Ugh, I just now found out that Traviss isn't going to give us the second IC book, and this makes me totally pissed off and makes me hate Lucas even more. F""k, who gives a s""t about canonity? I sure as hell don't care... give the kiddies watching Clone Wars a lame-o pacifist Mandalore (which I thought was cheap looking anyways, OOH WE LIKE SQUARES), and let Karen keep going with her much more in-depth warrior-culture Mandalore. Who cares if it doesn't all line up perfectly (or even at all)? I'll let everyone who does care in on a little secret... it's all FICTION! It doesn't need to have a super iron-clad timeline in which nothing contradicts anything else, it just needs to be freaking entertaining!
Now don't get me wrong, I like continuity. I really do like that the majority of the SW universe all fits, it really does give it a very solid feel, but seriously. A few stories that have to be thrown out of the official timeline as being non-canon are not the end of the world... how many "Tales of the _____" stories don't fit? Aren't they worth reading and wouldn't everyone like to see more even if they're not canon? Lucas just needs to shut his fat mouth and let Karen finish her freaking book series, and guess what? EVERYBODY WINS! Lucas and Traviss both get paid, the fans get their ending (or at LEAST a little closure), and the canonophiles get something to gripe and whine about to their canonophile friends at their canonophile meetings. I swear, Lucas makes me hate Star Wars just a little more every day, and one day, if this crap keeps up, I'm totally just going to walk away in bitter anger.
