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Summary: Salvatore adds depth to edited performaces
Review: Don't get me wrong; I really enjoyed the movie. I just thought a lot ended up on the cutting room floor considering George finaced the movie himself. From what I have read in the novel version of AOTC, much of it would have added depth to both the story and the characters. Salvatore's novelization of the film beings before the movie, showing us more of the Star Wars universe and giving us far more insight to the characters. Also, his novel was based on the unedited version of the film (the shooting script) and gives the fans much more of Episode II. It also allows fans to decide whether the edited film was better served by removing the scenes. In particular the scene in the garage on Tatooine between Amidala and Anakin post slaughter for the Tuskens left me questioning George's script writing abilities. In the book the scene makes much more sense as it shows Anakin experiencing remorse for his loss of control. On the other hand there are scenes deletions that I thought did serve the story's pace (but I still would have rather seen them stay). While the book is not a replacement for the movie, it is an enjoyable treat for die-hard fans. Star Wars by nature is a big screen experience and loses its grandeur when translated to other formats. I can't imagine Salvatore doing much better at converting the movie than he did. I would have found the action sequences between Jango and Obi-wan difficult to imagine without having seen the movie, I can't image anyone writing it any better than he has done. The book does a much better job at potraying Jango and Boba. It also helps traverse the murky romance between Anakin and Amidala. If you love the movie you should treat yourself to this book!
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Summary: An Action Packed Novelization!!!
Review: In "Attack of the Clones" R.A. Salvatore wrote an absolutely fantastic novelization based on the screenplay for the movie that was written by George Lucas and Johnathan Hales. This was not only the first Salvatore novel that I've ever read but it is also my first venture into the literary Star Wars universe. I was very pleased with the book that Salvatore has written and here's why. After an assasination attempt on Senator Padme Amidala of planet Naboo, young Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker is assigned to watch over her. He takes Amidala from Coruscant back to Naboo and they start to fall in love. Meanwhile, dark forces are brewing and the Separatists are gaining many new planets to their side every day. The Republic is looking at what may be the first war since it formed and an unknown Clone army is being made for them. It is Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi that finds out about this army as he searches for the person that tried to kill Senator Amidala. This is the basic plot of this amazing book. This book remains as true to the movie as a book can get but it also has a lot more backbone to the story that was never in the film. The characterisations are great, especially the one for Anakin Skywalker. There is a lot of foreshadowing as to how Anakin will make the drastic change that will happen in Episode 3. The other characterisations are fantastic as well and you feel as if each character is a real person that you know. Salvatore is a very good writer and I am glad that he was chosen to write this book. He is keen for detail so you will have everything that comes forth in the plot down to every last deatil in your head. He also does a great job of describing each of the planets and cities that are in the galaxy as well. This is a great read for somebody that has already seen the fantastic movie or somebody that is looking for a wonderful science fiction book. This novel will keep you riveted from page one and from there on you won't be able to stop reading. Because of this book I look forward to reading more books that take place in the Star Wars universe. This is a truly great read. Happy Reading!
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Summary: Better than the movie?
Review: Yes! Then again most books are! But if your a big Star wars fan then this is a must read. This book will take you deeper into the story of the man/machine Anakin. As Salvatore wrote me when he signed my book refering to this story, "A glimpse into the shadows of his soul." Indeed!
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Summary: Extension of the movie.
Review: I watched "Attack of the Clones" with an open mind. The movie held new ground in Star Wars while keeping earnest with the spirit of the tale. There are some minor conflicts between the prequel and the original trilogy -storywise, but we can overlook the trivalities. I will say this, if Anakin Skywalker created Threepio and knew R2-D2, why is it that they don't recognize his son - has there memory been erased since the prequel days? In Empire, Obi-Wan claimed he was taught by Master Yoda - in prequel storyline, Qui-Gon Jinn trained him. Hmmm...right? Episode III we'll find out. All I can say about the book by R.A. Salvatore is this -simply written for any age, not as heavy as Lucas' 3 in 1 trilogy set. To understand what you have seen in the movie, to it's full extent, you need to read this book and remember the movie. When you combine the movie and the book - you've got the full story. reviewed by ROBERT ELDRIDGE
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Summary: Is everyone rating Star Wars, or the book?
