The Golden Age of the Sith (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi) [Paperback]

Kevin J. Anderson (Author), Dario Carrasco Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Publication Date: September 9, 1997

Marka Ragnos ruled the galaxy with an iron fist. He was the Dark Lord of the Sith -- the most powerful of the most powerful. But now he is dead. And two innocent hyperspace explorers, Gav and Jori Daragon, may follow suit if they get caught between the factions fighting to fill the Dark Lord void.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (September 9, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569712298
• ISBN-13: 978-1569712290
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great place to start, May 18, 2005

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Urloony (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Golden Age of the Sith (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi) (Paperback)

After reading most of the reviews here I was rather skeptical about purchasing this series. I was fortunate enough to find the comic books and have not read the TPB version of this series. This comic pleasantly surprised me. I've read some really awful stuff by Dark Horse "Infinity's End" for example, but this is not like that in any way. In the context of the grand Star Wars universe this fits in very nicely and addresses many things not mentioned anywhere else such as: who were the Sith, pre-lightsaber era, discovery of hyperspace routes and a bit more. The Jedi are portrayed much as they were in The Phantom Menace as ambassadors and peacemakers not as "wimpy whiners" as was mentioned in another review. The artwork is easy to quibble about and the starships look like something an Ewok would have designed, but it was nice to see Korriban, and get the back-story on Naga Sadow, and to see a developing Coruscant. All in all a very good read worthy of purchase.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, June 2, 2000

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"anubis_iv" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Golden Age of the Sith (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi) (Paperback)

I purchased and read this book today and was rather diappointed. It lacked the action and plot of the other books in the series. I chose this one over another in the series(not enough money to buy both) and if I had to do it again, I'd buy the other. The plot was weak as there were only two fight scenes. The poor artistry left you wondering where you were supposed to be reading on the page. The characters lacked development and the ones that they did develop, well, they turned out so horribly that they shouldn't have bothered. The main redeeming factors in this book are the few places where something important happens. The primary important incident is a brother and sister stumbling across the Sith Empire and reestablishing connections, and war, between the Sith and Republic. It's interesting to get a peek at the Sith Empire and see how their social structure is set up and how Naga Sadow came to power. If you want a good read though, try the Sith War or another title in the series. This one isn't worth the money.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting SW history, but hard to like, August 2, 2002

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Benjamin Denes (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Age of the Sith (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi) (Paperback)

'Golden Age of the Sith', as the other Tales of the Jedi books, is a bit of a hard sell for fans and non fans. Fans of Star Wars will buy this book to complete their collections, and just might enjoy it for it's historic tale set in the far past of the Star Wars continuity. However, the tale is so bizarre that it bears almost no resemblance to the current Star Wars universe. For some it might be a drawing point, but I think others will be turned off by this. Non fans will turn away, as the story isn't particularly intriguing and the art is sub-par. The rest of the 'Tales of the jedi' stories are much better.