12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as Hero's Trial, October 4, 2000
This review is from: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 5) (Mass Market Paperback)
Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse is a worthy addition to the Star Wars mythos, but it's certainly not anywhere near the best. Whereas this book's predecessor, Hero's Trial, focused almost solely on the (mis)adventures of a still-grieving Han Solo, this volume tries to keep track of everyone. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily a good thing.
Han is still on his quest, with newfound sidekick Droma, to find Droma's missing clan. Meanwhile, Leia heads off to the Hapes Consortium to try to win them over to the cause, the Hutts try to play the New Republic off of the Vong for their own benefit, Jacen & Anakin head off to examine the possibility of using Centerpoint Station as a weapon against the Vong, Borsk continues to be Borsk, and there are subplots galore. The author maintains his high standards of writing throughout, and this book could have been absolutely terrific had it been about, say, three times as long as it is. Unfortunately, because of the relatively short length of the book, very few of the plot threads are developed satisfactorily, and sometimes they seem a bit disjointed.
Still, the action is excellent, the characterizations are dead on, Luceno's knowledge of the Star Wars universe is superb, and there are cameo appearances of old favorites galore. The only two plots in this book that really kept me extremely interested were the Han and the Skidder plots, though, with the rest being too underdeveloped.
The cover isn't very good either. While the Vong (Warmaster Tsavong Lah) appears much as he is described in the book, Han is missing an arm, and his beard looks more like a blur than any facial hair I've ever seen.
Overall, this is an okay addition to the New Jedi Order, but the only Great parts of the book were the Han scenes and the last chapter, which almost boosted the book up another point just by itself. I do recommend this novel, but it's not the best.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring. The worst of the NJO series., June 27, 2002
This review is from: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 5) (Mass Market Paperback)
Jedi Eclipse is boring. There is nothing original about it. Han Solo continues to run around with the Chewie clone, and there is a small subplot involving Anakin and Jacen but overall, there is nothing original or exciting in the this novel. There is simply to little going on to justify the amount of writing Luceno does for this story. The only original idea in the entire story is the droid revolution that Han Solo gets involved in. Jacen is portrayed as a whiny, spoiled brat, while Anakin could have ended the whole NJO series with the flick of a button. There is too much that doesn't add up, and too little of the other SW characters to make this book interesting at all.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Continuing a saga..., October 4, 2000
This review is from: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 5) (Mass Market Paperback)
James Luceno continues the blockbuster New Jedi Order series with heart and soul that only the best can follow. While Leia is trying her best to keep the refugees safe and establish help from old "friends", the New Republic military moves quickly to work behind the back of the President. Han and new friends continue their chase across the galaxy running into trouble at every turn. But whats new? The fact that Mara Jade is not a highlight character and that Luke is finding leading a harder job than ever. As for the rest of the plot, read the book. Personally, I love the job done, but the story is loosing its grip on me. The Republic shows how badly disorganized and I find myself wondering how in the force they survived Grand Admiral Thrawn. I would like to see more of the New Republic military and the Imperial Remnant disposing of this invasion... since the Jedi continue to act foolishly and get into more trouble.
Please read the book and soon. Balance Point in coming quickly!
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