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5.0 out of 5 stars
Star Wars for grown ups.,
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This review is from: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Traitor (Hardcover)
After decades of books, movies, cartoons and all the other incarnations of Star Wars we finally get a grown up intelligent book that explores the Force. Don't get me wrong I love epic battles and lightsaber snap-hissing but I have been waiting ages for someone to sit down and delve head first into the mystical power that surrounds everything. Adding in a compelling storyline with Jacen and his teacher/tormentor, Vergere, Stover produces and incredible tale.After living through the Embrace of Pain, Jacen must find a way to regain himself and also mature into the person he has to be in order to survive. As his story progresses Jacen becomes ever stronger in the Force and uses his new understanding to free himself from his burden. Coming through on the other end the reader is left wondering which path Jacen will follow. Will he become the savior of the Republic or will he bring it to its knees. As the last words touch the page, Stover leaves us wondering if it could be both.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fitting finale,
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This review is from: Star Wars: the New Jedi Order: the Unifying Force (Star Wars: the New Jedi Order (Hardcover)
New Jedi Order was probably the hardest Star Wars series ever to conclude. There were a lot of characters and plots that needed resolution, as well as the war. Moreover, it needed to be convincing. Fortunately, James Luceno proved up to the task and made Unifying Force not only an epic conclusion to the series, but one of the best novels in the series. He manages to keep the suspense and drama of the war whilst providing a believable resolution to the conflict. I thought everything fit together well in retrospect, but not in ways I'd predicted!The best parts of the novel are the character dialogues. Unlike some books in the series (I'm looking at Star by Star), Unifying Force provides ample time for dialogue. All of our favorite Star Wars characters really sound like themselves, but with the added toll of years and constant fighting. I love Han's reaction to the proposal that somebody should erect a statue in his honor. The best bits come after the war's conclusion, a 60 or so page denouement that really evoked war weariness and hope for the future (sadly, spoiled by my knowledge that there were more Star Wars books published after NJO destroying that illusory sense of peace). My only complaint - if I have one - is that Luceno spends a lot of time early in the book with relatively minor characters like Pash Cracken, Judder Page, and even Yuuzhan Vong commander Malik Carr, but all these are forced to take a back seat midway through. The grande finale of the NJO series just isn't the time to introduce too many new characters. It's almost like Luceno started writing another NJO book, then realized he needed to focus on the main characters for the grand finale. Overall, this doesn't hurt the book much at all, and in times helps, but I worry that time spent with some of those characters would have been better spent with Nom Anor or Lando Calrissian (who, incidentally, seemed almost absent throughout the whole NJO series). Overall, I'm glad NJO ended with such a bang. Unifying Force captures the best in character development and action, as well as drama, in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A nice mix of characters and battles,
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This review is from: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way (Paperback)
Destiny's Way brings a lot of what's good in the New Jedi Order series into one package. While not all the characters receive much attention, those that do are done well. The Jacen-Vergere relationship continues in all of its twisted glory. Williams picks up where Stover left off and does a good job keeping true to Vergere's character. The Yuuzhan Vong come across as more than a bunch of religious madmen. I love the image of Nom Anor trying to ignore a burning itch. It's also the first time we see Shimrra as more than just a distant godlike figure. Meanwhile, Williams introduces the first Star Wars politician who isn't a sniveling crook or a saint. Cal Omas, the New Republic Chief of State, sounds and acts like a genuine politician, but is also a "good guy" in that he supports the Jedi. It's a relief to see a politician being portrayed realistically and intelligently.Now, the bad. First, Vergere didn't have to die. She was easily the most interesting character of the series and there was a lot of room for her further development. I don't know if this was Williams' choice or LucasBooks', but either way it was a horrible decision. Also, Tsavong Lah's death is a bit overly dramatic. Again, it felt like somebody in the licensing department said he had to die in hand-to-hand combat with Jania, even though it doesn't really make sense given what happens to the rest of the Yuuzhan Vong troops stationed on Ebaq 9. In fact, Williams seems to have had to go out of his way to make Tsavong Lah the only surviving Vong yet also make sure Jania and the other Jedi weren't TOO much of a challenge for him. Neither of these death scenes really destroys the novel, but they should have turned out differently. Overall, this was probably one of the better books in the series. Probably worth the read just to learn about Admiral Ackbar's last command.
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