Dark Empire and the rest of the EU?

[Naso]

Not sure if it's the right place to put this, but since the Eclipse was really nifty I went and looked at the Dark Empire series and am really confused. I realize it was written earlier than a lot of the other stuff, but the New Republic's suddenly driven back into hiding for no apparent reason, and then after the comic finishes, the other books, even some apparently set at the same time, have people on Coruscant like nothing happened. Has there just been no attempt to integrate this or am I missing something? Also, where did the Ecliplse having a superlaser come from and is there any time it appears to do something other than blow up?

[jedi jim 1989]

you use it in the last fight an it dont blow up, tyber says he will. and i dont know about the comics, but im reading the books, and in them as far as i know they only loose the new republic looses coruscant when the vong take it. though i may be rong.