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the_book_niffler's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
alphalimaromeo's review against another edition
4.0
The book started off kind of slow but gained momentum as I read and even stayed in a Saturday to read some chapters. I enjoyed this book.
dcreadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
(3.5 stars) I really need to stop over-rating books but I’m obviously not starting now. It was good for a series of short stories. Way better than some of the other Star Wars books that I’ve given a 3 so I felt bad if I also gave it a three. I had no issue with the story itself I just thought the writing was incredibly basic. Even for a Star Wars book. I know they were short stories but the plot just moved so fast and I guess I’m just used to more time inside the characters head.
jacklozada's review against another edition
4.0
This was a good series. It's the story of the Sith crashing down on Kesh and the hundreds of years after. Some of the stories are better than others but they were all good. The Sith are always trying to dominate whatever race they encounter and this crash landing is no different. I like the mention of Revan in one of the stories. I really enjoyed it.
sans's review against another edition
3.0
Mixed bag on the stories. I’ll admit that I skimmed the final installment and don’t feel like I missed much.
cayleigh_sorella's review against another edition
3.0
I'll be completely honest, I wish I'd gone into this knowing a little more. Having no idea where the story was heading discouraged me during the longer, more boring parts. There were a few of the books throughout that just bored me half to death, only to be useful and come back and make sense at the end, in Pandemonium.
All in all, it was a great delve into the Sith and the Old Republic Legends-verse.
I liked how it spanned over two thousand years, and we got a good look at how a civilization can set itself up, tear itself apart, and then build itself back up. The ending quite surprised me, sticking to that odd little reminder at the back of my head that the Sith aren't the good guys, and that they might be kind now, but are deceiving by nature.
All in all, it was a great delve into the Sith and the Old Republic Legends-verse.
I liked how it spanned over two thousand years, and we got a good look at how a civilization can set itself up, tear itself apart, and then build itself back up. The ending quite surprised me, sticking to that odd little reminder at the back of my head that the Sith aren't the good guys, and that they might be kind now, but are deceiving by nature.
willyouzipit's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Coming off the slow and painful read that is Dawn of the Jedi, I was dreading reading this one if this was going to be as slow as the previous book but to my surprise it was the complete opposite experience.This book comprises of short stories of different characters all in the same location but in different periods, and all the characters you follow along are different enough that you don't feel like you are reading the same character in a different time period over and over. Seeing as most of the stories are about the Sith, the backstabbing, their vainess, bold-faced lies, and 500 iq plays make this book a very fun and interesting read. Furthermore, most, if not all the characters we follow along are likeable, or became characters you root for as you follow along, further adding to the enjoyment of the book for me. Easy 5 star recommendation for me!
sanihachidori's review against another edition
4.0
INHALT:
Dieser Star-Wars-Band umfasst mehrere Geschichten. Diese können auch unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden, allerdings bauen sie sozusagen historisch aufeinander auf. Die Personen in den Geschichten haben aber trotzdem keine wirklich direkte Verbindung zueinander.
Die Ausgangsgeschichte berichtet, wie eine Sith-Crew mit ihrem Raumschiff 'Omen' auf einem fremden Planeten abstürzt. Diese Planet ist nicht so weit entwickelt und kennt weder die Technik der Raumschiffe, noch die Macht, die die Sith beherrschen. Der Anführer der Crew, Yaru Korsin, nutzt diesen Umstand zusammen mit einer verstoßenen Einheimischen namens Adari Vaal aus. Sie überzeugen die Bewohner des Planeten, die Keshiri, davon, dass sie Gottheiten wären, die vom Himmel herabgestiegen wären. So baut sich der kleine Sith-Stamm ein eigenes kleines Imperium auf.
Der Leser begleitet nun neben Korsin und Adari auch weitere Sith wie Ori auf ihrem ganz persönlichen Weg im Zusammenhang mit dem Absturz der Omen und der Gesellschaft, die die Sith schufen. Später wird der Leser auch Zeuge des Schicksals zweier Keshiri, die auf einem anderen Kontinent leben und dem Angriff der Sith trotzen müssen.
Das Buch schildert viel Politik, Intrigen, wirft Fragen über die Sinnhaftigkeit des Wesens der Sith auf und bietet auch die ein oder andere Liebesgeschichte (die aber eher am Rande).
