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Summary: THIS BOOK TAKES YOU RIGHT INTO THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE!
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read! This is an exxelent read! Better than the first one JEDI SEARCH! YOU MUST READ THIS NOVEL! The New Republic is trying to decide what to do with the Sun Crusher captured from the Imperial Admiral Daala by Han Solo with the help of Kyp Durron and Imperial defector Qui Xux, a scientist who thought she was building weapons for a good cayse. Finally, the decision is made to send the Sun Crusher into the heart of the gas planet Yavin, and the New Republic figures that problem is solved, although they have another: Daala has come out of hiding to attack with her fleet of three Star Destroyers. Young Kyp, hoping to learn how to control his Force potential, heads to Luke's Jedi academy on Yavin IV. There, he encounters the spirit of Exar Kun, an ancient Sith warrior defeated by the Jedi during the great Sith War thousands of years ago. Exar Kun twists Kyp's already confused mind to his advantage, luring him to the Dark Side of the Force. Get this book you will not be dissapointed, but first read JEDI SEARCH or else you will not understand everything!
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Summary: Jedi Fanatics this is a must read !!!
Review: I just finished reading Dark Apprentice By K.J. That book is just great it tells all about the war of the Dark Lords of the Sith and the Jedi Knights. It also explains some information on Exar Kun A very powerful Dark Lord of the Sith.The ending is kind of weird since it has a "DejaVu" kind of feeling with the book " Courtship of Princess Leia" after Luke Had fought the great battle aginst Dathomir's evil Force weilding witches.On other events Admiral Daala is preety unsuccessful in her attempts to Strike damage especially when Kyp Durron had something to do with it....Grand Admiral Thrawn Is A muchg better tactician and also smater in the case of knowing your enemies better than they know you. Overall the book is graet especiall with sudden illness of MonMothma And the departure of Admiral Ackbar. This also adds depth to the book.However Anderson's following the twins childish games with 3-PO can be very annoying especially after an eventful part with Luke's Jedi Accademy or "PRAXEUM".
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Summary: Weakest of the trilogy
Review: The second novel in Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy is, if anything, even more disjointed than the first. It doesn't feel like a novel so much as a series of interconnected short stories. In that way it comes across as being somewhat aimless, as if Anderson knew where he was going but only had a vague notion as to how to get there. The plot? Well, what there is of it centers primarily around Luke's efforts to train a new group of Jedi. But lurking in the jungles of Yavin 4, the new home of Luke's Academy, is the evil essence of a long fallen Sith Lord, who is trying to subvert the untrained students toward the dark side. And here is where the novel starts to come apart, because rather than dealing with this threat directly, Anderson has Luke be somewhat wishy-washy about the whole thing. "Oh, my students are being killed in very mysterious circumstances. I think I'll go meditate about the meaning of this a little while longer." Meanwhile, there's more intrigue between the New Republic and what remains of the Empire, Admiral Daala is causing mayhem and destruction in a guerilla war against Republic targets, Leia and Ackbar crash a spaceship into a cathedral, Han and Lando keep using the Falcon as a betting token, and Wedge gets a girlfriend. Oh yeah, and Han & Leia's twins get lost in the most blatant piece of story padding you'll ever encounter. This novel is all over the place. Much, much too wide a focus. It would have been a lot better if Anderson had cut out some of the incidental stuff and focused more on the ostensibly central point of the books, namely the resurrection of the Jedi as an order. Instead he skips around from one area to the next, with little more than a cursory glance at what one set of characters or another are doing at that particular moment. All in all, it wears thin very, very quickly. The best that can be said for the book is that it's adequate, but little more. However, it is the second book of a trilogy, so if you want to get to the climax of the series it is required reading. At the very least it's a quick read, so you won't waste too many brain cells over it.
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Summary: Worst of the Jedi Academy Trilogy. That's not saying much..
