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A review by gabriel2710
Exile by Aaron Allston
5.0
You can always depend on Allston to deliver a fantastic entry into a series, and he does possibly the most entertaining novel of the series so far here.
The novel starts out amazing, gets a little slow and uninteresting in the middle, but really picks up back into legendary stuff in the last about 150 pages with brilliant action, and an amazing plotline for Ben.
Although I had small issues with the pacing, the action is exceptional, and the characters are written really, really well. I love the way Force users are written in action, there’s some great battles, and the ship stuff is more interesting than usual, thanks to it being written by Allston!
Kyp is back and at his best since New Jedi Order. He's mature, but funny, and a very intelligent and useful Jedi on the Council. I love his new look (long hair like me!) I love how he chose to support Luke over his own views, and his speech about the mistakes he mad as a teenager is powerful.
Allston just GETS Wedge and he is so, so good here as always. He is funny, clever, and I love his story of having to finally go against his own planet, something he really didn’t want to do.
I love Jag coming back into it and his conflict and issues with Jaina. She did some badddd stuff and I love that they’re treating it properly and letting them process it and sit with it. I love these two and can’t wait for them to get back together.
This also reminds me why I love Jaina, and I’m glad she’s getting treated well by this series. She is so, so flawed, and treats people quite poorly sometimes. She gets into bad situations and makes bad decisions and hurts people, but she’s a person and we all do these things, she makes up for it and comes back from it and I love her for it. She’s amazing.
“She had inherited her mother’s sharp tongue, but lacked the diplomatic skills.”
I love Lando’s return, and the TERRIBLE ship name “the Love Commander” that really made me properly laugh out loud!
I love how Mara asked Luke if he was physically involved with Lumiya, it was a funny but sweet moment. Luke has some interesting ex-girlfriends!
The battle with Lumiya, Alema, Luke, Mara, Leia, and Han was amazing. The visual aspect of it is amazing, I love Lumiya in a ripped gown, Luke with his two sabers, the hologram above them, jumping over tables, using interesting techniques to fight, Lumiya and Luke touching hands, it’s so epic, yet so short and teasing, making me desperate for more and another proper final battle.
Ben’s plotline is at first slow, and a little uninteresting. I wasn’t really enjoying it for a while, but once he landed on Ziost, wow… it really picks up. It’s an emotional story, that does a lot of character growth for him, and has shifted him from being a little bit of an annoying kid at times, to a much more mature adult. Allston is definitely the best author for Ben so far.
Overall, it’s an excellent novel and it might be my favourite so far.
I love how Luke and the Skywalker/Solo family are written in this book, and Allston makes it a really exciting read for the most part.
It has quite a simplistic story, hence why I have less to say, but Jacen’s progression is interesting. He’s getting closer and closer to becoming a Sith Lord and making his great sacrifice, and I’m honestly excited to finally see him make the jump to becoming Darth Caedus.
One of my favourites for sure and cannot wait for the next Allston book!
I’m nervous for the next novel though…
9/10
The novel starts out amazing, gets a little slow and uninteresting in the middle, but really picks up back into legendary stuff in the last about 150 pages with brilliant action, and an amazing plotline for Ben.
Although I had small issues with the pacing, the action is exceptional, and the characters are written really, really well. I love the way Force users are written in action, there’s some great battles, and the ship stuff is more interesting than usual, thanks to it being written by Allston!
Kyp is back and at his best since New Jedi Order. He's mature, but funny, and a very intelligent and useful Jedi on the Council. I love his new look (long hair like me!) I love how he chose to support Luke over his own views, and his speech about the mistakes he mad as a teenager is powerful.
Allston just GETS Wedge and he is so, so good here as always. He is funny, clever, and I love his story of having to finally go against his own planet, something he really didn’t want to do.
I love Jag coming back into it and his conflict and issues with Jaina. She did some badddd stuff and I love that they’re treating it properly and letting them process it and sit with it. I love these two and can’t wait for them to get back together.
This also reminds me why I love Jaina, and I’m glad she’s getting treated well by this series. She is so, so flawed, and treats people quite poorly sometimes. She gets into bad situations and makes bad decisions and hurts people, but she’s a person and we all do these things, she makes up for it and comes back from it and I love her for it. She’s amazing.
“She had inherited her mother’s sharp tongue, but lacked the diplomatic skills.”
I love Lando’s return, and the TERRIBLE ship name “the Love Commander” that really made me properly laugh out loud!
I love how Mara asked Luke if he was physically involved with Lumiya, it was a funny but sweet moment. Luke has some interesting ex-girlfriends!
The battle with Lumiya, Alema, Luke, Mara, Leia, and Han was amazing. The visual aspect of it is amazing, I love Lumiya in a ripped gown, Luke with his two sabers, the hologram above them, jumping over tables, using interesting techniques to fight, Lumiya and Luke touching hands, it’s so epic, yet so short and teasing, making me desperate for more and another proper final battle.
Ben’s plotline is at first slow, and a little uninteresting. I wasn’t really enjoying it for a while, but once he landed on Ziost, wow… it really picks up. It’s an emotional story, that does a lot of character growth for him, and has shifted him from being a little bit of an annoying kid at times, to a much more mature adult. Allston is definitely the best author for Ben so far.
Overall, it’s an excellent novel and it might be my favourite so far.
I love how Luke and the Skywalker/Solo family are written in this book, and Allston makes it a really exciting read for the most part.
It has quite a simplistic story, hence why I have less to say, but Jacen’s progression is interesting. He’s getting closer and closer to becoming a Sith Lord and making his great sacrifice, and I’m honestly excited to finally see him make the jump to becoming Darth Caedus.
One of my favourites for sure and cannot wait for the next Allston book!
I’m nervous for the next novel though…
9/10