Timothy Zahn or Aaron Anderson?

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-11-10 08:19pm

Okay, since you guys simply CAN NOT agree on who is better, I need a poll to see exactly who thinks who is better.....or how many of you. Whatever.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-10 08:21pm

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2002-11-10 08:23pm

Let's put it this way...I stopped reading the EU afer Zahn because no one else had that magic.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-10 08:37pm

Is this between Zahn and KJA?!!?!?!!?

Only one answer is acceptable.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-10 08:54pm

IG-88E Anderson Refers to Aaron Anderson(A.A)

And its Zahn all the way

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-11-10 08:55pm

Mr Bean wrote:IG-88E Anderson Refers to Aaron Anderson(A.A)

And its Zahn all the way

no the other Anderson....

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-10 09:03pm

no the other Anderson....

As in KJA? You must be smoking if you think anyone prefers his work over Zahn's

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-11-10 09:04pm

Mr Bean wrote:
no the other Anderson....
As in KJA? You must be smoking if you think anyone prefers his work over Zahn's

Ok, then the Anderson you speak of....

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-10 09:05pm

Ok, then the Anderson you speak of....

You seem to forget how every thinks about KJA (*Spits on ground) Thats the normal reaction when people hear of the work of KJA(Spits)

*Edit Poll title and Poll itself modfied

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2002-11-10 09:07pm

Mr Bean wrote:
Ok, then the Anderson you speak of....
You seem to forget how every thinks about KJA (*Spits on ground) Thats the normal reaction when people hear of the work of KJA(Spits)

I just get mildly nauseous unless I've been eating Chinese food. Then I get ill. Something about Chinese food and KJA...good thing I ate a Philly Cheese Steak tonight, instead of getting Mongolian BBQ.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-10 09:21pm

I still say Zahn.

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2002-11-10 09:29pm

Aaron Anderson??
The only Aaron I remember was Aaron Allston

Admiral Drason · Post by **Admiral Drason** » 2002-11-10 09:39pm

Seggybop wrote:Aaron Anderson??
The only Aaron I remember was Aaron Allston

Is that who hw means? If so I love Allson but I got to still go with Zahn.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-10 09:43pm

Its Allson?

Woops see I have trouble with names

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-10 10:02pm

Its Aaron Allston

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2002-11-10 10:05pm

Major EU Novelists:

Micheal Stackpole: X-Wing comics, X-Wing novels 1-4 and 8, NJO Dark Tide duology, I, Jedi, and a few short stories (some of them w/ Zahn). He and Zahn are good buddies. Has done work for BattleTech.

Aaron Allston: X-Wing novels 5-7 and 9, NJO Enemy Lines duology. Generally well-liked by near all those who've read his novels. Very enjoyable and competently written, IMHO.

Kevin J. Anderson: Jedi Academy Trilogy, Darksabre, and the Young Jedi Knights and Junior Jedi Knights young adult novels. Worked on the Sith War, and Knights of the Old Republic comic series, off-and-on with the writter of the Dark Empire comic series trilogy, Tom Vietch. Generally loathed by technical-thinking and specifics-aware readers, esp. Zahn's fans.

Timothy Zahn: Jump-started the New Republic-era novel EU under Bantam in 1991 with the release of Bestseller Heir to the Empire. The other two novels of what became unofficially known as the "Thrawn Trilogy," Dark Force Rising and The Last Command, were also very successful. Generally loved by those who deride Anderson. Anderson sucked up more to the general Bantam/Dark Horse whimiscal treatment of detail while Zahn derided the idea of the Emperor's resurrection and refused to cooperate with Vietch and his Dark Empire storyline, forcing it into a time slot after the "Thrawn Trilogy," rather then before, rendering many of Thrawn's gains and danger irrelevent in light of the immediately following greater threat of Palpatine. Also accused of disregarding the earlier Marvel comic series and one-upping Anderson's trilogy with his revisionist history in his Hand of Thrawn duology that wrapped up the Bantam line. His detracters are limited mostly to canon-obsessive fans of Dark Empire and the Marvel line for his percieved insults to their prefered works. Well loved on this forum by myself and others.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-11-10 10:30pm

Zahn all the way.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2002-11-11 12:52am

Zahn is the best EU writer out there. Aaron Allston is pretty funny, but he's not as good as Zahn. Avoid KJA is you value your brain.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-11-11 01:02am

How about this: Take all the authors, put them in a poll for me, vote on which one I should start with, and be done with it.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-11 01:17am

verilon wrote:How about this: Take all the authors, put them in a poll for me, vote on which one I should start with, and be done with it.

In that case, just read em in Chronological order. Of course avoid KJA's work at all costs.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2002-11-11 01:23am

The only hard part is the crap that KJA establishes...

while Zahn is some great stuff KJA is the only other person aside from him and Stackpole to have their charcters intergrated into the EU. Still one can avoid it like the plague but some reference and character growth will look rather odd.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-11-11 01:39am

Ghost Rider wrote:The only hard part is the crap that KJA establishes...

while Zahn is some great stuff KJA is the only other person aside from him and Stackpole to have their charcters intergrated into the EU. Still one can avoid it like the plague but some reference and character growth will look rather odd.

Not really. The only thing he did that's had a real effect on the EU has been Jedi Academy trilogy and you can get most of that in a much more palatable form in I,Jedi. Darksaber is really a throw away in terms of reall effect.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2002-11-11 01:47am

Darksaber was really bad, even by KJA standards. And I'm actually surprised at the unanimous vote.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2002-11-11 08:53pm

Definitely Zhan. If it wasn't for "Heir to the Empire", I wouldn't have even touched the novels.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2002-11-11 09:02pm

Zahn, first, Allston is good, pulls it close, Stackpole is pretty good, KJA ARRRGHH!!*brain fart*

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