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Summary: Good, but I've read better
Review: This is a pretty good book, but I think it could have been better. They sort of started in the middle and there wasn't much action. It would have been better if the stormtrooper had taken them away with him or they were stranded in the jungle longer. Overall: it was too short, but a good read and it's worth it. The Lightsabers book is better, though.
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Summary: A not so great Star Wars book
Review: This is one of the only two "Young Jedi Knights" books I've read. I thought it was okay at the time I read it (which was two years ago.) Looking back it seems kinda boring. It was slow and had dumb action scences (if any.) You would have to be obsesed with Star Wars to really enjoy this book.
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Summary: It was good, But it could have been better
Review: This is the first book for a series called Young Jedi Knights. Unfortunately, the characters are very advanced when you meet them so you kind have to 'grab on' to get the point. Although i liked this book, I think that Kevin and Rebecca could make it a lot better with just a little imagination.
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Summary: The Young Jedi Knights series are great!
Review: This is the first book in the "Young Jedi Knights" series. This book wasn't as fun as the others, but I still liked it alot.Jacen and Jaina are twins of Han Solo and Princess Leia. They are training to become Jedi Knights at their Uncle Luke's Jedi academy on Yavin 4. Jaina takes after her father: She is loves to tinker with mechanical stuff.
Jacen has a special talent of speaking to animals,insects,or plants by using the Force.They have lots of adventures together with their friend Lowie or Lowbacca, who is a Wookie computer whiz, and Tenel Ka, who is a tough warrior from the planet Dathomir. (Tenel Ka is my favorite character!) In "Heirs of the Force", the friends, while exploring the jungle outside the academy, discover a TIE fighter that had crashed years ago during the battle against the first Death Star. Jaina thinks she can repair it with her friends.
Unknown to them, the pilot of the TIE fighter is still alive in the jungle. He has been waiting to 'return to duty' for the Empire, he does not know that the Empire had been destroyed. The Imperial trooper captures the twins and forces them to continue repairing his ship. Will the twins be able to get away? What will happen if Qorl attacks the Jedi academy? If you liked this book, I'm sure you'll love other books of this series!
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Summary: A good start to the series
Review: This was a good book, and it had a lot of really funny parts. The overall story was excellent and very creative, but the little technical parts were pretty much copied from the Star Wars trilogy. Can't they use something besides a hydrospanner?
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Summary: Interesting beginning
Review: This was a great way to start of the Young Jedi Knights series. Sadly, I haven't read past number three (I can't find them in Australia!), but from what I have read, this book was an essential starting point. It had many new, interesting characters introduced-- namely Qorl, the crashed Tie-fighter pilot-- and it combined humour, and action well. The reason I only gave it a four star rating was because I personally thought that after this, the Young Jedi Knights series just got better. A great read for anyone who wants to know more about the Solo twins.
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Summary: This book started ME reading.
Review: TO YOU PARENTS: This book was the only thing that started me reading. Up untill I found this book,my mom was getting me on phonics. When I found it I was actually reading on my own accord. The story-line kept me laughing up around twelve o'clock at night, and would wake my Dad up. I couldn't put it down, this book was the kinda stuff I badly needed. Since I couldn't stand the Hardy Boys, or any of the other stuff my older sister would hand me. I loved STAR WARS, and I was really only interrested in Star Wars. SO, if your kid likes Star Wars, and needs reading skills, try this series, I don't think you'll be dissapointed. TO THE READERS: Well, this book gets you really introduced to the children of the original Star Wars characters. The story-line of the book keeps you interrested, and the action is the hold-your-breath kind. Don't underestimate this book, if you pass this one over for something else you would be REALLY missing out.
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Summary: Great
Review: When I read this book, I was a little too old for it, but still found it enjoyable. The characters are very well-created, and this book does not discriminate, the female characters are as strong (mentally and physically as the males) which is a very good quality in a young adult book. After reading it, I read it to my little brother out loud, and he was on the edge of his seat, and wanted me to "keep reading! Keep reading!" Also, he and I both agree, Heirs of the Force is the best of the Young Jedi series.
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Summary: Not bad....
Review: Wow, somebody actually wrote a teen book where the characters didn't talk & act like they were retarded.(Take some lessons R.L. Stine!) I guess you can call this the prequals to The New Jedi Order books, focusing on the twins & their friends. The plot is pretty straight forward without many twists & turns & not a lot of useless descriptions polluting too many of the books wrote today. I'm 24 & I liked this book.
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Summary: Great series, Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta!
Review: Written by the terrific husband and wife team, Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta, the Star Wars Young Jedi Knights series are not to be missed! These series of books center on the young twins of Han Solo and Lei Organa, Jacen and Jacen, and their friends, Lowbacca and Tenel Ka, as they journey on the road to becoming Jedi Knights. The first book, "Heirs of the Force", begins on the planet Yavin 4. There, Luke Skywalker has his Jedi academy where his nephew and niece, Jacen and Jaina, are enrolled. Both of them are fourteen and are being trained as Jedi Knights, along with their good friend Tenel Ka. One day, the twin's father, Han Solo, drops by, along with Chewbacca and his nephew, Lowbacca. Lowbacca is also going to be trained as a Jedi and soon, he and the other three humans are good friends. While Lowbacca is riding his T-23 skyhopper in the jungle, he chances upon a wrecked TIE fighter. Jaina, who loves mechanics, is eager for a challenge, to try to fix the broken fighter. So along with her friends, they begin the task of repairing it, and to also install a hyperdrive which Jaina's father had given her. Little do they know that the original Imperial pilot, Qorl, is still a live and watching them as they work. He has been waiting for years for a chance to return to the Empire and it seems that his chance has come... I must say that I just love the Young Jedi Knights! I really like all Star Wars books but this series one of my favorites for the reasons that, 1) the characters are very interesting and close to my age, 2) superbly and well written, and 3) all books are exciting and full of adventure. The five main characters of the books are well likable because each of them have their own personalities, characteristics, and quirks. JACEN: He loves all living thing from plants, animals, to insects. In his own room he has his on menagerie of them. He has a special talent in using the Force to communicate with living creatures, though he doesn't know exactly how.
JAINA: An almost complete opposite of her brother, she takes after her father, Han Solo. She is a mechanical whiz and just loves taking apart and putting together droids, machines, and just almost anything. Also like her father, she is very spirited and has a self-confidence which makes her a natural leader.
LOWBACCA: Called Lowie by his friends, he is a Wookie and the nephew of Chewbacca. Very courageous and strong, he loves his friends very much. But sometimes he can't but just help missing his home planet Kashyyyk.
EM TEEDEE: Very much like C-3PO (almost to a fault), Em Teedee is a miniature translating droid who is always kept on Lowie's belt. Though talkative and annoying at times, Em Teedee is a member of the five friends.
TENEL KA: My personal favorite character, Tenel Ka is the daughter of Teneniel Djo, one of the witches of Dathomir, and Prince Isolder of the Royal House of Hapes. Loyal, a little humorless, brave, and strong, she is a warrior and most of all a true friend. Though strong in the force, she tries not to rely too much in it so she is very athletic. But the reason I gave only four stars for this book is not one of best in the series since, in my opinion, the books just get better. So I highly recommend you read all of the fourteen books in order. The series are divided mostly into three parts. The first six books are about the rising force of the Empire and its Dark Jedi Knights. The next five books are about how the Jedi's must stop the Diversity Alliance. And the last three books are how the Jedi's deal with Czethros and Black Sun. Another Star Wars series I very much recommend are the "Jedi Apprentice" series. Don't miss them!
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