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ehsjaysaunders's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
A solid finish to the trilogy that moves the characters and the galaxy forward in compelling ways.
4/5 Some pacing issues for me, and a few things are still kinda broken, but a lot of fun! Bureaucrats in charge of a superweapon is still quietly one of the funniest things in the EU.
4/5 Some pacing issues for me, and a few things are still kinda broken, but a lot of fun! Bureaucrats in charge of a superweapon is still quietly one of the funniest things in the EU.
verkisto's review against another edition
2.0
Well, you can't say that Anderson isn't consistent. He finishes up this trilogy with another volume with a lot of neat ideas, a meandering plot, some pointless interludes, and some cringy dialogue. He also doesn't seem to know what to do with his female characters, beyond making them some stereotype of some kind, and as far as the character of Wedge Antilles goes (after Michael A. Stackpole made him a nuanced character in the X-Wing trilogy) ... well, this may as well have been a different person.
It's also odd that for a trilogy entitled "Jedi Academy", it's hardly the main focus of this trilogy. The whole thing just feels like one great big miss.
It's also odd that for a trilogy entitled "Jedi Academy", it's hardly the main focus of this trilogy. The whole thing just feels like one great big miss.
griffinhoneycutt's review against another edition
3.0
I would say that this is a low three, but definitely a three nonetheless. I thought it had a very strong start, and there were a lot of directions that things could have gone. Kyp's story was interesting, and it was a great twist to have him kill his own brother. However, things got out of hand pretty quickly. One after another, plot lines just started wrapping up like KJA wanted to speedrun every loose end he had. Having Luke start out with his spirit ripped from his body was cool, and a good way to force his students to step up and actually do something, but then Exar Kun was defeated about 1/3 of the way through the book, as was Kyp, so it really felt like things were piddling around until the end, where almost every single relevant character just happened to run into each other and slug it out (though admittedly it was a cool battle, and Tol Sivron and his crew were hilarious). There's also an awesome Jedi healing scene at the end which is exactly the type of thing I wanted from this trilogy. I understand the importance that this trilogy has to the Legends lore, and I'm glad that I read it, but I'm left more disappointed than anything and I can't see myself returning to this run again.
empiepaps's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book was the best of the trilogy and I found it a great and satisfying ending. Mostly cause of the characters like Kyp doing his killing spree. Or what happens with luke at the academy in the beginning. I found it didn't drag on with the plot like Dark apprentice. And found it a good plot that was easy to follow, but that's all I really liked. Other than that it's just another thorn in the New republic side that always gets destroyed and they always prevail. From what I read in the Heir to the Empire trilogy and that one will always be the better book for legends. So yeah it was a good trilogy but not a great one that required reading but just be aware of how it's not going to be as good as other legends books.
telegramsam's review against another edition
3.0
The New Jedi Academy was a fun read but it suffered from too many random plots. There never seemed to be one or even two unifying threads through the whole series. Still fun to listen too as the audiobook version was very much like an old radio drama.
imalwayswrite's review against another edition
2.0
I recommend reading this only if you've already read the first 2 in the series (Jedi Search and Dark Apprentice) and are invested in seeing how it all ends. Otherwise, it's utterly ridiculous. Don't get me wrong -- I can suspend my disbelief, especially when it comes to Star Wars, but what Anderson asks of the reader is just too much.
For example, although I liked the idea of the Imperials' MT-AT walkers, Anderson has them deploy in breakaway cocoons. I'm no military strategist, but how stupid is that? How the hell are the Imperials supposed to get them back up to the ships? Clearly they have no flying capabilities, or they would have flown down for the ground assault instead of being dropped in these cocoons. No matter, because guess what? None of the troopers manning these vehicles survive to be evacuated anyway. I'm sorry, but that's lazy writing.
At the end of the book, after Admiral Daala is utterly defeated, she understandably asks Commander Kratas if the troops still have faith in her. Kratas is astounded that she even asks, because of course they do! Are you kidding me??? In just a couple of months, she managed to lose 3 of her 4 Star Destroyers as well as most of their personnel. It didn't seem like Kratas was saying that to placate her, either.
I love that we meet Kyp Durron in these novels, but using his new found Jedi techniques, he's able to crush -- as in break -- his arms and legs in order to fit into a message pod and survive what amounts to a suicide run? I know Jedi are capable of a great many things, but I just can't buy that.
I guess I'm just a sucker for continuing to read -- and re-read -- Star Wars novels, but it's worth it when I find a really good one. This is not a good one.
For example, although I liked the idea of the Imperials' MT-AT walkers, Anderson has them deploy in breakaway cocoons. I'm no military strategist, but how stupid is that? How the hell are the Imperials supposed to get them back up to the ships? Clearly they have no flying capabilities, or they would have flown down for the ground assault instead of being dropped in these cocoons. No matter, because guess what? None of the troopers manning these vehicles survive to be evacuated anyway. I'm sorry, but that's lazy writing.
At the end of the book, after Admiral Daala is utterly defeated, she understandably asks Commander Kratas if the troops still have faith in her. Kratas is astounded that she even asks, because of course they do! Are you kidding me??? In just a couple of months, she managed to lose 3 of her 4 Star Destroyers as well as most of their personnel. It didn't seem like Kratas was saying that to placate her, either.
I love that we meet Kyp Durron in these novels, but using his new found Jedi techniques, he's able to crush -- as in break -- his arms and legs in order to fit into a message pod and survive what amounts to a suicide run? I know Jedi are capable of a great many things, but I just can't buy that.
I guess I'm just a sucker for continuing to read -- and re-read -- Star Wars novels, but it's worth it when I find a really good one. This is not a good one.
zarasumar's review against another edition
5.0
This is the trilogy that made me fall in love with Kyp Durron.
abell84's review against another edition
3.0
If you liked the first two books in this trilogy, there's no reason that this one won't be a satisfactory conclusion. Champions of the Force has no shortage of strange moments, but those are largely overshadowed by the memorable ones that feature fan favorite characters such as Wedge Antilles, Chewie, and of course Luke Skywalker.