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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
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:
No
Ce livre est la premier du nouvel univers étendu de Star Wars. C'est aussi un prequel à la fameuse série Rebels. L'histoire raconte la venue d'un administrateur qui veut détruire une planète pour exploiter les ressources minières plus facilement.
C'est n'est pas la meilleure histoire de Star Wars que j'ai lu mais ça commence quand même bien le nouvel univers canon de la saga.
C'est n'est pas la meilleure histoire de Star Wars que j'ai lu mais ça commence quand même bien le nouvel univers canon de la saga.
adventurous
emotional
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
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Like many Star Wars fans, I have become enamored of the new Disney XD series Star Wars Rebels. It's a great animated series about a ragtag band of burgeoning Rebels in the years between Episode III and Episode IV. What I didn't know is that there is a novel that came out last fall all about how two of the main characters in Rebels met. Those characters are Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla. And their story is pretty interesting.
Ten years after the extermination of the Jedi by Order 66 and six years before the events of Star Wars Rebels, Kanan Jarrus is living life on the down low. He works as a pilot and excavator on the planet of Gorse and its orbitting moon Cynda collecting Thorilide for the Empire to use in construction of Star Destroyers. This is one of many jobs that Kanan has had in the last decade as he carries out his otherwise nomadic existence with no ties anywhere.
Until he meets Hera, a beautiful and mysterious Twi'lek who he declares he'd follow anywhere. What he doesn't know is that following her, one of the early Rebels, brings him square in the crosshairs of the Empire. Oh yeah, did I mention that 10 years prior to this book, Kanan's name was Caleb Dume and he was an apprentice to Jedi Master Depa Billaba and watched as Clone Troopers, who once fought alongside them, turned their guns on the two of them? Caleb narrowly avoided assassination while Master Billaba covered his escape.
It's a pretty interesting story of the early stages of the Rebel Alliance and how characters played into the deepening rift between the Empire and the people of the galaxy. But it's also, oddly, a book about business and ethics that you just have to read to believe.
Give it a shot.
I listened to the Audible book and, while the narrator did a good job with most voices, actually sounding like Freddie Prinze Jr. (who lends his voice to Kanan on the TV series), he was utterly annoying trying to do Hera's voice. Why couldn't they have gotten Vanessa Marshall to do it?
Ten years after the extermination of the Jedi by Order 66 and six years before the events of Star Wars Rebels, Kanan Jarrus is living life on the down low. He works as a pilot and excavator on the planet of Gorse and its orbitting moon Cynda collecting Thorilide for the Empire to use in construction of Star Destroyers. This is one of many jobs that Kanan has had in the last decade as he carries out his otherwise nomadic existence with no ties anywhere.
Until he meets Hera, a beautiful and mysterious Twi'lek who he declares he'd follow anywhere. What he doesn't know is that following her, one of the early Rebels, brings him square in the crosshairs of the Empire. Oh yeah, did I mention that 10 years prior to this book, Kanan's name was Caleb Dume and he was an apprentice to Jedi Master Depa Billaba and watched as Clone Troopers, who once fought alongside them, turned their guns on the two of them? Caleb narrowly avoided assassination while Master Billaba covered his escape.
It's a pretty interesting story of the early stages of the Rebel Alliance and how characters played into the deepening rift between the Empire and the people of the galaxy. But it's also, oddly, a book about business and ethics that you just have to read to believe.
Give it a shot.
I listened to the Audible book and, while the narrator did a good job with most voices, actually sounding like Freddie Prinze Jr. (who lends his voice to Kanan on the TV series), he was utterly annoying trying to do Hera's voice. Why couldn't they have gotten Vanessa Marshall to do it?
I enjoyed this book immensely (despite the distracting sound effects included in the audio book). I adore Hera Syndulla and I think Kanan Jarrus is one of my favorite Jedi in the whole Star Wars universe. It was a thrill to learn how they met and started traveling together and fighting the Empire. I’m sad to leave it behind. Time to watch Rebels again. ❤️
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
No
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A New Dawn is designed to be a prequel to the Star Wars Rebels TV show.
As i have only seen the first couple of episodes of Star Wars Rebels, A New Dawn has helped me get to grips on what is happening after the creation of the Galactic Empire. A New Dawn focuses on Hera Syndulla and Kanan Jarrus, specifically on how they end up working together at the start of the Rebels series.
A New Dawn was an enjoyable read, although a tad dark at times. We were introduced to a new planet (at least i had not heard of it before), Gorse and its moon Cynda, and got to see the evil empire working in full action!
The overall plot was a tad predictable, but it entertained me none the less. I would have had liked to read more on the imperial side, and not so much of Kanan and his self-love. I was pleasantly surprised by some of the plot twists, but looking back on it now they were a tad obvious due to the characters nature.
That said, A New Dawn was a really good read but it just missed that something that makes me fall in love with a book. I am definitely motivated to watch the Star Wars Rebels TV show now! A must read if you like the TV show.
A New Dawn is designed to be a prequel to the Star Wars Rebels TV show.
As i have only seen the first couple of episodes of Star Wars Rebels, A New Dawn has helped me get to grips on what is happening after the creation of the Galactic Empire. A New Dawn focuses on Hera Syndulla and Kanan Jarrus, specifically on how they end up working together at the start of the Rebels series.
A New Dawn was an enjoyable read, although a tad dark at times. We were introduced to a new planet (at least i had not heard of it before), Gorse and its moon Cynda, and got to see the evil empire working in full action!
The overall plot was a tad predictable, but it entertained me none the less. I would have had liked to read more on the imperial side, and not so much of Kanan and his self-love. I was pleasantly surprised by some of the plot twists, but looking back on it now they were a tad obvious due to the characters nature.
That said, A New Dawn was a really good read but it just missed that something that makes me fall in love with a book. I am definitely motivated to watch the Star Wars Rebels TV show now! A must read if you like the TV show.