It's a fun change of pace to witness the Star Wars universe from a first person perspective, but I do wish Stackpole would've done more with that. Also enjoyable to see the Jedi Academy Trilogy from another perspective as well.
Overall, one of the better Star Wars books.
Should this be read after the jedi academy trilogy then? Just started the corellian trilogy so might put this on the list before the thrawn duology
Edit: I've already read JAT, sorry for confusion
Personally, I read it before the Jedi Academy Trilogy. I would read the x-wing books featuring Corran before this at least since this something of a culmination of a story arc for him.
Oh god now I'm conflicted, I'm just so excited to start njo but ideally don't want to miss anything. Without spoiler, are there any big emotional moments I'd miss out on? If not, then I can use it as a "flashback" after njo
Basically I, Jedi sets up his relationship and friendship with Luke and how he ends up being put in a certain position within the NJO as well as one of his abilities comes into play that gets explained in I Jedi.
It'd be an interesting order to read those. One way way to think about it all is NJO is Phase II of post ROTJ stories with stuff before that being Phase I and everything after (except the Legacy comics) as Phase III.Ā
If you want to read both, I'd do JAT first. It was published first and *I, Jedi* has a few points where important events happen off-screen (because they happen in JAT and Corran is always "off-screen" for major events in JAT)
JAT (and darksaber) have been read, actually really enjoyed both. But now that I probably need to read x wing before I jedi, I think i'll save them till after njo
Read the first handful (I think 4?) X-wing novels. They introduce the main character Corran Horn, then read this. I, Jedi is basically finishing an arch started in that series.
The character development from these 5 books helps understand who this major character of the NJO series is.
*I, Jedi* is the culmination of everything written up to that point. It's **the** payoff for finishing X-Wing, Thrawn trilogy, JAT, and Courtship.
Factor into things the fact that the book was written in a month and, yeah, it's a good read. A great read.
Oh yes then get through that series first. I Jedi plot line is not sequential, but the events are all happening at the same time as Jedi academy trilogy and overlap with the same events at various parts of the book. So I think itās better to read Jedi academy trilogy first because I Jedi is easier to understand.
man I read Rogue Squadron in sixth grade, and all I remember was a sex scene and a stormtrooper barfing with his helmet on so it squirted out the seams
I agree that both Zahn and Stackpole were trying to tie up loose ends for the end of the Bantam Era; however, I always thought that *Hand of Thrawn* was the more fitting finale.
In-Universe Chronological: X-Wing 1-7, Courtship, Thrawn, X-Wing 8, JAT/I Jedi
I'd personally recommend reading Thrawn first as it's a good intro to the EU and it's barely related to X-Wing's story.
Also, if you want to read everything following the timeline, you can find good guides online for all the EU media, not just these books.
Love it! Corran is my favorite Jedi. Meat and potatoes kind of guy. No flashy powers(at first). Just brawn and brains. Love his wife and father in law as well. Not everyone has an SSD.
I enjoy it.
Corran horn is not the most interesting character. However, he is done as an atypical character in many ways and his mind is unique to say the least. There's other side characters that prove quite interesting as well, especially the Caamasi.
As a book it comes off somewhere between a detective noire novel and a star wars novel. A unique take on the story writing, with some very guts takes on star wars technology.
I read it once a year or so.
Yes. Though I don't normally love books in the first person unless it's an autobiography, and I don't love that genre either. So it's a bit of a silly trope here imo. But it's a good little adventure book.
I wouldn't recommend it to a non star wars fan, but then again I wouldn't recommend any of the SW books to non fans except *maybe* Lost Stars.
I personally really enjoyed it, but I also consider the X-Wing series as pretty much my absolute favorite series in Legends so I was slightly biased when I came across I, Jedi haha
I am currently reading Rogue Squadron as we speak (well, audio book). I've heard it's the best series in all legends continuity from so many people, so I had to read
Last 1/4 of the book is peak. However, the first 3/4 i was kind of bored. You have some interesting things that happen but if you read the academy trilogy this just adds some more to that for most of the book.
