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Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith - The Collected Stories [Paperback]

John Jackson Miller
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July 24, 2012 Star Wars

At last in one volume, the eight original installments of the epic Lost Tribe of the Sith eBook series . . . along with the explosive, never-before-published finale, Pandemonium—more than one hundred pages of new material!
 
Five thousand years ago. After a Jedi ambush, the Sith mining ship Omen lies wrecked on a remote, unknown planet. Its commander, Yaru Korsin, battles the bloodshed of a mutinous faction led by his own brother. Marooned and facing death, the Sith crew have no choice but to venture into their desolate surroundings. They face any number of brutal challenges—vicious predators, lethal plagues, tribal people who worship vengeful gods—and like true Sith warriors, counter them with the dark side of the Force.
 
The struggles are just beginning for the proud, uncompromising Sith, driven as they are to rule at all costs. They will vanquish the primitive natives, and they will find their way back to their true destiny as rulers of the galaxy. But as their legacy grows over thousands of years, the Sith ultimately find themselves tested by the most dangerous threat of all: the enemy within.


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The Fate of the Jedi novels introduce readers to a hidden Sith society, living apart from the rest of the galaxy for five thousand years. But how did they come to be? Lost Tribe of the Sith answers that question. Spanning millennia, this series of short stories introduces the original unlikely castaways -- and shows how their society was shaped.

Lost Tribe of the Sith - The Collected Stories
includes the original eight short stories, plus Pandemonium, and all-new novella -- and, for the first time, maps of the world the Sith are stranded on. The chronicles of the Lost Tribe continue in a new comics series from Dark Horse -- but they all begin here!

About the Author

Author and game designer John Jackson Miller is the author of Star Wars: Knight Errant and the Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith eBook series, as well as nine Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic graphic novels. His comics work includes writing for Iron Man, Mass Effect, Bart Simpson, and Indiana Jones. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife, two children, and far too many comic books.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: LucasBooks (July 24, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345541324
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345541321
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Author John Jackson Miller has spent a lifetime immersed in the worlds of fantasy and science fiction. He's best known for his Star Wars work, including Star Wars: Knight Errant, his national bestselling novel from Del Rey; Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith; and his long-running Knights of the Old Republic comics series from Dark Horse. His Star Wars: Kenobi hardcover releases in August 2013.

He's written comics for Mass Effect, Iron Man, The Simpsons, and Indiana Jones, and has written for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. Production notes on all his works can be found at his fiction site (farawaypress.com).

Miller is also a noted comics industry historian, specializing in studying comic-book circulation as presented on his website, The Comics Chronicles (comichron.com). He also coauthored the Standard Catalog of Comic Books series.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A ship of Sith on a three-parsec tour... July 25, 2012
Format:Paperback
In May of 2009, Del Rey and Lucasbooks launched the first in a series of ebook novellas detailing the story of a Sith starship's crew and their crash landing on the planet Kesh.

This series of ebooks detailed the exploits of what became known as the Lost Tribe, this group of Sith becomes marooned on a back-rocket planet circa 5,000 BBY. While it began as a tie-in to the Fate of the Jedi series, the Lost Tribe of the Sith stories developed into a very compelling set of stories in their own right.

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At last in one volume, the eight original installments of the epic Lost Tribe of the Sith eBook series . . . along with the explosive, never-before-published finale, Pandemonium--more than one hundred pages of new material! Five thousand years ago. After a Jedi ambush, the Sith mining ship Omen lies wrecked on a remote, unknown planet. Its commander, Yaru Korsin, battles the bloodshed of a mutinous faction led by his own brother. Marooned and facing death, the Sith crew have no choice but to venture into their desolate surroundings. They face any number of brutal challenges--vicious predators, lethal plagues, tribal people who worship vengeful gods--and like true Sith warriors, counter them with the dark side of the Force. The struggles are just beginning for the proud, uncompromising Sith, driven as they are to rule at all costs. They will vanquish the primitive natives, and they will find their way back to their true destiny as rulers of the galaxy. But as their legacy grows over thousands of years, the Sith ultimately find themselves tested by the most dangerous threat of all: the enemy within.

To be honest, on the whole I enjoyed the Lost Tribe much more than I enjoyed Lovecraftian villain Abeloth. What author and comic story writer John Jackson Miller does in this story is craft Dark Side Gilligan's Island or perhaps Lord of the Flies is a better comparison, either way we get a marooned crew of Sith which was a mixture of human and red skinned Sith (at least for a little while). They crash on the planet Kesh, only two discover a native population with a mythology that is convenient and a lack of metal ore which is most inconvenient.

Without metal to build or repair their ship, the Omen, the Sith are faced with the fact that they have no choice but to remain on the planet.

This is where things get interesting, few in numbers the Sith must work together to wrestle control of the planet from the native population and in doing so create a very curious and unique Sith culture.

