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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
one of my absolute favourite Star Wars books. if you are a sequels fan, read this book!
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i’m absolutely in love with luke’s characterization and what i perceive as nods to his exile make me want to scream, it’s so very dear to me.
dathan, miramir, and rey’s journey is so consistently intriguing and oh how i wish they had more time together. it adds so many interesting things to rey and her connection with luke, i could talk about it forever.
dathan, miramir, and rey’s journey is so consistently intriguing and oh how i wish they had more time together. it adds so many interesting things to rey and her connection with luke, i could talk about it forever.
I enjoyed this book. It took me a long time to properly read this book due to unforeseen circumstances in my life, but when I finally got to sit down and read it: I had a good time.
The audio book went well with it, I liked reading along with the narrator. It got confusing for me at times with time jumps/characters/ and locations so I did have to re-read some things, though, I think thats more on me then it is the book lol.
Without going into extreme detail, all I will say is it was so nice to have Luke and Lando together. They made a good duo in this book, and I was ESPECIALLY happy to see the author included my beloved Ben Solo. I wish he had a bit more to do with the story but it was still an adventurous read nonetheless.
The audio book went well with it, I liked reading along with the narrator. It got confusing for me at times with time jumps/characters/ and locations so I did have to re-read some things, though, I think thats more on me then it is the book lol.
Without going into extreme detail, all I will say is it was so nice to have Luke and Lando together. They made a good duo in this book, and I was ESPECIALLY happy to see the author included my beloved Ben Solo. I wish he had a bit more to do with the story but it was still an adventurous read nonetheless.
medium-paced
Shadow of the Sith is one of the Star Wars canon novels I've most looked forward to getting into - with the difficult task as it does of smoothing the rough edges of set-up hinted at during The Rise of Skywalker.
Luke Skywalker is haunted by visions of Exegol, the hidden world of the Sith; Lando Calrissian, wracked by the kidnapping of his daughter years prior, is on the trail of a young family hunted by agents of the Sith Eternal. Together, the old friends will come face to face with the vastness of a galaxy which can never be fully known, their place within it, and cross paths with a young girl who will grow up to carry the Jedi Master's legacy into the future.
Christopher acquits himself well with a big task, coralling the disparate pieces of plot from a mess of a film into a pacey thriller that explores Lando's grief and sense of emptiness when the war you were a hero of is over, and the the people who matter most are taken from you; and gives greater depth to Luke's state of mind, and the mistakes he will inevitably make, as the timeline barrels towards conflict with the First Order. While it can never quite iron out the issues with Abrams's ham fisted plot decisions, it's a really decent attempt that gives more flair and flavour to an as yet vague part of the canon.
Luke Skywalker is haunted by visions of Exegol, the hidden world of the Sith; Lando Calrissian, wracked by the kidnapping of his daughter years prior, is on the trail of a young family hunted by agents of the Sith Eternal. Together, the old friends will come face to face with the vastness of a galaxy which can never be fully known, their place within it, and cross paths with a young girl who will grow up to carry the Jedi Master's legacy into the future.
Christopher acquits himself well with a big task, coralling the disparate pieces of plot from a mess of a film into a pacey thriller that explores Lando's grief and sense of emptiness when the war you were a hero of is over, and the the people who matter most are taken from you; and gives greater depth to Luke's state of mind, and the mistakes he will inevitably make, as the timeline barrels towards conflict with the First Order. While it can never quite iron out the issues with Abrams's ham fisted plot decisions, it's a really decent attempt that gives more flair and flavour to an as yet vague part of the canon.
I’ve read a lot of Star Wars books. I’m a fan. This is a fantastic book. Hardly want to write more. It interacts with characters and themes and stories from comics/movies and other books/eras in a rich manner. And it isn’t some short thing either.
Listened on audio. This book was a good bridge between ROTJ and Rise of Skywalker. The story drug at points, but I like hearing the story of Rey's parents and how the remnants of the Sith order still existed after the fall of the Emperor. A good adventure featuring Luke and Lando teaming up. Answered some plot holes from Rise of Skywalker.
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Usually my complaint with Star Wars books is that the authors aren’t allowed to bite off enough material. This book has the opposite problem, attempting to answer so many questions from the sequel films (particularly IX) that it feels a bit cramped. Still, if you’re looking to fill some of those gaps, this book is a must.