RC-3556 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Seeing as there has been so much debate about Karen Traviss on these boards, I thought that I should put a debate thread in here, seeing as we all have an opinion on the Republic Commando and Imperial Commando author. Please move this if needed Astor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalorian Mercenary Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Glad someone thought of starting this I personally think she should've finished the series, she could have always found another publisher or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-3556 Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 Yeah, although there aren't many publishers that will agree with star wars books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 My opinion of Traviss is well documented throughout this forum, but I'll clarify it a little - I have no problem with people liking her work, but it's not for me. I liked the first few Republic Commando books, but her other work in the Star Wars universe was unforgivable, not least because she gladly admitted never having read a single book or even watched the damn films before writing about the universe at large. This lack of knowledge was plain to see right from the start, beginning with her 'only 3 million clones in the galaxy' claim. There's something very wrong with an author writing for with no knowledge of how large the lore for it is. It's not entirely her fault, but her bragging about not knowing anything about Star Wars certainly did her no favours. Although the worst thing by far was her insulting behaviour towards fans who disagreed with her - calling them 'Talifans', and equating anyone who defended the Jedi with the Nazis. Criticism is part of being an author, especially a Star Wars author - that kind of behaviour is just unacceptable, and unbecoming of anyone who wants to be considered a serious author. I personally think she should've finished the series, she could have always found another publisher or something. That wouldn't be possible - Lucas Licensing has an exclusive contract with Del Rey to publish anything with Star Wars on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexrd Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Karen Traviss: Jedi are bad and evil because I say so. Mandalorians are good and the best because I say so. I think that explains what I think of her books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-3556 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Although she painted Jedi in a very bad light, and she did get a bit extreme she taught us a lot about Mandalore, and afterall, mando'ade are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalorian Mercenary Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Yeah Mando'a are the best Hm, didn't know that Astor. Thanks for telling me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyGoalie35 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 see, i dont mind her POV (jedi<mandos) i just didnt like the WAY she writed......it just didnt flow right to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samnmax221 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Karen Traviss is a terrible author who can't take any amount of constructive criticism without flipping out. She turned Mandalorians into a bunch of generic space marine characters which is pretty much all she writes, and probably gets off on it. Also, her work on LOTF contributed to it being even worse than DN. tl;dr Karen Traviss is a big, stupid, PMSing baby who can't seem to write anything but homoerotic stories about space marines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexrd Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 and afterall, mando'ade are awesome. They are because she says so. She made them a bunch of Mary Sue's. As for the Jedi, I better not get started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Snake Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Well, i'm on the second book so far (Triple Zero), and till now the book is very good. Showing their past and all this things (Skitara, Jango, etc...). The only thing i really don't like is that military pression you know. Like the guys said before, she transformed the Mandalorian Warriors (one of the coolest guys in SW universe) in Marines, and that sux a lot. But the story regarding Omega Squad, Delta Squad, Etc.. is nice. I like Etain too, despite shes an unexperienced Jedi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-3556 Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 Those are strong words samnmax, or as mando's would say gar ramaanar par megin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Those are strong words samnmax, or as mando's would say gar ramaanar par megin. I'm sorry, 'You die for that'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-3556 Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 yeah, for that accusation. I see you're playing a great game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexrd Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Those are strong words samnmax, or as mando's would say gar ramaanar par megin. Strong and true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-3556 Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 Nope, just strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexrd Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Nope, just strong Do you see any counter-argument from the Jedi in her books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 yeah, for that accusation. Disagreeing with each other is no reason to make threats, in jest or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-3556 Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 Sorry Astor for that. BTW she did not critisize the jedi in her TCW books, and the RC books were from the viewpoint of mandos and clones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexrd Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Sorry Astor for that. BTW she did not critisize the jedi in her TCW books, Yes, she did. and the RC books were from the viewpoint of mandos and clones And what about the rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-3556 Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 I admit that she was not the correct writer for anything other than CW books,GOW and Halo, and the thing she did with Boba Fett was bang out of order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalorian Mercenary Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I dunno, the Boba books were good. Specially Bloodlines, I read it once, then skipped through it again to all the parts with Fett in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderQ Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I dunno, the Boba books were good. Specially Bloodlines, I read it once, then skipped through it again to all the parts with Fett in it I did exactly the same thing....the Boba Fett parts were the best parts in that book.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-3556 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 They were good but she shouldn't have used that lame excuse to keep him alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalorian Mercenary Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Well it makes sense...I mean, it's quite possible to recieve a bone transplant from a relative (in this case a clone) and survive. But yeah, I see where you're coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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