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Summary: Very good
Review: Different style, much more character development than usual, an interesting perspective: all good. The plot is a bit fragmented and it is shoehorned into the Jedi Academy Trilogy with some difficulty. Very little Leia and Han, which is fine by me. Almost none of their children, which is even better. Wish the ban had extended to the insufferable Mara Jade. I liked especially a differing viewpoint on several incidents already related in the series, and a consistent story line that stays with one character throughout, instead of that rigid, predictable switching back and forth from one set of characters to another, which mars most of the books.
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Summary: Simply the best.
Review: Having read over 95% of the Star Wars novels in print, I can say that without a doubt, I JEDI is the best yet. Michael Stackpole has woven an absolutely captivating tale bringing together characters and events from some of the best Star Wars novels written. This story brings out so many subtle character nuances that it truly brings the characters to life. The new characters are also wonderful, and you immediately latch onto them. Be it love or hate. ;-) Being written from the first person perspective is also very refreshing. And the fact that it was written from the perspective of Corran Horn makes it so much the better. It adds one distinctive aspect which most of the novels have been lacking, humor. I found myself laughing outloud numerous times throughout the story. Without a doubt my favorite aspect of this novel is the fact that it adds so much depth and history to the Jedi. This adheres to both the present and the past. I believe it is the closest we will ever get to experiencing what it would be like to be a Jedi. My only comment against this novel is that you really need to read the Jedi Academy series, and the Rogue Squadron series to truly get all that you can out of this novel. But seeing that both series are dangerously entertaining, it's really a small price to pay. Enjoy this novel, savor it. It is one that is worthy of being bought as a hardcover. -ERH-
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Summary: I, Jedi is a very entertaining "Star Wars" novel!
Review: I, JEDI is one of the very best "Star Wars" novels to date. It has good plotting, excellent characterizations, spirited dialogue, and many humorous passages. This book has lightsaber duels, lots of action, exciting space battles, interesting Jedi philosophy, vivid descriptions of what it's like to feel and use the Force, and much more besides. Mike Stackpole has masterfully woven the story of Corran Horn's training and growth as a Jedi into the events of Kevin Anderson's JEDI ACADEMY TRILOGY. I really like the first person style of this book as the reader gets to see and feel everything from Corran's perspective. Through Corran, the reader gets to experience the Jedi Academy and Jedi Training on Yavin IV as he meets and interacts with the characters from the JEDI ACADEMY TRILOGY, including the Jedi Master, Luke Skywalker. Luke needed someone like Corran Horn as he began his school for the Jedi: someone to confide in, to interact with him as an equal, to ground him, to act as a sounding board, someone to be a friend. Characterization is Mike Stackpole's forte. He is very gifted in making characters real, interesting, and engaging. I liked his characterizations of Luke, Mara Jade, Elegos, and Corran's grandfather, but above all, I liked his characterization of Corran Horn. Corran is a wonderful character! He's intelligent, witty, courageous, resourceful, talented, and a great detective. Yet he has flaws too, including his "Hutt-sized ego" and his tendency to be more violent than necessary. I highly recommend this very entertaining novel. I enjoyed it very much.
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Summary: Stackpole stakes his claim
Review: When this book starts, the fact that it's in the first person is a bit disconcerting. But I quickly got used to it and in fact got to enjoy the perspective. Showing things from Corran's perspective allowed for the introduction of one element missing from most of the SW books: humor. Michael Stackpole has filled his character with a dry wit which shows up in the appropriate places, keeping the book from getting too serious. The book, of course, answers many questions left at the end of Stackpole's own X-wing series but leaves a few unanswered. Stackpole also introduces a few new characters who immediately get taken to heart, just as Corran's squadron mates in the X-wing series did. More importantly, it introduces an alternate perpective from Luke's on the Jedi. Corran is about as far removed from Luke as he could be, he sees and reacts to things differently than Luke would. This is good since so far we have mostly seen only Luke's views on the Jedi, or those of his students (the exception being Mara Jade). Stackpole's use of the main SW characters, mostly Luke, is also good and in keeping with the other books that make up the Star Wars tapestry. Overall, I can't find a thing wrong with this book, which is astounding since in the liner notes the author states that he wrote it in a month. Before reading it, I thought Stackpole to be the second-best Star Wars writer to his friend Tim Zahn, but with "I, Jedi", an effort that matches the Thrawn trilogy, Stackpole makes a strong statement that he might indeed be the best. I guess I'll have to wait until Zahn's "The Hand of Thrawn" series is finished to find out.
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Summary: Great Book!!!
Review: I, Jedi is a great book for all Star Wars lovers to read. First off, it's the first SW book to be in first person(lots of "firsts" in that sentence?), and is narrated by Corran Horn from the X-wing series. It's an interesting way to write the book and it's fun. The only problem I have with it is that sometimes I want to know what others think about Corran, not just what he thinks. Second, the book starts from a little before the Jedi Academy trilogy to after it. This shows you some stuff that you didn't know from those books and also gives you a different perspective from the JA trilogy too. That's basically I have to say... So, buy the book and have a fun time reading it.
