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pakebrokenshire's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
gingerreader99's review against another edition
3.0
The Second novel of Anderson's trilogy. Well written and exciting story to the last minute. My only issue is that I feel the detail could he expanded in some areas. It seems to skim through some parts of the story. Leaving parts feeling somewhat empty
marshthemartian's review against another edition
3.0
I thought it was better than Jedi Search. It took me forever to get through Jedi Search. I'm not saying this is great, at all. I do feel like Anderson is repetitive with the things that he says, using the same phrases etc. However, I felt the plot line in this one was better. I can't wait to see how some characters respond to the events that took place in Dark Apprentice. I am itching though to be done with the Anderson Trilogy so I can move on to maybe some better characterization of the main characters.
tarmstrong112's review against another edition
1.0
Oh no no no. This was not good, not good at all. I'm really starting to think this trilogy should have been one book focusing entirely on Kyp Durran's story because the utter lack of focus in this book was astonishing. The story had no flow. Plotlines are picked up and dropped seemingly at random.
The whole subplot of Chewbacca and Threepio taking Jacen and Jaina to the Zoo was shocking in it's dullness and when the twins get lost the plot lost me even more. And there are no repercussions to this! They lose two children in the dirty depths of the city and are essentially let go with a chuckle and a smile.
Han and Lando play cards for ownership of the Millennium Falcon 3 times in this book. THREE! It's just so stupid and repetitive.
Either have the courage to kill Ackbar or don't. But don't make it seem like you did and then confirm he lived with a throwaway line of dialogue. That was cheap.
Luke's Jedi Academy has barely been a thing in this Jedi Academy series so far (so that name is odd). And when we do visit the Academy, the students are falling to the Dark Side by some dumb ghost so fast that it's incredible that people actually willingly stay there.
And Kyp Durran. Such promise in the first novel. It's all thrown away here for cheap thrills and plot devices that make no sense. I mean come on, stealing the Sun Crusher from the middle of a gas giant and then destroying seven suns! That's just an insane, and we are talking about a fictional fantasy world where plenty of weird things happen. He basically has no redeemable qualities at this point.
It's all just disappointingly written. It all feels forced. I will finish the trilogy because I bought way too many used Star Wars books and I pledged to read them for better or worse. I'm interested to see how the author tries to redeem Kyp Durran out of all of this.
The whole subplot of Chewbacca and Threepio taking Jacen and Jaina to the Zoo was shocking in it's dullness and when the twins get lost the plot lost me even more. And there are no repercussions to this! They lose two children in the dirty depths of the city and are essentially let go with a chuckle and a smile.
Han and Lando play cards for ownership of the Millennium Falcon 3 times in this book. THREE! It's just so stupid and repetitive.
Either have the courage to kill Ackbar or don't. But don't make it seem like you did and then confirm he lived with a throwaway line of dialogue. That was cheap.
Luke's Jedi Academy has barely been a thing in this Jedi Academy series so far (so that name is odd). And when we do visit the Academy, the students are falling to the Dark Side by some dumb ghost so fast that it's incredible that people actually willingly stay there.
And Kyp Durran. Such promise in the first novel. It's all thrown away here for cheap thrills and plot devices that make no sense. I mean come on, stealing the Sun Crusher from the middle of a gas giant and then destroying seven suns! That's just an insane, and we are talking about a fictional fantasy world where plenty of weird things happen. He basically has no redeemable qualities at this point.
It's all just disappointingly written. It all feels forced. I will finish the trilogy because I bought way too many used Star Wars books and I pledged to read them for better or worse. I'm interested to see how the author tries to redeem Kyp Durran out of all of this.
mal8181's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
eishe's review against another edition
3.0
Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice. *cough* And Luke's too. *cough*
I believe, that it was somewhat better than the first book of the trilogy, but still retains a certain level of mediocrity. It's a good continuation, we get to know the characters better and learn a bit more about what has happened in the universe. Overall the plot reveals quite well, with some little twists and some premonitions, but it's still terribly foreseeable.
The repetition isn't that bad either, at least concerning the past elements, I think I counted only a couple of instances where everyone went on all about the resurrected Emperor and how Luke fell to the dark side and so on and so forth.
When it comes to characters and their side-stories I feel that Mr. Anderson is trying way too hard to make them interesting and likeable. While I enjoyed the character of Kyp Durran in the first novel, here he has become obnoxiously max-maxed. I believe that it will be corrected in the last novel of the trilogy, but it's still hard to believe (yes, even in the Star Wars Universe), I also hope he goes against his brother in the last part.
The twin's backstory was adorable, but I'd like it better if it had been presented as a separate short story. The same goes for Lando and Han always battling over the Millennium Falcon, though here it had some story values, I guess.
Overall - it's a good sequel, a good star wars novel and a mediocre book. I've definitely read (or tried reading) worse in all categories, but I've read better as well.
I believe, that it was somewhat better than the first book of the trilogy, but still retains a certain level of mediocrity. It's a good continuation, we get to know the characters better and learn a bit more about what has happened in the universe. Overall the plot reveals quite well, with some little twists and some premonitions, but it's still terribly foreseeable.
The repetition isn't that bad either, at least concerning the past elements, I think I counted only a couple of instances where everyone went on all about the resurrected Emperor and how Luke fell to the dark side and so on and so forth.
When it comes to characters and their side-stories I feel that Mr. Anderson is trying way too hard to make them interesting and likeable. While I enjoyed the character of Kyp Durran in the first novel, here he has become obnoxiously max-maxed. I believe that it will be corrected in the last novel of the trilogy, but it's still hard to believe (yes, even in the Star Wars Universe), I also hope he goes against his brother in the last part.
The twin's backstory was adorable, but I'd like it better if it had been presented as a separate short story. The same goes for Lando and Han always battling over the Millennium Falcon, though here it had some story values, I guess.
Overall - it's a good sequel, a good star wars novel and a mediocre book. I've definitely read (or tried reading) worse in all categories, but I've read better as well.
flexluthor's review against another edition
2.0
There's a section of this book where Leia crash lands on a planet, pissing off the locals and putting herself in danger. Han, her husband, is terrified for her safety and rushes to his ship to speed off and rescue her. While rushing, he sees his best friend Lando, who challenges him to a game of Sabacc (poker) for the ownership of Han's spaceship. Immediately forgetting his injured wife, Han accepts, loses his ship, and proceeds to sulk. They play 4(?) more games of Sabacc over the course of the book. It's painful to read, but there's also a kind of enjoyment to be derived from how stupid and ridiculous it is.
library_jones's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5