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kalinaraSo, the Courtship of Princess Leia, one of the more infamous books from the old Star Wars Expanded Unverse, is being rightfully torn a new one over at Das_Sporking. As a kid, I remember reading that book. My feelings were mixed. I remember not really enjoying the Han and Leia part of the story, though I don't think I was old enough to really pinpoint why, but I did actually enjoy the dynamic between Luke and Isolder. Possibly this is because I'm shallow and I enjoy things where new characters slowly grow to realize how awesome my favorite characters are. I also rather liked Isolder and Teneniel as characters in their own right. I'm not sure if I was too young to appreciate the moral issues with the Witches of Dathomir, or if I just brushed it aside.
But this isn't about the Courtship of Princess Leia. It's actually about a different book that Dave Wolverton wrote: the Golden Queen.
I remember reading the Golden Queen as a kid and mostly enjoying it, though I remember having some "WTF" reactions as well. However, I actually didn't remember that one of the characters involved was a talking bear. You wouldn't think I could forget that, but there you go.
Anyway, the book has been republished since then under a different name: David Farland. Same dude though. For the sake of full disclosure, the version I'm using for this is the later Farland-published edition. I don't know if there are any changes, and I doubt I remember the story well enough to catch any as I read along.
Well, anyway, enough blathering. Let's find out if Wolverton/Farland is better with his own characters than with poor Han and Leia.
( Hard to do worse... )
But this isn't about the Courtship of Princess Leia. It's actually about a different book that Dave Wolverton wrote: the Golden Queen.
I remember reading the Golden Queen as a kid and mostly enjoying it, though I remember having some "WTF" reactions as well. However, I actually didn't remember that one of the characters involved was a talking bear. You wouldn't think I could forget that, but there you go.
Anyway, the book has been republished since then under a different name: David Farland. Same dude though. For the sake of full disclosure, the version I'm using for this is the later Farland-published edition. I don't know if there are any changes, and I doubt I remember the story well enough to catch any as I read along.
Well, anyway, enough blathering. Let's find out if Wolverton/Farland is better with his own characters than with poor Han and Leia.
( Hard to do worse... )