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Summary: Treachery at its finest
Review: This book is the thirteenth addition to the New Jedi Order series in the Star Wars Extended Universe. Devoted mainly to Jacen Solo and a cast of five other characters, this story is not only intriguing but perplex. Fluid and omniscient, the author, Matthew Woodring Stover, demonstrates an acute knowledge of the Star Wars Universe as well as the ability to entertain and mortify concurrently. Matthew Woodring Stover handles many subplots converging onto one another creatively with passion and detail unrivaled in the Extended Universe. A strong psychological thriller as well as science fiction novel, Traitor did not leave the reader confused. Rather, the reader becomes infatuated with every turn of the page and is committed to reading the entire book instantly. Want more reviews, visit:
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Summary: An Excellent Read!!
Review: While I've not read all of the installments in the NJO series, I'm quite familiar with most of them, which by all standards are quite excellent! However, not one of them comes even close, in my opinion, to Matthew Stover's endlessly clever and inventive novel, which I expended much energy in resisting to read in one sitting. Stover seems to take it upon himself to layout a new stylish approach to the New Jedi Order series, and pulls it off magnificantly with Traitor. Within the first couple pages of this book, he takes you into the Star Wars Universe via his as-of-yet unrivaled descriptive writing. He then goes on to capture each of the characters' personalities and present the reader with a depth not seen in a Star Wars book before. Twisting an awsome psychological exploration into a philosophical back-drop, Stover tops it all off with an outstanding plot that seems to describe so many of its predecessors. Quite plainly, what he did with Jacen was amazing; what he did with Vergere was beyond all expectations. This book is Amazing!
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Summary: Absolutley Phenomanal!
Review: Probably the most phenomanal Star Wars book I've ever read that wasn't written by Timothy Zahn. It was absolutely one of the best ever. That's how it will go down in history. I saw an earlier review saying it was too much on "meditation and philosphy." How stupid are you? That's the idea of the whole book! If you are too immature to understand that it's your fault! As it is this book was absolutely incredible. I reccomend this to ANYONE. And I especially recommend it to the NJO fans.
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Summary: Very Well Written - One of the Best in the NJO Series
Review: I think the book is very well written. It has also captured extremely well the spirit of a Jedi-oriented Star Wars book. We finally have a Jedi doing Jedi's work - dealing with grand scale issues (not winning a particular battle, although that is in there too). And the author has a way of delivering the scale of events and of Jacen's contributions to the reader. Jacen should not be measured by the number of Vong he kills or by the number of coraskippers he shoots down. That's the military's work. The work of a Jedi is different - understanding and finding a solution. While the book has a high psychological component, the author managed not to make it borying. In fact, the author just put as much action in the story as in many other SW books - it just happens quicker. The book is short (300 pages) but one is unlikely to regret the 4-5 hours it would takes to read it.
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Summary: A Breakout Performance by Matthew Woodring Stover
Review: Perhaps more than any other book, this paperback shakes the foundations of many people's notions of Star Wars. We learn that, rather being completely absent from the Force, the yuuzhan Vong exist in a part of the force jedi cannot (yet) touch. The biggest shocker: a dramatic reinterpretation of the nature of the force. Rather than having defined light and dark sides, the force is more like a prism that reflects all colors, viewpoints,etc. It is the user who determines the Force's purpose. Some, including myself, may question whether or this conflicts with Lucas' views, but in my opinion it is a breath of fresh air. As for the characters: Jacen gains some needed depth, Nom Anor is as cunning as ever and even more stylish, Vergere forces Jacen and the reader to answer hard questions about what tehy believe, and Ganner, well...all i can say is NONE SHALL PASS!
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Summary: The WORST star wars book ever
Review: I have read a lot of star wars books and this is the only one that i haven't liked so far. This book is not just bad, it's terrible. The author goes on and on about philosophy and meditation. The book would have been good if it had been about fifty pages long. I was able to skip several sections and chapters without missing a single thing. Do NOT buy this book.
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Summary: Totally Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: For the last three New Jedi Order books you did not know if Jacen Solo was alive or dead. Now he is back, but changed. He is captured on Curascant. The Vong bosses Warmaster Tsavong Lah and Nom Anor) want the mysterious Vergere to shape Jacen Solo into a Warrior of the Vong. He is on a huge Vong worldship and he has many lessons with Vergere. Eventually Vergere helps Jacen escapes into Curascant. But then he is captured again. The Jedi Ganner Rhysode is searching for Jacen, but Jacen finds him and captures him for the Vong (he has been shaped). But then when they take Ganner to be sacrificed, Jacen decides to help him escape. Vergere tells Jacen and Ganner about a way escape, the Vong do not know that Vergere is a traitor until she puts a lightsaber to Nom Anor's neck and flees with Jacen (who is now good) . But Ganner dies protecting Jacen, killing hundreds of Vong. Nom Anor is left behind to get the wrath of Tsavong Lah. In the end Vergere and Jacen escape off in the main Vong Worldship off to the New Republic and Jacen's family. This is a great book and should be read by every Star Wars fan.
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Summary: Please, Lucasfilm, keep hiring Stover!
Review: This is my favorite book of the NJO series, no question. Stover is a master of building up believable and deep characters, and of making both these characters and the reader grow and learn. Traitor is thought-provoking and fun to read. It's a hard act to follow. I have only two regrets about it: 1) that it wasn't several times longer, and 2) that the fascinating character that Stover has made of Jacen Solo will fade back to a sort of dull normalcy in the succeeding books.
Stover's got to be the best author penning Star Wars books. Please, Lucasfilm, keep hiring him!
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Summary: Not a whimp anymore so get used to it
Review: Well Jacen is alive and kicking and he is ready to take down the Yuzan Vong single handedly. Now with Vergee as his mentor Jacen has learned to embrace his abilities and stop questioning himself. He is faced with a life changing course as to what he will do with himself and even to Vergee his future is clouded. But Jacen is no longer the whimp that he used to be and now he is ready to destroy anything in his path with a new understanding of the force. An excellent book for any reader and i love the change of personaliy that Jacen has taken
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Summary: By far the best¿
Review: Though many would not agree with me, Jacen Solo is one of my favorite characters from this series. Taking that into account, I looked forward to this book from the time I found out who was the main character and let me say this: I was not disappointed. This book lived up to everything I though it would and more. I barely put it down, finishing it in no time at all.
Before this book, Jacen could be considered a bit of a wimp as far as Jedi goes. He didn't use his powers and questioned everything about his life and his beliefs. However, when this book started, I knew that was all left behind. Yes, he did do some questioning, but at least he got his answers. And Vergere was there to help him along. She was a cruel little avian creature and did horrible things to Jacen, but she made him learn and she was exactly the kind of teacher he needed to get his life on track.
Despite my love for this book, I was disappointed by the whole Ganner situation. He was another one of my favorite characters from the time he first showed up until even now after I have finished the book. And (spoiler) I did not want to see his life end. In other words, I didn't like the fact that he died. However, going back on my words, his death scene was by far the best I have read thus far in the series and in many other books outside the SW universe. His "decline" was interesting as well and, though he made a complete turn around from his original arrogant self, the old Ganner could still be seen ("At least I look good"). Go Ganner.
All in all, this was the BEST NJO book so far and definitly worth the read. In fact, I would even read it again.
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