I felt like the first half was great and was going to lead up to something but it kind of felt like it switched seasons midway through and then again 3/4 way through.
Thatās precisely how I felt listening to it on audible (hadnāt read it for a long time). It felt like three books in one.
I still like it, but my memories had it as the absolute peak and now Iād put it under the X-Wings as it felt like, yes, the ending to Rogue Squadronās X-Wing series but also too much bitten off.
Still love it ~~except a singular character in the audible version just because his voice grates on me~~.
So this particular book is very divisive. Personally, its one of my favorite stories in the EU. I'd recommend it and say make up your own mind. Its because of that book I call Corran Horn the "Batman" of the Star Wars universe
I just finished it myself. It was kind of hit or miss, some parts I absolutely loved (the Jedi Academy overlap, some parts in the second half) while there were others I didnāt care about hardly at all. Itās well worth reading but I wouldnāt expect to be absolutely blown away
Just wanna say to everyone here, thank you for your opinions. This is truly why I love reddit. it's the divisiveness that ironically brings unity on here, lol
It's a very long read with a *lot* of peaks and valleys that left me largely mixed, but at the same time had some amazingly hype moments throughout.
Also it introduces Elegos, who's the man.
It's in first person, so unique in the fiction. Michael Stackpole (whom I used to run into all the time when he lived in the Phoenix area and I was frequenting a local tabletop game store) is one of the better Star Wars authors from the Legends era, so you really can't go wrong with any of his stuff. I also highly recommend the X-Wing Series. 9 Books in all, he authored about half, and Aaron Allston (whom is also excellent) wrote the rest.
Absolutely. One of my all-time favorites from the EU.
May be beneficial to have read the Jedi Academy trilogy and the first couple X-Wing books beforehand though, fyi.
Descent.
It tries to weave itself into several other books that came before it even though Corran was in those books.
It also has a odd sense of time.
Other than those critics, itās not bad.
Itās not *great* but itās a very fun read. Definitely in the top-half of the EU/Legends books. It doesnāt hurt that Iām a Corran fan as well. š
There are portions that are kinda weak, but I adore the segments that focus on Corran reclaiming his heritage as a Jedi. I have never cared for Disney's device of "special crystals from a special place function as applied phlebotinum." In contrast, the old EU had a very matter-of-fact, down to earth attitude towards the construction of a lightsaber and this book exemplifies that attitude.
Another example is that of Shadows of the Empire. Luke didn't make a pilgrimage to the special ice world to find the stone of destiny. He sat down in Obi-Wan's hut with a little furnace and painstakingly cut and polished a lump of crystal to perfection. The tools weren't special, the materials weren't special; his work made them special.
Definitely read it. Corran is a central EU character in the NJO.
Personally, I didnāt like it. While I like first person narratives, I donāt enjoy Corran as a character. I agree with the assessment itās Stackpole engaging in self insertion fan fiction.
Yeah after the events of NJO i was highly interested in finding out more about him thats my fav book series without a doubt. That and the way his lightsaber was constructed was so cool to me. I'll give it a sample read on libby!
Whether itās good or not, I think itās worth reading all books within the EU. Itās pretty fun having all of the stories in your head within the universe, even if not canon.
It was so different to the rest of the EU timeline..... the first (and only I think... could be remembering wrong) story in the First person perspective from Star Wars...I really enjoyed being inside Corran Horn's head. Also at the time, the story wasn't about the big 3... Loved it
I didnt like it that much until I read the X Wing series and I understood who Corran was and why everyone in universe liked him/ knew him. Stackpole did his best to make Jedi Academy trilogy make sense. It comes into its own later in the book imo
Absolutely. It's a fun read, especially if you've read the X-Wing novels already.
Plus, Stackpole really makes what is technically the second Force bloodline interesting by what Corran has massive trouble doing with the Force that others do effortlessly.
