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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
I know, I know. I’m completely biased because of my undying love for Star Wars Rebels, but I really did love this book. Besides Ahsoka, I think it’s up there for one of my favorites - it just *feels* like it’s a natural extension of the show and really gives you a better understanding of Kanan and, to some extent, Hera.
I hope they keep writing these Rebels-based books even after the show ends. I’d love to see a story on how Sabine and Zeb join the family and more details on their backstories.
I hope they keep writing these Rebels-based books even after the show ends. I’d love to see a story on how Sabine and Zeb join the family and more details on their backstories.
This is Star Wars.
I'm old enough to have sunk a lot of money and time into the Expanded Universe and, as glad as I am to have new movies, I have no intention of fanatically following the new canon's expanded media. But I do love Rebels so I gave this one a shot and was pleasantly surprised.
Miller's story revolves around how Kanan and Hera met and how Kanan came to be involved in the Rebellion. Besides filling in some timeline, it's a fabulous character story for both leads. We get less of Hera than I'd like in the show but this story brilliantly showcases her dedication and ability to do exactly what's needed and no more. Plus of course, there's spaceships and back-stabbing, Empire bad guys and explosions and in-jokes for Star Wars movie fans.
Very much recommended for Rebels fans as well as Star Wars readers from both the EU and Disney canon eras.
I'm old enough to have sunk a lot of money and time into the Expanded Universe and, as glad as I am to have new movies, I have no intention of fanatically following the new canon's expanded media. But I do love Rebels so I gave this one a shot and was pleasantly surprised.
Miller's story revolves around how Kanan and Hera met and how Kanan came to be involved in the Rebellion. Besides filling in some timeline, it's a fabulous character story for both leads. We get less of Hera than I'd like in the show but this story brilliantly showcases her dedication and ability to do exactly what's needed and no more. Plus of course, there's spaceships and back-stabbing, Empire bad guys and explosions and in-jokes for Star Wars movie fans.
Very much recommended for Rebels fans as well as Star Wars readers from both the EU and Disney canon eras.
Set between the events of the Prequel and Original film trilogies, this book is actually a prequel to the recently started Star Wars: Rebels cartoon series. Actually, this story is set so far before the events of the cartoon that we're seeing the first meeting of only two of the cast members. I would imagine that we'll eventually see two or three more books (depending on how they want to handle the intro of the droid) to get everyone else in the cast together and everything set up to where the show starts.
For being based off of a cartoon, it doesn't pull any punches. I don't think this is any worse than any of the other Star Wars novels I've read in the past. But anyone expecting something for kids may be a little surprised at a few of the darker moments. I liked it well enough. I think it's biggest weakness is that it's very predictable at times. Some of it is a Chekov's gun kind of thing, where the time spent describing a theoretical possibility hints heavily at a plan that will be put into motion later. Other times, it's seeing which pieces are being removed from play early giving a strong hint about a future event.
As for the audio version itself, it was mostly good. The narrator did a fine job of voicing the different characters, and the use of the film music was a nice touch. My biggest complaint would be with some of the sound effect choices. There was a scene in a control room with various computer sounds going on that included one high pitched electronic squeal that was distracting to a point that I don't really remember what happened in the scene at present.
For being based off of a cartoon, it doesn't pull any punches. I don't think this is any worse than any of the other Star Wars novels I've read in the past. But anyone expecting something for kids may be a little surprised at a few of the darker moments. I liked it well enough. I think it's biggest weakness is that it's very predictable at times. Some of it is a Chekov's gun kind of thing, where the time spent describing a theoretical possibility hints heavily at a plan that will be put into motion later. Other times, it's seeing which pieces are being removed from play early giving a strong hint about a future event.
As for the audio version itself, it was mostly good. The narrator did a fine job of voicing the different characters, and the use of the film music was a nice touch. My biggest complaint would be with some of the sound effect choices. There was a scene in a control room with various computer sounds going on that included one high pitched electronic squeal that was distracting to a point that I don't really remember what happened in the scene at present.
Not going to lie; Rian Johnson and The Last Jedi brought me back to this fandom!
Growing up, I blamed my older brother for my love of Star Wars within the films and the expansion of it within the books and comics but somewhere among all of it, I stopped. Some of the books expanded in such a way that I lost interest and when tried to go back realized there were gaps in what I was reading and then really did stop for good.
