, see "fan-fic links" in this forum)
Brendan and I plan to do a major diorama of the "apartment scene" from Triple Zero, with ALL the squad-members, Null Arcs, Mando's, Jedi, and other hangers-on who appeared. Ambitious? Of course!! Worth it? HELL YEAH!! Homage to the queen, and all!
I even have Trooper Corr with his prosthetic hands!
Of course, having an SA Commando would be a significant help...I'll buy at least eight...at least...!
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I have so many books on my to-read list it isnt funny. I guess that I need to look for this series as it sounds pretty sweet.
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I finally bought Order 66 when it came out on paperback. It is driving me crazy just sitting on my to pack things for the beach. I am trying to save it for my vacation.
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good idea...it is GOOOOOOD!!! I got it almost as soon as the hardback hit the shelf. Now I need to get it in paperback. ;D
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Imperial Commando is gonna be on my to get list too.
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When is it supposed to hit the shelves?
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When is it supposed to hit the shelves?
comes out in paperback on Oct. 27.
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Ok, I picked up the first book, last week and am a few chapters into it, now. Pretty cool, so far.
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Ok, I picked up the first book, last week and am a few chapters into it, now. Pretty cool, so far.
I just finished Order 66 while I was at the beach. I liked the book. I wasn't overly happy with the ending, but I guess you always need some material to set up another book. I know I better get my happy ending in Imperial Commando!
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I've come across the RC series by accident when I picked up the first novel in a bookshop at the Airport in Atlanta, GA, and that got me hooked on Omega and Delta.
From the ending of Order 66, I should think that Niner and Dar might play a role in the upcoming book, too.
Do you know about a brief spoiler?
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Do you know about a brief spoiler?
Nothing other than the topic description you get from places like Amazon.com and similar sites.
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Shab!
So we've got to wait till October then.
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I can't wait for Imperial Commando myself. I really love the story of the Skirata clan. :)
By the way, Karen is very good at responding to her fans via email through www.karentraviss.com
I've had a number of interessting mini discussions with her about RC. :)
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I actually pre-ordered this last week from Amazon, I need to read this, It ranks right up there in my favorites, I loved the Zahn trilogy but this my push that out of my #1 spot.
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I think it will. I've long held the Zahn books up as the "gold standard" of SW fiction. Traviss easily (imo) nails the bar set so high by Mr. Zahn (whom I had the great pleasure to meet just as the third book was set to release). I felt Stackpole and Allston (both of whom I also managed to meet) did quite well with the X-Wing series and "I, Jedi." Ms. Traviss easily ranks with them and I think frequently surpasses them.
The "catch" - if there is one - is that Zahn handles the movie characters while Traviss handles "support" characters, and this allows an entirely different approach to story-telling. As such, you might not care for her style. However, if you like action/adventure writers, I can almost guarantee you that you will love the RC/IC books.
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I do like her writing style till the end of the book. Then, I feel there are too many things left haning. I can understand that being there are more books to read, but I am hoping for some type of resolution in this one.
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Ah, but the Universe is never a neatly-tied bundle to be easily digested, Padawan! ;D I know what ya mean and I figure she'll either be tying off loose ends in the next book or else leave it wide open for us "fanbois" to go off on our own tangents...
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Well I want a happy ending! At least some of it anyhow!
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i haven't read the R.C. series yet (still bogged down in the 40k horus heresy books) but they sound good btw tamer love the new avatar!
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i haven't read the R.C. series yet (still bogged down in the 40k horus heresy books) but they sound good btw tamer love the new avatar!
I like the Warhammer novels too. Think that is what you are talking about. My avatar is courtesy of one Hangarbay94, good ole Jules.
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Shab!
So we've got to wait till October then.
WHEN!!??!!??
Any reports? Ideas? Sightings???
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Release date is October 27th, I pre-ordered mine from Amazon
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Imperial Commandos 501st almost here! just 5 days away! Next Tuesday!!!
;D
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I'm really looking forward to IC. I read all each of the RC novels in one breath. Fast paced action and storytelling. Only thing that bothered me towards the end was the HUGE family Kal brought together. Of course, in a galaxy, twenty or so people missing is hardly noticable.
I'm anxious to find out how the guys from Delta will fare. They're Imps now, while Omega and others have gone awol.
What are you guys' favourite parts from the novels? Mine would have to be Vau's nearly fatal treasure hunt, Mereel and Ordo joining in on the covert ops on Coruscant and the hunt, capture and finally demise of that aiwha-bait Kaminoan bitch 8)
Also, Fi's near fatal accident and his recovery were intriguin parts to read.
Here's to Karin! Oya!
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Yeah, only four more days.
I've pre-ordered the book through Amazon and can hardly wait for it to arrive.