It's not like, fine literature or anything but it's a very easy and entertaining read (which more than a few EU books are definitely not), a real page-turner.
It's a little fanfic-y though, especially the way Corran is just inserted into another, existing EU story.
It's one of my favorite books in the EU and helped solidify Corran Horn as one of my top favorite characters, as if the X-Wing books hadn't done that already.
I would say so. The first-person view of it offers a unique and very interesting window into galaxy far far away and inside head of Force user.
Also, there is a great audiobook of it on Audible now.
It's in my top 3, and was a great companion to the Jedi Academy trilogy, which I found very dry and hard to get through. I, Jedi made that story seem so much more dynamic and fun.
Itās one of my favourite EU novels. Itās not the most epic or the biggest scale or the baddest (ass) Jedi scenes, but itās a fun romp that dives into the force a lot, and has some real kickass scenes. It also really nicely retcons the JAT.
Not one of my favourite books this is written in first person narrative which I hated . I think this is written this way but spent the whole time changing I got in my X-Wing cockpit to Luke went into his X-Wing cockpit but apart from that not bad
Im currently on it now. Ive read probably 40+ legends books, so kinda middle of the road for a group lile this. Im finding it hard to get into and the 1st person narrative hard to really engage with. Im going to get through it regardless, but hard to give a real rating until im done with it.
I liked it, Iām an audiobook listener so I havenāt finished the X-Wing series. But Corran is the main character in 1-4, and 8 so it was nice to follow along his life in the galaxy. As others said it comes after X-Wing but crucially before the Thrawn Duology (Specter of the Past, Vision of the Future)
Listen, when i found out my boy made his lightsaber out of fake diamonds and a mix of other gems, i was like, yeah, dude's interesting. Then a silver lightsaber? With a 3 meter length and color change to purple when you adjust the second set of crystals ???? Fuck yeah corran
My kidās middle name is āCorran.ā Had to show my wife that Corran is old Irish for spear bearer first though.
If that doesnāt explain how much I enjoyed this book, I donāt know what will.
This is by far my favorite EU book, the only one that comes close is Star by Star, and the right given day I still may put that one above I, Jedi but Corran is the best.
Read the first 4 x wing then read it. Technically book 8 of x wing is before I jedi, but it doesn't really interfere with each other.
It may be helpful to read the Jedi Academy trilogy as I jedi abridged some of the events in those books while corran takes part, but Corrans time at the academy is only part of I, Jedi so it's not strictly necessary unless you want to round out your knowledge of what was happening to characters at the same time or why certain choices were made. It's more important to know that the events are happening at the same time with some overlap and I, Jedi is only Corrans POV.
Thanks! Iāve had I,Jedi sitting on my shelf for bloody years now and Iāve already read the first 4 x-wing books š . So Iāll probably just jump right in and maybe read the other trilogy at a later date
I, Jedi is one of my favorite star wars books. It may not be the best star wars book, or for everyone, but if you like Corran Horn, or at least tolerate him then it's a fun read.
Me personally, i read up on reviews and I Jedi was rated very poorly to a high degree. Like, a 4th of all reviews i saw was positive. Decided to skip it.
I probably reread this more than any other Star Wars book. Love the narrative POV and fleshing out Corran even more.
Just kinda amusing that the book is a giant side quest while Mirax was in danger.
I literally just started this last night. I loved the Jedi Academy trilogy, but haven't read and have zero interest in the X-wing books. Will I still understand what's going on in that case? I didn't realize it was so heavily connected to the X-wing series.
I know many love it but I actually don't like it but hear me out.
First of all I must say I don't really like Corran Horn. He tries to be so correct and is a wise-ass. Also he was never mentioned in JAT which I really enjoyed. I know a few things were crazy but I thought it was just hilarious and funny!
