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daviscsg's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I could not care about a single character it introduced a bunch of cool concepts in the least interesting way and never mentioned them again
jasperwrites87's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
kibbles15's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This book is never really drew me in. There was not a lot of character development, in fact I never really got a feel for who the main character was. The villains motivations were also not clear at all. Be aware, this story takes places thousands of years before the well known "Star Wars: A New Hope". If you are reading to see familiar characters, skip this novel. I think this book was written as a kind of and intro to the "Dawn of the Jedi" comics. As such, it ends with a cliff hanger that will not be resolved unless you read the comics, which I am not inclined to do. I would have liked a more satisfying less ambiguous ending. Otherwise, the writing was okay. If you are into generic good vs evil stories, you might enjoy this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Death
kireteiru's review against another edition
3.0
Not the worst book I've ever read, but not the greatest either. By the end of it I wanted to wring both Lanoree and Dalien's necks - the former because she kept letting her emotions get in the way of her duty and letting her insane brother live when she should have gone for the kill whenever possible, and the latter because he was a dumbass and a madman hell-bent on carrying through with his plans regardless of the consequences.
rkking's review against another edition
2.0
Not a big fan of how this book went. I learned, after the fact, that this was basically the final expanded universe Star Wars novel published before Disney chose to erase all the existing continuity, so maybe that has something to do with it.
There are a lot of inconsistencies here. It's a neat idea to read about the origins of the Jedi (or Je'daii this far back in time) and see them even pre-lightsabers with metal swords and such. But why the particular solar system origins, and why make it that Humans, Twileks, Wookies and Nogrhi be the first interacted species?
It had the makings of something good, being about the pursuit of the hypergate and therefore eventual intergalactic travel, but it also just didn't mesh either.
Also didn't help that half the book was actually previews of other SW books. I guess the book itself is still a good length, but finding yourself finished at only 60something% was a put off.
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There are a lot of inconsistencies here. It's a neat idea to read about the origins of the Jedi (or Je'daii this far back in time) and see them even pre-lightsabers with metal swords and such. But why the particular solar system origins, and why make it that Humans, Twileks, Wookies and Nogrhi be the first interacted species?
It had the makings of something good, being about the pursuit of the hypergate and therefore eventual intergalactic travel, but it also just didn't mesh either.
Also didn't help that half the book was actually previews of other SW books. I guess the book itself is still a good length, but finding yourself finished at only 60something% was a put off.
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vendea's review against another edition
2.0
Before I read this I though Splinter of the Mind's Eye was the worst Star Wars novel ever written.
austinkershaw's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
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
4.0