I digress, so in December of 2017, weeks after it's initial run, I saw the Last Jedi and came out of that theater with a yearning to go back; back into reading about Luke and the padawans, more about Leia and Han, more about the order, more about the Force, and how did we get here, to this film. So I googled the franchise and to my astonishment read that there was a reboot! meaning I didn't have to wade through a variety of books and lines but could focus on a smaller universe still very much between the films?!?
Sign me up!
A New Dawn represented that; a new beginning told between films III and IV in which we are reading the ramifications of Palpatine transforming the Republic into the Galactic Empire and has issued the order to kill all remaining Jedi, including padawans which is where it starts, with the one padawan who lives and tells his tale.
I loved the back story of the cowboy Jedi Kanan Jarrus because seriously the universe needs more of them!
Growing up, I blamed my older brother for my love of Star Wars within the films and the expansion of it within the books and comics but somewhere among all of it, I stopped. Some of the books expanded in such a way that I lost interest and when tried to go back realized there were gaps in what I was reading and then really did stop for good.
I digress, so in December of 2017, weeks after it's initial run, I saw the Last Jedi and came out of that theater with a yearning to go back; back into reading about Luke and the padawans, more about Leia and Han, more about the order, more about the Force, and how did we get here, to this film. So I googled the franchise and to my astonishment read that there was a reboot! meaning I didn't have to wade through a variety of books and lines but could focus on a smaller universe still very much between the films?!?
Sign me up!
A New Dawn represented that; a new beginning told between films III and IV in which we are reading the ramifications of Palpatine transforming the Republic into the Galactic Empire and has issued the order to kill all remaining Jedi, including padawans which is where it starts, with the one padawan who lives and tells his tale.
I loved the back story of the cowboy Jedi Kanan Jarrus because seriously the universe needs more of them!
This is such a well-written Star Wars tie-in. I really enjoyed the way the plot flowed, the way that the secondary characters were developed, and could absolutely see this being a movie. While I really liked E.K. Johnston's Star Wars books, they can feel a little bit disjointed and this one didn't - part of that might just be how disconnected these characters are from the Big Huge Main Plot, whereas Padme and Ahsoka are more closely tied and so there's more tip-toeing around canon. Anyway, more books like this but with queer characters please! Even though I absolutely adore my heterosexual space parents.
adventurous
medium-paced
The introduction of Rae Sloane really saved it for me.
Achei o livro bem mediano mesmo, talvez até fraco. Sou super fã de Rebels e fui ler o livro esperando ver mais do Kanan a da Hera que eu conhecia, ou a versão deles do passado que seria coerente com os personagens do seriado. Acabou que não reconheci nenhum dos dois personagens no livro, e ainda achei a história... ok (o último terço dá uma salvada). O vilão Vidian e alguns personagens secundários ajudaram a aumentar minha satisfação com o livro, mas os defeitos me incomodaram muito. Fora que eu fiquei MUITO incomodada com a admiração juvenil do Kanan pela Hera, principalmente por ela ser a única coisa que dá agência ao Kanan. Unir forças com os rebeldes pra destruir o Império? O Kanan não tá nem aí, ele só quer seguir a twi'lek maravilhosa. Tem hora que o mundo tá caindo ao redor deles e o Kanan tá admirando o rosto dela e pensando "oh, mas ela é tão linda!" ¬¬ Suponho que ele tenha evoluído desde os acontecimentos do livro até o momento retratado em Rebels, mas mesmo assim eu odiei o Kanan do livro e amo o da série. Enfim, acho que foi mais um problema de expectativa mesmo: achava que ia saber mais sobre o passado de ambos, e a gente vê algum vislumbre do passado do Kanan (mas nada do relacionamento dele com a mestre Billaba, por exemplo) e do passado da Hera não tem ABSOLUTAMENTE nada. Não recomendo muito pra quem já viu Rebels, mas acho que pra quem curte uma aventura Star Wars, vale a pena pra conhecer os personagens secundários.
reading this was like dragging my feet through the mud. i was so excited to read this, hera is one of my favorite character in the entire star wars universe but uhh... this simply ain't it chief. wish i had skipped this one.