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zare_i's review
5.0
Disconnected from the Force Ulic wanders seeking the place where he can finally live the rest of his life in peace. And while he reflects on his life and slow demise his past catches up with him and unexpectedly he will be given opportunity to redeem himself.
As a complete opposite to Ulic (who at this point is person aware of dangers of emotions and pride) we have Sylvar, mighty Jedi warrior who lost her mate in Sith Wars. She is unable to find peace and lives bitter life constantly seeking revenge against Ulic. Even when confronted by Tott Doneeta she is not capable to cope with the hate and allows it to take full control over her actions. When she finally confronts Ulic he manages by being blunt to the extreme to disarm her anger and make her see that living in never-ending rage is no living at all.
Excellent story of redemption and coming to peace with oneself by helping others to find peace in themselves.
Art is good, lots of very clear panels and more modern than it was case with previous book. Artist manages to express all the emotions on the faces of the characters and helped me to get fully immersed into the story.
With this novel Tales of the Jedi arc comes to an end. Dark Horse truly did wonders with this setting. In my opinion although follow up books were good (Legacy, pre-Clone Wars stories etc) Tales of the Jedi still remain most epic Star Wars story for me.
Highly recommended to Star Wars fans and in general fans of the SF/Fantasy.
As a complete opposite to Ulic (who at this point is person aware of dangers of emotions and pride) we have Sylvar, mighty Jedi warrior who lost her mate in Sith Wars. She is unable to find peace and lives bitter life constantly seeking revenge against Ulic. Even when confronted by Tott Doneeta she is not capable to cope with the hate and allows it to take full control over her actions. When she finally confronts Ulic he manages by being blunt to the extreme to disarm her anger and make her see that living in never-ending rage is no living at all.
Excellent story of redemption and coming to peace with oneself by helping others to find peace in themselves.
Art is good, lots of very clear panels and more modern than it was case with previous book. Artist manages to express all the emotions on the faces of the characters and helped me to get fully immersed into the story.
With this novel Tales of the Jedi arc comes to an end. Dark Horse truly did wonders with this setting. In my opinion although follow up books were good (Legacy, pre-Clone Wars stories etc) Tales of the Jedi still remain most epic Star Wars story for me.
Highly recommended to Star Wars fans and in general fans of the SF/Fantasy.
jaredkwheeler's review
5.0
Star Wars Legends Project #11
Background: Tales of the Jedi: Redemption was released in five issues from July through November 1998. The trade paperback didn't come out until July 2001. It was written by [a:Kevin J. Anderson|4845|Kevin J. Anderson|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1215310030p2/4845.jpg] and pencilled (and mostly inked!) by [a:Christian Gossett|99762|Christian Gossett|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66-e07624dc012f2cce49c7d9aa6500c6c0.jpg], who returned for the series finale after having previously done both the first Ulic Qel-Droma story and [b:Dark Lords of the Sith|390086|Dark Lords of the Sith (Star Wars Tales of the Jedi, #5)|Tom Veitch|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1174372740s/390086.jpg|2372028].
Redemption takes place 10 years after [b:The Sith War|390088|The Sith War (Star Wars Tales of the Jedi, #6)|Kevin J. Anderson|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347608171s/390088.jpg|379701] (my review here), about 3,986 years before the Battle of Yavin. Recurring characters include Ulic Qel-Droma, Nomi and Vima Sunrider, Master Thon, Tott Doneeta, and Sylvar. Some brief action occurs on Yavin IV and on the Twi'lek homeworld of Ryloth, but most of the story is set in new locations. Pretty much all of the connections are to the rest of the Tales of the Jedi series.
Summary: A decade has passed since the destructive clash of the Sith War, and Ulic Qel-Droma, stripped of his connection with the Force and haunted by his terrible crimes, wanders the galaxy anonymously in search of peace. He believes he may finally have found it on the frozen world of Rhen Var, but as the Jedi Order continues to rebuild itself and the Republic, some Jedi are not content to simply leave him to his own devices. Meanwhile, Nomi Sunrider has become a great leader, taking on a prominent role in galactic affairs, but her duties have led her to neglect the Jedi training of her teenage daughter Vima, whose rebellious, impetuous nature threatens to land her in serious trouble if she doesn't get some guidance.