SCHREIBSTIL:
Der Stil von Miller kam anfangs recht schwerfällig daher und strotzte vor technischen Beschreibungen, was mir den Einstieg nicht gerade schmackhaft machte. Doch schon bald entpuppte der Autor sich als angenehmer Schreiber, der auf das Wesentliche fokussiert auch komplexe Zusammenhänge leicht verständlich darstellt.
An einigen Stellen fehlte mir zwar noch etwas mehr Detailgrad und ein wenig mehr Gefühl sowie Erklärungen, alles in allem war es aber ein sehr angenehmes Leseerlebnis.
FAZIT:
Alles in allem war ich sehr überrascht, wie gut mir das Buch doch gefallen hat. Die Bewertungen auf einschlägigen Portalen waren eher mäßig und ich muss sagen, dass ich diesen Meinungen oft nicht zustimmen kann. Ich denke, die Anfangshürde ist bei diesem Buch groß. Wenn man sich allerdings voll auf das Setting und die Charaktere einlässt, dann kann das Buch unerwartet viel Spaß machen. Mir hat es gefallen, dass es nicht so richtig Sci-Fi-mäßig war, sondern fast ein Bisschen Fantasy-Seefahrer-Feeling zwischendurch hatte. Auch dachte ich vorher, dass ich mit den verschiedenen Geschichten nicht klarkommen würde, aber diese haben sich super ergänzt.
Unerwartet gut! Der Anfang war etwas schwerfällig, aber danach konnten mich das Setting und die Charaktere abholen. Ich war richtig überrascht, wie viel Spaß mir das Buch am Ende gemacht hat. Vielleicht für eingefleischte Fans zu wenig Sci-Fi-Anteil durch den Verlust des Raumschiffes. Ich mochte es.
janessamann's review against another edition
4.0
This is the second set of books I've read in the Star Wars chronology, and it takes place 5000-3000 years before the destruction of the first death star. A ship of Sith and their humans crashland on a planet with little hope of finishing their mission or returning to space. The humans survive and implant themselves in the native theology, become their rulers, and encounter rebellions over the 2000 years.
dostojevskijs's review against another edition
4.0
It is the story of a Sith transport ship that crashes on a unknown planet thousands of years ago. Unable to communicate with what they consider civilisation or repair their destroyed ship; the group of Sith encounters the planet's natives called Keshiri – a civilisation ruled by the religion based on the legend of two divine groups; the good-hearted Skyborn and the evil Otherside. The sith soon take advantage of this legend; declaring themselves as part of the Skyborns.
Over more than a thousand years, we follow the Sith tribe as they struggle to make Kesh their planet – fighting with the Keshiri to make sure they settle as third class citizens but also struggling with the desire to once again be rejoined with their true homeworlds.
It is an interesting concept to read nine short stories rather than nine ”actual” books. It leaves a lot of to the reader's imagination as we are only given glimpses of the centuries the tribe spend on Kesh – but it's refreshing and keeps things exciting. Since each book is so short – the longest being about 100 pages and the shortest being less than 30 – the author has to focus on the vital parts of the tribe's history; which means we jump in time a lot, and are introduced to lots of new characters. I am quite used to Star Wars novels being so detailed and honestly, sometimes filled with dialogue, descriptions or subplots that feel more like page-fillers than essential to the main story. Whilst we got our usual babbling descriptions, each short story had to be more or less action-packed and with plots that weren't too complicated. But then again, it is written by John Jackson Miller, so I'm not sure what else I was expecting.
Over more than a thousand years, we follow the Sith tribe as they struggle to make Kesh their planet – fighting with the Keshiri to make sure they settle as third class citizens but also struggling with the desire to once again be rejoined with their true homeworlds.
It is an interesting concept to read nine short stories rather than nine ”actual” books. It leaves a lot of to the reader's imagination as we are only given glimpses of the centuries the tribe spend on Kesh – but it's refreshing and keeps things exciting. Since each book is so short – the longest being about 100 pages and the shortest being less than 30 – the author has to focus on the vital parts of the tribe's history; which means we jump in time a lot, and are introduced to lots of new characters. I am quite used to Star Wars novels being so detailed and honestly, sometimes filled with dialogue, descriptions or subplots that feel more like page-fillers than essential to the main story. Whilst we got our usual babbling descriptions, each short story had to be more or less action-packed and with plots that weren't too complicated. But then again, it is written by John Jackson Miller, so I'm not sure what else I was expecting.