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Summary: I, Jedi is one of the best Star Wars novels yet.
Review: Michael Stackpole has created one of the best Star Wars novels yet written. Using the first person, he follows Corran Horn (X-Wing series) on his quest to rescue his kidnapped wife. Corran's perspecitve provides a glimpse of the Galaxy Far, Far Away from a character within. His observations of characters such as Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade, and Wedge Antilles give the reader a new view of them. The scenes set in the Jedi Academy provide new and informative takes on the events of those books, including explanations for the seemingly unusual behavior of the characters from that trilogy (Luke's depression, Wedge's "Bodyguard"-like fixation) that satisfy the most critical of readers. Corran's personal quest as he attempts to balance his Jedi heritage with his CorSec training allows us to see the way the Jedi might once have learned, adding a new layer of depth to the richness of the Star Wars universe. In addition, the plot is well-crafted and includes lightsaber duels, tautly-written space battles, and the dry humor that makes Star Wars the great ride it is for space opera fans. I, Jedi deserves a place of honor beside Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire trilogy as one of the best new Star Wars novels written.
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Summary: An in-depth look at the Star Wars universe
Review: Mike Stackpole in his latest Star Wars novel wisely chooses not to fall victim to the "Superweapon of the week" plot cliche which has plagued many of the authors in the Bantam SW series, apparently judging that this mold of plotline has been pushed well beyond saturation.Instead, he chooses an even greater challenge--a first-person novel taking place during Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy trilogy. With the element of suspense effectively removed for the first half of the novel, *I, Jedi* must rely on characterization and detail to hold the reader's interest--a challenge which, considering the JA trilogy's propensity for implausible characters and "idiot plot" devices, borders on the impossible. Stackpole succeeds admirably. Characters who for all the personality they showed in Anderson's trilogy might as well have been cardboard cutouts become actual people, with likes, fears, attractions and repulsions. The lessons of the first class of the! Academy are expanded, and for the first time in the SW universe, we have a description of how it feels to sense and use the Force. When the book leaves the Academy to follow Corran on his infiltration and rescue mission, Stackpole really comes into his own, weaving the kind of fast-paced storyline with which he was so successful in his X-Wing novels but even further enriching it with an undercurrent of ambiguity and "second-guessing the narrator" unprecedented in a Star Wars novel. This is easily the richest, most complex book in the series of SW novels released by Bantam. Fans who prefer non-stop action may find it difficult to digest; but for those whose attraction to Star Wars is based as much in characters and details as it is in explosions and special effects, *I, Jedi* is a welcome effort.
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Summary: I literally put this one down to read a better SW book
Review: I haven't finished reading this book. I've read the basic synopsis, other reviews, other books written by Michael A. Stackpole, and somwhere between 80-100 pages of this book. It's purely boring. Because the book is written in the first person ("I was shocked and went to shoot myself when Wedge stoppped me") Corran is displayed the way my jackass friend portrays Kyle Katarn (although I've played Jedi Outcast). The perfect. The 'badass'. The hero whos weaknesses are overcome with little or no effort and crushes the entire empire. Well, not literally for Corran Horn. Corran is not a very interesting character like Luke or Mara Jade or Thrawn. He has no internal conflict, he has nothing he wants to lose except his wife, and he's quite plain in his the way he thinks. And amazingly, he's grandson of one of the most POWERFUL JEDI EVER!!! Maybe in a new Clone War novel, his grandfather will be stronger than even Anakin. And he seems to be all over the Jedi Academy during the Jedi Academy trilogy. No mention of Corran Horn or even a nod to a certain person hanging around them who could be passed off as Corran is displayed in any of the books (obviously, since it was written 5 years before I,Jedi) though Stackpole seems to enjoy Corran as quite important during this period.
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Summary: Wonderful first-person epic!
Review: Aside from River God by Wilbur Smith being my favorite first-person book, this one follows close in second. In I, Jedi, Corran Horn (hero and main character of the X-Wing Series) has taken leave of Rouge Squadron to realize that he has the Force with in him. Upon figuring this out his wife, Mirax gets captured. Desperatly wanting to find her, he goes to Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy to home in on his Force Abilities. To cut a long summary short, Corran must choose between bowing before the dark-side and 4 millenia old Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun, or die trying to save his wife and everything he holds dear. Truely a must read for any X-Wing fan. I would advise reading the X-wing series up to the point where Stackpole stops writing them, that will give you a good idea of what the book talks about including Corran's past and bloodlines. If you don't have time to read those just read the first of the X-Wing series by Stackpole which will give you enough of the back story.
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Summary: I, Masterpiece
Review: This book is yet another excellent book from Michael A. Stackpole. This book takes the Corran Horn from the X-Wing Series and develops him as much as all those books combined, and it does it well. In the 1st Person, this book lets you truly see inside Corran's head as everything happens around him. If all you want is a SW book with Luke and Han and all the other characters from the movies, you will be dissappointed. However, if what you want is a incredibly well-written book that shows a likeable character figuring out what he has to do... do not hesitate to read this book.
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