As a new reader to Star Wars books I greatly appreciate all your videos. They're always very informative and entertaining ,and there are so many great recommendations that make it easier for someone like me who's looking for Star Wars books to read. Thank you for making these videos, I really do appreciate what you do!

Totally agree about Kenobi. Was lucky enough to meet Mr. Miller at Star Wars Celebration 2015 and got my copy signed. Like you said, it's a space western and alll the other characters are so well fleshed out and interesting! It was thanks to this book that got to me to check out his other work, including Star Trek.

Great job. Your descriptions of Knight Errant, Outbound Flight and Kenobi have me feeling even more excited to get to those books than I already was. I may just have to move them to the top of my list.

I just stumbled onto your channel, and it's great to find someone who marries discussions of SFF with Star Wars / Trek, all things I love. Those were the first adult books I read and they sucked me into weekly visits to the SFF section of the library. The very first Star Wars book I read was a standalone, The New Rebellion by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. It will therefore always have a special place in my heart. Great list! Thanks for sharing your thoughts

The way you say Darth Plaguesis 😂

I absolutely LOVED Outbound Flight! It was the first Star Wars novel I ever read and my first experience with Thrawn. The story was different from typical Star Wars and I agree, it was a great standalone Sci-Fi book. I will definitely be getting a copy of Kenobi, that book sounds great!

Lovin these vids man. Been going through a lot of canon and legends books lately

Great video! I’m going to have to check out Cloak of Deception!

Kenobi is great as is Outbound flight. Loved those books. My personal favorite stand-alone legends book is Soundrels. I can't recommend it enough.

Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter is another great, underrated one-off EU novel.

I, Jedi definitely a controversial pick, but Cloak of Deception is incredible. It helps to explain a lot of what was going on in the republic, to set up The Phantom Menace. I also find it added to the experience of Episode I. I personally am not a huge fan of Outbound Flight, seemed a little too unfocused to me. Kenobi is great too, really love how it didnt really focus on Obi-Wan funnily enough. Great list. Very unique and not your standard legends list. Have you read the Coruscant Nights trilogy and Last Jedi? Those are some of the most underrated Legends books, similar to how you mentioned with Knight Errant

I'll try subbing, that's a good trick!

I have only read 2 Legends books Revan and Darth Bane Path of Destruction, I really liked those, but I am going to read Kenobi and a lot of other Legends books soon, but my 2 fav SW books of all time are Master and Apprentice and Brotherhood, I like the High Republic series too, right now I am reading Twilight Company and I am enjoying it, I am going to read a lot more SW books next year tho, May the Force be with you

Yes i have heard wonderful things on this owk book lol thank you for the recommendation ill have to pick it up for sure :D

Taking the stranger-comes-to-town plot architecture and distant protagonist perspective of the quintessential western classic Shane and pasting Tatooine and Obi-Wan over it sounds brilliant and your recommendation really sells it.

Ive only read partially through Knight Errant, i dont remember why i stopped but i was enjoying it. im excited to start it again and finish it sometime

Kenobi is also my favorite stand alone book, legends or cannon. It’s so excellent.

The book that got me into reading was Dark Disciple

I like Cloak of Deception too. I thought it helped flesh out the political context of Episode I, and it gave us more Qui-Gon Jinn, whom I liked as a character in Ep I.

Never read any of the stars wars books before. I wanna start with heir to the empire (I've heard people call it the true episode 7) Was looking for a for a few stand alone books for after. great video, thank you

I haven't read any of these books. I will add then to the TBR! I am especially interested in I Jedi as I am currently reading Stackpole's X-wing books and am thoroughly enjoying them!

Just found your channel, and I was surprised to learn about Knight Errant, as I'd never heard about it before. Immediately ordered a copy. I own all the others, but honestly haven't read Kenobi or Cloak of Deception... On my list now, though! Also, where's Shatterpoint?!

Great choices.

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who really loves Cloak of Deception. It's not my favorite, but it's on my list of favorites. I would say as of right now, Darth Plagueis is my favorite Star Wars novel.

The new rebellion is awesome, too.

Tales From Jabba's Palace was the Book that got me into Star Wars, not even the Movies did.

