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I, Jedi
by Michael A. Stackpole
I absolutely loved it. As a big fan of the X-Wing books, Corran Horn, and the Jedi, this was a treat for me. There are a few things that are keeping me from giving this five starts, but overall I was so happy with I, Jedi. It makes up for the Jedi Academy Trilogy in a lot of ways, but I definitely wouldn't say that it should act as a replacement for it. It's a great supplement, but I'm glad I read the trilogy first.
Here we get to see actual Jedi training taking place instead of Luke saying "practice on your own and meditate on what you have learned" like in JAT.
Though it's unusual for Star Wars, I liked the first-person perspective. Being able to be inside Corran's head while he trains and investigates was very interesting. I've seen some describe Corran as a Gary Stu, but I just don't see how that's the case. He has weaknesses, he makes the wrong decisions, he questions himself and seeks advice. He's very competent, but he has a well-written background to support that competence, and the character development throughout is very well-done. The scenes where he actually becomes a Jedi were fantastic. As good as Michael Stackpole is at writing starfighter battles and espionage plots, I wasn't expecting him to have such a good take on the Force as well.
It's certainly not a perfect book, but the complaints I do have are on a small scale. I didn't appreciate seeing Corran taking a holier-than-though approach to a legendary character like Luke Skywalker. That's an easy way to annoy fans, even if I agreed with some of the points made. There's maybe 1-2 too many dog fight sequences that concern things that just aren't important to the overall plot, and that made things drag around the 3/4 mark. Another small complaint is that there's certainly some fridging taking place here with Mirax being kidnapped, but it's to no extreme extent and doesn't really taint the book in my eyes, it's just a little disappointing that that's how she was used, is all.
This is another one of those Star Wars books that I'll return to if I'm looking for something light and fun. I'm very glad Stackpole was able to write a hardcover release, because he absolutely deserved it.
Here we get to see actual Jedi training taking place instead of Luke saying "practice on your own and meditate on what you have learned" like in JAT.
Though it's unusual for Star Wars, I liked the first-person perspective. Being able to be inside Corran's head while he trains and investigates was very interesting. I've seen some describe Corran as a Gary Stu, but I just don't see how that's the case. He has weaknesses, he makes the wrong decisions, he questions himself and seeks advice. He's very competent, but he has a well-written background to support that competence, and the character development throughout is very well-done. The scenes where he actually becomes a Jedi were fantastic. As good as Michael Stackpole is at writing starfighter battles and espionage plots, I wasn't expecting him to have such a good take on the Force as well.
It's certainly not a perfect book, but the complaints I do have are on a small scale. I didn't appreciate seeing Corran taking a holier-than-though approach to a legendary character like Luke Skywalker. That's an easy way to annoy fans, even if I agreed with some of the points made. There's maybe 1-2 too many dog fight sequences that concern things that just aren't important to the overall plot, and that made things drag around the 3/4 mark. Another small complaint is that there's certainly some fridging taking place here with Mirax being kidnapped, but it's to no extreme extent and doesn't really taint the book in my eyes, it's just a little disappointing that that's how she was used, is all.
This is another one of those Star Wars books that I'll return to if I'm looking for something light and fun. I'm very glad Stackpole was able to write a hardcover release, because he absolutely deserved it.