Karen rules!
Oya Manda!
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*slowly grinds teeth into dust*
WalMart had O66 out on the paperback rack this week. Wonder if that means they'll have the IC book, as well. P'backs at a discount everyday and THEN an employee discount on top!
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*slowly grinds teeth into dust*
WalMart had O66 out on the paperback rack this week. Wonder if that means they'll have the IC book, as well. P'backs at a discount everyday and THEN an employee discount on top!
How much are the books at the walmart?
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Something like 10% off cover. Enough to cover the sales-taxes, tho.
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the book should be out now!!!
damn the luck I can't get to a bookstore for a couple more days though. :(
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picked up Imperial commando 501st yeasterday, im on the second chapter now..its great to read about kal and his misfits
i am so excited ;D i really love this SW series, i so need to find her very first book series, they are so hard to find here, please if some else is reading this book aswell.....
******PLEASE NO SPOILERS!!!*******
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I wish WalMart would carry it - that's pretty much the only place I get a chance to shop now...
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i think i was pretty lucky to get here in OZ before the U.S folk most times it takes a week later to get stuff... i thought this was coming in hard cover?
my mate had to go to a store in the city to get it for me but i am glad he was going in for his comics otherwise i would'nt even be talking about it lol
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I wish WalMart would carry it - that's pretty much the only place I get a chance to shop now...
I ordered mine through Amazon.
Got their email today that they shipped my copy.
With a bit of luck I'll have it tomorrow...
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Mine arived today and I am eagerly awaiting the time to be able to crack it open, I started a few pages but I want to be able to read and enjoy it, so in other words I need to wait til Sue is working ;)
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Finally going to pick my copy up this weekend
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Got a copy at WalMart last night!! w00t!!
Stayed up until 2am reading, slept fitfully until ~5am, got up when Rebe left for work and kept reading until I finished it just after 8am. WOW.
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wow, that's commendable determination, Doc :)
so it's that good, huh? I have no doubts its as incredible as all the preceding books were
NO SPOILERS ;D
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Nah, more like the weather is that bad here. Altho I must confess to waking up numerous times from dreams of talking to Jaing and Mereel and Kal.
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LOL thats so funny i can imagine that i have done it before too lol
now you have to wait a whole year for the next book ;) i just hope in this book that some things get wrapped up and not drag into the next book
im in Page 115 and loving thus far ;D
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Ordered my copy from TheBookDepository in the UK. Can't wait to find it in my mailbox!
And yes..... no spoilers!! ;)
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I managed to buy it on thursday and not read it until saturday. with it being Halloween there was not a lot of reading going on.....
but I finished it last night.
And now the long wait for the next book in the series begins again.
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Just received it in the mail and read a few pages while cooking dinner. Yes, I'm one of those rare multitasking guys :P
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I am almost done with it,
No Spoilers but I am bittersweet with it, I want and wanted more from this one and I don't want to wait until July of 2010
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I finished mine the day after I got it. That was the night I couldn't sleep - only 3 hrs of crappy dozing. July, hm? I need to see if I can find anything that might let us know if she's managing to wrap up any of "her" storylines...
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Of course things are subject to change but this next book is the only one listed as upcomming in the wiki, hopefully this isn't but if it is I want the story to tie up with the potential for more.
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Uh... Ms. Traviss isn't writing any more SW books. She said, effectively, Lucas had become a pain in the backside to write for, given his propensity to arbitrarily change canon and ignore previously-released works. This made it hard to continue writing in the universe, as certain plot-points and story-arcs were pretty much screwed over with the release of the CW Season 2 guide. So, the next RC/IC book is her last one. Hopefully, she saw it coming early enough to give us RC/Mando fans some degree of closure. We can hope.
Or we can write our own.
Oh, wait... I already am. ;D
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I had to go and read more on it, for those interested here is the link to her site and the story pertaining to this,
http://www.karentraviss.com/html/Movingon.htm
I undertsand the this is all Lucas' baby but it's to bad you hear more and more of this occuring, teh continuity changes and "canon" how can it be canon when the creator doesn't make up his mind. Just read some of the early books in the SW runs, any of the "tales of" and so on and most of those are defunct now, as some should be ;) but I do feel her pain and understand, I am not happy, as I loved this series. I swear it's not the story anymore with Lucas, it's the cashcow. And as much as I like continuations, I really can't fall in love with this new CW toon series at all, way to much "stupid" for me occuring, and the dialog plain old sucks.
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it is truly a dam shame i really loved this series and her writing style, well i wonder what her Halo novel will be like...
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Guess I'll have to look into Karen's Gears of War novels.
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Why can't Lucas just keep his mouth shut and rake in the billions? I would! You don't mess with something that is golden!
