Reviews

Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories by John Jackson Miller

justin_wong's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

medea_jade's review against another edition

4.0

As Star Wars book go this one was excellent. It’s hard to write a book from the perspective of the enemy and still create characters that can be empathized with and their motives understood. I’m not really one for comic books but reading this really makes me want to get into the series that sprang from this.

wyrmbergmalcolm's review against another edition

4.0

I’d previously read the short stories online, so was eager to reread them and then finish off the story with the novella. When read in one go, the time jumps between stories can be a little jarring, particularly since the first three stories follow straight on from one another. Then there’s a generational jump and also a jump of 100 years. Some of the characters obviously get bumped off during the stories, but with the bigger jumps the subsequent story features all-new characters, being the descendants of the previous. In all there’s about 1,000 years spanned. This was not a problem, per say, but it’s worth noting. Unlike other Sith-focused stories where the main characters are particularly unlikable to horrendous, the characters in this book were much more relatable and even likeable. I could understand the plight of the Sith as they struggle to survive with little to know hope of reaching space again. The family dynamics weren’t just hate-filled scheming nests of distrust, but also had cohesion.

phantasmaboo's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.0

loganriffey's review against another edition

5.0

So I thought the book was awesome considering that this was my first EU novel. Only downside was trying to get to know the characters quick enough before the next 50 years pass. I think this book should have been made longer. Towards the middle of the book (Secrets, etc) the sections were quite small compared to Pandemonium. However, those smaller sections and large time jumps led to a smaller attachment on some characters that later in the story meant nothing.

danirikku's review

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

lididi's review against another edition

3.0

More like 3 1/2 stars.

It was a tough read to get through for much of the book. Unless you do your research or are a huge Star Wars geek, you don't understand where in the timeline this takes place at all. And the stories jumps around a lot in order to cover 2000 years of the history of this lost tribe of Sith.

That aside, once I had done my research and had gotten used to jumping around, I was able to see the overall picture and allow myself to be pulled in by the stories.

The world building was done very well, and I truly appreciated the multiple dimensions of the characters. (i.e. Not all Sith are horrible and evil. Though they are all ambitious. You end up rooting for quite a few of them.)

vanessakm's review against another edition

2.0

This is a series of mostly pre-published short stories, that occur 5000-3000 years before the Battle of Yavin (fun irrelevant fact,: my iPad's voice to text just translated this as " Battle of yeah but then.") For those unfamiliar, this was the battle at which the first Death Star was destroyed. If you don't know that fact, reading this collection is probably unnecessary. Even if you do know that fact, I don't know that reading this collection is necessary.

The stories explain how a band of Sith wound up developing in isolation on a (when they found it) pre-industrial world. They are primarily intended as a prequel to the Fate of the Jedi series. I've read better Star Wars novels, including others written by John Jackson Miller. I was fairly ambivalent about this one.

jljaina's review against another edition

4.0

I am so glad this is available in one mass volume. I'm not the biggest fan of the short serial books. Most of these stories are 50-60 pages and until we get to a new character and time jump I don't get it. But when reading all at once, for a readathon, oddly made me feel more accomplished. This was such an interesting look into the Sith, especially as they carve their own path, separate from everything else known in the universe. It takes place over roughly three periods of time, spanning just over 1000 years (yeah, it takes a big jump at one point). I really liked the characters, and how different each could be. The biggest downfall was the last book. If just felt too unpolished and a bit all over the place. And I didn't like any of those characters introduced in it. But otherwise, this was very good and engaging.

mothpetrichor's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Colonisation