Review: This book is the worst of the subpar and ouright terrible Jedi Academy Trilogy. Middle books usually tend to lag, and this definately lags. The story was terrible to begin with and just drones on and on. I get bored just writing about it. I have read every Star Wars book ever written so I do have a grip on what makes a good Star Wars book and Dark Apprentice is just terrible. Anderson has no coherrant plot, his characters are way too powerful and really his writing style is juvenile. In about 6 days Kyp Durron (aka Luke if he had met a 4,000 yar old dead Sith master) is able to learn more about the Force and in another 6 defeats Luke Skywalker, last Jedi Master? Come on! It took Stackpole's I, Jedi just to make this trilogy work. The story has so many plot holes that it is amazing the book is solid. Overall a terrible effort and the worst of a terrible series.
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Summary: A melee of sci fi entertainment
Review: This is the sequel to Jedi Search. It is a little dark, and weird, as in the Empire Strikes Back. Well written and some characters from other books show up here, too. This is a good book, and I recommend it.
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Summary: The Dark Side Rules
Review: Kevin J. Anderson's second novel in the Jedi Academy Trilogy far surpasses the first book, Jedi Search. It is in Dark Apprentice where the Jedi Academy students begin their training, and where one student falls toward the dark side. Bringing about images that are reminiscent of Darth Vader, Kyp Durron, under the influence of dark Jedi Master Exar Kun, acts out with good intentions using the powers of the darkside. His inner conflict and the outer conflict between him and Luke Skywalker almost parallel one another. It is a storyline that is almost as good as the Thrawn Trilogy. It is also in Dark Apprentice that the forces of Admiral Daala hurt the New Republic by using guerilla warfare tactics. Though her character had a minor role to play in the first book, she has a major role to play in the second, and it is a welcome change. The language and characterization in Dark Apprentice is better that expected. In the first book, Jedi Search, the language was simple, and the characters were very one dimensional, but Mr. Anderson seemed to have fixed those problems in Dark Apprentice. One of the characters is Kyp Durron, a strong transitional character that has many great qualities. His naive and rugged outlook on the world, along with his dark past, helps to provoke him toward the dark side. Everyone affected by his character help to show their dimension in the book. Han comes across as a father figure, and Luke comes across as a mild mentor who bears the brunt of his anger. Just the conflict with the character of Kyp Durron alone is enough to warrant reading this book. It is worth your time.
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Summary: Takes you back to the origins of the Sith
Review: Massasi, Sith, Exar Kun...wow!
The only dissapointment was how Luke was under Exar Kun & Kyp Durron's spell. Making him pretty much useless in the New Republic's struggles against the still remaining factions of the Empire. But you see how Exar Kun is who he is, and the mad rage dark Jedi face within themselves. Hence Kyp.
Great book!
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Summary: I thought this was a good book.
Review: I like the way Kevin J. Anderson depicts Han as a strong man but a good husband to the beautiful Leia.
Luke on his search for potential Jedi and the interesting ones he came across. Kyp rocks!
Kevin J. Anderson has been accepted in my SW favorite authors.
2nd to Timothy Zahn of course!
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Summary: Blah.
Review: Does it get any more boring than this? I hope not. I've read a multitude of the Star Wars novels, and along with Courtship of Princess Leia, I was totally disinterested in this whole trilogy. I have issues with Lucas creating a second Death Star in Return of the Jedi, but I got over that. When Anderson created a third Death Star Prototype, I got annoyed. I know the Empire is cruel and all, but I seriously think there's only so far an evil empire can go. This trilogy was hard to fathom, even for a science fiction book. It was hard to buy some of the situations that came about. I should have read I, Jedi by Michael Stackpole after this, just so I had the satifaction of reading something spectacular, instead of something I forced myself to finish.
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Summary: Anderson Regains His Footing!!!!
Review: After Anderson's Atrocious beginning to this trilogy I was half expecting this novel to continue in form, I was pleasantly surprised. Not only did I thoroughly enjoy Dark Apprentice, but it is the best Star Wars Novel I have been pleasured to read (See my Listmania List). Although Anderson continues with the whole "Sun Crusher/Super-Weapon" ordeal he cleverly incorporates it into the plot. I eagerly look forward to the next book in the trilogy.
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