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Why can't Lucas just keep his mouth shut and rake in the billions? I would! You don't mess with something that is golden!
he's become a supreme douche over the last 10 years
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Why can't Lucas just keep his mouth shut and rake in the billions? I would! You don't mess with something that is golden!
he's become a supreme douche over the last 10 years
LOL. I am beginning to think that is an undestatement!
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Why can't Lucas just keep his mouth shut and rake in the billions? I would! You don't mess with something that is golden!
The Flanneled One does ;) Ever since he decided he was better suited to direct again.
But this is not about George and his destroying all what the fans have bought and suffered for, it's about Karen's awesome contribution to our beloved gffa.
I'm a slow reader (because I always do something else while reading, like cooking, watching tv, saying "no" to my girl for the umptieth time upon her asking for candy), but I'm totally back in that world of Skirata and his ragtag clan of Mandos and what not!
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i honestly think Lucas has lost his mind and thinks HE IS Emperor Palpatine, Taking complete control over every thing!!! the power has gone to his head
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It's a shame, Her writing style and story lines will surly be missed, I really, really enjoyed this series of character development as well as here other SW titles. I will check out some of her other titles in the non SW line up,
As for Lucas, I have heard for years that he has become very tight with his ideas and control, problem with that is when his ideas change at the whims, It could be great if it stayed consistant, Heck it even started back with Splinter's of the Minds Eye, that didn;t follow canon at all and that was back in the original era. O well, I still am eagerly awaiting the last installment of this run and will re-read it many times over.
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Well, I picked up "Hard Contact" and "Triple Zero" last night and began reading. Interesting so far, to see how Omega Squad was formed. Karen's stories are simple to follow, good writing so far. Looking forward to getting back to reading tonight!
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Finished Hard Contact last night, starting on Triple Zero tonight. Been a pretty good book so far. It's very interesting to see not only how the Jedi influence the clones, but how the clones influence the Jedi as well.
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Just a tip Pat Read the short story at the back first before you start Trip Z it same again for True Colors if i remember correctly
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Traviss is flat-out AMAZING! The RC series is one of two motivators that finally pushed me into getting serious about my customizing figs. (for the other reason, see "fan-fic links" in this forum)
Brendan and I plan to do a major diorama of the "apartment scene" from Triple Zero, with ALL the squad-members, Null Arcs, Mando's, Jedi, and other hangers-on who appeared. Ambitious? Of course!! Worth it? HELL YEAH!! Homage to the queen, and all!
I even have Trooper Corr with his prosthetic hands!
Of course, having an SA Commando would be a significant help...I'll buy at least eight...at least...!
If you're not absolutely devoted to the Katarn armor being all bulky like the poorly-articulated figure Hasbro gave us, you could always do what I did and just chop the sail-fin off the SA mark I clone troopers and paint them up... if you add enough gear and greeblies and backpacks where appropriate, you can have yourself a very good looking RC indeed! I wanna know all the details of this diorama, by the way.... who you use for all the characters especially, I'd love to know how other people envisioned the characters that have never been visualized before! Jusik and Etain and whichever civilians they had picked up bu that time... it's going to be glorious!
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I finished "Triple Zero" the other day at work, so tonight I start on "True Colors." I'm so addicted to this series, and every page I read pisses me off more and more that Lucas went and SCREWED it all up.
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I'm half-way through Imperial Commando: 501st now, and each page makes me more and more angry about Lucas pissing Karen off like that. Still, this has been one of the best novel series I've ever read. I can't remember another series I've been so engrossed in, with characters I've been so enthralled with.
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I am still pissed about this one,
On one hand I hope another author picks up the story line just so I can see and have some resolution with story lines, but it still won't be the same with out her writtin it,
then on the other hand, I know it is Lucas' right to do what he wants, but man things like this really T me off and really taint my taste for newer SW stories, items and so forth. I hate changes in direction from years of "established" works he authorized.
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We the fans NEED this closure on this series. We DESERVE it!
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I just wish it didn't have to be a culture that true fans idolize. Heck, make it Mon Calimari or the Quarren, something anything other than Mandalore. Heck, Karen created a whole great civilization with this series and now we are left hanging. I just hope someone finishes the story. It is kind of like me and the Halo books, Nylund is the author, but I didn't mind some of the others written by different authors. Did anyone notice that our Karen has written a "Halo" story? Interesting. I am so looking forward to the Forerunner series, since George officialy peed all over this one.
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I agree we need some closure, but if KT doesn't do it, I don't want it.
Old George really screwed up this one, BIG TIME.
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i totally agree, but what does he (GL) care!!
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i totally agree, but what does he (GL) care!!
See that's the point, he doesn't care at all. He got all the money from the books, signings and such. Now he decided to destroy it, to make them all hug one another and be lame.
