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A review by gabriel2710
Vector Prime by R.A. Salvatore
4.0
It took me quite a long time, but finally, I’ve started reading the New Jedi Order.
Firstly, I’ll start with the characters.
Jaina is a standout. To me, she seems like the perfect mix of Han, Leia, Luke, and Anakin, and I can see her being a favourite character of mine as she gets developed.
I can’t help but feel the sorta rivalry between Jacen and Anakin is a little cliche, but they are compelling enough characters, with both of them having great moments to shine. They both nearly sacrifice themselves many times.
Mara is at her best. She is Jaina’s master, and they are just perfect for each other. She truly brings out the best in Jaina, and seems to be a really talented Jedi now.
There is an exceptional fight between her and a Yuuzhan Vong, where she battles her illness, various brand new weapons unheard of from the warrior (Yomin Carr), and still beats him, which solidified my love for her even more.
Han and Leia are really solid, but don’t seem to get a whole lot of depth until later on for Han.
Chewbacca, who dies in this novel, is just kinda there unfortunately. His death is really upsetting and treated very well, but until near the moment of his death (where, to be fair, he does many heroic things) he is just there not doing a whole lot.
The Yuuzhan Vong as villains are really, really good. They come off as to me the Star Wars version of Sontarans, but much better. Absolutely vile, I love how sickening they are, but also how insanely powerful they are. A true threat possibly bigger than anything else in Star Wars so far.
The main issue I have with this book is the inconsistency in the flow of the writing style from R. A. Salvatore. A lot of the time, it is paced very nicely, dialogue is entertaining, and description isn’t too much.
But there are particular sections that are kinda a slog to get through, and this book has a lot of flying stuff that really isn’t my thing, where when it went on for long periods of time, I’d end up kinda speed-reading and only taking in the valuable information to me.
One last thing is maybe just because I’m the biggest Mara Jade simp in the world, but her illness here genuinely upset me! I was so disappointed it wasn’t sorted by the end of the book and whilst I know it probably will be eventually (because I know how she actually dies - spoilers!) it did feel kinda like a nothing plot to me.
I’m way too invested in her, haha, and she feels like a real person to me, so maybe it’s my dumb obsession with her making me feel sorry for her!
Overall, it’s a really promising start. Most of it is set up, which I will forgive, as this is going to be a long saga.
There are plenty of really entertaining action sequences, lots of really great new concepts, and it’s generally one of the most imaginative entries into the Star Wars universe.
I can tell this is going to be totally different and unlike anything else in Star Wars that I know, and for that reason, I am excited!
8/10
Firstly, I’ll start with the characters.
Jaina is a standout. To me, she seems like the perfect mix of Han, Leia, Luke, and Anakin, and I can see her being a favourite character of mine as she gets developed.
I can’t help but feel the sorta rivalry between Jacen and Anakin is a little cliche, but they are compelling enough characters, with both of them having great moments to shine. They both nearly sacrifice themselves many times.
Mara is at her best. She is Jaina’s master, and they are just perfect for each other. She truly brings out the best in Jaina, and seems to be a really talented Jedi now.
There is an exceptional fight between her and a Yuuzhan Vong, where she battles her illness, various brand new weapons unheard of from the warrior (Yomin Carr), and still beats him, which solidified my love for her even more.
Han and Leia are really solid, but don’t seem to get a whole lot of depth until later on for Han.
Chewbacca, who dies in this novel, is just kinda there unfortunately. His death is really upsetting and treated very well, but until near the moment of his death (where, to be fair, he does many heroic things) he is just there not doing a whole lot.
The Yuuzhan Vong as villains are really, really good. They come off as to me the Star Wars version of Sontarans, but much better. Absolutely vile, I love how sickening they are, but also how insanely powerful they are. A true threat possibly bigger than anything else in Star Wars so far.
The main issue I have with this book is the inconsistency in the flow of the writing style from R. A. Salvatore. A lot of the time, it is paced very nicely, dialogue is entertaining, and description isn’t too much.
But there are particular sections that are kinda a slog to get through, and this book has a lot of flying stuff that really isn’t my thing, where when it went on for long periods of time, I’d end up kinda speed-reading and only taking in the valuable information to me.
One last thing is maybe just because I’m the biggest Mara Jade simp in the world, but her illness here genuinely upset me! I was so disappointed it wasn’t sorted by the end of the book and whilst I know it probably will be eventually (because I know how she actually dies - spoilers!) it did feel kinda like a nothing plot to me.
I’m way too invested in her, haha, and she feels like a real person to me, so maybe it’s my dumb obsession with her making me feel sorry for her!
Overall, it’s a really promising start. Most of it is set up, which I will forgive, as this is going to be a long saga.
There are plenty of really entertaining action sequences, lots of really great new concepts, and it’s generally one of the most imaginative entries into the Star Wars universe.
I can tell this is going to be totally different and unlike anything else in Star Wars that I know, and for that reason, I am excited!
8/10