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neilrcoulter's review against another edition
3.0
Like the other "younger readers" Star Wars books, this one is a quick, exciting story, this time featuring Luke, C-3PO, and R2-D2. It takes place just after the Battle of Yavin, and, like almost every story about Luke, it's about his continued learning to use the Force. It's beginning to feel like any inter-movie story with Luke has to show him finding another Jedi temple and learning a little bit more about Jedi lore or training. Surely sometimes he goes to a planet and doesn't stumble upon a disused Jedi temple in ruins, right? Anyway, the story is fine, even with a kind of corny reference to a severed hand.
(Side note: All of the inter-movie novels and graphic novels are making this space a bit crowded. For example, here we see Luke learning to move objects with the Force. But in Heir to the Jedi, we also saw him learning to do that. I prefer The Weapon of a Jedi's version, because it doesn't involve noodles.)
I find that I often like these short, adventure stories better than the heavier, more "grown-up" Star Wars fare, and I think that's where Star Wars is at its best: not in ongoing, meticulous continuity, but in simple, fun stories. I'm glad that, with all the endless speculation about what the next upcoming movie will be like, there's still room for fun stories.
(Side note: All of the inter-movie novels and graphic novels are making this space a bit crowded. For example, here we see Luke learning to move objects with the Force. But in Heir to the Jedi, we also saw him learning to do that. I prefer The Weapon of a Jedi's version, because it doesn't involve noodles.)
I find that I often like these short, adventure stories better than the heavier, more "grown-up" Star Wars fare, and I think that's where Star Wars is at its best: not in ongoing, meticulous continuity, but in simple, fun stories. I'm glad that, with all the endless speculation about what the next upcoming movie will be like, there's still room for fun stories.
abigcoffeedragon's review against another edition
2.0
Yet another poor attempt at trying to add character to an already established character in the Star Wars universe. Everyone beyond the Hero is another throw away and the actions of Luke Skywalker become diluted in trying to recapture the innocence of young Skywalker in A New Hope. And yet, this fails by making Luke take a step backwards in growth as a character and a step too far forward as a Jedi. His character has yet to meet Yoda, and yet, his little bit of training with Kenobi, I am supposed to believe that he can hang in there by his own guile?
The villain was also without purpose and the 'mission' without anything more than a chance for Threepio to tell yet another, 'been there, done that' story of Master Luke.
These short stories are horrible attempts at trying to give the powerful trio of the original trilogy one last hurrah before the new heroes of the new Trilogy take over the lore and story telling.
This is fan fiction at best, and not even good fan fiction. I am reading the third now, but this looks to be another in a string of bad choices being made to sell books and not to tell stories. Telling stories is supposed to be the reason to write a novel to begin with, not to earn a paycheck or slap your name onto the cover underneath STAR WARS. Pass on this drivel.
EDIT: A better Luke Skywalker story would have been his journey as a Jedi to craft his new lightsaber after his father's was lost at Cloud City. I know that the company usually guides the authors, so I will not blame him as much as the money machine Disney for a poor choice in stories to tell of Young Skywalker.
The villain was also without purpose and the 'mission' without anything more than a chance for Threepio to tell yet another, 'been there, done that' story of Master Luke.
These short stories are horrible attempts at trying to give the powerful trio of the original trilogy one last hurrah before the new heroes of the new Trilogy take over the lore and story telling.
This is fan fiction at best, and not even good fan fiction. I am reading the third now, but this looks to be another in a string of bad choices being made to sell books and not to tell stories. Telling stories is supposed to be the reason to write a novel to begin with, not to earn a paycheck or slap your name onto the cover underneath STAR WARS. Pass on this drivel.
EDIT: A better Luke Skywalker story would have been his journey as a Jedi to craft his new lightsaber after his father's was lost at Cloud City. I know that the company usually guides the authors, so I will not blame him as much as the money machine Disney for a poor choice in stories to tell of Young Skywalker.
shumphrey's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
A quick adventure with Luke learning to use his lightsaber. If you're going to skip a Star Wars novel because it's unnecessary, this might be the one. But it's well written and a very fast read, so there's not much to lose by reading it.
cptrexct's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
tense
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? Yes
3.0
librosydragones's review
4.0
Esta es la primera vez que leo una novela (o más bien una novella) ambientada en el universo de Star Wars. Siempre amé el universo cinematográfico, pero nunca me interesé por los cómics, series animadas o libros, hasta que empecé a ver estos últimos en bookstagram. ¡No pude elegir una mejor para empezar! Al estar situada entre los episodios IV y V, tenemos como protagonista a un joven e inexperto Luke que intenta aprender a utilizar la fuerza.
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Siendo sincero, Fry nos presenta a un Luke mucho más carismático que el de las películas. Me quedé con ganas de conocer más sobre las aventuras que tuvo fuera de la pantalla.
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A partir de aquí hay SPOILERS.
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En esta historia en particular, al pasar encima de un planeta llamado Devaron, Luke siente que la Fuerza intenta atraerlo, y después de un enfrentamiento con unos cazas TIE, decide aterrizar allí y averiguar qué es lo que la Fuerza intenta decirle.
Allí encontrará un viejo templo Jedi derruido, en donde terminará enfrentándose a una patrulla del Imperio y a un cazador sin escrúpulos, con la ayuda de una joven Devareana.
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La historia tiene un ritmo rápido, la escritura es fluida, C-3PO y R2 están bien representados, y como ya mencioné arribe, me cayó mucho mejor este Luke que el autor retrata.
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¡Estoy ansioso por continuar explorando el universo de Star Wars a través de sus novelas! 👏
Cuéntenme ¿Cuál es su personaje favorito de Star Wars?
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Siendo sincero, Fry nos presenta a un Luke mucho más carismático que el de las películas. Me quedé con ganas de conocer más sobre las aventuras que tuvo fuera de la pantalla.
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A partir de aquí hay SPOILERS.
×
En esta historia en particular, al pasar encima de un planeta llamado Devaron, Luke siente que la Fuerza intenta atraerlo, y después de un enfrentamiento con unos cazas TIE, decide aterrizar allí y averiguar qué es lo que la Fuerza intenta decirle.
Allí encontrará un viejo templo Jedi derruido, en donde terminará enfrentándose a una patrulla del Imperio y a un cazador sin escrúpulos, con la ayuda de una joven Devareana.
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La historia tiene un ritmo rápido, la escritura es fluida, C-3PO y R2 están bien representados, y como ya mencioné arribe, me cayó mucho mejor este Luke que el autor retrata.
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¡Estoy ansioso por continuar explorando el universo de Star Wars a través de sus novelas! 👏
Cuéntenme ¿Cuál es su personaje favorito de Star Wars?
eishe's review against another edition
As I picked up the book, I was hoping it would be set between episodes V and VI, cataloguing the building of the green lightsaber, but instead it was set right after episode IV. Still it was certainly fun and even does have that Star Wars feel from the old canon books. Better enjoyment than Han's book and approximately the same as Leia's.
Favorite quote:
Favorite quote:
Just a few months before, he'd been a farm boy on Tatooine, fixing vaporators and tinkering with skyhoppers and landspeeders. Now people treated him like some kind of hero-but he knew better. He was just a kid who'd made a million-to-one shot, guided by a mysterious power he barely understood.