Being a member, though might as well be retired, of the mandalorian mercs costume club really doesn't make it as much fun any more wihtout KT, doing her stuffs.
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It took me months to finish reading the 1st book in this series, but then after the 2nd book they got better. I started caring about the characters. My one major complaint was too much Mandalorian lingo. Way too much. Felt like I was speaking Klingon, and we don't need that in Star Wars. I finished reading 501st when it came out months ago, and it was kind of weak. She could have wrapped it all up in that one, but I think she thought she was writing one more. Now I see why she quit after seeing last weeks Clone Wars episode. But reading her Republic Commando books have made me love the Clones. I have around 150 clones plus almost all their machines. Now after seeing some of the customizing work on this site, especially clones, I'm about to do some redecorating!
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Now don't roast me here, as I do really like Karen and her work ( I am so hoping she gets into the Halo series), but for me I believe I would rather have this book finished in some fashion rather than just let it die alltogether. Perhaps some allowances can be made on George's end (yeah I know I am a dreamer) for the Mandos to be the family guys and butt kickers we all know they are and Karen will sign back on. Now I ain't saying this for Karen, but sometimes authors get big heads and think thier work supersedes the entire story or genre. Lets face it, there are a ton of Star Wars books and we have seen successful series done by a series of authors, like the last Caedus storyline which was pretty good or the Vong series. I too started off getting ticked when Zahn didn't just do all the Star Wars books, but saw that other SW authors could do as good a job. I also think the RC series' storyline is so fixed now that another author couldn't shoot it all the Hades and back too much an expect to have more work. Ofcourse this is just my opinion and that and twenty five cents won't even get a phone call anymore.
All that being said, I love seeing everyone's opinion on this and think I am gonna front page this thread today with the question. Should the RC series be finished or left alone? Give me your opinion on this folks. I may be missing an angle here and change my mind because I ain't totally set on this yet.
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How bout one of you finishes this. Here is the basic storyline! From Wookiepedia.
"In this followup to "Imperial Commando: 501st" the Clone Wars are over, and the Republic commandos now wear the white armor of the stormtroopers in service to the Galactic Empire. But not all those commandos are loyal to the Emperor, turning the fight against the rebels into a war between clone brothers! The newly-fledged Empire is strengthening its foothold on Mandalore, but Kal Skirata's clan of clone deserters and fugitive Jedi face a new threat as an older, more insidious enemy emerges from decades in hiding. The Death Watch is back. The loathed Mandalorian hardliners - the brutal nationalist faction that murdered Jango Fett's parents - are now on the Imperial payroll, threatening to bring civil war to the Mandalore sector. As Clan Skirata prepares to settle old scores, knowing they may lose the battle, Imperial commandos Darman and Niner arrive on a covert mission that will put them on a collision course with their former brothers. Their task: to hunt down and kill eccentric Jedi Master Djinn Altis, an unlikely ally of Clan Skirata. But Darman has plans of his own that he hasn't even revealed to Niner. He's come looking for his son, Kad. The galaxy is a dangerous place for a kid who's half-Force user, half clone, and Darman's set on getting Kad out of the reach of both the Emperor and the last of the Jedi any way he can - even if that means taking on the man he's always called father.["
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Picked up Death Troopers Novel and liked it and while in B-Nobel Bookstore I saw Order 66 RC I liked the looks of it and bought it now I am hooked I have read every one except 501st IC getting that one soon. However I am crushed the series is junked and there won't be anymore : (
Its sad as I really love the Republic Commando series. I have also made several custom RC guys in the past week even adding Darman, and some troops to back up Fixer. I custom made Fixer, two RC's in dark green colors, Darman, Boss and I have Fi Skirata and two Scorch RC Commandos.
Bummer that the story line is over. Its going to drive me NUTS outta me mind wondering what happend to SEV !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jon
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There are too many loose ends that need to be tied up to even list! I don't care WHO at this point writes the 6th and final book, but it NEEDS to be done!
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I have also made several custom RC guys in the past week even adding Darman, and some troops to back up Fixer. I custom made Fixer, two RC's in dark green colors, Darman, Boss and I have Fi Skirata and two Scorch RC Commandos.
Don't talk the talk, man.
Show us some pics, will ya?
We all love the Commandos, Papa Kal and his Nulls.
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There are too many loose ends that need to be tied up to even list! I don't care WHO at this point writes the 6th and final book, but it NEEDS to be done!
I don't think that any other author will do to wrap up the storyline.
It is Karen's story and she should do it.
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Finished the first and now to the second! They are really good. From what everyone said i think it is going to suck she never finishes them. Shame! :(
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Perhaps Karen will reconsider now that GL is off the team so to speak.
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Maybe! I really hope she does!