Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #3: Paragon [Kindle Edition]

John Jackson Miller (Author)

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Don't miss Star Wars: Lost Tribe of The Sith: Paragon a FREE original eBook short story, the third in a series that reveals the untold story of the Fate of the Jedi's forgotten Sith castaways, their battle to survive, and their quest to re-conquer the galaxy!                  Darkness Visible              The ruthless cunning of the Sith Order has served the shipwrecked crew of the Omen well on the alien planet Kesh. Subjugating the superstitious Keshiri race by posing as its fabled overlords has ensured the Sith's survival—while they struggle in secret to return to the stars. But after fifteen years on their adopted world, some among the lost tribe have grown restless and fearful that assimilation will consume their Sith heritage. Now, as rival factions begin to appear, a shocking disaster throws into doubt the Sith's future on Kesh.            In the distant city of Tetsubal, the entire native populace is suddenly wiped out by a grisly plague of unknown origin. With terrifying speed, more cities succumb to the mysterious contagion. Only the Sith remain unharmed—so far. And as Sith commander Yaru Korsin grapples with the looming loss of the paradise he rules and the race his people have come to depend upon, he must confront the dark possibility that the catastrophe may not be cruel fate but insidious sabotage.           BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Backlash.

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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.

The third episode, Paragon, takes place well after the events of Lost Tribe of the Sith #2: Skyborn. Fifteen years into their exile on Kesh, the crew members of the ill-fated Sith mining vessel Omen have created their own Sith empire in microcosm -- along with all the deceit and betrayal that implies...

To follow the story of the Lost Tribe from the beginning, start with the first chapter,  Lost Tribe of the Sith #1: Precipice.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 118 KB
• Print Length: 37 pages
• Publisher: LucasBooks (February 9, 2010)
• Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003772KDS
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #355 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #10 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Science Fiction

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Author John Jackson Miller has spent a lifetime immersed in the worlds of fantasy and science fiction. Miller is best known for his Star Wars work, including Star Wars: Knight Errant, his national bestselling novel from Del Rey, and his long-running Knights of the Old Republic comics series from Dark Horse. He's written for Dark Horse's Mass Effect comics, Marvel's Iron Man and Crimson Dynamo, and Bongo's Bart Simpson. He wrote the comics adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Miller is also a noted comics industry historian, specializing in studying comic-book circulation as presented on his website, The Comics Chronicles (comichron.com). In 2002, his work spawned the first of four Standard Catalog of Comic Books volumes. He's also edited magazines including Comics Buyer's Guide, Comics & Games Retailer, and Scrye: The Guide to Collectible Card Games.

In games, his work includes writing for the Star Wars Role-Playing Game and reference guides including the Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Fun Installment, February 10, 2010

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Trudy M. Haley "AlphabetiGAL" (Redmond, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #3: Paragon (Kindle Edition)

Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #3: Paragon is the third short story installment of the Lost Tribe series by John Jackson Miller. The series follows a group of Sith in the time of Naga Sadow who crash-landed on the planet of Kesh.

Miller's strength has always been in his characters, whose attitudes and beliefs are seamlessly woven throughout the narration--beliefs that the reader may take to be fact. The result is a wonderful installment-ending twist that will leave you wanting for more.

A must-read for any Star Wars fan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Things are not as they appear on the planet Kesh, February 15, 2010

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This review is from: Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #3: Paragon (Kindle Edition)

In the latest Star War series, Fate of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker and team battle a whole civilization of Sith whose ancestors were marooned on the planet Kesh 5000 years earlier. Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith tells the back-story of those who became separated from the rest of the Sith before the time of Darth Bane (the Sith Lord that instituted the "Rule of the Two").

This installment, Paragon, takes place 15 years after the a Sith ship crashes onto the planet Kesh. It's local inhabitants embrace the Sith as deity and the Sith take control of the planet. This short story ends with a surprising twist that gives us some clues that it's not going be be as easy as it seems to keep that control.

I find the characters well fleshed-out and the idea of an entire Sith culture fascinating. Each story in the Lost Tribe of the Sith precedes a new installment in the "Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi" series and ends with a preview of the next book, this time it is "Backlash" by Aaron Allston due to come out next month. I have to say that although I have been following both series I am enjoying Lost Tribe more than the full Fate of the Jedi stories. It could be because the characters are new to me and the concept is unique, or it could be that they are better written and more creative (and, let's be honest, free). Either way I'm really looking forward to the next one!

4.0 out of 5 stars ehhh....Alright...., January 24, 2012

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This review is from: Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #3: Paragon (Kindle Edition)

This is a pretty interesting Star Wars short story that took a little bit of time to get into it. When I did finally get into it, it was just about over with. Then when I go to the other short stories that are suppose to be in chronological order, while they are about the same subject with the same people, they do not follow the same story. Each one started a completely new story, I wish it would go along with the story instead of jumping years at a time. Also half of the book that you download is trying to get you to read an excerpt for a completely different star wars short story or novel. This can really get quite annoying. This is interesting to read and entertaining at some level, but try not to get attached to the story too much....