Think Conan, Star Wars, Cthulhu, Sherlock Holmes, and so on.
When I was a child, ages ago, I loved Conan. I devoured anything Conan I could find. Books, movies, comic books. You name it. I still have a weak spot for it even today.
I've also read some pretty entertaining tie-in type novels for other stuff, as well. Heir to the Empire and so on. They should have based the newer Star Wars trilogy on those, but I digress.
No, none of these are going to be high literature, I'm sure, and that's a-ok! It's nice to turn your brain off and just have fun sometimes.
So what books like this have you had fun with, or had recommended? Thanks!
by Newagonrider
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I loved William Shakespeare’s Star Wars by Ian Doescher was a lot of fun.
Oh boy, you have activated my trap card!
Star trek:
Enterprise the First Adventure by Vonda McIntyre
The Entropy Effect by Vonda McIntyre
The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane
Spocks World by Diane Duane
The Rihanssu series (five books, starts with My Enemy My Ally) by Diane Duane
Tears of the Singers by Melinda Snodgrass
Uhuras Song by Janet Kagan
The Disinherited by Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, and Robert Greenberger
Kobayashi Maru by Julia Ecklar
Spartacus by T. L. Mancour
Federation by Judith and Garfield Reeve-Stevens
Prime Directive by Judith and Garfield Reeve-Stevens
Dark Mirror by Diane Duane
The Janus Gate trilogy by L A Graf
Honorable mention to The Trouble With Tribbles by David Gerrold (which is more a behind the scenes on how the episode was made)
Star wars:
Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zhan
The Medstar duology by Matthew Stover
Kenobi by John Jackson Miller
Coruscant Nights trilogy by Matthew Stover
Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover
Honorable mention to Revenge of the Sith (novelization by Matthew Stover). Simply unfair that the book is that much better than the movie.
Sherlock Holmes:
The Mycroft Holmes Books by Kareen Abdul-Jabbar (yes, really the basketball player)
Dust and Shadow by Lindsey Fae
The Lady Sherlock books by Sherry Thomas
The Charlotte Holmes books by Brittany Cavallaro
I am *happy* to talk about any of these!