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roc1138's review against another edition
3.0
Not bad, its a mediocre book but if you're looking for Star Wars and want to get some background for the Old Republics timeline then give it a shot.
namikai's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
the_dubious_muse's review against another edition
1.0
How can you logically explain a Padawan and his buddy attacking and killing Hutt guards that were there to protect the emissary sent from the same alliance as the Padawan just so they could get to him and ask him where the auctioned items were? Wouldn't it be easier to just tail him? Wouldn't the Hutts be outraged at this?
It's huge fallacies in logic that made this story completely unreadable for me.
It's huge fallacies in logic that made this story completely unreadable for me.
johnbreeden's review against another edition
5.0
I have read through the chronological sequence of books based on the Legends canon. Starting with Into the Void and through novels, short stories and most of the comics. So far, I have enjoyed this novel the most. I feel like the characters in this work were more real than in most of the others. I also felt that there was development in their character and find myself wanting to know what happens to them in the future. The Jedi faced moral questions of conscious and the Sith were not one-dimensional beings of hate. There was more here, and I appreciated that. I look forward to more entries by Sean Williams.
kb_208's review against another edition
4.0
I actually found this book to be quite a good read. It's longer than most SW novels, but it is well detailed and full of good action parts. the characters were well constructed and dynamic throughout the book. It's a story that takes place way back long before the movies. I would recommend this book if you are into the Old Republic era of books. Good stuff.
goodverbsonly's review against another edition
4.0
perplexing to say the least but i’m going to finish the series today (so help me god). i like shiggar he’s my fave jedi i have so far encounter in or stuff
AND unfortunately i am beginning to understand mandalore. this is TERRIBLE news
AND unfortunately i am beginning to understand mandalore. this is TERRIBLE news
surfmonkey01's review against another edition
3.0
Wasn't bad... Slow in the beginning and a little too long, but decent overall. One of the better Star Wars novels I've read in recent years
trueperception's review against another edition
4.0
This author seems to love the words telemetry and agglomeration, as he uses them constantly! And, based on the definitions I've found, he seems to be using them incorrectly. It's really quite annoying; sorta like he's trying to prove how good of a vocabulary he has, but is failing miserably.
He also has a habit of using adjectives as nouns far too often!
It's not a bad book, but for an author than has written so many works (about 30 novels and 60 short stories), he should be far better. Barely a 4 star.
He also has a habit of using adjectives as nouns far too often!
It's not a bad book, but for an author than has written so many works (about 30 novels and 60 short stories), he should be far better. Barely a 4 star.
hidekisohma's review against another edition
4.0
I know this isn't saying much, but out of the three old republic books i've read so far (this one being the 3rd chronologically) this is the longest, but also by far the best. The characters were interesting, the story was original, and it traveled at a fast enough pace to keep me invested.
The story really has 6 main characters. a trooper, an imperial spy, a jedi padawan, a mandalorian, a smuggler, and a sith apprentice. Sound familiar? Yeah, basically this book takes all six classes from the old republic game and has them all work together for a common goal. and honestly...it somehow works.
The alliance actually seems organic and works well. All the characters are flushed out and interesting and I found myself even shipping the female republic trooper and the undercover imperial agent.
If i HAD to nitpick, I would say that it does run a tad long and could probably have been cut down about 50ish pages, as well as not utilizing enough characters from the game. In fact, the only prominent one was Master Satele. The rest were invented just for the novel. That's okay, but still, would have been nice to see some more game characters.
Overall, very good job working with the old republic timeline. 4 out of 5. Would definitely read another old republic book by sean.
The story really has 6 main characters. a trooper, an imperial spy, a jedi padawan, a mandalorian, a smuggler, and a sith apprentice. Sound familiar? Yeah, basically this book takes all six classes from the old republic game and has them all work together for a common goal. and honestly...it somehow works.
The alliance actually seems organic and works well. All the characters are flushed out and interesting and I found myself even shipping the female republic trooper and the undercover imperial agent.
If i HAD to nitpick, I would say that it does run a tad long and could probably have been cut down about 50ish pages, as well as not utilizing enough characters from the game. In fact, the only prominent one was Master Satele. The rest were invented just for the novel. That's okay, but still, would have been nice to see some more game characters.
Overall, very good job working with the old republic timeline. 4 out of 5. Would definitely read another old republic book by sean.