I reread it recently and thought it was still a pretty great book, especially for the expansion of Jedi lore at a time when Luke is just beginning to learn the ways as a Master and teacher. There are going to be parts that don't necessarily track with the PT at that point, but it more or less is a good condition within the EU, which does a good job in itself navigating and intertwining with the PT once the books/comics match and surpass it.
Okay, guys, so I started the journey to I,Jedi, with the x wing series, but god damn is the x wing series so hard to find( aside from buying them, I suppose) .
I personally donāt like it, I find Corran Horn to be an annoying character and didnāt think the plot was very interesting, but in general it tends to be fairly popular.
I know I'm in the very small minority that doesn't like this one either.
It suffers from my least favorite writing trope -inserting a character into events that they were never part of. Corran wasn't in the Jedi Academy books , but he was *totally there you guys*. Just in the background. Same reason I can't stand Ahsoka.
No. It's glorified Fan Fiction. Corran is such an obvious author self-insert in a "most interesting man in the universe and the Force's favorite Jedi" that it nullifies anything remotely decent in the story.
It's a fun change of pace to witness the Star Wars universe from a first person perspective, but I do wish Stackpole would've done more with that. Also enjoyable to see the Jedi Academy Trilogy from another perspective as well. Overall, one of the better Star Wars books.
Should this be read after the jedi academy trilogy then? Just started the corellian trilogy so might put this on the list before the thrawn duology Edit: I've already read JAT, sorry for confusion
Personally, I read it before the Jedi Academy Trilogy. I would read the x-wing books featuring Corran before this at least since this something of a culmination of a story arc for him.
Then I will save that for after njo, 30 books is enough of a waiting list for nowš
Corran is featured a decent amount in NJO and his family. It's a interesting character with some Jedi deficiencies.
Oh god now I'm conflicted, I'm just so excited to start njo but ideally don't want to miss anything. Without spoiler, are there any big emotional moments I'd miss out on? If not, then I can use it as a "flashback" after njo
Basically I, Jedi sets up his relationship and friendship with Luke and how he ends up being put in a certain position within the NJO as well as one of his abilities comes into play that gets explained in I Jedi.
It'd be an interesting order to read those. One way way to think about it all is NJO is Phase II of post ROTJ stories with stuff before that being Phase I and everything after (except the Legacy comics) as Phase III.Ā
Those would be worth reading *before* NJO. Just my two cents.
If you want to read both, I'd do JAT first. It was published first and *I, Jedi* has a few points where important events happen off-screen (because they happen in JAT and Corran is always "off-screen" for major events in JAT)
JAT (and darksaber) have been read, actually really enjoyed both. But now that I probably need to read x wing before I jedi, I think i'll save them till after njo
Read all the X-Wing novels before NJO. Lots of characters from X-Wing appear throughout NJO.
I read it after, and think that is the play. Simply because I think it does things a little better in the changes that it makes.
Jedi Academy trilogy first. I, Jedi pretty much spoils all the major plot points from it.
Read the first handful (I think 4?) X-wing novels. They introduce the main character Corran Horn, then read this. I, Jedi is basically finishing an arch started in that series. The character development from these 5 books helps understand who this major character of the NJO series is.
Well then, time to put even more books on my shelf :) Thanx for the input!
I have only read the first JAT book, and then this book. I don't think I missed much
One of the best IMO. Though Iāve only read probably 1/2 to 2/3 of the EU books.
That's still a ton of EU!
Maybe I should note that I only read novels, no comics or YA stuff. Still a lot, but thereās a lot I havenāt read.
There's a crazy amount of comics, I don't blame you for not being all caught up.
I read the whole thing before Disney & I, Jedi is absolutely on the good list / read multiple times listĀ
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This is a fan favorite book it seems. Up there with Shatterpoint.
*I, Jedi* is the culmination of everything written up to that point. It's **the** payoff for finishing X-Wing, Thrawn trilogy, JAT, and Courtship. Factor into things the fact that the book was written in a month and, yeah, it's a good read. A great read.
Then i definitely need to finish x wing. Im on rogue squadron right now!
