Thanks for the recaps--much appreciated! I considered re-reading the novelizations earlier in the year but my reading list is so packed and my time and attention so limited that I put it off. I recall not being very impressed with any of them but definitely appreciated the lot of them. Just 'cause it's BG and back then there wasn't a whole lot of it around.
I also recall checking bookstores for new volumes practically on a weekly basis. I'm pretty sure I never had any advance knowledge that additional books would be released so it was always a thrill to see one on the shelf. I'm sure I devoured them by end of day!