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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
Star Wars books, especially legends, are quite hit or miss for me, but I really liked this one! It was intriguing and I'm excited to read the rest of the series. The writing was a little bland though, but I didn't mind much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, War
Moderate: Drug use, Torture, Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence
adventurous
fast-paced
Jedi Search has been my first non-Timothy-Zahn Star Wars novel experience and I don't completely know what to make of it. Overall I think this book suffers from the same syndrome as the Prequel Trilogy - it's good, but not good enough to match some of its predecessors. I've certainly read worse books in the sci-fi scene, but regarding Star Wars, it does not live up to expectations set by Thrawn books, though it might just be my preference of one author's style over another's.
The storyline is very enjoyable and quite Star Wars - simple, action and adventure packed with a good dose of Force thrown in and a very (and I do mean very) slight tinge of romance. It's greatest flaw is probably that it's completely see-through and fails at subtelty horrendously. Once a new character joins a particular plotline it's painfully obvious what will happen next.
As for the characters I can't figure out if Mr. Anderson tried way too hard to keep them in order with their original selves or quite the contrary - disregarded everything but the most potent characteristics defined in the previous works. While at most cases they are adequate and believable, there were several moments when I was ready to tear out my hair due to the cliché of it all.
Don't get me wrong, Jedi Search is not a bad book and gives a good insight in the events that it describes and I will be sure to read the rest of the trilogy, but it's enjoyment value is fairly limited.
The storyline is very enjoyable and quite Star Wars - simple, action and adventure packed with a good dose of Force thrown in and a very (and I do mean very) slight tinge of romance. It's greatest flaw is probably that it's completely see-through and fails at subtelty horrendously. Once a new character joins a particular plotline it's painfully obvious what will happen next.
As for the characters I can't figure out if Mr. Anderson tried way too hard to keep them in order with their original selves or quite the contrary - disregarded everything but the most potent characteristics defined in the previous works. While at most cases they are adequate and believable, there were several moments when I was ready to tear out my hair due to the cliché of it all.
Don't get me wrong, Jedi Search is not a bad book and gives a good insight in the events that it describes and I will be sure to read the rest of the trilogy, but it's enjoyment value is fairly limited.
For post Episode VI fans, this is a great novel which continues the Star Wars saga. A must for Jedi fans!
More like 3.5. It was definitely enjoyable, just nothing special. A few good character moments and many of the concepts such as the state of a remote Empire fleet with no clue they lost and finding latent force-users across the galaxy (which reminded me of season 3 of Korra) kept my interest high, established great possibilities for the other 2 books and beyond, and overall push it closer to a 4 than a 3.
These were as good as Shakespeare to me as a kid. Yikes…
adventurous
inspiring
fast-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:
No
Will always love the Star Wars universe. However, nothing beats any of the Zahn Trilogy books - trilogy or Thrawn background books.
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No