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Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Tim Lebbon

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ferzemkhan's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Some really good world-building for a relatively short book, with exploration of ideas like the will and subjugation of Force users, the “goodness” of the Force etc. Having the story set before the Jedi-Sith conflict, with the Sith being a more monastic order and the Je’daii leaning into more secrecy and being morally gray helps a lot in this respect.

charlesc_n's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

bookwormrose65's review

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

jsimk23's review

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adventurous mysterious 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

4.75

mandalor3960's review

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1.0

This book didn't have an immersive era as other Star Wars books that cover different eras. There's swords instead of light sabers and slow ships and no hyperspace. The plot is shallow and the search for Lanoree's brother is flat. Even when Lanoree is caught by her brother there is barely any interesting dialogue. The subplot was very slow and already predicted, becoming boring. Luckily the parallelism of the subplot and the main plot near the end save it. Tre was a more interesting character than Lanoree who was static. Overall the book was mediocre bridging between a 2 and 3 but closer to a 3.

Rating Update 3/12/2019 - 3 to 2 stars. Because I found it boring, it doesn't mean I liked it (3 stars).

Rating Update 3/13/2019 - 2 to 1 stars. I just remember hating this book after having read it. Way too boring.

Update 7 June 2019
With the adoption of my new rating system, a one star rating is befitting. I recall hating this book for many years after finishing it. This is a definite one star rating.

September 8, 2019
Update
I would like to add that I believe my hatred for this book was aimed at the boredom I received while reading the book. I no longer hate it now but I recall hating its lengthy, two hundred and fifty pages.

January 21, 2020
Update
I have just recalled a memory of stopping midway through the book, glancing at the page number, and hating how long and dull the book was up to that point.

austex_93's review

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3.0

I give this one 3.5 stars. I know a lot of people complain about how the story jumps from past to present, and to an extent I agree. Maybe if the author put some dates it would have helped quite a bit. Other than that, I quite enjoyed the story. Meeting new characters and exploring new worlds is what fascinated me. Lots of brutal scenes that made it badass!