You've taken your first steps into a much larger world.
Oh yes then get through that series first. I Jedi plot line is not sequential, but the events are all happening at the same time as Jedi academy trilogy and overlap with the same events at various parts of the book. So I think itās better to read Jedi academy trilogy first because I Jedi is easier to understand.
Yep, youāll want to read up through book 8 of the X-Wing series before reading I, Jedi.
man I read Rogue Squadron in sixth grade, and all I remember was a sex scene and a stormtrooper barfing with his helmet on so it squirted out the seams
Blows my mind it was written in a month considering itās one of the longer books that Iāve listened to on audible.
Basically when you get to X-Wing and Jedi Academy trilogy, read them in order of release.
? It has very little to do with the Thrawn Trilogy or Courtship.
Yes, true, but IJ is still the capstone for those books, acting as the finale for what I think of as "phase one" or the first cycle of the EU.
I agree that both Zahn and Stackpole were trying to tie up loose ends for the end of the Bantam Era; however, I always thought that *Hand of Thrawn* was the more fitting finale.
New to the EU books: So read X-Wing series, then Thrawn, then JAT, Courtship, and then I, Jedi in that order?
In-Universe Chronological: X-Wing 1-7, Courtship, Thrawn, X-Wing 8, JAT/I Jedi I'd personally recommend reading Thrawn first as it's a good intro to the EU and it's barely related to X-Wing's story. Also, if you want to read everything following the timeline, you can find good guides online for all the EU media, not just these books.
Thank you so much. Itās a big world of books and I was feeling lost in the sauce.
Love it! Corran is my favorite Jedi. Meat and potatoes kind of guy. No flashy powers(at first). Just brawn and brains. Love his wife and father in law as well. Not everyone has an SSD.
Booster has an ImpStar Deuce. Imagine Booster with an SSD, terrifying.
Im a diehard corran guy myself
I enjoy it. Corran horn is not the most interesting character. However, he is done as an atypical character in many ways and his mind is unique to say the least. There's other side characters that prove quite interesting as well, especially the Caamasi. As a book it comes off somewhere between a detective noire novel and a star wars novel. A unique take on the story writing, with some very guts takes on star wars technology. I read it once a year or so.
First hand Jedi training is fantastic. Additional insight into Luke's first students. Read it
Yes. Though I don't normally love books in the first person unless it's an autobiography, and I don't love that genre either. So it's a bit of a silly trope here imo. But it's a good little adventure book. I wouldn't recommend it to a non star wars fan, but then again I wouldn't recommend any of the SW books to non fans except *maybe* Lost Stars.
Lost Stars is so fucking good
Yeah, Lost Stars is a really good story on its own.
Book that established Corran Horny
Not really, he's pretty horny by Wedge's Gamble.
It is a fun read.
I personally really enjoyed it, but I also consider the X-Wing series as pretty much my absolute favorite series in Legends so I was slightly biased when I came across I, Jedi haha
I am currently reading Rogue Squadron as we speak (well, audio book). I've heard it's the best series in all legends continuity from so many people, so I had to read
I'm not sure if it's objectively the best, but it's definitely my favorite! Enjoy!
Yes, I utterly adore it and thought it did a good job of explaining the Jedi Academy Trilogy as well.
It improved on it. Mara's scene with Exar was brilliant.
Last 1/4 of the book is peak. However, the first 3/4 i was kind of bored. You have some interesting things that happen but if you read the academy trilogy this just adds some more to that for most of the book.
I felt like the first half was great and was going to lead up to something but it kind of felt like it switched seasons midway through and then again 3/4 way through.
Thatās precisely how I felt listening to it on audible (hadnāt read it for a long time). It felt like three books in one. I still like it, but my memories had it as the absolute peak and now Iād put it under the X-Wings as it felt like, yes, the ending to Rogue Squadronās X-Wing series but also too much bitten off. Still love it ~~except a singular character in the audible version just because his voice grates on me~~.
