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Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Omnibus (AU Star Wars)

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Anthony Heald does a nice job in reading the Omnibus. His voice (and the special effects) are crisp and clear. Heald is good at characterizing the voices so that each character is distinct and easily recognizeable. Anderson's books are great although at times difficult to follow (and a bit spread out over the place), but still enjoyable. I liked/disliked...the jury is still out...the idea of having the Jedi Academy where it is, but it seems to work and is well woven into the story structure. The author is very true to the characters from the movie(s). Run time is 540 minutes. Well worth the purchase price.

Kevin J. Anderson found a nice idea for a story but his writing at times is droll and not very exciting. Also, i thought Admiral Daala was kinda cliche and i didn't like her much at all. Gantoris and Kyp were both great characters but I don't think Luke was portrayed very well. For the most part the story was exciting-but as all stories Anderson seems to write-he doesn't know how to end the book. The ending is dumb and i could've written a better one. I would rate Kevin as the 4th best SW writer, probably. If you want to read a good series read the X-wing series written by Michael A. Stackpole and then read Tim Zahn. They are both great even if i like Stackpole a little better.

This trilogy is probably the best one out there! I had a hard time putting it down at night, so I ended up reading until 1 or 2 in the morning! If you're looking for some great reading material, get this book and the two that follow it!

Jedi Search, Dark Apprentice, Champions of the Force. These cassettes are much cheaper than 2 of these stories, let alone 3. Please refer to the original titles for summaries

Admiral Daala was terrific! She has as much evil malice as you can get without being dorky. She deserved much more than four Star Destroyers, the rank of admiral, a totaly wimpy captain for her flagship, totaly wimpy scientists that are expected to build and a superweapon that works,(okay one of them did,) and one dead supporter. She wouldn't have even gotten that if her boyfriend hadn't been a Grand Moff. Kyp Durron, (IDIOT ALERT), didn't deserve to get the superweapon either. He should have been the one to get fried by the Dark Side, not Gantoris, who, unlike Mr. Jedi Master,( DOUBLE IDIOT ALERT), used some imagination while building his lightsaber.