Since this latest major SW book series, figured we should have a topic on it. Mostly its a continuation of the stage set in New Jedi Order and Legacy of the Force, again a multi-author tale spanning several (9) novels. To my disappoint, this time all in hardback. I won't give any judgements on Outcast, since it was the first novel. But I bought Omen today and already feel disappointed. It was $20 hardcover, yet its only 250 pages. It is small (and I don't mean small print text). Not that Outcast was that much bigger, only ~320 pages. But I don't feel like I'd be getting my moneys-worth reading them. Where are all the good sized novels like Star by Star. Not that I believe quantity > quality... but I feel that some of the larger novels really have conveyed the complex SW universe.. lots of characters, lots of action, lots of politics / deceit / betrayal. It just doesn't feel right with a book that is too short... without a complete beginning/middle/end, it is just a stepping stone of events in a longer arc. It must be complete novel in itself to be satisfying. This isn't a review of Omen itself. I obviously have to read it first. But I have a feeling I'm going to get through it pretty quickly and ask "what's next?" rather than "wow this totally makes me think / this changes everything"