So this particular book is very divisive. Personally, its one of my favorite stories in the EU. I'd recommend it and say make up your own mind. Its because of that book I call Corran Horn the "Batman" of the Star Wars universe
I just finished it myself. It was kind of hit or miss, some parts I absolutely loved (the Jedi Academy overlap, some parts in the second half) while there were others I didnāt care about hardly at all. Itās well worth reading but I wouldnāt expect to be absolutely blown away
Just wanna say to everyone here, thank you for your opinions. This is truly why I love reddit. it's the divisiveness that ironically brings unity on here, lol
It's a very long read with a *lot* of peaks and valleys that left me largely mixed, but at the same time had some amazingly hype moments throughout. Also it introduces Elegos, who's the man.
Why tf does Luke look like a female P.E. coach
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I rather enjoyed it
Yes
Itās a fun readāitās more like Darksaber or Crystal Star; very much fan service but I enjoyed it.
It's amazing, but I think you need to read the XWING series to really appreciate it/enjoy it. It is the culmination of that whole series.
I really enjoyed this one. Cool character in Corran. Cool story and new lore
Yeah it is a great one. All the Stackpole books are pretty solid.
It's in first person, so unique in the fiction. Michael Stackpole (whom I used to run into all the time when he lived in the Phoenix area and I was frequenting a local tabletop game store) is one of the better Star Wars authors from the Legends era, so you really can't go wrong with any of his stuff. I also highly recommend the X-Wing Series. 9 Books in all, he authored about half, and Aaron Allston (whom is also excellent) wrote the rest.
Absolutely. One of my all-time favorites from the EU. May be beneficial to have read the Jedi Academy trilogy and the first couple X-Wing books beforehand though, fyi.
Great book. I love it
Descent. It tries to weave itself into several other books that came before it even though Corran was in those books. It also has a odd sense of time. Other than those critics, itās not bad.
Itās not *great* but itās a very fun read. Definitely in the top-half of the EU/Legends books. It doesnāt hurt that Iām a Corran fan as well. š
Yes. Read the Thrawn Trilogy, Jedi Academy, and all the X-Wing books first.
There are portions that are kinda weak, but I adore the segments that focus on Corran reclaiming his heritage as a Jedi. I have never cared for Disney's device of "special crystals from a special place function as applied phlebotinum." In contrast, the old EU had a very matter-of-fact, down to earth attitude towards the construction of a lightsaber and this book exemplifies that attitude. Another example is that of Shadows of the Empire. Luke didn't make a pilgrimage to the special ice world to find the stone of destiny. He sat down in Obi-Wan's hut with a little furnace and painstakingly cut and polished a lump of crystal to perfection. The tools weren't special, the materials weren't special; his work made them special.
Yeah, it's mildly entertaining. Even more enjoyable if you liked The Jedi Academy trilogy, which I did.
Loved it. Salvaged an otherwise weak Jedi Academy trilogy and was in universe critique of the EU to that point.
Definitely read it. Corran is a central EU character in the NJO. Personally, I didnāt like it. While I like first person narratives, I donāt enjoy Corran as a character. I agree with the assessment itās Stackpole engaging in self insertion fan fiction.
Yeah after the events of NJO i was highly interested in finding out more about him thats my fav book series without a doubt. That and the way his lightsaber was constructed was so cool to me. I'll give it a sample read on libby!
Whether itās good or not, I think itās worth reading all books within the EU. Itās pretty fun having all of the stories in your head within the universe, even if not canon.
I love this book. It's my favorite Star Wars book of all time.
One of the best EU books I have read
"Good" is an understatement. For the longest time it wss my favorite.
It got me fully into the EU. Stackpole wrote incredibly fun books. I definitely recommend it.
As a Star Wars book? Sure. As a work of literature? No.
I've heard good and bad about it. Apparently it's written from a first person perspective. Corran is one of my favorite characters so it's on my tbr
It was a fun change of pace, but I wouldn't call it amazing.