Review: Reading some of these reviews, I get the impression that people are giving good reviews only because they were looking forward to the movie. It's as if they had their eyes shut. The problem with this book is repetition. In chapter 12, Salvatore STILL feels the need to tell us things like - Padme Amidala, former Queen of the Naboo, but now senator - geez, I think I read that 20 times in this book. If this and similar ideas that were repeated over and over were reduced to one mention, or even three or four mentions, this book would flow better and probably be at least 10 pages shorter. The action sequences are also poorly done. I know it must be tough to describe, but it was an exercize in frustration to understanding just how the battles went down. People, if you like the movie rate the movie well, but this book was not nearly as well written as the Heir to the Empire trilogy. There was simply nothing grabbing ahold of my interest to pull me through. The only redeeming thing in this book was the ending, only then do you get a taste of wanting to continue with the story.
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Summary: Batting less than 1.000.....
Review: I think I've read just about everything Mr Salvatore has written. Demon Wars, Drizzt and Wulfgar, Vector Prime... Salvatore is simply amazing. His detail with weapons, fighting techiniques, strategies, character development, story telling. This guy CAN do it all. Terry Brooks did an excellent job with Episode I, he really made the movie/story enjoyable for me. I was so excited when I read that Salvatore would be writing what was to be potentially the darkest chapter of Star Wars.... ... then I read the book. I'm sorry, Bob, but this novel was terrible. You had a few good parts, but you rushed the entire 2nd half of the book. All of the fighting scenes, Force battles, military strategy... what happened? This was not Salvatore's normal writing style. I was very dissapointed with the Episode II novel.
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Summary: A Wonderful Adaptation Worthy of Star Wars.......
Review: R.A. Salvatore, author of several New Jedi Order novels (including the series' first entry, Vector Prime) became the first Star Wars author to write a film's novelization when he was assigned to adapt Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Released in hardcover a few weeks before the film's release, Salvatore's novelization of the screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales not only tells the story contained in the final film, but also adds three chapters of backstory establishing Anakin's emotional turmoil and Padme Amidala's inner struggle to find balance between her official duties as Senior Senator from Naboo and her growing awareness of a need for a more personal life. Set 10 years after Anakin Skywalker's departure from Tatooine with Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Attack of the Clones begins with a prologue in which Anakin has a nightmare. It begins with images of something the young Jedi Padawan longs for...the presence of family and friends...and especially the company of his mother, who he has not seen in a decade. But the dream -- or is it a Force-vision? -- quickly turns ghastly when his mother's image turns into a garish crystaline figure and shatters. When he wakes up, sweaty and out of breath, he's forced to focus on his current assignment with his Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is to settle a dispute on the planet Ansion (which is described in full in Alan Dean Foster's The Approaching Storm, a prequel to Episode II). Anxious and unsettled, he wants to complete this mission quickly so he can go back to Coruscant and seek guidance, but not from his Master or any of the Masters at the Jedi Temple...but from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Meanwhile, Anakin's mother Shmi is now no longer Watto's slave and happily married to moisture farmer Cliegg Lars. Although she is now free and loves both her husband and stepson Owen, she misses Anakin and wonders if he did, at last, become a Jedi. The chapter describing her new life on the Lars homestead sets up both the relationship between Owen and his girlfriend Beru Whitesun (who, of course, will be Shmi's grandson Luke's guardians in the future). Salvatore's expository chapter gives both depth and context to the later scenes involving Shmi and Anakin. After another brief chapter of backstory, from Chapter Four on Attack of the Clones focuses on the events at the heart of the film. Ten years have passed since Senator Palpatine's election to the Supreme Chancellorship, but despite his promises to reduce corruption and restore confidence in the Republic, things have become worse. The Trade Federation and various other special-interest groups have joined a secessionist movement that has enticed several thousand systems to leave the