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Darkest Knight (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, Book 5)

Darkest Knight (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, Book 5)

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Lowie, and Sirrakuk kick butt!!!!!!!!!
Review: It is not that exciting, but it could have used some improvement. The "Nightsisters" should've been smarter. Overall, it was cool.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: This book was only just above average.
Review: Now, only a few months after the explosive book Lightsabers took place the second imperium is planning an attack on the Wookiee world of Kashyyyk. Lobacca and his friends will be arriving on the planet to help Lowie's sister through her rite of passage.

This book was written by two of the best and brightest Star Wars writers yet. Although a good story line was involved, I have seen better from Anderson and Moesta. If you haven't read the YOUNG JEDI KNIGHTS series before, then I suggest that you read them before reading this book. The first time I read it I was totally lost because I had never read any of the other series.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not the best, but good.
Review: Out of all of the YJK I've read, this is the worst one. That's not bad though, because they're all action packed and fast moving. This one just needed spicing up, that's all

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: READ THE ONES BEFORE BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Review: Over all, this was decent book, my favorite in the series or at all though. Most of the ones in this series are good and this one follows suit. My personal favorites are Lightsabers and Jedi Under Siege, which comes after this one. Each book focuses on certain characters, Lightsabers on Tenal Ka and The Lost Ones on Jacen and Jaina. This one is about Lowbacca. Lowie's sister Sirrakuk is to go through the Wookie rite of passage and Lowie is afraid she will go alone and get killed so he decides to go to Kashyyyk. When Lowie went through his rite of passage he went alone into the dangerous lower level of the forest. One of Sirrakuk did the same and died. Lowie is afraid she will try the same. He asks his friends to come with. They do, but once almost as soon as they arrive the Shadow Academy attacks in order to take the technology that the Wookies have built. The attack is led by one of Jaina and Jacen's former friend Zekk, who is now a dark Jedi. Lowie and Sirrakuk and the friends are forced into the lower levels to survive the attack. Zekk follows them but is having trouble letting them be killed. If you chose to read this book then I suggest that you read the other books in the series first.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: This book is great!
Review: The book is mostly about Lobacca and Zekk.But why do they raid Kashyyyk?I really recomend this book!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Lacks depth of Jedi's true ability
Review: The force is afield of infinite potential. Experiencial understanding is the only way to comprehend its true nature.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: star wars is cool
Review: this book is a pretty good star wars book. like the rest of the books in the young jedi knights series(there are a lot of them) it is by kevin j anderson and rebbeca moesta. in this book lowies sister is having a little crisis and he and jacen and jania and tenal ka go to lowies home wold with him, but while they are there the second impurilum strikes with zeek as there new darkest knight. read this book!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A thrill a page!
Review: This book is very exciting, thrilling and spine-tingling. At the big chase at the end you do not know if Chewbaca will live after he falls off a tall tree on Kashyyyk. I would recommend this book to all Star Wars fans. --Alex Stork (age 9)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: As Tony the Tiger says "They're Grrrrrreat!"
Review: This was one of the first Star Wars Young Jedi Knights bookI ever read. I thought it was so good that I wanted to read all the books. I loved this book. IF you are a Star Wars FAN you would defenately like this book.

-Christina Weatherly (age 14)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: "Darkest Knight" of the Young Jedi Knights Series
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.

"Darkest Knight", the fifth book of the YJK series, is the second to the last book of one story arc. The story begins where Lowie decides to return to his homeplanet of Kashyyyk, where his younger sister, Sirrakuk, is about to go through with a Wookiee rite of passage. That is each Wookiee must prove himself (or herself) in some way. And Sirra has decided to travel to the lowest levels of the planet to get some gossamer fibers from the terrifying and dangerous syren plant. Lowie desperately wants to help her so when Chewbacca goes with him, his friends naturally decide to accompany him. Meanwhile, Zekk who has now been named the Darkest Knight, must prove himself by accomplishing his own mission: to lead a raid on the computer center on Kashyyyk. Jedi Brakiss has total trust in him, though the Nighsister Tamith Ka still doesn't believe Zekk has truly gone over to the Dark Side of the Force. So Zekk must complete another mission... that is, to eliminate the young Jedis Jacen, Jaina, Tenel Ka, and Lowie, whom they know is on the planet.

I must say that I just love the Young Jedi Knights, which is best read in order! 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. This book especially has much excitement and suspense. The ending is also sort of a cliff hanger so I suggest you have the next book, "Jedi Under Siege", on hand. The four main characters of the books are well likable because each of them have their own personalities, characteristics, and quirks. Jacen with his love for all living plants, animals, insects, etc. Jaina with her mechanical ability and strong willed nature. Tenel Ka, the warrior and true friend. And of course Lowie, very courageous and strong.

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 Jedis must stop the Diversity Alliance. And the last three books are how the Jedis 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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