You have no idea. Speaking of novels (well, at least the topic is), I'm now on page 114 of Vector Prime and it is great! The only problem I have is that the author seems to try to get many thoughts down at once and, in my opinion, either clutters them or just makes them far to vague. A prime example, again IMO, is on page 90 and 91 of the paperback novel. I just thought that entire sequence could have A) been less cluttered and expanded on quite a bit to make it better or B) take it out. There are other examples (mostly at the beginning or end of different scenes and chapters), but that one stuck out most in my mind. I also think such sequences were extended to far and should have been cut-off far sooner than they were. For example, (I don't remember the page number), but there was a scene where Jacen and Anakin were sparring and then instead of ending where it should have (where Jacen leaves the room), it extends into a useless conversation between Han and Chewie that had absolutely no relation to the story and could have, should have been taken out. Well, that's my 2 cents worth on what I've read so far of Vector Prime. I guess my dislike over the over-extended scenes is my Zahn/Crichton-conditioned mind.