Republic. Led by the charismatic Count Dooku, a former Jedi Master, this movement is gathering more momentum with each passing day, and Palpatine's negotiations are going nowhere. As the secessionists grow stronger and bolder, hawks in the Senate are pushing for the Military Creation Act, which will, for the first time since the founding of the Republic, set up a centralized army to assist the limited numbers of Jedi Knights. However, moderates such as Bail Organa of Alderaan and Padme Amidala of Naboo believe that such a move will result in open civil war. When Amidala rushes back to Coruscant to vote against the Military Creation Act, her official starship is destroyed by an unknown assailant and her decoy Corde is killed. Alarmed by this incident (or so it seems), Palpatine urges the young senator to accept tighter security. When Amidala tries to object, Palpatine insists that she be guarded and suggests to the Jedi Council that she be placed under the protection of the Jedi...and he knows exactly who to assign: "Perhaps someone you may be familar with...an old friend...like Master Kenobi." For Obi-Wan Kenobi, the unexpected assignment is simply limited to the protection of the Senator. For Anakin, however, it becomes the catalyst for both renewing his relationship with the woman he loves and to yet again defy his Jedi Master. They openly argue, bringing to the fore the restlessness and impetuousness of the young Padawan. Then a second attempt is made on Amidala's life, and both Jedi Master and apprentice head off in desperate pursuit of the deadly bounty hunter Zam Wessel...a chase that will only be the first phase of a long and perilous search for clues that will reveal who is behind the attempts on Amidala's life. Episode II is a return to the classic Star Wars format, with its exotic locations (the cloners' watery world of Kamino, the hostile desert environment of Tatooine, the factory planet of Geonosis with its huge termite-mounds, and the dizzying cityscape of Coruscant), chases, spaceship fights, romance, and, of course, a climactic lightsaber duel. Attack of the Clones features both familiar characters from The Phantom Menace, including a reduced yet crucial (if rather unexpected) role for Jar Jar Binks, and such new characters as Count Dooku, Cliegg Lars, and the fearsome bounty hunter Jango Fett, whose genetic material is being used to make the clones that will become the Grand Army of the Republic. Boba Fett, the equally ruthless bounty hunter seen in the Classic Star Wars trilogy, is introduced in Episode II as Jango's only unaltered clone. The novel format has the advantage that expository material can be inserted without the constrains of "running time." Readers can for instance, learn why Palpatine manages to serve despite having passed his term limit in office, or "meet" Padme's family in a sequence that was written and filmed but deleted from the final film. Salvatore has the advantage of having written Star Wars material before, and his skillful melding of backstory, use of deleted scenes, and great story-telling abilities make this adaptation work.
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Summary: Decent if Uninspired Adaption
Review: The book adaptation for Episode II has some very good qualities. The back story and inclusion of scenes not from the movie add a more complete understanding to the reader. Anakin far from being a whining spoiled brat seems much more likable and self-depracating, a view NOT given in the movie. Overall, though its just a standard adaption and I am not a big fan of Salvatore's writing style. Unlike Brooks, who wrote the Episode I adaption, he is very uninspiring and not the least dynamic. Overall, it is a superior adaption to most books that are written nowadays.
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Summary: The clone wars
Review: The fighting in the book is more enthusieasing than any other George Lucas book I have ever read. It has more action in the book than there is in the freaking movie, so if you like the movie you will like the book even better.
When Anakin first met Padme for the first time in a long while. It discribes for a page and a half how beautiful she was to him. Like in the place where the droides were makeing the droides Anakin was more interested in what Padme was doing then what was happening to himself. Im not going to tell you the hole story because i don't want to give away any of the good parts in the
book. I rated this book with a four stars because I think it could of been alot better but it has great detail. Take it from me it needs more action, but if I had to read it again I would.
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Summary: Just Like The Movie.......
Review: ....but a little better. ( Whithout all the CGI, HEH HEH, get it....) Very well done, one of the best Star Wars books i have read.
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