Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Abyss [Kindle Edition]

Troy Denning (Author)

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Following a trail of clues across the galaxy, Luke Skywalker continues his quest to find the reasons behind Jacen Solo’s dark downfall and to win redemption for the Jedi Order. Sojourning among the mysterious Aing-Tii monks has left Luke and his son Ben with no real answers, only the suspicion that the revelations they seek lie in the forbidden reaches of the distant Maw Cluster. There, hidden from the galaxy in a labyrinth of black holes, dwell the Mind Walkers: those whose power to transcend their bodies and be one with the Force is as seductive and intoxicating as it is potentially fatal. But it may be Luke’s only path to the truth.

Meanwhile, on Coruscant, the war of wills between Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala and the Jedi Order is escalating. Outraged over the carbonite freezing of young Jedi Knights Valin and Jysella Horn after their inexplicable mental breakdowns, the Jedi are determined to defy Daala’s martial tactics, override Council Master Kenth Hamner’s wavering leadership, and deal on their own terms with the epidemic of madness preying on their ranks. As Han and Leia Solo, along with their daughter Jaina, join the fight to protect more stricken Knights from arrest, Jedi healers race to find a cure for the rapidly spreading affliction. But none of them realize the blaster barrel is already swinging in their direction–and Chief Daala is about to pull the trigger.

Nor do Luke and Ben, deep in the Maw Cluster and pushing their Force abilities beyond known limits, realize how close they are–to the Sith strike squad bent on exterminating the Skywalkers, to a nexus of dark-side energy unprecedented in its power and its hunger, and to an explosive confrontation between opposing wielders of the Force from which only one Master–good or evil–can emerge alive.

Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

About the Author

Troy Denning is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Tatooine Ghost; Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Star by Star; the Star Wars: Dark Nest trilogy: The Joiner King, The Unseen Queen, and The Swarm War; and Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Tempest, Inferno, and Invincible–as well as Pages of Pain, Beyond the High Road, The Summoning, and many other novels. A former game designer and editor, he lives in western Wisconsin with his wife, Andria.


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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 3196 KB
• Print Length: 353 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0345509188
• Publisher: LucasBooks (August 18, 2009)
• Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B002L9MYZC
• Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,754 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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27 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Gazing into the Abyss, August 19, 2009

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R. Allen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (Hardcover)

First and foremost, my expectations for this book were pretty low. Denning's somewhat lackluster conclusion to the Legacy of the Force series, coupled with Christie Golden's plodding second entry to FOTJ gave me reason to wonder if Star Wars Legacy literature had run out of steam. However, upon finishing Abyss I was pleasantly surprised in many respects.

Denning has managed to set the series back on track and given it potential as another enjoyable read in our favorite mythos. For once this series begins to feel like the epic it is meant to be. Luke and Ben finally discover something on their journey that may directly impact the destiny of the jedi, and the galaxy itself. More importantly, we are introduced to a true villain for the first time in this series. Not to give too much away, but it's a character that will genuinely send a chill up your spine. And for those of you frustrated with lingering plot threads left over from previous series, don't you worry, there are some neat little surprises tucked away near the end of the book.

While the second half of the novel has some great scenes of action involving some of our favorite Supercommmandos and an intriguing, but unsettling journey 'beyond shadows,' the first 200 pages or so are more formulaic and predictable. However, the payoff is more than worth the trip for any Star Wars fan. Take a deep breath, and leap into the abyss.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good!, October 20, 2009

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David Whalen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (Hardcover)

Troy Denning resists his demons from past Star Wars novels and writes a story that I couldn't put down. Chapter Twenty-Two by itself is worth the 4-star rating. A refreshing change from that Dark Nest crap!

The book doesn't get 5 stars from me b/c Denning is still giving in to old habits that we saw during the Vong series. Namely, he keeps trying to UNwrite the books the preceded his, by writing open threads into dead-ends. AND, he keeps trying to inject the aforementioned Dark Nest crap back into this series. Stop it, Troy! Nobody liked it! If you just let it go we won't be upset.

[SPOILER!!!] Like you all, I'm sure you shuddered when you saw a key character on the cover of a Denning novel. Fear not my friends! He manages to not kill-off anyone you love in this book. Perhaps he has learned that doing so is not worth the resultant animosity from the public? We'll have to wait and see....

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read..., September 7, 2009

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David A. Calkins (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (Hardcover)

I've been a Star Wars fan ever since I originally saw the saga begin as a little boy in 1977. I've followed just about everything I could since then including the expansion of the mythos into the "Expanded Universe" where these books are included.
I enjoy the direction this series is taking particularly that it delves deeper into the mystery of the Force and that its not as simplistic as Dark and Light. Just as our worlds religions are not just a single or duel faceted.
My only complaint is that the books are coming in at longer intervals. If it was a single author, such as the fantastic Mr. Denning (who wrote Abyss) then I could understand the 8 month to a year delay between each book, however that is not the case, there are several authors, just as in Legacy of the Force, that are working on the series.
Maybe its a financial tactic by the publisher? ANyways, for a Star Wars fan, it is another solid series... But if you are reading the series, you already know this!