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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Loved where this book started and where it went but the end felt very flat to me. Like someone said, “just finish the story” and the author did in 5 pages. I felt almost like there needed to be a sequel after this to cover some things. I know there’s a short story at the end, but I really felt like there was so much build up to a very anti climactic end.
This book was difficult to follow.
I don’t actually understand the main character at all, named Lanoree, who is spending the whole book trying to “rescue” her brother from... whatever it is she (and the Je’daii council) are afraid of. (Which they never end up explaining) The dark side? Some obscure technology? But this takes place before there was a dark side. Even before hyperspace travel. I just hate her character. She’s prideful, selfish, and one-sided.
I’m unconvinced of her brother’s dark path. What has he done wrong, again? Not believed in trying to control and absorb the force? How is that wrong? Wanted better things? Or, a life other than what is being “forced” onto him?
I thought that the Je’daii were above fear? I thought they were above murder, yet the main character Lanoree spends half her time in this book killing for the sake of the greater good, and avoiding “starting a war to come.” How is any of that the Jedi way?
This book had SO much potential, and failed in every regard. It didn’t even end well. No closure, no questions answered. I’ve read fanfiction that was better than this. Do not waste your time. In fact, if you have time to waste, someone please rewrite this.
I don’t actually understand the main character at all, named Lanoree, who is spending the whole book trying to “rescue” her brother from... whatever it is she (and the Je’daii council) are afraid of. (Which they never end up explaining) The dark side? Some obscure technology? But this takes place before there was a dark side. Even before hyperspace travel. I just hate her character. She’s prideful, selfish, and one-sided.
I’m unconvinced of her brother’s dark path. What has he done wrong, again? Not believed in trying to control and absorb the force? How is that wrong? Wanted better things? Or, a life other than what is being “forced” onto him?
I thought that the Je’daii were above fear? I thought they were above murder, yet the main character Lanoree spends half her time in this book killing for the sake of the greater good, and avoiding “starting a war to come.” How is any of that the Jedi way?
This book had SO much potential, and failed in every regard. It didn’t even end well. No closure, no questions answered. I’ve read fanfiction that was better than this. Do not waste your time. In fact, if you have time to waste, someone please rewrite this.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This was really fun. I have my quibbles but I had a good time all the way through so great!
There were too many questions left unanswered at the end of the book.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I decided a while back to read every Star Wars EU book in in-universe chronological order. Into the Void is the first book in this project.
It's 25,000 years before the events of A New Hope, and while some things are the same, just as many are different. The Jedi Order - called the Je'daii in this era - are confined to a single solar system and practice a balance between Light and Dark. The book cuts back and forth between two stories throughout. Nine years ago, Lanoree Brock and her brother Dalian undertake a journey across the planet to complete their Je'daii training, a trip that widens the gap between them and will end in tragedy. In the present, a grown-up Lanoree chases the brother she thought was dead across the system, desperate to stop his mad dream that could destroy everything.
This book had a lot of potential. This is the very beginnings of the Jedi! How does the light-dark balance work? How is their role different on this smaller scale? And how does Star Wars react to having a smaller, more confined story than the usual galaxy-spanning epics?
However, Into the Void doesn't really deliver. While these Je'daii might carry swords instead of lightsabers, the differences over the vast spans of time seem to be mostly superficial. This could have been forgivable if the story told was compelling, but that too was lackluster. Lanoree feels superficial, like Lebbon was afraid to dive into her psyche and show us what makes her tick, and her arrogance and self-righteousness got on the nerves frequently. Some of the side characters had a bit of interest (the less-than-legit twi'lek with whom Lanoree finds herself unwillingly travelling was much more compelling than she was), but for the most part, the "main" story boiled down to a series of repetitive chase sequences. The teenage flashbacks were better from a worldbuilding perspective, providing an look at je'daii training, but also presented frustrations of its own as everyone seems to be in complete denial about the reality of Dalian's situation until it's far too late to do anything about it.
Overall, an interesting concept spoiled by a fear of really committing to the idea. I was never bored while reading it, but that's about all I can say.
It's 25,000 years before the events of A New Hope, and while some things are the same, just as many are different. The Jedi Order - called the Je'daii in this era - are confined to a single solar system and practice a balance between Light and Dark. The book cuts back and forth between two stories throughout. Nine years ago, Lanoree Brock and her brother Dalian undertake a journey across the planet to complete their Je'daii training, a trip that widens the gap between them and will end in tragedy. In the present, a grown-up Lanoree chases the brother she thought was dead across the system, desperate to stop his mad dream that could destroy everything.
This book had a lot of potential. This is the very beginnings of the Jedi! How does the light-dark balance work? How is their role different on this smaller scale? And how does Star Wars react to having a smaller, more confined story than the usual galaxy-spanning epics?
However, Into the Void doesn't really deliver. While these Je'daii might carry swords instead of lightsabers, the differences over the vast spans of time seem to be mostly superficial. This could have been forgivable if the story told was compelling, but that too was lackluster. Lanoree feels superficial, like Lebbon was afraid to dive into her psyche and show us what makes her tick, and her arrogance and self-righteousness got on the nerves frequently. Some of the side characters had a bit of interest (the less-than-legit twi'lek with whom Lanoree finds herself unwillingly travelling was much more compelling than she was), but for the most part, the "main" story boiled down to a series of repetitive chase sequences. The teenage flashbacks were better from a worldbuilding perspective, providing an look at je'daii training, but also presented frustrations of its own as everyone seems to be in complete denial about the reality of Dalian's situation until it's far too late to do anything about it.
Overall, an interesting concept spoiled by a fear of really committing to the idea. I was never bored while reading it, but that's about all I can say.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No