Review: Wow. So, this pretty much blew me away, which was obviously a surprise. I honestly didn't know what to expect from the story, other than that it would somehow involve . . . y'know . . . the redemption of Ulic Qel-Droma. And given the really lousy writing of his character in the past two arcs, I expected more of the same. Not so much. Redemption is a beautiful, surprisingly moving and emotional coda to the whole Tales of the Jedi saga that really ties everything together and brings the stories of its various characters to a fitting and satisfying end.
The art, too, was the best of the series by far. Dialogue and narration were fairly minimal compared to the previous stories, allowing the images to speak for themselves, and the style was completely different from what came before. There were many more full 2-page pieces and lots of completely wordless panels of characters just looking at each other, or at something else, expressions rendered with exquisite emotion. Really strong visual elements throughout, and I knew from the first page that the look was something special.
Vima Sunrider is another definite strength of this series. She's basically been an infant/toddler clinging silently to her mother throughout the entire rest of the series. It's fantastic to see them take all that time she spent in the background and really make it mean something by developing her character this way. She immediately became one of my favorite characters of the series, providing a kind of presence that had been sorely lacking from some of the other arcs.
The ending completely surprised me, both in how unexpected it was, and in how much I was affected by it. I didn't realize how much I cared about these characters. I'm not sure I did care that much about them. I think this comic alone did that. I don't really want to go into much more, because I don't want to spoil anything. This is just outstanding, and I highly recommend reading the entire Qel-Droma saga. The two "Age of the Sith" prequel arcs you can pretty much take or leave, but I'd say that the remainder of the Tales of the Jedi series is a worthwhile entry in the Star Wars saga. I approve.
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Background: Tales of the Jedi: Redemption was released in five issues from July through November 1998. The trade paperback didn't come out until July 2001. It was written by [a:Kevin J. Anderson|4845|Kevin J. Anderson|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1215310030p2/4845.jpg] and pencilled (and mostly inked!) by [a:Christian Gossett|99762|Christian Gossett|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66-e07624dc012f2cce49c7d9aa6500c6c0.jpg], who returned for the series finale after having previously done both the first Ulic Qel-Droma story and [b:Dark Lords of the Sith|390086|Dark Lords of the Sith (Star Wars Tales of the Jedi, #5)|Tom Veitch|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1174372740s/390086.jpg|2372028].
Redemption takes place 10 years after [b:The Sith War|390088|The Sith War (Star Wars Tales of the Jedi, #6)|Kevin J. Anderson|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347608171s/390088.jpg|379701] (my review here), about 3,986 years before the Battle of Yavin. Recurring characters include Ulic Qel-Droma, Nomi and Vima Sunrider, Master Thon, Tott Doneeta, and Sylvar. Some brief action occurs on Yavin IV and on the Twi'lek homeworld of Ryloth, but most of the story is set in new locations. Pretty much all of the connections are to the rest of the Tales of the Jedi series.
Summary: A decade has passed since the destructive clash of the Sith War, and Ulic Qel-Droma, stripped of his connection with the Force and haunted by his terrible crimes, wanders the galaxy anonymously in search of peace. He believes he may finally have found it on the frozen world of Rhen Var, but as the Jedi Order continues to rebuild itself and the Republic, some Jedi are not content to simply leave him to his own devices. Meanwhile, Nomi Sunrider has become a great leader, taking on a prominent role in galactic affairs, but her duties have led her to neglect the Jedi training of her teenage daughter Vima, whose rebellious, impetuous nature threatens to land her in serious trouble if she doesn't get some guidance.
Review: Wow. So, this pretty much blew me away, which was obviously a surprise. I honestly didn't know what to expect from the story, other than that it would somehow involve . . . y'know . . . the redemption of Ulic Qel-Droma. And given the really lousy writing of his character in the past two arcs, I expected more of the same. Not so much. Redemption is a beautiful, surprisingly moving and emotional coda to the whole Tales of the Jedi saga that really ties everything together and brings the stories of its various characters to a fitting and satisfying end.