This volume is provided in trade paperback format (the same format that the Clone Wars Karen Miller books received). This is purely personal preference but I detest this format. I love hardcovers and like paperbacks, but I cannot get over the fact that my trade paperbacks do not stand up well to abuse. The larger size of trade paperbacks makes them feel much flimsier then mass market paperbacks. In addition to the different size, the trade paperback of this book carries a cover price of $12, while the recent Star Wars Mass Market Paperbacks are priced at $7.99. The book is also available as an ebook for the great price of $4.99. Note: Amazon has not updated it's pre-order price and is still charging the $7.99 Mass Market price.

Note #2: Author John Jackson Miller points me to a new correct listing on Amazon.com that has the trade paperback edition for $7.80. Also if you are a Amazon Prime Member you can get 2 day shipping on the item for free.

What we get in the book are the eight ebook stories, Precipice, Skyborn, Paragon, Savior, Purgatory, Sentinel, Pantheon and Secrets. These amount to 255 pages of the book. There is also an all new novella entitled, Pandemonium that weighs in at a meaty 128 pages. The book also includes maps of two continents on Kesh, the continent that the Sith landed on Keshtah and a new continent that is introduced in Pandemonium, Alanciar. The last bit of added value is 19 page excerpt from Aaron Allston's upcoming novel X-Wing: Mercy Kill.

One of my favorite things about this series is that at times you can almost forget that the protagonists are evil, but then they display the callousness or casual brutality that can shock you out of liking these characters. By crafting a rich Sith society and creating Sith characters of different types we get some very interesting story telling.

Pandemonium begins in 2,975 BBY and the over all effect of the series of stories is snap shots in history. We get dropped in mid-story at momentous times in the history of the Lost Tribe, what happens in between is sometimes referred to but left to the imagination to fill in the dots. By ending the story the way he does Miller also opens up some interesting story telling possibilities that he will continue in the new Dark Horse Comics which will debut on August 8th with Lost Tribe of the Sith #1. This continuation of the Lost Tribe tales represents the further integration of the Dark Horse comic and Del Rey novel lines and is a very positive thing for the Expanded Universe and fans of continuity.

I will admit I was a little worried about Pandemonium when I began reading it and started to wonder whether Nicholas Sparks had started writing Star Wars. But the romantic story line involved is an interesting and humanizing way of introducing one of our main characters, Wardmaster Quarra Thayn. I won't spoil the story for you, but it becomes a very interesting tale and we even get to see my favor "good" Sith Gand Master Varner Hilts return.

While I am not a fan of the format of this novel, if you like the Sith or simply like flawed and conflicted protagonists, John Jackson Miller has written a series of stories that are not to be missed. Plus we get more maps, Star Wars maps are kriffing awesome.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, good characters August 1, 2012
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I have to admit I was surprised how good this was. I didn't like Knight Errant (by the same author) at all. But this was a very enjoyable look at a completely different time and place in SW history. The characters were great, well-developed, with complex motives and behaviors even for the most nasty characters.
I haven't really taken to the new Sith-related books because the "evil" characters seem mostly to have such simplistic excuses for their behavior (beaten as a child, a simple "lust for power" with no real goal, etc). These stories, though shorter individually, have way more depth, not to mention more insight, wisdom, and humour.

The only criticism I have is they're too short! This is somewhat of a rarity these days, because too many authors want to make the climax a full third of the book, but some of the tales kind of end with a lot of exposition about how a situation is resolved, explaining how there was really something in the planning all along that makes it all work out. Still, it's skillful exposition, well written and making sense.

Overall, definitely a recommended read.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A great set of stories, and now you are no longer tied to something involving electricity! And as a bonus, they add two stories not found on a kindle. Awesome Awesome!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Great novel
This is the first book in the Star Wars universe that I have read. I loved it. I do wish the natives beat the Sith though. I am recommending the series to everyone.
Published 3 hours ago by Robert Strickle
3.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to get into the story line.
Just when you think you have a handle on the story line, goes off in another direction. One must really like Sci-Fi to keep reading.
Published 5 days ago by Sandra E. BAnks
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This is a great book that I really enjoyed reading. I would recommend it to anyone. Well worth the price
Published 16 days ago by Crazydonut
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series
This opens the door to the early history of Star Wars and gives the reader a good foundation to build on.
Published 21 days ago by Rob
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read to start the Star Wars universe off with!
I learned a lot about the sith and found it increasingly entertaining as the book went by, can't go wrong with this one!
Published 22 days ago by Dimitri Andreas Allsen
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story for Hardcore Star Wars Fans
Our story begins in the year 5,000 BBY. I'm a little sketchy on my Star Wars history, but it is before the times of Luke Skywalker. Read more
Published 25 days ago by A Goddess of Literature
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
If you are a Star Wars fan and like reading this collection is great it gives a different account a group of sith crash landed on a planet during the Great Hyperspace Wars era and... Read more
Published 25 days ago by KM
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection of story's
This was the first book I've read from the Star Wars® universe (figure I should start at the beginning) and got to say........ Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jack McPhail
2.0 out of 5 stars not so good
I think my biggest issue with this book is that it spans more than 1000 years. It is a collection of short stories but they do not fit together very well. Read more
Published 1 month ago by david vankouwenberg
5.0 out of 5 stars A great beginning....
This is a great series to start reading the star wars novels, that is if your interested in reading them in chronological order. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bryan Parker
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