I’ve not read any Star Wars novels except for Shadows of the Empire years ago. Kenobi definitely is now on my radar. I want to read more of them

I enjoyed Knight Errant, particularly the Sith grandmother. The portrayal is absolutely great showing that she is both human, and so loves her children and grandchildren and wants them to succeeed, and is simultaneously a Sith Lord who turns her family against one another to discover which will be a worthy heir. And in the middle, she plucks the most helpless and hapless of her grandsons from the midst of the fighting because he is disabled and unable to control his power and would be the perpetual victim of his sister simply because, "There were grandmothers before there were Sith." Nor does she make some of the foolish sacrifices of subordinates that other Sith do and seems immune to the more aggressive forms of hubris that plague the Sith. While she does not particularly like Jedi, she sees one in her domains as nothing more than a trial for her grandchildren to pass. Alk of that being said, I have my own favorite stand alone novels, and they are not without their controverial elements. 5) Crystal Star-perhaps the most controversial entry on this list as many people who read it dislike it along with; 4) Planet of Twilight-this tends to ranked second in negative reviews while; 3) Death Star-does not appear to be considered for any listing either good or bad. 2) Plagueis-possibly the best Star Wars novel ever written and a brilliant tie in to all of the pre-Phantom Menace novels. 1) Darksaber-I enjoyed this and it was just fun. This is my list today, other potential entries might have included: Death Troopers, New Rebellion, and Shadows of the Empire.

Just getting into reading EU star wars, I am a huge ASOIAF nerd and need to expand my fantasy horizon. Only books I have read so far is the Darth Bane trilogy, which I thought was amazing. Definitely going to check out Kenobi next!

I'm just now getting back into the legends books! I just bought the Darth Bane trilogy

The first Star Wars novel I ever read was Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void

Darth Plagueis is my personal favorite Star Wars book!

Nice Video, i want to read Canon first and then Legends

I have finished kenobi and just ordered plageuis and outbound flight

I liked that the prequel novelizations each had their own little prelude novels. I really enjoyed cloak of deception and labyrinth of Evil. I was not a fan of outbound flight. I remember thinking Zahn is better suited to post-rotj material. He portrayed the Jedi as totally inept, obnoxious, and palpatine as just doing what he was doing to save the galaxy from a greater threat. I dunno...seems like a pretty big retcon to me. And of course, Thrawn has to be the ultimate, most noble, most intelligent man ever in his books. My favorite Zahn novels are the Hand of Thrawn books and Survivor's Quest(which is the sequel to Outbound Flight, or rather, Outbound Flight is the prequel to Survivor's Quest).

I have night errent 2 I found it at a used book store

I agree, Kenobi was an excellent read.

I'd argue that I, JEDI isn't a standalone book...don't think I would've liked it as much without the Jedi Academy trilogy. My first and still one of my favourites is Shadows of the Empire

I just re-read Kenobi recently, it's good indeed and would have been wonderful source material for a live-action series iso the illogical abomination we actually got. But if I had to pick my favorite standalone novel, it would be between The Old Republic: Revan and Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter. They're close to releasing an unabridged audiobook of Shadow Hunter :D

On the last Sunday finished Kenobi by John Jackson Miller in just 5 days because I loved the book so much and also it was the first Star Wars book I ever read, now I continuing with Star Wars: thrawrm

Hey Jonathan what are your general thoughts on Matthew Stovers Star Wars novels? His sound particularly interesting to me personally.

massive collection (compared to me). what's your fav book of all time?

Plagueis was the one I read first so I much prefer it

My first star wars book was Revenge of the sith and I loved it

I'm surprised to see Knight Errant in your list. Nobody really talks about it. Would you recommend reading any other books before this one, or does it work well as a standalone (with the comics, too)? Cloak of Deception is an excellent inclusion. It's a perfect prequel to Ep. I (and I think reading it and the Ep. I novelization makes the film a great experience, since you can fill in the blanks with the books' information).

Thanks for posting this. I have a lot of reluctant boy readers in my class. They're great with comics and graphic novels but I'm looking to move them toward chapter books. Hopefully Star Wars will be a hit.

I have a question, Jonathan. Outbound Flight is something I am considering but I am apparently it spoils some other Zahn books so should I go through with it?

Is there a legends book or a solo book about qui-gon? Kinda like the obi wan one or the maul one? I’d like to know more on his backstory

What is the required reading on I, Jedi? Thinking about reading it as part of the X-Wing series but now I’m thinking I need the Jedi Academy trilogy too

I prefer Ourbound Flight over the entierty of TTT

I'm reading I, Jedi now. First part of book is good, but last half I'm not as into. Overall it's a good book, but the shift in the story kinda pulled my attention away.

My first Star Wars Legends book was Kenobi

Nice video, but tue sound at the end was very unpleasant, way louder than your voice during the hole video. Thanks for the suggestions!

What Star Wars action book would you recommend to a 12 year old

lore

Have you read the Fate of the Jedi series?

altought these are good books i find that his lack of faith is disturbing i mean the guy love the most awkward star wars books

The way you say Plagueis triggers me

Is it just me that thinks the Jedi would be more communist/socialist believing that everyone should help each other and not look out for the individual and more so the greater good of the majority where as the with are more focused on the individual and power through intelligence strength and cunning? Idk I’m just thinking out loud a little

I actually really disliked Kenobi, I thought it was very boring