The art, too, was the best of the series by far. Dialogue and narration were fairly minimal compared to the previous stories, allowing the images to speak for themselves, and the style was completely different from what came before. There were many more full 2-page pieces and lots of completely wordless panels of characters just looking at each other, or at something else, expressions rendered with exquisite emotion. Really strong visual elements throughout, and I knew from the first page that the look was something special.
Vima Sunrider is another definite strength of this series. She's basically been an infant/toddler clinging silently to her mother throughout the entire rest of the series. It's fantastic to see them take all that time she spent in the background and really make it mean something by developing her character this way. She immediately became one of my favorite characters of the series, providing a kind of presence that had been sorely lacking from some of the other arcs.
The ending completely surprised me, both in how unexpected it was, and in how much I was affected by it. I didn't realize how much I cared about these characters. I'm not sure I did care that much about them. I think this comic alone did that. I don't really want to go into much more, because I don't want to spoil anything. This is just outstanding, and I highly recommend reading the entire Qel-Droma saga. The two "Age of the Sith" prequel arcs you can pretty much take or leave, but I'd say that the remainder of the Tales of the Jedi series is a worthwhile entry in the Star Wars saga. I approve.
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rltinha's review
3.0
A arte do Gosset é a melhor parte (e deixa a do Carrasco Jr. a comer pó). Mas os textos do J. Anderson sofrem de uma certa ingenuidade que sabe apenas a coisa mal amanhada.
kellylynnthomas's review
4.0
Pretty sure if GL had read Tales of the Jedi before making the prequels, they would have been so much better. Also, this was the second book ever that made me cry. The first was Vector Prime, in which Chewbacca died. I know. It was terrible. I'm still broken up about it.
agisbookworld's review
5.0
That's an amazing story, it touched me deeply. <3 I cried in the end too.
wyrmbergmalcolm's review
4.0
On the whole, this six-part series hasn't been all that great. The characters have been bland, the artwork almost laughably bad and a story that's been pretty mediocre. Now, it's not been all bad and there have been some great scenes and some emotionally impactful moments. I don't know what happened between the first five books and this one, but the writing in this one has really been turned up a notch. Ulic's anguish at losing the Force and his brother is palpable as is the Cathar Jedi Sylvar who mourns her mate's death and is filled with rage towards Ulic. This showcases loss in different ways by different people, who, not matter how powerful they are, are equally ill equipped in dealing with their overwhelming emotions.
Enter Vima who, 20 years before Disney had a curmudgeonous Luke Skywalker shirk Rey's attempts to get him to train her, has a curmudgeonous Ulic Qel-Droma shirk her attempts to get him to train her... Yup, once again instead of making kick-ass movies of existing material (with improvements) Disney steals stuff from the Expanded Universe and makes bad Star Wars films instead.... but I digress...
So there's no great threat, no arch-villain and no space creatures. Instead, this is a surprisingly powerful character piece that tackles the aftermath of the Sith War with skill. The conclusion to the story, and the series, was actually pretty moving.
The artwork is different also, still not great, but it's slightly sketchy style really fits in well with the melancholy that the characters feel.
Enter Vima who, 20 years before Disney had a curmudgeonous Luke Skywalker shirk Rey's attempts to get him to train her, has a curmudgeonous Ulic Qel-Droma shirk her attempts to get him to train her... Yup, once again instead of making kick-ass movies of existing material (with improvements) Disney steals stuff from the Expanded Universe and makes bad Star Wars films instead.... but I digress...
So there's no great threat, no arch-villain and no space creatures. Instead, this is a surprisingly powerful character piece that tackles the aftermath of the Sith War with skill. The conclusion to the story, and the series, was actually pretty moving.
The artwork is different also, still not great, but it's slightly sketchy style really fits in well with the melancholy that the characters feel.
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