A review by wyrmbergmalcolm
Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories by John Jackson Miller

4.0

I’d previously read the short stories online, so was eager to reread them and then finish off the story with the novella. When read in one go, the time jumps between stories can be a little jarring, particularly since the first three stories follow straight on from one another. Then there’s a generational jump and also a jump of 100 years. Some of the characters obviously get bumped off during the stories, but with the bigger jumps the subsequent story features all-new characters, being the descendants of the previous. In all there’s about 1,000 years spanned. This was not a problem, per say, but it’s worth noting. Unlike other Sith-focused stories where the main characters are particularly unlikable to horrendous, the characters in this book were much more relatable and even likeable. I could understand the plight of the Sith as they struggle to survive with little to know hope of reaching space again. The family dynamics weren’t just hate-filled scheming nests of distrust, but also had cohesion.