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    Mfitz: I hadn't read any Star Wars EU books, and wasn't really into media tie-in books at all, but I loved City of Pearl and it's sequels so one day I took a... more »
    ARC_Ghost: Karen's books are what brought me back to Star Wars EU. I was frankly burned out on the whole thing, then I saw the game "Republic Commando" and the b... more »
    Jeb_Hoge: I liked Dark Lord: The Rise Of Darth Vader and the Death Star novels. And of course, Cheeseburger Jones' The Darth Side. more »
    BaileyLorton: I, too, loved her LOTF novels and thought the Clone stories she wrote were done pretty well, and she really expressed the whole "war is Hell" idea in ... more »
    derekhaltom: AMEN! Her [Karen Traviss] books are something I have been enjoying for quite some time now, and they stick very close to the history that has been est... more »
    Klebert L. Hall: Karen Traviss is an excellent author. I wish she'd concentrate on original work though, Star Wars franchise stuff (no matter how well written) doesn't... more »
    kosure: Charlie, I want to thank you for bringing Traviss to the attention of the larger scifi public who frequents io9. She is-without a doubt-one of the bes... more »
    Shiryu: Indeed, the videogame was the first time Ipicked up on these characters. Im also enjoying suprisingly a lot the new TV series. There wil be a Wii excl... more »
    justhesh: The Star Wars: Republic Commando video game was pretty good, too. more »
    RockstarLlama: I started reading the Republic Commando series just recently, I am currently halfway through True Colours. I really like Traviss's clones as well, I l... more »
    Ed Grabianowski: Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy is pretty solid, though it's been a few years since I read them. There was also a novel that explained Han Solo's life u... more »
    DavinaPhilemon: I have just recently finished order 66, I have read the other 3 in this series. I must confess that I have read just about every star wars novel pub... more »
    twophrasebark: These sound really cool. Except the covers almost seem on the verge of parody. I keep expecting to see one that says something like "Republican Comman... more »
    LucindaMoose: The only issue I have with the Republic Commando series is that sometimes Karen seems to try too hard to make us see the individuality of the clones a... more »
    newgalactic: "One of the hard things to believe about the Star Wars prequels is that nobody saw it coming - the Jedi get taken down remarkably easy." Amen. I was ... more »
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    Why I Fell In Love With Karen Traviss' Clones

    When the Star Wars saga started delving more into the grim 'n' nasty Clone Wars era, I wasn't that thrilled. I know, some bad stuff happened between the big fight scene at the end of Attack Of The Clones and the big fight scene at the start of Revenge Of The Sith — but I wasn't sure I needed to know much more than the comics and Tartakovsky cartoons had shown me. But that was before I got my hands on Karen Traviss' superb Republic Commando novels, plus her novelization of the Clone Wars movie. Now I'm a total addict — the Jedi can go sit on their light sabers for all I care, but I'm obsessed with those clones. Spoilers below. More »