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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
Toujours intéressant de savoir en partie ce qui s'est passé entre les épisodes 6 et 7
Far superior to the first book, the writing feels much more coherent and the actual character work is the biggest highlight. They feel like living and breathing characters with real affection for one another. It means actual twists and moments between them hit much harder than they ever did in the original.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The small adventuring party formed by chance in book one now regularly undertake missions together for the New Republic. Nora Wexley leads the team made up of her son Temmin, ex-imperial torturer Sinjir Rath Velus, bounty hunter Jas Emari, and a new character, New Republic soldier Jom Barell. They go on a mission to find the missing Hab Solo and instead end up liberating a secret prison full of Resistance/New Republic captives.
Meanwhile, Rae Sloane is leader of the imperial forces only in name as she is being manipulated by her mysterious advisor Gallius Rax, who has a very different vision for the future of the empire than she does.
Meanwhile, Rae Sloane is leader of the imperial forces only in name as she is being manipulated by her mysterious advisor Gallius Rax, who has a very different vision for the future of the empire than she does.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Torture, Violence, War
I am such a fan of many of the Character's in this series and am always pleasantly surprised with Wendig's writing style. I have to admit that if the story was in a completely new galaxy, and not the Star Wars universe which I am so familiar with then I would have found this book a little different. While there is a lot of descriptions for characters and settings, the only true world building came towards the end of the book on Kashyyyk. When looking at this book's position in the series I am a little confused on how it transitioned from Aftermath to Life Debt.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The present tense style still isn't working. The characters are only slightly more interesting (or better, less uninteresting) than the first book in this series. Honestly, the first half of this book could have been removed without affecting the narrative.
Too few nuggets in a post ROTJ world buried under uninteresting characters and hard-to-enjoy writing style.
Too few nuggets in a post ROTJ world buried under uninteresting characters and hard-to-enjoy writing style.
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
There was A LOT going on in this book. The unlikely group formed at the end of the first book has now become the New Republic's star Imperial Hunters... snatching the former admirals and Moffs and bringing them back to the New Republic for trial.
Plenty of action to be had and quite a bit of emotional by-play. There was almost too much going on for one novel though. The characters quickly went from one near-death experience to another. They saved each other's lives again and again but never seemed to truly trust one another. The interludes were interesting... like short glimpses at random other spots in the galaxy as the story itself moved on. I appreciated some of these, but it would have been nice to see them tie-in at some point.
Nonetheless, if you enjoy the Star Wars universe and want to see what (may have - because I still miss the "Legends" version) happened in the time after ROJ, you should pick up this trilogy.
Plenty of action to be had and quite a bit of emotional by-play. There was almost too much going on for one novel though. The characters quickly went from one near-death experience to another. They saved each other's lives again and again but never seemed to truly trust one another. The interludes were interesting... like short glimpses at random other spots in the galaxy as the story itself moved on. I appreciated some of these, but it would have been nice to see them tie-in at some point.
Nonetheless, if you enjoy the Star Wars universe and want to see what (may have - because I still miss the "Legends" version) happened in the time after ROJ, you should pick up this trilogy.