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katmiranda's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
austex_93's review against another edition
4.0
I'll be honest, I was bored as heck in the first section. I'm not really into the Sith, but once Palpatine was brought in I got hooked! After his introduction, things became very VERY interesting. There was quite a few cameos from common characters that we all know and some from Legends books that surprised me. Towards the last section the pace of the story moved quickly, but still managed to fill in the missing information for the Phantom Menace movie. Mr. Luceno is an intelligent and creative author who definitely took his time researching, in order to connect the plot with the canon movies. Highly recommend this for those into lore based stories.
sam_vimes_75's review against another edition
4.0
It actually made me like the prequels a little more because it reveals a decades-long master plan. The political plots are hardly as exciting as the chess-like strategies they try to be. There are some good highlights like Palpatine's rise and Maul's backstory; but, the ending is very rushed as the author clears his slate of other interesting characters to make way for the canonical Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones plot lines.
brentevs's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
5.0
georgesc's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
bbonfield's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
ilikemandos's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
4.5
sirloyne's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0