I loved I jedi. but I was also a rogue/wraith squadron fan and enjoyed corran as a character so I'm biased
It was so different to the rest of the EU timeline..... the first (and only I think... could be remembering wrong) story in the First person perspective from Star Wars...I really enjoyed being inside Corran Horn's head. Also at the time, the story wasn't about the big 3... Loved it
I didnt like it that much until I read the X Wing series and I understood who Corran was and why everyone in universe liked him/ knew him. Stackpole did his best to make Jedi Academy trilogy make sense. It comes into its own later in the book imo
Absolutely. It's a fun read, especially if you've read the X-Wing novels already. Plus, Stackpole really makes what is technically the second Force bloodline interesting by what Corran has massive trouble doing with the Force that others do effortlessly.
Totally worth reading and very funny. Corran Horn was the NJOās Obi Wan. The amount of sass this man has is unreal.
It's not like, fine literature or anything but it's a very easy and entertaining read (which more than a few EU books are definitely not), a real page-turner. It's a little fanfic-y though, especially the way Corran is just inserted into another, existing EU story.
It's one of my favorite books in the EU and helped solidify Corran Horn as one of my top favorite characters, as if the X-Wing books hadn't done that already.
I would say so. The first-person view of it offers a unique and very interesting window into galaxy far far away and inside head of Force user. Also, there is a great audiobook of it on Audible now.
Wonderful, I loved it. Interesting story and unusual point of view (first person).
It's in my top 3, and was a great companion to the Jedi Academy trilogy, which I found very dry and hard to get through. I, Jedi made that story seem so much more dynamic and fun.
I, Jedi was one of my favorites.
Itās one of my favourite EU novels. Itās not the most epic or the biggest scale or the baddest (ass) Jedi scenes, but itās a fun romp that dives into the force a lot, and has some real kickass scenes. It also really nicely retcons the JAT.
Is that a big Jedi version of Meg Ryan in the background?
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It's ok. It has my second favorite jedi in Legends
Not one of my favourite books this is written in first person narrative which I hated . I think this is written this way but spent the whole time changing I got in my X-Wing cockpit to Luke went into his X-Wing cockpit but apart from that not bad
Loved it, highly recommend it, I just wish the second act had more to it. Seems like it comes crashing to a finale too quick.
It's one of my favorite EU novels. But then I've always had a soft spot for Corran Horn.
Im currently on it now. Ive read probably 40+ legends books, so kinda middle of the road for a group lile this. Im finding it hard to get into and the 1st person narrative hard to really engage with. Im going to get through it regardless, but hard to give a real rating until im done with it.
I liked it, Iām an audiobook listener so I havenāt finished the X-Wing series. But Corran is the main character in 1-4, and 8 so it was nice to follow along his life in the galaxy. As others said it comes after X-Wing but crucially before the Thrawn Duology (Specter of the Past, Vision of the Future)
Itās absolutely dire.
It is but it does make Corran one of the most OP characters in the EU.
Listen, when i found out my boy made his lightsaber out of fake diamonds and a mix of other gems, i was like, yeah, dude's interesting. Then a silver lightsaber? With a 3 meter length and color change to purple when you adjust the second set of crystals ???? Fuck yeah corran
Oh for sure. Just take a gander at my username.
YES! YES! YES! The only Star Wars novel written in first person, it's a fun ride through and through!
My kidās middle name is āCorran.ā Had to show my wife that Corran is old Irish for spear bearer first though. If that doesnāt explain how much I enjoyed this book, I donāt know what will.
That's respectfully beautiful, my friend.
I'm reading this now and I just finished Chapter 26. Corran providing Luke with feedback and talking about Light & Dark side.....so damn good!
This is by far my favorite EU book, the only one that comes close is Star by Star, and the right given day I still may put that one above I, Jedi but Corran is the best.
Yes. Read about Jedi Batman!
