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ladylizardxvii's review against another edition
5.0
A super interesting Star Wars installment that delved a surprising amount into Force/life & death philosophy for an action book. I am very much enjoying this series and looking forward to the next one!
ayaktruk's review against another edition
4.0
Ahh, my local library grabbed this one but not the second in the series. Oh well. Fun and frolic with Luke and his son Ben on their further adventures...
ultimatumman's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed it! Troy Denning just keeps teasing us with little bits of information though.
ahotpotofcoffee's review against another edition
5.0
Very much a good continuation of the plot. With enough breaking from a traditional StarWars concept but also not being to out landish
clarks_dad's review against another edition
3.0
Better than the last installment, but only by a little. To be honest, I'm not really a fan of the whole Sith storyline centered on Vestara. It feels like the EU authors are just trying to one-up whatever has come previously. Kinda like, "We've seen two Sith in past storylines, but what about ONE HUNDRED?" Really, it takes the focus out of character development and I feel like this storyline lacks any single compelling and sinister threat. And what's motivating the Sith? Nothing more than the run-of-the-mill galactic conquest and "Death to the Jedi" business. Boring.
So far the saving grace of this storyline has been the legitimate philosophical implications of the Jedi's role as an institution and an organization of justice within a society run by laws that are supposed to apply equally to everyone. I have to admit though, that that particular aspect of the story is starting to run a little dry. Fortunately for fans, Luke and Ben's investigation into Jacen's Force pilgrimage just before going rogue has opened up quite a few interesting new side stories and adventures. Just enough to keep me reading at least.
So far the saving grace of this storyline has been the legitimate philosophical implications of the Jedi's role as an institution and an organization of justice within a society run by laws that are supposed to apply equally to everyone. I have to admit though, that that particular aspect of the story is starting to run a little dry. Fortunately for fans, Luke and Ben's investigation into Jacen's Force pilgrimage just before going rogue has opened up quite a few interesting new side stories and adventures. Just enough to keep me reading at least.
nowwearealltom's review against another edition
5.0
The first two books in this series were kind of lackluster, which is why it took me such a long time to get into this one. But I'm glad I finally did, because it's one of the best Star Wars books I've read in a while. One scene moved me almost to the point of tears. I can't say that happens too often in Star Wars novels.
divyareadssister's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
bodehoover's review against another edition
4.0
We finally get a main villain and the plot has a real direction now. Plus Luke and Ben have great banter
sam_n_97's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
3.5
hstapp's review against another edition
3.0
So this book picks up all the disparate threads of story and plot and runs them all together. About halfway through this book I had to flop it down on my chest and try to figure out where everything is going.
I didn't succeed but it was fun trying to puzzle it all out and I have a few ideas, we'll just have to see how that all works out.
I think that this culmination of lines is why the last book wasn't great. There were too many disparate plotlines. The author knew that they were going to be revealed in the next book and they just had to take all the lines and keep them juggling and moving around without them really going anywhere.
I don't think that should have happened for an entire book, but I guess when you want things fast and are having 3 different authors write a continuous story at the same time you make sacrifices.
I didn't succeed but it was fun trying to puzzle it all out and I have a few ideas, we'll just have to see how that all works out.
I think that this culmination of lines is why the last book wasn't great. There were too many disparate plotlines. The author knew that they were going to be revealed in the next book and they just had to take all the lines and keep them juggling and moving around without them really going anywhere.
I don't think that should have happened for an entire book, but I guess when you want things fast and are having 3 different authors write a continuous story at the same time you make sacrifices.