I recently learned there will be a Star Wars Legends/EU convention in March about 20 minutes from where I live. Been reading the EU ever since I was 12 when I got Heir to the Empire for my bday. I’m strictly a pre Disney Star Wars fan now. They had a legends convention last year in California with some authors (except Zahn). I’m honestly surprised Disney allows it because they seem petty enough not to.
I remember one of the authors saying that he understood Disney wants to do their own thing but worried about alienating a large group of loyal fans. They could’ve just made more stories in a separate continuity or done some animated adaptations. Looking back I just see it as the normal playbook we see today of telling actual fans to piss off so they can court a new type of fan.
Anyway, I’m really pumped about this
Thrawn trilogy was probably the best. Common opinion, but it's a correct one. I also liked some of the later stuff with Jacen going sith and all. It was a very interesting set up, and pretty well done all things considered.