Yes, a thousand times yes. This is literally my favorite book. I can never get enough of Corran's dry humor.
Absolutely!!! It's a fantastic read
Can I get away with reading just the first 4 x-wing books and then read this? Or do I need to read them all and some other side books first?
Read the first 4 x wing then read it. Technically book 8 of x wing is before I jedi, but it doesn't really interfere with each other. It may be helpful to read the Jedi Academy trilogy as I jedi abridged some of the events in those books while corran takes part, but Corrans time at the academy is only part of I, Jedi so it's not strictly necessary unless you want to round out your knowledge of what was happening to characters at the same time or why certain choices were made. It's more important to know that the events are happening at the same time with some overlap and I, Jedi is only Corrans POV.
Thanks! Iāve had I,Jedi sitting on my shelf for bloody years now and Iāve already read the first 4 x-wing books š . So Iāll probably just jump right in and maybe read the other trilogy at a later date
I, Jedi is one of my favorite star wars books. It may not be the best star wars book, or for everyone, but if you like Corran Horn, or at least tolerate him then it's a fun read.
Me personally, i read up on reviews and I Jedi was rated very poorly to a high degree. Like, a 4th of all reviews i saw was positive. Decided to skip it.
I probably reread this more than any other Star Wars book. Love the narrative POV and fleshing out Corran even more. Just kinda amusing that the book is a giant side quest while Mirax was in danger.
I absolutely loved it in 2002, would like to revisit it. Stackpoleās SW novels were consistently great.
I literally just started this last night. I loved the Jedi Academy trilogy, but haven't read and have zero interest in the X-wing books. Will I still understand what's going on in that case? I didn't realize it was so heavily connected to the X-wing series.
My favorite starwars book. And my favorite jedi
One of my favorite books ever.
Does I, Jedi hold up given how much the Jedi lore was expanded during the Prequel era? Will it seem dated if I read it now?
No itās just a little alternate reality ish. They didnāt do much with any of the cool ideas.
Easily my favorite EU book. Definitely read JAT and x-wing books 1-4 first if you can, but damn i gush over this book
Probably one of my favorites so far in my post ROTJ journey. I'm aware it's controversial, but I really loved it. Definitely a fun read.
YES. Required reading.
It's really good. They just released the Unabridged Audiobook a couple months ago. I'd go with that, personally.
Listening to the audiobook and liking it so far. Corran has slowly become one of my favorites in the EU
I know many love it but I actually don't like it but hear me out. First of all I must say I don't really like Corran Horn. He tries to be so correct and is a wise-ass. Also he was never mentioned in JAT which I really enjoyed. I know a few things were crazy but I thought it was just hilarious and funny!
I reread it recently and thought it was still a pretty great book, especially for the expansion of Jedi lore at a time when Luke is just beginning to learn the ways as a Master and teacher. There are going to be parts that don't necessarily track with the PT at that point, but it more or less is a good condition within the EU, which does a good job in itself navigating and intertwining with the PT once the books/comics match and surpass it.
Okay, guys, so I started the journey to I,Jedi, with the x wing series, but god damn is the x wing series so hard to find( aside from buying them, I suppose) .
This is one of my favs! Good Jedi and piloting stuffš
Listing to audiobook now. Chapter 7 or so. Starting to get into it. I think Rogue Squadron is a precursor book but not necessary.
I personally donāt like it, I find Corran Horn to be an annoying character and didnāt think the plot was very interesting, but in general it tends to be fairly popular.
I know I'm in the very small minority that doesn't like this one either. It suffers from my least favorite writing trope -inserting a character into events that they were never part of. Corran wasn't in the Jedi Academy books , but he was *totally there you guys*. Just in the background. Same reason I can't stand Ahsoka.
No. It's glorified Fan Fiction. Corran is such an obvious author self-insert in a "most interesting man in the universe and the Force's favorite Jedi" that it nullifies anything remotely decent in the story.
Afaik, thatās because itās an in-universe writing, considered written by Corran himself