Dark Apprentice (Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy, Vol. 2)

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Summary: A melee of sci fi entertainment
Review: This is the sequel to Jedi Search. It is a little dark, and weird, as in the Empire Strikes Back. Well written and some characters from other books show up here, too. This is a good book, and I recommend it.

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Summary: A must for all Star Wars fans!
Review: This was one of the first Star Wars books I ever read, and I loved it! It really keeps you on the edge of your seat!

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Summary: Great! Waaay better than Jedi Search
Review: Very interesting! I love touring through the new, expanding galaxy! It was way better than Jedi Search, the prequel to this book which spent too much time developing the setup for the next two books. This book has a wonderul cliffhanger that keeps you craving for the next book

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Summary: Um?......
Review: What the heck! They leave Luke just lying there for dead! Read Champions of the Force quick! But this book otherwise is quite dull.

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Summary: A new Jedi Academy?! Get a grip and get this book NOW!
Review: When I learned that Kyp had a lot of Jedi potential, hey, I was happy for him. He deserved it, and after a life of mining spice for ten damn years, well, who wouldn't? But I started to get a little concerned when that idiot Exar Kun twisted Kyp's mind. Hey, the kid didn't know any better, did he? Man, I was angry. But I knew that's what he would want so I just cursed under my breath and kept on reading. I always wondered what Kyp looked like, though. They give him a well fitting descripton in the books, but I wish that he had his own story and elaborate on where he came from.

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Summary: Not the best book ever, but still highly enjoyable
Review: While this book is not literary work of art, it deserves a full five stars just for the pure enjoyment I got from reading it. Even though I knew what was going to happen (I have the guide to chronology) it still somehow managed to be suspensful and interesting. It read the whole thing in less than two days, and that's having to squeeze in reading time on acount of school and such. Anyway, for a brief summery; Luke has established his Jedi academy on Yavin 4 and is in the process of training new Jedi. Meanwhile, the secret is out, Mon Mothma is dieing of some strange wasting disease so now more and more of her responsibilites fall on Leia, which severly takes a toll on the time she gets to spend with her family. Also, the imfamous Admiral Daala decides to mount a massive campaign against the New Republic, who barely even realize she exists. Meanwhile, some of Luke's students start taking dangerous risks and dabbling in the Dark Side without his knowledge, most specificly young Kyp Durron... One problem I had with this book was that Admiral Daala was, well, dissapointing! She didn't at all live up to her reputation as a brilliant commander surviving in a sexist envirnment. Sure she was cool and everything, but where are her brilliant tactics? She loses half her fleet and only blows up one small group of settlers! And she basically does nothing except lead pointless failing campaigns. Also, I hated Kyp Durron right from the beginning, because he is just a ripped-off version of what would have happened to a young Luke if he had turned to the dark side. A good thing was that they finally included Mara Jade, who is my favorite character besides Luke, though I was somewhat dismayed that she only stayed for about two chapters and then left again. I can't help but think that Zahn's Mara would have tried a little harder before just giving up. Besides that, this is a great book that I recommend to any Star Wars fan, though it might be difficult to understand if you haven't read the Thrawn trilogy.