Traitor (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 13)

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Summary: Star Wars Heroics
Review: I was pleasantly surprised by Traitor. Not being familiar with the book series, I read this book from a recommendation, and came to it with only the knowledge that I gained through the films and the Xbox game, Knights of the Old Republic.

The writing is beautiful, and at times, hypnotic. You will sit there, gazing at the words on the page, and suddenly forget where you are. Matthew Stover's books are the kind which you can actually put really hard-core music to, and feel the characters actually moving and speaking to the rhythm. The same is of course, with Traitor.

It's more like a play, in the sense that there are so few characters. This is both good and bad: good, because there is more focus on each of the characters, and a tighter grip over the themes in the story. Bad, because the limitless world is not portrayed, except as a shadow of reality.

However - the story is not written as an elaborate space opera or a book of war, but rather, it is written to express certain fundamental principles not only about becoming a hero, but also about recognizing the value of our own choices, whether they be for good or for evil.

Finally, I was a little disturbed, because when I finished reading Traitor and read the preview for the next book, I couldn't stay focused. Of course, the next book was not written by Stover, and the plotting and storytelling devices were not as finely crafted, descriptive, or even, comprehendable. I'm not sure I'm going to get to the other Star Wars books. I might pick up Shatterpoint, as that one is written by Stover.

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Summary: Bring it on
Review: Traitor is no ordinary Star Wars book. It could, in all seriousness, be considered a great peice of literature, regardless of the fact that it deals with the nature of a non-existent 'force'.
As a huge fan of the Solo Twins I wasn't sure I'd like a book centered around Jacen and his apparent anti-war beliefs, but Stover brought in so much insight through the creature Vergere that you actually begin to side with Jacen. Vergere was writtin beautifully, colorfully, and very bold. Her contrasting dialogue intrigues you and captures you. "Everything I tell you is a lie," what a great line!!! Her views on the force are slipped in so purposefull that the reader can't help but believe that she is telling the complete and total truth.
You don't have to be a fan of the New Jedi Order, the Expanded Universe, or even Star Wars to enjoy this book. For all literature and philosophy fans, it'll make a great discussion book.

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Summary: AWESOME
Review: this book was amazing. when i first started reading it like the first couple of pages i didn't really like it. then i started to actually read it, and it was amazing. it's my favorite book. it has so much info it's so insightful. it really makes you think. defintley a great book.

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Summary: The force to a new level
Review: I'll agree, it was hard to read.
But it was worthy. This book will take your understaning of the force to a new level and it will doing starting for very human things, like Pain.

Go, read this book.

Any SW fan will see it's worth.

MTFBWY!!!

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Summary: Just Amazing! you just can't stop reading....
Review: After geting really involved with the story, i didn't have any doubt this is the best book in the all series to the moment; the Macabrous description of the Embrace of pain's chamber, Jacen Solo struggling his way away from madness after losing control of the force, and learning to control even a creature inside him, which was put in there specifically to control him (hi there, little buddy, let's be friends); all this takes us to a great end, which includes a showdown by Ganner Rhysode that teachs us what Jedi is all about; And the comic - terrible Nom anor gives the salt and pepper that makes this book a real got-to-have!